Three women nabbed in Antipolo for fake solicitation scam using forged documents

• Three women were arrested in Antipolo for forging documents used to solicit money under false pretenses, including fake stories of deaths.
• A resident of Barangay San Isidro alerted authorities after the suspects entered her compound without permission and handed her a suspicious certificate
• Barangay Chief Tanod Marvin Corpuz revealed the suspects had used a fake death story involving a drowned child and previously used an old death certificate in a similar scam.
• The suspects, aged 38, 37, and 23, admitted they had been running the scheme for a year, sometimes earning up to ₱1,000 a day due to financial difficulties

Three women have landed behind bars after allegedly forging documents to solicit money in Antipolo, Rizal.

According to a report by Bea Pinlac on Balitanghali this Friday, one of the suspects was caught on video speaking with a 56-year-old female resident of Barangay San Isidro.

The woman handed her a piece of paper while the two other companions waited near the gate.

“Wala po silang kinakatok, bigla na lang po sila pumasok sa gate. 'Yung compound po namin ang pinasok niya,” the resident recounted.

Barangay San Isidro’s Chief Tanod, Marvin Corpuz, said, “Pumasok sa compound at ang sabi para sa batang dalawang taong gulang na nalunod, kaya sila lumalapit ng tulong pandagdag para sa pagpapalibing. Kaya naalarma na kami. Meron silang dalang solicitation letter.”

This prompted the resident to alert barangay officials, saying it wasn’t the first time the trio had fabricated stories and documents to collect money from locals.

“'Yung unang punta nila para mag-solicit para daw po 'yung sa basurero ng barangay San Isidro na patay daw. Kaya nag-report 'yung complainant dito sa barangay, bumalik ulit 'yung sa complainant. At kasi nakapagbigay ng pera noong una, halagang P40 ang alam ko. Itong pangalawang balik niya, binigyan niya ulit ng P30. Pero nawala din 'yung payong niya,” Corpuz explained.

The barangay also discovered that the women had used an old death certificate in a previous scam. This time, they presented a fake solicitation letter.

“Ginawa nila 'yung letter, tapos listahan ng mga tao na nagbigay ng pera. Pero ayon sa kanila, wala lang ‘yun, gawa-gawa lang ‘yun,” Corpuz added.

The suspects, aged 38, 37, and 23, confessed they’d been running the scam for a year due to financial hardship, sometimes collecting up to P1,000 a day.

News, photos, or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, this could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable stories.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh