Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
I've always taken at least £1,000 every time i went to the phils because in the past i had trouble trying to get more than a few 1,000php from an atm and trying to find the ones where i could take up to £200 in one go, also risk the card getting blocked

I never felt at risk or never had any money stolen, maybe because we were always careful where and when i went anywhere .. or maybe its because of i was near 6ft 3" and 16 stone

thou i probably wouldn't take so much cash now
The risk factor I was quoting was bearing mind the probably hundreds of victims I met, or was aware of, when I was a police officer for 30 years in UK. As far as I remember, it was never going to happen to them either. But it did make their loss any easier to accept.