Victims Warn of Scheme Close to SM North EDSA

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Modus Alert: Pretend Seize Driver Roaming SM North EDSA Alarms Victims

Be vigilant!
by | January 30, 2023

In case you’re all the time reserving a Seize and also you’re robotically getting within the automobile with out checking its particulars, this can be a reminder to remain alert. Over the previous few months, reviews of a pretend Seize driver have been circulating on the Web. The tales are the identical: He’ll pull up in his black Toyota Fortuner in entrance of ready passengers at SM North EDSA and inform them he’s their Seize driver. Someway, he’ll cancel the precise reserving on their telephone and persuade them to get in his automobile. However some Pinoys are good sufficient to know when issues are going incorrect. Right here’s what the pretend Seize modus appears to be like like:

 

Pretend Seize modus close to SM North EDSA?

Actress and occasions host Justine Peña recalled her scary expertise of virtually falling sufferer to what she believes is a modus. In a now-viral tweet, Peña says she was ready for her trip at SM North EDSA when a automobile drove as much as her and pretended to be from Seize.

“MODUS WARNING at SM North. Whereas ready for my trip, a driver pretends to be a seize. I’m on the telephone wanting like I’m calling a driver, and he rolls down the window pointing to his telephone, briefly exhibiting an app open. “Ma’am yung automobile niyo. Reserving Po?’” she mentioned within the tweet.

Peña, who’s married to “Rosas” singer Nica del Rosario, declined the provide since her spouse is meant to choose her up. However the driver was insistent.

“He stored briefly exhibiting his telephone and saying “Yung reserving niyo po,” all of the whereas, wanting actually nice. Then he switched to “San kayo papunta” saying he’ll simply deliver me there,” mentioned Peña.

She recalled that the car was a black SUV with tinted home windows however sadly, she didn’t catch the plate quantity.

 

Apparently, she wasn’t alone in her expertise

Peña mentioned a buddy of hers additionally skilled the identical factor whereas her Seize automobile was nonetheless 2 minutes away. “She thought it was an app glitch however had the sense to ask the sus automobile for reserving particulars,” Peña added.

However what solidified everybody’s concept of the modus is the truth that it additionally occurred to a gaggle of men early this month. One other Twitter consumer shared a hyperlink from Fb a couple of comparable incident. This time, the Fb submit had clear pictures of the and particulars — it was a black Toyota Fortuner with plate quantity NGS 5176.

“Beware sa mga ganitong modus ang kapal ng mukha mo!!!,” it mentioned.

In response to the submit, the black Toyota Fortuner drove as much as a gaggle of buddies ready for his or her Seize trip in SM North EDSA round 10 PM final January 7. The motive force, who pretended to be from Seize, casually took the shopper’s telephone and canceled their official Seize reserving. For the reason that driver knew the place their drop-off was, the group of buddies determined to get within the automobile.

The Seize reserving price was Php 259 however the driver instantly tried to haggle for Php 280. The Fb submit additionally mentioned that once they had been on their method, the driving force insisted to be paid Php 300 instantly.

After disagreeing with the worth and discovering the driving force sketchy, the passengers requested to be dropped off. Whereas they had been making an attempt to take pictures of the rear plate quantity, the driving force instantly drove off with the again door open.

 

Extra horror tales about the identical black Toyota Fortuner

Clearly, the driving force of the black Toyota Fortuner has made it his pastime to trick individuals into pondering he’s from Seize. Extra tales cropped up on-line from these he practically victimized.

By no means let a stranger take your telephone.

He’s roaming Quezon Metropolis.

He’s principally attempting his luck within the SM North EDSA space.

By no means let your guard down in public.

Apart from faking being a Seize driver, the automobile has additionally been repeatedly posted on-line for numerous driving violations like chopping off a automobile at an intersection and knocking off a bike.

 

Netizens ask Seize for assist

Involved residents have raised the difficulty with Seize who reviewed their file and confirmed that the black Toyota Fortuner will not be registered with the corporate. Seize additionally reminded their clients to verify if the plate quantity and car particulars match the one on the app earlier than they get in a automobile. And if individuals encounter different incidents like these, Seize inspired everybody to report them.

 

How you can keep away from being a sufferer to a pretend Seize modus

To start with, all the time be vigilant whenever you’re exterior. Pay attention to your environment — from who you’re standing subsequent to to the make and mannequin of the autos you get into. It’s not being paranoid, you’re merely ensuring you’re protected from any incident. As a result of at this level, religion in humanity isn’t going to chop it.

A part of being vigilant is being alert and ensuring you’re getting within the correct car when you booked one. Verify if it’s the identical automobile with the identical plate quantity indicated in your app. Don’t get in if something is totally different (e.g. totally different mannequin or totally different plate quantity) or when you really feel unsafe in any respect. The very first thing you need to hear out of your driver is the affirmation of your identify and in the event that they don’t inform you, ask for his or her identify as a substitute so you may verify if it matches with the app.

Lastly, when you’re going residence late, ensure that to let somebody know the place you’re. Share your ride-sharing particulars with your folks or activate the placement tag so your loved ones is ready to monitor you till you get residence safely.

 

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This text was republished with permission from 8List.ph. Minor edits have been made for WindowSeat.ph.

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