Sunday, September 18, 2011

SMS or Text Scam by Sam Mendoza

Last Friday, I received 2 SMS or text messages from a Philippine mobile number 0906-4314621. Introducing herself as Sam, this 22-year old lady from Bacolod City asked for help, to be able to apply for a job in Manila. She seems to be desperate for help, as she is willing to offer anything, with a website (www.livealife.tk) to support her cry for assistance.


Upon checking the given website, I was surprised to see a nice looking young lady in a graduation photo, complete with a shortened resume, transcript of records, diploma, etc on the sidebar. On the left side is a longer version of her sad story, and readers will surely take pity on her experiences and current condition. It ends with a note as follows:

"I don't have any options but to offer myself... I'm decided... I better lose it for good purpose... Hindi ko alam kung kailan ako gigising isang umaga na may handa ng tumulong sa 'kin makapunta ng Maynila... I really need a new life..."

Now any man who receive such tempting "offer" from a nice looking lady might take the bait, if he allow his wild imagination to take over, since the message seems to target the adult male population. I bet that anyone who responds to her text message will get a reply asking for financial help through bank deposits or cellphone loads. Afterwards, they cannot contact the lady anymore, as she change her mobile number to pursue other gullible victims.

The creator of the text message and website seems adept on manipulating the emotions of the target audience. Diplomas and other school records can be produced in Recto Avenue or through computer applications. The stated history and conditions also makes sense and logical for the most part, except for the two major items below:
  1. Is she really orphan without any relative or friends to help her? How did she able to survive all these years? Even if she's a DOST scholar, the scholarship alone cannot fully support all her basic needs in life.
  2. She's a cum laude graduate and she can't find a decent job? Some companies recruit employees from the roster of top graduating students. DOST would surely hire her after graduation, to utilize her brains and recoup their investment for her scholarship.
Its a SCAM, plain and simple, anyway you look at it. It may have been going on for many years now under different names, mobile number, and websites. The main perpetrator could also be a male, and uses female accomplice if the would-be victim wants to talk with "Sam". I hope that NTC and NBI could catch these thieves soon.

The obvious victim on this modus operandi is the person in that graduation photo, as well as the other ladies whose pictures were "photonapped" from the web. I think their family should report it to the authorities to clear their name and assist in going after the perpetrators. 

This scam is an example on how technology can be abused to satisfy selfish motives. It pays to be careful all the time against the bad elements in our society.

106 comments:

  1. I have been receiving the same texts for days now hehe

    Andy

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    1. The network technology can easily catch this using triangulation method,, only if NTC request to do so, and police will cooperate,, but in todays situation,, nobody really cares,,,,,

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  2. I've received the same message pero they are using a different number now.

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  3. It just proves that its been an ongoing scam. I hope that nobody gets victimized, so that this modus operandi will die a natural death.

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  4. i also received messges from her using 0905-2017306 under sam mendoza, eventhough i reported her number to globe still i continuously received messge from this number...

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  5. someone using it again with this number, 09278634025.. giving this website, www.HelpingDream.tk

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    1. am also receiving txt from this syndicate... last december pa! I tried to call... then a girl answered but i did not answered back.i txt her for me to be convinced and asked for another picture but she never replied for im sure she cannot produced any pictures since at the back of my mind they just ROBBED THE PICTURE AND THE OTHER DOCUMENTS, IT'S PURELY A SCAM PLAIN AND SIMPLE SO BE CAREFUL.tnx dad from Pampanga

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  6. me too i received same sms from 9278634025..i was wondering, DOST scholar?tapos accountancy?di naman covered sa area ng DOST scholarship ang business ad na mga courses ah..simply a scam..sana wala ng maging biktima nito...

