r/ScammersPH

Hi, I intend to buy a Lululemon item on Carousell. Does anyone have experience being scammed there with a Lululemon? Any advice? Aside from checking the seller's reviews.

Help, binablackmail ako ng lalaki sa grindr and may picture sya nang mukha ko and isang nude photo ko but di kita yung face ko sa nde pic na yun. I dont know what to do nag aask sya ng pera please help me im so worried.

Im 18 Male, and worried ako na ipost nya sa X or facebook yung photo ko and i dont know what to do please help me.

Lubog na lubog ako sa utang dito sa UAE, sa kagustuhan kong bayaran ng buo lahat, nagpakatanga ako sa mga pasikat na OFW Loans daw, akala ko okay na at legit kasi mga kasabayan ko nakarelease at kuha sila ng pera kahit nagbigay sila ng unang pabayad, pero nung ako na di nirelease. At grabe sila manghingi ng mga processing fee tapos ngayon nagmamakaawa ako na ibalik nila pero wala daw sila magagawa.

Lubog na nga ako, lalo pa akong nilubog. Gusto ko na lang mawala sa mundong ito.

Nisuway ko for the first time ug book ug walker. Naka arang’2 nag trabaho nya pila nasad ko katuig single. Matod pas mga katawhan, adto sa Telegram kay daghang groups pwede ma check ug kinsay walkers available.

Resulta guro nis pagka lonely nako as a guy, nabitik sab kog gwapa nakit’an nako ug akong gi inquire, tinga ko gatagalog namag storya pero taga Cebu ra siya daw. Valleyfront mi kita. 2k unli na nya gwapa (kay akoang type).

Late nako kaybaw na: red flag ang deposit2 daan. In this case, Handler’s Fee, Meet up Fee ug Safety Fee (kay para check up in case) which is mabalik radaw inig human namog pakig hilawas. Nikantidad ug 30k tanan akong napasa na amount kay naa lage handler.

Karon di pa kuno enough, fake daw to na TG account ako gi chattan nya ang handler mismo niingon na di daw to iyang bank details. So magpaasend nasad siya from scratch.

Called it a day. Defeated. I know sayup nako pero ataya aning kinabuhi-a. Pwerteng lonely-ha.

Post nako somewhere ang IDs of the handlers and one conversation of ours just in case some of you guys encounter this one. Uban daw ani nila kay naay GC for sharing credentials and stuff pero still posting it.

Amping mo ug biga responsibly! Maayo pa mag spa or magpalpal sa inyong kaugalingon para mawa ang laay! 😂

Want to warn everyone about a scam call I received today. It was convincing enough that I almost fell for it.

How it started:

A woman called me claiming to be from BPI. She asked if I had any issues with my card. She then brought up my rewards points, mentioning I had 4k points. I told her the minimum redemption is 20k so it wasn't enough. She then transferred me to another "agent."

The second agent was smoother:

She spoke to me in a very patronizing tone, like she was explaining things to a child. She asked if the first agent had explained the rewards clearly, then mentioned I could get a card replacement and freebies like a BPI umbrella and tumbler.

She asked me to confirm my card number. I told her my wallet was upstairs and I wasn't sure. She basically nudged me into confirming it anyway.

Here's where I should have stopped:

I actually asked her directly: "How will I know this isn't a scam call?" She responded by confirming my birthday, which was correct. That made me feel she was legit.

She then asked for my expiry date, using a term I didn't recognize at the time. Because she'd already confirmed my birthday, I trusted her and gave it. That was my mistake.

The red flag that ended the call:

She asked for a "batch code." I had no idea what that was. She told me to look next to my signature on the card. I said, "Isn't that the CVV?" She said, "It's CVV on your end, but we call it 'batch code' on our side."

She also used a fill-in-the-blank tactic to make it sound official, something like "Sa 199 na nakakuha ng card, pang-ilan po kayo?" as if she was recording my "batch code" as part of a numbered list of cardholders. It was designed to make you feel like giving the number was a normal, procedural thing.

What's even scarier is that they also knew my address, including my postal code and city. This means they had a complete profile on me — name, birthday, address, card number, and expiry date. The only thing missing was my CVV, which was the whole point of the call.

I hung up immediately and blocked the number.

