Scam Alert: Annamarie Velasco of Bacolod City?
MAG-INGAT!
Isang MyMetroManila.com Secret Agent and nakatanggap ng isang text message. Ang sabi sa mensahe:
“Pued po b akong humingi ng 2long sa inyo? I’m Annamarie, 21yo fresh grad po from bacolod. Gagawin ko po ang lahat ng kapalit na gusto nio, ma2lungan nio lng po akong makapunta sa mynila. Im willing to take the risks. My job hiring na po kc ako jan sa smc-ortigas, sayang naman po kung madidissolve lng.. My picture po ako sa www.annamarie.cjb.net - Anna”
Sa una’y maaawa ang sinuman sa kalagayan ng taong ito na nagpakilalang “Annamarie O. Velasco”
Pinuntahan namin ang website na binigay ng nag-text.
Hmm, magandang bata…
Sinumang lalake ay ma-eengganyo na tulungan sya sabihin ba naman nyang: “gagawin niya ang lahat na gustuhin mong kapalit makarating lang siya ng Maynila”
Ngunit ilang obserbasyon…
* Diploma looks fake, no seal of De La Salle
* Mukhang burado ang totoong pangalan sa diploma at edited din ang cum laude certificate
Mukhang SCAM!
Searching the Internet, madami na pala ang muntik maloko nito and they say “gay” daw yung suspect. This might be a case of IDENTITY THEFT dahil kawawa naman kung sinuman ang may-ari ng picture na ginagamit nya.
See these pages:
http://docmnel.com/2008/06/04/anna-marie-velasco-another-scam-in-the-making/
http://kokoro15.multiply.com/journal/item/35
After receiving the text message, our MyMetroManila.com Secret Agent even advised her na hindi maganda yung offer nya and she won’t look good sa mga tao. Our agent offered to help her and send her the plane ticket and even help her to get a job at MyMetroManila.com but before doing that, he did his research. And yes, it’s a scam na 2 years na daw nagaganap and hindi pa nahuhuli.
According to a police authority, mahirap daw hulihin dahil walang pwedeng ikaso? Come on! Identity theft is a crime and there should be a way to stop this.
Here are some reactions:
“yes indeed this is a scam, i too have been texted by this sweet voiced woman…sana mawala yang ganyan i almost got hooked in sending her money. i doubted when i told her i just send her an e ticket then she said she has a lot of things to carry so she opted to ask for money instead. i asked her how much is the fare she said 2.3k. i inquired for the fare from bacolod to manila and the fare is only 1.2k for ordinary, 1.8k for business and 2.4k for cabin. so i told her why coose cabin?? and she said she feels not safe in the ordinary. i almost got hooked and send her money so to all out there this is a scam.” - falkconrstamaria2002
“hay, grabe ang daming klaseng scam na naiisip ng mga tao. sa pinas laganap na ang identity theft lalo na sa paggamit ng pics ng may pics.
kawawa naman yung may ari ng pic na yan. at mas kawawa mabibiktima nyan.” - Cedeux
“it’s funny how you can scam a scammer out of a scam…
fact: they want money fast and easy so…why not make it the opposite?
after i googled this name up, my trip-mode fired up. i told her that as a fellow lasallian, i would want to extend any help that i can give, and that i know people in san miguel..HR dept pa. so she told me a lil more of her story…a lil more detail. she also reiterated the fact that she’d risk anything just to make it for her “deadline”in san miguel. she then said that she only needed some transportation fare either by boat or plane…and to pick her up sa arrival. and then she offered to do her part of the deal kagad so she can concentrate on her interview. sabi ko don’t worry about the interview…i have connections and asked her when she graduated. march daw…then i asked what position she applied for, sa IT dept daw…so i then asked when she submitted her application… no reply.
in short, tinamad na kakasagot sa mga tanong ko. we exchanged a lot of text messages…i just really wanted to waste her/his time. i mean if you’re for real, would you let go of that opportunity just like that??
it was fun though…sucked that it had to end. hehehe” - Jap138
“ei tinawagan ko dati yan at nakausap ko yan.. bakla sya na boses babae, and worst napakatagal na n’yang interview nya na yan.. hehe” - Jon Cabron
“hahaha! isa syang tao na walang magawa sa buhay. taga bacolod daw sya, pero bakit hnd marunong mag salita ng bacolod? sabi ko sa kanya padalan nalang kita ng ticket, ayaw naman nya gusto nya pera. hahaha! isang pang loloko sa kapwa nya ang ginagawa nya, isa syang bading hnd sya babae.” - RJ Cruz
“I received her message lots of times na…i told her na kung sales lady ang mging work nya sa bacolod, bkit di nya muna igrab yun.then mag ipon sya…sbi ko din na may call center na dun refer ko na lang sya sa mga friends ko na taga call center dun…di me naniwala kasi dito sa manila pag di ka marunong dumiskarte PAL and bagsak mo..dyan pa nga lang sa bacolod di na sya makadiskarte punta p sya hir sa manila..” - Angela
“i’ve received exactly the same message from annemarie velasco for twice. First time was about 2 years ago, stated that she is a fresh graduate daw. Today, I received that same message from her again stating that she is newly grad. Obviously, it’s a scam. Beware!” - Geep
“Thank you for posting this warning for everyone to see. I am so very embarrasssed to admit it but I myself almost got conned.
I received 2 text messages from this girl. Taking pity on her plight, I even called her up and spoke with her. I agreed to send her thru LBC Php 5,000. And believe me, I agreed to help her absolutely with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (honest!).
During our phone conversation I simply asked her to not to receive money from anybody else, and just make sure that the money is devoted to good use.
The only thing stupid was, I did not care to investigate, perhaps because I live a very busy life.
Just this afternoon, at about 1:00, I sent the amount thru a nearby LBC outlet. Afterwards, I texted her the corresponding tracking number.
She replied and thanked me, saying “Thank you, thank you po. Umuulan pa dito…Ano po ang sender name nyo?”
What she just txted me raised my “scam alert.”
In spite of the fact that I had previously given her my name during our previous sms correspondences, why would she still have to ask for my name again–unless–there are others who are sending her money as well.
What did then is to fire-up a Google search for the name “Annamarie O. Velasco”–and woah–my jaw dropped when I saw this as well as all the other sites claiming that it was all a scam.
I was about to accept my fate that I was duped–until I recalled that she mentioned in her txt message that it was still raining at their place (”Umuulan pa dito…”). Realizing that, since not more than an hour had passed since I handed the money to LBC, and given the fact that it must be raining cats and dogs back there in Bacolod, there is still that probability that she had not yet claimed the amount that I had sent her.
I immediately rushed to the LBC outlet and then and there asked that the transaction be voided. FORTUNATELY I was informed that the money had not been claimed yet, and the full amount (no penalties) we refunded to me upon surrender of the receipt covering the transaction.
Thank goodness I was able to recover my money. Thank you for posting this warning to everyone.
Inasmuch as we should not become distrustful of our fellowmen, we should likewise exercise due diligence in our dealings with them.
Thus, the moral lesson is: WHEN IN DOUBT–GOOGLE IT!“ - Anon Y. Mous
