Baofu Compound: A POGO Hub Home to a Scam Compound

The Baofu Compound, a 20-acre site in Bamban, Tarlac in the Philippines, was home to a massive POGO hub.

A 2024 police raid exposed a network of human trafficking, torture and cyber scams, from fake romances to crypto fraud.

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