Criminals Modus Operandi

**Ungas** · September 19th, 2003 01:06 PM

"Budol-Budol" Gang: New Style

A Budol Budol Gang member, who posed as a bank employee at the Bank of the Philippine Islands Marikina Branch, robbed Sofhio Peros of $3,000 in cash.

The new Modus Operandi is to have a gang member, usually a woman, pose as a bank employee who befriends a targeted bank customer. The woman will then offer to assist the customer and deposit the money for him/her directly with a teller. While the victim is busy filling out the deposit slip, she will take advantage of this time to switch the envelope containing the cash with an envelope filled with paper, excuse herself to pretend to go back to
work. Or she will simply take the cash while the victim is not looking and leave.

PSA advises bank depositors to be cautious while inside any Metro-Manila bank. Clients should be wary of strangers, bank employee or not, who are too friendly.

"Bungo-Bungo" Gang:

This group usually victimizes lady ! dri vers with new cars.

Modus operandi: The group scouts for potential victims, usually lady drivers. The syndicate identifies and follows the victim. By the time they reach a deserted and remote area, they deliberately crash into the rear end of the victim's car assuming that the victim will stop and inspect the damage.

The syndicate members wait for the victim to approach and confront them about her car's damage. The moment the victim alights from her car, the suspects take the victim's car at gunpoint. At times, if the lady driver is pretty, the syndicate abducts and rapes the victim.

Mighty Bond Gang:

Modus Operandi: The syndicate applies glue to Automated Teller Machine (ATM) command buttons to make them difficult to press. Gangs will also apply glue to the inside of the ATM card slot. Victims attempting to withdraw money find themselves stuck in the command to confirm or cancel a transaction.

A member of the gang then approaches the victim pretending to be waiting in line and offering to help get the card back. At some point the suspect asks the victim to re-enter the PIN Code. When all else fails, the suspect suggests that the victim call the bank's security guard. While away, the suspect extracts the card from the machine and leaves. The syndicate usually operates on Fridays, weekends and during long holidays.

Others:

PSA advises all clients to avoid Quiapo, Manila at night. According to Inspector Alfredo Opriasa, chief of Manila Police Special Investigation Branch, the area is swarming with muggers, and drug addicts. He added that his team arrests at least two muggers a day.

Cellular phone snatchers, who used to operate in the stretch of Taft Avenue to Quezon Bridge, have transferred to Quiapo. These snatchers operate usually during evening hours.

A Filipino businessman and his family were held hostage in their residence along Abad Santos Street, Manila by six armed men. The businessman was about to take his children to school when the suspects stormed into the house as the maid opened the gate. The family was held for a few hours while the suspects ransacked the house and took $4,000 worth of cash and
jewelry, 2 cellular phones and the brand new Honda CRV.

Members of the family told investigators that they had seen some of the suspects hanging around in front of the house for several days prior to the crime.

**wreckless** · September 19th, 2003 04:06 PM

salamat sa info!

these criminals are horrible.....
sana we could all.. :asta:..
them.

**pajerokid** · September 19th, 2003 08:22 PM

Dami talagang ogag! Ingat lang mga peeps!

**CZintrclr** · September 19th, 2003 10:41 PM

nung wed. morning meron daw incident sa may nagtahan, may naka-stop na car and di nka-lock mga doors, sabay pasok ng robbers inside. Lock Doors ALWAYS!
Ang problema kung naka-lock nga pero tutukan ka naman ng baril and naka-stop, pano na?

**kiper** · September 20th, 2003 12:38 AM

paksyet sila..!!

**odell** · September 20th, 2003 01:35 AM

ingat mga peeps!

**marwen** · September 20th, 2003 12:50 PM

grabe na talaga ang pinas.....

**kyle618** · September 20th, 2003 06:53 PM

god damn!! kakatakot na tlaga dto sa pinas... i tell my dad to lock doors always pero nakakalimutan nyo palagi!! but yun exalta namin may auto-lock.

**Ungas** · September 20th, 2003 09:46 PM

Be vigilant, you can never be safe even at your own doorsteps.

Kanina lang nag-aayos ako ng sasakyan iniwan ko lang saglit yung electric tape sa rear bumper ng sasakyan, pagbalik ko para gamitin... NAWALA NA! Naknangtokwa... pati ba naman yung mumurahing electric tape pinag-interesan pa???

**x-wind** · September 20th, 2003 11:00 PM

Originally posted by Ungas
Be vigilant, you can never be safe even at your own doorsteps.

Kanina lang nag-aayos ako ng sasakyan iniwan ko lang saglit yung electric tape sa rear bumper ng sasakyan, pagbalik ko para gamitin... NAWALA NA! Naknangtokwa... pati ba naman yung mumurahing electric tape pinag-interesan pa???

baka may multo...........