MANILA, Philippines – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Chiefs of Police (Aseanapol) approved a task force to combat online scams. In a press briefing late Saturday afternoon after the 44th Aseanapol conference in Pasay City, hosted by the Philippine National Police (PNP), the latter agency said the project would include “study visits to national anti-scam centers and the regional plan of action against scam-related crimes.” “This [provides] a coordinated regional framework to address one of today’s fastest-growing transnational threats,” PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said at the briefing. READ: PNP taps foreign counterparts to track down job […]...Keep on reading: Asean cops OKs task force vs online scams – PNP