Rent-sangla scam
A rent-sangla scam, also known as rent-tangay scam, is a
According to local reports, victims of a so-called rent-sangla (rent-mortgage) scam said they later found out that they had fallen victim to fraudulent promises of rental income when they later found their vehicles had either been
Anunciacion was arrested on 2 March in Laguna by members of the Philippine National Police Regional Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG),[2] but she was able to post a bail of ₱40,000.[5] 200 complaints have been filed against Anunciacion and Nambio.[6]
In mid-March 2017, Aguirre announced that the NBI would be filing its own complaint against the persons behind the scam.[7] He also noted that 184 out of 300 vehicles snatched by the scheme have been returned to their respective owners.[7] According to PNP-HPG, around 1,800 vehicles have reportedly been victimized by the scheme, but that 107 of confirmed 457 stolen vehicles were recovered during police operations in Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog, and Central Luzon.[6]
On August 25, 2018, the alleged mastermind Rafaela Anunciacion was arrested again by the PNP-HPG.[8]
References
- ^ a b Reformina, Ina (22 February 2017). "More complaints filed vs 'rent-sangla' suspects". ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b Torres-Tupas, Tetch (20 March 2017). "Key players in 'rent-sangla' scheme snub DOJ prob". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Reformina, Ina (16 February 2017). "'Rent-sangla' victims fear suspects will leave PH". ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "WATCH: Victims explain 'rent-sangla' scam modus". ABS-CBN. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- UNTV. 14 March 2017. Archived from the originalon 23 March 2017.
- ^ a b "PNP nabs alleged rent-sangla scam mastermind". Manila Bulletin. Philippine News Agency. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b Damicog, Jeffrey (18 March 2017). "Aguirre: NBI to file complaints vs. "Rent-Sangla" scam suspects". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Rent-sangla scam brains arrested again in Laguna". THe Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 September 2020.