Kidnappers in Philippines now Accepting Checks
I know that you already think you have read just about every kooky story about checks that The Green Sheet could possibly find, but you're wrong.
Kidnapping has become such a way of life in the Philippines that gangs now accept checks to cover their ransom demands, a crime-watch group said Tuesday.
At least three Filipino-Chinese businessmen were quickly freed by their kidnappers recently after they issued checks ranging from $11,500 to $38,460, the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO) said.
"I doubt if they gave stop-payment instructions because the kidnappers would certainly have gotten back to them," said one of the officials, who asked not to be named.
The MRPO, formed by leaders of Manila's Chinatown community to monitor and combat crime, expressed alarm at the resurgence of kidnapping cases and warned of a probable increase with the approach of Christmas, and the acceptance of checks.
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