Using ATM. Refuse currency conversion
[QUOTE=Trim1;2592417]Can anyone tell me where I can get a good exchange rate withdrawing from an ATM with a Schwab card? I tried a Davienda ATM inside an Olimpica in Chapinero and it offered me a rate around 3500 pesos per dollar. Yahoo Finance shows 3838 peso per dollar, so I declined and the transaction did not go through. Next I tried a Servibanca ATM. It indicated that there would be a fee of 16.000 pesos. I accepted since Schwab reimburses fees, but then it offered a rate of around 3600 pesos per dollar, so I hesitated and the transaction did not go through.[/QUOTE]Some banks play this stupid game and during the ATM transaction you are asked for Currency Conversion. Always select 'no' or you will get a very bad exchange rate. Recently I used ATM at NovaScotia bank and did not see it asking for it so that is a good option. I did see this currency conversion at Servibanca ATM. Personally I stay away from ATM banks that prompt for this conversion. It is a scam.
Being blackmailed for nothing.
So here is a strange thing. I have been contacting some prepagos, and suddenly I get an unsolicited message from the number +57 3122517415 where someone pretends to be a girl asking what I want. I say "wait a minute, who are you?" And that person begins making a huge fuzz about I need to respond telling what I want right now. I say hey, relax, I am still trying to figure out who this is from. I search the photo that was sent with Google image search and find nothing. I search the phone number and it does find some old entry that was once on photoprepago but nothing active.
The person gets more and more pushy and angry and then takes my picture from WhatsApp and creates some meme saying this is a pedophile and shit like that. And threatens to have all "her" friends put it out on social media, etc.
Since I didn't do anything wrong, I don't have anything to panic. But I do wonder if I should go to a police place tomorrow and show them the conversation and denounce that number? The number is registered to someone. On the other hand, I wonder if that is even necessary, since this threat is probably just an empty threat just to see if I can be baited to send money (and then again and again and again). So what I did was declare that that is all a lie and I will report that to police, and out of principle never pay a blackmailer.
I thought you should know. And I wonder if this happened to anyone of you guys? One could say, perhaps not to use a real profile picture on whatsapp that's used to communicate with these escort numbers. Since I didn't do anything wrong, I don't really mind, but it is weird.
I believe these are all empty threats only designed to get me all wound up and scared, because either I had done something wrong (which I had not) or because perhaps I am one of the many who are trying to hide their interest. I don't really have that problem. So I basically stayed firm and unphazed, believing that they will give up on this scam. However, my experience has been that it is tricky to get such an onslaught of unsolicited messages to stop. People have a lot of time and try a war o attrition on the nerves. Although the messages have stopped for now. I essentially threatened him back saying that what he is doing is a crime and I committed no crime and that I will go to the police to denounce this umber.
I am not sure if I should go to the police, since I don't think they will even do anything nor will it help me even if these people were smarter than they apparently are. In the worst case the police would confiscate my phone and start digging in all my messages. I don't have anything to hide but it would be immensely intrusive and ultimately I think government related people are more dangerous than some morons trying an extortion scam.
But I like to compare notes. Also I suggest you use a picture in your WhatsApp profile that you do not use anywhere else, since with Google image search they might be able to link the picture to you and then they might do more damage. Looks like my enemy here is not that smart. But I will wise up.
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PS: what would be really interesting is to find out what establishment this number 3122517415 has ever been associated with, that way we could all avoid this establishment. It's tricky to do that though because unfortunately the pages are gone from Photoprepago, so one can't use images to make a connection to a set of establishments. I am assuming that this link does not go through an independent escort but from some scam place.
Compare notes on possibly fishy establishments
From my blackmail issue I wanted to give a list of establishments which I find suspect, so I am going to put that list here asking others to see if they had any experience with these places.
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1. A place with a too good to be true? Offer of 2 hours with 4 girls for 40 kCOP.
+57 313 4058329.
[URL]https://co.mundosexanuncio.com/prepagos-y-putas/arrecha-cobro-2-horas-40-000-tengo-3-amigas-mas-chapinero-950989[/URL]
Casa in Chapinero Cra 17 #53-38.
The communication I had with them seemed legit, like they show their place and address in the profile image, it's not a bad neighborhood, they give the detailed rules.
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2. A "Club del Sexo", too good to be true? Rapiditos 30 ML, 1 hour 80 mil, no, that's normal price.
+57 311 5668985.
[URL]https://co.mileroticos.com/masajes-eroticos/ven-y-te-chupobesa-verguita-delicioso-3142103954/19980001/[/URL]
Casa in Chapinero Cra 17 #61 a-33.
Communication has been brief, I received a flyer picture with the address and the price list.
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3. Privilegios, agencia in Antonio Nario, they gave some delicious descriptions.
+57 302 2428475.
[URL]https://www.photoprepagos.com/prepagos/bogota/antonio-nari%C3%B1o/somos-una-reservada-agencia-con-chicas-totalmente-complacientes-id-wxjau[/URL]
Casa 2640 CL. 17 Sur, Bogot, Antonio Nario, Bogot.
My inquiry message was received but not replied, and they are supposedly open on weekends, so no reply after several hours is a bit suspect.
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4. Girls 24/7 - legit prices.
+57 311 4474549.
[URL]https://co.mundosexanuncio.com/contactos-lesbianas/mamasitas-cuquita-deliciosa-y-jugosita-60-mil-hora-990131[/URL]
Edificio Gonzales CL 61 #13-44 Chapinero, seems like legit address.
Seems legit and I even messages with one of the chicas directly (under a different pseudonym but same address and same pics).
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5. Casa del Placer Fontibon.
+57 314 3056711.
[URL]https://www.photoprepagos.com/prepagos/bogota/fontibon/caliente-llenas-de-placer-ninfomanas-fontibon-24-h-nuevo-personal-los-hoteles-apto-video-llamadas-id-h9pmg[/URL]
Cr 109 bis and 16 j 49, El Carmen, Fontiband, Bogot.
It seems legit, far away, but interesting and I'm smitten by one of the girls despite saggy boobs and a post partum belly.
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6. Agencia Schoolgirls.
+57 310 4868039.
[URL]https://co.mundosexanuncio.com/prepagos-y-putas/schoolgirls-agencia-de-lolitas-y-colegialas-de-bogota-1054732[/URL]
Virtual agency: [URL]https://agenciaschoolgirls.com.co/[/URL].
This presents all the girls in some school uniform or cheerleader mini skirt, but everyone makes a point that it is all legit over 18 and ID check. I talked with the manager dude to find out which of the ones would fit my requirements, but apparently they all had some restrictions that I didn't want to have so our conversation did not come to a happy ending. We didn't argue, he just said they didn't have that (like deep throating or anal or whatever they didn't want to do.) So that was it. But looks like a legit agency.
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Now, for full disclosure, while I do like the younglings, everything is always above board -- e. G. , once I was in a restaurant for dinner with a young Venezolana from SA who then turned out to be 17 and a half years old. Needless to say, that had been the end of any after dinner activities for me. I don't have any evidence that with any of these agencies there is anything going on the wrong. Hence I don't have any wrong doing to worry about with this blackmailing (which messages have stopped for over an hour now).
I would like our fellow compatriots to compare notes if they suspect anything with these casas / agencies I have listed. Especially I'd be interested if someone knows that place in Fontibon, as I am resolved to take the long drive over these to check them out. But if you guys already know it's a trap, then I'll get that out of my mind.