1. I went on Craigslist looking for a casual hookup.
On March 17, I browsed Craigslist's personal ads looking for a woman. I also posted an ad about myself. Roughly two hours later, I received an email from "Jessica Jenny .
I've redacted swear words here. The email read:
Hey [my first name]
Reply again, something some talk only F**k.....
Thanks for contacting me; other email is not working any more... disable my another
email for adult content.
Me Jessica Jenny. Now I live alone in my bedroom next few days. So I need a guy who
can give me some happiness, company and sexual satisfaction. tomorrow I’m
total free for sex if u want .. or have you any got time for sex reply me. I will
for you.
I ‘m looking to meet new guys who want to have some funs. I'm easy going and
love to workout, travell, and have a great time! I just recently got a new apartment
by myself and I'm looking for fun whole night. Send me a message if you want to
chat! or get my cell number or another contact details .
Pls send me your real picture. If you reply then I will must reply back, when I am
stay online, I’m here max time... Hope to have your reply. . . .
The email included a photo attachment, which was identical to picture #083 on this seemingly unrelated webiste: Florai - Alleyandra.
I responded about 10 minutes later. My email tried to carry the conversation forward, tell her about me, etc.
2. A girl responded to my ad. She insisted that I go get my identity verified in the name of safety.
Over the next hour, she sent four more emails. Each email asked me to click a link and enter my name, address, and credit card information into the webpage. She insisted that I would not be charged; the credit card was necessary only for verification of identity.
3. I entered my debit card information three times. It was declined (even though I can affirm that my account had plenty of funds in it).
By the third email, I began to enter my personal information, including debit card # to a personal checking account, into her website. I tried 3 times. Each time, a red banner appeared above the fields. The banner said that my credit card was declined and to try again with a different card.
I felt that the webiste might be phishing for as many credit cards as people would hand over. To test this, I grabbed two prepaid MasterCard gift cards that I know have small balances on each. I entered each card number into the website. And each time, I saw the same rejection message.
4. I looked more closely at her website. Several red flags went up.
- Her emails would send me to different variations of the same website:
meetupsafely.com/#
safelynsameetup.com/jessica/
safelynsameetup.com/jessica/#
safelynsameetup.com/profile-jessica/
- I saw different variations of the credit card entry form among the different variations of the website.
- The top of her website says "I'm Jessica Jenny From: St. Charles, United States." I suspected that the location was automatically displayed based on the IP address of the page visitor. I logged into a New Jersey VPN. Sure enough, after I refreshed the page, it said "I'm Jessica Jenny from Garden City, United States."
- Her website says "As featured on" and then displays the trademarked symbols of MSNBC, CNN, and BBC. I conducted web searches to find such stories and did not find any.
- In two places, her website tells the visitor that they will not be charged when they verify their identity: "You will NOT be charged!" and "Always 100% Free. Your card is never charged!"
- At the bottom of her website appears the authority certificates of VeriSign, McAfee Hacker Safe, and TRUSTe. I clicked on each icon and nothing happened. If the certificates are valid, a pop-up window will appear.
- Her website was not a secure site. (i.e., it did not begin with https://, even on the page that asked for peope to submit their card numbers).
- Clicking the Home button at the very bottom-right of the page "takes" you to the page you area already on.
5. Her emails became more dismissive, and finally stopped.
6. Within an hour, I checked my bank statement linked to the debit card I used. I saw several charges:
- MailFee.com $39.61
- Foreign Trans Fee Mailfee Com Newton AYC $1.40
- Foreign Trans Fee Mailfee Com Newton AYC $0.05
- POS Purchase Mailfee Com Newton AYC $1.96
A screenshot of my online current bank statement is included.
SafelyNSAMeetup.com Reviews
1. I went on Craigslist looking for a casual hookup.
On March 17, I browsed Craigslist's personal ads looking for a woman. I also posted an ad about myself. Roughly two hours later, I received an email from "Jessica Jenny .
I've redacted swear words here. The email read:
Hey [my first name]
Reply again, something some talk only F**k.....
Thanks for contacting me; other email is not working any more... disable my another
email for adult content.
Me Jessica Jenny. Now I live alone in my bedroom next few days. So I need a guy who
can give me some happiness, company and sexual satisfaction. tomorrow I’m
total free for sex if u want .. or have you any got time for sex reply me. I will
for you.
I ‘m looking to meet new guys who want to have some funs. I'm easy going and
love to workout, travell, and have a great time! I just recently got a new apartment
by myself and I'm looking for fun whole night. Send me a message if you want to
chat! or get my cell number or another contact details .
Pls send me your real picture. If you reply then I will must reply back, when I am
stay online, I’m here max time... Hope to have your reply. . . .
The email included a photo attachment, which was identical to picture #083 on this seemingly unrelated webiste: Florai - Alleyandra.
I responded about 10 minutes later. My email tried to carry the conversation forward, tell her about me, etc.
2. A girl responded to my ad. She insisted that I go get my identity verified in the name of safety.
Over the next hour, she sent four more emails. Each email asked me to click a link and enter my name, address, and credit card information into the webpage. She insisted that I would not be charged; the credit card was necessary only for verification of identity.
3. I entered my debit card information three times. It was declined (even though I can affirm that my account had plenty of funds in it).
By the third email, I began to enter my personal information, including debit card # to a personal checking account, into her website. I tried 3 times. Each time, a red banner appeared above the fields. The banner said that my credit card was declined and to try again with a different card.
I felt that the webiste might be phishing for as many credit cards as people would hand over. To test this, I grabbed two prepaid MasterCard gift cards that I know have small balances on each. I entered each card number into the website. And each time, I saw the same rejection message.
4. I looked more closely at her website. Several red flags went up.
- Her emails would send me to different variations of the same website:
meetupsafely.com/#
safelynsameetup.com/jessica/
safelynsameetup.com/jessica/#
safelynsameetup.com/profile-jessica/
- I saw different variations of the credit card entry form among the different variations of the website.
- The top of her website says "I'm Jessica Jenny From: St. Charles, United States." I suspected that the location was automatically displayed based on the IP address of the page visitor. I logged into a New Jersey VPN. Sure enough, after I refreshed the page, it said "I'm Jessica Jenny from Garden City, United States."
- Her website says "As featured on" and then displays the trademarked symbols of MSNBC, CNN, and BBC. I conducted web searches to find such stories and did not find any.
- In two places, her website tells the visitor that they will not be charged when they verify their identity: "You will NOT be charged!" and "Always 100% Free. Your card is never charged!"
- At the bottom of her website appears the authority certificates of VeriSign, McAfee Hacker Safe, and TRUSTe. I clicked on each icon and nothing happened. If the certificates are valid, a pop-up window will appear.
- Her website was not a secure site. (i.e., it did not begin with https://, even on the page that asked for peope to submit their card numbers).
- Clicking the Home button at the very bottom-right of the page "takes" you to the page you area already on.
5. Her emails became more dismissive, and finally stopped.
6. Within an hour, I checked my bank statement linked to the debit card I used. I saw several charges:
- MailFee.com $39.61
- Foreign Trans Fee Mailfee Com Newton AYC $1.40
- Foreign Trans Fee Mailfee Com Newton AYC $0.05
- POS Purchase Mailfee Com Newton AYC $1.96
A screenshot of my online current bank statement is included.