An overseas Filipino engineer in Dubai puts what is best for his family as his utmost priority. That’s why when he decided to work in the UAE, he had one thing in mind – saving up.

In just a span of three years, Joey got his home renovated and was already thinking of putting up a small restaurant in his hometown in Cebu.

This, however, changed when he met a compatriot, named Ivy, in Dubai who promised him better financial stability by investing in a money lending business in the Philippines.

The smell of quick money returns lured him into investing almost all of what he had saved, but it turned out to be a scam.

Ivy told him that his Php250,000 investment had earned manifold after only a few months and that he could earn more if he would recruit others.

His trust was cemented after receiving P10,000 for the first six people he was able to recruit. He took the risk of giving Ivy additional Php50,000.

Unsuspecting that his money had already been gone without a trace by the swindler, Joey spent the remaining money in his bank to a weeklong vacation in Armenia.

Until he came back to Dubai, one of his recruits called saying Ivy could no longer be contacted.

Panicked, Joey quickly dialed Ivy’s number but to no avail. All his dreams went quickly downhill, Joey thought.

To avoid being sued by his recruits in Dubai, Joey is still paying for half of the money they invested. He had even sold his car to pay a person who threatened to bring the matter to police.

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