Woman Nabbed After Pretending as Personnel of Immigration for Extortion
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested woman who allegedly pretending as Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel for extortion.
After impersonating a Bureau of Immigration employee and billing her overseas victim P110,000 for expedited visa processing, a 57-year-old lady is now in jail. Melinda Pandey was recognized as the suspect in the report.
The arrest operation began after the victim claimed he spoke with the suspect about his 9G visa, which allows foreigners to work in the United States. In exchange for the promise of expedited processing, the suspect allegedly requested P110,000.
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In November 2020, the victim returned the money. However, because the suspect failed to hand over the document to the victim, the foreigner was unable to return to his homeland, despite the fact that his mother had died.
The victim enlisted the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), which set up an entrapment operation in which the suspect was paid P10,000 in marked money. The suspect said that he did not flee the scene because he was prepared to repair the document.
“Willing naman ako ayusin, kasi kahit noong nakaraan tumatawag din siya sa akin. Sabi ko ‘Sige don’t worry I will do your paper, sinasabi ko naman po sa kaniya.’ Hindi ko naman po puwedeng takbuhan ‘yun kasi na-receive ko po ‘yung pera,” said Pandey who is already facing a estafa case.
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