{"id":12160,"date":"2022-08-23T10:17:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T09:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=12160"},"modified":"2022-08-23T10:17:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T09:17:20","slug":"netiv-halev-takes-down-alexandras-video-on-website-after-dubawas-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/netiv-halev-takes-down-alexandras-video-on-website-after-dubawas-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Netiv Halev takes down Alexandra\u2019s video on website after DUBAWA\u2019s investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After DUBAWA\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/alexandra-scammers-extort-millions-using-9-year-old-girl-as-bait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigation<\/a> into the sophisticated chain of scams that used a 9-year-old girl as bait, the perpetrators, Nativ Halev, have taken down the emotional video of the girl (Alexandra) from their <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.nativlalev.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexandra\u2019s video, formerly used as the \u201ccover media\u201d on the website, is no longer where it was hosted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/lc5NU7cnYUv2MGG4tKGfXkWKesRMGi3B2-pCVlMpoo_kN-z7EyEZtpKhD9iKOxrhyMKoFV_YGSnDwZiqGdxMUWwKo6MpvFyvRQrFJqNrMgkY83bHI69RKTbBgd_UBdR-xEM9IY34myQTHxyexlNnHmQ\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><strong><em>The initial spot on the website formerly hosting Alexandra\u2019s face<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial video depicted Alexandra crying for help. \u201cI don\u2019t want to die,\u201d she says as tears drizzled down her cheeks. She persuaded several unsuspecting members of the public to donate large sums of money, which DUBAWA last found to be around 700 thousand dollars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/biCjBaJWA8TMxKKIV-7Sp4_o5a_2gsvdyT9A5ANDJhNz0OPRDYkorzMSYSAEMoO93CCnAR8qZieBpB26hXkua6h-qPnJJ34FLnJy61EP_pMu33KIeJ8yPKVDzRmy9lbOUBFgPmKc6GZZ51QUDnrUZfw\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><strong><em>A screenshot showing the donation of $727,881 on the website\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video has been sponsored on Facebook, YouTube, and Google Ads. Still, DUBAWA\u2019s findings reveal that&nbsp; Netiv Halev was recently created as a charity-run non-governmental organisation that assists medical patients and their families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigerians soon <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/nigerians-recount-experiences-with-alexandras-scam-video-after-dubawas-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reacted<\/a> to the scam, generally airing their disappointment and compassion for the little girl. However, DUBAWA\u2019s investigations reveal that Alexandra is just one girl out of many girls used by the scheme as a decoy to lure donors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Vh51vDuVPOa_7GD3YLF7gKcCInl0glh30Ab2Ep8CIGAFKJZ5TA-uFOVZGxFejeCgmRmVrk69H1CqqyqvlAKs7E_8SYSwO3YT0y3Al29tUFB1zTfvWvuesSfef8b-ktAuqTqhFWgdVZ2T6hbauEE85qY\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><strong><em>Alexandra (in the middle) alongside other girls used in the scheme<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After DUBAWA\u2019s investigation into the sophisticated chain of scams that used a 9-year-old girl as bait, the perpetrators, Nativ Halev, have taken down the emotional video of the girl (Alexandra) from their website.\u00a0 Alexandra\u2019s video, formerly used as the \u201ccover media\u201d on the website, is no longer where it was hosted.&nbsp; The initial video depicted Alexandra crying for help. \u201cI don\u2019t want to die,\u201d she says as tears drizzled down her cheeks. She persuaded several unsuspecting members of the public to donate large sums of money, which DUBAWA last found to be around 700 thousand dollars.&nbsp; The video has been sponsored on Facebook, YouTube, and Google Ads. Still, DUBAWA\u2019s findings reveal that&nbsp; Netiv Halev was recently created as a charity-run non-governmental organisation that assists medical patients and their families.&nbsp; Nigerians soon reacted to the scam, generally airing their disappointment and compassion for the little girl. However, DUBAWA\u2019s investigations reveal that Alexandra is just one girl out of many girls used by the scheme as a decoy to lure donors.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":12161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1575],"tags":[3552,3554,3553,3555],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[1105],"class_list":["post-12160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-reports","tag-alexandra-scam","tag-alexanra-cancer-scam","tag-cancer-youtube-scam","tag-nativ-halev"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-3a8","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":1105,"user_id":66,"is_guest":0,"slug":"silas-jonathan","display_name":"Silas Jonathan","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9fc3137d0d8f970a83f5f62e308cb637da20d2a84bdfd15589c61217bacb9a3a?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Netiv-Halev-takes-down-Alexandras-video-on-website-after-DUBAWAs-investigation.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12162,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12160\/revisions\/12162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12160"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=12160"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=12160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}