The police on Thursday warned scammers using the name of the first family following the arrest by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) earlier this week of three men who tried to extort P5 million from a businessman by dropping the name of First Lady Marie Louise 'Liza' Araneta-Marcos.
The police on Thursday warned scammers using the name of the first family following the arrest by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group earlier this week of three men who tried to extort P5 million from a businessman by dropping the name of First Lady Marie Louise 'Liza' Araneta-Marcos.
''Alias Isko claimed to have a direct connection with First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, that if the victim refused to give him the money, he would cancel or hinder all his business transactions,' Caramat said in a statement.Hidalgo, out of fear, immediately went to the police and sought assistance.
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