Last Friday, I am so lazy to start my day at work; I am not in the mood to touch my paper works or even to answer my emails.
At around 1030-11am one of the managers approached me if we can talk and he even mentioned that somebody called our office and it’s quite urgent. But I am still in the “tamad zone”. And then he went to our VP so I don’t have any choice but to follow them and check what it is wrong, I thought yung issue about professionalism.
But the topic is, somebody called our office and looking for someone to talked too who is in the higher position because someone who will issue me a NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC in People’s Journal with my position and the name of the company that I am working for and my violation is Article 354.
The person behind the call is Atty Melchor Flores of Flores Group of Companies, he said that ayaw daw niya madamay company kaya he want to gave a warning and the company must cooperate with him.
At first I got shocked, WHAT? I never done anything wrong? They gave some numbers para I could call them. But I don’t have any plan to call them, our VP told me to take care and it might be a scam. I told her for sure it’s a scam and I will ask my dad to call them.
When I returned to my table I immediately researched for the People’s Journal, they have different number compare sa binigay nung caller, I called the one in the website and inquire about the notice of the public. Afterwards I searched for Melchor Flores and boom it’s confirmed it’s a scam you can check the link here and here. I immediately reported to our VP about it she asked me to print the article and she warned our operator to be more conscious about the caller and screen all the call because we will never know who will be the next one?
My analysis in the situation
It’s confirmed a scam and the one they are trying to blackmail is the company. In the first place they don’t look for me; I don’t receive any call that I have this issue. They want to talk to someone who is in higher position to compromise and they will ask money if naniwala sila sa issue.
How do they get my name? I am working for a president of the company so before they can reach my boss they need to talk to me first of course they will get my details as easy as that.
Here are my tips when you encounter this caller;
1. Stay calm – don’t be afraid in one call especially if you are not doing anything wrong.
2. Don’t call the numbers– don’t call them because it’s a modus operandi they are just going to scare you
3. Research– research the article first, research the newspaper and most of all research the name of the person. Everything is in the internet na so you can get all information’s in one click.
4. Check the requirements on how to issue NOTICE TO the PUBLIC– hindi basta basta nag issue ng notice in any publications without sufficient evidence
5. Analyze the situations try to analyze the situation first, check all the facts and gather all the information.
Let’s thinks and analyze and be safe
Good thing you stayed calm and found out its a scam. Some are people are just too lazy to work and wanted easy money.
Yes important din talaga to trust your instinct and stay calm muna if I panic I might call that person siguro
This is really a little scary. Glad you were able to handle the situation very well…
Buti na lang gumana instinct ko that time and I have presence of mind or else baka nag panic din ako
Scammers! I also got similar calls before, and my husband taught me to say that the boss is out of the country and won’t be back in 6 months. I wish these scammers are put to jail!
yah ang dami nila buti phone call lang I don’t know what to do if personal ako maka meet scammers or budol budol.
We have to be really be careful everytime. There are so many scammers around, in search of willful victims.
yah a lot of scammers and iba iba ang modus. you must have a presence of mind talaga
Anong ginawa mo nang malaman mong scam? Di n b sya ulit tumawag or nagtx sayo? Nangyari din sakin yan ngayon.
Hi just stay calm don’t call if you know you are nit doing anything wrong. Check the details first if correct lahat.
I really can’t imagine what kind of guts do these people have to do these kind of things to innocent people? Just for money? Whew. Let’s just pray for their souls that they may find enlightenment.
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This is really scary. Kudos to you for managing the situation. Sometimes people tend to panic and forget to analyze.
Buti talga gumana pa utak ko nun that time 🙂
Will keep this in mind. Thanks for the heads up!
🙂 as long as you are not guilty don’t panic
I would have been too scared, too if it happened to me. Good thing you were clam and had the presence of mind to do a research.
