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| Thursday, January 29th, 2009 | |
| 5:51 am | Tierra Maria Estates Scam - Flag Day . . .  It is important to remember as this list is read through, that all these events - and I am dignifying them already, by calling them events - were transmitted to me via information only - the printed or spoken word. Words, which immediately conjure up images in the mind - that is their tremendous, but exclusive power. Words themselves have no dimensions - they are as thin as the paper that they are written upon, as ephemeral as the pixels on a screen, or the passing vibrations of the human voice. Their only depth lies in the images that they portray. Using only words to paint pictures in another person's mind - whether or not those words speak of the truth - the image conjured up in the receptive mind is identical in every way. Information smuggles images into the harbour of the mind, often completely uninvited - carried below decks, in the cargo-holds of words. Words like - love - pregnancy - hospital. Images within the mind quite readily become elevated to truth - for once we have seen something in the mind's eye - no matter how that picture was placed there - it can seem very real - quite simply, we lend it reality - by colouring it in, by giving it dimensions - we bring it to life. How can we deny something that we have seen now, within our own imagination? Don't think of an elephant. Such is the power of information. Remember - all that I have ever received - existed only in the guise of information. Words - images - delivered, uninvited - into my mind. Remember that we were two people "in love" - we had already agreed that we would get married when the time was right - so add that emotional intensity to the burning imagery of the words. You can see just how all the ingredients for a scam work together - and make it so easy to succeed. And it hits you slap in the face - out of nowhere - you have never experienced anything like it before - you are a non-swimmer - thrown into cold, unfathomable, alien waters - in a threshing, flailing panic. You learn very quickly - how to swim. There is a desperation to know the truth, to breathe freely again, to reach solid ground - an urgency that results in all information being minutely examined for any possible clues. Essentially I was faced with two simultaneous alternatives - to believe it all on face value, no questions asked, to ignore the voice of common sense and caution - and act with a blind obedience to emotional instincts that were by now running so deep. Or - to realise also that here was a golden opportunity, the perfect scenario for a "honey pot" type scam. The deviously tangled conundrum was however - that both situations depended entirely on the same love - for the same girl - a love that could not simply evaporate overnight. The decision I would make, the conclusions I would arrive at - depended entirely on the information that I received - and how I navigated a way through the channels of ambiguity - the torturous rapids that raced through the canyon between the heart and the mind. Yes - I had set myself up for it - in every way. Already, ambivalence had entered the equation - the simple realisation of that perfect, golden opportunity was compelling enough to introduce doubt - the water was now cloudy. The solution now contained a tiny seed crystal of doubt - a seed that was not caused by paranoia, or any other form of mental illness - it was there because the realisation, the awareness of the possibility for a scam, was unavoidably obvious. A small seed crystal that, unfortunately, immediately inherits a robustness - because the location of these events was the Philippines - from where (in common with some other Asian countries) a reputation for scams has grown - scams surrounding payment of hospital fees being well reported. I am aware that scams occur universally - but reputations are not born out of fresh air. But neither is this comment racist - it is simply stating the facts specific to this one, particular case. Nothing will destroy this crystal seed of doubt - nothing except absolute assurance - knowledge, certainty (as opposed to information) - that the reality of the situation is actually coincident with the information that I am sent. Any form of aberration, anything which weakens that positive assurance - will cause that crystal to grow. At the start it was tiny - just a breath of a worry - an occasional flickering in the mind. Let me now show you everything that has added weight to that crystal of doubt and suspicion. All the entries up until the 1st phone call from Mayen "in hospital" are retrospective - I had not thought anything of these points at the time when they occurred. Why? Because I was intent on making the relationship work. I could not entertain doubts - & I was blissfully happy. But this was the watershed moment - when I seriously started to question my blind trust.  1) We meet on a dating site Date In Asia, which I have since discovered is a hot bed for scammers, being a free site. I did not appreciate this at the time - but I did sense that there was a risk - the Internet being what it is. 2) There was no picture on my profile when Mayen contacted me - within an hour of completing my profile. 3) The age range of Mayen's interest was vast. 4) Mayen's profile photograph had been edited (she told me this herself) and was considerably different from how she really looked. 5) All communication up until soon before my 1st trip was done on the DIA chat window or email - only just before my trip did we start using Yahoo Messenger - despite me having sent Mayen an invitation to add me to her contacts there during our very first night chatting. We never used a webcam. I could quite possibly have been talking to anybody some of the time. The photograph and my hopes, my imagination made the illusion seem real. 6) Mayen is the first to suggest that I visit her, relatively early on - and the dates suggested for a visit are quite soon. 7) Mayen was hardly forthcoming about herself - in spite of my constant requests - in stark comparison to the lengthy emails I was to receive after the "hospital" incident. 