NATALIE PEREZ
ENGAGEMENT WITH AN IMPERSONATOR by Natalie Perez, Senior Internal Auditor - Enabling Functions, Medibank Private Ltd
Narrator: It was 28 December 2021 when I received
Me:
a Facebook message at 6:24am from my sister’s
No worries. Okay, I will ask hubby. I just paid our credit card bills.
account. Sis: Sis:
Really? If possible, I need it now.
H i Nats! Good morning. Narrator: I checked the online remittance service
Me:
G ood morning. Hey, it’s only 3:30am there.
that I use to send money overseas. The earliest date
Why are you awake this early?
that the cash would be credited to my sister’s bank account is 4 January 2022.
Sis:
I woke up early today. Hehehehe. Can I ask a favour?
Me:
Sis, the online remitter can only credit the cash on 4 January. You cannot have the cash
Me:
Yes, what is it?
Sis:
C an I borrow some cash for funding? I will return it before the New Year.
earlier than that date. Sis:
Why? I have iPera. Can you not send via iPera? Here is my cellphone number: 091NNNNNNNN.
Me:
S ure. How much do you need?
Sis:
P 40,000, keri?
Narrator: I noticed that the mobile number given to me is not my sister’s usual mobile number.
Narrator: Keri is a Philippine slang word to ask “if you
iPera is a remittance facility of a major
can do something”.
telecommunications company in the Philippines. The recipient is notified via SMS that the cash is
Me:
I can, but I will ask hubby before I take the
available for collection from different agencies such
cash out. Can I ask you what is it for? P40,000
as pawnshops, supermarkets or department stores.
is a large amount. That is around $1200.
iPera can also be set up to link to a bank account for fast and seamless crediting of remittances. It is a very
Sis:
100
I plan to expand a business.
W O M E N I N S E C U R I T Y M A G A Z I N E
popular and well-accepted remittance tool because
J A N U A RY • F E B R U A RY 2023
