USING the Bureau of Customs (BoC) as conduit, so-called online “love scammers” are again back in business to extort money from unsuspecting Filipino men and women who are searching for foreign partners.

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena issued the warning over the weekend after he received a complaint from a scammed resident of Pangasinan by an Internet sweetheart who befriended and promised her a package containing signature bags and gadgets.

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