I’m sure we all know the danger behind internet scams, these people are getting even more resourceful in their effort to get our money and there are so many places where they will attempt to do it. Facebook of course has long been infested with scammers but Facebook has gone to strenuous efforts to clamp down on their activities. So now these criminals have turned to such unlikely places as LinkedIn and whatsApp to get the results they’re after bank details etc. However there is an even darker side to this dark industry.
As some will have found they use many kinds of bait to draw us in, offers of money from an African Millionaire, offers of sex from good looking women and that’s were I found the real dark side of what these slave traders are about. I’ve had attempts made on me regularly over the years, fortunately with my background I can spot one instantly, so on one particular occasion I thought it would be interesting to play along and pretend they’d hooked me, what I found was titillating and to be honest (I don’t mind being shown naked female bodies). But some of the lengths these women went to to demonstrate their ‘wares’ made me think surely they’re not doing all of this in their own free will.
So I continued to play along to get to the truth and what I discovered was sickening. Thousands of people women, men and children disappear every year, we read about a handful in the news some of these women for example end up in the modern sex slave trade being forced to perform all kinds of acts to make men in this case think ‘wow I’ll give this woman the money she needs for her passport or ticket to come and be with me’. Well it ain’t gonna happen. These women are slaves being held captive probably somewhere in Africa by certain black men who need to be exposed.
This carried on intermittently on WhatsApp for a long time but I kept up the charade “26/12/2019, 11:02 – Messages to this chat and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption. Tap for more info.
26/12/2019, 11:02 – +233 20 351 3656: Good morning its Shelly
26/12/2019, 11:05 – John Paul Chalkley: Good morning shelly, I’m going to Malta today from my home in gozo so will be out of contact where do you live? In the USA?
26/12/2019, 11:15 – +233 20 351 3656: No am living in west Africa in Ghana now and you please..?
26/12/2019, 11:15 – +233 20 351 3656: So that will make you occupied ..?
26/12/2019, 11:51 – John Paul Chalkley: Well I’m travelling and will be out of contact no internet for most of the time. I’m leaving very soon, enjoy Africa an interesting place 🙏
26/12/2019, 11:53 – +233 20 351 3656: Oh really
26/12/2019, 11:54 – +233 20 351 3656: Where are you travelling to..?
26/12/2019, 11:55 – +233 20 351 3656: How many days or weekend are you spending there.?
26/12/2019, 11:58 – John Paul Chalkley: To Malta just 2 days for agnihotra it’s a special ceremony for the new moon I wrote a blog about it.
I really have to go now stay safe 🙏
26/12/2019, 12:01 – +233 20 351 3656: Be safe
26/12/2019, 12:01 – +233 20 351 3656: Thank you so much for sharing your life to me
26/12/2019, 12:01 – +233 20 351 3656: Can I more pictures from you okay
26/12/2019, 12:02 – +233 20 351 3656: When you return back we will chat more… xx
26/12/2019, 18:38 – +233 20 351 3656: Hi
27/12/2019, 12:37 – John Paul Chalkley: I’m back but after waking up from a strange dream(see my Facebook) we had another power cut also on my Facebook.
Take care
28/12/2019, 12:08 – +233 20 351 3656: Good morning
28/12/2019, 12:08 – +233 20 351 3656: You’re welcome back nice to hear from you
28/12/2019, 12:26 – +233 20 351 3656: How are doing today.. xx
28/12/2019, 16:56 – John Paul Chalkley: Hmm bad day sorry I’m about to drown my sorrows and turn off the phone, bad bad day.
Let’s speak another time x
28/12/2019, 17:16 – +233 20 351 3656: Sorry what happen to you please let me know the situation am even just imagine how you said it’s bad day to you
28/12/2019, 17:18 – +233 20 351 3656: ..?
