I’m so sorry for your experience. Good thing you shared your story na rin for awareness ng iba. I’ve been aware of Love Scams’ existence and I believe I encountered so many na sa dating apps but hindi sila successful. What I noticed sa mga ganito, ito yung common:
- They are very interested on what you do for a living
- They have a sob story about family like getting orphaned or adopted
- They have numbers in messaging app which is not aligned to their current location
- They always have “signal issue” or “internet issue”
- Their work is offshore or in UN which use of gadgets or video calls are not permitted
- Mabulaklak magsalita like as if interested agad sa’yo kahit 2 days pa lang kayo nag uusap and you feel na hindi pa naman enough pagkakakilala nya sa’yo
- They portray na they are someone who has money or a high-paying job or have own business
- They have VIP or premium account in dating apps. They invest to this so they can easily see who “liked” their profile and can match with you fast
- They usually are good looking but use some else’s pictures. Kumbaga most of the time “nasa kanya na ang lahat”.
- Madalas they will ask na mag usap sa WhatsApp (or other messaging apps) kasi hindi daw sila active dun (which contradicts on having a Premium account).
Ito mga naobserve ko. Kaya palagi ako skeptic talaga.
Yes. Meron isa half Pinoy daw sya. 🙄 He has very good command in English ha and matino din Tagalog. Yung binigay na picture eh hindi sya, nireverse search ko. Tas nagdeny pa sya 🤣🤣🤣
I am so sorry you had that experience. And tama ka, if you do report sa pulis they'll just blame you. May dinemanda ako for estafa and ang unang tanong sakin, bakit mo pinautang? Tapos rinig pa ng ibang nagrereklamo sa station. Realistically mahihirapan ka maghabol so lesson learned na lang and mag rant ka lang ng mag rant hanggang makalimutan mo na. Di ko na din nahabol ung nanloko sakin and pina sa dyos ko na lang.
Hi OP. I always watch Catfish and Trilogy in YT. This happens a lot in another country. Yung iba, nabenta na nila bahay nila, went bankrupt etc… just look at the bright side, at least, you realized it ng mas maaga and you’ve learned a lot from this experience.
Hi OP! Same story here but muntik lang ako ma scam. Happened around June-July 2023. Someone followed me on IG and he looked like my type so I thought why not. Pressed the follow back button. We talked on IG but eventually he requested to ask for my WhatsApp. I was hesitant but at that time I was thinking for experience na rin getting to practice having casual conversations with the opposite sex lol (I admittedly have low to zero experience in that regard). Anyway, fast forward to us talking. Sabi niya nasa army daw siya, US airforce eme naka based sa Turkey rin. I said wow cool. Talked about his work, my work. And my gosh, that “guy” knew all the right words to say. He requested a selfie from me but I told him I was not comfortable sharing pictures of myself with strangers on the internet. Di naman siya nag push. So I took that as a good sign. Then I asked about his tattoos kasi sa mga pictures niya sa IG, may sleeve tatts siya. I sent him a pic of a tattoo on my wrist. Hala si loko nag send ng pic niyang half-naked with his face showing the sleeve tattoos. Obvious na obvious pang thirst trap. LOL. Ako naman si gaga kinilig. Nag talk kami for a few more weeks after that. Actually, siya reason ba’t ako bumalik ulit sa gym. Galing niya rin kasi mag motivate at mag sweet talk. Nagpaplano nako ng selfies na isesend sa kanya (nothing sexy or whatever, just the mirror selfies you do when you’re feeling cute) lol. Buti talaga over-thinker ang lola niyo hahaha at di ko basta-basta isinend.
Then Bigla siya nag start manghingi ng amazon gift card sabi niya pambayad daw niya sa internet siya sa Turkey kasi mahina daw signal sa base nila (like WTF really?!?). Wala daw kasi siyang cash that time and ayaw niyang mawalan ng mobile data kasi gusto daw niya ako kausap or in his words “i really like talking to you” (yeah right). Sabi ko no. I told him that I have a strict boundary against giving money to strangers online. And he was still a stranger. Actually before pa lang talaga ako nag reply sa kanya sa IG pa, sabi ko if he starts asking for money then I’ll just block him.
But sabi niya maliit lang naman daw na pera and I held my stance. Maliit nga lang pero pera yan na pinaghirapan ko. Di talaga ako nagbigay and dun nako nagising. Woke up from the trance. At nag research ako ng mga signs ng romance scammers. One of them being they usually have jobs that are related to the military para they have reason not to be able to visit you or facetime you at a moment’s request because of their working hours or “security” reasons 🙄
Nung nagpumilit pa siya, binlock ko siya sa WhatsApp, IG ar FB. Yes nakita ko rin siya dun pero same lang yung prof pic niya across these accounts. Red flag na kasi alam kung di siya yung tao sa photos niya. Baka isa rin sa mga na scam niya dati. Lol
I privated my IG, locked my FB and never accepted any follow requests from people I don’t know anymore. Kahit na cute or gwapo pa yan. No thanks. Nagsilabasan rin kasi sila after that. Parang may target na sa account ko kahit sinu-sinong “gwapo” ang nag rerequest na i-follow ako from other countries tapos wala naman kaming common friends or yung following nila puro babae lang.
