Cristine Reyes and Rosanna Roces. Image: Instagram/@cristinereyes, @therealrosannaroces
Cristine Reyes and Rosanna Roces made public their encounters with scammers, serving as a reminder for others to be cautious of dishonest people’s schemes.
Reyes shared her experience through an Instagram post on Monday, June 24, showing a charity event she and her companions hosted in May at the National Center for Mental Health.
“Masaya at simple ang araw na ito noon Mayo 24, 2024. Nakaipon kasi kami ng mga kasama ko at nakabili kami ng pagkain at mga pangangailangan ng mga kapwa natin sa NCMH,” she said in the caption.
“Hindi ko lang maalis sa isip ko na malungkot dahil noon 2021 may mga taong lumapit sa akin. Sabi nila may mga bata raw na may malubhang sakit,” she recalled. “Hindi ako nag-atubiling tumulong. Lumapit ako sa mga kaibigan at kakilala ko at nakaipon ng mahigit kalahating milyon sa loob lamang ng isang linggo.”
Unfortunately, Reyes did not hear again from the people who reached out to her after they got the money.
“Nahihiya ako sa mga nagbigay ng donasyon at nalulungkot ako na minsan ay nagamit ako ng mga ibang tao na nagsabing ibibigay nila ang tulong na iyon para sa mga batang may malubhang sakit,” she stated.
“Magsisilbing aral iyon sa akin. Ako ay nagtanda,” she said. “Maraming tao ang magpapanggap at mang-aabuso. Bahala na sa inyo ang may kapal.”
Addressing those who extended their financial help, Reyes apologized to them and reaffirmed her vow that their kindness will be extended to those in need.
“Malungkot man isipin na ngayon maliit lamang ang aking naipon para naman sa mga kapwa natin sa NCMH, [alam] ko malinis ang aking hangarin para tumulong,” she added.
P9,000-worth parcel
Roces, meanwhile, narrated a recent incident with a delivery rider, who asked her to pay for a P9,000 worth of parcel that she did not order.
“May dumating na parcel, almost 9k daw babayaran ko. Paghipo ko parang kapote ang laman na may halong karton,” the actress said on her Facebook page.
“Ihagis ko nga sa rider, sabi ko, ‘Di ako nag-oorder ng ganyan tsaka lahat ng order ko bayad na lagi, walang COD. Itapon mo ‘yan, kuya. Scam yan!'” she continued.
In an exchange with Bandera, Roces said that she refused to pay the cash-on-delivery item because she always uses the online payment option for her orders, hence the parcel was not hers.
“Tsaka ‘pag lumagpas [sa] 600 ang item, mahal na sa akin ‘yon [kaya] pag-iisipan ko pa mabuti,” she noted, adding that she shared her experience to warn her fellow online consumers against scammers.