Online Dating Scams
In general this is how it works. A male scammer contacts another man through an online dating service, posing as an attractive young woman, looking for a serious relationship. It all starts out as a harmless virtual friendship but soon enough the pretty young girl will ask the man for financial help. The excuses for this approach vary according to the scammer’s imagination but they tend to have a very strong emotional appeal to the victim. By the time the scammer starts to ask for money, the poor man is already convinced that she is looking for the same thing that he is: a serious long lasting relationship and is an easy pray to her charm.
Be on the lookout:
A scammer will try to get your money using extremely appealing arguments. Most of them are very smart and used to this kind of activity and they will easily find a way to your heart.
- Maybe they need money to help a sick or struggling family member.
- They need some money to start their own business and better their lives.
- They are desperate to meet you and they need financial help to get that flight ticket.
- They have suffered a tragedy, been robbed and they don’t have anyone else to turn to.
- And so on…
The excuses are as many as the scammer’s imagination can handle and you are their gullible prey!
Usually they will ask you to send them money using methods that are virtually impossible to trace, so be extra careful when your new virtual date suggests a wire transfer via Moneygram or Western Union. These methods are untraceable, irreversible and they don’t offer the sender any legal protection against fraud – a big no – no.
Does this mean you should quit online dating?
Of course not! There are lots of things you can do to protect yourself from fake online daters and many signs that can indicate you are being a victim of this type of scam. So, if your online date sends you a picture that looks out of a magazine cover, it probably is! Top models don’t usually hang around online dating sites.
Online Dating Red Flags:
- Your date does not give you a valid postal address and the phone number.
- Your date sends a lot of emails that seem generic and when you ask questions, the answers are always too evasive.. Maybe they are just sending mass emails to several other potential victims.
- They ask you for money.
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These scams can cost you more than the price of a nice meal –
Woman falls victim to £10k net dating scam
People are being warned to be on the alert for dating scams after a woman was conned out of more than £10,000.
The victim, said to be ‘vulnerable’, was tricked by a man posing as a US Army captain in Afghanistan, who she met via an online dating agency.
The man, who built up the victim’s confidence through romantic emails, convinced her to transfer £10,000 via Western Union to an untraceable bank account in West Africa.
I believe that I was also scammed from the same person as you have written about being in the American Army serving as a Captain James Harris, but I am lucky enough to have a friend who managed to get me to stop sending money to this person. I did lose some money but near enough as the person you have wrote about. I have contacted the police in my area and they have told me to carry on talking to this person but I am finding it very hard as they are still asking for the funds to be sent to them so they can come back to England and be with me. I also have run up a mobile phone bill that I am having to pay off over the next couple of months. I would like everybody that goes on to dating web sites to be made aware of what can happen to you. You are vulnerable, weak and they prey on those features. I am a little wiser from my experience and wish the person who lost all that money all the best take care. from Pat Poor
from tony…..I found this girl on a dating site,,we have actally spoken 3 times on the phone,,she is an afghan..both her parents were killed in the war..she is so interested in meeting me in australia..seems all well..buit im suspicious when she mentioined..moneygram/western union
the best i can actually do is to tell her she has to pay for planeticket..on the web..and ill see her in sydney when she arrives..this is the only way i cannot get ripped off by her..
WHAT DO YOU THINK???GIVE ME ADVICE–ANYONE?..eitherway im not sending my half as she has requested….tony..her reply is below..what do you think?
