Cops looking for con man posing as senator’s kin
The Quezon City police has started looking for a man who earlier identified himself as a grandson of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile after an investigation led them to believe that he was a con...
View Article‘Ruffy Biazon,’ ‘Ricky Carandang’ nabbed for extortion
Manila policemen arrested on Thursday a man posing as Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon who had asked for cash donations for victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong” in Mindanao.
View ArticleCubao mall store hit by con artists
A branch of a home supply chain lost P13,000 to con artists who claimed to be related to Mayor Herbert Bautista on Friday afternoon in a mall in Cubao, Quezon City.
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Teenage girl gypped of P110k in jewelry, cash by con in Manila
A 16-year-old girl was tricked into giving up P100,000 worth of jewelry and P10,000 cash to a woman who claimed the teenager's mother urgently needed the money to prevent a lawsuit a man she...
View ArticleCon artist imitates woman’s voice in swindling activities
HIS ability to mimic the voice of a woman has allowed him to victimize several people, a suspected con artist revealed.
View ArticleCon artist falls after 4th target outwits her
In the end, a woman who tried to con a man into giving her money supposedly on the instructions of his parents was arrested on Tuesday by the Quezon City police.
View Article17 stores in Metro Cebu hit by con artists
Con artists took advantage of the long weekend before the May 13 election and purchased P6 million worth of supplies from at least 17 stores in Metro Cebu.
View ArticleTrader loses P2M to con artist
A businessman in Quezon City lost over P2 million worth of valuables to a con artist who tricked his housemaid into giving her his portable safe.
View ArticleCon artist posing as gov’t official arrested
A con artist posing as a presidential secretary was nabbed Friday afternoon in the middle of a lunch meeting with his prospective victim in a Quezon City restaurant.
View Article‘Gold bar’ sellers land behind bars
Two alleged con artists were arrested by the Quezon City police in an entrapment operation on Wednesday, a week after they sold to two businessmen a P1.6-million “gold bar” that turned out to be fake.
View ArticlePolice tips on how not to get conned while shopping
Beware of people acting like your "best friend" when you're out shopping this holiday season.
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Agot Isidro loses P3 million in jewelry, cash to ‘dugo-dugo’
Actress Agot Isidro lost P3 million in jewelry and cash after her house helper fell prey to alleged members of a con gang known as “dugo-dugo,” a police report said.
View ArticleChinese blessing scam cons New York granny
A 61-year-old Chinese man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $60,000 from a New York grandmother after he promised to bless her son's alleged evil spirits away, prosecutors said. The post Chinese...
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British ‘con artist’ arrested in Pampanga
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a Briton who is reportedly among the most wanted con artists in the United Kingdom. The post British ‘con artist’ arrested in Pampanga appeared first on...
View ArticleCon artist who impersonated ranking gov’t officials nabbed in Laguna
A con artist wanted for impersonating ranking government officials to extort money has been arrested by authorities in Laguna, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Dir. Gen. Oscar D. Albayalde said...
View Article‘Con artist’ nabbed by PNP can sound like Binay, Tugade, Año
Move over, Willie Nep. The post ‘Con artist’ nabbed by PNP can sound like Binay, Tugade, Año appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleCon man at Naia caught
A 24-year-old con artist believed to have robbed at least 30 passengers, mostly returning overseas Filipino workers, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) has been arrested. The post Con man...
View ArticleFake heiress scores celebrity treatment—and charges
Anna Sorokin lived in hotel rooms she couldn't afford, promised a friend an all-expenses-paid trip and then stuck her with the $62,000 bill. The post Fake heiress scores celebrity treatment—and charges...
View ArticleFake German heiress sentenced to 4-12 years behind bars
Anna Sorokin, the German con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy heiress to swindle banks, hotels, and even close friends as she lived out a high-society, Instagram-ready fantasy in New York,...
View ArticleMan tricks scammers into giving him money, donates funds to charity
As long as you have had an email or mobile phone, chances are you have gotten a suspicious message asking you for money. While some people have replied to these messages with the goal of annoying...
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