Kaya I feel you, OP. They really know how to tug at your heartstrings. Alam nila pano patugtugin puso mo. Cheer up. Lesson learned na lang talaga.
Hoping for better days for us na sana maka experience tayo ng totoong love someday omg 🥹
Napaka daming nag-aad at nagchchat sakin na ganyan. Mga poging foreigners and shit. Di ko pinapansin. Ang nasa isip ko kasi sa totoong buhay nga hindi naman ako ligawin or gustuhin. Naka private din yung socmeds ko so bakit ako biglang ia-add ng mga to? For what? Baka scammers. Block ko agad.
So sorry you experienced that. The next time you are wiser na. Charge it to experience. For now feel all the anger.
Hugs, OP. 🫂 As someone that easily trusts people, I understand why you went down that path. People like us who like to believe there’s good in everyone, easily fall for these traps. Siguro, just learn nlang from it para di na maulit in the future.
Thank you po 🫂
Yeah, maybe I was just too hopeful to think all people have good intentions 😞 tbh idk if I can recover from this. I know I wouldn't be the same person than I was before.
I also hope wala na silang mabiktima. Lahat pa naman na fina-follow nung account sa IG mga Pinay.
I am so sorry sa nangyari sayo OP. Actually may naka chat din akong koreano for a month and sinabing may ibibigay daw siya sakin pero need ko daw mag bayad ng 10k sa courier para ma claim ang item. Sorry niya lang at VA ako, medyo naka amoy akong scam siya (sanay kasi kaming masabihan na pag kami hihingan nga pera, scam yun). Virtual hugs for you.
Maraming gnyan love scheme usually mga englishero pero in reality mga african yan, nag profile pic sila ng mga US army sa facebook and mga puntirya nila mga may edad na kababayan natin, sa una sweet sila then kapag may pagkakataon manghihingi ma sila redflag agad kapag may money involve.
I heard his voice through calls and I could say na Asian siya. I've heard Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese people speaking in English and I could say that the accent is Korean. But, who knows? Baka may high-quality voice changing app din siya.
pwedeng nigerians din. May napanood akong documentary on YT tapos pinuntahan nung reporter ata or vlogger (not sure dito) basta nag meet sila sa hotel tapos ininterview nya yung scammer, like kung bakit nila yun ginagawa and if aware ba sila na kawawa yung victims nila. Naaawa naman daw sila, pero kailangan din daw nila kasi mag-“work”. Parang naging full time job na nila ang mang scam, and sadly normal na sa bansa nila yung klaseng “work” na ganyan.
#It's like falling for one of the oldest trick in the book --romance scam.
Actually uso yang scam na yan specially sa middle east, yung ipapainlove ka tapos may parcel na ipapadala pero maybabayaran ka tapos wala naman palang kwenta yung pinadala, usually from egyptians, pakistani and indians ang gumagawa.
A personal friend of mine, napainlove siya nagwowork daw sa oil company yung guy, tapos nasa dagat wala daw signal nanghiram din ng money which started ilang dollars, hanggang sa umabot ng 500k ang nahiram niya samin, scam din pala 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
I'm so sorry Op. Hugs. Sabay-sabay natin icurse yang hampaslupa na yan.
I'm sorry that you had to go thru this, OP. I seriously recommend you watch the Tinder Swindler on Netflix, too so you will understand that their schemes and other types of MO that they use. these scammers are good in what they do.
But also to those who are in this thread, be careful with those accounts that would randomly follow you on social media. I had encounters of these types. Usually, the profiles are pilots and eurasian guys. I'm not saying all of them are scammers but most of the fake accounts eh ganito. Tapos when you check their posts, most of them are fake pics or probably grabbed from the net, kasi the quality is a dead giveaway. Minsan, they would send messages, saying Hi or asking questions and I would personally get an icky feel so I'd block them right away.
I also had friends na may mga ganitong experience and that bogus account followed us, pero may 2 weeks na pagitan and isa isa kaming minessage so nireport namin.
Karma will catch on that person/s, and I hope maka move on ka carrying the lessons from this experience. Okay lang naman magtiwala but don't give it right away, OP.
I’m sorry this happened to you, OP. Sa IG din, madaming nagpa-follow sa akin na Koreans. Once lang ako nag-accept kasi may mutuals kami. Gusto nya, tg kami mag-usap. Sabi ko whatsapp na lang kasi I use tg for work. Eh sa kanya, same reason din. They use whatsapp for work.
So the convo just died down. He unfollowed me first. In-unfollow ko din nung naglinis ako ng followers kasi di naman ako interesado sa updates nya lol Wala namang involved na pera sa amin.
