Republic of the Philippines]

Taguig City, Metro Manila ] s.s.

菲律宾共和国]
马尼拉大都会塔吉格市] s.s.

AFFIDAVIT OF CONFESSION
认罪宣誓书
I, ZHANG YAWEI, of legal age, Chinese National, resident of Millenium
Building, MIA Road, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, presently
detained at Bureau of Immigration Warden’s Facility (BIWF), Camp Bagong
Diwa, Upper Bicutan, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, after having
been duly sworn to in accordance with the law, hereby depose and state
that:

我，张亚伟，法定年龄，中国公民，居住在菲律宾马尼拉大都会帕赛市 MIA 路千禧大厦，目前被拘留在达义市上比库坦巴贡迪瓦营

地移民局监狱长设施（BIWF），菲律宾马尼拉大都会依法正式宣誓后，特此宣誓并声明：

1. I have been in the Philippines since the year 2017. Shortly after I
arrived in the Philippines, I met and became associated with an
American national who introduced himself as John Brich (a.k.a., John
Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell). He and I were residing in the same
condominium complex building in Pasay City, Metro Manila.

我自 2017 年以来一直在菲律宾。到达菲律宾后不久，我遇到了一位美国公民并与之建立了联系，他自我介绍为约翰·布
里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）。他和我住在马尼拉大都会帕赛市的同一栋公寓大楼里

2. In the beginning, John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell)
told me he was a businessman engaged in the buying and selling of
high-end jewelries. After a while, my communication with John Brich
(a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) became scarce until we were
no longer in touch for more than a year.

一开始，John Brich（又名 John Smith，又名 Mark Blaisdell）告诉我，他是一名从事高端珠宝

买卖的商人。一段时间后，我与约翰·布里奇（John Brich，又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）的交流变得很
少，直到我们一年多没有联系。

3. Sometime on 2018, John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell)
approached me in my condominium unit for the reason that he was
saying that he needed my skills as an information technology (IT)
professional. He said that he needed me to help him in his new
venture.

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 2018 年的某个时候，John Brich（又名 John Smith，又名 Mark Blaisdell）在我的公寓单
位找到我，因为他说他需要我作为信息技术 (IT) 专业人员的技能。他说他需要我帮助他开展新事业。

4. It turned out that John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell)
wanted to collaborate with me in perpetrating online fraud against
certain individuals found on social media for the purpose of
siphoning money from them. He said that he needed me in particular
in identifying and victimizing Chinese persons or Chinese-speaking
nationals who are perceived to have money. He said he will be the one
in charge of English-speaking individuals who will likewise be
targeted as source of money to be siphoned through online fraud.

事实证明，约翰·布里奇（John Brich，又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）想与我合作，对社交媒体上发现的
某些个人进行网络欺诈，目的是从他们那里窃取金钱。他说他特别需要我来识别和伤害那些被认为有钱的中国人或说华语的国
民。他表示，他将负责管理讲英语的个人，这些人也将成为通过网络欺诈窃取资金的来源。

5. Our collaboration was an overnight success. Between 2018 and 2019

we made at least twenty-five million pesos. Of course, we had
assistance from two (2) other individuals who I only knew as Joy and
Gina who were Filipinas and I believe, were living with John Brich
(a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) in his condominium unit.

我们的合作一夜成名。 2018 年至 2019 年间，我们至少赚了 2500 万比索。当然，我们得到了另外两（2）个

人的帮助，我只知道他们是乔伊和吉娜，他们是菲律宾人，我相信他们和约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯
德尔）住在他的公寓里。

6. We devised several scripts. We asked money from naïve and easily

trusting women, mostly lonely widows, or lonely wives of
businessmen. These women have low level of intelligence. They exist
and maintain their lavish lifestyle through the money they receive
from their husbands. In the case of widows, they got their money from
the estate of their deceased husbands.