8) The trip itself turned out to be a paid junket for Mayen - to visit her family, stay in a hotel, travel by taxi, buy and be bought gifts. Depsite the fact that she was a working girl - she did not buy as much as a cup of coffee. The episode of the sandals (which has brought so much comment) is a pertinent highlight - not because of the amount of money involved - but because it seemed to be a "testing of the water." Here was Mayen with the money I had given her, because she knew her way around, it was safer if she paid for taxis etc. Not that I minded in the slightest, but it did seem unusual for her to walk into a shoe shop, without really asking, and purchase herself a pair of new shoes. I was more than happy to oblige - thought nothing of it at all - but it could have been a test, to see how I would react . . . 9) . . . when she told me that her sister had called her up and informed her that she (Mayen) was expected to pay for the family's festivities at the approaching Barrio Fiesta - resulting in my handing her more money, which she said would go to her father. I observed a change of attitude in Mayen - from happy-go-lucky - to detached and very business like - as if she was preparing herself for how I might react. This revealed to me subliminally that she knew exactly what she was up to. Trying it on - and succeeding, because I made no fuss - I would have felt mean to do so - clever isn't it. 10) Top of the menu meals - taxis everywhere - presents for all the family - new cellphone for Mayen - all as a matter of course. 11) Mayen suggests that we sleep together. 12) Mayen's family encourage us to sleep together. 13) Mayen discourages me from using contraception. 14) Mayen's concern over spilling her "feminine hygeine" lotion - research suggests that there is a possibilty that this type of lotion could have been to alleviate herpes symptoms. 15) Mayen's questioning - "Why" did I not have any children. 16) Mayen very passive during sex - a rather business like quality. One occasion I recall her asking me "Have you finished?" 17) The pantomime of catching me as a "big fish" during the picnic at the seashore. Openly demonstrating what was on her mind? 18) The first business suggestion - that I buy a plot of land for her father to administer as a coconut plantation. 19) Mayen asking me (much earlier on during our chats) if she should send "Sexy photographs" & her little topless shimmy in the hotel room saying "You like?" - indicate that Mayen saw herself as a sex object, through my eyes - in other words - branding me the same as a sex tourist - accompanied secretly, no doubt, by the contempt that a sex tourist deserves. In fact I recall one chat we had after the hospital incident, when I felt she was close to giving me an explanation - she admitted that she hadn't really believed that I would be coming back to her - she had presumed that I was just treating it like a holiday. Where had that come from? Mythology - or her own personal experience? The fact that I was still married (or not yet divorced) perhaps led her to think along those lines - but I had never hidden it from her - it appeared that we understood each other implicitly on that issue - I even gave her my wedding ring when I was leaving - but perhaps it simply added to her contempt. Well - I can state categorically - that I worshipped the ground she walked on, all the time before and during my visit - and for many months afterwards. Yes I was attracted to her - but she was so much more than a sex object - she was my dream girl - in every way. But it seems that for some - generalisation is the rule - and a contempt deserved by a few, is shown to all. 20) 1st request for money on my return to the UK. I sensed that Mayen knew exactly where it was going - it was so obvious that I was being squeezed - the first innocuous mention of money for the Internet (she'd managed perfectly well before my trip - what had changed?) - changing into needing the money for a health check (suspected Dengue fever was the excuse - but I think Mayen knew that this was the thin end of "the hospital" scenario. However - at this point, it might even have been a full term pregnancy, with some money making complications, no doubt, that was on the cards - because I had not announced my second trip yet.) 21) The brevity of Mayen's email announcing her suspected pregnancy - very business like - just saying what needed to be said - with of course the perfunctory "I love you, mWaaaah!" 22) Mayen's "possible pregnancy" was "diagnosed" by Dra. Leonardo - conveniently the same woman who would feature at "the hospital." But I wasn't informed of this detail at the time - only after Mayen had "left the hospital." 23) Mayen denies having Herpes (which I now have - courtesy of her.) 24) When I announce my second trip - flight to arrive 15th August - the pregnancy disappears - false alarm. I could have had her independently tested for verification when I arrived. But here's that golden opportunity for a nice fat sum of money - how do they cash in on it. 25) I write to Mayen that I have thoroughly read the Philippine Family Code. Perhaps she's having 2nd thoughts about things. Was marriage really a part of her plan? Or just the supreme tease - knowing how much I desired to be married to her. 26) 2nd request for money - Mayen weaves a most elaborate tale about Sir Francis insisting that all 3 girls should share the same small, hot room. Sir Francis later denies all knowledge of this. Mayen complained that the money I had sent her was not quite enough. Mayen further elaborates on the new accomodation, how seedy it is, near the squatters, how her work colleagues were disappointed in her choice. On suggesting that she could get a rebate and look elsewhere - she tells me "It's not that kind of arrangement - no paperwork - the landlady is not quite legal . . ." 27) All chats with Mayen are getting longer & more and more intensely loving. 28) Conflicting reasons for visiting her sister. 29) Mayen pulls her profile from DIA the day before the "hospital call" - perhaps to ensure that I use Yahoo Messenger. 