Help us research these scammers by answering a few questions

[Wayne]

As this type of scam is still new to us, we'd like your help in working out how the scammers work. I'm going to ask a few questions and you can either answer them in the thread or PM them to me if you'd rather your details not be shown on the forum. If you're a guest on this site and would like to answer it without joining, you can email me the answers. My email address is wayne at (this site's name). With your help we can try to understand the way the scammers work this particular scam and hopefully help others who are in the scammer's trap.

1. Where did you meet the scammer?

2. Did you initiate contact or did they contact you first?

3. What are the scammer's details? Name, email address, claimed location, phone number and so on.

4. If you met on a website, did they ask you to talk to them off it? If so, what progam did they suggest?

5. How long was it before the subject of removing clothes was brought up?

6. Who brought it up?

7. How long after this did the blackmail start?

8. How much was asked for, how did they tell you to pay it and how long did they give you to pay it?

9. What did they tell you the consequences of your not paying would be?

10. How did you end up on this site? If you used a search engine, what phrase did you search for?

[Big Al]

Hi Wayne,
Can you make this a Sticky with replies?

[SlapHappy]

We are hoping to get as many replies as we can, not only from registered members, but Guests coming here for information after a scammer blackmail has been encountered. Scammers seem to be increasing in this type of scam, and knowing as much as we can about how they operate their scams can help us not only support members here, but educate more people on how to avoid being scammed in this way. I hope everyone will take the time to answer these few questions to protect others. Nobody else on the internet seems willing to tackle this problem but us here at ScamSurvivors, and your answers can do a lot of good.

Education of the public and prevention are the main weapons against scammers, and we look forward to any help you can give to us in this regard. Thank you for participating.

[911]

10. How did you end up on this site? If you used a search engine, what phrase did you search for?

I google Blackmail online on skype

[dupedandsheepish]

1. Where did you meet the scammer? okcupid

2. Did you initiate contact or did they contact you first? I just viewed her profile, she actually initiated the first message

3. What are the scammer's details? Name, email address, claimed location, phone number and so on. majne134 on okcupid - claims to be in Junction City, KS; monica.suarez288 on skype - claims to be in Wichita, KS; monicajanesmith@ymail.com

4. If you met on a website, did they ask you to talk to them off it? If so, what progam did they suggest? Yes, asked if I had a PC with a webcam. Suggested skype.

5. How long was it before the subject of removing clothes was brought up? Once on skype, it was rather quick, within the first 5-10 minutes

6. Who brought it up? she did "hey, you wanna try something?"

7. How long after this did the blackmail start? the initial cam session was about 10 minutes long, then there was "a malfunction with her camera" and had to start a new video chat, at which point she played the video of me and blackmail talk started. So, about 15 minutes into the conversation, but immediately after the video had been created.

8. How much was asked for, how did they tell you to pay it and how long did they give you to pay it? $600, Western Union online, no time frame, but was expecting me to pay immediately

9. What did they tell you the consequences of your not paying would be? would share video with friends and family on facebook, publish to theirfacebook pages, and also to facebook pages of my networks, schools, and employer

10. How did you end up on this site? If you used a search engine, what phrase did you search for? a friend gave me this site, assuming google was used and "sex video blackmail" was the search term

[ScammedAndAlive]

1. Where did you meet the scammer? - ChatRoulette

2. Did you initiate contact or did they contact you first? - mutual and random

3. What are the scammer's details? Name, email address, claimed location, phone number and so on. - Name was Nora/Nadia Gustavo

4. If you met on a website, did they ask you to talk to them off it? If so, what progam did they suggest? Facebook/Skype

5. How long was it before the subject of removing clothes was brought up? Very quickly, like within 5 minutes

6. Who brought it up? She did

7. How long after this did the blackmail start? about 10 minutes into it

8. How much was asked for, how did they tell you to pay it and how long did they give you to pay it? Didn't even get that far. I blocked them from every single site i could right away

9. What did they tell you the consequences of your not paying would be? Would send the video to all of my contacts

10. How did you end up on this site? If you used a search engine, what phrase did you search for? "Chatroulette Scams"

[wiz]

1. Where did you meet the scammer?
date in asia

2. Did you initiate contact or did they contact you first?
i contacted them first

3. What are the scammer's details? Name, email address, claimed location, phone number and so on.
pauline annne tse , korea , free lance dancer same name on fb and skype

4. If you met on a website, did they ask you to talk to them off it? If so, what progam did they suggest?
fb then skype

5. How long was it before the subject of removing clothes was brought up?
not long maybe 20 mins

6. Who brought it up?
they did

7. How long after this did the blackmail start?
2 weeks later ( i think due to the fact i was on holiday and not using the internet

