She was too trusting. Merely learning that her immediate superior and several other higher-ups in her office had invested their money in what seems to be a legitimate company was enough for a government employee, who declined to be identified, to follow suit and invest P245,000 from her savings, expecting that doing so would give her handsome returns. Worst, the one who told her about the investment opportunity was a trusted, reliable colleague, who would also act as an agent for them in various transactions. EASILY SWAYED “[My officemate], to whom I entrusted my money whenever I needed to deposit some in the bank, told me to instead invest my money at that time in a company that would give back something bigger at least three months after making the first investment,” the unsuspecting victim told Manila Bulletin in an interview Thursday. Watch Story’s online videoInstructions:1. Turn on your data [...]
