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06/03/2009 12:32 PM |
bugbunny168
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LADIES BEWARE OF SCAMMERS IN THIS WEBSITE
To all ladies out there, juz beware of these scam stuff. I meet this guy from this website. He said he will send a parcel to me. To cut the story short, i nearly paid RM 3960 = S$1700/- for the release of the parcel. I went to the net and check, there are alot of simlar scam now. After u made a first payment to them, they will ask for a second etc payment from u.
Kota Kinabalu: An administration clerk from Kuantan, Pahang, said she nearly fell for a scam after meeting an Internet cassanova in an on-line dating chatroom recently.
Chang Siew Fern, 33, said she decided to warn other women in Sabah in response to Tuesday's Daily Express report on the same.
She said the so-called Internet buddy "bumped" into her about six months ago and tried to charm his way into her heart.
"He told me his name was Mark David from London and that he was 45 years of age," she said, adding they chatted several times after that but they had been out of contact the following two months.
"I even spoke to him over the phone at least three times and he sounded like a real Englishman É now that I think of it, he may have learned to speak that way."
About two weeks ago, the man informed that he would be sending her a Christmas gift soon but she did not take it seriously.
Chang was surprised to learn on Monday, that a parcel containing a laptop and 4,500 Pound Sterling had been sent to her but the so-called gift was held up because it contained cash.
"A woman, who spoke in Malay, claiming to be from a "Worldwide Security Express Courier Service" based in Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu, called me up and said the parcel had been detained by the Customs Department," she said.
Daily Express tried to contact the person supposedly representing the courier firm in KK based on the mobile number given but received no response.
"I also received an e-mail from the so-called company instructing me to settle certain commissions via the company for the clearance of the package.
"I e-mailed him and asked if he wanted to send me money, why didn't he just wire the thing?" said Chang.
Chang was told she had to pay an administrative charge of RM580 and RM2,980 for the clearance fee but her suspicions were aroused after reading the terms of payment.
"I was instructed to bank in the money to a certain Osman Yusof Ali through a bank called Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia, addressed in Bandar Puteri Puchong.
the woman staff insisted that I pay in cash and that they will not receive credit card payment.
"I then told her to send it back to the sender but she kept insisting I should pay up or the parcel will be confiscated," she said.
Annoyed at the persistence, Chang demanded for the contact number of the Customs officer in-charge of the matter.
"The woman then stopped short and gave all sorts of reasons why she could not furnish the number É she never called back," she said, adding a man who spoke in Malay also answered the phone when she called once.
"I hope other people will not fall for this scam."
At least four women have been duped into forking out money amounting to about RM10,000 by these Internet cassanovas last month, city police said previously.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department Director Comm Datuk Koh Hong Sun said there were many cases of cheating not just through Internet but also via SMSes. |
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