8. How much was asked for, how did they tell you to pay it and how long did they give you to pay it?
3000 ( i didnt pay ) and go tdown to 500 tonight no place or way was mentioned for me to pay it

9. What did they tell you the consequences of your not paying would be?
they would post a video of me on fb to all my friends of me naked

10. How did you end up on this site? If you used a search engine, what phrase did you search for?
a policemen friend of the family found it

[bmailed]

ated contact
3. Skype info is:
andrea.jones213
female
TX
age 21
8/15/91

4. In vid she was already nude and asked me to take my clothes off. Looking back i see signs that should have been red flags such as no audio on her mic and so forth.

5. immediately

6. She did

7. After about a few minutes in and my pants were off she revealed i was being recorded showing me the recording and puting the vid on youtube threatening to share it with my friends on facebook by using my first and last name.

8. $300. almost paid it since the scammer said he/she saved it to his/her desktop stating it will be deleted wheb he/ she recieved payment.

western union info most likely fake name
JAYR
ARENA
Philippeans

9. Consequences were that the vid would be sent to all my friends on fb while it was already uploaded on youtube.
10. Found this site while looking for advice on how to deal with skype blackmail. linked from 911.

still freshly scammed but working on living with it.

[SlapHappy]

bmailed,

These two links should help you deal with the scam after you have followed all the steps to protect yourself first.
Online blackmail. Please read.
http://scamsurvivors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=580

After the advice above is followed, head on over to these links.

Closure. When will this all end? NEW! Coping Strategies!
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=4509

Podcast #11 - Interview with Will, a blackmail survivor.
http://scamsurvivors.com/podcasts
Scroll down to number 11.

[isitover]

Ref: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=8995 - same scammer using a new Skype account handle, but using same old Western Union account as scammer Skype ID "clairmarie751"

1. Where did you meet the scammer?
Facebook

2. Did you initiate contact or did they contact you first?
Scammer initiated friend add on FB (saw 1 mutual friend)

3. What are the scammer's details? Name, email address, claimed location, phone number and so on.


FB handle: Patricia Eloise Sy (http://www.facebook.com/patriciaeloise.sy)

Skype ID: ella_sy00 (alias Ella Sy) - her Skype profile shows 62 contacts on her list! Poor victims!

YouTube Channel Name: Mary Jane Sy
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVHkKdW ... 4oQ/videos

Claimed location: Quezon City, Philippines

Claimed identity: Ex Flight Attendant on Philippine Airlines. Graduated from De La Salle University.

Phone numbers used to SMS me (each time different, in the following order):
+447914587463 (I believe this is UK number used as proxy)
+447914587479 (I believe this is UK number used as proxy)
+447914587422 (I believe this is UK number used as proxy)
+447914587476 (I believe this is UK number used as proxy)
+639273180277 (I believe this is a real Philippines number)

Western Union account details:
First Name: NICHOLE PEREZ
Last Name: SY
Country: PHILIPPINES
Province: BATANGAS
City: LIPA CITY
Address: LOT 12 BLOCK 7 LIPA COUNTRYSIDE ESTATE BRGY. BULACAN, LIPA CITY, BATANGAS
Postal code: 4217

4. If you met on a website, did they ask you to talk to them off it? If so, what progam did they suggest?
Skype. Video was recorded using http://www.eatcam.com

5. How long was it before the subject of removing clothes was brought up?
2-3 days after 1st contact

6. Who brought it up?
Scammer did.

7. How long after this did the blackmail start?
The next day morning. The scammer purposely asks to wait for "wake up call" the next morning, said will send "photos" over.. Instead, scammer starts the blackmail. This makes me think scammer purposely timed the blackmail when victim just woken up, mind still blurry, unable to react will full conscience, need to get to work - and scammer makes use of this opportunity to hammer you with threats, to make you act on the payment quickly without thinking too much.

8. How much was asked for, how did they tell you to pay it and how long did they give you to pay it?
USD1,000. Western Union (scammer account details as above). Till noon (about 4 hours timeframe).

9. What did they tell you the consequences of your not paying would be?
Spread the YouTube video (private mode) to my FB friends list.

10. How did you end up on this site? If you used a search engine, what phrase did you search for?
I found this site (specifically this thread) by google searching "NICHOLE PEREZ scam"

Thanks to Wayne for the tips on http://www.scamsurvivors.com/forum/view ... f=20&t=580

Hopefully, the video doesn't resurface.