Date: October 4, 2012
To:
NBI Officer
Cybercrime Division
Taft Ave. Manila
Sir.
I beg to lodge the following report about a cyber theft that happened to me this week through Ebay.com.ph for a purchase of an authentic Louis Vuitton bag worth Php 12,150.00 with item # 221132360821 by seller name “mypreciouspicks.” I have been a member of Ebay for almost 3 years already & I only purchase from sellers who has positive feedbacks or are what we call “Power Sellers.” But this time I didn't expect this seller w/ more than 30 positive feedbacks could still do scamming. Her account in ebay was registered June 2012, so I guess her modus is to gain stars for buyers to trust & then sell cheap things then scam people. The same person holding that account has an old account “closetandfashionstuffs” which was set to private already by now which she claimed that has been hacked so she used her new account instead to sell. After hearing her explanation, I started to doubt & seek for advice from her previous buyers reflected on her profile. Two of them became my textmates & 1 of them said he knows her & they have been classmates before. The second one said that her 1st transaction with her was ok then the second one is also this month which she then paid already. So from those statements, it gave me confidence to continue with my purchase...
Saturday September 29,2012 I paid Ms. Monet Pangilinan through BDO CASHCARD # 601-853-905-886-9359 amounting to Php 10,000.00. That was my down payment for the bag of Php12,150.00 and also committed to get the IPAD 2 also she is selling at Php 10,000.00. I promised to her I will pay the half on Monday Oct. 1 if I can confirm if the bag is coming on it's way. She kept following me up if I could pay the balance that Sunday bec. Her dad is in the hospital etc. but I told her I still cannot pay her yet my balance & just wait next week. She gave a tracking number on Sunday of the bag but no matter how I tried tracking it down online, it is invalid. That Monday she then admitted she gave me the wrong tracking number since bec. I still lack her Php 2,150.00 for the bag & Php 10,000.00 for the Ipad 2. Knowing that she lied, that gave me a strong gut feeling that something is wrong. My textmate from Ebay said it's my risk & I must continue what I started that I must pay my balance of Php 2,150.00 for the bag so that we could determine if she would really ship the item to me here in Cebu or not. So I did what I must do & paid her the balance of the bag only since I decided to cancel the Ipad 2 bec, I became doubtful already...
Our conversation was ok, everything was saved on my cellphone from, she was friendly & offered she would even give a free dress that Monday Oct. 1, 2012 after paying her the balance for the bag. She said she shipped the bag after going to the bank to check her money & went straight to LBC & texted me a new tracking number. The following day she told me tracking numbers online won't reflect right away so I must wait until tomorrow. I called up LBC & told me that they can track anytime after the shipper paid. From there I tried to call her & I can no longer contact her cellphone number... When I opened her account in Ebay, she made her profile private already & I saw red scores which means someone gave her a negative feedback already that day. It wasn't only me who was scammed by this person but a lot of victims already.
I searched her name over the internet & found she was selling also at Sulit.com.ph & had another account at Ebay also before & maybe scammed also since all accounts are closed now. I also found that she was under batch 1999 at QUIAPO PAROCHIAL SCHOOL. My friend from Ebay who also bought from her before & claimed that they were classmates confirmed to me that they came from that school. Ergo MS. MONET PANGILINAN THEREFORE EXIST. We tried to contact our friend from BDO but then said they cannot trace the details since it's only a CASHCARD application & not Savings Account. But I still hope that through the bank you could trace her identity & also through her account @ Ebay & verified Email address...
I enclose some details which I have gathered from research:
NAME: MONET PANGILINAN / Christine Cabalatungan Aramis
SCHOOL: QUIAPO PAROCHIAL Batch 1999
NUMBER: 0917-755-6566
SUSPENDED ONLINE ACCOUNTS:
1)pinky*winky*0927 (Ebay.ph)
2)closetandfashionstuffs (Ebay.ph)
3)mypreciouspicks (Ebay.ph)
4)monet0801 (Sulit.com.ph)
* You can search those usernames in Ebay so see all the negative feedbacks victims gave her.
PLS OPEN THIS LINK PROOF THAT SHE IS A SCAMMER EVERSINCE FOR HOW MANY YEARS ALREADY. SHE HAS TO STOP & GIVE JUSTICE TO MANY:
1)
http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php?topic=262270.02)http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=pinky*winky*0927&ftab=AllFeedback&rt=nc&myworld=true
I shall be obliged if you kindly take quick action to trace the culprit and recover the lost cash of many.
Thank you so much, hoping & praying for justice & fast action with this matter.
More power & GOD bless all.
Yours faithfully,
Ms Veloso
Cebu City