30) I receive a phone call at 6.30 am UK time (2.30pm PH time) - immediately after logging in to Yahoo Messenger - something that can be observed by anyone on my list - providing I wasn't invisible - I wasn't. Considering that Mayen had been "in pain" since 4.00am (8.00pm the previous evening UK time) and was "taken to the hospital by Ate Glo before lunchtime" (the "operation" was 3.45pm PH time) - firstly, the time scale for this "emergency operation" seems very long & secondly, it seems a remarkable coincidence that I should receive the telephone call at precisely that moment. 31) The timing of this "hospital incident" just before my 2nd flight - just enough time to pull Mayen "out of the hospital" before I arrive - SMS from Sir Francis "Hi tim, wil b n hosptal abt 3pm to c f we can take out mayen. I hope we can talk latr wen evrythng s settld." - leaving me with a debt to pay Sir Francis who may have settled the account (this is all hinted at in the emails & SMS messages received.) She will no doubt be tightly bandaged - who knows - even disappeared somewhere "to recover." People have been known to mysteriously "die" - to avoid discovery. 32) The first call to me was made using "Ate Glo's" cellphone. Very brief chat with Mayen & I was told to call that number back - which I try. The reception is breaking up dreadfully, but I hear Mayen say "It's not working . . ." - I call again this time Mayen's cellphone number. Reception is fine - she tells me about "suspected appendicitis" - a common mistaken diagnosis made during ruptured Ectopic Pregnancies - the call is disturbed at home. I phone again. This time I call Mayen, she passes me to "Dra. Leonardo" - who very scientifically explains what an Ectopic Pregnancy is. (Trying to convince me with science, perhaps?) The Dra. does not seem at all concerned or hesitant about passing me this "confidential information." Mayen tells me Sir Francis has paid some money - I am to phone him. There is a distinct possibility that this is the only reason for Sir Francis's direct involvement - someone had to pay the deposit for the operation to go ahead - & it had to happen before I arrived, obviously. I call Sir Francis in his own cellphone - he tells me Mayen has just given him her phone - he was just about to call me. She should be out of recovery soon, he tells me amongst other things we discuss. Sir Francis sends me an SMS - with the time stamp 10th August 18:55 - which cannot possibly be correct, either UK or PH time. The next time I telephone using the number of the hospital I had discovered online. Very quickly I am passed on to a " nurse station" and from there handed to "Chots" - Mayen's colleague - I can speak to Mayen on her cellphone - she's just handed it back to her. Very brief chat to Mayen on her cellphone "No more babies . . . send some money . . ." I am soon very aware that all communications are extremely conscious of the distinction between the unincriminating nature of phone calls - and the possiblity of SMS messages, emails, IM chats being documented. Now - I would have been expected to try and verify the facts by telephoning the hospital. The switchboard seemed to know exactly what to do - other than that, all phone calls to Mayen and Sir Francis & the Dra. were on cellphones. OK - conveniently - the hospital may not have phones in the rooms - but that fact cannot prove that Mayen was there. Could "Ate Glo" be Mayen's sister? Could Dra. Leonardo have been Chots? How do I know? Chots might have been standing by, in the hospital - expecting me to make a call for verification as this was the first day. How do I know where Sir Francis was when I spoke to him? It's all so easily done. One person on a switchboard. 33) During subsequent Yahoo Messenger chats with Marivien, there is a distinct possibilty that Mayen could have been present - she seems to be answering my questions on cue. What is the relevance of her asking me if I were at home or in an Internet cafe? 34) I am requested to send an amount via Western Union. Mayen had previously shown possible anxiety when she told me that she was friends with the money lender in BF homes - and then adding "i usually get your money their in western union that's why we are freinds - hehehe" after only the 2 occasions when I had sent money. That is quite possible - but the anxiety is revealed by the fact that she considers it important to tell me this - and the nervous laugh - to lighten things up after a potential mistake had been made. [That is the end of how the plan was supposed to have worked - now the complications start.] 35) Sir Francis sends an SMS - he now knows the precise amount of the bill - I have been insisting that I deal only and directly with the hospital & that I urgently needed to know the full amount due to assess the possibility of still making the trip. He offers various ways for me to settle up - including directly with the hospital if I was still flying, or via email with the hospital if I wasn't going to fly, or I could pay the full amount into his bank account. Demonstrating - above anything else that the focus is on getting the money. 36) I receive an avalanche of emotionally manipulative SMS messages from Mayen - I have not said that I am not flying - all I have insisted on is dealing with the Hospital directly. Where is the innocent, rational dialogue? Why does Mayen try so hard to twist my heart? None of them tell me that the hospital will not deal with me because of "confidentiality issues." 37) Despite me insisting on no photocopies, no scanned images - I am sent an email containing the figures from the Tierra Maria Estates office. "I seem to have problem scanning the bills I got from Medical Center Paranaque but hereunder is the summary; . . ." Mayen has told me that Marivien has a " Xerox" - the original being in accounts. "timy i ask d nurse the original copy is in d acounting. the xerox s with marivien, coz she wil email u.. is it not enough?i ask also d billing section 2 email it 2 u, but close already. maybe tomorrow iwil try" The figure is roughly the same as quoted by Sir Francis in his SMS earlier - which should indicate that a bill has already been prepared - in fact this day is the date quoted on the JPG of the bill as Mayen's discharge date. But there seem to be some serious delays in sending the information to me. Why does Marivien have to return to Tierra Maria Estates office to send me the email? Perhaps because now it's getting serious - the Hospital are not willing to directly & positively incriminate themselves by using their email system. 