EIGHT Japanese fugitives involved in various scams have been deported, said the Justice department on Tuesday.
DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano said the eight were involved in telephone scams, credit card fraud, and other activities that use cellphones.
“So just like in the Luffy case, they would call, and yung usual target diyan yung mga senior citizen or yung mga hindi masyadong literate sa cellphone and sa credit card,” Clavano said in an ambush interview.
However, he clarified that the eight are not part of the controversial “Luffy” group.
“Sinasabi nila na kailangan mag deposit sa ganitong account or kailangan magbigay ng personal information sa kanila. And that’s where the scam starts. Na gagamitin nila ‘yung personal information para makakuha sila ng access doon sa mga accounts ng mga vulnerable victims,” he added.
Clavano further said the four received a deportation order in 2021 but could not be deported due to pending cases.
