Scammers are using social media and messaging platforms to dupe foreigners who are willing to pay a hefty fee just to get their names stricken off the Bureau of Immigration’s blacklist. | santostinaINQ /PDI
Scammers are using social media and messaging platforms to dupe foreigners who are willing to pay a hefty fee just to get their names stricken off the“We have observed that this scam proliferates not only on Facebook, but also in other messaging platforms such as WeChat,” Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement on Thursday.
“There are even some accounts that pretend to be immigration lawyers and legal officers. They create profiles using photos of our employees, their badges, or even the logo of the bureau,” he added.
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