Embarrassed, ashamed, but not scammed...yet. Please help!!!

[Med100]

A week to the day of my first phone call....
No contact since I was freaking out and overreacting.

Thanks again guys!
It’s amazi how I felt hopeless prior to any help and now I’ve got a much more clear mind.

[SlapHappy]

Great! If you want to hear how a couple of our other members who felt the same way as you did and how they recovered , listen to podcasts 11 and 16. Go to the Podcasts section of the forum.

[Med100]

Edited for now.
Can I contact somebody offline?

[SlapHappy]

There should be no need to. You are anonymous here. Scammer problem?: has he found or threatened you since the scam?

[Med100]

Yes. Has called my parents and this morning the same guy called my work.
You’ve verified this guy is a scammer?
I’m following your rules but I’m tempted to tell him I know who he is and he’ll be reported.

[SlapHappy]

Tell your parents to block his number and not to answer unknown numbers.
Block his number on your work number and change your work number, if possible.
Of course he is a scammer, as who else would call and threaten people? His actions of blackmailing prove he is one.

Resist the urge to say a single word to him, as it will hurt others if he changes his details online where there is a warning post here and he may escalate the scam by trying again and again to contact you.

Also, reset the clock on the waiting period to a month from now, double it to two months if you paid twice or more or over 1,000 USD.

[Med100]

Ok thank you.
I’ve not paid any money to him.

[Med100]

By the way, it’s a different number he’s using this time.
Where can I report that number (on this site)?
Can I give it to you so you can edit the report I submitted?

[Big Al]

You can report any scammer details here. Just don't put any of your own details here.

[SlapHappy]

Drop the number here and I'll add it to the scammer topic, then erase it in this topic..