CFO Warns Filipinas of Mail-Order Bride Scam

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has warned the public against the “Mail Order Bride” modus of some foreign countries that may result to human trafficking.

The CFO has been receiving quite a number of complaints from Filipino wives of abuses committed by their foreign husbands, Philippine Information Agency (PIA) quoted Camille Lacaba, immigrant services officer, as saying.

She reportedly said Japan and South Korea have become the top destinations of Filipina mail-order brides where many end up as victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Filipino women who get married under the mail-order bride scheme are usually between 18 and 25 years old and want to help their families for economic reasons, she added.

Lacaba reportedly advised those Filipino women who are going overseas as fiancees and spouses of foreign nationals to visit first the CFO office for guidance and counselling.

“We will help them make informed decisions regarding their marriage to foreign nationals and to prepare them for their adjustments in cross-cultural marriages,” she added.

She reportedly said they can also help trace the background and personality of the foreigner whom they will marry and will educate them about the situation that they are going into.

The CFO is providing the Philippine embassy with a list of Filipinas who went through CFO so they can contact them and ask about their situations, reported PIA.

(Source: FilipinoTimes.ae)