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Kris Bernal said Saturday, July 4 that she was victimized by a certain “Jen Jen Manalo” who made a total of 23 fake Grab food orders and had them delivered to her house.
The actress detailed her experience over several posts on Instagram. She first shared a five-minute video that showed several Grab food riders arriving at their house, all ordered by Manalo.
The video also includes a phone conversation between one of the riders and Manalo. “Sila po ‘yung umorder. Pakisabi diyan kay Kris Bernal, tingnan niya ‘yung Messenger niya. May umorder lang din sa’kin at dalhin daw sa bahay nila,” Manalo was heard saying in the clip.
(Tell Kris Bernal to check her Messenger. Someone just asked me to order and have it delivered at her house.)
Manalo added, “Ay nako, kuya, hindi ko na kasalanan ‘yan. Kasalanan ‘yan ni Kris Bernal.” (Oh my gosh Kuya, it’s not my fault. It’s Kris Bernal’s fault.)
The rider replied, “Hindi nga raw sila nagpa-order sainyo, ikaw lang ata panay ng order tapos dinadawit mo pa pangalan nila.” (They said that they didn’t order anything from you. It seems like you’re just making these orders and dragging their names.)
Bernal wrote in the caption that the amount of deliveries were no joke. “I’m not the only victim here but also the grab riders na nag-seserbisyo lamang (who are just working) and went all the way here to deliver several orders. I really feel bad for the riders’ efforts. This thing has been prevalent lately,” she said.
In a separate post, Bernal said that she can’t think of anyone who would attack her like this. “I have no idea who did this and I can’t remember any incident that triggered this to happen. All I know is I didn’t do anything wrong to someone for me to deserve this kind of treatment.”
She added that she’s more worried about the riders who also suffered from this malicious act. “I really hope that there was even a bit of sympathy to the riders. They are the main victims here. I hope the person who did this will feel a bit of conscience.”
The actress also sought the help of netizens in reporting the scammer to authorities. “I’m sure this is not her real name. But this is the name and number that were recorded with all the deliveries today,” she said.
Bernal also revealed that this isn’t the first time it’s happened to her. She said that the Manalo has also pretended to be her assistant and asked for free products from the small businesses that the actress has promoted.
“Please be informed that I do not support any of these bogus buyers. Please do a cross checking and don’t allow them if they pretend to be my assistant and ask for free goods. I’ll never ask someone to order from me. I’ll order and buy it personally,” she said.
Several celebrities like Sanya Lopez, Shaira Diaz, Kakai Bautista, Tom Rodriguez, and Gian Magdangal commented on Bernal’s post to express their concern and disappointment over the incident.
“This is so dangerous. Sinisira nila ‘yung mga delivery service na sobrang nagpapakahirap sa trabaho (The delivery service riders are just doing their job and they’re the most affected). This should be reported to the police and get those numbers traced back,” Magdangal wrote.
On Sunday, July 4, Bernal said in an Instagram story that Grab has contacted her about the incident. She also warned her fellow stars to be wary about giving out personal details.
“Apparently, she has done this to a lot of celebrities already. To my co-fellow artists, when you need to provide your address, try your best to provide a different address, name, and contact number,” Bernal said.
Bernal is best known for her roles in GMA series’ Dear Uge: ’Till Death Do us Apart, Tadhana, and Impostora. – Rappler.com
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