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I got scammed in Manila - hurts emotionally

I’m a 29M visiting Manila for a month-long vacation. Today, I had a frustrating experience that left me feeling both disappointed and foolish. I wanted to share it here, not just as a warning but also as a way to process what happened.

Earlier, I was at Robinsons Manila Mall when a man approached me. He looked to be in his late 30s or early 40s, but he claimed to be 45 years old (maybe Asian genetics made him look younger). He chuckled when he saw me and said he was the doorman at my hotel and that today was his day off.

I told him I was staying in a condo, not a hotel. He quickly responded, “Oh, yeah, we call condos ‘hotels’ too, sir.”

At first, he seemed friendly and genuine, so I was friendly back. We chatted a bit, and I asked him how much he earned per day. He said 700 PHP and mentioned he wanted a better-paying job. He sounded sincere.
Then he told me it was his son’s birthday today and that he brought his family to the arcade to celebrate. He even led me to see it, saying, "They’re inside playing."

I was in a good mood and feeling empathetic. I thought it was sweet that he was spending his only day off with his family, but then he lightly mentioned that he wouldn’t be able to take them out for a meal—just the arcade.

That hit me hard. I grew up in a disoriented family and worked since I was 12 years old—construction, hospitality, anything to survive. I never had moments like this with my own father, and maybe that’s why this story tugged at me.

I wanted to help him give his family a better day.

I excused myself to the restroom, washed my hands, and when I came out, I handed him 1,000 PHP. He looked happy but not particularly thankful. That should have been a red flag, but I ignored it.

Then I asked, "Is this enough for a good meal for your wife and two kids?"

He hesitated and said, "If it was 2,000, it would be better."
Without thinking much, I gave him another 1,000 PHP. At this point, I still believed he was a good father just trying to do something nice for his family.

Then the conversation shifted. He said he wanted a better-paying job and was open to moving abroad. Since I run a software company in Singapore, I told him I might be able to help him find a job—maybe as an errand boy, driver, or security guy.

I asked for his WhatsApp to stay in touch.

That’s when things got weird. He said he didn’t use WhatsApp but would go get his phone from his family and come back with his contact details.

I said, "Okay, I’ll wait for you at Starbucks."

I waited. 30 minutes passed. No one came back.

Reality hit me:
* He was never a doorman at my condo.
* His family was never at the arcade.
* He never wanted a job.
* He just wanted 2,000 PHP

Honestly, the money means nothing to me. It's such a small amount that I don’t care about losing it. What hurts is that I got played for being kind. I fell for a bunch of lies because I let my emotions get involved.

This was my first impression of a Filipino. I went to the mall to eat, but after this incident, I felt so broken as a human that I lost my appetite.

I wanted to share this as a warning: If you meet someone like this, check their story first—or better yet, don’t help them at all.
Because after today, I have made a decision:

I will never help anyone who asks for it for the rest of my life.

Edit: I would like to emphasis that I understand this is one encounter and not all filipinos like this guy. I had pleasant encounters in ph too, and looking forward to having more.

(nakita ko lang sa reddit)

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