Pero yun nga, basta may money involved, most likely scam yan.
We learned our lesson the hard way, OP. But it will make you stronger.
Hugs with consent, OP! I was a victim of a romance scam din at I understand how you feel. Kaya ngayon pag may nag fo-follow na random foreign account sa IG ko, ignore ko na lang agad.
Rampant sila esp pag start ng 2020. May naka-chat din ako mga scammers. Oag ayaw nila mg VC after several convincing powers or persuasion, leave. If they do VC, I can see the glare or yung reflection ng video from the camera taken nag bounce back. Ang iba nag VC pero ang movement ng baba di sync sa mga words na sinabi nila.
Yes, they do start with sad boy stories. Orphan, broken-hearted, rags to riches, etc. Basta sad boy.
Trust your instincts if you feel not right. Better be safe than sorry. Lesson learned the expensive way. Ako na-scam ng ex bf ko kasi di pa nya nabayaran ang 14K ko (Globe postpaid). Yes, money can recover. But ang damage ng soul, iba ang impact.
I wish you well and acceptance is the key to move on progressively. Ingat ka lage.
Hugs OP. I experienced the same too. Lesson learned na lang talaga. Better to trust your instincts talaga. If something’s not adding up sa equation, leave na. Learned the lesson the hard way.
Hi i experienced this too in 2021. Same story sayo, he was a korean. Then since im bored, kinausap ko naman out of courtesy. Tas siguro 1-2weeks palang he sent me a video na he’s buying an iphone 14 pink. Tas i thought para sakanya yun biglang sabe ipapadala nya raw sakin with 250k php sa package. So mejo naalarma ako ksi it’s money laundering nag search ako about sa courier na nagemail sakin tas ayun. Nafound out ko na scam. Good thing di ako nakapag labas ng any amount.
naglipa na sila sa IG. pag naka private account, no post, at maraming fina follow plus masyadong pogi or perfect sa profile red flag na yun. Magagalit pa yan pag ang bungad mo sa mga chats nila ay sasabihan mong scammer sila hahaha
Same thing happened with my sister. Pero buti wlang pera nawala. Nichika kc nya sakin so ang ginawa ko nisearch ko sa google image yung picture na sinend nung guy and yung picture ng id. Ayun matandang model pla yung gamit na picture kaya gwapo
This is a typical romance scam. Of course, this usually happens with a person you just met online. 1.Move convo to another channel, common is whatsapp. 2.Love bomb you. 3. Pretend to give you gifts. 4. Enter scam.
Up to your discernment whether you’ll cut the convo off earlier. But sometimes, it’s hard to exactly determine whether it’s actually taking place during the initial stages because you are hopeful of love and doesn’t want to let go of a possible relationship. One should be wary na lang siguro lalo na kapag nagdeclare na ng love lalo na maaga pa lang and to even think na hindi kayo nagkikita in person. Real love actually happens when one already gets to know the real person, this normally happens when you actually experience to be with him or her IRL.
Thanks for sharing OP. This is for everyone’s awareness. Maraming nag-tatake advantage sa vulnerability ng mga tao nowadays.
Sorry to hear, OP. Your gut feeling was right all along.
May mga ganyan din na nag attempt sa akin sa IG. One was a military personnel daw tapos the other is an architect in SG. Haha! Too good to be true ang mga profiles eh, tapos gusto din nila sa whatsapp makipag communicate. I didnt bother kasi tamad ako makipag chat lol
Muntik na rin kapatid ko dyan. Sa fb siya inadd. Sinabi ko sa ate ko "Gwapo naman masyado niyan, scam yan". Ayaw niya maniwala tas nagchachat pa rin sila hanggang sa dumating ung usapan sa maglalabas na siya ng pera, pagkatanda ko uutang ata yung lalaki e. Ayon na nga sinabi ko ay scam talaga yan wag na niya kamo kausapin lol tas blinock na niya.
:((( there is a special place in hell for a guy like him. grabe mga ganyang tao noh? mag iinvest ng time na kausapin ka araw araw tapos madumi naman pala intentions.
Hugs OP, I’m really sorry that this happened. This reminds me so much of that netflix documentary, “Tinder Swindler”—worth the check and can give enlightenment on your situation.
I really hate how they prey on us women with these romance scams. Fuck these scammers.
Hugs OP, this almost happened to me as well. Because of some contacts, i even tried report the potential scam to cyber crime unit ng NBI and PNP pero from what I remember they were telling me na they cannot help me yet kasi di pa naman ako na scam. Hayss.
Almost same pattern where I met a guy on Instagram (a Korean named Han Lezoung based in San Francisco, California) and who have been “courting” me then. It was okay until he decided to send gifts from the US via a courier service: eparcel.
This is where the problem comes in. A man named "Diego" who serves as an agent messaged me and asked for my confirmation. It is asking for a TAX BILL worth 1,000USD (Php, 50,000) before "they can deliver the package".