38) The email contains a warning that Mayen cannot leave until her bill is paid, also a pledge to get them to deal with me via email. No mention of "confidentiality issues" yet - "I'll do best to have the hospital email you directly the billings. Please note that if the P74,237.69 balance as of today is not settled, it will be hard to have Mayen released." I discover later that this is still "normal" practice in private rooms - although nothing is mentioned about promissary notes - another common practice. 39) I telephone the hospital - and the bill is only verified by a nurse enquiring at the accounts office - the same person who would have just been dealing with Sir Francis & Marivien. Someone is still there - despite Mayen telling me that the billing department is now closed. 40) Marivien has asked for my flight details in a chat - although Mayen already has them from a previous email & Marivien is now using Mayen's account "Mayen ask when is your flight from UK? What is the exact time arrival her in philippines so that she get taxi for you & i be the one wait for you at the airport.please let me know." 41) The details of when Marivien started using Mayen's account are fuzzy - which might be connected to using the Yahoo Messenger to detect my movements before the first phone call. [I collect the cash from the bank, change them into traveller's cheques - prepare to fly - but eventually common sense prevails as all of the above events come into focus.] 42) Another avalanche of attempted calls and SMS messages - as soon as my plane is supposed to land - very premature - they're on the case alright. 43) An email from Sir Francis states "As of now, I understand that Mayen is still stuck in the hospital . . . I hope there is a good explanation for your delay . . ." Curious to use the phrase "I understand" - it sounds as if he doesn't want to commit himself. Well - of course there's a very good explanation for my delay - I'm surprised he cannot "understand" that. Curious again that it was CC'd to Mayen & Marivien. Followed by another email "If there is no logical explanation for your delay and unfounded suspicions, then I think you are an animal of the worst kind." No logical explanation - meaning - what proof have you got? Unfounded suspicions - meaning - a point blank refusal to even contemplate the word "scam." 44) During subsequent YM chats with Marivien - I ask for the doctors' details, patient number etc. Again insisting that I deal only with the hospital. I am informed "Mayen dont have money to pay for the hospital bills thats why she cant go out of the hospital." Despite the fact that earlier in an SMS Mayen says "timy sir f wants 2 knw, coz if u cnt come he wil deal d bil first.coz he wil setle h!s budget also.pls tel me..or tel sir f as son as posible" I am given all sorts of excuses for why the hospital are not contacting me - some by Mayen in email - but none of them even hinting at the patient confidentiality issue. From Marivien - "i ask here before to tell the hospital to send all the invoice of the bills she had a copy of this i will print all of your offline messages & emails then give to mayen il give it to maye tomorrow because theres a typhoo here i cant go there coz of flood" "She txt me right now that the admin of the hospital half day today because of super typhoon.so please call" "Mayen is waiting for your call please call here i cant visit here now to the hospital coz of super typhoon" [We found no trace of a super typhoon when checking the weather reports online.] Tim: I repeat - the hospital must directly communicate with me vis email - with all the details that I have requested. vhienne: yap.i ask that already to mayen before.I have work thats why i cant talkd to her doctor i visit her after office and the the doctor is already out okey.mayen said that mybe the hospital email by tuesday cos saturday & sunday dont have admin office then monday its a holiday her in philippines [When in fact it was the Tuesday 21st which was the holiday - Ninoy Aquino Day.] From Sir Francis - "Anyway, the first thing I want to do is to advise you that the Philippines is a third world country so don't expect things to be done here as efficiently as they are done in the UK. As per the requests you have enumerated, I have dispatched Vien again to the hospital for the nth time to get your requests no. 1 to 3. I had similar requests since last weekend but up to now it seems to have fallen in deaf ears of the hospital staff" From Mayen in an email - "All i can say is that i have to wait for office days coz the admin of the hospital is off during saturdays and sundays and this coming monday i doubt if they have o office because its holiday. I tried my best to talked to them but i do nothing." And in a chat - "i was angry with the hospital because poor accomodations really very poor and its expensive . . . when i told them.. they told me they dont have the access of the internet it will be in the directors office" Still no mention of the confidentiality issue. 45) There are discrepancies in the dates of Mayen's visiting relatives at "hospital." 46) Marivien starts to say "Phone Mayen at the hopsital or on her cellphone" now instead of just "phone Mayen on her cellphone." Perhaps they are starting to panic. 47) Extremely emotionally mainipulative emails from Mayen until I start to send around my "dossier email" - which Sir Francis must have been informed of by his "close business associate." The associate replies - and strangely, one of her replies has the same IP address as Sir Francis has been using - whereas her other replies are from a different IP block altogether. 