False pretenses constitute estafa

By Persida Acosta

Jul 03, 2022 12:04 am

DEAR PAO

Dear PAO,

My cousin introduced himself as the owner of a condominium unit located in Makati City and sold me the property. I already paid in full the P6.8-million purchase price last year. However, my cousin failed to deliver the certificate of title of and the keys to the condominium unit despite several demands. Last week, I found out that he is not the owner of the condominium and that he has no authority to sell the property. Can my cousin be held criminally liable for estafa?

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