This is a follow-up on my earlier article entitled :scammers-on-the-rampage-beware-dont-be-a-victim.
It was here in Literacybase where somebody with the name Alice Pena sent me a private message telling me to immediately contact her through an e-mail address she sent. She said I don’t need to tell it to anyone because it was something secret and very urgent. I asked her why, but she did not answer, and it raised my curiosity and having in mind that she/he could be a nice person because he/she is on Literacybase also.
So I replied to her e-mail, which later I found a very bad decision I made since she is a total stranger. I thought she might be telling something about Literacybase or any other writing site. Such thing happened to me when someone from another writing site sent me a message and she became my client (content writing).
She said she is a Senior Auditor at Al Rayan Bank Plc UK. She said her life was so sad and she is planning to move to another country to invest her $14.5 million which was entrusted to her by a bank customer. She said that customer died and had no family or relatives to claim the money, and she plans to invest in a company abroad.
Thinking that it could be a scam, I searched for her name and the bank she said she was employed. There I found the same letter sent to other people. It was on Scam e-mails and featured at Turbo Future. There I found the same set of photos she e-mailed me, claiming she is the woman in that photo.
It was e-mail phising, where the scammer will try to get all your necessary information, and they can use your name and photo in their illicit activities to scam other people.
From that site I learned that the name Alice Pena was fictitious, and the woman on the photo is Natalya Delieva, a Russian. Her photo could had been stolen probably from social media sites. She could had been a victim of identity theft.I hope she can clear her name, being a victim.
I hope that criminal will be caught and jailed. It pays to be cautious, to research first if someone sent you that kind of message. Maybe they are eyeing people who they think have a “bleeding heart” for the needy, or people who they think could easily bite their bait.
I asked her how come she sent me a message; was that because she read my blogs here? Maybe she had read my blog on how to help people in need.
I looked for the name Alice Pena on the Literacybase names of members, but it was not there. How come she/he was able to send me a private message here at Literacybase? I hope the admin/@Support will also look into this matter.
I posted this article to serve as a warning to all Literacybase members who could be the next target of that scammer. Another lesson I learned: do not just click the e-mail link provided by a stranger. Better research first before clicking it.
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Hahahahaha, there are many scammers that enter here all we have to do is never to entertain them. There was one here a scammer, we all laughed at her message full of kisses to our lips hahahaha. There are so any of them like here this time.The only site they cannot enter to dos scamming is Facebook. It is so huge worldwide site and whoever is sending malicious message is blocked hehehe. Just do not ignore that kind of message my friend.It is also the same in Mylot many entries of scammers but each one is helping the culprit removed. Be thankful you are bright to monitor right away.When she message you in YM click spam so she could,not anymore bother you.That person is a male, not female.
Yes, I told him he's a scammer and I won't entertain him. It was just because he came from Literacybase, and I thought scammers would be blocked here. Good thing I searched for the data he gave and I found that scam alert site.
There are many scammers. Anything suspicious or asking me to email them or contact them - I would never. It is best to avoid them at all costs. Not worth investigating.
It's just I was too trusting that time, then I remember all those scams on the net; so I checked the data he gave me, and I found that scam site alert.
It is best to ignore anything like that, do not fall for them!
Yeah its better and advisable to avoid such emails and messages as they can attack our privacy.
Wow! I think I can send you my email spam folder and you will have enough to blog about to get rich here! Have you heard from the Nigerian Royal Family yet?
No. At least they won't try. I just answered because she/he was from Literacybase and I thought she/he is a good member here. I don't have any idea h/she was a scammer. I didn't give my real name and other data.
I received a lot of emails from 10 years that I am working online. The bait is they will be sending money and they need your help. If you are easy to believe, you will give your account number. I even remember a friend who followed instruction from this phishing emails and she send $100 dollars to that person in order to process 14 million dollars. After giving the money, she have not heard from that person only to find out it is scam.
It pays to search first before believing. How can a person send you that big amount of money when you are both strangers. Thanks for sharing this one.
Yes, it's good I immediately searched on the data he/she sent; then I immediately know it's a scam! How can somebody just trust you and give you a share of her wealth? Too good to be true!
I was so sad she was on Literacybase. She messaged me here so I thought she's also a writer/blogger. I didn't give any info. about me.
there so many scam out there and some are even bring the old school
snail mail scan back
So they are trying every means to scam people?even using the snail mail? that's funny!
Lucky that you were so astute with this type of situations.
There are a lot of easy-to-get scheme at the internet.
There is a situation here in the Phils where their FB account has been hacked and they will message friends and will request you to go on a videocall. Many has been duped.
I, myself, have been nearly duped.
That's one of the negative aspects of social media sites like FB. People who post a lot of photos there could be a target of scammers; they can rob their identity and use it in scamming people.
In my opinion, that person registered here as a member that's why she was able to send you a message. Oh my, I hope support can eliminate scammers like her here.
I don't entertain those who asks for my email. Because in our office e-mail , somebody emailed me something like yours and she also said that the rich widow to which she is a caregiver, is looking for a beneficiary of her wealth. Since she was childless and doesn't like her greedy relatives she's looking for a beneficiary. It's complete with picture of the supposedly caregiver and the dying widow.
I didn't reply but she again emailed me and now the widow is dead and so she the caregiver was tasked to ask for my account number , full name etc. so the inheritance can be sent. Blah!
I deleted that email and marked it as spam.
That's a clear scam! How can some stranger give you money? I searched for her name here, and she was no longer here. The name was also fictitious, it was a case of stolen identity of Natalya Delieva, a Russian whom the suspect claimed it was she. It was found out that the photo of Delieva was taken from a social media site and used by the suspect to scam people.
hi there and good morning literacy base members, there are scammers here and scammers in there and in real life also you see scammers, why i dont know, they are there and we are living with them all the time some we learned they are scammers and soem are hidden and wednt know their real intentions to be scammers,only solutions to deal with such people is to stay eyes open and not to rust any body, which makes little tenssion in life but that is life now and we have agree
Yes, it is true that there are many scammers online and in the real world, so everyone must always be alert; think first before making decisions.
I agree these people are every where that they become normal in our life, and we all should be alert from all the people the one that smile more
Yeah even I had received an email which looked as same as Literacy Base format. It was stating that my surname matches with one of his clients who is no more in this world and has left behind a property of 4 Million, and that he was searching for any of his relatives to claim it. He stated that he saw my Surname on Literacy Base and decided to contact me and was asking about my personal details so that he could consider me as one of his Late Clients and I would be eligible for the 4 Million. Now that was straight away meaningless interaction that he was making because there would be hundreds of who have the same surname and just because I am one with the same I would get the money.
It is too good to be true, Nitin. They think they can fool a lot of people. How in the world would he share a part of $4 million just because you have the same surname? ha ha haha!
I had also received such message to someone. I can't even remember the name. I think this would be my four times receiving messages from scammer. I will try to check it later. They might destroy my mood in the near future. It should be stopped.
Yes, better stop them. I directly told him/her to stop scamming me or else his IP address will be traced by the Interpol.