There have been incidents of robbery or fraud in Cagayan de Oro involving gay people.
To avoid getting swindled or robbed, here are some advise or tips to follow :
1. When meeting someone online, check their Facebook account or if not see
each other through webcam. Today, most people have Facebook or webcams,
so if that person does not have one, that is a warning sign.
2. If the person you meet online wants to meet with you immediately in
your hotel room or apartment, that is a warning sign. Meet this person
first in a public area or through webcam. If you do not like the person
you are meeting, you can make an excuse and leave the place or simply
turn off the webcam.
3. If you bring these strangers to your
hotel room or apartment/home, make sure the hotel has a CCTV camera and
the guy should register or surrender an ID to the hotel receptionist.
Better yet, leave your valuables with the hotel receptionist for safe
keeping and instruct them never to give it to anyone except you. Take a
photo of the guy using your phone and send it to friends. If at home,
make sure someone is at home to assist you in case of emergencies.
4. Gay swindlers are now in social networking sites. If the profile
photo is not the same with the actual person you meet, that is a warning
sign. Make an excuse and leave immediately. Do not anymore entertain
them.
5. If someone asks you for a night out with his so called
"friends and cousins", that is a warning sign. You might end up paying
all of the drinks and even more. Sometimes you go out in a date, only to
find out that his "cousin" will join you later. If this happens, make
an excuse and leave! These swindlers sometimes operate in pairs or
groups.
6. When in a motel, if the guy insists that you take a
shower first, this is a warning sign. This is an opportunity for these
swindlers to take your belongings and even your clothes. If you shower,
take your clothes with you inside the bathroom and lock the door.
7. If you meet someone new and that guy wants to have sex with you,
ask that person, are you a call boy? Some of these guys would not tell
you that they are call boys. After sex they would suddenly ask money
from you, even though you have not talked about it.
8. If a
gay swindler threatens you that he will create a scene or "mag
eskandalo" if you do not give your belongings, you should reply....GO
AHEAD! PAG ESKANDALO. These swindlers are just bluffing. They do not
really want to create a scene or else they will get involved in it and
their identity exposed.
9. Beware of "masseurs" advertising
their massage services online. There have been complaints of theft and
swindling. It is best to get recommendations from friends or a reliable
website.
10. Cagayan de Oro has a high HIV AIDS infection
rate in Northern Mindanao. Every year infection rate in the city
doubles (100% increase). You should not only be concerned about your
physical safety when dealing with these call boys but your health as
well.
Share this with friends! If you have been a victim of these swindlers, REPORT them to the Police!
