Retired Judge Paredes gets P100K back from LandBank

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/22/2017

ABOUT a week after he lost P100,000 in unauthorized automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals, retired Judge Meinrado Paredes got the full amount back from the Land Bank of the Philippines-Capitol Branch. The amount, he said, was fully…

Landbank starts refunding depositors who fell victim to ATM skimming

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/22/2017

About a week after he lost P100,000 in unauthorized automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals, retired Judge Meinrado Paredes got the full amount back from the Landbank of the Philippines-Capitol Branch. The amount, he said was fully restored…

NBI BUILDS STRONG CASE VS ROMANIANS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/18/2017

Romanians claim innocence; not so, says NBI Claiming innocence and stuck in detention with close to P2,000 worth of sandwiches, donuts and coffee for lunch from a popular coffeehouse chain, the three Romanian nationals who were arrested…

Skimming cases worry Osmeña

Inna Mejia 03/15/2017

WITH the recent automated teller machine (ATM) skimming cases happening again in different areas in Cebu City, Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the banking industry has to take responsibility. “Right now, from what I see across the board,…

Retired judge loses P100K to ATM scam

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/15/2017

MORE victims of unauthorized ATM withdrawals have come out, one of them Retired Judge Meinrado Paredes, who lost P100,000 from his Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) account. He said he discovered the unauthorized withdrawals from his…

Cebu Bankers Club issues anti-ATM scam advisory

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/23/2016

In an effort to assist the banking public in recent reported skimming incidents in the cities and province of Cebu, the Cebu Bankers Club (CBC) on Wednesday issued an advisory on the use of Automated Teller Machine…

OFW falls victim to ATM scam

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/23/2016

CEBU CITY—A 47-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who fell victim to an automated teller machine (ATM) scam, went to the office of Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak on Wednesday. Eniel Ybañez, a resident of Barangay Lutopan in…

GOTCHA!

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/22/2016

A woman, who was arrestedwith two others for pickpocketing inside a mall in Cebu City last Monday, turned out to be a suspect in the series of unauthorized withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATM). Marlyn Roque, 42,…

Tumulak holds banks accountable, Bankers’ Club assures victims of help

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 11/21/2016

Following a string of unauthorized automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals in Cebu by still unidentified scam artists, a member of the Cebu City Council, who was himself a victim, is now drafting a law that will require…

Cebu City cops trying to unmask ATM scammer

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/18/2016

THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is trying to identify and pursue a man, who looks like a foreign national, for his alleged involvement in the automated teller machine (ATM) scams. Senior Supt. Joel Doria, CCPO director,…

ATM SCAM HITS CEBU

Inna Mejia, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/17/2016

Over P400,000 lost by 8 victims, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak Eight persons, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, have fallen victim to automated teller machine (ATM) scams by foreign-looking nationals who withdraw more than P400,000…

ATM scam victimized 7 persons in Naga

Morexette Erram 11/17/2016

Seven persons claimed to have fallen victims to the automated teller machine (ATM) scam in Naga City, Cebu and lost a total of P423,000. Reports received by the police station in Naga showed that the scam occurred…

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