Cybercrime of 6000 pounds

Claraviolet

Claraviolet

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I feel so stupid now and I am sure all my family members feel that I am hopeless ;_; Well, I feel the same as well. I am in IT field and I know the risks but when some stupid freak called me and started quoting my address, my family's personal details and threatened that he would be arresting me for not filing some details during the immigration, I was a lost cause.

He straight way quoted my address and as bad luck would have it, I heard the sirens for about 3 minutes straight outside and I was sure he was legit. I don't get why, but he acquired the government number to call me and made me check the government website and ......well, he quoted several laws saying I am trying to hide my identity and such, I just didn't know what to do.
He emptied my bank accounts ( well, he asked me to pay the amount and my stupid brain interpreted that as, he is draining the account for today so that you wouldn't run away by making use of that money.....I hate my brain now), he made me ask my family for about 4000 pounds and he said, if I were to explain this situation to anyone in my family, they will take it that, everyone is in it together and they will try to get the arrest warrant against everyone!!

I was so shocked( I was seriously shaking...and I was dizzy as I just couldn't eat at all the entire day(well, had two slice of apple and an orange ..and that's it), I was in my panic mode....and I couldn't stop my tears either.

This is what had happened yesterday and I spent...more like I got robbed around 6k pounds and today he called me saying that, they need the proof of having... around 4k pounds (he was not asking me to pay but I just need to show them in my account)in my account and finally my family couldn't take it anymore and asked me what was going on....and now they know the entire story.

I know they are all disappointed in me...and I.....I am embarrassed and disappointed myself. I am in a new country and my mind is a bit fragile at the moment...and thanks to this I have a 4k pounds debt now.
I don't have a job and I don't have anything left in my account....and on top of that I owe money ;-;

I just don't get why the freaks would target people this way. Don't they know how much emotional damage a victim has to face? How much they would lose and how much they would struggle financially?
My headache is literally killing me and it just wouldn't go away even after taking three tablets of Saridon...and now I am ashamed to face my family and I get hurt by my sister's degrading words as well....but yeah I deserve them....but still it hurts.

Well, wish me luck folks. I have a job interview tomorrow(my first job interview in the new country) and if I could crack it, I might be able to pay off my debts....in 3-4 months ....

Lesson learned: Don't take everything on yourself and you need to contact people when you believe that you are in trouble.

I am sure the guy will call me again and this time around.....I would just say something..... 'Oh my bank said my account got blocked somehow and I need to pay 10000 pounds to unblock it. Could you please transfer them? Then I will pay what you are asking for along with this amount :/'

Well, I have been hearing only negative words about how stupid I have been and I do realize that....so, while replying please let my stupid behavior slide ;_;
P.S. Excuse the typos and my brain is already on leave ( ; _ ; )/
 
First of all *hugs*
You really should have been more careful and open with your family. I understand that this is a really bad situation but I urge you to try and not be to hard on yourself.
You can't go back and change the situation. The best thing to do now is to not wallow in guilt but try to fix it. I know that things seem pretty hopeless now but don't lose hope. This is just a storm passing by. All storms bring some negativity but they do pass. Don't beat yourself up to much. Maybe you should consult the police for assistance. Be strong hun
 
Blackrose said:
First of all *hugs*
You really should have been more careful and open with your family. I understand that this is a really bad situation but I urge you to try and not be to hard on yourself.
You can't go back and change the situation. The best thing to do now is to not wallow in guilt but try to fix it. I know that things seem pretty hopeless now but don't lose hope. This is just a storm passing by. All storms bring some negativity but they do pass. Don't beat yourself up to much. Maybe you should consult the police for assistance. Be strong hun
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Thank you Rose chan and yes I will be filing a case but I don't think it can do much to that freak.
I will have to bare the loss, on the long run....and I just need a job first...
 
