The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Wednesday that it arrested a person who was illegally selling Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad (CIMB) accounts in Quezon City.

In a statement, NBI said the suspect identified as John Mark Gaguis was arrested during an entrapment operation in Banawe, Quezon City.

According to the NBI, the suspect allegedly created these accounts using his own names and identification cards.

The accounts were then sold to multiple people to use for online scamming, and the transaction was conducted via Facebook messenger.

Gaguis told the NBI undercover that he could provide other than CIMB Bank and Union Bank accounts.

He said that he transacted the eight CIMB accounts with password and a registered SIM card under the name of “Charlon Bautista Arada”.

Gaguis is facing charges of Trafficking in One or More Unauthorized Access Devices under RA 8484 otherwise known as Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998, in relation to RA 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, and RA 11934 otherwise known as the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act of 2012.

Written by Stephanie Anne Santos, DZRH News Online Intern