⚠️NEW SCAM/ MODUS TARGETTING BUSINESS OWNERS⚠️

⚠️⚠️⚠️SCAM ALERT! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

⚠️⚠️⚠️ MODUS OPERANDI ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Alleged names involved: -Inland Petrolium Corp -Fujikosan Co Ltd -Arnel Tan, Sabrinah Hara **Disclaimer: they use real company names to make their story more believable

Location: Cavite, Philippines Timeline: December 2024- January 2025

Hindi lang sila scammers, kundi CON ARTISTS talaga! Long term mind-conditioning ginagawa nila. Akala mo movie plot talaga, but in real life.

-Take note: Over a course of 3-4 weeks yung scam nila. They have patience, and invest in time also.

-Target nila businessmen and properties for sale and will pretend as 2 separate buyers. Also found claims na na-scam na nila prior.

⚠️⚠️⚠️ TIME LINE: 1st WEEK (Initial interaction)

-Premise: May property for sale kami ₱100M++ value

  • Con artist # 1 (alias FAKE OIL COMPANY) Pretend buyer of property. Oil company claim nila. Tokyo, Japan kuno home-base nila under Fujikosan Co Ltd, then Inland Petrolium Corp naman kuno Philippine company nila. Mali pa spelling ng “petroleum”.

  • Con artist # 2 (alias FAKE IMPORTER) After 3 days, may another pretend buyer ng property. Implant the idea na importer sila ng goods, international shipping company kuno, including oils and chemicals.

-Since may initial interaction na. Pagaaralan kuno yung final price and magayos documents.

⚠️⚠️⚠️ TIMELINE: 2nd WEEK (Gaining trust, finalizing fake deal, idea implantation)

-FAKE IMPORTER contacted us, gave price and proposed payment scheme (downpayment with 5 installments). Dito nila iimplant idea na nag-iimport din sila “oil refiner”.

-2 days later, FAKE OIL COMPANY contacted us with final price to buy property and signed memorandum to buy/sell. They will pay in cash kaya may discount. Being a business owner, mas gusto mo na cash payment nga agad. Dito naman sila maghahanap ng VERTEX OIL REFINER kunwari, and pretend nahihirapan maghanap ng supply.

-In between interactions, may usapan about sa mga alleged business nila, konting small talk, getting to know, etc.

-Pero most consistent yung FAKE OIL COMPANY naghahanap ng VERTEX. Yung FAKE IMPORTER hindi sinasabi directly na VERTEX yung brand nila pero nag-iimport din kuno ng “oil refiner”. Nagiimplant sila ideas sa utak mo.

⚠️⚠️⚠️ TIMELINE: 3rd WEEK (Finalizing the scam, securing money)

-By this time, si FAKE OIL COMPANY na yung buyer ng property. Final payment sa bank the following week.

-Magfollow-up din si FAKE OIL COMPANY if may nahanap na supplier ng VERTEX OIL REFINER

-Being a businessman, maaalala mo si FAKE IMPORTER syempre coconnect mo sila with “finders fee” or agent commission. Premise is may income ka pa. ₱3500 per box commision mo, 500 initial boxes kailangan then 250 monthly stocks kuno kailangan nila.

-Papakita nila yung product, then coconfirm ni FAKE OIL COMPANY na legit nga at yun hinahanap nila.

-Aabot sa point na money mo ipipilit nila na ilabas para pambili ng fake product. Nagtry sila magpa-labas ₱2M initial.

-Red flags na naexperience namin: mabilisang transaction, time pressure, not consistent answers, suspicious looking documents and product, pressure to shell out money

-Thank god, walang nakuhang money samin. Pero may sobrang na-hypnotize din sila sa family namin, napagawayan pa.

-There is no easy money. -If it’s too good to be true, it probably isn’t. -Document everything. -Trust no one. -Always be vigilant!

**Still collating more evidence. Will update soon.

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