I still remember my parents telling me not to talk to strangers but then, ended up they scolded me for not helping when someone asked me for directions. I guess your parents have too, warned you enough of scams going around the city.
People steal phones by pretending to borrow them, steal wallets by pretending to ask for directions and the list goes on. Ironically, I don’t know why, I was/am always tested in life, in all sorts of situation.
Just recently, when my dad and I was waiting for my grandma in the hospital, an old woman came up to us, asking to help her to call her family to pick her up. I heard a voice whispering in my brain, “Beware of scams… beware of scams…”
Fine, it wasn’t so dramatic but, I was definitely fueled with doubts. I just remained silent as she talked with my dad. I only used mine to call when my dad said that his phone was out of battery. I still could not block the doubts out because I have heard a lot of these.
Anyway, she wasn’t evil and even offered to give me a few bucks, which I refused. I felt great but too, sorry for my evil thoughts about her. And this evening, I was tested for a second time.
I was stopped by a stranger the moment I stepped into a convenient shop, asking me to help him. Initially, I was surprised and I wished I could turn away but, that would look so bad. So I went on buying the thing I wanted. He asked me where were we. I told him the name of the place then, he asked me to talk to a fellow in the phone.
This time, my doubts doubled because I was alone. I suspected it a scam because he could have asked the shopkeeper. Initially, I didn’t know what to do because he just passed me the phone without saying anything to the caller.
But soon, he took back the phone and talked to the caller before passing it back to me. I talked with the fellow and showed the man in the shop the directions. I was happy to help again. Yes, it happened that my heart is the most hazardous scam of all… =.=
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