oh clarie don't worry and everything will pass. i am sure you think it's the worst time and everything else looks hopeless but it will be fine after some time.
and ignore mocking from others. even for family members money matters a lot. your sister and whomever helped you or got involved must have saved the amount for something else and taking it out for you, that itself shows they care for you and let's not talk about love.

people care about money more than love and let me tell you think if i ask my nephew for even 100 bucks to get medicine supplies, she wouldn't give them to me and even if she gives, she would expect me to pay it back in the next week lol.
now take note of your situation, you don't have the job and any other source of income, they know that you can't pay them back for a few months. wouldn't that be hard on them and they have expenses too.
so, ignore their mocking and get a job and then you can give the money back to them. family relationships will collapse for money clarie and i am talking about it based on experience.

i know you don't want to listen to this, you have been really stupid and you should have acted smart and i am sure you agree too but, you have been a victim too and you consider your family member's money already as a debt shows that you have a good and honest heart. so, don't think about it much sweetheart and focus on getting job. if others mock you, they do it so that you would never do this again or they do it, because they always wanted to do it and now they got the chance finally. as if it's hard to go with the later choice, always think it's the first choice and ignore them.

but please beware of these scams clarie. and dont worry. this will pass like @Blackrose said.
 
You should have been careful first but when everything is over, it's pointless to blame yourself. Just relax and give it some time. If someone is degrading you, don't put up with it too much and return their money by borrowing it from some trusted friends and family.

I haven't been scammed but I lost my job once and had to borrow some money and my brother gave me some money and later started demanding it only after 5 days. I didn't have much and I asked him to give me more time but he said I deserve to be fired. I fell out with him after that and I took out some loans to pay him back first. Even now, I hate him but I will help him out if he needs it and I can't promise that I wouldn't do the same for him.

Life can be hard but for you, don't be too emotional and don't always care only about your family. Live for yourself and forgive yourself and give yourself a peace of mind first. Everything will be fine. I have been reading a lot of your long posts and I can tell that you are naïve so try not to trust easily. Anyone can cheat or betray your trust, be it friends or family. You can only trust yourself in the end. 6000 is not a small amount but you can repay it in an year so don't lose hope.
 
I am sorry to hear that. The emotional damage and financial loss could not be recovered, even when we report it right away. I know people who got scammed before and they blamed themselves. Some people even tried to take their own life but as long as you are alive and if you keep pushing on and on, you will be able to see a better future. Be strong.
 
I am so sorry about your loss man. Being jobless and not having enough money could make anyone breakdown but try to get a job man. Everything will be fine and think of getting a job and nothing else and don't be picky about the job
 
Dude sorry this happened to you and yes they know exactly what they are doing to you emotionally and are betting on that to keep you from thinking straight.
 
Man you have got to be one of the dumbest people in existence. What are you so afraid of the police for? The UK is not some banana republic. There is rule of law which means you get the paperwork sorted if it was real. And what's the worst that can happen? You get deported? Big deal.
Welcome to the real world I guess.
 
Burnsy said:
Man you have got to be one of the dumbest people in existence. What are you so afraid of the police for? The UK is not some banana republic. There is rule of law which means you get the paperwork sorted if it was real. And what's the worst that can happen? You get deported? Big deal.
Welcome to the real world I guess.
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;_; I do feel that way now. I was depressed, homesick and everything went haywire I suppose. Even now, I miss our country like crazy and I can't wait get back to India. To be honest, I never thought I would miss our country this much.
It's true about how people say you miss things that you take for granted, in the long run *sniff
 
Elvis said:
So what happened? Did you recover the money? 😳
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No x(
I don't think anything is recoverable at this point ....as it's been sent to many other dummy accounts ;_;
Well, I have a job now....so everything will be just fine ^-^
 
Claraviolet said:
No x(
I don't think anything is recoverable at this point ....as it's been sent to many other dummy accounts ;_;
Well, I have a job now....so everything will be just fine ^-^
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i am sorry about all the mess you are dealing with clarie
but don't ever give up and we are here for you. like you said, you have a job and things will change now.
 
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