Hi mommy Anna, We are working overseas, today we received a call in our office from a guy name Federico Flores from DFA, I was the one answered the phone and is looking for my friend and threatening him that they will cancel his visa and passport because he have pending case and order him to call atty. Melchor Flores to arrange the matters to this attorney guy. Then my friend a little bit worried after the call and told me about what happen. I then realized why the hell DFA will call us direct when they should inform first our embassy if there is really a pending case similar to what happen to the friend of ours here. I then suspect something is fishy so i search the name Melchor Flores on the net.I then stumble on your blog, then my suspicion is correct, Our big thanks to you and I hope we can catch this scumbags. I will share your blog to my friends here so they can also be aware. Thanks again.
Hi Vin! Sorry for the late reply, there really a lot of scammers now a days that is why we need to be extra careful. Good thing you were able to think properly :-). Imagine that guy pati overseas they try to threaten. Since na gamit na ang melchor flores he might change his name so we need to be extra careful in dealing with them. Number one rule don’t believe if anyone who will call and threaten you especially if you are not doing anything wrong. Number two don’t panic and think.
Grabe, the scammers are getting more creative everyday! You’re right in keeping calm and doing research first. Good thing there are posts like this to warn others of this scam. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
talagang don’t panic lalo na if you are not guilty. scammers are all over na talaga we need to be extra careful
You handled the situation quite calmly! I might have panicked if I were in your shoes. Buti nga scam lang, but ee should be careful!
kasi sis naisip ko kaagad wala naman ako kasalanan and if notice public with company name si company dapat nag sue sa akin. importante talaga presence of mind all the time
Wow this is really scary! Just shared it with my family. Thank you so much for the info!
Your welcome 🙂 Let’s spread the word to warn the people para hindi sila maging victim
This is the first time I read about this type of scam. It’s good that you shared about it. I’ve had experiences of encountering scammers. Mabuti na lang talaga we can search for info over the internet. It’s a big help.
yes dami nila naiisip na scam noh
Good thing you made your research. I can never understand how these scammers’ brains work. How in the world can they stomach what they’re doing? How do they sleep at night? Ba’t di na lang sila magtrabaho nang marangal?
Correct ka diyan galing ng mga utak sa kalokohan
I am always weary of scammer nowadays, parang talamak na sila. This is no different. Kaya it’s hard to trust people 🙁 such a sad reality
Scammers really sucks! wala na bang maisip na trabaho kundi manloko ng tao? kaya ingat ingat din tayo guys…
yes dinadaan sa pananakot so pag mahina loob mo talo and they win. Kaya we must think first lalo na if you are not doing anything wrong
scammers are flourishing this year. and unfortunately, many are still fooled by these con artists. good job on trusting your instincts.
yah buti na lang that day even I am so lazy gumana talaga instinct ko. Buti God really guides me all the way
I wonder why other people doesn’t like working fairly. Scammers are everywhere. Good that you stay calm and think first. Ako siguro I might be too nervous, hehe.
Buti na lang gumana pa utak ko that time even I’m too lazy to work. Naisip ko kc “ha” ano ginawa ko and why someone will issue me notice to public
You did the right move of verifying the identity of the person, we need to spread this post to alarm people.
That’s a scary incident! It’s a good thing you were able to spot it as a scam, I do hope that this post helped a lot of unaware people.
Thanks for spreading the word on this!
Thank you 🙂
Oh no! If that’s me I’ll probably freak out na talaga. It’s always good to stay calm and do research first. Being careful and attentive is a MUST daming manloloko ngayon mahirap na. But I’m glad that its all good na Sis:)
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yes sis 🙂 hindi na siya tumwag uli sa office
Good thing you remain calm Miss Anna. Scammers nowadays are everywhere. Especially people asking for money or something . Though I never been into this situation.
Yah kasi naisip ko that time I am not doing anything wrong so why may ganito
People or group of people who do this kind of scamming must be caught PRONTO! They might and will ruin lives of innocent people. Thanks for your article though, it will serve as a public notice. Will share this article!
