I am a SCAM Victim: Hear out my experience

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3 years ago
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Today, I have read the article of @wrabbiter entitled How Scammers Utilize Social Media To Deal With Their Victims and right away, I remember the day, I became a falling prey of Roaming/Loading SCAM.

THE SCAM SCHEME

This Scam happened to me around 12 years ago. I don't know how many of you have received text like this .

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I received a text like this - asking how are we doing, then telling that this is a new roaming number and then asking for some load, because it's hard to find load. I answered, Ate Yeng? ( Ate Yeng is my aunt who is in Taiwan that time, very close to me). Then we have few conversations and the scammer pretended to be Ate Yeng, all along. Thinking that it was Ate Yeng, I gave the scammer a load around Php 100.00 in our fiat money.

That was the beginning of another Scam - the scammer told me that they have problems in loading stations there and she would like to sell prepaid load cards to her friends, I will just send the pin number of the card and then, the card price will be doubled and she will send it right away. (From now on, I will use she for the scammer though I don't know the gender).Then me, being a little business minded person, -oh my money will be doubled, why don't I try- so I use my spare money to buy prepaid cards and send the pin to the scammer. The first was around 5 prepaid cards, amounting to Php 2500.00.

Then the next day, the scammer greeted me again and say she loves me, miss me, and the load cards are now sold, and still many needs it. I did not have spare money already, so I borrowed from my friend, another Php 3,000.00 which I bought again with prepaid load cards. Then another day, asking for cards again, I was about to pawn my laptop for that cause but I just thought that I will not have something to use for my class, so I borrowed again to another friend. Then again,  I buy another set of cards and send the pin card.

THE WAKE UP CALL

Then somebody told me "Is it not a scam? " and I even answered him,  Oh it's not,  it's my aunt.  But in my mind, I also think, what if it's not her. The giving of pin number of cards lasted for about a week,  of which I almost spent Php 10,000.00/$200.00. Then one day,  I observed the way of texting, the scammer just always would like to have the pin number of the card, then I became nervous,  right away,  I call my aunt's Taiwan number and there,  I found out I was Scammed!  She is not having any other roaming number.

MY REVENGE

So what I did,  the last cards that I sent the scammer I load it all to my phone and my friend's phone,  I was able to recover around 3000 worth of load. I sold it to my friends for a cheaper price to recover the loss.  Then because of my agitation, I made a revenge, I did not told the scammer that I already know the scam. Since she was always asking for pin numbers,  I make up around 10 fake pin numbers,  and send it her. Then I received her text messages telling me the pin numbers don't work including the one I load to my phone and others phone. And I told the scammer, You are a Scammer! and then , the number could not be contacted anymore. I communicated with my friend who is working in the PNP if there is a way to trace the scammer, and she told me, there's no way, if there is, it will be a long process. So, it was all charge to experience.

MY REALIZATIONS

Looking back to that day I was scammed, I asked myself why I was able to gave in to that scam. Here are three main points.

  • Emotion. I am carried away by emotion. I relate to @wrabbiter 's point that scammers will deal with you like they truly care. The scammer seems so nice, asking about family, telling me some caring words. And scams like this, exists right now, people will act as if they care or as if they need something for their need.

  • Money. The promise of double return is also one of which I think the reason why I became a victim. This scheme is also widespread right now, there are many people in social media who will be telling you that you have this big amount, you just need to send a certain amount for the transaction to be processed.

  • Not doing my research. I decided about the " Scam Loading Scheme" right away. I did not spend time researching about it, or asking other people. So, if you have receive suspicious messages, have your own verification.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion,  scammers right now are everywhere, in some websites,  in social media and  even in noise,  I see a few who shared their story that they are scammed.  So when you received some messages, don't believe right away,  do some research and verification before deciding on something.  Don't be carried away by your emotion and whenever double money or easy money is promised, think not just twice or thrice but many times. Don't be a falling prey of these scammers.


How about you? Do you have scam experiences?  How did you handle it?  i would love to read your comments.  

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Ang uso talaga nyan dati. Until now, actually. It was not a nice experience but at least, you learned. And right now, it already served its purpose. You were able to share it here to raise awareness. I hope those people, after 12 years, already changed.

