Philippine officials in Rome issued an advisory to warn aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against fake email offers for various jobs in Italy. Apparently, the bogus email promises various employment opportunities supposedly for the reconstruction project of L’Aquila in Italy.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake caused great damage to L’Aquila, a mountainous city in Italy last April 2009. This natural calamity claimed the lives of over 260 people and left 28,000 homeless.

The reconstruction project that would provide many job opportunities is supposedly under the Auspices of World Rehabilitation Program (WRP) and Italian Freedom Corps (IFC). The Philippine Embassy in Rome also informed that the swindlers use the email address projecto_laquila@rome.com and the office address “Via Sicilia 162/C.”

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