28/12/2019, 17:50 – +233 20 351 3656: Hi are you online
30/12/2019, 21:30 – +233 20 351 3656: Hi
30/12/2019, 23:04 – +233 20 351 3656: Missed video call
30/12/2019, 23:05 – +233 20 351 3656: Am here what are you doing
30/12/2019, 23:08 – John Paul Chalkley: I’m in bed what are you doing
30/12/2019, 23:09 – +233 20 351 3656: Just watching TV baby I feel alone and I want chat with you
30/12/2019, 23:09 – +233 20 351 3656: What did you all days
30/12/2019, 23:09 – +233 20 351 3656: How about the Christmas my faithful one
30/12/2019, 23:10 – John Paul Chalkley: Okay chat away, most of my news is on Facebook
30/12/2019, 23:10 – +233 20 351 3656: Last time why you told me you’re in bad day
30/12/2019, 23:11 – John Paul Chalkley: It’s been a bad month because of conflicts with some people
30/12/2019, 23:12 – John Paul Chalkley: Send me a picture so I know who I’m talking to
30/12/2019, 23:13 – +233 20 351 3656: IMG-20191230-WA0002.jpg (file attached)
30/12/2019, 23:14 – +233 20 351 3656: You can also call me Clara Simona cause that’s use to my all personal
30/12/2019, 23:15 – John Paul Chalkley: Wow you are gorgeous why bother talking to me you must have plenty of boyfriends
30/12/2019, 23:15 – +233 20 351 3656: Really
30/12/2019, 23:15 – +233 20 351 3656: Can I have more of you
30/12/2019, 23:15 – John Paul Chalkley: Yes
30/12/2019, 23:16 – John Paul Chalkley: Like what
30/12/2019, 23:17 – +233 20 351 3656: Any normal ones of you
30/12/2019, 23:19 – John Paul Chalkley: IMG-20190924-WA0000.jpg (file attached)
30/12/2019, 23:19 – +233 20 351 3656: Oh okay baby I want to changing my sim now can we chat more
30/12/2019, 23:20 – John Paul Chalkley: 👍
30/12/2019, 23:20 – +233 20 351 3656: +233240729122
30/12/2019, 23:20 – +233 20 351 3656: Text me now
30/12/2019, 23:21 – John Paul Chalkley: What do you want me to text
30/12/2019, 23:22 – +233 20 351 3656: Just hi
30/12/2019, 23:23 – John Paul Chalkley: This is weird I prefer WhatsApp its encryption and I never text
30/12/2019, 23:24 – +233 20 351 3656: I want change my number there I Will just text you yes
30/12/2019, 23:24 – +233 20 351 3656: So you won’t see me here again
30/12/2019, 23:25 – John Paul Chalkley: Ok my number is on Facebook along with my life story and pictures
31/12/2019, 08:12 – John Paul Chalkley: VID-20191231-WA0004.mp4 (file attached)
31/12/2019, 08:13 – John Paul Chalkley: My place Shelly
31/12/2019, 09:23 – +233 20 351 3656: Very nice place
31/12/2019, 09:49 – +233 20 351 3656: Missed voice call
31/12/2019, 09:23 – +233 20 351 3656: How are you doing today
01/01/2020, 14:17 – +233 20 351 3656: Good afternoon to you
01/01/2020, 14:34 – +233 20 351 3656: Missed voice call
01/01/2020, 14:38 – John Paul Chalkley: IMG-20200101-WA0009.jpg (file attached)
01/01/2020, 15:59 – +233 20 351 3656: You look very nice dear
01/01/2020, 16:01 – +233 20 351 3656: What are you doing now happy new happy year to you
01/01/2020, 16:23 – +233 20 351 3656: Missed voice call
01/01/2020, 19:31 – John Paul Chalkley: PTT-20200101-WA0014.opus (file attached)
02/01/2020, 15:39 – +233 20 351 3656: Hi how are you doing
02/01/2020, 15:50 – John Paul Chalkley: Just got new phone setting it up now
02/01/2020, 15:51 – +233 20 351 3656: Oh good
02/01/2020, 20:11 – +233 20 351 3656: Hi
03/01/2020, 20:30 – +233 20 351 3656: Hello
03/01/2020, 20:42 – John Paul Chalkley: You do know that i know this is a scam nice photos though but kets block each other now.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
03/01/2020, 20:43 – +233 20 351 3656: Sorry why that
03/01/2020, 20:43 – +233 20 351 3656: Why did you said this to me
03/01/2020, 20:44 – John Paul Chalkley: All you want is money by by 😎
The pictures sent were VERY revealing all deleted now but sad that these women in this case were exploited in this way, it’s clear from the grammar that the person doing the talking isn’t Shelly who may or may not be in Ghana.
So what can we do? What did I do? Well first of all report the post to whichever organisation you’re using Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp whatever then broadcast as far and wide as you can to get the message across, this could have happened to someone you know who’s disappeared. The truth is out there, beware of the half truth (you may have got the wrong half). Most people will turn a blind eye (but in the world of the blind the one eyed man is king. Take care out there it really can be dangerous.