A FEMALE trafficker, her 4-year old child, and three of her victims bound for Cambodia were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (NAIA-1) late last month. “What is disheartening about this case is that the woman even used his 4-year-old son to make the travel seem legitimate,” said Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado on Monday after he received the incident report. According to Viado, the incident is another case of the “bitbit” scheme, wherein seemingly legitimate travelers accompany trafficking victims to facilitate their departure from the Philippines. The woman, identified only as “Alias Rosa,” was turned over to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) for filing of cases against her. The incident happened last Aug. 26 at the NAIA-1. Records show that Rosa was traveling with her 4-year-old son, and claimed to be traveling to Kuala Lumpur for a five-day vacation, together with another 23-year-old female friend. Two other individuals, a male and a female aged 24 and 27, however, were also intercepted and were found to also be traveling with them. The three victims admitted they were traveling to Cambodia where they have been recruited as customer service representatives. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the repatriation of seven Filipinos who were forced to work in scam hubs in Cambodia. The victims arrived on board a Philippine airlines flight from Phnom Penh on Aug. 31. As in previous cases, they were all recruited online, and left as regular tourists. Three of them even left together, pretending to be friends on vacation. They recounted how they were forced to be scammers together with Africans, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani workers. The scam hub reportedly targeted Americans and Fil-Ams. The Filipino workers claimed they were physically abused if they weren’t able to reach their quotas. Viado reiterated his warning against job offers abroad, stating that aspiring workers should only accept employment offers vetted by the Department of Migrant Workers.