THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) arrested a South Korean man wanted for telecommunications fraud in his country.
Immigration Chief Norman G. Tansingco said the 32-year-old man was arrested in Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City last Aug. 14.
He added that the arrest was strengthened by a deportation warrant issued by the BI Board of Commissioners in October 2021, when it ordered the man’s expulsion from the Philippines for being an undesirable alien.
There is also a standing red notice from the International Police (Interpol) against the man, which came from an arrest warrant issued by the Suwon district court in South Korea in September 2019.
The Korean man had been overstaying in the Philippines since his arrival in July 2019.
Authorities said the man leads a voice phishing syndicate that operated since 2017. It had already defrauded victims of over $840,000.
The gang allegedly disguised themselves as bankers, managing to lure the victims to share personal information which they used to defraud and gain illegal profits.
The man is already an undocumented alien due to his canceled passport. He is currently detained at the BI facility in Taguig City while awaiting deportation. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana
