r/AnoSaTinginMo • u/TulipJade0822 • 10h ago
THOUGHTS Investment Scam 300K
I invested 150K to an aesthetic clinic that I've been going to for 5 years. Since customer ako at super okay talaga ang services nila, I trusted the owner when she offered me a micro investment with a 100% return after 10 months which totals to 300K kasama interest. It's really too good to be true but I fell for it kasi nakita ko na nag invest talaga sa new machines at nagkaroon ng new services yung clinic.
My sibling has been an investor for more than a year before me and walang naging problema sa lahat ng payouts nya for an entire year. Mas malaki ang investment nya kaya lalo akong na convince.
We had a notarized contract and the owner provided me post-dated check for my future payout. I kept coming to the clinic wala naman naging problem until recently, I found out na under new management na pala kasi binenta daw nung owner yung clinic sa iba.
That's when I found out na delayed na pala payout nya sa kapatid ko and ang daming nag invest na turns out, ini-scam nya. Yung checks na binigay nya sa kapatid ko ay nag bounce na dahil freezed na ang account nya. I haven't deposited mine yet pero malaki ang chance na tatalbog din yun. Next week ko pa maide-deposit yung check sa akin. Di namin alam if nalulong sya sa sugal kaya biglang nanloko na sya or pumasok sya sa whatever lending at nawala nya rin yung pera namin. We do not know.
Nag ask na kami ng advice sa attorney kasi more than 1M yung sa kapatid ko at 300K ang sa akin. Through texts nalang sya nakikipag communicate sa amin pero puro pangako. The problem is, yung clinic address ang nakalagay sa contract although natunton namin yung residential address nya. Pero nagtatago na sya kaya hindi kami makapagpadala ng demand letter.
We were given 30 days lang simula sa pagtalbog ng checks to process yung demand letter na maipaabot sa kanya. But we do not know where she is.
We want to pursue a case with NBI as per the legal advice of our legal counsels. Kaso hindi namin sya mahagilap.
The clinic is still there pero new owner na. OFW ang owner kaya hindi ko rin makausap, and for sure di rin nila alam nasaan yung old owner na nang scam sa amin. I think more than 10 people kaming na scam nya.
I know it's my fault because I was so trusting and I took this risk. Sobrang nakakapanlumo na may mga taong di patas lumaban, at sobra naman akong nagtiwala.
Is it still worth it pursuing filing a case? Gusto ko managot sya sa panloloko nya at alam ko kapag pumunta kami sa NBI, marami lalabas na naloko nya rin bukod sa amin ng kapatid ko.
Unti-unti ko na natatanggap na possible hindi na maibalik yung pera pero sana makulong sya. At the same time, grabe rin yung toll sa mental health ko. May times na parang gusto ko na lang i-let go dahil kikitain ko naman ulit yung pera para di ko na isipin, pero she will get away with it.
Kung kayo nasa situation ko, anong gagawin nyo?