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Fred Wong - Instagram

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Fred Wong - Instagram

Unread postby Big Al » Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:06 pm

Submitted On: 2021-11-19 18:24:17

What name did the scammer use?: Fred Wong

How old did the scammer say they were?: 28

What site/app did you first meet the scammer on? Please provide a link if possible.: Instagram

Who made the first contact?: They contacted me first.

If they asked you to leave the site/app and go elsewhere, where did they take you?: WhatsApp

If they gave you a phone number, please add it here.: +1 (201)6043633; +1 (209)7823071

Please upload any photos the scammer sent you.:

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Gallery: https://scamsurvivors.com/piwigo/index. ... egory/3119

How much money did they demand?: 10000 Euros

What steps, if any, have you already taken to block the scammer?:
I have blocked the scammer's whatsapp.

Phones: +12016043633
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Jersey City, NJ
Original network provider* Allegiance Telecom Of New Jersey, Inc.

+12097823071
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Jamestown, CA
Original network provider* O1 Communications, Inc. - Ca
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Re: Fred Wong - Instagram

Unread postby Big Al » Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:56 pm

More information from the Survivor:

I don't have this scammer's email, and we did not contact via email at all.
He asked me to use his bank account to transfer some money to a Cyprus bank account, since the internet is bad in Cyprus and he could not transfer the money.
The bank website is: centenarysavings.com
The beneficiary account name: haziq Zona; the beneficiary account number: 00864437; bank name: Bank of Cyprus

He also told me that his bank account was locked because he had transferred too much money to the bank in Cyprus at one time. He asked me to book a flight back to New York for him and transfer the money to the following account
IBAN / Account Number: TR95000620015160000909XXXX
Account holder name: R. E.
SWIFT / BIC code: TGBATRISXXX

Because I did not transfer any money to him, he threatened me.
The scammer: +1 (201) 6043633; +1 (209) 7823071
The viral bloggers: +1 (424) 2610344; +1 (724) 2018406


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Phones: +14242610344
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Inglewood, CA
Original network provider* Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Ca

+17242018406
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Ellwood City, PA
Original network provider* Armstrong Telecommunications, Inc. - Pa
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Centenary Savings Bank - centenarysavings.com

Unread postby firefly » Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:29 am

The fake site used in scam claims to be Centenary Savings Bank.

The scammers stole the name from Centenary Bank, a bank founded in Uganda 38 years ago.

From the fake bank website:

We’re one of the world’s most international banks serving both businesses and individuals.


We have more than 15 years of experience


Contact details:

50 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 90210, USA.
support@centenarysavings.com
+19014240685


+19014240685
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Somerville, TN
Original network provider* Teleport Communications America, Llc - Tn

"More than 15 years of experience" translates in 5 months - the fake bank was created in June.

Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=153948.

From the domain name registration:

Domain name: centenarysavings.com
Updated Date: 2021-07-22
Creation Date: 2021-06-20

Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2022-06-20
Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
Reseller: NAMECHEAP INC

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Redacted for Privacy
Registrant Organization: Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf

This is what the fake bank website looks like:

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Centenary Credit Union - centenarycredit.com

Unread postby firefly » Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:45 am

A clone of the same fake bank is also active on the fraudulent domain name centenarycredit.com.

Contact details shown on the fake bank website:

350 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 90210, USA.
support@Centenarycredit.com
care@Centenarycredit.com
+1 (406) 426-3922


+14064263922
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Red Lodge, MT
Original network provider* Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Mt

Their "15 years of experience" started in January.

Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=153949.