48) I am now sent by Sir Francis some of the details I requested, although the patient's number and a doctor's licence number are different in information I receive later from the hospital. The email address for one of the doctors does not match the address published on the hospital site. I am recommended to contact the other doctor (Dra. Leonardo) - as she was "the main cooperator to your requirements" - so, being perverse - I decide to try the other Dr. first - although I also wrote to Dra. Leonardo twice with no reply at all - and no bounce back as undelivered - after all, she wouldn't get her own email address wrong, would she. I also wrote to another random female doctor whose email address was posted on the hospital website asking her to forward the same email to Dra. Leonardo. She did not reply either. However the first Dr - "Dr Dizon" - did reply - but did not answer many of the questions put to him, answered in a pointedly unincriminating way and was using an anonymous IP address. It was altogether very scruffy, brief and elusive. An email like this can be produced by anyone with medical knowledge or who can find their way around the Internet. I propose that I was given "fake" email addresses - set up for this purpose - the doctors themselves may be completely innocent - ignorant of their names being used. 49) By now I had also written to Tony Montinola - the owner of Tierra Maria Estates - outlining my suspicions and asking for an explanation - and have never received a reply from him either. I had also written to a named person at a government health department and a couple of real estate licencing boards - no reply from anyone. 50) The next thing I am sent is the Four Feathers letter - still highly emotive - almost emotional blackmail level - but also contains the information that Mayen is already "out of hospital" - having "arranged for her family to pay the account." 51) I receive a JPG of a bill from the hospital. It appears to be the genuine article - but if there was no operation - it is a fake - produced using the hospital sytem. There are strange, unexplainable alterations to some of the amounts for Professional Fees from the first set of figures sent The bill was prepared by only one person. Discharge date states 13th August, this is now Tuesday 21st August 2007. A day when a lot of the staff would be on holiday. Why do I receive this when the account has already been settled? 52) When I write to the hospital asking if the account has already been paid they reply that it hasn't. 53) It is unusual practice not to remove a Fallopian tube after it has ruptured. 54) The timing of the Ampullary Section Ectopic Pregnancy rupture is very early. 55) Mayen reveals a discrepancy in the dates surrounding the earlier "false alarm" regarding the "pregnancy." 56) Mayen does not answer my question during a chat session - "How long is the scar?" 57) Mayen told me while "in hospital" that - "I have here all the receipts and invoices they are all numbered and legitimate. I will send it to you through DHL or fast pak." Where are they now then? In all the time since August 2007 - with Mayen insisting that it was all true - insisting that she still loved me - knowing full well that all I required was some proof - that is decidedly odd. Since then I have been informed (January 2008) that photographs were taken while Mayen was still "in hospital" - a photograph of "the bandage" - taken as some sort of proof? Well then - why did they not get mentioned until January 2008? If Marivien had a Xerox of the bill in her hand on Monday 13th August - why was that not scanned and sent to me at the earliest possible opportunity? 58) Now the excuse starts to appear that the reason why the hospital didn't contact me directly was because of Patient Confidentiality - despite the Dra. already having breached that, despite the nurse who made enquiries presumably breached that, despite the fact that it is surely at the patient's discretion, despite the fact that all Mayen's relatives, colleagues, Mayen herself and Sir Francis - could not get the hospital to send me even an email to explain - perhaps why they could not deal with me directly. 59) Why does Mayen return to the scene - after all that has happened? Is it because of the threat of my blog going public? Is it because of the "bogus" money that she believes is waiting for her at Western Union - if she can only get the transaction number from me? Why do we suddenly start using webcams immediately after the subject of the bogus money is brought into the conversation? 60) Why do I have to prompt her to reveal the scar? 61) Why can it not be done there and then? Why the dubious excuse about the friends computer? Why does she not stand still durung the revelation of the scar? Why is it so obviously a fake? Why does it smudge when she touches it? 62) Why has she been lying about being in Surigao? 63) Did Sir Francis really give her the sack, after trying to get a libel case started on her behalf, after all his "kindness" in the "hospital"? 64) Why am I forbidden to communicate with her old gang? Did she really change the SIM card in her phone to prevent Sir Francis from ringing her? 65) Why does she lie about her mother having a stroke? 66) Why does she lie about being in Sogod? 67) Why is my blog hacked and deleted an hour after going public? 68) Why can nobody in the Philippines understand why I was suspicious? I have not got a crystal ball - in which to see the truth of events - all I have ever received was information. However - the crystal seed of doubt - which formed originally by simply seeing that here was a golden opportunity for a scam - having all the classic ingredients - never received the assurance needed to stop it growing. Quite the contrary - in the light of that awareness - the information, which was all I had to make judgements from, to try & assess the truth of the situation - revealed a great deal more. Yes - it is very much a psychological, behavioural profile - and unfortunately, but typically in this type of scenario - there is little else to go on. However - considering that the information itself has been uniformly ambiguous - neither weighted one way or the other because it could be deliberately designed to deceive - in a sense the information can be disregarded, or at least regarded as less important than the accompanying psychological, behavioural information - which