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5 food riders scammed; asked to deliver chicken, pizza to Manila mayor's office

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Five food delivery drivers were allegedly scammed on Thursday after they were asked to deliver pizza, chicken and lechon to Manila City Mayor Francisco &quot;Isko Moreno&quot; Domagoso&#x27;s office.</p><p>Each transaction amounted to about P1,000, according to information from Manila&#x27;s Public Information Office (Manila PIO).</p><p>The incident has been reported to the Cybercrime Division of the Manila Police District, said Julius Leonen, chief of the Manila PIO.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">5 food delivery riders scammed in Manila, received fraudulent orders to deliver food to Manila Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/IskoMoreno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IskoMoreno</a> ‘s office.<br/><br/>Among items delivered to Mayor’s Office are boxes of pizza, fried chicken and lechon.<br/><br/>(📷: Manila PIO) <a href="https://t.co/EseEAKWITO">pic.twitter.com/EseEAKWITO</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1413064394762702849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Binayaran po ni Mayor lahat ng food delivery na ito at ipinamahagi po sa mga empleyado,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Mayor paid for the food deliveries and gave it to city hall employees.)</p><p>&quot;We will coordinate with the mobile delivery apps regarding this matter,&quot; he added.</p><p>Domagoso called on the public to stop scamming food delivery riders, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;Huwag na natin sila i-prank, pagtripan o i-harass sa mga pekeng deliveries natin. This is not a laughing matter,&quot; he said in a statement.</p><p>(Let us not prank them, play tricks on them or harass them with these fake deliveries. This is not a laughing matter.)</p><p>&quot;Huwag po natin silang lokohin. May kanya-kanya silang pamilya na binubuhay. Wala silang masamang intensyon kundi kumita lang nang tapat,&quot; he said.</p><p>(We should not dupe them. They need to earn for their families. They have no ill intentions aside from earning from an honest living.)</p><p>The Manila mayor is the latest high-profile victim of food delivery scams that rose during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/21/20/10-food-delivery-rider-nabiktima-ng-umanoy-p20000-scam-order-sa-isang-village-sa-las-pias">10 food delivery rider nabiktima ng umano’y P20,000 scam order sa isang village sa Las Piñas</a></li></ul><p>Earlier this week, actress Kris Bernal sought help from Grab Philippines after 23 fake bookings arrived at her home address over the weekend.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/06/21/kris-bernal-seeks-help-as-23-fake-grab-food-bookings-arrive-at-her-home-address">Kris Bernal seeks help, as 23 fake Grab Food bookings arrive at her home address</a></li></ul><p>In January, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian&#x27;s credit card was hacked to purchase P1 million worth of food through an online delivery app.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/06/21/gatchalian-says-inside-job-possible-in-credit-card-hacking-for-p1m-food-delivery">Gatchalian says inside job possible in credit card hacking for P1M food delivery</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1689920" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Five food delivery drivers were allegedly scammed on Thursday after they were asked to deliver pizza, chicken and lechon to Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's office.</p>

Five food delivery drivers were allegedly scammed on Thursday after they were asked to deliver pizza, chicken and lechon to Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's office.

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5 food riders scammed; asked to deliver chicken, pizza to Manila mayor's office

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Published Jul 08, 2021 06:29 PM PHT

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