00:00In the amount of 350,000 Pesos, you are now in debt for two years of a nice apartment unit in Taguig City.
00:08You don't have a month of land or land that you need to understand and a money-back guarantee.
00:15But don't worry, as soon as you get the money, you'll be able to move in.
00:20And the landlord is nowhere to be found.
00:25...apartment unit with a nice location and a bonus spot for a Sari-Sari store.
00:30Not for rent, not for sale, if not, forcefully.
00:35These are just a few of the things that you heard from a hopeful tenant whose name is Alex.
00:40What's really amazing about him is that he still has a money-back guarantee of 350,000 Pesos.
00:47But in August of this year, Alex fell into a receipt because his 300,000 Pesos was now in debt.
00:59We wanted to open a business with my partner so that we can start a business.
01:05And then, that unit was just in time for him to have a store.
01:11So, we also wanted to open a business.
01:15According to the offer, Alex has been in debt for two years and has no money for a month to understand while he's living here.
01:22If the 350,000 Pesos is paid in two years, almost 15,000 Pesos comes out every month.
01:29So, that's also a big savings.
01:32We posted and then an agent referred to us.
01:37He introduced us to Reneboy Custodio. He's a caretaker.
01:42That's why on May 5, Alex and his partner didn't have time to rest.
01:46They visited the unit that was being offered to them.
01:51We were amazed when we saw the unit.
01:55Of all the houses that we've seen, this is one of the best.
02:01It's up and down, it's in tiles, it's painted, it's beautiful, you can't do anything about it.
02:07It's close to everything.
02:09You can still have a store.
02:13On May 6, 2024, there was an agreement between Alex and Marites.
02:18This is a tax declaration.
02:20This is what he gives to those who he allocates or pays to the scams.
02:27On the second page, there's also an agreement that was notarized.
02:31So, this is the proof that we paid and we agreed on the terms that he gave, which is two years.
02:39Actually, what we brought at that time was only P150.
02:43He really pushed us to pay in full.
02:46Because his style is to make it easy for you.
02:50Oh no, there's a scams yesterday.
02:52I also want to pay.
02:53That's why we were brought to those lines.
02:57After signing the contract, Alex decided to search online Marites' name.
03:03This is where he found the complaints about Marites that he rented an apartment unit to him.
03:12We were surprised by the reports.
03:14He has a lot of complaints.
03:16There are people who posted to him that he's a wanted, large-scale scammer.
03:20It's written here that this person has a lot of scams.
03:25According to the agreement, Alex will move to Loblang in two weeks.
03:29But...
03:34The reason is that the old man is still building a house.
03:41So, it's not finished yet.
03:43Alex showed Marites' apartment in Recibo.
03:47And sometimes, they expect it to be a new apartment.
03:50This is the house.
03:52It's big.
03:53There's a big brown gate.
03:54This is what they're offering to us.
03:57So, we can open a store.
04:02This is what a typical house in the Philippines looks like.
04:07There's an area for living room.
04:09There's a dining area.
04:10There's a bedroom.
04:12There's a decent backyard.
04:13And a kitchen.
04:14This is the best deal that our countrymen are looking for.
04:19But you, the authorities, are being careful.
04:23Because your search may be interrupted by evil intentions.
04:30When the barangay in Marites' apartment went to Recibo,
04:35Recibo found out that many people are complaining against the landlord.
04:43Before I became the barangay captain,
04:48many people are complaining against the landlord.
04:52So, until I became the barangay captain, that's what happened.
04:56It's his way of doing things.
04:57It's normal for a landlord to complain to other landlords.
05:01And he doesn't listen to the complaints of our countrymen.
05:09Recibo also confirmed in Makati City Hall
05:12the details of the tax declaration held by Alex.
05:15They confirmed that the so-called apartment complex is owned by Marites Biting.
05:20That's why on September 6, 2024,
05:22Recibo brought Alex's complaint to the National Bureau of Investigation,
05:27Organized Transnational Crime Department, or NBI, or TCD.
05:31Eight more complaints were filed against Marites Biting.
05:36Marites, are these rumors about you?
05:44Yes.
05:50When you held the complaint,
05:52not the whole information about the case,
05:55how did you validate it?
05:57And what did you discover upon validation?
06:00We found out upon validation that this is really his modus.
06:04For example, your transaction is legal,
06:07but he will do it again and again to other people.
06:11After you confirmed upon validation that this is a scam,
06:14what was the next step of the NBI?
06:17We set up an entrapment.
06:18Because he was operating for P700,000 for two years.
06:24So we set up the entrapment.
06:27October 3, 2024, Recibo was involved in the entrapment operation of NBI or TCD.
06:33To stop the scammer,
06:36he set up his apartment unit to other people.
06:41Our subject is Marites Biting.
06:45There are only two undercover agents in our pushers.
06:50When the payment is made,
06:53we will give the clearance signal.
07:01When it comes to the apartment complex,
07:02Marites doesn't know that he is being watched by the authorities and Recibo.
07:08There is a spy in the assets to show the unit that they are trying to sell.
07:13Sounds familiar.
07:17Marites himself is being complained by Mark Money.
07:26Good job for him to continue being caught.
07:33There are a lot of complaints against you.
07:35You know that.
07:37There are a lot of complaints against you.
07:41We don't have the chance to do the entrapment operation.
07:43There is no basis.
07:44Later, Alex couldn't stop him.
07:48F**k you.
07:50How much money do you have?
07:51I don't have any.
07:52You're just going to do that?
07:55You don't even have a choice.
07:56And you're old.
07:57You're 75 years old and you're still being victimized.
08:00F**k you.
08:01How much money do you have?
08:02I don't have any.
08:03You're just going to do the entrapment operation.
08:05That's all you have.
08:06There are a lot of complaints against you.
08:08You have a strong heart.
08:09You're just going to do the entrapment operation.
08:11I'm not going to entrap you.
08:13I'm used to the process.
08:14You want a process, right?
08:16Let's do a process.
08:17What's your name?
08:20You're not going to mention your victim's name, right?
08:23After being stripped of their rights,
08:25Marites was brought along with two other unauthorized agents
08:29and caretaker Kuno, who was accompanied by a suspect.
08:34The suspects were identified as Marites Biteng,
08:37Rennie Custodio, and Franceline Povadora.
08:40They are facing the Estafa case.
08:42Our countrymen should not believe the sweet words
08:49that are being offered to them, like this one,
08:54in the Latera scheme.
08:56They can check with the barangay if that's the owner.
09:00They can check with the local government.
09:03When Marites received the receipt,
09:05she denied the claim that she's a scammer.
09:08That's not true.
09:10Actually, there were people who demanded from me regarding that.
09:12This is not the only thing that happened.
09:14There were people who demanded.
09:15And then, now, there were people who recently became a member of the Latera.
09:20It's not just that they didn't continue,
09:22because when they heard about what happened in the barangay,
09:26in the last previews of what happened,
09:29they lost their motivation.
09:30If it's proven that she's guilty,
09:33will the punishment be heavy?
09:34Maybe she'll be in prison for 8 years because she's a mayor.
09:38Authorities will remind if the lie is too good to be true.
09:42Think about it and don't be fooled.
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