Hello My dear,
Good day.how are you doing at the moment?I have contacted an agent that will take care of my apartment while i travel to meet you.Yes,i am not going to sale it now so that anytime we visit Rome,we can have a place to stay.I really want to come to meet you,and as you have said,the best thing we should do is to bring half of the flight fee each.Therefore,i will want you to send me half of the money so that i will complete it from my savings and book my ticket to Sydney.I am very glad that we are going to be together soon.You can send me the money through money gram or western union with my infomation below
Jenifer Abass
56 Via Pietro Maffi
Roma,Italy
Also try to send me the receipt which you use in sending the money so that i can confirm it and buy my ticket.I missed you so much and really happy that we are going to meet soon..Also please tell me the airport i should arrive in Sydney.take good care of yourself and i hope to read soon from you.
yours love,
Jenifer
You are quite right, do not send the money. You won’t see it or her, although she is probably a he. It has been estimated that 50% of the transactions going through Western Union are to fraudsters.
Hi there, i can not express how you must not send any MONEY TO THIS PERSON as somebody stated they may be a Man and not a lady using it loosely ,if you do you will not see them at all if they live in Italy and can manage to rent there apartment out they must be able to get the funds to buy the plane ticket and get to Sydney ,
Please take care and be very careful Pat
HEY MAN! I NEED A PIZZA FOR THE SECOND HALF. and if your going to send her the money then you might as well send me 20 dollars american i need for my pizza. im talking to jennifer right now and she is still up to no good. i did my homework on her. even though we talked on the phone as well it doesnt. whats 50 bucks when your making 500 or 1000 (potentially). the war thing and dead parents were a dead giveaway but she does have a sexy italia voice on the phone doesnt she? thats the hook, the phone calls. 56 via pietro maffi looks like its just an intersection, no one listed at that address.
Michael Bleecker is a true scammer. He contacted me one year ago and I caught onto to him after watching Chris Hanson talk about Nigerian Dating Scams in Nigeria. I began research and found tons of information out there on him. He claimed to be from the Netherlands and was a contractor from Charlotte NC working in Nigeria….all lies….as soon as I told him I was contacting the FBI, he cut off all communications with me. He told me Anne was his niece…not his daughter…he is a snake in the grass so beware.
I was also scammed by someone who claimed to be a Lieutenant Colonel in the US army deployed in Afghanistan. It would appear he is a Nigerian conman. I lost £20,000 which I had to borrow to help him out of his ‘predicament’. I know of other women conned by the same person who have lost sums from £2,000 to £60,000. The police have been informed but are not the slightest bit interested and have little sympathy. The site was also very unhelpful. It seems like internet crime is not considered to be proper crime despite the devastating effects it has on the lives of those affected.
Hi I believe now I was being scammed by a Colonel Patrick Wadsworth in Afganistan, he was msn me all the time. And telling me from the word go how madly he had fallen in love with me. He terrified me. Told me he had an adopted son. etc. And was 3 weeks to retirement. I had begun writing with him on my private email address and then i blocked him. And i found later the dating site blocked him. Thats why i think he is a scammer, very professional. I was worried for him. But also I did not feel good and did not eat or sleep for a week literally i was terrified by the ardour of his emotions and his english and turn of phrase perfect.
Hi Elizabeth
Thanks for sending this message i hope you are feeling better please don’t lose any sleep over these people ,they are not worth it lets hope with us keeping every body informed something may get done about the scammers ,did he ask for any money from you as you haven’t mentioned anything about that ,yes it is a mystery that the English is so good ,as i have been told that they don’t understand our grammar very well and that the spelling can be very bad but it isn’t.
All I can say to you is just be more aware of who you meet and talk to just don’t go onto MSN when they ask you to move web sites
Hi there, just wanted to add I also had a scammer going by the name of Colonel Joe Wadsworth supposedly in Iraq and due to retire. This guy has used a number of christian names as well as other names. The poetry and love stuff he sent was unbelievable, (easily obtained from the net). I got suspicious right off, and checked all the info he gave, which of course didn’t check out. When I realised I could trace the IP address is was from Ghana. This I reported to the American Embassy who gave me a link to the net police. It is ic3.gov. Any suspicious stuff can be reported to them and hopefully in time they will all get caught. I say they as there is a ring of them . It’s an industry !!Anyone reading this I hope it saves you from any involvement in monetary transactions. Never send any.