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  7. eto new # ng scammer na ito 9151806457. wag nya pansinin meron pa yata syang bagong gimik ngayon. mag-papanggap na kamag-anak sa abroad tapos sasabihin na block yung dati nyang roaming sim kaya itext nyo na lang sya sa new # nya.

    eto po mga list ng #'s
    9264126294
    9163457789

    mga scammer din yung mga yan

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  8. On this date March 6, 2012 nakatanggap din ako ng text message from cp number 9151806457 parehas din ng number ng mga unang nag-comment.
    Meron ba namang DOST Scholar/Cum Laude na naghahanap ng trabaho? ang mga ganitong tao na scholar at cum-laude ay may kasiguraduhang trabaho outright ang pag-hire ng company sa kanila. Dina kailangan mag-apply pa at interview agad-agad at hire na sila.
    Kaya kung sino man ang gumawa nitong SCAM na ito ay napaghahalataan walang laman ang UTAK kundi PANGLOLOKO at PANG-IISA SA KAPWA, gusto ay easy money.
    Ngayon March 10, same number at tulungan ko daw si SAM, tiyak meron na siyang record ng number kung sino sino ang pinagpapadalhan niya dapat ito ay mahuli na ng NBI, kawawa naman ang mga mabibiktima.
    Yong photo napped na picture sa resume kawawa naman ang may-ari. Sana naman ay may magawa ang NBI Dito na sakop ng lugar kung nasaan sya.Palagay ko madali lang ma-trace yan ng mga network.

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  9. Let's hope that NBI, telecom networks, and NTC go after these scammers and jail them, as part of their service to the public, and discourage such deceptive practices.

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  10. Persistent talaga sya. Di ako nag-rereply sayang lang hayaan nyo lang sya. Meron pa isang bagong gimik: Nag-papanggap na relative from overseas sinasabi na block daw yung old ofw sim nila tapos eto na daw new # nila at kesyo miss na daw kayo sabay sabi sa huli text back. Nakaka-tuwa lang kasi wala akong relatives sa ibang bansa epic fail scam ito! Ingat lang po.

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    1. Hahaha tama!!!! Dami kong tawa dun ah!!!! :D
      I received couple of sms scams about relatives abroad daw, i just delete the msg...

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  11. Nagtext din yan sa kin last week at kahapon ulet. Eto yung ginamit nyang number: 09274389712.

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  12. Yeah. Just texted me twice today. New number - 09157810053 with http://smcjob.tk/ website.

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  13. how come she has access to globe postpaid accounts,this girl is disturbing, middle of the night when I got the message..I tried to call her to to set up if I would send money where to send it.. I have friend from bacolod to trap her..and refer to NBI, but she just hang up the phone. globe pls.do something ..she has access to the network..this annoying...

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  14. taragis ang kulit nitong scammer na ito. ang number na gamit nya ngayon ay 0915-1806449. mahirap mabitag ang lintik na to.

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  15. pa-xxx na to kay pinky webb! haha

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  16. received same text from 2 different numbers. i tried to call both of them. 1 number can no longer be contacted, the other one rang but it took some time so i hung up. i tried the number again, and the phone kept ringing for a long time before a lady answered. i guess the male cohort of this scam took sometime to find a lady who could answer the phone! definitely a SCAM!

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  17. what kind of idiot falls for this shit? :)) seriously

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  18. The new number is 0927-956-3506...

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  19. college graduate gagawin to? haha sana hndi nalang siya nag aral siguro mas maiintidihan kopa :))

    new number : 0905 501 6476

    ngayon lang nag text

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  20. Same message here bro . Check her/his new site www.SMCjob.tk
    Siguro dapat ipublisize to sa mga social networking sites para malaman din ng iba.

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  21. i received this msg last yr and here again. i told her last yr to used her brain.hehehe. sabi ko punta k dito bigyan kita pera.wala daw syang pera, pero my acct number.hehehe.u

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  22. Naka receive din aq ng txt kay "SAM" and same din naghihingi ng tulong pagpunta dito sa Manila..mga May pa siguro yun tapos ngtext na naman sakin kahapon lang. Naisip q,kng wala sya kapera pera eh san sya kukuha ng pang load nyang ilang beses pa kung makapg text. At kung totoo man sya,eh di sana inipon nlng nya ung perang iponangloload nya Pr my pamasahe nxa.halatang scam eh..2011 p pl ngtetext yan gang ngaun dipa rin nakarating dito sa Manila?kelangan ng mahuli yan!ma potpaid subscriber p ng Globe at tinetext nya.09055016476 nmn ung # na ipinang tetext nya sakin! Kelangan maaksyunan nato..baka my mabiktima patong scammer nato!