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3 years ago

Yes, ang dami talaga nilaa, paiba iba nlang ng scheme. ang galing ng realization mo sa purpose ng pag share ko, it raise awareness kasi baka one of these days, may mga ganito rin sa read. I hope really those people changed.

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3 years ago

sana. haha. pag ako kasi nakakareceive ng text na ganon, e medyo uto pa man din ako, "kwento mo sa palakng pink" reply ko ganon hahaha

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3 years ago

hahahaha. natawa ako sa palakang pink.

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3 years ago

hahahahha diba. kala naman nila mabibiktima ako hmp haha

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3 years ago

hindi talaga, ikaw pa, ikaw si mary the wise.

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3 years ago

haha. nahawa ka na kay Kudo sa Mary the Wise lol

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3 years ago

oh oh, fortunately, I have never been scammed but I am sorry to hear about this incident. The amount of money is huge...

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3 years ago

Thanks for the sympathy. Yes malaki talaga, and that money is big na talaga 12 years ago. It was one of my unforgettable experience.

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3 years ago

Charge to experience talaga...

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3 years ago

Lot's of people tried to scam me. Once my cousin got scamed and he got my phone number from her accoumt. He called me and told me that he is an agent and told me there's some problem with my account and he have to know te pin to fix it . I know where's no way a agent would ask about pin. So i told I him no need to fix my account. I have another. He told me the account will be deleted. I told not a problem. He got annoyed. He told me my another account will be deleted too. I was just traunting him and making fun of him. I told him then I won't use any. I have no money. Even if you scam me, you would find only 10 cent there. But the conversation charge between you and me would cost you more than that. It's your loss. He cut the call🤣🤣. And a person knocked me on telegram and gave something about airdrop and told me to give my wallet address. I told I have no wallet. And sent him a pic of butt. He blocked me😂🤣

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3 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. I really admire your wit in handling the situation. I wish I had this wit 12 years ago. Anyhow, past is past. Oh there are really people in the cryptoworld who are scammers? I think they are really everywhere, making crafts on how they could scam people.

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3 years ago

Everyhere😅😅😅 so beware. Chk caeefully before you take any step

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3 years ago

Thanks for the heads-up! they are like lions looking for prey. Rawwr. lol

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3 years ago

I see them as cats... cheeky thives and they I fun of them. Couldn't scamme once🤣🤣

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3 years ago

That's so good. they better get ready of you!

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3 years ago

Some people don't use their wits enough. That's the reason why scamming and getting scammed will always be a problem that will never go away. Thanks for promoting my post Miz.

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3 years ago

Yes, and I learned it that hard way talaga. You are welcome, I would like also to thank you, I really don't have an article in mind until I met your article. You gave me an idea of what to write.

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3 years ago

Happy to help Miz.

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3 years ago

Usong uso yang ganyan noon, pero bat naniwala ka. I mean wala kabang dtaing number ni Auntie mo. Sana nicheck mo muna or ask her other kamag anak if totoo ba yon. Pag kay mami yan naku, areplyan nya lamg ng mura yan ahahaha. Wala kasi kaming kamag anak sa ibang bansa kaya ganon. Pero natyempuhan ka nya na may kamag anak sa ibang bansa ano. Ang galing. Pero natuto ka naman dito diba. Yon ang mahalaga karma nalang sa kanya.

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3 years ago

Actually ito yong mga Sana ko. Sana ngtanong muna ako, sana ngtext ako kay Ate, daming sana, pero ayon nadale ako, siguro udyok na din ng promise of return. Yes natuto talaga ako, I am more careful now in handling situations like this. Di na bsta basta naniniwala sa mga messages.

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3 years ago

A scammer will always be a scammer. I hate it because I was once scammed also mostly online investments... But now no more.. I don't believe if they say you will gain more meaning scamming is alive again. Lesson learned never be attracted in big returns you without doing anything yet you will gain.. You will be scammed.. Take care my friend

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3 years ago

from our experiences we learned a lesson, though some we learned the hard way. take care too. let's not be lured by the double returns, easy money.

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3 years ago

Yes.. I am much careful now. I just realize I spent and it turns out to nothing

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3 years ago