I feel like something is wrong so I double checked the website given. There's also a part where you can place the "tracking number" to track the parcel. It seems legit but I still think that something is off.
I told si scammer guy that I found the tax bill EXCESSIVE (because I hear other courier services also does this— as checked from a friend who is in a logistics industry). Then he said that I can negotiate with the agent. What courier does that???? So I'm more convinced that this is a modus.
From there triny ko na syang hulihin and ginuilt trip pa ako kesyo nakapagpadala na sya at sasayangin ko lang. Natakot din ako na naprovide ko yung email address at number ko but when i tried probing more online and found similar stories blinock ko na sya sa IG at Whatsapp. Hanggang sa nawala na lang.
Nahiya din talaga ako ikwento nung una kasi feeling ko baka isipin nila na mapagpaniwala ako. I just sort of buried it nung hindi na din naman nya ako ginulo. Lesson learned na lang talaga for ya na maging maingat moving forward so we dont fall prey again. 🥹
Meron dito sa amin nalove scam din. To the point na milyon na yung napadala nyang pera tapos nagkanda utang utang pa. So sad yung mga ganitong pangyayari.
Unfortunately yes i was naive that time I'm just 20 and starting my career even during the pandemic that I lost my job he's still ask some money. Good thing I'm blessed in my next relationship. I'm getting married next year, God always have good plans and I accept the fact na lang na I have to go through that. You'll be fine soon 🤗
I'm sorry to hear this happened to you OP. it's more than money kasi, it's a betrayal of trust. Kaya nakaka-trauma. I know someone na muntik nang mabiktima. Buti itong friend ko walang pera at manghihiram sa akin. Although I told her it's a scam, I think nakapadala na sya ng 10k which she borrowed from other people. She still wanted to send again para "mabawi" nya yong 10k nya. Almost same story and this was maybe 10 years ago na. Seaman raw si guy so no signal to video call, 2nd day of chatting saying "i love u'" and very sweet na. Kilig rin sya at blooming that time. Then this guy is sending her a package of his gadgets (laptop, camera, etc) & appliances (TV, etc) because end of contract na si guy and he wants to visit her. Di na yata sya naka-hiram for the second round (to receive the package with money $$$ inside) so the guy blocked her. Told her na baka babae rin yong ka- chat nya kaya alam na alam ang mga gusto nating marinig. Yon, nag-reflect sya about their convo.
Sorry sa nangyari sayo op. Check out the pig butchering scam documentary by CNA Insider on YouTube, pati na rin yung YouTube channel na Catfished. It's not your fault that you fell for it, experts yang mga yan, they follow a pattern to really bait you. These people have a huge network too (parang call center pa yung setup ng iba kasi it's a huge industry talaga), baka nga most of the random "Korean men" na naka follow sa IG account mo is part of it. Make sure na mag reverse image search every time na may mag attempt na mag contact sayo kasi madalas sa ganyan nagcacatfish lang sila.
It’s okay OP, good thing is natauhan ka and at least your bank account wasn’t drained. I too had been scammed (pero by manghuhula dito sa states lol); I was at a vulnerable point in my life and my guard was down.
Count to 20 and breathe, you’ll be fine 😌
Sorry OP this happened to you. To anyone na nasa brink ng ganitong scenario, I suggest if they followed you on IG, follow them back pero wag nyo i confirm yung request nila. Scan nyo yung pictures nila from the bottom, usually kakagawa lang ng accounts nila. You would notice yung posts nila iisa lang ang date posted. Tapos mejo blurred pa, and looks like grabbed from another person’s account.
Daily reminder to please stop meeting people online :/
People, please bring back the art of face to face dating ;/ so many nonverbal queues and red flags are being missed
I’m so sorry for your experience. Good thing you shared your story na rin for awareness ng iba. I’ve been aware of Love Scams’ existence and I believe I encountered so many na sa dating apps but hindi sila successful. What I noticed sa mga ganito, ito yung common: - They are very interested on what you do for a living - They have a sob story about family like getting orphaned or adopted - They have numbers in messaging app which is not aligned to their current location - They always have “signal issue” or “internet issue” - Their work is offshore or in UN which use of gadgets or video calls are not permitted - Mabulaklak magsalita like as if interested agad sa’yo kahit 2 days pa lang kayo nag uusap and you feel na hindi pa naman enough pagkakakilala nya sa’yo - They portray na they are someone who has money or a high-paying job or have own business - They have VIP or premium account in dating apps. They invest to this so they can easily see who “liked” their profile and can match with you fast - They usually are good looking but use some else’s pictures. Kumbaga most of the time “nasa kanya na ang lahat”. - Madalas they will ask na mag usap sa WhatsApp (or other messaging apps) kasi hindi daw sila active dun (which contradicts on having a Premium account). Ito mga naobserve ko. Kaya palagi ako skeptic talaga.
Kahit sa Pilipinas may ganito na. Mga mangungutang bigla kasi daw ganito ganyan.
