Camila Agostina Alvarez is running an international Tinder fraud scam from Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She introduced herself as “Ani”, a nickname, short for Jesica Anabella Gregorutti. We soon learned this was an alias to go along with her fraudulent passport that included several stolen identities. But identity theft and forgery are just the beginning of her crimes.
You stole money from the wrong people Camila. Expect us.
Discovering the truth began with her forged passport using two stolen identities
It was very interesting to learn however that she was too stupid to use untraceable information, and this lead us right to her true identity.
Passport Photo
To make the forged passport believable, she spoke with us on a video call. But who we spoke to on the phone was not Jesica Anabella Gregorutti, it was none other than Camila Agostina Alvarez.
Passport Name
The primary identity she stole, Jesica Anabella Gregorutti, is actually none other than Camila’s very own friend on Facebook.
Bring in the detectives
Thanks to several detectives with extensive experience working for both the Argentine Federal Police and the Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires we quickly gathered intel on the real identity of this petty criminal.
Voice Notes
Camila sent us a series of voice notes while trying to bolster the illusion of Ani enough for her to seem real… here’s just a few samples:
The Unwitting Accomplice?
Initially Camila tried to convince us to send money to her “friend” Luis so she could travel to see us. She was even stupid enough to send us his photo ID. Hilariously, this is none other than Camila’s very own IRL boyfriend, Jose Luis Otoya.
How she did it
Initially, our match on Tinder didn’t go anywhere but then there was a brief conversation and a prompt to move to Whatsapp. As soon as we moved, “Ani” unmatched so we could not to report her profile once we knew about her criminal intentions. We didn’t spot the differences at first, but the photos she shared with seemed to not be all of the same girl upon closer inspection.
She was very interested, and wanted to come and visit us in Europe as soon as could be organized. We connected easily and the chemistry was obvious. We started making plans for her to fly over for two weeks before her business university semester started in September. When we started looking at flights they were expensive, 3000-4000 Euro from “Mendoza” where she said she was from to Europe. It was disappointing and she suggested, cheekily, that we split the cost of the airfare. Eager to meet, we agreed hesitantly. We offered to buy the ticket outright from here, but she was more comfortable with having the ticket in her name. She didn’t have a bank account to transfer the money to, so we had to send it through Western Union.
Once the transfer was done. She said she bought the airline ticket from Mendoza to Europe and we started celebrating our success. The day of her arrival we waited at the train station patiently yet she never arrived. Soon after, the messages from her began, that she was stuck in the airport and that immigration was detaining her for an entirely ridiculous set of excuses. Now it was obvious something was truly fucked. We called the airport police office, there was no record of her at the airport. We contacted the Argentinian Consulate, we spoke to several people who work for the airport. Everyone had the same answer: she simply wasn’t there.
It’s all part of her plan. Of course she wasn’t in Europe. She’s not from Medoza at all, her and her family are from a little shithole slum called Moreno, just outside Buenos Aires. It appears several people are involved in this scam, but how deep does it really go? We’ll find out soon enough. Could it be her sister Candela, Candela’s friend Cami O, or cousin Male? They’re all very close and do everything together. Let’s wait and see what the federal police have to say. Updates are coming.
The Bait
Current Status
The compiled intelligence dossier has been forwarded to the Technological Crimes Division of the Argentine Federal Police, Special Area of Telematic Investigations of the Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires, and National Directorate for the Protection of Personal Data (DNPDP). Much thanks to these law enforcement agencies for taking this matter seriously.