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PUBLIC ADVISORY ON FRAUDULENT LETTERS OF GUARANTEES AND FACILITATION OF FUND TRANSFERS AND HOLD ON TAXES
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Secretariat has noted the inquiries it has received, both from the Philippines and abroad, on the authenticity of certain emails and letters, in which scammers pose as Members of the AMLC, or officers and personnel of the AMLC Secretariat.
Typically, these scammers send emails or letters informing the potential victim to pay a certain amount of money (which they call “tax clearance”, “facilitation fee” or other similar terms) for him to receive an amount many times larger than this payment, supposedly “to release the hold on the funds” or “to guarantee safe and secure transfer of funds” to the victim’s account. The scammers require the potential victim to deposit the “payment” to the scammers’ bank account, and disclose his bank account. Once the victim remits the “payment” to the scammers, the scammers cut off any communications with him, and the promised release of funds never materialize.
The public is hereby informed that Republic Act No. 9160 or the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, the law that created the AMLC, does not grant the AMLC any function or authority to hold an account for tax purposes, guarantee safe and secure transfer of funds or oversee economic transactions, or to engage in commercial transactions.
Thus, the AMLC and its Members, as well as the AMLC Secretariat or any of its personnel, do not, and will never, contact the public for payment of any sum of money or disclose details of bank accounts. Any email or letter purportedly sent by the AMLC or any of its Members, and its Secretariat, or any officer or employee thereof cannot be genuine or authorized by the AMLC.
The public is therefore warned to ignore emails, letters, and other documents of this tenor, as these are fraudulent.
The AMLC further advises the public to report these fraudulent activities to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
If you have been victimized by scammers or have encountered or received fraudulent emails or letters, or information on scams of the above tenor or similar deceptive schemes devised by persons identifying themselves with the AMLC or its Secretariat, please e-mail the AMLC Secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