我们设计了几个脚本。我们向天真的、容易信任的女性要钱，她们大多是孤独的寡妇，或者孤独的商人妻子。这些女性的智力
水平较低。她们靠从丈夫那里得到的钱来生存并维持奢华的生活方式。就寡妇而言，她们的钱来自已故丈夫的遗产。

7. We relied on the innocence of these women. We convinced them that

there is a shipment or a remittance of a certain amount deposited in
some warehouse. And that shipment or remittance contains the
alleged sender’s only remaining assets in the form of cash and/or
jewelry intended for the benefit of a minor child in the Philippines.
And that we were in need of the woman’s (victim) assistance in
securing the release of the parcel from the Bureau of Customs of the
Philippines. The role of Joy and Gina was to call the victims
pretending that they were agents of the Bureau of Customs or the
Department of Finance. And in cases, they will tell the victim that
there was a need to pay a certain sum of money to secure the release
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 of the parcel. The victim agrees to send money mostly in the belief
that she will be paid with an added profit after the parcel is released.
In all cases, no parcel actually exists.

我们相信这些妇女的清白。我们让他们相信有一批货物或一定金额的汇款存入某个仓库。该批货物或汇款包含据称汇款人仅存
的现金和/或珠宝形式的资产，旨在为菲律宾的未成年儿童提供福利。我们需要该妇女（受害者）的协助，以确保菲律宾海关局
放行包裹。乔伊和吉娜的角色是假装海关局或财政部的特工给受害者打电话。在某些情况下，他们会告诉受害人需要支付一定
金额才能确保包裹被释放。受害人同意汇款，主要是因为她相信包裹被释放后，她会得到额外的利润。在所有情况下，实际上
都不存在地块。

8. In all instances, the money we asked from our victims were not
directly deposited to accounts under our names. We used “money
mules” and used their accounts as money bridges from where, the
money will eventually be transferred to and withdrawn by John Brich
(a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) usually from the accounts of
either Joy, Gina, or some account with a fictitious name or the name of
some other person who agreed to let us withdraw from her (always a
woman) accounts.

在所有情况下，我们向受害者索要的资金都没有直接存入我们名下的账户。我们使用“钱骡”，并使用他们的账户作为资金桥
梁，资金最终将被转移到约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔），通常从乔伊、吉娜或一些具有虚构姓名
的帐户或同意让我们从她（总是女性）帐户中提款的其他人的姓名。

9. Then, as to how these money mules (women) agreed to receive the

money from the victims through their accounts, we had to pre-
condition their minds, hearts, and will-power to ensure that they will
follow us. We pick money mules based on their personal profile and
attributes which I and John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark
Blaisdell) pick from social media, usually from Facebook.com. The
targeted money mule must be someone who is not very well
educated; has a background of life in the country-side; and afflicted
with loneliness or depression because of a broken relationship, or
family problem, or some other tragedy or sad event in their lives.
John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) and I will pretend
that we were genuinely concerned and emotionally attached to the
would-be money mule. Usually, it took three (3) to six (6) months
before we use a money mule. We ensure that she was in-love to either
me or John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) and already
had one hundred percent emotional attachment; and completely
dedicated with hopes that someday she will be joining either me or
John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) in a happy marital
union.

那么，这些钱骡（女人）如何同意通过她们的账户接收受害者的钱，我们必须预先条件她们的思想、心灵和意志力，以确保她
们跟随我们。我们根据我和约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）从社交媒体（通常是
Facebook.com）中挑选的个人资料和属性来挑选钱骡。目标钱骡必须是没有受过良好教育的人；有农村生活背景 ；
由于关系破裂、家庭问题或生活中的其他悲剧或悲伤事件而遭受孤独或抑郁的困扰。约翰·布里奇（John Brich，又名
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 约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）和我会假装我们真正关心并在情感上依恋着潜在的钱骡。通常，我们需要三 (3) 到六
(6) 个月的时间才能使用钱骡。我们确保她爱上了我或约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔），并且已经
有了百分百的情感依恋；并完全致力于希望有一天她能与我或约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）一起
建立幸福的婚姻关系。

10. Sometime on first quarter of 2019, I particularly picked and pointed to

John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) a certain woman
from social media named “MENCHE COMIA PINEDA” who I initially
thought to have Chinese blood although she is a Filipina. However,
when I learned that she was not capable of speaking the Chinese
language, I referred her to John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark
Blaisdell). After evaluating that Menche Comia Pineda had the
characteristics I mentioned above in order to be used a money mule,
my co-conspirator John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell)
immediately began his modus operandi and scheme to capture the
trust, emotions, and heart of Menche Comia Pineda. I knew for sure
that John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) was
extremely successful in convincing that woman Menche Comina
Pineda that he [John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell)]
was truly in love and had the purest interests for her. She (Menche)
was completely unmindful that she was just being used for some
fraudulent scheme as a money mule.

