Two Filipino women have asked the Department of Justice to investigate and file criminal charges for large-scale illegal recruitment and estafa against several Italian nationals and their Filipino partners over alleged bogus caregiver jobs abroad.

In a complaint-affidavit dated 25 February 2026 and filed before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Santo Tomas City, Batangas, Samantha Corpuz and Fatima de Vera said they were promised employment as caregivers either in Canada or the United Arab Emirates.

The complainants alleged that they were persuaded to pay P120,000 each for the supposed immediate processing of their documents and deployment requirements.

According to the complaint, the respondents stressed that job slots were limited and that payment was needed to secure their applications. They were allegedly assured that the amount would be refundable if the employment did not push through.

Named as respondents were Italian nationals Adel En Nouri, Mohammed En Nouri, Yuness En Nouri and Narwani Ricky Ravin.

Their alleged Filipino accomplices were identified as Emilie Co Quilop, Marie Antonette Lumanlan Ng, Brian James de Jesus So and Emmanuel Magana Silva.

The complainants said they first met the Filipino respondents through a mutual acquaintance during a gathering in Santo Tomas City last year. The group introduced themselves as recruiters for Tamber International Placement Agency and discussed job opportunities abroad for healthcare assistants and caregivers.

During subsequent meetings, Corpuz and de Vera said they were introduced through video calls to the foreign nationals, allegedly led by Adel En Nouri.

“During the said video calls, they assured us that job openings in Canada or the United Arab Emirates were available and that Filipino applicants were being prioritized.”

The respondents allegedly offered monthly salaries ranging from P120,000 to P140,000, along with other benefits, and assured the complainants that deployment would take place within two months.

After paying the required amounts, the women said they attended seven days of online orientation sessions conducted by the Nouri group and Ravin in preparation for deployment.

However, the promised deployment did not materialize. The complainants said the respondents cited various reasons for the delay.

The women later discovered that the respondents were not licensed to recruit or deploy workers for overseas employment.

“It became clear to us that respondents had no legal authority to recruit workers and that their representations were false from the beginning,” the complainants said.

“The acts of respondents were willful, unlawful, and carried out pursuant to a common design to defraud and unjustly enrich themselves at our expense,” they added.

The complainants are seeking the filing of criminal charges against the respondents and are urging authorities to hold those responsible accountable.