Feedback via the ScamSurvivors.Com [#14669]
What name did the scammer use?*: Arpana Sheth
How old did the scammer say they were?*: 25
Scammer's Skype name.: Arpana Sheth
Scammer's Skype username . .*: live:arpana26
What site did you first meet the scammer on? .:
http://onlinechat.co.inIf they asked you to leave the site , where did they take you to?: Skype
How much money did they demand?: 4000$
Name you were told to send the money to. : Usman Khadim
What country/city were you told to send the money to?: Pakistan/Karachi
How were you to send the money ?: Western Union
What steps, if any, have you already taken to block the scammer?: I deactivated my facebook account. Scammer had asked for my WhatsApp number and photo, which I stupidly gave. They created a fake facebook accout with my name and picture and started sending friend requests to my friends and started sending them messages to call me urgently and tell to log onto skype. I went to a local police station, but police said they will not be able to assist me as the person is not in USA. I reactivated my fb profile, and changed my privacy settings, removed my phone number from the account. I reported the account as someone impersonating me to fb and they deactivated it. I cleaned up my friends list and also sent a note to all saying not to accept friend requests from any account claiming to be mine with my name and picture.
Are there any other details you wish to share? Anything you say may help prevent someone else from being scammed, no matter how trivial it may seem at the time.:
Lesson Learnt: Do not indulge with strangers, you can be duped.