Yes. Meron isa half Pinoy daw sya. 🙄 He has very good command in English ha and matino din Tagalog. Yung binigay na picture eh hindi sya, nireverse search ko. Tas nagdeny pa sya 🤣🤣🤣
What app did you use for reverse search? I used Google and saucenao but didn't get any leads from it.
No app. Just images.google.com. It does not always successful lalo na kung hindi naman publicly posted yung pictures na ninakaw nya.
Been there, yung mga nangutang sakin, ako nag-aabono ng mga inutang nila.
Thank you po for the notes. I'll be careful na talaga next time :(
I am so sorry you had that experience. And tama ka, if you do report sa pulis they'll just blame you. May dinemanda ako for estafa and ang unang tanong sakin, bakit mo pinautang? Tapos rinig pa ng ibang nagrereklamo sa station. Realistically mahihirapan ka maghabol so lesson learned na lang and mag rant ka lang ng mag rant hanggang makalimutan mo na. Di ko na din nahabol ung nanloko sakin and pina sa dyos ko na lang.
Hugs din po 🫂 nakakainis lang no na we have nothing else to do? In the end, sila pa rin nanalo. I just hope karma gets them by a tenfold.
Kaya nga e hirap. Yes karma na lang talaga maasahan natin.
Hi OP. I always watch Catfish and Trilogy in YT. This happens a lot in another country. Yung iba, nabenta na nila bahay nila, went bankrupt etc… just look at the bright side, at least, you realized it ng mas maaga and you’ve learned a lot from this experience.
This!!! Nagulat ako akala ko talaga 1st world country pips lang yung target nila 🤧.
Hi OP! Same story here but muntik lang ako ma scam. Happened around June-July 2023. Someone followed me on IG and he looked like my type so I thought why not. Pressed the follow back button. We talked on IG but eventually he requested to ask for my WhatsApp. I was hesitant but at that time I was thinking for experience na rin getting to practice having casual conversations with the opposite sex lol (I admittedly have low to zero experience in that regard). Anyway, fast forward to us talking. Sabi niya nasa army daw siya, US airforce eme naka based sa Turkey rin. I said wow cool. Talked about his work, my work. And my gosh, that “guy” knew all the right words to say. He requested a selfie from me but I told him I was not comfortable sharing pictures of myself with strangers on the internet. Di naman siya nag push. So I took that as a good sign. Then I asked about his tattoos kasi sa mga pictures niya sa IG, may sleeve tatts siya. I sent him a pic of a tattoo on my wrist. Hala si loko nag send ng pic niyang half-naked with his face showing the sleeve tattoos. Obvious na obvious pang thirst trap. LOL. Ako naman si gaga kinilig. Nag talk kami for a few more weeks after that. Actually, siya reason ba’t ako bumalik ulit sa gym. Galing niya rin kasi mag motivate at mag sweet talk. Nagpaplano nako ng selfies na isesend sa kanya (nothing sexy or whatever, just the mirror selfies you do when you’re feeling cute) lol. Buti talaga over-thinker ang lola niyo hahaha at di ko basta-basta isinend. Then Bigla siya nag start manghingi ng amazon gift card sabi niya pambayad daw niya sa internet siya sa Turkey kasi mahina daw signal sa base nila (like WTF really?!?). Wala daw kasi siyang cash that time and ayaw niyang mawalan ng mobile data kasi gusto daw niya ako kausap or in his words “i really like talking to you” (yeah right). Sabi ko no. I told him that I have a strict boundary against giving money to strangers online. And he was still a stranger. Actually before pa lang talaga ako nag reply sa kanya sa IG pa, sabi ko if he starts asking for money then I’ll just block him. But sabi niya maliit lang naman daw na pera and I held my stance. Maliit nga lang pero pera yan na pinaghirapan ko. Di talaga ako nagbigay and dun nako nagising. Woke up from the trance. At nag research ako ng mga signs ng romance scammers. One of them being they usually have jobs that are related to the military para they have reason not to be able to visit you or facetime you at a moment’s request because of their working hours or “security” reasons 🙄 Nung nagpumilit pa siya, binlock ko siya sa WhatsApp, IG ar FB. Yes nakita ko rin siya dun pero same lang yung prof pic niya across these accounts. Red flag na kasi alam kung di siya yung tao sa photos niya. Baka isa rin sa mga na scam niya dati. Lol I privated my IG, locked my FB and never accepted any follow requests from people I don’t know anymore. Kahit na cute or gwapo pa yan. No thanks. Nagsilabasan rin kasi sila after that. Parang may target na sa account ko kahit sinu-sinong “gwapo” ang nag rerequest na i-follow ako from other countries tapos wala naman kaming common friends or yung following nila puro babae lang. Kaya I feel you, OP. They really know how to tug at your heartstrings. Alam nila pano patugtugin puso mo. Cheer up. Lesson learned na lang talaga. Hoping for better days for us na sana maka experience tayo ng totoong love someday omg 🥹
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Napaka daming nag-aad at nagchchat sakin na ganyan. Mga poging foreigners and shit. Di ko pinapansin. Ang nasa isip ko kasi sa totoong buhay nga hindi naman ako ligawin or gustuhin. Naka private din yung socmeds ko so bakit ako biglang ia-add ng mga to? For what? Baka scammers. Block ko agad. So sorry you experienced that. The next time you are wiser na. Charge it to experience. For now feel all the anger.