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  23. Ito ang bagong gamit na number nya 09165149396. Yun lang hindi kayang i-deactivate ng globe mismo yung number. Kailangan pa sa NTC

    Hassle nauubos battery ko...pinapadalhan ako ng "pls help. sam" na message. in total higit 200 na ang message na galing sa kanya

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  24. 200+ messages received is a lot! Seems that many people are irritated by Sam's text messages. I just asked people from NTC Region 7 and NBI to act on it, thru their email addresses below:

    ntc_regionvii@yahoo.com
    alanfelix_31@yahoo.com
    director@nbi.gov.ph

    It was surprising to learn that NTC here in Manila has no website, yet they are the main office who grants licenses, frequencies, etc. when it comes to communications. How ironic! Buti pa Region 7 NTC, may website.

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  25. Just confirming: "Sam Mendoza" is using 09055016476 and seems to be relentless.

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  26. lumang tugtugin na yang modus ninyo

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  27. texted twice this morning SAM MENDOZA with globe number 09159065480.. SCAM talaga!!!

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  28. 09151806449

    June 22, 2012

    Puede po humingi ng help sa inyo? I'm Sam, 22 yo GIRL from BACOLOD CITY. May deadline lng po sana ako for Final Briefing po sa SanMiguelCorp - Ortigas this week (nag-apply po ako thru SMC-Mansilingan Plant here in Bacolod din po). Kahit ano po, willing ko po i-offer na kpalit. Desperate lang po talaga akong mkapunta ng Manila & mahabol po yung deadline ko. May pic & supporting docs po ako sa www.SMCJob.tk baka sakali makatulong po yung info - Sam



    June 23, 2012
    Sorry if nakapagtext po ako. I'm just needing help.


    July 2, 2012
    Puede po humingi ng help sa inyo? I'm Sam, 22 yo GIRL from BACOLOD CITY. May deadline lng po sana ako for Final Briefing po sa SanMiguelCorp - Ortigas this week (nag-apply po ako thru SMC-Mansilingan Plant here in Bacolod din po). Kahit ano po, willing ko po i-offer na kpalit. Desperate lang po talaga akong mkapunta ng Manila & mahabol po yung deadline ko. May pic & supporting docs po ako sa www.SMCJob.tk baka sakali makatulong po yung info - Sam


    July 2, 2012
    I'm Sam Mendoza, 22yo girl, from Mandalagan, Bacolod City. Graduate po ng BS Information Management (DOST Scholarship). Living alone sa isang boarding haus po d2 sa Purok Sambag. 5'6", and hardworking province girl po. May pic po ako sa www.SMCJob.tk . Ngtetext lng po ako ng random numbers na GLOBE Postpaid numbers po and really hoping na may makita man lng ako kht maliit na 2long para makaluwas ng mynila. Wala po akong idea kung babae po o lalaki tinitext ko.. But im really willing to give any favorable exchange in ur part para sa tulong na makapunta sa mynila.. Un lng po sana.. - Sam


    July 3, 2012
    I'm Sam Mendoza, 22yo girl, from Mandalagan, Bacolod City. Graduate po ng BS Information Management (DOST Scholarship). Living alone sa isang boarding haus po d2 sa Purok Sambag. 5'6", and hardworking province girl po. May pic po ako sa www.SMCJob.tk . Ngtetext lng po ako ng random numbers na GLOBE Postpaid numbers po and really hoping na may makita man lng ako kht maliit na 2long para makaluwas ng mynila. Wala po akong idea kung babae po o lalaki tinitext ko.. But im really willing to give any favorable exchange in ur part para sa tulong na makapunta sa mynila.. Un lng po sana.. - Sam


    July 5, 2012
    Sorry if nakapagtext po ako. I'm just needing help.


    July 15, 2012 < new number 09159065480
    Good day po, si Sam po to, ung girl na humihingi ng 2long makapunta ng maynila.. M22lungan nio po b ako? Gagawin ko po ung kapalit na hhngin nio, para lang makapunta npo ako ng mynila.. Parang awa nio napo..


