Mr Barredo alias Juvel Mercado is gay disguised himself as a woman on the internet dating sites victimizing numerous foreigners was uncovered by Undercover and company.

Subject: Mr. Barredo A.k.a Juvel Acosta Mercado.

Address (given by the subject when the client first met her): # 3 Lanton District, Apopong, and General Santos City.

Cell Phone: 905-876-1825.

Date of Birth: February 4, 1983.

Below are the revelations of our client:

As I got to know her more, I asked her to move closer to her work ( Davao Asian Distributors,) and she gave me this address: Door #7 JM Apartments, Corner Lapu-Lapu-Champaca street, Brgy.Dadiangas East, GSC

When I was in the Philippines last February 2007 without her knowing, (it was planned to surprise her) I hired a taxi in order to find all the addresses that she gave me but I had no luck in finding her. We lost touch from there, and last April, we established communication again. Blaming me that I didn’t informed her, she could have stayed in Gensan and waited for my arrival, she said she moved to Koronadal with this address: Mark Store, JP Rizal St. Koronadal City, South Cotabato.

This is how the scammer explained her relationship with the owner of Mark Store:

Mark Acosta supposedly owns the store with his wife Merly Acosta. According to Juvel, her uncle Mark Acosta is a tricycle driver in Koronadal. Mark and Merly Acosta has two children, namely: Lanie May Acosta, who’s studying at KNCHS and Janice Acosta, who’s a first year student at Mindanao State University (MSU) this coming school opening. She said the store is a walking distance from Koronadal National Comprehensive High School (KNCHS).

Juvel Acosta Mercado is an orphan and was adopted by Mark when she was 5 yrs. old. Mark is the brother of Juvel’s mother, Jocelyn Acosta Mercado who died together with her husband, Genie Mercado in a 1988 vehicular accident. They are both buried in a Koronadal cemetery.

To make the story short, I fell in love with her, and I supported her plan to establish an internet café business in Koronadal. So I kept sending her money partially through Western Union Money Transfer. On May 8, she opened a PNB account in Gensan. Her ATM acct # is 405 57 6442-0 which instantly I sent $5,000USD. I have sent her over $10,000USD within two months.

My suspicions begin when after sending the money into her bank account, she can never be contacted again. Her four (4) contact numbers cannot be reached until now.

I kept the photos which she sent to me.

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The client hired Undercover to search the real identity of this person. Juvel Acosta Mercado.

Result:

Result of investigation shows that name Juvel Acosta Mercado is just an alias, even NSO has no record of it , much more the COMELEC and LTO has no such name ever existed in their files. All her stories are fictitious.

Surprisingly, this bugus has abled to produce a Baranggay Clearance from the Office of the Punong Baranggay, of Brgy Dadiangas East, GenSan City, certifying that the subject is a resident of Lapu-lapu Street of said Baranggay. When the Baranggay Secretary was confronted, he confirmed that he really signed the document without making any verifications from corresponding purok leader. It only signifies that Baranggay Clearance is not reliable nowadays.

We sought the help of Philippines National Bank (PNB-Gensan Branch), and through proper correspondence our request was granted, we were abled to have the real identity of alias Juvel. He is a gay and must be a professional scammer. He is using a fake MSU Identification Card. (see attached pics below) His real name: Mr XXXX Barredo. (Name withheld as the charge is still to be filed)

Our Objective has been met. Our mission to uncover the identity of alias Juvel Acosta Mercado is accomplished! But even so, its up to our client to decide if he is interested to run after this fraudster and recover what had he lost from this scammer.

This case involves Money Laundering, Identity Thief , Forgery, Fraud and other criminal acts. THIS KIND OF PEOPLE SHOULD PAY AND BE PUT BEHIND BARS.