Monday, July 26, 2010

THE TRUTH WILL STILL PREVAIL!

LIES! LIES! LIES! All false accusations from an evil person whose intention is to destroy.

After several months of being silent about the negative ads and blogs written about me by this cyberstalker, and just entrusted everything in the hands of God and in the hands of the NBI under the Cybercrime Division, it is now time to say my piece. For those who believed the lies even without verifying first, I have no negative comment to say. For those who didn't believe, I really appreciate the trust and confidence that you continually give me. For those who gave their positive testimonies, especially from my buyers, my sincere thanks from the bottom of my heart.

I just have this feeling that I do not need to defend myself because I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG TO ANYBODY! I have not scammed anybody and much more so, I am not a fraud real estate broker nor an illegitimate owner of Elohim Realty Services. I have the legal documents as proofs of my legal personality. DTI-La Union can attest to that. I am a regular member of REBAP-La Union, one proof that I am a certified real estate broker.

For the information of the public, Elohim Realty Services is NOT a Company but under a SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP registered under my name. The negative ads posted by the cyberstalker informing the public that I am no longer connected with Elohim Realty Services and any transaction with me is considered void, is a LIE. There can be no Management because it is not a company. I do not know why this evil person kept on posting such negative ad. My office is just a humble, small office based in Bauang. The Municipal BIR and the Licensing Division of Bauang can even attest that I am paying my taxes and annual business permit religiously.

REBAP-La Union thru our President, Mr. Rey Nisce can also attest that I am a CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE BROKER, duly licensed by DTI and now under PRC under the RESA LAw.

PNP Bauang can also attest that I am NOT A SCAMMER. I DO NOT HAVE A SINGLE POLICE RECORD to point me as such.

This cyberstalker is maybe ignorant of the consequences of this criminal acts he/she is committing. Once arrested, he/she will be imprisoned. Cyberstalking is a criminal act.

NBI's work on this case is already in progress. They have now positive leads where this criminal is located. I can't wait for the day to see this "cyberstalker" face to face.

I am now talking to you, Ms/Mr Cyberstalker, I may know you or I may not. Whatever your intention of doing this to me, you must realize now, you have committed a criminal act and this is punishable by law. We will not stop until you are arrested and face the consequences of this criminal act you have committed. I have all the evidences against you. For your information, I have printed out all your emails and the negative ads you have posted in several websites. Those are all libelous ads. You do not have any proofs at all of your accusations.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Part II - I am a Victim of Cyberstalking!

It's been five months now since I posted my last blog about my being a victim of cyberstalking. I would like to thank my concerned clients who had called overseas expressing their concern and advised me to do something about it. Well, I did. Three months ago, I already filed an Affidavit Complaint before the Cybercrime Division of NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) in Manila to seek their help in tracing the cyberstalker. I had attached all the evidences which are the printed copies of the negative ads/blogs the stalker posted in the internet, as well as. documents showing my legal identity as Licensed Real Estate Broker and corresponding DTI/BIR registration and certificates that my office is duly registered.

Good news is, the IP addresses that stalker had been using were already traced by NBI including his/her location. It's just a matter of time now that his/her identity will be identified. According to NBI they will immediately issue a warrant of arrest once he/she will be identified. I am closely monitoring NBI about the updates of this case.

Well-meaning friends had advised me to just ignore it and continue to focus on what I had been doing, which is to continue serving my clients with honesty and integrity. Truly, people will come to know us by our deeds and not by mere hearsays nor words alone. For this stalker who had been continuously posting negative ads and blogs about me saying that I am a scammer, a fraud, with an estafa case in Baguio, etc., in time he/she will surely reap a thousandfold this evil works he/she had been sowing. There shall be an end to everything. At the very end, those who are doing evil shall have their corresponding punishment either in this life or in the afterlife.

For your information, this stalker is using other people's identities in posting his/her blogs. He/she uses names like Crisanto Licudan, Wilson Tan, Rommie De Vera, Marlon Panitan and even PNP Bauang making the public believe that I am a scammer in Bauang, La Union and a fraud. He also uses my name and the name of my office in posting negative blogs about other real estate brokers. He/she usually makes use of Wordpress and Sulit in posting his/her negative blogs. In his blog, "Scammers in La Union" he/she used my name and the name of my office. For those brokers/agents who have read it, please be informed that I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IN POSTING SUCH BLOG. If you happen to encounter such, report it immediately to the website administrator and they will immediately cancel it. Wordpress had been very cooperative. Also, this stalker sent me several e-mails and I had printed them all out and submitted them to NBI as evidences. In his/her last e-mail he/she told me to remove all my ads and accounts in the internet and only then will he/she stopped. He/she is bent in destroying my business and my reputation.

I may have done what I must to stop this, but I believe that there is a more powerful weapon to counter it - and that is PRAYER. Prayer moves the Hand of God. Whether one believes or not, there is a GOD who judges everyone's heart and deeds. God said in His word, "Leave room for God's wrath. It is mine to avenge."

Thursday, February 18, 2010

I AM BEING CYBER-STALKED!

