CORRUPTION at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) knows no borders as this time scammers in the agency prey on “lovesick” Filipino men and women searching for foreign partners on the internet to extort money, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena warned.
Lapena issued the warning after receiving a complaint from a victim whose supposed “online sweetheart” sent her a package containing signature bags and gadgets but was asked to pay more than P100,000 by Customs before these could be released.
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