(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Monday announced the arrest of a South Korean allegedly behind a multi-million dollar “telephone fraud scheme” in his country. In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Jung Hyojin, 35, was nabbed by BI Fugitive Search Unit agents in Malate, Manila on Thursday, February 22. According to BI FSU chief Bobby Raquepo, Jung, who is the subject of an Interpol red notice, was the leader of a […]
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Immigration bureau warns public against phone scams
MANILA, 22 April (PIA) –The Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned the public against ongoing scams done through phone calls. In a news release, BI commissioner Siegfred B. Mison bared the modus operandi of the scam saying that the usual victims are Filipinos who supposedly find foreign national friends through internet acquaintances. The supposed foreign national, who in reality is part of a syndicate, arrange for a meeting and make it appear that they are arriving […]





