Posted on 03/03/2014 12:00:35 PM PST by lafroste
I have run into an unusual situation. I have struck up a friendship with a philipina woman. However she is "employed" as a nanny by a couple from the UAE and is in Baltimore at the moment. The employers have confiscated her passport, work her 7 days a week with no days off or vacations. And pay her a nominal $9.00 per hour except they "hold" the money for her which amounts to $400.00 per week. (I haven't figured out the math on that one yet, since she is technically "on the job" 24 hours a day). What are her legal rights in this situation? What steps can I take to free her from this draconian servitude. Any advice is welcome.
Hold onto your wallet dude. There's a sucker born every day.
I have no idea. I assume the passport is from the Philippines, but I don't know. She obviously got into the country.
Yep. Sounds like a scam artist. Law needs to get involved.
Keep out of it... Other than to give her a video camera and suggest she record a week or two of activity as documentation...She needs a lawyer as an advocate...Then she should go to the police/FBI. I doubt that the Philippine Embassy will be any help, and could be a detriment to her claim.
Preferable with a TV crew following her. The sunlight of publicity will help her case.
Yes FBI
FBI.
If they exist and are from the UAE, they’ll get a pass.
LOL! Fi dolla!
Sure...FBI....and don’t forget, they’ll investigate you first. Delete any porn on your computer.
My stepson had a Filipina psychic scammer after him for several years, a few years back, when he was in USMC. She WAS nuts. And seemed like her only goal was to try to find an American to “save” her and marry her, get her to the USA.
She could have gotten in via a tourist visa and simply stayed after it expired.
Contrary to popular belief, about 1/2 of the illegal immigrants in this country came here legally but overstayed their visas.
Fifteen years ago we ran into a similar situation with a woman in our neighborhood. This victim was terrified of police involvement because she did lot want to be sent back to her home country where Christians were being persecuted by Muslims. (Imagine that.) Apparently it’s not so unusual here, where there are ao many foreign nationals who have no respect for American laws and American notions of freedom. We neighbors were able to get this lady free and today she is a proud American citizen.
Freepmail me, I may know someone who could help.
I suspect she is taking you for a sucker.........
I really don't think that is a motivation. If it is (which I doubt) She hasn't tried to set the hook yet. Believe me I am not niave.
If she is a US citizen, call the FBI. If she is not here legally, the UAE’ers will get the benefit of the doubt in Obama’s Amerika.
That's why female spies work the best.
Yes, this is basically what they arrested and strip-searched that Indian diplomat for doing. Most likely she entered the country illegally.
Others have already said it. DO NOT GIVE HER MONEY. The story may or may not be legit. One way or another, get LEO involved and get out of the case.
That’s my advice.
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