2019 年第一季度的某个时候，我特别在社交媒体上挑选并指出了约翰·布里奇（John Brich，又名约翰·史密斯，

又名马克·布莱斯德尔）一位名为“MENCHE COMIA PINEDA”的女性，我最初认为她有中国血统，尽管她
是菲律宾人。然而，当我得知她不会说中文时，我向她推荐了约翰 ·布里奇（John Brich，又名约翰·史密斯，又名马
克·布莱斯德尔）。在评估 Menche Comia Pineda 具有我上面提到的可以被用作金钱骡子的特征后，我的
同谋 John Brich（又名 John Smith，又名 Mark Blaisdell）立即开始了他的作案手法和计划来
获取信任，情感，以及 Menche Comia Pineda 的心。我确信约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·
布莱斯德尔）非常成功地说服了那个女人门切·科米纳·皮内达（Menche Comina Pineda），他[约翰·布
里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）]真的恋爱了并且对她有最纯粹的兴趣。她（Menche）完全没有意识
到自己只是被用作一些欺诈计划的钱骡。

11. In late 2019, when I was arrested by agents of the Bureau of

Immigration and detained at the Bureau of Immigration Warden’s
Facility (BIWF) in Taguig City, I was able to retain a cellphone in my
possession and continuously monitor the fraud operations scheme
over the internet with John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark
Blaisdell). I was then particularly focused on the events that involved
MENCHE COMIA PINEDA because I liked her face. She was like a
Chinese-Filipina. She was so innocent and completely unaware that
she was just being fooled by John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark
Blaisdell) by making her fall in-love with him, be emotionally
attached and follow his command to receive money in her account
from another woman. In the case of Menche, the source of the money
deposited to her account was from a woman who’s first name I can
barely recall as “Irish” from Mindanao area in Southern Philippines. I
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 also recalled that in the beginning, Menche Comia Pineda had no bank
account under her name. It was John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a,
Mark Blaisdell) who convinced her to open a bank account.

2019 年底，当我被移民局特工逮捕并拘留在达义市移民局典狱长设施（BIWF）时，我保留了一部手机并持续监控欺
诈行动计划通过互联网与约翰·布里奇（John Brich，又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）进行交流。然后我特
别关注涉及 MENCHE COMIA PINEDA 的事件，因为我喜欢她的脸。她就像一个菲律宾华裔。她是如此天
真，完全没有意识到她只是被约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）愚弄，让她爱上他，产生感情，并听
从他的命令，在她的账户上收到钱来自另一个女人。就 Menche 而言，存入她账户的钱来自一位来自菲律宾南部棉兰老
岛地区的女性，我几乎记不起她的名字是“爱尔兰人”。我还记得，一开始，Menche Comia Pineda 名下
没有银行账户。约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）说服她开设了一个银行账户。

12. John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) asked Menche
Comia Pineda to receive the money to be deposited by “Irish”
sometime on either late June or early July 2022. Thereafter, after the
money was deposited in the account of Menche Comia Pineda, this guy
John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) gave also the
instruction that the money was to be deposited to another account. I
can no longer recall the owner of that second account. But it was
probably opened by either Joy or Gina, the associates of John Brich
(a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell). It was then that the money
came to the hands of John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark
Blaisdell). Altogether, John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark
Blaisdell) most likely made less than three million pesos from that
woman called “Irish” who was from Mindanao, Southern Philippines.

