NOTICE TO ALL FILIPINOS ON SCAM SIMILAR TO THE MODUS OPERANDI OF THE “DUGO-DUGO GANG”

The Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing wishes to inform all Filipinos of the advisory of other Philippine Missions on the information they received from some Filipino nationals saying that their family in the Philippines was contacted by individuals pretending to work in the Embassy, who later demanded for money for an alleged emergency medical operation for the said OFW. These individuals then asked the OFWs family to send money to a local number, or account in the Philippines through remittance or money transfer service.

The Consulate wishes to inform the public that it will never ask for any amount of money to be transferred through remittance or money transfer service. This scam is similar to the modus operandi of the “Dugo-dugo Gang” in the Philippines, wherein the perpetrators instill panic by saying that a victim needs immediate access to cash due to an accident or emergency operation.

The public is requested to inform their families in the Philippines of this scam so they will not fall prey to the acts of these unscrupulous individuals.

Thank you for your attention.

26 November 2019