The application, named "Tanim Bala (Bullet Planter)" and offered by Kulit Games, can be downloaded through Google Play.
Users will have to move their cursor from left to right to avoid the bullets that fall to their luggage.
"These greedy administrators want to plant a bullet in your bag and if they succeed, you'll end up paying $1000. Of course you would not let them do that!" the app description read.
The tanim-bala extortion scheme is the latest scam to victimize travelers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), putting to bad light the country's airports.
How does the 'tanim-bala' scam work?
Travelers have already become wary, securing their bags with plastic wraps, packaging tapes, or a combination of both, just to ensure that bullets won't get inside their baggage.
Here are some tips on how to avoid being victimized by the tanim-bala scam as well as what to do if a bullet is found in your bag.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
