Overstaying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia or those who have ran away from their employers should not deal with repatriation fixers that promise to help them in the processing of their deportation papers in exchange for a fee. This is the warning issued by the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah after receiving complaints made by two Filipinas about a certain man who had promised to help them process their repatriation.

According to the complainant, the man introduced himself by the names Hassan, Toto or Joe and said that he can help expedite the repatriation of OFWs in trouble because he has strong connection or contacts with the Saudi authorities. Both of them were swindled by the man as they each paid 6,500 Saudi riyals or roughly Php76, 500 before they realized that the man just fooled them and would never be able to help them.

Read more about the warning against repatriation fixers in Saudi Arabia.