Manila, Feb. 4 -- Authorities nabbed two Liberian nationals engaged in a "black dollar scam".

In a statement Tuesday, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said two suspects, with aliases Gorge and Johnson, were arrested in a motel in Barangay Kamuning, Quezon City at about 5:20 p.m. on Jan. 31.

The arrested suspects are members of the Black Dollar African Criminal Gang operating the scheme throughout Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

The "black dollar" scam involves convincing victims to pay money for chemicals purportedly needed to convert counterfeit currency into real dollars.

Torre said the operation stemmed from a complaint filed by an entrepreneur named Susana against the two susp...