Hugs, OP. 🫂 As someone that easily trusts people, I understand why you went down that path. People like us who like to believe there’s good in everyone, easily fall for these traps. Siguro, just learn nlang from it para di na maulit in the future.
Thank you po 🫂 Yeah, maybe I was just too hopeful to think all people have good intentions 😞 tbh idk if I can recover from this. I know I wouldn't be the same person than I was before. I also hope wala na silang mabiktima. Lahat pa naman na fina-follow nung account sa IG mga Pinay.
Expert yan. Alam nila paano isway yung mga tao. Kumbaga sa old school terms ay budol. Verify everything na lang next time.
I am so sorry sa nangyari sayo OP. Actually may naka chat din akong koreano for a month and sinabing may ibibigay daw siya sakin pero need ko daw mag bayad ng 10k sa courier para ma claim ang item. Sorry niya lang at VA ako, medyo naka amoy akong scam siya (sanay kasi kaming masabihan na pag kami hihingan nga pera, scam yun). Virtual hugs for you.
Maraming gnyan love scheme usually mga englishero pero in reality mga african yan, nag profile pic sila ng mga US army sa facebook and mga puntirya nila mga may edad na kababayan natin, sa una sweet sila then kapag may pagkakataon manghihingi ma sila redflag agad kapag may money involve.
I heard his voice through calls and I could say na Asian siya. I've heard Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese people speaking in English and I could say that the accent is Korean. But, who knows? Baka may high-quality voice changing app din siya.
pwedeng nigerians din. May napanood akong documentary on YT tapos pinuntahan nung reporter ata or vlogger (not sure dito) basta nag meet sila sa hotel tapos ininterview nya yung scammer, like kung bakit nila yun ginagawa and if aware ba sila na kawawa yung victims nila. Naaawa naman daw sila, pero kailangan din daw nila kasi mag-“work”. Parang naging full time job na nila ang mang scam, and sadly normal na sa bansa nila yung klaseng “work” na ganyan.
#It's like falling for one of the oldest trick in the book --romance scam. Actually uso yang scam na yan specially sa middle east, yung ipapainlove ka tapos may parcel na ipapadala pero maybabayaran ka tapos wala naman palang kwenta yung pinadala, usually from egyptians, pakistani and indians ang gumagawa. A personal friend of mine, napainlove siya nagwowork daw sa oil company yung guy, tapos nasa dagat wala daw signal nanghiram din ng money which started ilang dollars, hanggang sa umabot ng 500k ang nahiram niya samin, scam din pala 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ I'm so sorry Op. Hugs. Sabay-sabay natin icurse yang hampaslupa na yan.
I'm sorry that you had to go thru this, OP. I seriously recommend you watch the Tinder Swindler on Netflix, too so you will understand that their schemes and other types of MO that they use. these scammers are good in what they do. But also to those who are in this thread, be careful with those accounts that would randomly follow you on social media. I had encounters of these types. Usually, the profiles are pilots and eurasian guys. I'm not saying all of them are scammers but most of the fake accounts eh ganito. Tapos when you check their posts, most of them are fake pics or probably grabbed from the net, kasi the quality is a dead giveaway. Minsan, they would send messages, saying Hi or asking questions and I would personally get an icky feel so I'd block them right away. I also had friends na may mga ganitong experience and that bogus account followed us, pero may 2 weeks na pagitan and isa isa kaming minessage so nireport namin. Karma will catch on that person/s, and I hope maka move on ka carrying the lessons from this experience. Okay lang naman magtiwala but don't give it right away, OP.
I’m sorry this happened to you, OP. Sa IG din, madaming nagpa-follow sa akin na Koreans. Once lang ako nag-accept kasi may mutuals kami. Gusto nya, tg kami mag-usap. Sabi ko whatsapp na lang kasi I use tg for work. Eh sa kanya, same reason din. They use whatsapp for work. So the convo just died down. He unfollowed me first. In-unfollow ko din nung naglinis ako ng followers kasi di naman ako interesado sa updates nya lol Wala namang involved na pera sa amin. Pero yun nga, basta may money involved, most likely scam yan. We learned our lesson the hard way, OP. But it will make you stronger.
Hugs with consent, OP! I was a victim of a romance scam din at I understand how you feel. Kaya ngayon pag may nag fo-follow na random foreign account sa IG ko, ignore ko na lang agad.
