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Monday, January 21, 2013

The Unexpected Phone Call

May nangyaring "kakaiba" sa akin kanina.

Habang ako'y papauwi at nakasakay sa FX, biglang may tumawag sa akin from an unknown number. Sabi niya siya raw si Jenny (o Zeny?) tapos mula sa isang international company something something. Alam niyang taga-UP ako in fairness. Nagulat din ako kasi wala pa naman akong alam na pinag-aapplyan ko bukod sa New World for practicum. Tapos iniinvite niya ako for an interview raw sa may Megamall daw. Dahil maingay sa FX, tinanong ko siya kung okay lang na mag-usap na lang kami uli in a few minutes for confirmation kasi hindi ko siya maintindihan. Pumayag naman siya.

Pagdating ko sa paroroonan ko na relatively tahimik kesa sa FX, hinintay ko muna si Mama regarding this kasi medyo may kinalaman 'to sa career ekek so kailangan ko ng guidance. Pero siyempre, naeexcite ako kasi siyempre first job kung saka-sakali tapos ako pa yung inofferan dahil napag-alaman nilang okay raw yung grades ko. (Pero siyempre, sobrang dami pa ng mga taong di hamak na mas magaling kaysa sa akin, bakit ako?)

Nung tinawagan ko na, mas klaro na yung details: LifeGen Technologies daw yung company (pero di gaanong klaro) tapos nakuha raw niya yung number ko from a referral na taga-UP rin na nagwowork sa company. So, medyo nag-isip ako: Bakit hindi na lang nya sabihin kung sino? Wala namang masama. Sa New World nga, yung HR pa yung nakakaalam, o kung hindi nila alam, sila yung nagtatanong kung may referral - dapat specific person. Pero nung kausap ko siya, medyo nagduda na ako kasi ang sabi nya sa may Ortigas daw yung office nila. May nabasa na kasi ako dati na parang nanghihikayat sila ng tao especially fresh grads and young professionals na sumali sa company nila bilang management trainees or project managers mismo (basta maganda yung position) through phone calls; sa totoo lang, networking yung papasukan nung mga kakagat sa invitation nila. Well, ayon yan sa nabasa kong blog.




Lalo pa akong naghinala nung tinext ko yung kausap ko. Tinanong ko through text kung ano yung company nila, NPE US International Company daw sabay ifefeature daw sa Discovery Channel yung company nila (CHAROT NILA! HAHA) Wow, sa pagitan lang ng ilang minuto nag-iba na yung pangalan ng company! Saka tinanong ko uli kung sino exactly yung nag-refer sa akin para naman mapasalamatan ko just in case. Ang sabi lang, from UP raw. Fishy.

Ni-revisit ko yung blog na nabasa ko dati. Voila! Nakita ko yung exact same number nung nagtext sa akin: 09177152143. Hala! Tumamang hinala talaga ako. Tapos saktong-sakto rin yung tinext sa akin dun sa tinext  sa nagcomment na ito:

Kindly note down our appointment on Oct. 13 at exactly 2 pm. Bring 1 valid ID and wear a business attire. Our office is located at the back of SM Megamall along San Miguel Ave. - Robinsons Bank Bldg. Ok see you then. Godbless!

Ganyang-ganyan! Palitan lang ng date. Nakapagtataka rin na yan lang yung hinihingi. Hindi man lang pinapadala ng curriculum vitae? Weird talaga. And fishy.

Buti na lang nabasa ko na dati pa yung deceit na lumalaganap. Natulungan talaga akong nag-discern. Kaya naman nagpost ako para tumulong naman sa iba.

Hindi ko lang maconfirm kung legit 'to. Ayokong mag-risk. Besides, pangalan pa lang ng company, hindi na kaaya-aya (para sa'kin) na maging affiliated pa sa kanila. At, wala silang website at hindi masearch sa Google.

So, alam na next time. Kapag may tumawag na iniinvite ka for an interview or appointment, google-google din muna.

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Thanks for this! Very helpful. may tumawag din sakin kanina, pero hindi ko nasagot. I tried to search sa Google yung number, and lumabas yung blog mo. At least now I know na this number ay hindi masyadong legit. :|
2 replies · active 613 weeks ago
waaaaaaah super thanks!! I received the same message from the same number! Dapat tom na yung appointment ko with them, thank you nabasa ko'to!! THANK YOU! ^___^
Glad to have helped you, guys!
Actually kakatawag lang nya sa kin 10 minutes ago. Same number.. Hesitant ako kaya ginoogle ko ang exact cp number she used.. 09177152143.. and eto nakita ko.. i tried to ask for the company name pero di sya ngreply... so i guess may mali talaga... thanks for this!
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manofsteel · 617 weeks ago

sa akin din kakatawag lang at nagpaload pa ko to ask if what company and her name again, kasi mejo hindi clear yung line nia. same company rin like you said and same text message din
shit!! sabe na e. tama instinct ko!! eto ung tumawag sakin kahapon. ganyan din sinabe sakin. buti na lang nag research muna ako naka sked ako ng 3pm later. naghinala na ko kasi wala ngang req and beside di nya mabigay via phone yung mga details. same no. na naka post sa itaas yung tumawag sakin!!!!
Nice spam call... may tumawag din sakin, they almost got me, buti nalang sinearch ko sa google at nabasa to. Thanks to the writer :-)
thanks for info. ibang number ang tumawag sa akin sabi nga taga LifeGen technologies daw xa.. my work aq pro sabi q interested ako... pero duda agad ako kc 8pm tumawag sa akin?! hmmm tama ba un? at nung cnbi q na isesearch q muna sa internet biglang kambyo na kung may irerefer daw aqng tao... hays.. halata nga nman na scam at thanks sa internet at least nalaman q lahat....
Interesting. I received this call 0917715214 from "NINTL Us Inernational Company" Its obviously a scam or something. I don't want to risk to go there. Be careful guys & gals. You will never know what happen in the end.
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Justine P. · 517 weeks ago

Thanks for this post. I also got a call from a guy named "Raymond". His number is 09175008817. He got my info from jobstreet and was trying to recruit me for a marketing sideline. Although this person was somewhat articulate, I was still skeptical about the whole thing. When I asked him about the name of the company, he was just beating around the bush and mentioned launching Discovery Channel or whatever. I couldn't hear him clearly and I was driving at the time so I asked him to call again. He didn't say the name of the company straight up when we were talking before. When I asked the name of the company again so I can look it up if it's legit, he said it's LifeGen Technologies and they are involved in genetics. It was total BS. Don't fall for this kind of scam. For all you know it's just their way for you to meet up with them. Be vigilant and a little research goes a long way.
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Millefeuillie · 492 weeks ago

Hello, the number just called me now and even texted me my whole name to clarify my identity. Fortunately I wasn't able to answer the call as I rarely pick up my phone during office hours (not to mention I hate answering phone calls... XD ) Thanks for sharing the information! :O
I just received a text message few hours ago from someone named Gary Alayon, offering the same job and also from LifeGen Tech. I almost accepted the offer, thank God I was able to search it on the internet but I was just disturbed, how did they get our personal information? isn't it dangerous that somebody's stalking our identity? is it possible to report them if we only have their cellphone numbers? They actually have a new cellphone number: 09192453286 / 09353697793
Be cautious and vigilant as well. God bless!

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