Agent ng scammer company, madadamay ba?

Mae Cueto
is in the Philippines

May friend po ako nag apply as agent, hindi nya po alam scammer pala. Nakuhanan po ng 19k yung aplikante nya. Pero ni piso wala daw po sya kinukuha kasi ayaw nya po. OK naman po sila nung aplikante na hindi daw sya idadamay kapag mahuli yung scammer kasi tinulungan daw po nya na humanap ng ibedensya na scammer pala yung inapplyan nya sa sinabing kumpanya sa ibang bansa. Madamay pa po kaya yung friend ko sakaling magphuli na yung mga scammer?? Kahit ok na po sila nung aplikante nya na hindi na sya idadamay??

 

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Naku, sa ilalim po ng batas, ang scam po patungkol sa pagde-deploy ng mga OFW abroad ay isang criminal case, ito po ay isang illegal recruitment case. Non-bailable offense po ang illegal recruitment.

Dahil po sa agent ang inyong friend, kahit po anong gawin, makakasama at makakasama siya sa asunto kung magfile ng kaso ang complainant. Iyn na nga lang, mayroon pong defense ang inyong friend. Basta po i-save niya ang mga email, text message, PM, instand messages at kung nai-record niya ang mga skype at mga call, huwag niyang i-delete. Ito ay proof niya na hindi siya talaga kasali sa scam at sa illegal recruitment.

The best is to get a lawyer. The best also is to ask the complainant to sign an affidavit of desistance (pag-uurong ng karapatan mag-demanda in exchange for help in prosecuting the scammer). Pumunta ang friend mo sa isang abogado o sa Public Attorney's Office at doon magpa-tulong.

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