Almasa Alunni – Do Your Due Diligence When Someone Asks to Borrow Money

<p><strong>BIO:</strong> Almasa Alunni is a visionary global citizen, a mentor, and a seasoned consultant with a curious mind, acting as the pivotal trait d’union to align strategic alliances and cultures.</p><p><strong>STORY: </strong>Almasa moved to Dubai, where she met a Filipino lady who became a very close friend. One day the lady borrowed a substantial amount of money which Almasa gave her without any questions. She trusted her as a friend. It turned out the lady was a con artist and never paid Almasa her money back.</p><p><strong>LEARNING: </strong>Do your due diligence before lending anyone your money, including friends. It’s better to give than to lend, but do not give what you cannot afford to lose.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Money comes and goes. But if you lose a friend, you lose a treasure.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Almasa Alunni</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Guest profile</strong></h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/almasaalunni/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Almasa Alunni</strong></a> is a visionary global citizen, a mentor, and a seasoned consultant with a curious mind, acting as the pivotal trait d’union to align strategic alliances and cultures.</p><p>She has a solid networking portfolio of HNWI, key players &amp; decision-makers built over four decades of professional experience in the Luxury Lifestyle, Mega Yachts industry, Communication &amp; Media environment.</p><p>Almasa is a multilingual elite PR advisor in brand strategy where she can connect the dots both backward and forwards. She has a real talent for human cross-cultural gathering and great knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa region’s social and economic environment.</p><p>She was appointed as UAE Humanitarian Global Goodwill Ambassador in 2018.</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>When Almasa moved to Dubai, she met a Filipino lady, a Catholic like her, and became close friends quickly. They become as close as a family, always celebrating stu