my sister was scammed

This just goes to show when people are calling asking for money or help with things involving a little bit more of money than you might be comfortable with, you need to remember to do research with before doing it. So if it is real most of the people will understand, but if it was instead a scam, you will be glad you listened. There are a lot of scams out there, so people just need to be aware.

Hiya simplyd, Sorry to hear that she was scammed like that. Its such a shame that things turn out this way. Perhaps the one who called sounded or imitated the Parish Priest and she took it to be him himself. It can happen to anyone none of us is free from confusion in such an event because by phone its harder to tell what is really going on. Next time she will surely be much more alert and not be so willing to take any action. Once bitten twice shy. xxx

I'm sorry to hear that. There really are a lot of scams now! I had a similar experience one time I was alone here in our house when someone called. He said he's a lawyer and told me that my mom got into an accident and hit a child with her car. At first I got nervous that he was a lawyer but of course he's lying because mom never took the car! And his story was very strange and I got annoyed so I hang up the phone and sent a message to my mom. All is well with her but I hope that scam artist rot in hell for fooling people.

Hi, Bad luck getting scammed by a person posing as a priest. I don't go for transaction involving calls and text message, that extends to online transactions over USD50. When it involves large amount of money, it is always prudent to be sure by having the real person at hand, with the issue of an official receipt if possible.

how about the food did your sister prepare it too, scammer is now elevating this is my first time to hear about the priest and the food order which looks legit but when the caller ask for loads I think that is something she should suspect

oouuccch,, Your sister have to be careful, there many people like that out there. My aunty has friend who runs a seafood restaurant. One day they received an oreder for about 20 person and will pick up on lunch time. When the time is knocking to 1pm, no one come to pick the order. No one call back to confirm if the order is canceled or not. No one come till the restaurant closed. They already spent lot of money to prepare the order but can't sell it because it's not in the menu list. Since that happen the restaurant never receive any order if the preson not come to pay for the 60% of the total price.

Wow! if this was me, i would not have been scammed because i do not know our parish priest and that I am not a church goer in our parish and do not know anyone in there. :D I think these groups of people are already in the know of what to do and how to scam your sister, according to your story they called her many times, and they seemed to be too quick and the only response was also to act quickly and agree leaving no room for your sister to realize that they have other plans. The caller probably sounded too confident of his role as the parish priest. Hayz that is sad though that they now resort to using a parish priest to do these things. I guess next time your sister would have to verify it yet again to be sure that she is talking to the right person. It really is a difficult thing to over come that you have been fooled but this will serve as a lesson to her to be mindful, always asking questions, and not too trusting especially if she feels something is not right.

Hello SimplyD, inconsiderate costumers, makes you wonder why there aren't much investors in this area. some customers are selfish and greedy and probably iresponsible too. reminds me of one of the lease that i visited today which was video city, the site that offers video renting services. but here's the problem, some users don't bother bringing the CD back for no reason or lazy purposes. i mean, they had to call them up just to remind them of the penalty of the movie they rented. how lame, they're really selfish and LAZY!

hello mylotter, scammers are rampant now a days. i hope loads were not too big gave by your sister. that will be a lesson to her.

It's so sad to read of such trickery. I am sure your sister must be so upset. I hope that whoever scammed her does not get away scot-free, but I doubt he will ever be found. Maybe you could ask your sister to approach the telephone company and trace where the call came from IF she decides to pursue the matter. However, it may also be a futile exercise. Hopefully with this lesson, your sister will be more careful. Maybe she could work out some ways to verify the caller or only entertain phone orders for customers who had pre-registered (in person) with her business. Just my 2-cents (er.. maybe even just 1-cent) suggestion. Take care, and console your sister. I am sure she needs it.

Sad that even the priest's name were used now to scam people! I hate people doing such. They might be the happiest person whenever they get to fool people but karma will strike them back any moment. Hopefully next time your sister will call back the person after talking to them, just so she can verify whether it's true or not. A lot have tried to fool me before, sending sms or chatting with me.. glad, that I have never fallen into such scam even once.

hi, It is very strange experience your sister has. Your sister is being cheated by taking the name of the priest. The heater must be punished strictly. Your sister must has to bear a big loss. Really it was a big mistake of your sister who believed that fraud person.