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
I’ve been receiving the same text messages from someone claiming she is marie velasco..as usual, asking for monetary help which obviously another text scam. and guess what she’s using different numbers..09154350057 ; 0915-9884255.. all i can say is that, “text scam” is nothing new..so only idiot will be deceived.
I received the same text message today, December 11 2008, from another number 09167855883. Now knowing that she started texting as early as two years ago, and from different numbers, it should be clear that this is a scam. I do not normally post blog messages or replies - I just wanted to reciprocate the public service this blog has served me, and to warn future potential victims. Thank you for posting this.
I’m from Bacolod also. la sallean’s won’t text you in tagalog I bet you specially from bacolod. they would rather text you in english. or maybe Ilonggo na lang. I know my kababayan very well. This is a scam!
Just received the same SMS, new num is 09052213787. Beware of it. Its a scam…
whoever this lowly poor mammal KAWAWA NAMAN SIYA,,,, i received a text message just now pareho ng nasa taas using number 09052217933
Ana marie strikes again. Sent me an email yesterday (April 15, 2009) and today (April 16, 2009) using this number (09052217933). The message is the same as those mentioned here. Asking for money for her travel to Manila. I didn’t replied again and opted to look her website but instead found this blog. Well, I never intended to give her any money as i am not rich. I am just curious.
I don’t usually post messages but I am also concern about this scam. I also texted by the “girl” twice (April 22 and today April 23 ) asking for some help for her to travel to manila using this number 09052217933. I immediately search for her website, good thing lots of concerned people post blogs about her. I didn’t bother to response to her messages. Beware guys!
This girl is obviously a faker/ poser.
Well crafted scam. Intelligent scammer.
She will ask you to send money via a bank account or money transfer (Western Union, LBC).
Enough said about her.
She is already being tracked by Anti Cybercrime Syndicate, a private group going after cyberscammers.
Her days are numbered!
If you have received a message in your cellphone from these numbers beware!!!
09263963492
09272446053
09278112032
09276135063
09052216028
09052217933
09052213787
09295622736
09167855883
09154039462
09154350057
09065165474
This girl is obviously a faker/ poser. Well crafted scam. She’s an intelligent scammer. She will ask you to send money via a bank account or money transfer (Western Union, LBC). Enough said about her. She is already being tracked by Anti Cybercrime Syndicate, a private group going after cyber-scammers. Her days are numbered!
If you have received a message in your cell phone from these numbers beware!!! 09263963492
09052216028
09052217933
09052213787
09065165474
09154039462
09154350057
09159884255
09167855883
09166972482
09272446053
09278112032
09276135063
09295622736
here’s a new number: 09276134786
oh god. i just recieved a text message from that girl and i thought it was real. i was actually considering of sending her money. but then fortunately i googled it first cause my boyfriend said not to believe those shit cause itsjust a scam. i was actually telling him otherwise. then i had a hunch to google it first. good thing i came across this blog. whoever that person is. i hope you seriously die of starvation.
and here’s another number that diz scammer recently used 09276134785
here’s another number 09276134785
Also got the same SMS msg recently from 0927-613-5114. Paano kaya hulihin itong scammer?
just receive the text msg this morning using this #09173501435
www.marvelasco.cjb.net
Same here, just got her message and went to her site. BTW, I checked the details of the site;
marievelasco.tk IP address location & more:
Host of the IP: marievelasco.tk [Whois] [Reverse IP]
Host IP [?]: 80.90.43.9 Copy [Whois] [Reverse IP]
IP country code: NL
IP address country: ip address flag Netherlands
IP address state: n/a
IP address city: n/a
IP address latitude: 52.5000
IP address longitude: 5.7500
ISP of this IP [?]: Visual Online S.A.
Organization: BV Dot TK
Marie velasco text scam is back again… received the same SMS from certain marie velasco last October 27, 2009 (1st SMS); 2nd SMS - personal details and website.. Oct 31, 2009; 3rd SMS ( reiterated her plea for help ) - Nov 01, 2009…. although, I never replied any of her text messages… I have a feeling this is just another text scam… which indeed confirmed by this blog : mymetromanila.com. thanks for initiating such noble effort of alerting our kababayans to be on guard all the time for such deceiving acts. And for you people hiding behind the marie velasco name…. kung wala kayong magawang matino, manigas kayo!!!
Yes…. wala talagang magawa tong mga ito.
Heto latest number na ginamit….+639158959922(Nov.9,2009… 12:28AM)…..
here i a new number +63-9158959922 i replied back and told whoever that person was that i knew it was a scam!
That same person kept texting me over a period of many days, sometimes several times a day, and also sent me a link to ‘her’ supposed page. Just letting you know that this person’s scam is widespread.
The NTC or private telco companies should regulate the prepaid sim card distribution. It may not stop scammers but it will help somehow. People buying simcards should be asked for some identification and these cards will only be activated upon registration. In that way we can track whose card is it. It is now being practiced in other countries….
Sadly, there were numerous victim of these scams so I the think it is about time that this be taken seriously and act upon it…. It’s a pity that people just try to help (which are rarely nowadays) only to find out that they were scammed…what will happen now to those who truly need help and when they asked for an assistance, they will be doubted…kawawa naman…
the number she’s using now is +63-9165571065… same text message contents..
walang pwede i-kaso? e Identity thief na yun ah..
Here’s the latest number as of December 7, 2009 09165571005.
here’s the latest number.. 0916-5571004
latest number: 0915-743-4187
hey, just got her new number. she texted me and i actually talked to here. I offer her a place to stay here, but she insist that she had a relatives her in manila. her new number is 09165570998
Scammer has a new no. 0916-5570998. Texted me a few minutes ago. Ni reply ko sa kanya:
“Buhay ka pa piniprito na kaluluwa sa impyerno! Mabigyan ka sana ng leksyon sagad hanggang buto! Dakilang manloloko! Wag kang mang istorbo! ”
Kse nman kahit 5AM yesterday text ng text.
Nagtitinda cguro sim card to daming nos eh..