THREE individuals, long wanted for large-scale estafa, were arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation – Western Mindanao Regional Office (NBI-WEMRO) in Zamboanga City.
NBI Officer-Inxc-Charge Director Eric Distor identified the subjects as Francis Arthur Dalguntas, Rehan Tamorada y Sulayman, and Farha Sali y Billy.
Director Distor said the NBI acted after a complaint was lodged against the suspects, who were allegedly using the name of NWorld Corporation (NWorld) and Alphanetworld Corporation (Alphanet) in their swindling activities.
The complaint alleged that NWorld and Alphanet are engaged in recruitment, where they convince and promise their victims/applicants a return of 15 to 20-percent income, P20,000.00 worth of beauty products and P100,000.00 worth of insurance. They just need to make a P10,000.00 investment but in truth, no such thing exists.
Undercover and surveillance operations were conducted by NBI-WEMRO, which revealed the identities of the suspects and their modus operandi.
The NBI-WEMRO also sought verification from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which disclosed that NWorld and Alphanet are registered in their system but are not authorized to engage in pooling of investments, which is a direct violation of the Securities Regulation Code.
The entrapment was conducted by the NBI-WEMRO operatives on February 7, 2021, which led to the arrest of the subjects at Shell gasoline station in Governor Camins, Zamboanga City. The operatives were able to seize from the subjects their identification cards, two pieces of P500 bills and 18 pieces of P500 boodle money, one mobile phone, various documents of quit-claim and Distributors Application Form, and one Huawei tablet.