The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah hereby reiterates its warning to the public, particularly, to those who still persist in believing and entertaining rumors that those who overstay in the Kingdom, can leave through the assistance or facilitation of certain individuals for a fee, that THIS BELIEF AND RUMORS ARE NOT TRUE. In fact, in two (2) recent cases documented by the Consulate, two (2) Filipinas were duped of their money through this fraudulent scheme.
In affidavits executed under oath in the Consulate, the two aforesaid Filipinas (whose names are being withheld to protect their safety, security and privacy), who came from two different places in the Kingdom, travelled all the way to Jeddah, on the promise of a certain Mr. Hassan, also known as “Toto” or ‘Joe” that for large amounts of money totalling SR6,500.00, they could be repatriated to the Philippines. After some time, however, they came to realize that Mr. Hassan’s “promises” to have them repatriated were empty. Hence, they instead came to the Consulate to avail of the so-called “voluntary deportation” process, which is conducted through the Hajj Seaport Terminal, as arranged with Saudi authorities, at the expense of the Philippine government.
The Consulate, therefore, urges all overstaying Filipinos in the Kingdom to be very cautious and circumspect in dealing with individuals who pretend and profess to have connections and/or contacts with Saudi authorities and could facilitate repatriation to the Philippines for a fee. It is strongly advised that instead contact with the Consulate be made in this regard.
These are photos of Mr. Hassan a.k.a. “Toto” or “Joe”, made available to the Consulate by the affiants.
We ask everyone to disseminate this advisory to all their friends and family in Saudi Arabia.
PCG Warning Against Fixers Claiming to Help with Deportation or Repatriation Press Release No. 2010/005 Date: 3 February 2010 The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah reiterates its warning to the public not to believe rumors that overstayers can leave the Kingdom through a “backdoor” in Jeddah, or to believe anyone who claims that they can assist or facilit... Read more... 87