BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Dubai Police General Headquarters have been asked to investigate an Ilongga vlogger based in the United Arab Emirates.
A complainant claimed she was duped into investing in the vlogger’s supposed jewelry venture.
Mary Joy Derla-Ward, an Ilongga nurse based in Los Osos, California, USA, requested the FBI and the Dubai police to investigate Jinky Miraflores Carpio, also known as QueenKix Bugris on Facebook.
“I am exposing her and stopping her from scamming more people. She is a big-time scammer,” Ward told Panay News.
Ward said she had coordinated with other complainants who also reportedly gave money to Carpio as investment.
Carpio, who also uses other social media pages such as POGI TeeVee and Iloyski Jugriz, is reportedly living in Jumeirah, Dubai.
In her complaint to the FBI, Ward said she began following Carpio on social media sometime in January 2023. At first, she said she was enticed by Carpio’s live videos since they were filled with humor and sometimes vulgar criticism of the Philippine government.
But Ward said Carpio later started sending her messages on social media and requested donations to help the supposed less fortunate individuals in the Philippines, or to feed stray dogs in Iloilo City.
This prompted Ward to make regular donations every two weeks, although Ward admitted she was uncertain if the money was truly used for these charitable purposes.
Last July 3, 2024, Ward said Carpio offered her to become one of her business partners in the selling of gold jewelry from Dubai to the United States.
“Believing it to be a lucrative opportunity, I agreed and wired $5,000 to her son’s girlfriend, as instructed,” said Ward.
The next day, Ward said Carpio again persuaded her to send an additional $2,500, claiming that the jeweler would add more grams of gold with a larger purchase.
Carpio, added Ward, further asked her to transfer another $1900, which was supposedly needed for tax and shipping insurance of the jewelry from Dubai last July 12, 2024.
Despite Carpio’s constant reassurances, Ward said the jewelry never arrived. Realizing she had been scammed, Ward said she researched her online and discovered numerous complaints from other victims on her social media page.
She learned that Carpio had multiple warrants for her arrest in the Philippines, prompting her to hide in Dubai.
Ward said she alerted the Dubai police on the issue.
“Carpio poses a serious threat to the Filipino community as she continues to scam people through her social media pages. While I may not recover my lost funds, I seek justice to prevent her from victimizing others,” said Ward.
She also urged other victims to come forward and file a complaint against Carpio before Dubai to be held accountable for her actions.
“As a law-abiding citizen, I have lived a quiet life in the US, working as a nurse alongside my firefighter husband. I trusted Ms. Carpio in hopes of earning extra income for my family. I have never been involved in illegal activities or committed any crimes,” said Ward./PN
