90 Comments on “Philippines : How I got scammed!”

  1. A scam of the heart. Let me ask you, if she had been upfront with all this, the marriage, and the extra kids would you still be together?

    1. +Lanhawk59 Thats a good question ! I think not , i think we would of outgrown eachother as we had slightly different out looks on life from the start !

    2. Divorce in the Philippines is discouraged, you probably know this by now, the alternative is annulment which usually costs an arm and a leg. Had a Brit mate who went through that in court, it took many months, ( I think well over a year to be finalized), it cost my mate a lot of money both in court fee’s and lawyers fee’s. His Lawyer was always asking him for money. This was all to get rid of his ex, she didn’t pay anything, even tried to gun him down at one stage.

  2. we ex-pats should start an Internet site that reveals the name and pictures of Filipinas who are scammers.

    1. And Filipina could do one exposing the many sexpats, mongers and paedophiles that run amok in the Philippines…

  3. Scott….thank you for telling your story. I was recently scammed and discovered 15 days after the wedding. I immediately reported her to immigration/ Homeland Security and then filed for an annulment. I translated a few of her conversations where she was already in a 7 year relationship and told a friend she was going to divorce me once she gets her papers. I also discovered a network of marriage fraud in the Chicago area. All has been reported……I hope the authorities nab all of them.

    1. thank you Chie…..there’s good and bad in all cultures. Some of my best friends are Filipinas and I did find another close to my heart

  4. It is not uncommon here. some times Filipinas do desperate things for desperate measures. The divorce law in the Philippines should be changed.

    1. So the man is automatically considered an abuser? Sic! How about the woman being a living cheat?

    2. Read my post one more time very slowly. I did not say that all men are abusers. I was making an example.

    3. Marriage is a set of vows that should not be used by the insecure to force someone’s hand in marriage to their advantage. Most women fully are aware of everything. How about grow up and not marry if divorce is such a possibility?

    4. TRUE THERE IS NO DIVORCE BUT THEY ALLOW SEPERATION, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE STILL MARRIED, BUT THEY CAN GO TO THE STATES AND DIVORCE , AND BE WITH SOMEONE ELSE. BUT IF THEY RETURN BACK TO THE PHILLIPINES THEY ARE STILL MARRIED TO THE SPOUSE THEY SEPERATED WITH. GETTING AN ANNULMENT COULD TAKE YEARS. SO WHAT THEN RIGHT????

  5. I dont really feel like you were scammed. So she didnt mention the other kids. Thats not a big deal. Divorce is near impossible in the Phillipines without a lot of money for an annulment so you marry her in Hong Kong. If you moved her to the UK, you would have been able to live as man and wife legally and under the extreme circumstances of the Phillipines it is understandable why she did what she did. She seemed that she loved you and she didnt rip you off financially. If you really loved her, maybe you could have seen everything through her eyes.

    1. +John Latham She should have been upfront from the very start mate but it was one or two more issues within our relationship that contributed to it’s death ! , thanks for watching

    2. Yeah I agree with you Scott, she lied to you simply by not declaring the truth from the outset. It happens a lot with women from the Philippines. Cheers mate.

  6. Sad to hear that bro…. when she said she were married, have you checked her background thoroughly and seen her divorce papers before getting married? Going married overseas other than her homeland is already considered a red flag ebro! Women nowadays are willing to do anything to scam men especially when they are desperate and living poor… I’d been in these situation many times. Family and friends advice me to be vigilant next time and don’t rush into things when it involves with women… and you should too bro. But it depends. Not all ladies are bad or scammers… we just need to be extra careful, that’s all

    1. i knew her for 6 years before marriage ! i felt cheated and sure have learned from the silly stary eyed mistakes i made in the past ………….. never trust a filipina who speaks fluent american english and has the accent to go with ! thanks for watching bro

    2. +Scott Ingram – Philippine Life no problem, I just felt bad when you got scammed like that. Oh, well… just forget the past and look forward to the future okay. God bless mate!

  7. I could forgive the marriage part, but not telling of the other 2 children is kinda low. BUT if she told you about them, then she would have had to tell you about the marriage, could be just a way for her to be with you. Like others have said… desperate situations require desperate actions. In the end, could be her way to break free to be with you.

    1. Bs. A victim victimizing an innocent. 2 wrongs here doesxl not make a right. Quit making all men abusers with your low information western supposedly educated mind.

    2. You can not decide for me what i could/could not forgive. All men are NOT abusers and you should not apply the false insinuation.

  8. Sorry to hear you had to go through all that. But good warning to others. Always ask if they have been married before and if they have kids. But even then you may not get the full story until much later. Thumbs up =)

    1. +Scott Ingram Yes exactly. Sadly some people will do everything possible to take advantage. They pretend its normal and try cover it up. Better to call them out and warn others.

