On February, there was an unimaginable thing has never ever happened in my life. One day, I have received an email from my boss. In the email, he requested for helping him to buy gifts because he wanted to give a surprise to staffs. He needed me to buy five iTunes gift cards. In addition, I needed to scratch those cards’ back and took photos on Pin numbers in order to send those numbers to him. I was so excited at the beginning but then I was careful about the authenticity of this incident. I was asking my boss for his phone numbers while he was talking with my co-workers. He gave me his phone numbers doubtlessly and gave me a blink.
After I fulfilled his requirements and sent those numbers to his email. I texted to his phone and typed” I have sent it to your email. Please check it!”. Then he replied “OK! I will.” Two hours later, he sent me a message saying thanks to me and he needed five more gift cards because he wanted to get business done. In my mind, I made a reasonable explanation which was he wanted to give more presents to board members or government officials. At that moment, I didn’t notice that the people who sent email to me is not my actual boss. He is a scammer who pretended to be my boss. However, I believed they are the same person due to his reply from phone text.
Two hours later, he told me to purchase ten more gift cards and asked for my bank information so that he could transfer money back. I did what he commanded. I didn’t notice I was scammed until the Apple store’s worker asked me about the reason for purchasing so many gift cards. Then I start texting my boss on my phone. I inquired about those gift cards. The result turned out to be the worst situation. I was so upset and became self-pity. I couldn’t imagine I will be scammed one day.
I trusted my boss with my full heart but I couldn’t identify the facticity. I put my trust in the wrong person. Therefore, I didn’t get any reward and my efforts became useless. I started self-reflection and thought about God’s good intentions on me. I discovered that my attitude was not correct because I wanted to have well performance or even being complimented. I thanked God changed my attitude toward my work even though I lost two-thousand dollars. My attitude was I worked because I need money to live. Now my attitude is totally different. I work intentionally for God no matter I earn more or less. My target is to gain treasure in heaven. I am no longer a worker in the world. I am a worker of God.