is far less easily disguised - emerging spontaneously from the situation as it was perceived by themselves. Information provided as a direct response to my enquiries, requests or actions - is far less significant than voluntary information - as it could be specifically tailored to order. You will also see revealed a profile of my own psychological, behavioural state - and a lot of my conclusions are biased by a growing conviction that my suspicions were true. So this is not a case of examining the facts - because nobody is in a position to establish where the facts or where the fantasies lie. But it is a case of examining psychological perceptions - which themselves may or may not be biased by intent, or by love, or by a respect for the truth. I am familiar with only one party involved in this episode - myself - my assured opinions come from that person, whose behaviour and psyche I am intimate with - who constantly self-checks the honesty and sincerity of his thoughts and words. How intimate is anybody else likely to be with the people involved? However - you are free to assess for yourself the key areas - whether or not you think that the behaviour I was witnessing was appropriate to a girl who professed her love for me, insisted that she wanted the relationship to continue - knowing full well that my suspicions needed resolving before that could happen. You are free to assess how much the relationship was about financial gain and how much was about love. You are free to assess whether or not there was any behaviour, designed to ensure circumstances whereby a pregnancy could be construed. You are free to assess how many of the procrastinations, delays, excuses, examples of unresponsiveness etc. were due to normal circumstances, taking into account the specifics of the situation as reported. You are free to assess why responses did occur when they did, taking into account the specifics of the situation regarding timing. You are free to assess the validity of those responses - against the ambiguity of aims and purpose. You are free to assess how innocence has been demonstrated and to decide whether or not this demonstration has occurred as a continued part of a deception or because innocence is genuine. You are free to assess - whether fact or fiction, the publicising of this so strenuously, upon the medium of its enactment, may or may not advance the cause of awareness - and may or may not ultimately advantage the cause of those innocently seeking a genuine, loving relationship online. But you are only free to assess - if your mind is free. So - spare me your dreams of the ideal Filipina - your wishful thinking - spare me your outrageous contempt. Show me instead a true concern - a concern for the truth - elevate your dream country into reality. READ THE WHOLE STORY HERE - HOSPITAL SCAMS - PHILIPPINES |
| Sunday, September 28th, 2008 | |
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| Friday, September 12th, 2008 | |
| 12:37 am | Barrio Fiesta UK September 2008 Barrio Fiesta, Hounslow, UK, 2008 An open letter to the Philippine community of the UK. Last year (August 2007) I had the misfortune to become involved in an attempted fraud. The details of this very long story put flesh on the bare bones of what was patently a scam attempt, to extort money for an emergency operation that never happened. Confusingly, fleshed out in the manner that it was, it seems in many ways to be the story of a relationship - a story, however, that can very readily be twisted and distorted, by those with a vested interest, to make it appear instead, as the opposite to what actually occurred - I am no longer portrayed as the victim, but the villain. There are people trying to invert the truth - maybe out of shame, maybe out of a commercial interest - but that is their aim. However, the truth of the matter is that prior to the "hospital episode," I had cause to believe, in retrospect, that all was not proceeding quite as a relationship should have been, despite all the excuses that have since been made, regarding cultural differences and misunderstandings. At the time of the "hospital incident" itself, I merely insisted on satisfactory proof being sent to me, through the appropriate channels, and I was very aware that my suspicions themselves, although totally justified, would be seen as insulting to those people I was dealing with in the Philippines. However - the manner in which my requests for proof were dealt with - provided me with my first conviction that I was the victim of an attempted scam. Because of my sincere emotional involvement, I decided that I needed more than circumstantial evidence - and so I continued communication with the people involved in the Philippines - convinced that as time went on I would get a clearer picture of the truth - which is indeed what happened. Because of the distressing, despicable method by which this scam was supposed to have happened - because I would have been impotent at a distance without some sort of leverage or bargaining power - because in many ways, the perpetrators of the scam were a "soft target" - ie they were known to me, they had a name and could not easily slip away into anonymity - I decided to use my writings (which had been started simply as a record of my proud romance) to document everything as the events continued to unfold. This was all in a private blog for many months, but they were aware of its threatening potential. I decided to use the blog towards the end of last year to publicly shame and expose the group for their activity and to act as a warning to others. In a situation where there appeared to be either no fear of the law, or no law to fear, shame became a powerful and solitary tool. Aware that my blog was becoming more and more accessible on the Internet - and directly imposing itself in the public eye of anyone searching for the real estates company - more and more strenuous efforts were put in by them to try to get me to capitulate, to remove my writings - hoping that I was steadily being convinced by the excuses and lies that I was subjected to by my continued, yet confused, communication with the girl concerned - who insisted that the