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The Philippines National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed charges against a man who allegedly conned at least six people out of 700,000 pesos ($20,870) in cash in exchange for non-existent jobs as apple pickers in New Zealand.
The man was being held in custody.
The man has been charged with violation of laws covering migrant workers and fraud.
A NBI spokesman said the case stemmed from a complaint filed by at least six people who all claimed that they were enticed by the suspect to work as apple pickers in New Zealand with a monthly salary equivalent to 80,000 pesos ($2385).
One of the complainants told the NBI that the suspect demanded and received from them a total of P700,000 as fees, but the promised jobs did not materialise.
- NZPA
