Nikko Natividad fell victim to an investment scam when he decided to invest his P4 million in hopes of making it grow.
Nikko revealed this through his Instagram post when he posted a news clip of a woman being arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an entrapment operation.
The woman was reported to be Shagoptha “Sha” Punzalan who was arrested along with her accomplice.
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In the post, Nikko said that he no longer wants to remain silent towards the issue and shared that he has also been a victim. Despite knowing that people would bash him after knowing that he invested in such things, he still decided to speak up as he wants the people to be more cautious about these types of scams.
“Hindi ko na kaya manahimik. Isa ako sa mga nag invest at na scam dito. Alam ko mas galit pa ang mga tao samen kesa sa ng scam na kesyo baket kasi kame naghahangad ng malaking pera.(Madali magsalita dahil wala kayo sa sitwasyon namen),” he wrote.
“Ang layunin ko dito ay makatulong sa iba. Na wala ng maloko pa kagaya ng ganito. Napaka saket sakin at sameng mga naloko na mawala lahat ng pinaghirapan at pinagipunan sa isang iglap lang,” he added.
He explained that he was extremely depressed after being scammed out of P4 million pesos. He said that he made a mistake by trusting the wrong person which led to him losing something valuable that he worked very hard on.
“Sobra sobrang depression binigay nito saken. Nawala ang 4 million ko dahil nagtiwala ako sa maling tao. Dugot pawis sakripisyo tapos isang iglap lang mawawala.” Nikko shared.
Nikko added that he’s not expecting that the money he invested will be returned to him. He only wishes to raise awareness so that no one will ever fall victim to such things again.
“Hindi nako umaasa na mabawi pa yung pera na nakuha nya samen dahil alam ko na wala yung pera. Hustisya na bahala sa yo,” he said.
He believes that in the end, justice will prevail and those people who continue to scam others will eventually pay for their crimes.
Nikko said that he and his girlfriend Cielo will not let the unfortunate event stop them from reaching their goals and aspirations in life. He said that he will bounce back from his mistake because it was only a challenge that he can overcome.
“Nawalan man kami ni Cielo ng pera Hindi naman kame nawalan ng pangarap at inspirasyon para magpatuloy. Masaket dahil walang wala ako ngayon pero babangon ako at matututo sa pagsubok na natanggap ko,”
He also noted that he was not at fault for trusting the person who scammed him. He said that it was the fault of the scammer who took advantage of him.
“Hindi namen kasalanan na nagtiwala. Kasalanan NYA na niloko nya ang mga tao na nagtiwala sa kanya,” he wrote.
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“Balang araw. Sabay nalang natin Tatawanan tong nangyare satin. At sasabihin naten na “tanga naten na uto tayo nun,kumustahin mo nga at baka kailangan pa nya ng pera😂😂” he wrote.
Nikko also recently posted about a netizen and showbiz reporter who questioned if he ever had P4 million in the first place. According to the netizen, Nikko’s salary as a dancer on ‘It’s Showtime’ and his talent fee in his shows are too low to amount to millions.
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Nikko answered the netizen by explaining that all the money that he has come from his five years of hard work in his shows and businesses.
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“Lahat ng pera ko pinaghirapan ko. 5yrs kong pinaghirapan sa showbiz at pag nenegosyo. Kaya hindi imposible yun. Kung di ka makapaniwala isip ka nalang ng blind item tutal dun ka kumikita sa paninirang puri,” Nikko shared.
Nikko Natividad rose to prominence after being the grand champion of It’s Showtime’s Gandang Lalaki contest. He is also a member of the show’s boy group #Hashtags. In 2016, he joined Pinoy Big Brother Lucky Season 7.
He became a part of Filipino films such as Regal Entertainment’s The Hopeful Romantic (2018) and Papa Pogi (2019). He is a mainstay co-host on It’s Showtime and he was a part of the drama TV series Kadenang Ginto.