    July 15, 2012
    Trabaho, relative at offer ko po sa inyo ang gagawin ko diyan sa Maynila. Wala naman akong dapat ikatakot kaya malakas pa rin ang loob kong pupunta ako..

    July 19, 2012
    Hindi ko na rin naman po gagawin to kung meron rin lng naman po akong mahihiraman at malalapitan d2. Wala naman po ako relatives dito dahil kung nabasa niyo po yung website na naibigay ko, nasa surigao po kasi dun po talaga lugar ng nanay at tatay ko... Puro estudyante lng po na mga scholars din kgaya ko ang mga kasama ko po d2 sa boarding haus. Puro umaasa lang din sa parents nila at sa scholarship po.

    July 19, 2012
    Wala pa po akong natatangap na positive reply po. Nearly 50 numbers lng po natxt ko. Hnd pa sure kung lahat po un active or inactive, kung babae lalaki, kung taga manila, o mindanao, kung wiling 2mulong or hnd. Napakaliit lng po ng chances na my mkta akong makaka2long po skin..

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  29. 09165151206 - he/she is using this number keeps on sms bombing me! ipapa-block ko na sya sa globe!

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  30. 09165151147 same text..

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  31. 09174681531 current number.. texting me for 2 consecutive days na!

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  32. Hay naku! Naging dahilan pa yan ng away namin ng boyfriend ko dahil yung texts nya parang in response to. Pero nung nabasa ko yung sample ng mga texts nya from previous comments..ganun pala talaga. Bad trip lang napagsimulan pa ng away. Walang kwenta..

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  33. 09155051754 same txt

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  34. Same text message @ 10:37am today

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  35. 09155051754 same txts...been texting me for a month now...1 month ko na rin dine-deadma......

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  36. New na number nya 0917-2013195 grabe makatext di ko nirereplyan pero more than 15 times na sya nagtetext nagmamakaawa tapos kanina nagtext parang galit pa na walang tumutulong sa kanya.

    Chura naman nung mga scammer na yan! pag nireport sa mga telecoms naman wala sila ginagawa di nila kaya icontrol. Hay buhaty

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  37. She's texting me for quite a while now i'm not replying to her messages. Ito yung number nya 09172013195.. Its kinda weird kasi if she doesn't have any money.. pano xa nakakabayad ng bills. :))

    she included a site: www.SanMigWork.tk

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  38. She's back here's the new number 09055018613

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  39. She has a new no. 09267131648! Just got a new message from her this morning!

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  40. She's still using the 09055018613 number for me. lol.

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  41. Received same messages last Dec 02, 2012 and today still sending me messages ,watch out. Hope the authorities will stop this scammer. Sam O.Mendoza 22 years old ,Purok Sambag, Bgy. Mandalangan , Bacolod City 6100, cp # 09055018613. Sent her a message (that a friend will pick her up and will pay 5k for her virginity, but if she ain't a virgin he pay her 2.5k) did this in the hope that she will stop sending me message., no reply received after this message was sent



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  42. I also gets text messages from 09055018613 "sam"
    It started Dec 15, 16, 20 and 21 usually every 1am and 5-6pm. ito siguro ang normal free time niya to text?

    its just weird. coz im a female, and she is quite persistent, and to think Im not replying to any of this person's text.

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  43. Got a message from her just tonight, i thought she was for real as i work for smc and we recruit applicants from the province but when i asked her who her contact in smc, she was not able to answer. That is the time i knew this is a scam. And true enough i have found this blog. She has been doing this for years. Grabe

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  44. Received series of same text messages from this "Sam" using number 09267131648. How come this person has many cellphones yet doesn't have money for travel to Manila?

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  45. Received of same text messages from Sam Mendoza, asking help para makapagtrabaho dito sa manila kapalit ang kanyang virginity!!

    Here's her new number 09156882094!!

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  46. Also got the same message from 09267131648. I asked "her" whereabouts in Bacolod... di niya alam taga-Bacolod din ako... hehe. Di na sumagot.

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  47. Received the same text messages from Sam Mendoza, asking for help, using cf no. 09156882094. Don't be fooled.

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  48. Received the messages on this number
    09156882066
    09267131648

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  49. February 2013 she texted my boss, kaya i try to find her story online. luma na pala modus na yan. sana maiba naman style nya.

