April 2, 2014 5:02pm
Relationships developed on the Internet may sometimes be stronger than a super typhoon, like in the case of Grace Acojedo and Canadian national Houssam Hammoudi, but it still pays to be wary of foreign Prince Charmings.
Two Filipinas, Melanie and Rose (not their real names), learned this the hard way when their online boyfriends turned out to be swindlers, months after they spent time and money on them, according to a report on GMA News TV's "News To Go" on Wednesday.
The report said the two sent money to their foreign boyfriends to help them come to the Philippines.
“Nain-love po ako. Nakakahiya man, pero... kasi magandang magsalita po, parang talagang [he'll] make everything possible for you,†said Rose.
She was so infatuated with the man that she sent cash to him after he claimed he was robbed during a stop-over on his way to the Philippines.
Meanwhile, nothing short of a highway robbery happened to Melanie, who was repeatedly asked by her foreign boyfriend to give him money. It even reached the point where she had to borrow money just to give it to him.
The boyfriend reportedly asked Melanie to send the money to a certain Mrs. Chanjai Sutthibut in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
Harry Shoum Tenessee, a Nigerian national, was arrested in an entrapment operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly acting as the middleman between Melanie, Rose, and their boyfriends.
“A lot of people want friends, a lot of them want to know you, where you're from. Some people are looking for men,†said Tenessee.
NBI director for special investigation services Ricardo Pangan said the best defense against such attacks is vigilance.
“Once na humingi ng pera, dapat magduda na,†said Pangan. — Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News
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