"Nagulat kami na biglang bumalik itong modus na ito and siguro ito ’yung mga unexpected natin na lalabas because of the loosened travel restrictions," she noted. The contact details of the airports in our country, she said, could be found here.
In many instances, Filipinos victimized by the scam find out they have been tricked only after they have given away their money. "O kaya naman may excessive money sila na dala kaya ang sinasabi ng mga scammers na ito ay kailangan silang tubusin ng kanilang biktima for a certain amount." "Madalas po nilang ginagamit ay sila ay may dala-dala umanong wedding ring or engagement ring sa kanilang bagahe na hinaharang ng immigration or customs or quarantine. "The usual modus is they would pretend to be flying to the Philippines often ang sasabihin nila is to meet or to marry ang kanilang biktima at pagdating dito what they would tell the victim is sila po ay na-hold kunwari sa immigration o kaya sometimes even other government agencies for a varied number of reasons," the official said. In a televised briefing, Sandoval said suspects court victims in the country until they get money from them after pretending being stuck at the airport or had issues with the bureau when they arrived at the airports. 3 Nigerians arrested over 'love scam': Bureau of Immigration.Travelers entering Philippines may present COVID-19 antigen results: Palace.Immigration Spokesperson Dana Sandoval said her agency was "shocked" to learn that the scams have returned. MANILA-The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported a spike in a scam targeting Filipinos keen on dating foreigners, as the country continued to loosen travel restrictions.