Beware of Budol-Budol Gang..

I really don't believe about Budol-Budol Gang (a group of people who hypnotizes someone to get some cash or things from them) before, pero when it happened to someone I know.. grabe totoo pala sya! My dad told me kasi na our neighbor was a victim of the said gang just recently. She went to a nearby mall in our place (RFC Mall in Las Pinas) to withdraw some money from an atm inside the mall. The atm was placed near the entrance so madami talaga tao dun, hindi mo maiisipan na dun ka madadali ng masasamang loob. I should know kasi dun din ako madalas magwithdraw. A woman approached daw our neighbor and she withdrew all her money on her atm worth 24k and she even cash advanced in her credit cards and gave it to the woman. She's like hypnotized daw, she knew what she's doing pero parang wala syang control, yung parang sunud-sunuran sya dun sa babae. Yung mga jewelries na suot nya ibinigay nya din ng kusa dun sa babae plus umuwi pa sya para kunin yung iba nyang jewelries para ibigay lahat dun sa babae. After a while, natauhan sya pero wala na lahat ng belongings nya, ang tanging naiwan ay bag na puro papel ang laman. Shock sya sa nangyari at wala na syang nagawa kundi umiyak na lang. Umabot ng 100k lahat ng natangay sa kanya.

An officemate of mine has the same experience like my neighbor. At heto pa, same place din kung saan sya nabiktima. According to her, she was approached by an old woman and a gay guy asking for a place and she even accompanied them. And then after, she withdraw also money from the same atm machine then she gave the money to the culprits. She even gave the pin number of her atm card. When she got home, that's when she realized that she's been fooled by those people. 

Tama ang advice ng parents natin, "don't talk to strangers"! Mahirap na talaga panahon ngayon. Lalo na malapit na magpasko, marami na naman ang masasamang loob. Madami sa kanila wala sa looks na may gagawing hindi maganda.. yung iba presentable pa. Dumadami ang mga gimik ng mga manloloko kaya kailangan ng ibayong ingat. 

Be vigilant and be safe everyone!