relationship had been and still was, genuine and sincere on her behalf. It became increasingly obvious to me that this was now purely a business move on behalf of the real estates company - cynically and cruelly, it had nothing whatsoever to do with the original intention of a relationship, romance and marriage - it was all about them establishing their innocent reputation amidst all of my writings that were, by now, beginning to saturate the search engines. In all this time however, not once did the real estate firm communicate with me directly, nor was one single shred of material evidence offered by them or the girl in support of their version of events. Initially I stated my intentions and my desire to deal directly with the hospital. To have chased up, invited specific pieces of proof would simply have allowed them to focus their recources into providing it (exactly as it did with the revelation of the scar over the webcam) - nothing proved. However, by leaving it up to them - after all, the burden of proof was theirs, I would see the true state of affairs - just how much they were prepared to risk - the gamble between waiting to see if I would disappear, or sending further potentially incriminating proof - by way of falsified documents - with names and addresses on. Why the hesitation? If it had been all legitimate, there would have been absolutely no risk at all. They were certainly aware that I was waiting to discover the truth. I decided to cut off communication with the girl in February 2008. Since that time - the real estate company have been mobilising an assortment of Filipino bloggers, around the world to combat my incriminating writings - with an emotional battering, pure fiction - being led in turn by such characters as Jepoy, Noemi Dado, SouthernDon and ReynaElena. Perhaps some of these names will be familiar to you. Here is an example of an obvious attempt at inflaming racial hatred, in a desperate effort to rally others around a distorted and false flag. This is direct from Reyna Elena - my comments in brackets. Please - do not let him deceive you. "Taking cue from the Pinay Scandal, the second SEO campaign I did was to equalize the internet bombardment of this notorious hoax producer, [have you got the slightest piece of evidence to support your theory that it is a hoax? Why would I go to all this trouble for a hoax?] scam inventor and Filipino hater [there, a direct accusation of racism - which is simply not true. I have stressed time and time again that this is all directed purely at the criminals and their supporters - but they are desperate, clutching at straws - because they know that they cannot produce even the smallest piece of material evidence. Besides, remember, most of these people were not even in the Philippines at the time.] Tim Curper of UK a.k.a. Ellumbra. How successful was our SEO campaign? Let’s start by saying that even before I even thought about putting an internet fight with this very sad and lonely single and grumpy old man, he has opened blogs after blogs of everything and anything against the Tierra Maria Estates, the Philippines, the Filipinos and reyna elena readers. [Another attempt at a racist slur - do not believe this evil man.] Today? After the 1st campaign that we did, the real story, the truth and nothing but the truth about the scam [Yeah, yeah, yeah - go on then - show me how you can possibly know the truth?] that never happened, the hoax that Tim Curper created in his schizophrenic minds is finally out there. [See where they are going?] One of these days, we will uncover who you are, your wife and where you live and they will all find out what you are doing against the Filipinos. [This man is very deaf - and very stupid - he is still insisting that it is racist.] This is a very small world after all." [Does that sound like a threat? Uncover who I am - I'm not even hiding - nothing to fear - I am simply telling it, as it is - and people are observing.] They have even gone as far as posting an hour long video interview with the girl - in an attempt to convey their innocence. They have not resisted using subterfuge and trickery, masquerading at times as "new friends" or interested parties - they have used forums, bulletin boards as fly-traps - luring me in - censoring comments to reflect only their devious intentions. But the main thrust of the activity now, is that these bloggers, completely unconnected to the original events, are being used to denounce, distill and distort my writings - again - all in the hope that the very quantity will be overwhelmingly convincing - and will also succeed in pushing my story out of the public eye. Please, read the story for yourself - read it carefully - try to see through the cunning illusion that was being painted. Don't take the events at face value - they were only reported by telephone, email, IM or SMS messages - all very suitable to creating a false reality. You will understand just how bewildering and devastating such events can be - as they attempt to psychologically manipulate the situation to their advantage - using the devious emotional tactics of the scammers themselves. Now I have been accused of racism by these people, in their efforts to fan the flames of hatred and bigotry. Nothing is further from the truth. I am still mortified that my dream has been shattered in such an alarming and shocking manner. I hope you will join me, privately if not overtly, in condemming these people who are being so energetically hostile towards the truth - and so destructive of our international relationship. Please check out for yourselves - see precisely how ruthless, devious and persistent they can be - and bear in mind, all the time - these people cannot possibly know anything about the events of last August, from their own experience. It is all propaganda. Which is why I am writing this letter, hopefully to achieve exposure of this story to those seeking information about the Barrio Fiesta. The battle in the search engines has now spilt over into that area. The real estate company and maybe even some of the characters in the story might well be in attendance again this year at the Barrio Fiesta in Hounslow in July. If