Ara Mina took to Instagram to warn followers about criminals tricking others for their own good.
On Instagram, she posted a series of screenshots showing text messages sent by an unidentified person to one of her employees.
Apparently, the culprit pretended to be her.
Ara lamented in the caption, "Sa ganitong panahon ng pandemic, hindi ko lubos maisip kung bakit may nakakagawa pa ng ganitong panloloko.
"Someone or maybe some people are attempting na lokohin at pagnakawan ang mga branches ng #Hazelberry by sending messages like these at nagpapanggap na ako. Ang galing ng mga taong ito!"
She reiterated that her cafe restaurant is just a small business.
"Pero kung gagamitin nila ang galing at talino nila sa kabutihan at hindi sa kasamaan, mas magkakaron pa tayo ng pag-asang makabangon from this crisis," she said.
"Maliit na negosyante lang po kami, na nagsusumikap na maghanapbuhay kahit na hirap na hirap na tayo sa sitwasyon."
Ara thanked the Lord her staff were wise enough not to fall for the scheme.
"Haaay, I want to end this lightly, pero hindi mababaw ang ganitong klaseng panloloko. Anyway, sa mga kapwa ko business owners, beware of ploys such as this. Be safe, not only against the virus."