From the domain name registration:

Domain name: centenarycredit.com
Updated Date: 2021-08-07
Creation Date: 2021-01-16

Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2022-01-16
Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
Reseller: NAMECHEAP INC

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Redacted for Privacy
Registrant Organization: Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf

This is what the fake bank website looks like:

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Wong Chin / Wong Aziz

Unread postby zumilite » Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:56 pm

What name did the scammer use?: Wong Adams Chin (presented as Wong Aziz on social media)

How old did the scammer say they were?: 31 (date of birth 19 June 1990)

What site/app did you first meet the scammer on? Please provide a link if possible.: Instagram

Who made the first contact?: He reached out to me first

If they asked you to leave the site/app and go elsewhere, where did they take you?: WhatsApp

If they gave you a phone number, please add it here.: +1 (201)6043633 (Wong, New Jersey) +1 (209)7823071 (his friend Chan, California)

Please upload any photos the scammer sent you.: Would like to include photos (which is the same person as shown in user Big AI’s uploads), but can’t log into Piwigo. Could someone advise me?

How much money did they demand?: $15.000


Characteristics of the scammer:

Place of residence: New York, the United States
Occupation: Software Engineer
Travels to Cyprus for a work project
Pretends to be the ideal partner
Promises to meet you, but gets stuck overseas and requires financial support
Possesses a large sum of money, but can't have access to it due to circumstances
Uses a Turkish bank account to receive money
The name Centenary Savings is most likely taken from the Centenary Bank in Uganda
Wants to establish a relationship quickly
Starts sentences with 'Am' instead of 'I am' or 'I'm'
Strong African accent
Avoids video call
Uses the name Wong Adams Chin on his fake bank account, uses the name Wong Aziz on social media ( wong_aziz46 )
Grammatical errors

What happened

My experience is similar to that of user Big AI, but unfortunately I have to say that I was duped into losing my savings in this sophisticated scam.

He supposedly had a work project in Cyprus and requested me to transfer money from his fake bank account for the purchase of hardware materials, because he faced problems while making the payment due to the poor internet connection in Cyprus.
Bank website: centenarysavings.com
Beneficiary account name: Haziq Zona
Beneficiary account no: 00864437
Bank name: Bank of America

He later told me that his account got deactivated and asked me to help him with the remaining $15.000 needed for the extension of his hotel stay and the deposit of hardware materials so he could get them delivered and get the project going. I had him confirm his story by his friend “Chan” through WhatsApp who is most likely Wong himself or someone with whom he carries out his criminal activities.
Account holder name: T. O.
İban no: TR 7600 0100 1439 8109 4192 XXXX
Swift code: TCZBTR2AXXX

Phone numbers;
+12016043633
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Jersey City, NJ
Original network provider* Allegiance Telecom Of New Jersey, Inc.

+12097823071
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Jamestown, CA
Original network provider* O1 Communications, Inc. - Ca
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Re: Fred Wong - Instagram

Unread postby Big Al » Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:07 am

zumlite,
You should stop all contact with the scammer and any associates.
They will all be part of the scam.
Do not tell them you know they are a scammer.
Then be careful of any new contact from anyone you do not know because the scammers often try again.

You should file a fraud report with your local police.
Then take the police report to wherever you sent the money through and try to get any payments reversed.

Please forward to me as much information as possible concerning the scammer.
E-mails, E-mail addresses, Photographs and Fake documents, Phone numbers, & places you were asked to send money are all helpful. Please send the unredacted bank account the scammer is using to receive money with.
I will remove all of your personal information and post the information of the scammers to warn others about the scam.
My E-mail address is below in my signature line.
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Re: Fred Wong - Instagram

Unread postby Big Al » Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:47 pm

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Re: Fred Wong - Instagram

Unread postby Maria Bianca » Fri May 27, 2022 9:35 pm

What name did the scammer use: Kim Parker

How old did the scammer say they were: 32 - 22.10.1990

What site/app did you first meet the scammer on? Please provide a link if possible.: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ji_kim.1/

Sorry, I forgot to take a screenshot before blocking...

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Who made the first contact: He contacted me first.

If they asked you to leave the site/app and go elsewhere, where did they take you: Kakaotalk ID: parkereon2

If they gave you a phone number, please add it here.: He didn't, but I got it myself from the fake bank account profile details and Kakaotalk profile before adding (photos added)

Please upload any photos the scammer sent you: Here are some of his face/body:
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I had videos too but I don't think they are necessary since they are similar to the pictures.