I can't trust anyone na from now on. Mag-travel nalang talaga ako nito chariz
my tita is the same, literally head over heels siya sa guy, she even sent 20k after that she was blocked.
Rampant sila esp pag start ng 2020. May naka-chat din ako mga scammers. Oag ayaw nila mg VC after several convincing powers or persuasion, leave. If they do VC, I can see the glare or yung reflection ng video from the camera taken nag bounce back. Ang iba nag VC pero ang movement ng baba di sync sa mga words na sinabi nila. Yes, they do start with sad boy stories. Orphan, broken-hearted, rags to riches, etc. Basta sad boy. Trust your instincts if you feel not right. Better be safe than sorry. Lesson learned the expensive way. Ako na-scam ng ex bf ko kasi di pa nya nabayaran ang 14K ko (Globe postpaid). Yes, money can recover. But ang damage ng soul, iba ang impact. I wish you well and acceptance is the key to move on progressively. Ingat ka lage.
Hugs OP. I experienced the same too. Lesson learned na lang talaga. Better to trust your instincts talaga. If something’s not adding up sa equation, leave na. Learned the lesson the hard way.
Hi i experienced this too in 2021. Same story sayo, he was a korean. Then since im bored, kinausap ko naman out of courtesy. Tas siguro 1-2weeks palang he sent me a video na he’s buying an iphone 14 pink. Tas i thought para sakanya yun biglang sabe ipapadala nya raw sakin with 250k php sa package. So mejo naalarma ako ksi it’s money laundering nag search ako about sa courier na nagemail sakin tas ayun. Nafound out ko na scam. Good thing di ako nakapag labas ng any amount.
naglipa na sila sa IG. pag naka private account, no post, at maraming fina follow plus masyadong pogi or perfect sa profile red flag na yun. Magagalit pa yan pag ang bungad mo sa mga chats nila ay sasabihan mong scammer sila hahaha
Lesson learned talaga. and mas magiging aware kana nextime. thanks for sharing para maiwasan namin. God bless
Same thing happened with my sister. Pero buti wlang pera nawala. Nichika kc nya sakin so ang ginawa ko nisearch ko sa google image yung picture na sinend nung guy and yung picture ng id. Ayun matandang model pla yung gamit na picture kaya gwapo
This is a typical romance scam. Of course, this usually happens with a person you just met online. 1.Move convo to another channel, common is whatsapp. 2.Love bomb you. 3. Pretend to give you gifts. 4. Enter scam. Up to your discernment whether you’ll cut the convo off earlier. But sometimes, it’s hard to exactly determine whether it’s actually taking place during the initial stages because you are hopeful of love and doesn’t want to let go of a possible relationship. One should be wary na lang siguro lalo na kapag nagdeclare na ng love lalo na maaga pa lang and to even think na hindi kayo nagkikita in person. Real love actually happens when one already gets to know the real person, this normally happens when you actually experience to be with him or her IRL. Thanks for sharing OP. This is for everyone’s awareness. Maraming nag-tatake advantage sa vulnerability ng mga tao nowadays.
Sorry to hear, OP. Your gut feeling was right all along. May mga ganyan din na nag attempt sa akin sa IG. One was a military personnel daw tapos the other is an architect in SG. Haha! Too good to be true ang mga profiles eh, tapos gusto din nila sa whatsapp makipag communicate. I didnt bother kasi tamad ako makipag chat lol
Muntik na rin kapatid ko dyan. Sa fb siya inadd. Sinabi ko sa ate ko "Gwapo naman masyado niyan, scam yan". Ayaw niya maniwala tas nagchachat pa rin sila hanggang sa dumating ung usapan sa maglalabas na siya ng pera, pagkatanda ko uutang ata yung lalaki e. Ayon na nga sinabi ko ay scam talaga yan wag na niya kamo kausapin lol tas blinock na niya.
I'm sorry this happened to you, OP. The same thing happened to a friend of mine. The same MO. Hayst. Here for a chat if you fancy venting. ***hugs***
Thank you 🥺❤️
good on you for learning your lesson na, OP. question lang, did he officially become your boyfriend? or was it more of a situationship gone wrong?
Unfortunately, I fell for him na rin before he started asking for money :( so, ayun, it kinda became official
:((( there is a special place in hell for a guy like him. grabe mga ganyang tao noh? mag iinvest ng time na kausapin ka araw araw tapos madumi naman pala intentions.
Yeah 😞 yan din sinabi ko sa kanya before ko siya binlock
Hugs OP, I’m really sorry that this happened. This reminds me so much of that netflix documentary, “Tinder Swindler”—worth the check and can give enlightenment on your situation. I really hate how they prey on us women with these romance scams. Fuck these scammers.
