One Japanese national and two Filipino arrested for swindling in Davao City

Miami
September 25, 2008
Story: One Japanese national and two Filipino arrested for swindling in Davao City

A Japanese national and two Filipino were arrested in different location in Davao City for victimizing a Filipina of swindling.

SPO2 Decebelindo Didal of Davao City Police Office Heinous crime division identified the suspects as Albert Yballer, 39 and Hector Ones, 42, both residents of barangay Poblacion, Davao City. They were arrested in San Pedro St. Barangay Poblacion. Arrested at around 12:00 noon of September 22.

The Japanese national was identified as Hirose Yoshiharu, 57, and a resident of Bacoor, Cavite. He was arrested in Davao International Airport bound for Manila at around 2:00 pm of September 22.

Didal said a certain Maria Teresa Salazar went to their station last September 20 to complain what happened and how her family was swindled by the said suspects.

Didal said that the three suspects are only communicating through phone on what they are going to do. “The Japanese suddenly show up as business partner.” Based on their investigation, Didal said that there is a big swindling group behind it.

Didal narrated that Yballer and Ones first pretended that they are selling house and lot to any buyer that will be interested. They happen to meet Salazar and offered her house and lot.

The negotiation started last August 20, 2008, trying to convince Salazar to buy a property also in Davao City. The said lot will only cost P1.5 million.

By first week of September, Salazar managed to pay Php200,000 in cash. Then in September 20 she gave some jewelries that will amount to Php500,000. This is also the date that she met Yoshiharu.

Salazar asked them to give her the land title and other documents with regards to the property she bought. But they said that she has to pay for the remaining balance yet. She said that she will pay as soon as she have money.

“Salazar told us that Yballer said to her that if possible she already pay the remaining balance because Yoshiharu will be leaving for Manila already on September 22. Because the three cannot present any documents Salazar started to speculate that there is something wrong on the transaction that she entered, she immediately reported to us,” Didal said.

The three will be filed with swindling or estafa case. Didal said that they are still investigating the incident because there are other complainants that starting to show up.