[Possible scam] Stranger asked for ₱1k
pumunta ako sa glorietta after work to get something. paglabas ko ng zara, may isang lalaki na lumapit sakin. pinoy siya pero sabi niya taga ibang bansa daw siya, and he had a very american sounding accent. sabi niya hindi siya nakapagpalit ng dollars kasi closed na daw yung money changers. it was already around 8 pm.
i told him na baka closed na talaga since usually hanggang 5 or 6 pm lang. then he asked me kung saan yung makati med. i asked him if he had cash so i could maybe help him book a grab using my phone, kasi naisip ko baka wala siyang grab app since galing siya abroad.
sabi niya wala daw siyang cash or pesos, and asked if baka may cash ako. i told him wala akong cash because i usually just use my cards. i was genuinely willing to help naman.
then he said he could give me $50 in exchange for 1k. sabi ko sige, i just needed to withdraw money first. so i withdrew 1k pesos and gave it to him.
after that, he gave me his name and phone number and even asked if we could take a selfie together using my phone. i guess baka para maging comfortable ako or para hindi ko isipin na scam siya. we took a selfie using my phone so ayun meron naman akong pic ng face nya if ever scammer to.
he also asked me to send him a message with my name and number for gcash daw, para mabayaran niya ako later or something. honestly, hindi ko na rin sure what the arrangement was supposed to be.
kanina lang talaga nangyari and hindi ako mapakali. 😭 after he left, naisipan kong tawagan yung number na binigay niya, pero out of coverage area siya.
now im overthinking everything. 😭 scam ba to or what? i was genuinely trying to help him, pero ngayon ko lang narealize na ang weird pala ng buong situation. huhu.