The P500-million ‘Birkin scam,’ or how a woman’s obsession led to crime

[chronophile]

haha. same question din. not that there's a chance they might be someone we may know, pero curious lang. i personally know of someone with almost the same M.O., though it involved foreign exchange naman, not bags. pero almost same din na grabe how they flaunt their "wealth" nung namamayagpag pa sila. ang dami rin nila tinalo na kamag-anak. haaay, pera talaga.

is there any chance kaya that "jack" is a tsikoteer din? although it seems ang interests nya eh shoes naman.

Dang. My sister's best friend was part of a ponzi con involving foreign exchange with a group of friends according to her. She fled the country to Singapore almost ten years ago when the pyramid collapsed. Her rise in lifestyle was astounding during their heyday. I had my doubts, so I never put any money into it. Good thing my gut feel was right on the mark.

Unfortunately, I got hit when my brother convinced me just a few years after to invest with his friend who was a FX broker in a prominent FX trading company based in Ayala. I think it was called Philippine Foreign Exchange Inc., or something like that. They looked legit and my brother and I were even invited on site to see their office operations.

Well, just a couple of months after, we lost most of the money we put in. And some months after, the firm was in the news being accused of some illegal practice or operation.

Well, can't win em all.

[_Qwerty_]

yan yung opis nasa enterprise may direct escalator from ground floor..

Dang. My sister's best friend was part of a ponzi con involving foreign exchange with a group of friends according to her. She fled the country to Singapore almost ten years ago when the pyramid collapsed. Her rise in lifestyle was astounding during their heyday. I had my doubts, so I never put any money into it. Good thing my gut feel was right on the mark.

Unfortunately, I got hit when my brother convinced me just a few years after to invest with his friend who was a FX broker in a prominent FX trading company based in Ayala. I think it was called Philippine Foreign Exchange Inc., or something like that. They looked legit and my brother and I were even invited on site to see their office operations.

Well, just a couple of months after, we lost most of the money we put in. And some months after, the firm was in the news being accused of some illegal practice or operation.

Well, can't win em all.

[uls]

this is the woman daw

https://twitter.com/#!/sje429

[pop3corn]

this is the woman daw

https://twitter.com/#!/sje429

nice package. yan ang dapat, slim, kahit alam mong morena, maputi may kulay buhok pero hindi mukang kalawang na prang prosti

personally, I admire what she did. magaling sya. bibihira ang mga ganitong tao, smart. too bad nga lang baka kinain din sya ng sarili niyang sistema, yun pagkalavish nya umakyat sa ulo. kung si madoff nga eh, nakapagpatakbo ng pyramiding ng almost 2/3 of his life, imagine 70s pa yun.

usually yun lang naman ang dead giveaway eh pag sobrang lavish. sayang 'tong girl na 'to. eto pa naman mga type ko na-meet hindi yun mga common pinays na clingy and kabig

[uls]

nice package. yan ang dapat, slim, kahit alam mong morena, maputi may kulay buhok pero hindi mukang kalawang na prang prosti

personally, I admire what she did. magaling sya. bibihira ang mga ganitong tao, smart. too bad nga lang baka kinain din sya ng sarili niyang sistema, yun pagkalavish nya umakyat sa ulo. kung si madoff nga eh, nakapagpatakbo ng pyramiding ng almost 2/3 of his life, imagine 70s pa yun.

usually yun lang naman ang dead giveaway eh pag sobrang lavish. sayang 'tong girl na 'to. eto pa naman mga type ko na-meet hindi yun mga common pinays na clingy and kabig

madiskarte diba? hehe

[yebo]

this is the woman daw

https://twitter.com/#!/sje429

unang tingin pa lang e mukha ngang typical PAL stewardess, yung "langaw-na-nakapatong-sa-kalabaw" type na akala mo pinanganak na may hacienda kung maka-asta pero sa pusali din naman nanggaling. vain, very vain.

[shadow]

Ano ba name niyan?


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[lowslowbenz]

Retokado!

Di ganyan itsura ng mga haciendera ..

