A 40-year-old transgender, posing as a feng shui expert landed in police hand after they traced her in Cubao, Quezon City over the weekend.

Quezon City Police District, District Special Operation Unit (DSOU) Officer-in-Charge P/Maj. Wilfredo Taran Jr. identified the suspect as Ivan Borromeo, alias “Celine”, a.k.a. Mark Lester Alvarez, a resident of Barangay Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City.

Borromeo pretended to be a feng shui expert — a modus he used to victimize individuals by secretly getting their personal belongings such as jewelry, and also demanding money in exchange for his service. Accordingly, the suspect took more or less P50 million from several victims since 2015.

Borromeo has a pending warrant of arrest for cases of estafa and theft issued by Hon. Manuel B. Sta Cruz Jr., the Presiding Judge of Branch 226, Regional Trial Court, Quezon City.

Taran said the court of origin of the warrants will be notified regarding the arrest of the accused.

QCPD Director P/Brig.Gen. Red Maranan cautioned the public not to engage the services of feng shui experts who would just take advantage of their trust in them.