Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued a warning to the public after the Department of Labor and Employment uncovered a modus which involves withdrawing escrow deposits of recruitment agencies using falsified “certificate of no pending appealed case”.
“We are informing the public that a falsified “Certification of No Pending Appealed POEA case” allegedly issued by the Department of Labor and Employment Legal Service has been circulating and is being used by unknown individuals in withdrawing escrow deposits of certain recruitment agencies,” the Labor Secretary said.
“We advise the public to be more prudent and cautious in dealing with persons or entities involved in this reported fraudulent activity,” he added.
DOLE separately received letters from at least two overseas recruitment agencies inquiring about the authenticity of a certification allegedly issued by DOLE Legal Service and was purportedly used to withdraw an escrow deposit.
A thorough investigation revealed that the said certification was bogus and that the supposed signatory of the document is no longer connected with the labor department.
Bello is enjoining the public to call 527-3000 local 610 if they had been victimized by the bogus certification or have lead to the culprits of the said fake document.
