Lady Store Owner Loses P7k to Scammer Who Pretends as Rice Supplier

Davao City Lady Store Owner Scammed by Man Who Pretends as Rice Supplier

DAVAO CITY – A lady store owner expressed her disappointment after losing P7, 000 to a scammer who pretended as a rice supplier.

A lady entrepreneur identified as Joy Sereno has expressed her frustrations after losing her hard-earned cash to a scammer. The suspect pretended as an owner of a rice supply store along the area.

The suspect is allegedly 25 kilograms of rice for only P750, which is much lower compared to the regular price of P950. She was convinced by the scammer’s sweet and flowery words to lure his victims.

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The scammer act like a rice store owner and even assisted Sereno to park her vehicle near the rice supply store. The culprit ordered the store employee to load 10 sacks of rice to the woman’s vehicle.

“Sumunod ako sa kanya doon, tinulungan pa nga niya ako sap ag-park ng aking sasakyan pagbaba ko, sabi niya sa nagbabantay sa tindahan ng bigas, sige ikarga mon a ang sampung sako ng bigas sa sasakyan,” Sereno said.

The lady victim give the payment to the culprit assuming that he was the real owner of the store. Unfortunately, the scammer immediately escaped using its motorcycle after receiving the money.

The rice store employee witnessed the incident and initially though the suspect and the victim knew each other.

“Ganoon pa rin, kinausap niya ang customer na sa kanya ang tindahan ng bigas. Kaya naniwala naman ang babae at nagbayad ang babae sa lalaking suspek. Noong panahong ding ‘yon inutusan niya ang kargador naming na ikarga ang limang sakong bigas,” employee John Lenard Buot said.

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