For several months now, I have been a victim of cyberstalking/cyber-bullying. At first, I was enraged and fear crept in. Who on earth could have posted such libelous and rude advertisement against me trying to tarnish my reputation as a real estate broker? The post was first made at sulit.com notifying the public that I am no longer connected with Elohim Realty Services
(which I am the owner) and that any transaction with me will not be honored by said office. It says in the ad that I am fraud. How I was able to know? The cyberstalker himself e-mailed me the link and named a certain person as one responsible in posting such ad. I reported it to the police. Out of ignorance, too, I responded to the post made and e-mailed back the stalker. Result? He posted similar ads in other sites and wrote blogs against me (well, according to his e-mail). I never dared to check it out so as not to satisfy his obsession of catching my attention and bully me further. To avoid any further communication with the cyberstalker, I ceased from opening my spam folder and I also blocked him from my facebook account and warned my friends not to include him as friend.


I consulted a lawyer-friend of mine to ask legal counsel. She advised me to just IGNORE it and instead put in my websites that I am the owner of Elohim Realty Services and write blogs to counter the libelous postings in several commercial websites. She suspected that he/she could be a competitor in the business. Well, only God knows. I also consulted our pastor and he advised me to just DO NOTHING about it but to PRAY and BLESS the cyberstalker. I followed both counsel and truly indeed, it gave me inner peace and was never bothered by it anymore. I continued to perform my business in the most professional way I can and to sincerely help my clients in their real estate needs. I am thankful that referrals continue to come from satisfied clients.

Just lately, a foreigner-buyer came to my home-office to inquire some properties and he mentioned that he saw a video ad about me in the You Tube. He was kind enough to give me the link and advised me to report it to the site administration, which I did. Well, I was no longer surprised, though. The cyberstalker has continued his evil deeds. He posted that I am a fraud and dangerous agent. This led me to research about cyberstalking and cyber-bullying and if there is any specific legal provisions in our Philippine law to prosecute the offenders. Sad to note, there is still none, unlike in the US and Canada.

What is Cyberstalking vs. Cyber-bullying?

According to my research, Cyberbullying "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others. -Bill Belsey"

StopCyberbullying.org, an expert organization dedicated to internet safety, security and privacy, defines cyberbullying as: "a situation when a child, tween or teen is repeatedly 'tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted' by another child or teenager using text messaging, email, instant messaging or any other type of digital technology."

Further, the practice of cyberbullying is not limited to children and, while the behavior is identified by the same definition in adults, the distinction in age groups is referred to as cyberstalking or cyberharassment when perpetrated by adults toward adults. Common tactics used by cyberstalkers are to vandalize a search engine or encyclopedia, to threaten a victim's earnings, employment, reputation, or safety. A repeated pattern of such actions against a target by an adult constitutes cyberstalking.

Harmful effects

Research had demonstrated a number of serious consequences of cyber-bullying victimization. For example, victims have lower self-esteem, increased suicidal ideation, and a variety of emotional responses, cyberbullying back, being scared, frustrated, angry, and depressed.

One of the most damaging effects is that a victim begins to avoid friends and activities, often the very intention of the cyber-bully.

Cyber-bullying campaigns are sometimes so damaging that victims have committed suicide. There are at least four examples in the United States where cyber-bullying has been linked to the suicide of a teenager. The suicide of Megan Meier is a recent example that led to the conviction of the adult perpetrator of the attacks.

Intimidation, emotional damage, suicide

The reluctance youth have in telling an authority figure about instances of cyber-bullying has led to fatal outcomes. At least three children between the ages of 12 and 13 have committed suicide due depression brought on by cyber-bullying, according to reports by USA Today and the Baltimore Examiner. These would include the suicide of Ryan Halligan and the suicide of Megan Meier, the latter of which resulted in United States v. Lori Drew.

Lost revenue, threatened earnings, defamation

Studies are being conducted by large companies to gauge loss of revenue through malicious false postings. Cyberstalkers seek to damage their victim's earnings, employment, reputation, or safety. A 2008 High Court ruling determined that, generally speaking, slander is when a defamatory statement has been made orally without justification. Libelous statements are those that are recorded with some degree of permanence. This would include statements made by email or on online bulletin boards.

Recognition of adult and workplace cyber-bullying tactics

Common tactics used by cyberstalkers is to vandalize a search engine or encyclopedia, to threaten a victim's earnings, employment, reputation, or safety. Various companies provide cases of cyber-stalking (involving adults) follow the pattern of repeated actions against a target. While motives vary, whether romantic, a business conflict of interest, or personal dislike, the target is commonly someone whose life the stalker sees or senses elements lacking in his or her own life. Web-based products or services leveraged against cyberstalkers in the harassment or defamation of their victims.

The source of the defamation seems to come from four types of online information purveyors: Weblogs, industry forums or boards, and commercial Web sites. Studies reveal that while some motives are personal dislike, there is often direct economic motivation by the cyberstalker, including conflict of interest, and investigations reveal the responsible party is an an affiliate or supplier of a competitor, or the competitor itself.

To my cyberstalker, this is all I can say, in due time, "what you sow you shall reap."

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Reference:
The wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-bully…