    2. Some western guys get hit bad and loose alot of money , they are bitter with hatred towards filipinas but not all are like that . I was scammed but i did not loose money over it like others … Scams come in all different ways ! Hard to trust

    3. i livedbthere for 7years and was neverscammed although i heard all kinds of stories to try and get me off some money

  9. i am filipina but not all filipina are scammers…i am a victim of scammers too…he said he is american living in new Jersey and after one week of chatting he asked me a money because his uncle is in coma…i call him thru video call but he didnt showed up…i asked his phone number but he didnt gave it….so the scammers is in around the world

    1. Dave Girardi yeah don’t ever date a Filipina, a judgemental like you is not worth for a faithful woman for you are worth into nothing! Not all Filipina are a trouble maker or a home wrecker. The problem of men like you are desperate you always choose the looks not the inner side of a woman. That’s why you’re so dumb and easy to judge.

    2. If a westerner is desperate for money, I would think he has better chances than to ask it from a filipina.

  10. WTF do you want to get married for anyway…..you swear its the biggest thing ever…just date her and if it dont work out go yer own ways

    1. Scott Ingram — He got a nasty rotten lemon. There are Filipinas who are highly educated and single, he should just open his eyes.

  11. Scott… I’ve been single here 3 years and before I moved here, I learned about the Cenomar. It is a document that is issued by vital statistics. Unfortunately the ladies mid 30s and up are mostly married. I press hard to find out if they are willing to meet me and give me a cenomar and I will even pay for it. It’s then that they tell me they are still married. We all should be careful. Sorry that happened to you and good luck in the future.

    1. robert lee
      cenomar is a certificate of no marriage. It is a proof that you haven’t been married to anyone.

    1. Scott Ingram . we’re also afraid to get back in the Philippines you avoid these people. But we’re not all the same. From the poverty they dream to have a nice life but other are worse and they are gold digger..
      I hope in time you can love again ? best wishes and may God Bless you.

  12. Philippines is a 3rd world country, and therefore most of its citizens has little to nothing in life. Less fortunate Filipinos (Filipinas) will do anything they can to improve their quality of living. They will leave their husband/wife behind just to marry a richer partner for money or a foreigner to be able to migrate to a different country. I’m a Filipino and I know this happens a lot. Just use your common sense and be wiser next time. We don’t live in a fairy tale world.

    Sorry to hear that this happened to you.

    PS: I assure you not everyone from Philippines are the same. There are still a lot of decent, good-hearted Filipinos (Filipinas) out there. You just got a pig.

    1. Seems like a nice enough guy, unfortunately many foreigners fall into the same trap due to their lack of common sense and putting too much faith in strangers.

    2. Filipin@s are doing this not because are poor or third world countries is already a cultural issues, you can’t trust no one over there …so sad

    3. yes i agree with you, i live in canada and when i visited phill so many girls trying to chat with me and want to know if we can be bf and gf, they knew im from another country and their eyes were like dollars signs, crazy in phill

    1. Don’t be so quick to JUDGE.
      What you said to other people will definitely reflect on you’re very own self. Be extra careful with your words.
      Not all people are SAME.
      Godbless more your mouth with WISDOM and affirmative phrases so you can serve as an inspiration to other people.

  13. is your new girlfriend Filipina too, if so, well you will be making a new video how you got scammed the second time, cheers.

  14. Trust is something you don’t give out like candy. Question everything. Put these scandalous chicks to the test. I would’ve had her jumping thru hoops before the word marriage came out her mouth.

    1. +YO KEL, Who Capn Yo. Right on the candy, but there’s a huge spread between begging candy and forcing someone to jump for you. Sounds sort of sadistic to me. Maybe you can pull it off, but I couldn’t. I sort of doubt that plan will win Pinay trust, did you forget that part?

  15. You should have reported her to the Philippine authorities. She’s looking at two years of prison if convicted.

  16. Sorry for that Mr. Scott. I’ll keep that in mind when dealing with my friend in the Philippines.

    1. Scott Ingram I am a Filipina also but I hate some Filipina are scammer…I am a single mom widow looking a serious man ..but I’ve been scammed also 6 month ago ..so I hate dating site again

    2. Scott Ingram I hope u can help me..this is my advice just be care full the young and beautiful lady in the Philippines..

    3. am just wondering …. ????? why in the world looking for a Love and relationship involves about MONEY???? isn’t it Adam and Eve talk and getting to know each other and have a good future not MONEY ? If i were a man … if a woman all of a sudden talk about this and that i should have that caution .. some men start to give, remit or buy this , buy that for what. Only LAZY FILIPINO DOES THAT!!!!! please please not all and for the sake of that woman we, HARDWORKING FILIPINOS AS FORGIVENESS. Hey am a Filipino i work , i look, i used my brain and heart…. i have hands to work i have brain to think… you married a guy , or inter in a relationship …. SO GUYS is Asian woman start to ask about your pocket stop right away. Please nice good heart Guys USE YOUR HEART AND YOUR BRAIN. Their a lot of scammer out in this world. take care.

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