4 nabbed for attempted estafa

Three women and a man were arrested by the Muntinlupa City Police for trying to get a car loan using allegedly falsified documents.

Senior Supt. Allan Nobleza, Muntinlupa Police officer-in-charge, identified the suspects as Grezilda Pinangay, Theresa Lorenzo, Anafe Medallo and Edgar Eser, who were arrested at Chevrolet Alabang branch, owned by Juno Cars, in Alabang, Muntinlupa.

The police said the three acted as clients seeking to purchase a 2014 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2014 through a car loan. They presented documents to Sheryll Manalili, Juno Cars group vehicle financing manager.

The suspects presented falsified proofs of billing such as Sky Cable and Destiny Cable. When Chevrolet Alabang verified the bill, there was no subscriber under their names.

Chevrolet Alabang informed the police about the group’s modus operandi and it was found out that it was not the first time that it had tried to purchase a car using the same scheme.

According to Manalili, last Oct. 23, Lorenzo and Pinangay were able to purchase a Nissan Navarra truck at Nissan Dasmariñas, Cavite, which happens to be sister company of Juno Cars.

The Nissan dealer discovered that the buyers used falsified documents in purchasing the vehicle. Company personnel were no longer able to contact the buyers and locate the vehicle.

Cases of attempted estafa are set to be filed against the suspects with the Muntinlupa Prosecutor’s Office.