How much money did they demand: For a ticket to America, hotel expenses, and pocket money.

Characteristics of the scammer:

Place of residence: LA, the United States
Occupation: Contract coordinator
Travels to Cyprus for a work project (same)
Tried a lot to make me be in a relationship even tho I ignored his messages aggressively. And he kept calling me "babe" and telling me that he loves me *cringe*
Asked me if it was ok for him to come to my country and spend time with him, insisted after I said that I am not interested and if he wants to be friends we can meet once I go back to Korea.
He kept this conversation ongoing for almost a month and even tried to call me.
Has a very strong African accent, and his English was by far not ok.
Used Centenary Savings as his "bank".
Rushed too much to get into a relationship.
He tried to keep up with the time zone difference from Cyprus to Korea.
Avoided video call
On his fake bank account, it was the same name he gave me KIM PARKER/KIM RAEWON, and the same on social media. Backed out when I asked about his Facebook and WhatsApp.


He was very impatient, always speaking as demanding.
What happened
Everything was quite similar to everyone's story just from a different country and it seems that he put more effort lol.

He said that he is Korean but lived in LA until 3 months ago when he came to Jeju Island. I will put screenshots of his "life story time".

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Then he kept talking to me about the Korean life and language and tried to get close to my interests, I guess. He saw that I am from Romania but I live in Korea and kept saying that he needs to learn stuff.

Only after around 2 weeks, he says he'll go to Cyprus with work and will want to come to Romania, but I refused. Somehow, he didn't get mad. When he arrived in Cyprus he texted for some days and after he told me that he can't log into his "saver account" and asked me if I can do it.

This is when I get suspicious and start searching his Instagram photos and those he sent on Google Image Search, unfortunately with no results. I also had doubts from the beginning regarding the credibility of his Instagram account since it looked very similar to those you buy directly with followers and posts, etc. I work in the IT "world" so IDK why he picked me to scam lol.

Then I found something related to his phone number and I thought he might be a scammer, so I continued the discussion for the sake of maybe caughting him. So, I told him that I don't want to be hold responsible if anything happens to his account and that I will give him the option to get access to my phone and do it himself. That way I could record everything he does. I open an incognito tab and let him do his job. 2 times, every day. Today he asked the same but obviously, he saw it was on hold.

From here he started the same thing that he needs money bla bla. The idiot forgot he was using the website from my phone and contacted the chat for help. But he was writing on the customer service agent's behalf instead of his. That's when he called me and asked me for money because he can't change it unless he goes to a branch in America. I gave him better options and obviously, I ended the call while I was talking. Then he asked me again in a message but said no. I blocked him after I got his details from the bank account profile details.

Bank website: https:/ /centenarysavings.com/dashboard/summary.php
Beneficiary account name: Kim Parker
Beneficiary account no: 0156432689
Email on the website: kimreaone97@gmail.com
Phone number on the website: +17242018406 but on Kakao a number from Nigeria
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Fortunately, I only lent money to people very close to me no matter their situation, so I didn't get any far. But for me, he called me a lot.

For me, he was suspicious from the beginning since I live in Korea and he seemed anything but Korean. I got to this forum thread only after I found that phone number in the bank account details.

Extra: he got angry because I kept telling him that he doesn't sound like he was raised in LA and that I couldn't understand him most of the time. These weeks were kind of funny for me because I was clearly saying how he got angry because of me trying to correct his English and knowledge.

Here are some pictures he sent me to show me that he's in Cyprus:
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Plus, a video from the hotel rooms with a view of the Gymnasium Fitness Club.
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Re: Fred Wong - Instagram

Unread postby Big Al » Fri May 27, 2022 9:55 pm

Thank you for the additional information.
I broke the link to the fake bank website.
It has already been reported to Namecheap but they have not gone and shut it down yet.
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