Form received 2020-01-20 17:20:46
What name did the scammer use?:
Challen Venturina
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.:
OKCupid
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?:
Google Hangouts
Any other social media profile links used by the scammer.:
They were using a facebook account that has been deleted as of now once I
started asking the scammer who the 3 friends of the account were.
Scammer's email address if you have it.:
challenventurina20@gmail.com How much money did they demand?:
$800
Name you were told to send the money to.:
I didn't get to a point were I was going to send them money
What country/city were you told to send the money to?:
Probably would've been the Phillipines
How were you to send the money ?:
They wanted Western Union, but said Moneygram would work too
What steps, if any, have you already taken to block the scammer?:
I deactivated my Facebook, reported this incident to Google, Facebook,
the FBI IC3 division, and the local Philippines police department from the
3 friends and the facebook account they were using: Bulacan
Are there any other details you wish to share? Anything you say may help
prevent someone else from being scammed.:
I recorded the entire session, even from before the blackmail attempt was
made, so I have footage of the entire session from what they said and what
threats they made.I stalled them for a while as I sent a message to the
local police in the Philipines and did as much research on them as
possible. I even said that I was in debt and declared bankruptcy to stall
them even longer at which point they lowered the amount they wanted to
$200. Either way I wasn't going to pay, I don't really care if they post
it, frankly if more people knew what I was packing then that's just a plus
in my book, anyways they are still holding out from posting but have been
calling and messaging asking if I'm awake but I have not responded.The
facebook account they were using to mock up sending my photos from had
three friends and the scammer got upset when I asked about them.
The account name used was Khelly Dimagiba.