‘Fund Resurgence Program’ Nonexistent, Secretary’s Signature Forged in Scam Papers
The Department of Finance would like to inform the public that certain letters are circulating advertising a claimed “Fund Resurgence Program” by the Department.
The DOF would like to clarify that no such program has ever existed and that the scam appears to be run with the intention of extracting sensitive personal information from unwary individuals.
The DOF has received reports certain persons were contacted by an entity named Prominente Marketing, claiming to be located at 26th Floor, Enterprise Building, Ayala Avenue corner Paseo de Roxas, Makati City. Prominente Marketing represented itself as authorized by the Department of Finance and the Metropolitan Trial Court to act as transfer agent to facilitate the transfer of funds from the purported Funds Resurgence Program of the Department of Finance.
In support of the same, Prominente Marketing made reference to court orders allegedly issued by Hon. Luis J. Arranz, the supposed Presiding Judge of Branch 08, Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila, directing the Department of Finance to release certain monetary claims under the spurious Funds Resurgence Program.
There is, however, no Funds Resurgence Program under the Department of Finance and in fact, documents forwarded from Prominente Marketing and represented as coming from the DOF are fictitious. The alleged signature of Cesar Purisima, Secretary of the Department of Finance, appearing on each of the certificates, is likewise forged.
Evidently, this is a type of scam to elicit information and funds from unsuspecting individuals by unlawfully using the name of the Department of Finance, the Metropolitan Trial Court and even the National Bureau of Investigation.
To allegedly facilitate the release of funds, individuals were directed to provide sensitive personal information, including bank account numbers, addresses, and passport numbers, in correspondence to Prominente Marketing’s listed address. Solicitation of such information in writing, accompanied by a promise of compensation, is a hallmark of an attempted scam. The public is advised to be highly cautious of such notices, especially from entities claiming to transact on behalf of any Philippine government agencies.