What I did after:

• Locked my card through the BPI app right away
• Heading to the branch today to have the card replaced

Lessons learned:

• Scammers now call in teams. The first call softens you up, the second closes in
• Confirming your birthday does NOT mean they're from your bank. That info is available from data breaches.
• "Batch code" is not a real term. No legitimate bank agent will ever ask for your CVV under any name.
• The patronizing, overly reassuring tone is a manipulation tactic to keep you from thinking critically.
• The "pang-ilan ka sa lista" tactic is meant to normalize handing over sensitive info as if it's routine.
• Asking "is this a scam?" won't stop a scammer. They're prepared for that question.
• Your data is likely already out there from breaches on e-commerce or delivery apps. Be extra vigilant.

Please share this. These people are organized and rehearsed. Stay safe.

A few people asked for the number, 09511508615. Though it's most likely already abandoned or spoofed by now, hopefully it helps someone recognize it!

Edit: I called the bank and they're replacing my card and waiving the fee!

may mga nabiktima ba dito si reden velasco ng RedVel Trading?

tagal nang naka scam nito, kamusta na kayo? nawala yung dating group chat/forums ng mga victims e...

Context: I've been riding for 3 years already, and I never broke anything, even with my cousin's aerox version 3. Nakasira daw ako ng rearlight ng aerox v1

Nag pa-pick up ako sa isang motorcycle hailing app ( M - censoring in case balikan ako) sa school ko. Hindi pa man nakakalayo, he said "pwede ba mag log in?" and ako, I was unsuspicious and trustful, sabi ko "ah okay lang po" inisip ko maybe he was hiding something from his girlfriend?? then kahit walang signal, pinipilit niyang maki log in by saying maki hotspot daw ako sa kanya.

Take note, may phone siya, then may chinachat siya whike driving sa phone ko and pinu-put down yung phone ko so I wouldn't see it and ni log out niya na.

Malapit na sa gate kung saan ako dapat pupunta, nag pa detour ako by very short lang and sabi ko mag add ako kase I'll buy something. Maayos yung pagkalapag niyabsa motor non, then nung nakabili na ako, sumakay ako, hindi niya binaba or inadjust so ang awkward ng pagsakay ko. Pero never akong nakasipa, kase imagine how would you be able to kick a rearlight kung sa passenger ka nakasakay ng motor unless malaki kang tao, and in my case I'm quite petite-average (small frame). Suddenly, inandar niya and I felt something clicked. Hindi niya pa tinitignan, sabi niya "ma'am nasira yung ano dyan" sabi ko "Kuya ano? Check na natin dito" (maraming tao) and he said "de sige mamaya nalang" then I insisted pa doon (may mga police sa area) pero nawalan ako ng choice since pinasakay na ako and tinakot na.

Napunta sa secluded area then sabi niya ganto po yan gastos ganito mahal labor sira rearlight then sabi ko "paano ko po natamaan yan eh ang layo" tas sabi niya "eh parehas natin narinig yun eh" tapos tinignan ko yung "sira" and it looked like na unscrew yung part ng rear, NO CRACKS OR BEND. HINDI RIN CHINECK (ik paano chinecheck ng pinsan ko motor niya). Pi-picturan daw ako and sabi ko "Kuya nagbayad naman na ako bakit need pa?" Tas sabi niya "wag na nga" then ininsit niya ihatid ako samin (I couldn't say no, madilim yung area and I was scared he'd do something or dragged my things phone ganon, I felt helpless).

- I PAID AND I THINK HE WANTS ME TO PAY MORE KASE DI DAW SIYA MAKAKAPASADA TAS NAAWA NALANG DAW SIYA KAYA GANONG HALAGA SININGIL (MALAKI PA RIN)

Pagkadating malapit samin, minandohan niya ako to open my phone, tas pumunta sa fb, ni-remove traces ng account niya (sa recently logged in) then hinanap ********(censored it*), tho not loading yung order ko na yon sa kanya and asked me "eto na nga orders" sabi ko "yes nag eerror po" kaya di niya ma-delete and then tinanong niya ako if may pera pa ako (Idk if naawa or wants more) pero after nung nangyari, I cried and I feel traumatized because I'd admit if ako talaga may kasalanan. Until now, I'm shaking.

HE WANTED TO DELETE YUNG HISTORY NG ACCOUNT NIYA SAKIN.

Things that I did: I wanted to view yung sira, sabi niya wag ko daw hawakan lalong masisira, eh first of all it wasn't bent or had cracks in it. Second, ang layo ng passenger seat sa rear (malapit sa plaka) so paanong sa struggle ko sa pagsakay masisira yon unless mabigat o malaki ako.

Past experiences: once or twice na akong nakasakay na tatluhan kami sa motor pero never nasira yung ganon kahit malikot ako or yung kasama ko.

Is this common?