Hunt for 3 suspects in P100k jewelry scam targeting retiree in Surigao del Sur
Police are hunting three individuals who swindled a 72-year-old retiree out of P100,000 worth of jewelry and valuables in a "budol-budol" scam at a shopping center in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur.
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