John Brich （ 又 名 John Smith ， 又 名 Mark Blaisdell ） 要 求 Menche Comia

Pineda 在 2022 年 6 月下旬或 7 月初的某个时间收到“爱尔兰人”存入的资金。此后，钱存入账户后
Menche Comia Pineda 的 John Brich （ 又 名 John Smith ， 又 名 Mark
Blaisdell）也指示将这笔钱存入另一个账户。我记不起第二个帐户的所有者了。但它可能是由乔伊或吉娜打开的，他们
是约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）的同事。就在那时，这笔钱来到了约翰·布里奇（John
Brich，又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）手中。约翰·布里奇（John Brich，又名约翰·史密斯，又名马
克·布莱斯德尔）从那个来自菲律宾南部棉兰老岛的“爱尔兰人”女人身上赚到的钱很可能不到三百万比索。

13. Thereafter, I asked John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell)
for my one-half share from the money extracted from Irish. But he did
not visit me at the detention. Worse, he stopped communicating with
me. I tried so hard to convince him to give me my money which I told
him I needed for processing my bail application. But he never listened
to me. So I am still here inside the detention facility, lonely, feeling
betrayed by John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell).

此后，我向约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）请求从爱尔兰提取的资金中分出我的二分之一。但他没
有到看守所来探望我。更糟糕的是，他不再和我交流了。我竭尽全力说服他给我钱，我告诉他我需要这些钱来处理我的保释申
请。但他从来不听我的。所以我仍然在拘留所里，孤独，感觉被约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）背
叛了。

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 14. Early this year, January 2024, I chanced upon the profile of Menche
Comia Pineda on facebook.com. I sent her a message in messenger
telling her that I was involved with John Brich (a.k.a., John Smith,
a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) and his two associates Joy and Gina. And that we
were the ones who scammed her into becoming an innocent money
mule. I also told her through messenger that John Brich (a.k.a., John
Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) betrayed me and that he took all the
money. I specifically also informed Menche Comia Pineda that I will
execute this confession. And that she (Menche) can go to me here at
the Bureau of Immigration Warden’s Facility (BIWF). I did not know
why I suddenly decided to send a message to Menche Comia Pineda
and make a confession. Perhaps, the feeling of being betrayed by John
Brich (a.k.a., John Smith, a.k.a, Mark Blaisdell) made me decide to
expose him and our clandestine fraud activities before.

今 年 年 初 ， 即 2024 年 1 月 ， 我 在 facebook.com 上 偶 然 发 现 了 Menche Comia

Pineda 的个人资料。我给她发了一条信息，告诉她我和约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）和他
的两个同事乔伊和吉娜有关系。是我们欺骗了她，让她成为了无辜的钱骡。我还通过信使告诉她，约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史
密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）背叛了我，并拿走了所有的钱。我还特意通知门切·科米亚·皮内达，我将执行这份供词。她
（Menche）可以到移民局监狱长设施（BIWF）来找我。我不知道为什么突然决定给门切·科米亚·皮内达发信息，
坦白。也许，被约翰·布里奇（又名约翰·史密斯，又名马克·布莱斯德尔）背叛的感觉让我决定揭露他和我们之前的秘密欺诈
活动。

15. I narrated and executed this affidavit of confession voluntarily in the

presence of a lawyer who explained to me the probable legal
consequences of my action.

我在律师在场的情况下自愿叙述并签署了这份认罪宣誓书，律师向我解释了我的行为可能产生的法律后果。
IN WITNESS WHEREFORE, I hereto affixed my signature this 11
January at Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

谨此证明，我于今年 1 月 11 日在菲律宾马尼拉大都会达义市签署了我的签名。
ZHANG YAWEI
张亚伟
Affiant
阿菲安特

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 11 Janaury 2024 at Taguig

City, Metro Manila, Philippines, affiant exhibiting to me his Passport No.
________________________ issued by the government of People’s Republic of China.

于 2024 年 1 月 11 日在菲律宾马尼拉大都会达义市在我面前签署并宣誓，宣誓人向我出示了中华人民共和国政府签发的护
照号码

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL, this 11 January 2024 at

Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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 2024 年 1 月 11 日，在菲律宾马尼拉大都会达义市，见证我的手印和公证印章。

Doc. No. ________;

Page No. ________;
Book No.________;
Series of 2024.

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