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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Three individuals were arrested by police in separate operations for allegedly selling fake government identification cards online, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG) announced.

In an interview with reporters in Camp Camp on Wednesday, Police Lt. Wallen Arancillo, ACG spokesperson said, 鈥淭eenager[s] ranging from 18 to 25 years old ang nagbebenta (are the ones who are doing the selling).鈥�

鈥淭heir main reason is that they need extra income. That鈥檚 why they can do these illegal online activities since it鈥檚 faster to sell online and there are many who buy these IDs,鈥� Arancillo added in Filipino.

According to the ACG report released also on Wednesday, the anti-cybercrime units of the Northern and Quezon City Police Districts entrapped a suspect identified as 鈥淢arie鈥� for selling fake Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) IDs on Facebook.

The operation took place at 2:16 p.m. on Feb. 5 in Novaliches, Quezon City.

Five fake PhilHealth IDs and three fake tax identification number (TIN) IDs were confiscated from the suspect.

The counterfeit documents were being sold for between P180 and P480 each.

鈥淢as mahal kapag new member yung bibili ng ID (The ID is more expensive if the buyer is a new member.),鈥� Arancillo explained.

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Another report from the ACG showed that, at 8:35 p.m. on Feb. 9, anti-cybercrime police in Zamboanga City entrapped two individuals, identified only as 鈥淐han鈥� and 鈥淣ica,鈥� also for selling fake government IDs on Facebook.

The pair was selling the fake IDs for between P400 and P600 each, with one suspect admitting having completed more than 20 transactions since starting the scheme, the ACG said.

The ACG did not detail which kinds of ID cards the pair produced.

The three suspects face charges for falsification by private individuals and use of falsified documents in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act, since the counterfeit ID cards were sold online.

According to Arancillo, based on the ACG鈥檚 investigation, the scheme attracts clients since 鈥渢hey would no longer have to line up at agency offices.鈥�

However, Arancillo warned, 鈥淢aaaring gamitin itong mga IDs na ito sa mga fraudulent activities tulad ng mga online scams.鈥�

(These IDs may be used in fraudulent activities like online scams.)

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鈥淭hese can also be used to register SIM cards and to create social media accounts. So, these IDs that are fake and being sold online are really dangerous when they fall to the hands of cyber criminals,鈥� she added.