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another cellphone scam in the Philippines

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andresbonifacio   7

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Dear all,

I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you.

Its all started when I received a call from someone claiming that he was

from

Maxis and he asked me to shutdown my phone for 2 hours for 3g update to

take place.

As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell

phone.

After 45 minutes I felt very suspicious since the caller did not even

introduce

his name. I quickly turned on my cell phone and I received several calls

from

my family members and the others were from the number that had called me

earlier - 3954380.

I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worried

asking me

whether I am safe. My parents told me that they had received a call from

someone claiming that they had me with them and asking for money to let me

free. The call was so real and my parents even heard 'my voice' crying out

loud

asking for help. My parent was at the bank waiting for next call to

proceed for

money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asked them to lodge a

police report.

Right after that I received another call from the guy asking me to

shutdown my

cell phone for another 1 hour which I refused to do and hung up. They keep

calling my cell phone until the battery had run down. I myself lodged a

police

report and I was informed by the officer that there were many such scams

reported. MOST of the cases reported that the victim had already

transferred

the money! And it is impossible to get back the money.

Be careful as this kind of scam might happened to any of us!!! Those guys

are so professional and very convincing during calls. If you are asked to

shut

down your cell phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your

family or friends might receive the same call.

Be Safe and Stay Alert!

Please pass around to your family and friends!

--

Marlet D. Salazar

http://marletsalazar.blogspot.com/

11/05/09 - Sent I-130 for mother via snail mail

11/13/09 - Received NOA1

03/05/10 - Received NOA2

03/11/10 - Case entered into NVC system, MNL case # assigned

03/18/10 - Sent DS3032 via E-mail

03/24/10 - DS3032 entered into NVC system

03/25/10 - Received IV Fee bill by E-mail, PAID both IV and AOS Fees on-line

03/26/10 - AOS Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for 2009 Tax Transcript from IRS)

03/29/10 - IV Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for mother's documents from the Philippines)

04/09/10 - Sent AOS Package by snail mail

04/12/10 - NVC received AOS package

04/19/10 - Sent IV Package by snail mail

04/21/10 - NVC received IV package

04/28/10 - AOS accepted (received checklist re:IV package even if NVC received it already)

05/03/10 - Sign In FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!

05/05/10 - AVR message: "CASE COMPLETED ON 05/04/10"

05/12/10 - Received interview letter via e-mail

05/17-18/10 - Medical Exam

06/16/10 - Interview Appointment @ the Embassy (Canceled because of sputum and culture test, 2 months waiting)

08/05/10 - New Interview Appointment

08/07/10 - Visa delivered 2 days after interview

08/27/10 - LAX P.O.E.

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Atencio   43

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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I first heard about this a couple of years ago coming out of Singapore. I always wondered if it was true or just an urban legend.

April 24, 2010: Married in Butuan City
May 23, 2010: Submitted I-130
May 28, 2010: NOA-1 Received
October 19, 2010: NOA-2 Received
October 26, 2010: Case Number Assigned
October 28, 2010: IIN Received
November 3, 2010: AOS paid
November 5, 2010: AOS status "PAID". Sent AOS packet
November 6, 2010: DS-3032 email received. Emailed DS-3032
November 8, 2010: IV paid, DS-3032 accepted
November 10, 2010: IV status "PAID". Sent IV packet
November 15, 2010: IV received at NVC
November 22, 2010: False Checklist for missing DS-230
November 29, 2010: AOS + IV entered into system
December 4, 2010: SIF, Case Completed
December 6, 2010: Interview Scheduled
December 27-28, 2010: Passed Physical
January 6, 2011: Interview @ 0830 Approved
January 14, 2011: Visa received
January 31, 2011: CFO seminar completed
February 11, 2011: POE- LAX

Removal of Conditions
January 8, 2013: Mailed I-751
January 10,2013: NOA1
February 6, 2013: Biometrics Appoint.

June 4, 2013: Received I-797 NOA removal of conditions
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Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.

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