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Originally Posted by Kickthrbucket
The scams y are also happening in other SEA countries but less rampant. I read somewhere that the Philippines just replaced Nigeria as the no 1 country in the world mostly likely to be scammed.
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TO be fair, I been dealing a lot with filipino too long, maybe it's in their culture to scam and steal and apologise, and it must work ..
But honestly, 99% of scam in Philippines, so obvious, unlike the PRC scam or such.
heck in 1999 or so I kena in Singapore, on 1900 number, so convincing, check into hotel, dude comes and insist I must handover phone for safety - lucky me had a bit of brain left I handover my useless Nokia 8210 phone, and then waited. And waited before I realised what happened.
And more in 1900 number
compare to that, filipino mostly scammer of opportunity.
or use excuse to suck you dry and you can always walk away.
like, instead of saying they need money but no plan to pay back, say "borrow"
or instead saying no money to eat, say "grandma sick, please help .. " same grandma who died 10 times already
or a famous excuse, in Subic a worker send pic of his brother supposedly killed by police, excuse to not coming to work.
I see the pic, google and same pic is from newspaper, killing in Mindanao of somebody 2 years before.
because worker don't want to admit why he cannot come to work .
too many, and many maid also play me small time scam until maybe I become immune !
And 99% I walk away than fall for very tempting but dodgy scams.
that's why I prefer known freelancer than go for hot looking but most likely not real, or worse, freelancing police knocking door saying child abuse etc etc.
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Originally Posted by fr33domfighter
Also heard from my colleagues have the girly bars - maybe referring to LA Cafe... not sure but yea, generally haven't got any spectacular stories to tell from Manila.
And don't get started on the WeChat option - 100% problematic.
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Maybe I become too settled, I am mostly working on facebook group, filter and then find .. or maybe i am in better area with lot of students, mostly real, sometime pretend student but who cares, 2,000 to 2.500 2 hours.. I am happy man
will post pics later ..