Are You A Victim?
The easiest thing in the world is to laugh at someone else’s misfortune. To read their account of how they were taken for a ride and to think ‘how dumb is that?’.
Well, 20/20 hindsight is an exact science. What is not so exact nor a science is managing these scams while they are in progress. Keep in mind the scammers are usually professionals. They make their living by scamming people. They have a rat cunning and a street smart grasp of human psychology that gives them the edge.
As well, they know they are scamming while the mark doesn’t. These scams are also called confidence tricks and the scammers confidence tricksters because they con you. They convince you they are genuine by gaining your confidence and trust. Then they strike.
Forget Hollywood romanticized notions of ‘honor among thieves’ or that they are loveable rogues. Scammers and con artists are cheats, thieves, liars and sometimes worse. Likewise, don’t think their victims are all or always dumb, naive or gullible. We are all vulnerable to something, sometime. When on vacation we tend to think well of everyone, after all why visit a country at enormous expense and then despise and distrust everyone you meet?
Scammers choose their marks carefully. They play them like a fish and they usually make a few dummy runs to test the waters. Looking back, of course you can see the warning signs, lined up one after the other. But when you live the moment you can’t look back, you can only consider what is in front of you. There is as much reason to accept and trust as to distrust in most cases. If not, then the scammer is new to their graft.
Don’t judge anyone who posts here and don’t ever disparage them. They made a brave decision to post their experiences and share them with us so perhaps we can benefit from their mistakes. If you have never been conned or scammed then either you haven’t been around much or else they were so good you still don’t know you were had.
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Michele Briones aka Mitch Briones cute_kimberlight@yahoo.com
Caloocan Philippines. Family lives in Digos City.
I met this woman on dateinasia.com. She is also on Facebook. I wanted to go to the Phils, and so she met me at the airport. Got along great, very affectionate. Told me she loved me, repeatedly. It was a great time. Went to Digos City and stayed with her family. Then stayed in a hotel.
She said she wanted to get married and come to China where I work. I know a man here who has an honest Filipina wife. She talked to Michele even before I went to see her. Said she was sincere and legit. Had them fooled too.Sent her the ticket money. Then she disappeared. I was on to her, but she convinced me that she had been sick in the hospital with Dengue. My friends believed her as well. Said I was foolish for doubting her. Said I had hurt her deeply and that I didn’t love her because I didn’t trust her. Wanted to end things because I had doubted her. I have since asked her for the money back, and she has disappeared again. I couldn’t believe anyone would go to such lengths to get such a small amount of money. I was had, but if I look at it objectively, it would have cost me a lot more in bar girl fees. Live and learn. I’ll do better next time. Also uses the e-mail rayven_jake@yahoo.com
I am from South Africa and was also caught in one of these well-known dating scams and was ribbed off to the value of R91 000 ZAR. I feel so stupid but the relationship and the trust that accompanied the mails and telephone conversations I was made believe that this the right decision at that time. I was very excited with this new venture only to realise that they advertise and go for the older type of guy who may be easier convinced and may have money.
Small amounts were requested for bus and plane tickets to obtain the visa document including to get a discount on the flight to SA due to a friend etc.
Never was there ever any prove been send to me regarding the plane ticket or visa documents.
But the day when she had to be on a flight she was all of a sudden in a motorcar accident and demanded more money for medical expenses.
I even had a call from an investigating officer who informed me that she is in hospital with a life strengthening injury. Then I was again given another telephone number of a relative that was looking after her. A lot of make believe schemes to win your trust in all this.
This is where I stopped and was still willing to buy a ticket in SA to let her come over even though she ensured me that I must send her the ticket money.
I am ashamed of what had happened to me and to be talked into such a situation through trust and make believe. Even Gods name was used and I blessed to make the story more believable.
I hate myself for sending money without any proof to a name through Western Union.
For what it is worth her name is Jenelyn Montero ID 33-6241319-6. The address of residents was in Barangay Saint Joseph, Manalo fortich, Bukidnon 8703, Philippines.
What can one say then to make peace with your lost and put aside the idea of finding the correct companion and this all the cause of being alone?
Kind regards,
Willem Burger
I am common citizen who was recently fooled by a scammer.
Her name is JEWEL GO FERNANDEZ (maybe her alias).
History:
JULY 23, 2011
I saw her ads at http://www.sulit.com.ph , she posted a NIKON D5000 camera for sale.
JULY 24, 2011
I contacted her number 0905-645-9625.
we agreed that I will send downpayment of P4,000.00 and she will send the camera to me. then I will send her the balance when I receive the item.
To make the story short, i send the money thru MLHUILLIER Aguinaldo Hi-Way Branch in Dasmariñas, Cavite
JEWEL GO FERNANDEZ instructed me to send it to her brother(if that is true) MR. JIM MICHAEL V. GO of 250 Pob. 1 Sindangan, Zamboanga
Then i keep on following up for the package/item code:
MS. LINA AVILA (0915-225-8025) and MS. JENNILYN LIM (0905-645-6367) texted me that they will send the package…
they keep on promising me that i will receive the item on July 26,, 27…so on…
until now
AUGUST 03, i have not receive any package or any money from them.
please help me trace this person.
The amount she took from me may be small but she can fool and scam many others like me….
Please help me. God bless you.
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The whole time Ive been with Emiliana Jhane Cortez (Pampanga) she has been married or together with her boyfriend Jayar Mutuc. So this whole time the Cortez family has been scamming money from me.
Patricia Cortez
1. Rice Business 15,000 P
2. Rotsens Birthday Party 15,000 P
3. Rotsens Hospital Bill 15,000 P
4. Patricia Bday In Manila 10,000 P
5. Patricia Clothing Business 10,000 P
6. Rotsens Needs ..Over 15,000 P
Emiliana Jhane Cortez
1. Allowance 2,200 P/Week
2. Rice Business 20,000 P
3. EJ Braces 15,000 P
4. EJ Passport 3,000 P
5. Jaydens 1 Month Party 10,000 P
6. EJ Room Construction 40,000 P
7. Jaydens Birth Bills 15,000 P
8. Jaydens After Birth Bills 12,000 P
9. EJ Doctor Bills 12,000 P
10. EJ Eye Medicine 2,200 P/Week
11. EJ Moms Birthday 6,000 P
12. Jaydens Christening 20,000 P
13. EJ Christmas Spendings 15,000 P
14. Bed And Crib 10,000 P
15. Jaydens Milk 2 X 1500/Month
Eron
1. Lebron Basketball Shoes $150.00
This scam that this family did was supported by the whole Cortez family. Be careful of this scandalous family. I cant believe the mother and father let all this happen.
Beware: Mylah G. Rojas,Merich Pascual, Jan Bacarro, Aeran James H. Bacarro, Peter Luid B. Ibasan Peter Gallaza, Erich B. Pascual, Jonathan C. Tan using this cell # 09332189122 – These names are owned by 1 person who is transacting illegal (scams) matters and is also a drug (cytotec) dealer. This person has already been blocked by LBC cdo and has already been reported by the police/NBI. He is now using 2GO and Wester Union because this person can no longer transact in LBC. Please report this to the police immediately he will be transacting in any of your branches in cdo thanks!
JAN BACARRO AND AERAN JAMES BACARRO ARE SCAMMERS!!WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUYS IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY!!!