Scammed by Filipina February 2010

I met Marjorie A. Erezo in December 2009 on Cherry Blossoms. We became friendly overnight. We exchanged phone numbers, email addresses, and yahoo messenger IDs. We talked literally every day, sometimes several times a day. My cell phone bill for this period was about $600.00. She gave my an unusual story about not having any family and living alone, and just losing her job, so she was looking for another job. After a short while, we decided to meet. Since we talked every day, a lot transpired. Well, she asked me to send her money to get a Visitor’s Visa. I told her about another woman that got me also. She told me that she was not like that and that she was going to send me receipts and make sure that I was informed of every step of the way. OK, I send her money to get a visa. One thing, another, and another, and I were very quickly in over $5,000.00. Extra expenses, bank money, pesos bank account, US dollar bank account, and it was up to a point of no return. At the same time that I was sending more money, she kept telling me that she was going to send receipts the next time. In January, 2010, I told her that there was no more money. Yet, she said that we were almost there. She said that she had gotten the passport and was waiting on an interview for the visa. She told me that she forgot to scan a copy of the passport. After more questions for me, she told me that the interviewer wanted her to have the two separate accounts, one in US dollars and one in Pesos. Then she said that the interviewer told her to get a ticket with Continental and for departure on a certain day. The price for the ticket for this was higher than other air lines. Also, she told me that the ticket agency was charging $400 to $500.00 more than what I told her I saw on the internet. More money. She told me that she was going to fly out on January 25, then January 30, then February 4th. February 4th came and went, but no communication from her at all. We went from talking multiple times a day and night, every day and night, to no communication at all. She did not respond to my calls, texts, emails, or yahoo messages. Nothing. I called her from another phone on February 6, and she answered. When she realized it was me, she hung up the phone. I contacted Cherry Blossoms and they deactivated her profile. I see a lot of deactivated profiles on that site. I suppose they are scammers also. I contacted the Philippine National Police and reported this. She goes by the name of Marjorie A Erezo, and supposedly lives in Quezon City, her phone number is 011 639 284 574 362. She has not answered my calls or any other form of communication since before February 4th. Total spend on her was $5,825.00including fees and charges for Western Union and Money Gram.