2 Female Scammers Arrested in Pampanga Over Modus Operandi on Facebook
Authorities arrested two (2) female scammers for allegedly stealing identities on social media platform Facebook in Pampanga.
Two ladies were detained by Pampanga authorities on suspicion of computer-related identity theft and swindle/estafa. Chief of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 3 (RACU 3), Col. Fidel Fortaleza, named the suspects as Queen Elizabeth Paragas and Jessica Garcia.
The two were taken into were arrested at the ZM Store in the Mangaldan Public Market. The suspects were detained on suspicion of breaking Section 6 of RA 10175’s Sec. 4(b)(3) Computer-Related Identity Theft and Art. 315 (Swindling/Estafa) (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012).
Garcia impersonated an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Saudi Arabia on Facebook, according to Fortaleza’s report to the Philippine National Police ACG, in order to cultivate her victims. According to the report, the suspect Garcia impersonated Jesus Garcia (complainant 1) in order to deceive the latter’s family members, who she had begged for financial support.
The victim told the police that he had gotten a communication from a different cousin who also resides in Saudi Arabia. He claims that his cousin asked him if he had set up a second Facebook account under the name “Jess Garcia” using an outdated photo purportedly soliciting funds from a family.
Based on the report, the victim denied setting up a second account and expressed concern that the scammer would target more of her family. Francis, the victim’s cousin, seemed to have also been a victim. On November 10, he claimed to have transferred P8000 to the suspect’s GCash account.
Buan added that the suspect continued to demand money and that when he discovered the fraud, he immediately reported it to the RACU 3 office. Two people were detained as a result of the complaint.
The accused are currently being prosecuted for violating Sec. 6 of RA 10175, Art. 315 (Swindling/Estafa), and Sec. 4(b) (3) computer-related identity theft (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012). For the duration of the inquest, RACU 3 is in charge of both of them.
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