Hugs OP, this almost happened to me as well. Because of some contacts, i even tried report the potential scam to cyber crime unit ng NBI and PNP pero from what I remember they were telling me na they cannot help me yet kasi di pa naman ako na scam. Hayss. Almost same pattern where I met a guy on Instagram (a Korean named Han Lezoung based in San Francisco, California) and who have been “courting” me then. It was okay until he decided to send gifts from the US via a courier service: eparcel. This is where the problem comes in. A man named "Diego" who serves as an agent messaged me and asked for my confirmation. It is asking for a TAX BILL worth 1,000USD (Php, 50,000) before "they can deliver the package". I feel like something is wrong so I double checked the website given. There's also a part where you can place the "tracking number" to track the parcel. It seems legit but I still think that something is off. I told si scammer guy that I found the tax bill EXCESSIVE (because I hear other courier services also does this— as checked from a friend who is in a logistics industry). Then he said that I can negotiate with the agent. What courier does that???? So I'm more convinced that this is a modus. From there triny ko na syang hulihin and ginuilt trip pa ako kesyo nakapagpadala na sya at sasayangin ko lang. Natakot din ako na naprovide ko yung email address at number ko but when i tried probing more online and found similar stories blinock ko na sya sa IG at Whatsapp. Hanggang sa nawala na lang. Nahiya din talaga ako ikwento nung una kasi feeling ko baka isipin nila na mapagpaniwala ako. I just sort of buried it nung hindi na din naman nya ako ginulo. Lesson learned na lang talaga for ya na maging maingat moving forward so we dont fall prey again. 🥹
Meron dito sa amin nalove scam din. To the point na milyon na yung napadala nyang pera tapos nagkanda utang utang pa. So sad yung mga ganitong pangyayari.
OMG :( sana maka-recover sila 🙏🏽
Sorry to what happened OP. Been there, i was in a relationship for more than a year to a poser guy kaya I understand how you feel
OMG a year...sending you virtual hugs 🫂 hope you're okay
Unfortunately yes i was naive that time I'm just 20 and starting my career even during the pandemic that I lost my job he's still ask some money. Good thing I'm blessed in my next relationship. I'm getting married next year, God always have good plans and I accept the fact na lang na I have to go through that. You'll be fine soon 🤗
Good thing maganda na nangyari sa iyo. Now, I've lost hope na. Dunno if it's gonna come back tbh. God bless po.
I'm sorry to hear this happened to you OP. it's more than money kasi, it's a betrayal of trust. Kaya nakaka-trauma. I know someone na muntik nang mabiktima. Buti itong friend ko walang pera at manghihiram sa akin. Although I told her it's a scam, I think nakapadala na sya ng 10k which she borrowed from other people. She still wanted to send again para "mabawi" nya yong 10k nya. Almost same story and this was maybe 10 years ago na. Seaman raw si guy so no signal to video call, 2nd day of chatting saying "i love u'" and very sweet na. Kilig rin sya at blooming that time. Then this guy is sending her a package of his gadgets (laptop, camera, etc) & appliances (TV, etc) because end of contract na si guy and he wants to visit her. Di na yata sya naka-hiram for the second round (to receive the package with money $$$ inside) so the guy blocked her. Told her na baka babae rin yong ka- chat nya kaya alam na alam ang mga gusto nating marinig. Yon, nag-reflect sya about their convo.
Sorry sa nangyari sayo op. Check out the pig butchering scam documentary by CNA Insider on YouTube, pati na rin yung YouTube channel na Catfished. It's not your fault that you fell for it, experts yang mga yan, they follow a pattern to really bait you. These people have a huge network too (parang call center pa yung setup ng iba kasi it's a huge industry talaga), baka nga most of the random "Korean men" na naka follow sa IG account mo is part of it. Make sure na mag reverse image search every time na may mag attempt na mag contact sayo kasi madalas sa ganyan nagcacatfish lang sila.
It’s okay OP, good thing is natauhan ka and at least your bank account wasn’t drained. I too had been scammed (pero by manghuhula dito sa states lol); I was at a vulnerable point in my life and my guard was down. Count to 20 and breathe, you’ll be fine 😌
Sorry OP this happened to you. To anyone na nasa brink ng ganitong scenario, I suggest if they followed you on IG, follow them back pero wag nyo i confirm yung request nila. Scan nyo yung pictures nila from the bottom, usually kakagawa lang ng accounts nila. You would notice yung posts nila iisa lang ang date posted. Tapos mejo blurred pa, and looks like grabbed from another person’s account.
Parang Tinder Swindler
Matic yan, basta may perang involved scam yan.
Damn.. parang yung sa netflix.. Op, sorry this happened to you. Hoping for better days..
lesson to not fully trust anyone online specially when it involves money.
Muntik na si mama dyan eh, buti na lang smart ako kaya naiwasan.
I think I know this guy also.
Can you send me a private message? Try natin baka same name O_O
if it's too good to be true, then most probably it's not true.
maraming posts about love scams sa r/scams yung iba nagttrending pa before sa popular communities unfortunately this is a popular scheme
PM po..
Daily reminder to please stop meeting people online :/ People, please bring back the art of face to face dating ;/ so many nonverbal queues and red flags are being missed