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Trying to help a friend in The Philippines...
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:27 pm
She has been offered a job in Toronto,Canada as a nanny for a widower there with a 7 year old son. supposedly this man is a business man there, but I have done all kind of google searches for this guy, and can't find any info about him, not even a person by the same name.
He has sent her a phone number, but that number has a California Area code.(213).
He gave her an address in Toronto, but I can't link him to that address.
You hear all kind of horror stories, and I don't want anything to happen to this girl. Anybody got any ideas?
After a little searching, I found out that the 213 area code that the guy gave, just happens to include Chinatown and Koreatown in Los Angeles.. He's supposed to live in Toronto..The one in Canada.
He has sent her a phone number, but that number has a California Area code.(213).
He gave her an address in Toronto, but I can't link him to that address.
You hear all kind of horror stories, and I don't want anything to happen to this girl. Anybody got any ideas?
After a little searching, I found out that the 213 area code that the guy gave, just happens to include Chinatown and Koreatown in Los Angeles.. He's supposed to live in Toronto..The one in Canada.
This post was edited on 3/6/14 at 2:37 am
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:27 pm to auggie
She gone
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:28 pm to auggie
pics of girl
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:28 pm to auggie
frickin run!
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:29 pm to auggie
Post all the information you have and let the OT detectives do work.
Oh, and pics of the nanny.
Oh, and pics of the nanny.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:29 pm to auggie
How did she get the job offer? Was it through some type of agency?
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:29 pm to auggie
Whatever you do, unless you've actually met this girl, don't give her any money/information. She could actually be the one scamming you. Not the other character.
This post was edited on 3/5/14 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:31 pm to auggie
How did you meet this friend?
Also: this is how most of those human trafficking stories begin.
Also: this is how most of those human trafficking stories begin.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:31 pm to auggie
You do realize that if your "friend" would travel to the other side of the world for this "job", then she would give you amazing blowjobs like the world depended on it if you just hook her up with a room.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:33 pm to auggie
I would definitely give Liam Neeson a head's up about this situation. He may have some special set of skills that could help your friend.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:36 pm to auggie
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You hear all kind of horror stories, and I don't want anything to happen to this girl. Anybody got any ideas?
Girl that used to work in the same office bldg sent money to one of her relatives who was going to Dubai to do this for someone It was a ripoff. Evidently this kind of scheme is popular to prey on Filipinos, they tell them they need money for some license or something.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:39 pm to auggie
Did you meet this friend via email? Does she have a unique opportunity to share with you? She only needs 4200 of your American dollars and then she can make you both rich via this business man!
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:52 pm to auggie
Get the authorities involved. Sounds like a trap for underground sex trade. Seriously, everything about that is fishy as frick.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:01 am to auggie
If he's hiring her without an agency, there are certain legal hoops he must jump through to sponsor her visa. Check out the type that she is getting and make sure it's a legitimate working visa in Canada, and not some tourist visa. If it's the former, she will have legal rights, but if it's the latter it sounds a lot like a scam and there are many Filipinos sold into slavery in Asia and the Middle East this way.
This post was edited on 3/6/14 at 12:02 am
Posted on 3/6/14 at 4:45 am to auggie
A good rule of thumb in dealing with any situation is that if someone asks for money up-front, it's a scam. How did she find this job? Did she go out looking for it or was it unsolicited? Usually anything unsolicited is going to be a scam.
The person hiring her is supposed to be paying her to come work for him. If there's some type of license involved or whatever bullshite they're trying coming up with, wouldn't you think the employer would cover that?
Also, some countries require that you be in-country to get a work visa but there are ways around it if you pay someone. If they're using that as an excuse, tell her to tell them that she'll travel there as a tourist (US citizens don't need a visa for anything less than 30 days) and she'll get the work visa herself.
As far as plane tickets, etc. she can buy that herself. Someone trying to scam her would come up with some reason why she should send them money for the travel expenses and if she questions it they'll just move on to the next mark. They're not going to drag it on by letting her buy the tickets, etc. herself because there's no way for them to profit.
The person hiring her is supposed to be paying her to come work for him. If there's some type of license involved or whatever bullshite they're trying coming up with, wouldn't you think the employer would cover that?
Also, some countries require that you be in-country to get a work visa but there are ways around it if you pay someone. If they're using that as an excuse, tell her to tell them that she'll travel there as a tourist (US citizens don't need a visa for anything less than 30 days) and she'll get the work visa herself.
As far as plane tickets, etc. she can buy that herself. Someone trying to scam her would come up with some reason why she should send them money for the travel expenses and if she questions it they'll just move on to the next mark. They're not going to drag it on by letting her buy the tickets, etc. herself because there's no way for them to profit.
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