Thanks 🙂 let us warn innocent people and don’t believe in such a scam
Hay scammers everywhere na talaga… You did great by staying calm and did the research. Minsan kasi mga scammers ang galing umacting napapaniwala talaga yung binibiktima nila..
yah lalo na pag nasindak k kaagad kaloka sila
Thank goodness you got a presence of mind to research on the name. Too many scammers nowadays. Di na lng panalo sa raffles ang MO nila.
oo nga kulit nila laganap sa kakulitan 🙂
Hay naku! too many scammers na. It was a good thing you reacted coolly.
HI Mommy Anna,
I am very thankful I came across your blog…. I had the same experience just now… A certain Anthony Mendoza called me and he said he is from Peolple’s Journal. He told me that a certain Atty Melchor Flores paid them to publish a NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC that my husband has case under Penal Code 354… What is Penal code 354? Its a sexual harassment case.
Anthony said to call Melchor Flores at once… What I did? I did not call anybody except my husband, I informed him that I received a weird call… 2nd… I searched the internet and looked for Melchor Flores. There I saw your blog…. I did not panic… I just thought that before I call I need to get some hard evidences that it is a legit call or a legit case…. In the first place… I know my husband won’t do such a heinous crime…. 2nd why would they call me?
People, please remember these names…. Anthony Mendoza, Augusto Villanueva ( Editor in Chief DAW of People’s Journal and Atty. DAW Melchor Flores….
Hi Che! its good that you don’t panic and you have a presence of mind also. As long as we know na we are not doing anything wrong we must not panic. Grabe noh dami nila pakulo. Ilan na kaya naloko nila. Let us warn our families and friends not to believe these people.
Hi my sister too. Just received a call from melchor flores and hes asking her to pay 155000 for me and 99000 for my sis where we both staying here in canada right now. And hes telling us that hes gonna forward our name to dfa to deport us. May i know the number who called you?
I will email you the number, but I never called him up. For what case why he is asking your sisters to pay
He is telling that we owed money for about HK $15000. and hes using not only one number. And he even sent 2 guys in our house claiming that they’re police from manila. And threatened my family that if we dont pay the amount that melchor flores file a case in dfa to deport us (we r currently working here in canada)
They went to your house? can you email me
hi mommy anna!
meron tmawag dito sa office namin na taga peoples journal daw cia na c john reyes in the 1st day in the next day augusto villanueva na ipapa published daw nym ko pati nym ng kompanya f dahil sabi daw ng atty rogelio gonzales dahil sa case na estafa. binigay nia # ng atty.tas ung kausap q ung atty.sabe nia sa ESW cc may utang q na 160k e less daw ung inerest 20k nalang daw byaran q w/ in he day or else will be published.
pls.advice me. kc natatakot q
Do you have outstanding cc? if you are not doing anything wrong don’t be afraid. They don’t have any right to published and in case before they can do that the y need to secure a lot of papers pa which cost a lot and will take time
yes for almost 2 years. hindi na q nkapagsetle
is it valid pa na collecting agency talaga cla
pero is there posible na to be published? pero sinasabi kc nila byaran q daw un para hindi madamay ang nym g company. kc f e published nila bka kasuhan daw din cla ng company kc nadamay cila. wala nman q narecive na legal letters na galing sa isang atty.
no they cannot published it kc hindi naman criminal case and at the same time they are collecting agency cla if ever. And no right na idamay where you are working
mommy, meron po ba batas na pede isampa yung kompanya na pinapasukan mo kung sakali na idamay ng mga collectors agency? sana reply po kayo. salamat.
Collection agency may comission sila na 20percent base na din sa nakausap ng sister ko sa loob ng Bank na nag loan siya. Style nila mananakot para makapag bayad ka kaagad at para may collection din sila sa percentage nila. May mga kasabwat yan sa loob ng lending company or bank para magtugma tugma lang ang mga sinasabi ng isa sa tumawag sayo. Dapat diyan pinapublish din ang style ng collection agency!