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  50. march 3 , 11:22 am sam the scammer strikes again. she is using
    0905-307-6263

    here is exact sob story:
    Puede po humingi ng help sa inyo?I'm Sam,22 yo GIRL from Negros Occidental, Visayas. MAy deadline lng po sana ako for Final Briefing po sa SanMiguelCorp - Ortigas this week(nag-apply po ako thru SMC mansilingan Plant here in Bacolod din po). Kahit ano po, willing ko po i-offer na kpalit. Desperate lang po talaga akong mkapunta ng Manila & mahabol po yung deadline ko. Sam

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  51. got the texts from 3 different numbers
    +639179477140
    +639179166041
    +639053076299

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  52. scam still active.

    +639053076263

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  53. Been receiving the same messages through +639179477124. Madami atang numbers yung kung sino man nasa likod ng scam na to

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  54. kakarecieve ko lang ngayn...taga negros nman sya ngayon' may pera naman pala lumipat lipat ng province di pa dumerecho ng manila' hehe' scam ko din kaya sya?' sbihin ko 22lungan q pero wala aq mbilhan ng load pangtwag sa kanya' penge load...' hehe' -rayman

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  55. buti na lang pala nagsearch ako sa net today kc twice na sya nagtxt today.. imagine you posted this 2011 pa tapos 2013 na meron pa ring scam na ganito..

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  56. Correct, active pa rin yung scam, sabihin ko kaya ganito, "sige tulungan kita, yung kapalit kukunin ko dyan sa boarding house mo susunduin kita" hahahaha

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  57. new number is 09279195405 texted me yesterday May 5, 2013 obviously its a scam.

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  58. ito yung bagong number ng scammer na ito...
    09179476334
    ingat kayo...

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  59. Scammer since 2010. tsk tsk

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  60. Kadismaya mag-postpaid kapag may mga ganito kang narereceive na text araw-araw (kasama ng "ofw roaming kuno", "condo unit sale", "cash loan" etc). Pag nagtuloy pa to papaputol ko na to e!

    BTW nasa unahan ng Google search tong site na to pag nagsearch ka ng "tulong makapunta mynila sam globe postpaid"

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  61. Now, they are using this number 09162497393.

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  62. Buti na lang nabasa ko to. I was close to helping her, but decided to research about this first. Ayun, si SAM, scam pala. Been receiving her messages early this morning. Blocked her number already: 09162497388

    Lesson learned, don't easily give trust to text messages.

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  63. How to report her? She's spamming my inbox.

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  64. Got the text just this morning using the same number 09162497388. Buhay pa rin tong scam na to.

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  65. Got the same text message from Sam Mendoza using mobile number 09162497393,with a web address www.sanmigwish.tk .The first text 3:45am 24 June 13

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  66. She's been spamming me the whole day too using 09162497393. Sam Mendoza 21 yO willing to do anything, absolutely ANYTHING to get to manila and pursue her job interview that's been waiting for her, apparently, for years.

    -sigh- Will see how to report her number. It's very distracting cause I'm studying for my unit tests and although I'm ignoring it. The constant and incessant text messages are adding to my stress levels. -_-;

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  67. My bf's been receiving texts from her too. Two weeks na siguro. Her number: 09275510198. Ang dami niyang numbers so group siguro sila. May budget pangtext!

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  68. 09275510198 Sam number as of July 7. Still seeking for help.

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  69. I've been receiving the same messages from 09278341671. Almost the same sob story except that her age is frozen -- still 22. The birth year has changed. Scammer.

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  70. I received same series of texts from number 0927-8341671. I reported to Globe, who sent a warning to that number. Spammer retaliated by spamming me now from numbers 09161150336 & 09278341678 for more than 2 hours non stop (I guess it's more than 100 txts by now)... maybe hoping to flood my cellphone inbox ... i ended up plugging the SIM to my tattoo, so the texts come in via my PC and then I can delete them by bulk. Since the attack started around midnight and it is still 2:20AM, Globe has not responded to my second report.

