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How to find and go after scammers

June 30, 2009


Stocks, Mutual Funds, Forex, Finance Philippines
Make Money Online, Stocks, Mutual Funds, Philippines



You entrusted your money to a person you believed was trustworthy but, in the end, you were deceived and now that person is gone.

You have been scammed.

If you know where they are, you can report scammers to the authorities in the Philippines.

But if they cannot anymore be found, you can resort to creative means of finding them. Just like having a paid advertisement on newspapers.

I was browsing through old newspapers at home when I found a relatively large (read: expensive) paid ad in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It’s not advertising a company or product but, rather, plastering the faces of two people being hunted down by the police for Syndicated Estafa.

The ad goes:

Stocks, Mutual Funds, Forex, Finance Philippines


Notice to the Public

The Regional Trial Court, Branch 24, of Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, issued a Warrant of Arrest against the abovenamed persons for Syndicated Estafa, punishable under Section 1 of Presidential Decree 1689.

P500,000 will be rewarded for information leading to the arrest of the abovenamed individuals (Lucien Balteza and Milagros Balteza).

They are residents of Imus, Cavite.

Please call or send text message to:

Smart – 09182581440
Globe – 09151147520
Sun – 09229590677

A big-sized ad such as the one above surely was an expensive ad that may run in the thousands of pesos.

But if that’s an effective way of locating the scammers and retrieving money lost to them, it just might be worth it.

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  • http://informativetopics.blogspot.com/ ricojake

    i’m sure the one who advertised that one lost a great deal of money lol…
    .-= ricojake´s latest blog ..Private Resell Rights: What They Are and What It Means =-.

  • http://makemoneyfastatonline.blogspot.com Cathy from How to make money fast online

    Thanks for the helpful information provided on this article, especially the essential ways and contact information to deal with.

    But to the extent, how about dealing with online scammers? What are the necessary steps to find them and get back what we’ve lost.
    .-= Cathy from How to make money fast online´s latest blog ..Do People Really Make Money Online? =-.

  • Jonathan Cariaso

    I just want to let everyone
    know and to become aware that a certain JONATHAN CARIASO with
    mobile numbers; 

    09333415354  and 093233658024

     is a scammer and case
    of Estafa is filed against this person he is currently a contractor for
    renovation and finishing designs including décor supplies and a computer
    technician.

     He will come to your house or office to
    place an order and later will do his acts of scam.

     He’s car is a green sentra i am withholding
    his plate number  for future use

    and picture too, but just
    in case you encounter this person JONATHAN CARIASO, beware
    online users especially buyers.

    take note of this person in the internet he will use different names and
    a.k.a.’s

  • Yhxien_05

    Beware of Mr. Manny Gomez with cellphone number 09084184678 resides at Makati City, whom I should buy LG Xnote laptop but he has lots of alibis. He has an advertisement in Ayosdito.com.ph, Sulit.com.ph, olx.com.ph and other sites. He will give you big discount and let you deposit the payment in BDO/ Smart Money in his account and his number cannot receive calls!

  • Genesis_1629

    I just want to let everyone
    know and to become aware that a certain JONATHAN CARIASO with
    mobile numbers; 

    09333415354  and 093233658024

     is a scammer and case
    of Estafa is filed against this person he is currently a contractor for
    renovation and finishing designs including décor supplies and a computer
    technician.

     He will come to your house or office to
    place an order and later will do his acts of scam.

     He’s car is a green sentra i am withholding
    his plate number  for future use

    and picture too, but just
    in case you encounter this person JONATHAN CARIASO, beware
    online users especially buyers.

    take note of this person in the internet he will use different names and
    a.k.a.’s

  • Jane

    A SCAMMER ON FACEBOOK JHESSA C. NAYA FASHIONWEAR INVENTORY. FRO THE STORY, CLICK HERE –> 
    http://klouwey.dinstudio.com/

    • CheatedbyJhessaNaya

      I concur to this… I got scammed by her. I ordered, transferred money, but no item… She just suddenly disappeared!

  • miss17ai

    BEWARE!!!
    SELLING AUTHENTIC  AND1  Athletic Black/Blue/White Combi /Basketball Shoes Starting bid 1,450 Buy it now price 1,600! Authentic AND1 White/Gray Combi  Athletic Shoes Starting Bid 1,000 Buy it now price 1,200! and a SONY VAIO LAPTOP VGN-CS33G (luxury pink)!!!

    ACCEPTS GCASH / SMARTMONEY / BPI BANK DEPOSIT FOR PAYMENTS!!!!

    SELLERS DETAILS 

    GCASH: 0927.800.2518
    name: WENDY ADORABLE accdg to seller but on gcash it will appear that her name is WENDY MARAPAO.
    address: STO NINO MABOLO CEBU CITY

    SMART #: 0908.252.1303

    BPI (BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS) 
    ACCOUNT #: 4819025504
    NAME: RINDLEY SILAWAN

    BEWARE TO THIS SELLERS! I WAS PERSONALLY SCAMMED, I PAID FOR THE AND1 SHOES AND THE SELLER SENT ME A VERY OLD CONVERSE SHOES INSTEAD!
    EBAY tem number:261040405531

  • miss17ai

    Rindley Silawan and Wendy Marapao / Adorable has already complied by sending a replacement to the questionable item. I would like to cancel their names on the scammers list.

  • Haiko

    BEWARE OF MARVIN B. REYES a.k.a MONSTER BEATS or BEATS FORSALE, HE”S SELLING G-SHOCK WATCHES, BEATS BY DRE, IPHONES, SAMSUNG NOTE2 and S3, CANON DSLR CAMERA AND MANY MORE. THIS IS PERSON IS A SCAMMER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ORDER ANYTHING FROM HIM. HE WILL DISAPPEAR ONCE YOU SEND HIM YOUR ORDER. THANK YOU

  • weng

    Please include this person in the list:

    Name: Joshua Garcia Zamora
    Address: #223 San Vicente McArthur Highway Paniqui Tarlac
    E-mail: raidernewbreed150@yahoo.com.ph
    Contact number: 09483813673
    Sulit.com handle: JoshuaGarcia9999

    May nagtext sakin na from LBC daw about sa item na binili ko sa kanya pero I’m thinking na that the person could be his accomplice or himself too. Here’s the number he used: 09309098082

    He didn’t give me the item tracking number. I should have suspected that it’s a scam. I’ve been stupid to fall for his tricks.

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