The popularity of e-wallets in the Philippines has been increasing in recent years. This can be attributed to the increasing adoption of mobile phones and internet connectivity and the convenience and security that e-wallets offer for digital transactions.
Even simple ‘Sari-Sari stores’ already became mini remittance centers because of the popularity of e-wallets.
Because of the increasing usage of e-wallets in the country, some people with bad intentions have already targeted mini stores by doing different modus.
Netizen Paul Ollie shared a video of a store owner who almost became a victim of a modus where someone would pose as a customer who wanted to reload an e-wallet.
The said customer wanted the store owner to send the money first before she gave the money.
Fortunately, the store owner quickly felt something was wrong, so she refused the customer’s demand.
According to the store owner, the customer wanted her to reload P10,000, so she became extra careful and asked for the payment first.
However, the customer didn’t follow the store owner’s request and started talking to someone on the phone.
The customer insisted on sending the money first, but the store owner refused.
“Wala naman akong nakikitang pera sa inyo bakit ko i-process? Baka mamaya i-send ko to tapos wala pala kayong pera diyan,” the store owner asked.
After several minutes, the customer left and just thanked the store owner.
Netizens already became suspicious of the customer and praised the store owner for being smart.