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  71. Hey guys .... this is pure scam! The first comment on this page was published 2011 ... and until now, she is still need to BEAT A DEADLINE? Ano yan, eternal deadline. hahaha. What I know, MALAPIT NA ANG DEADLINE NIYA SA MUNDO .... and she doesnt need any financial help kasi LIBRE NAMAN ANG PAPUNTANG IMPIYERNO .... Satan and all the demons are awaiting at the gates of hell to welcome this EVIL SCAMMER.

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  72. Received the same for days now. I just simply ignored them. This person knows her math too. Stays at 21 years old, changes her birth year quite carefully. Feb. 15, 1992 this time. Thanks to the bloggers who first exposed this in 2010. This person strikes again. Why?!!! My fear is the person had gotten some money successfully from poor victims. Kaya ayun, di pa rin tumitigil after 3 years! Very annoying this scammer! Sends a text at 4am. I can't get out of this anymore, I just hit delete all the time when I receive a further text. Still uses 09278341671. Soon I hope this person gets caught!

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  73. it's July 23rd, 2013...and the scam is very much alive...got three messages from this sam today... wth!

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  74. same messages received from this alleged sam... God knows Ive been so annoyed because Im a kind of bombarded with six messages per day for three consecutive days..i knew the first time i read the message its nothing but a goddamned scam ... be care everyone!!!

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  75. bombahin ng txt agad mga yan haha

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  76. I just received a text a while ago now with this number 09278341702. Same predicament. Hopefully other s should not be a victim of this f-----g scam.

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  77. scam is still alive. number being used is 09052494712. 2 weeks in a row every Sunday nagttext.

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  78. just got a text this morning from 09179042890 and every bit of information the same except for website (www.SimpleLife.tk) which I am hesitant to check baka kasi may virus ding kasama ang site. sana mahuli na tong mga to.

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  79. From what ive read s mga earlier post,di ako sure kung tama ang observation ko,ang tinetext ni SAM MENDOZA ay postpaid accounts ng globe.i have also my prepaid acct pro wala nmn ako nttanggap ng kung ano2ng txt.my nkpasbi s akin n mismong mga taga globe daw ang ngbbenta ng mga postpoid numbers s mga agents s labas ky kung ano2ng promo offer dn ang nttanggap ko.when i reported it s globe center, sbi lng nila bk isa ung number ko s hinulaan ng sender...ang shallow!lumayas n ako bgo p mpikon s stupid answers nila.maybe ns personnel inside globe ctr ang root of scam.

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  80. may nareceive rin ako n message na yan just two days ago. BUHAY PA mga parekoys! haha! Usually, when someone wants to scum you, ang end ng conversation niyo is hihingan k nila ng pera or hanapan ka ng any numbers just to get the cash, that's it. So paano ba natin malalaman kung scum ba un or hindi?? wag tayo paloko. Remember, People scummers always wants an easy to get money.

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  81. Same message. Ever since naging Globe Postpaid ang no. Ko. T.m. ako before pero walang ganito. Perp since nag postpaid ako sa Globe ang daming spam sms. Mga condo na for sale and Loan application. Finny lang kasi they use private mobile numbers hindi mga usual no. For promotion na 4 digits lang. Kaasar talaga. Hindi ko matandaan kung kasama ba sa contract ko with globe na ipapaigay nila no. Ko for commercial use. Kainis

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  82. Same message. Puro Globe postpaid subscribers ang mga target nitong sam na ito. Globe sana maimbestigahan ito, may mga leakage kayo ng postpaid numbers na kapag nakuna ng mga "scrupulous people" they will use it for their wrong doings.

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  83. As of this time 1:31 pm I'm still texting with this "SAM" and responding to my questions... luckily I was searching 'at the side' her/his profile and came to this Blog. I started to receive ITs messages 5:31 am...munntik na akong maniwala, dahil may mga supproting docs pa sya.. Same messages received. Ibig sabihin namamayagpag na naman at nambibiktima ang scammer na ito

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  84. just received same text messages...same alibis...etc...Imagine, she was doing this SCAM for years now with the same "sad story". Sa simula pa lang, hindi na ako naniniwala. Kung hihingi siya ng tulong, pwede sa kanyang former classmates and professor na tiyak na may tutulong sa kanya.

