With many of us becoming plant parents over the course of the quarantine, we have to be more vigilant of scammers who might take advantage of our new fixations. In fact, even actress and television host Jolina Magdangal wasn’t spared from this unfortunate circumstance and took to her Instagram page to share her story.
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“Isa sa wish list ko na mga cactus at ngayon ay granted na,” she began on her post where she shared a photo of herself holding a Golden Barrel cactus which she got from an online store.
“Iba ang appreciation ko ngayon sa pagkakabigay sakin nito dahil last sunday, na SCAM ako ng isang seller ng mga cactus sa FB Marketplace, sa kagustuhan ko makabili ng Golden Barrel, may isang seller na nagbebenta ng sobrang mura,” she then shared. She said that because of the price and that she had a good experience talking to the seller, she paid for three Golden Barrel cacti and seven other kinds. Sadly, the seller completely ghosted her after her payment.
“Hapon ang huling text nya ay padeliver na ang mga order ko. At yun na ang huling text nya, nagmemessage ako nung gabi hanggang monday after lunch. Wala na,” she said. Her husband, Mark, even tried contacting the seller too and was able to contact them, but as soon as he made a follow-up of Jolina’s order, the seller stopped replying and could no longer be searched on Facebook.
“SCAM. First time nangyari sakin. Ganito pala feeling,” Jolina continued. “Kung sino ka man ‘Samantha’ (yun ang Gcash name nya, hindi ko alam kung yun talaga name nya), maawa ka naman sa mga taong ninanakawan mo ng pinaghihirapang pera. Alam kong mahirap ang buhay ngayon pero hindi yan ang paraan para kumita ka. Maaaring after nito ay magpalit ka na ng account pero malamang itutuloy mo parin yang panloloko mo. Ang Diyos ay nakikita ang lahat lahat. At pinagdasal na kita sa kanya. Ingat tayong lahat.”
Let’s be more vigilant, fellow plant titos and titas!
(ALSO READ: Aubrey Miles Warns Plantitas and Titos of Buying Stolen Plants: ‘Balang araw mabubuking din’)
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