I have a stalker. This is scary.

Posted 3 years, 1 day ago by hen-tie

Given that the whole world is trying its best to get by through covid-19 pandemic, financial struggles, political unrest, and defending and fighting for black lives and equality—all of which I’m privately dealing with and contributing in my own way—having a stalker should’ve been the least of my worries.

A few days ago my relatives called me to inform me a stranger went to their house looking for me. My relatives further explained to me that this man was sent there by a woman named “Jasmine Casal”, and he told them Jasmine was my friend from college 7-10 years ago and wanted to “check on my health” as last she heard from me was my wisdom tooth extraction and that she was “very worried about me”. Then my relatives passed me a cellphone number the man had left behind so I can ask him further about it. I was very weirded out by the strange story and the circumstances. Before I bothered contacting this number, I gave this story the benefit of the doubt and asked my college friends if they knew a “Jasmine Casal”; all of my friends said no, they don’t remember such a person and I have no recollection of this person either. I cannot even find this woman on facebook even when I looked for batchmates that might’ve had her as a mutual. When I finally messaged this man and told him I absolutely don’t know “Jasmine”, he finally told me he was hired via reddit post in a subreddit r/phclassifieds.

In the link below are the screenshots he was willing to share which has his conversation with “Jasmine”; as well as the reddit post where he took up the job. Jasmine's reddit username is Signal-List, while the man's username and info were redacted.
LINK HERE

Before drawing conclusions please do not be upset at this man as he was just trying to earn a living through the pandemic, and was under the assumption he was helping a stranded Filipino in Italy reconnect with her old college friend.

What now?

I became even more suspicious after seeing the conversation, because information such as my school and my tooth extraction are publicly available. I mentioned my school in my instagram FAQ because plenty of people were curious about which art school I came from; while my tooth extraction was announced sometime January via deviantart when I had to mention one of my removed teeth had complications and will cause delay of commission and trade progress. Aside from the fact Italy is one of the most hard-hit countries by covid-19; being concerned of an artist’s tooth extraction should’ve been the least of your worries especially if you’re stranded.

After coming to my own conclusion that “Jasmine Casal” is most likely not the person’s real identity, I have a feeling that this person might have been one of my previous clients because they have referred to the address as a “shop” initially. They may have gotten my information from paypal if we have transacted before unless they acquired it from someone who may have an old paypal invoice with me as well. While I do not know their intentions, given the method of sending a stranger to the home address to confirm my whereabouts and lying to everyone involved doesn’t strike me as someone with good intentions. Why not just reach out to me properly through social media or my business email for work-related concerns, unless you have given me a very good reason to have blocked you in the first place?

While I am safe living in a different location even before this happened, I am deeply upset and worried about my relatives who still stay at that house. I already contacted my relatives about it and instructed them to inform me anytime a stranger comes by their house, and to turn them away regardless if I was able to respond quickly or not. If repeated incidents occur and the next stranger is being persistent or showing any forms of aggression, my family won’t hesitate to contact the local authorities and involve our own attorney to deal with the issue.

I want to end this journal by saying that I’m absolutely disgusted by this kind of behavior, and going to anyone’s home addresses shouldn’t ever be considered without permission.

Thank you everyone for reading, and please be safe and healthy.

Comments

Pharos-Chan

That is absolutely terrifying ;-; please stay safe!!