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As the Christmas season is already in full swing, so are the people out there who would do anything to make extra money even if it meant harming others. I don’t usually post articles like this, but I am just too bothered not to share what happened to my best friend’s sister about a week ago. I, too, have a sister and friends who are still in school and may be potential victims of this gang. It is bad enough for your phone to be taken without your knowledge, but it is way worse to be hypnotized, taken to another city with all your belongings gone upon coming back to your senses. The worst part, you have no memory of how it happened. That’s what happened to my friend’s sister. Please read the account below and I hope it would help you stay cautious and safe this holiday season.
Allow me to share with you what happened to my younger sister yesterday, around 3 pm in Market Market vicinity.
She
told me and my husband that she will be meeting up with her boyfriend
in Market Market and so we dropped her off in Serendra so she just needs
to cross to Market Market. This was around 3pm. A little past 5, I
received a call from my mother telling me something happened to my
sister, that she was mugged but she’s not aware of the details yet. She
just got a call from an unknown number telling her that my sister is in
Paranaque, in shock. I called up the number my Mom gave me and was able
to talk to my sister – she was scared, crying and desperate.
My
husband and I (along with my kids and in-laws) drove to Paranaque to
locate her. By this time, my sister was already able to text me her
exact location with the help of the staff from the spa. She mentioned
the name of the spa and the address, but does not recall how she got
there. We arrived to see her crying and shaking. Her story:
She
was walking along the vicinity of Market Market, en route to her
boyfriend’s house. This gay appeared out of nowhere and talked to her,
telling her how he can make her into a model, that there is an event in
World Trade Center on Saturday, about how she can earn Php14K in one go
and then Php7K every week. After this – my sister doesn’t recall anymore
what happened. She thinks that she was maybe hypnotized as she only
remembers bits and pieces – that this gay person even stopped for a
quick merienda, that she was in a cab with him (she doesn’t recall
getting into one though). When she got to her wits, she was already in a
spa – taking a shower. She got dressed – rushed out only to find out
she already lost her entire bag. In it is an Iphone5 I got for her less
than two weeks ago, my personal laptop, a watch, and some other personal
items. She ran (almost got hit by a Revo) and tried to go after him –
but the guard at the village said he very casually rode a cab.STORY FROM THE SPA OWNERS AND STAFF:
The gay and my sister arrived at
the spa around 4:14pm. Their first impression was how are these two
related? Why does the girl look “tulala” and lost. Upon arriving, this
gay immediately made a scene saying he cannot find his phone in his bag.
He shouted at my sister asking her if she missed getting his phone in
the cab (giving the people in the spa the impression that they are
really together – in fact, with the way he was shouting at my sister,
they began to assume my sister is his PA). He asked my sister to ring
his number so he can locate it. After this, he told the spa staff that
he will have my sister body-scrubbed. He even went inside the room to
“check” the facility, the shower room, etc. After this, he already
instructed the spa to proceed with the service. My sister, under a spell
she doesn’t know then, gladly obliged. Once in the shower, and maybe
because that spell was broken when the water hit her face, she came back
to her senses, got dressed and rushed back to the spa lobby.
I
was able to see the guy as the spa has a CCTV camera in place so his
face is very much recognizable. He is tall, dark-skinned and a bit on
the heavy side. He was wearing a Tigers shirt and a pair of shorts. I
asked for a copy of the footage but the Spa Owners said we should weigh
our options first on whether to report this or not as they fear the guy
will come back for my sister and even them. They also feel it’s bad for
business. They said we are lucky he did not opt to kill my sister and
dump her in some remote province.
I
agree with them on this – but the part where they are asking not report
this is unacceptable to me. We are still discussing within the family
and weighing our options. My fear is that this incident happens again to
another unsuspecting victim. The guy, by the way, left his bag in the
spa, but I checked its contents and I think it’s a bag that was also
stolen from another student for it contains exam sheets, quizzes, etc.
Today,
my sister is still in shock, she’s at home but crying every now and
then. She feels bad that she lost the phone she got for her 18thbirthday,
some other stuff I gave her and my laptop. I feel bad worse as
technically, I was the one robbed. The laptop contains all of the photos
of my son from Day 1 and travel pictures of me and my husband. These
things I can no longer duplicate nor replace. I do not know yet the next
steps to take, perhaps report it when she’s ready. Or maybe this is the
first step – to warn others of this modus operandi.
Let’s
all be cautious for these scammers target the most unsuspecting people.
Let’s protect our children, our family, our friends and ourselves. I
never believed in this hypnotizing thing til this happened. God bless
everyone and please pray this guy doesn’t get past this.
Please share this story to create awareness and if ever anyone see the guy in CCTV, please be alert that he may have other company within the vicinity, waiting for potential victims. Again, stay safe everyone.
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