you read the story, you will see how I was double-crossed - I had a meeting at the Barrio Fiesta last year, while still convinced that my relationship was sound and proceeding towards marriage. All was not to be so. Yes - I agree - some of my writing has been quite harsh, quite critical - I have at times yielded to retaliation - when angered it is all too easy to write in a way that we later perhaps regret - but please let me assure you, that all of it is aimed fairly and squarely only at the criminal community involved and only at those who allow it to thrive by giving succour and support - and by a constant denial of the truth. I find that the bigotted hypocrisy of these bloggers is the most revolting aspect of this whole affair. Please see beyond your natural, innate kinship - put aside any bias - search for the truth - if you can. We are all living now in a global village - we must value the truth - international cooperation, honesty and a universal morality. We must not allow these ideals to be swept aside or buried by national favouritism, jingoism or any form of racial bias or bigotry. The truth must be prized above all else - that is the reason why I have continued with this for so long. It has been a revelation. Information & comments regarding this story may be sent to: Armand Illigan aiaiai@hush.com PLEASE READ tierra-maria-estates-scam-sos & tierra-maria-estates-scam-cover-up READ THE WHOLE STORY hospitalscams.blogspot.com |
| Saturday, September 6th, 2008 | |
| 2:41 am | Tierra Maria Estates Scam TIERRA MARIA ESTATES SCAM  Image courtesy of Wordle PLEASE READ tierra-maria-estates-scam-sos & tierra-maria-estates-scam-cover-up READ THE WHOLE STORY hospitalscams.blogspot.comAnd here tierramariauk.blogspot.com More here tierramariaestatesscam.blogspot.com |
| Monday, August 25th, 2008 | |
| 11:04 pm | Tierra Maria Estates - Understanding . . . TIERRA MARIA ESTATES SCAM I understand perfectly well that these people are doing what they are doing for their own obscure motives, or because they have been press-ganged into helping out Tierra Maria Estates (or whoever it is behind this organisation) - it does not necessarily involve the payment of any money (as they have been trying to suggest in their twisted propaganda.) Of course - reading through my blog - it is very easy to be bewildered, hoodwinked - by all the detail. I finally understand now why the following people . . . Reyna Elena, John Phillips Bengero (Jepoy,) Don Pinger (SouthernDon,) Beng Hafner, Sinaglaya, Kengkay, NinaRicciCruz (Nina Lumberio,) Noemi Dado, Chuvaness, Lalaine, Diwatang Byaning, CathCath (Cathy Black,) Pusang Maganda, Dr Joy Barredo, Karlo (Gameops), Siopaomaster, Jakedeasis, PinoyLottoWinner, PinoyAmbisyoso, Noel Feria (Romantic Geek,) Karla Redor, Kotsengkuba (Noel Cabacungan,) MissPinkBiik, & of course Francis M Jalbuena (Sir Francis,) Ma. Ana Samson Betita (Mayen,) **************************************** Over here in the west, this is how we would define a "love scam" . . . * Girl pretends affection for a man. * They make plans together - marriage being the number one promise. * Girl asks to sleep with man. * The grooming period is now over. * Girl keeps asking for money. (You might try and evade this by mentioning "cultural differences" - but not all good Filipinas will do this.) * Quite often this is for "fake" scenarios - hospital bills being a speciality - the more emotionally * No material evidence whatsoever is supplied to corroborate the scenario - only attempts to make the situation appear real. (Obviously - that is the scammer's job.) * When challenged to provide material proof of this scenario - it doesn't happen. * When a perceived threat looms - a minimum amount of material evidence is reluctantly provided - and it is highly suspicious - especially with regard to the timing of it's production and question of legitimacy. * The attitude demonstrated during these times is defensive and hostile. * Continued communication reveals lies, deceits, inconsistencies - (and culminates in the revelation of a fake scar.) * Excuses are made to deny any of the above (Obviously - that is a scammer's job.) ........................................ * Tell me how my situation differs from that outlined above. * Show me how you have been "helpful and friendly" in your dealings with this. * If I told you that I had seen a video of a car crash - would you immediately say "No you haven't"? * Why do you immediately deny that I have seen a video of a fake scar - the ink being smudged by her thumb? * Is it because you are being defensive? * Is it because you have been observing my movements from afar and know that I have not seen a video of a fake scar? * Is it because you are protecting someone or something? * Will you admit that what you are doing has nothing whatsoever to do with the truth of the situation, but is purely and simply to get the incriminating material I have written removed or diluted? * Will you admit that none of you know the slightest thing about the situation - from your first hand experience with it? * If you were to read the book "Titanic" - would you get very wet at the end? * Would you admit that experience is a greater teacher than simply reading words? * Would you admit therefore that you are in no position to challenge my experience of the events - * Would you admit that you have been purposeful and determined at distorting my words - to reflect * Would you admit that you have been exaggerating - often to the extent of inventing lies - that simply do not exist in my words? * Would you admit that you have been creating a psychological smokescreen - suggestions like paranoia, hallucinations, etc. simply because it is a convenient way for you to try to create doubt of my words? * Would you admit that you have been recruiting others, enjoining them to engage in an assault on my words? * Would you agree to attempting to inflame this assault by insinuating that my attack is racist? * Would you admit that this is just to deflect the gaze from your own criminal intentions? **************************************** READ THE WHOLE STORY HERE - hospitalscams
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