THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned against the circulation of fake Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Guidance and Counseling Program (GCP) certificates sold by scammers.
THE Bureau of Immigration warned against the circulation of fake Commission on Filipinos Overseas Guidance and Counseling Program certificates sold by scammers.Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado on Thursday issued the warning following the recent interception of a 23-year-old woman bound for Japan carrying a fake GCP certificate.
The female victim, whose name has been withheld in compliance with anti-trafficking laws, tried to depart for Japan on Nov. 2 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.She claimed to be traveling abroad to visit her alleged spouse, a Japanese residing in Nagoya. As part of the basic requirements needed for departing immigrants, she presented a CFO-GCP certificate, but real-time verification identified the document to be counterfeit.
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