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  85. just want to share this...my postpaid account is also receiving these same messages from sam mendoza since november of this year. this keeps on pestering me, waking me up in the middle of the night for 15 same messages! this man or woman is truly desperate to have someone fall in this trap. i tried to call this number (09063025046) and a girl answered my call. it was very obvious that she was trying to make her voice appear as if she really needs help! when i asked her how i can be of help, she hung up on me.maybe she was expecting a man! sorry to disappoint her! hahaha

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  86. grrr... number is 09278057206... worker ng globe ang tarantadong yan, obviously... post paid tinitira eh...

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  87. same here, 09278057206, last text nya ngayon.
    12:56am "pls help..."
    and yeah I am also a post paid subscriber. tsk

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  88. Whoah...I'm also receiving this kind of SMS and it almost made a fool out of me. I really want to offer help but since I'm not that easy to convince, I did a little background check by browsing the link that he or she provided. I read her sad stories and saw her email attached. I searched it on facebook to get some additional information about her and to verify her legitimacy but surprisingly it took me to this blogspot link and I was surprised that it was a scam and has been existing for almost 3 years. I am also a globe postpaid subscriber and here's the new number that she's using as of today ...09065096009... Ingat ingat lang po =)

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  89. I am receiving the same text message from 09153352609

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  90. Receiving the same txt msge from 09232440687...i'm also globe postpaid subscriber...but they're using sun num nmn s ngaun..

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  91. Too good to be true. It was all pre-set scripted sms. Obviously a scam to deceive people into sending money to a bogus scheme. Imagine these blogs happened since 2012 and back using the same scenarios over and over that she has a deadline. DON"T FALL FOR IT and become a VICTIM. BEWARE

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  92. it's now 2015 and I got a text from this "same person" with number 0923 244 0687. still aged 22. >:)

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    1. same din number niya sakin.

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  93. One of the longest running scams....

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  94. how can i stop receiving the "sam mendoza" sms? even 12 midnight nag tetext pa rin. abot 10 msgs. siguro na sunod sunod.
    i started receiving sms last December 2014.
    Nag msg ako sa sun cel fb account. Pinag rereport ako sa NTC, naka down naman website ng NTC.

    This is their reply:

    Yes, it's Sun Cellular number. We would like to inform you that you may report this to the NTC thru their website: http://www.ntc.gov.ph/publicassistance_textmessage.php

    Thank you.
    National Telecommunications Commission
    www.ntc.gov.ph

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  95. Anonymous are you using iphone? If yes, disable mo lahat ng notifications mo and alerts tapos mawawala na yan paulit ulit na popup niya. Then pwede mo na block number niya. She's using 0923 244 0687 now.

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  96. ito ang number nya ngayn 09063528161 same strategy 5 times na sunod sunod ang txt nya sakin dis oras ng gabi cya nagtetext. gusto gusto qn patulan at pag mumurahin.....

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  97. He / She is using new number 09232440687 / Same name profile; Sam Mendoza, age just add 1 year since 2010, now he/ she is 22 years old.

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  98. Also receiving messages from 09232440687 since Feb 13 until now.

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    1. nagpipilit, new number 9229791593 ganun parin 22 y.o. pa rin. nagmamakaawa March 2015 na ganun pa rin

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  99. Same here. This professional scammer has been harassing me for several months and I have patiently ignored it. They have used 6 different sun mobile numbers to reach me. It came to a point wherein I would receive up to 20 messages a day around the clock. I made the mistake of replying once pretending to be poor and uneducated hoping that they would stop. But soon after they took the harassment to a new level. They use a spam bot. They have texted me round the clock every minute. My blocking app has currently blocked 10700 messages in a 12 hour period. Yes nearly eleven thousand messages overnight. The numbers being used now is 0922-979-0614 and 45623. The 5-digit number registers in my inbox as a Globe number. However it obviously isn't from Globe and I have verified that with Globe Hotline. I have no idea what these people get out of harassing people who obviously won't cough out money. I think they harass people who frustrate and them and refuse to give money.

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  100. Using the 0922 979 0614 I've recieved a lot of the same messages as well. It somehow infiltrated my phone's software as well, so be careful and just delete the messages! Don't open them, and check if your phone's software is updated.

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