[gearhead000]

Kalat na rin naman sa net and especially sa twitter, so pangalanan na natin.... Sarah Evangelista DAW (emphasis on the disclaimer).

[hein]

Sarah Evangelista in Blue.

[dreamur]

Yes, that is Sarah Evangelista but I do not know if she is the lady they are referring to in the report. But man she got lots of pictures clutching different high-end bags!

[gearhead000]

"..... she got lots of pictures clutching different high-end bags!"

Like so? .... SBE with a Hermes Birkin bag.

Nate met Sheila (not their real names) in 2004 through his friend Jack, who owns an art gallery. Nate is the gallery director in a Manila university owned by his family.

Equals???? .... RBJ: Educator and art collector

[CVT]

Kung si Imelda, mga sapatos.... Siya naman, bags...

Ikulong na ang may sala! (At isauli ang mga milyones ng mga gahaman sa tubo....)... :hysterical:

16.1K:nerves:

[shadow]

Kung si Imelda, mga sapatos.... Siya naman, bags...

Ikulong na ang may sala! (At isauli ang mga milyones ng mga gahaman sa tubo....)... :hysterical:

16.1K:nerves:

Asawa niya yun sapatos naman, meron daw blog Asawa niya about mga shoes collection niya


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[vinj]

High flying crowd indeed. Not my cup of tea.

[tomboy]

Hindi ko talaga maintindihan yung pagkahumaling ng mga girlalu sa bag.

Waterproof? Invisble zipper? Bacteria-free? For 500thou-3million pesos na bag ibibili ko na lang ng farm/beach sa mindanao tapos lalagyan ko ng gong cha.

[uls]

Hindi ko talaga maintindihan yung pagkahumaling ng mga girlalu sa bag.

Waterproof? Invisble zipper? Bacteria-free? For 500thou-3million pesos na bag ibibili ko na lang ng farm/beach sa mindanao tapos lalagyan ko ng gong cha.

but you can't carry your mindanao farm/beach everywhere you go

but you can carry your super expensive bag

it's not really about the bag. it's the effect of the bag. the image, the attention and praises

it's the doors the bag can open

with that bag you're in a club. an exclusive circle

the bag is the price you pay to enter that circle

[CVT]

^^^ Just like the car that your are driving around town. Image statement iyan....

Kahit na maliit na bahay lang o nangungupahan lang at sa kalye lang nakaparada ang sasakyan (not by choice), almost nothing on your dinner table... Okay lang...

Sikat ka naman sa labas....

Saan ka pa???

16.1K:nerves:

[tomboy]

but you can't carry your mindanao farm/beach everywhere you go

but you can carry your super expensive bag

it's not really about the bag. it's the effect of the bag. the image, the attention and praises

it's the doors the bag can open

with that bag you're in a club. an exclusive circle

the bag is the price you pay to enter that circle

Yang exclusive circle na yan pag nagkasakit pupunta sa "the farm" somewhere in luzon.

[pop3corn]

Hindi ko talaga maintindihan yung pagkahumaling ng mga girlalu sa bag.

Waterproof? Invisble zipper? Bacteria-free? For 500thou-3million pesos na bag ibibili ko na lang ng farm/beach sa mindanao tapos lalagyan ko ng gong cha.

kaya nga sayang pera nyo kakabili ng top of the line cars, top of the line TVs, laptops etc. I've been saying this all along. Your GFs or your wives are an extension of you. Arm them with today's weapons: European shoes, bags. Pag pang daily malls buy them American ones like coach and nine west.

the girl in question in this thread amassed 500M. From a lowly stewardess to entering the circle of the millionaire's club. It's hard to do business nowadays but this girl bought the rich and famous people. that's a feat in itself.

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cars hang gang parking lang. Even if you attend hotel parties, chances are the other guests will not see your life's most expensive investment. So by basic logic, your 1M is just sitting there in the basement with no one to see.. So sad.

pero ang bags with your wife, that's the best impression for you for other people to think you are moneyed and therefore make more money.