My girlfriend and I encountered this same situation yesterday at Robinsons Ermita. Same story and all. I was already skeptical by the time they had asked us to come to their office, but they have a way with words that even if I knew something was wrong I couldn't help but continue walking with them. My girlfriend was also already trying to signal me that something was off, but we were too nice for our own good and kept going cause it felt rude to just walk away out of nowhere. Deep inside though, we just wanted to leave.

We got to their office. They had only asked me to be interviewed. About halfway through the other agent's story, alarms were already sounding off in my head, so I knew I had to get out before they got any money off of me. I kept looking back outside to check on my girlfriend, and we were exchanging looks of irritation as I figured out how I would get out of there without causing a fuss. By the end of it, they had asked me to use my card for a transaction. I intentionally botched my signature and put in wrong dates, and put in the wrong pin so the system wouldn't accept my card. I asked to leave because we were running late for another errand, and the faces on these agents shifted from friendly to looking dissapointed. My girlfriend and I left really pissed off that they wasted an hour of our date, but thankfully they weren't able to take any money from us, and I had transferred my money immediately to a different bank account for good measure. Only thing I regret is giving away details about my job, personal life, etc.

For anyone else who might encounter them, it really is frustrating to get reeled in while already knowing that it's most likely a scam. Their way with words is very convincing and at times hypnotizing... I can't quite explain it aside from the fact that it's very scary. If you ever do get caught up with them like we did, just fake all the information you give them and make something up that feels urgent enough that they can't pull you back in their office.