EXTORTION RACKET BUSTED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/21/2016

Taiwanese nationals, allegedly operating an online extortion racket victimizing retired and active government officials in Taiwan, were raided by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-7) at their hideout base inside a subdivision in Barangay Guadalupe,…

NBI raids online fraud den

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/21/2016

CEBU CITY–Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) arrested 20 Taiwanese nationals for alleged online fraud. Armed with a search warrant, the agents barged into a five-story house rented by the suspects at…

Fortuna warns Mandauehanons of fraud

Edison Delos Angeles 09/07/2016

Mandaue City Vice Mayor Carlo Fortuna is asking Mandaue residents to be cautious of people engaging in any unauthorized transactions using his name. Fortuna said on his Facebook page that any such incident should immediately be reported…

Slovenian nabbed for credit card fraud

Chito O. Aragon 12/19/2015

A SLOVENIAN national was arrested on suspicion that he was involved in hacking credit cards last Thursday night. At least 23 credit cards bearing different names were recovered from the possession of Denis Sandik, 26. Sandik temporarily…

No need for alarm; public urged to be vigilant

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/04/2015

BANKS are working closely with the police to make sure that local accounts are not hacked by a suspected international card fraud syndicate operating in Cebu, an official said. Cebu Bankers’ Club president Maximo Rey Eleccion said…

Romanians charged for ‘fraudulent cards’

Apple Ta-as 11/03/2015

Charges were filed yesterday against two Romanian nationals who were arrested for withdrawing cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) using fraudulent cards in barangay Tipolo, Mandaue City. Stefania Mihaela Osman, 36, and Petro Ioan Uveges, 42,…

Taiwan fraud ring suspects return to rented houses under guard

Apple Ta-as 09/11/2015

THE 68 foreigners, mostly Taiwanese, who were arrested for online fraud, were sent back to their rented houses in high-end subdivisions in Cebu City under guard by two battalions from the  Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) 7.…

CROSS-BORDER BLACKMAIL

Apple Ta-as 09/10/2015

Internet, Cebu base made syndicate’s fraud operation easy They couldn’t speak English well and usually stayed indoors. When police raided a two-story rented house in barangay Mabolo on Tuesday, they found a residence full of Taiwanese nationals…

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