Authorities arrested the co-owner of the travel agency based in Hong Kong on Christmas day who allegedly scammed Overseas Filipino Workers.
Rhea Donna Boyce of PEYA travel agency was nabbed by the Hong Kong Police for committing conspiracy to defraud.
The said travel agency allegedly took the money of the Filipino workers in Hong Kong and failed to arrange their tickets leaving their customers without a flight home for Christmas.
She was arrested at her residence this morning and the authorities also closed the travel agency shop located in World-Wide Plaza.
Boyce, a Filipina who ran the infamous agency with her Australian partner, Peter, failed to explain Yesterday why their travel agency was suddenly unable to honour hundreds of air tickets sold to Filipino helpers to get them home for the Christmas break.
Documents from the travel agency were also confiscated by the Hong Kong police as part of their investigation.
Hundreds of netizens praised the Hong Kong police for their quick action against the officials of the PEYA travel.
Hundreds of OFWs discovered last week that their bookings made with several airlines did not exist.
As a result, the travel agency’s shop in Central Hong Kong, was attacked by angry, scared and confused Filipino workers who feared they would miss Christmas at home with their families that also waiting for them.
Some of the people who got scammed said that their employers shouldered their tickets for HK$4,300 (US$550); moreover their employers might lose their trust to them if they fail to travel back to the Philippines.
Many domestic workers asked the government to help them to flight them back to their motherland.
The Philippine government quickly promised a free flights for the Filipino workers who got scammed by PEYA travels.
Earlier on Monday, the last remaining domestic helpers got free flights home, paid by the Philippine government, departed Hong Kong.
Almost 600 Filipino domestic helpers claimed that they were victimized by the infamous travel agency.
Source: South China Morning Post
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