Hi I would just like to add that I am sure I have just been conned out of £400:00 pounds by ‘Col. Joe Wadsworth’ stationed in Iraq and due to retire in June, I met him via Match Affinity in December and being recently widowed I was gullible and must admit was drawn in by the lovely emails and the poetry as I was pretty low at the time, its taken 4 months before he asked for any money and I was stupid enough to send an advance of £400:00 before warning bells sounded and my daughters pointed out it was probably a scam…but he was very plausible and he sent photos of himself in uniform with the American flag plus he did a slide show that showed him inspecting troops and presenting certificates. He said that his wife had died of a brain tumour and he had a 17 year old son who was at colledge and wanted to be a doctor…he had a house in London and when he retired he wanted to own a farm, and I must admit looking back over his emails now I can see the discrepencies and also when chatting on MSM sometimes he would say ‘I told you that’ but I have a good memory and started to question some of his statements and then he would say it was all to do with security issues so I think that is when he started to drop hints for money before asking outright that he needed the money for diplomatic security tags on his luggage before he could fly to be with me. As a professional woman and having run a business I can not believe that I was so stupid as to be taken in by him.
I believe this to be the same person I have been talking to but with the name James Wadsworth and yes I have sent money, but found all these things out too late. I think they will get caught as I think they are getting to cocky and making mistakes. And I am sorry for saying this but I hope they all rot in hell.
hi seems he tried it on me sent to photos lovely looking guy – who the hell it is one wonders, son wanting to be a doctor lived surrey wanted to be a farmer as retiring etc, asked me to recieve a box of gold, slipped up when he said he would pay me back when he came home!!! then asked for £3700 to be sent to ghana!!! address was tht dept accra ghana and an eric larbi.. do you know i am not certain whether an american or uk person is instigating this scam
he may have changed his name to general thomas cook he has a 16 year old daughter by the name of lisa he is serving in iraq but he is retiring in dec we got on great then one day his daughter fell ill and had to be rushed to hospital where he then asked for funds to pay hospital bills i allways thought if you in forces your medical bills got payed sometimes he would not talk for weeks cause he was on peace missions then all the troops where shipped out of iraq but he got left behind where he asked for money for flight home to usa i know for a fact the military would not leave one of their own behind a general goes with his men never give him no money so as he couldnt get what he wanted he told me i was not ready for this relaionship i said fine by me im british and i dont like scammers bye
Hi Pat
In response to your comments to Elizabeth, I understand what you are saying but it is not easy to forget what has happened and not lose any sleep. I am still having nightmares about how I was taken in by these people and how it has devastated the life of myself and my family, not only financially but emotionally and psychologically. I believe they work in groups and the initial contacts are extremely well educated and speak perfect English. As the grooming takes effect, I believe other conmen take over who are being trained to perfect their technique so that they too will be fully fledged conmen. In my case, when I look back, I can identify the different people from the emails and texts. The police have no interest in catching these people and even enhace your feeling of low esteem for having been so stupid as to fall for their pathetic stories. If you were able to look at the scenario, detached from the emotional involvement, then it would be clear what was happening but these people are so clever. They keep you awake by MSN all the time and then texting all day and night. The texts started from around 6.30am, then msn and texts in the early hours. I think this was a crafty way to affect your judgement due to lack of sleep but you are hooked on receiving the next communication. You are also scared for their safety, listening to every news report for more war casualties whilst all the time it is a big game for them. They tell embellished stories of the atrocities they have encountered which is sickening when you realise it is all false and yet other genuine soldiers are having to cope with these events.
I can no longer trust anybody and won’t let anyone close to me. I will never forget what he and his associates did to me and those empty words which echo constantly..’I will never hurt you’ and when I was concerned about the money I was borrowing..’There is no debt..’ because he was going to repay it when he retired in a few weeks time. I had enough information for the police to catch him but they will not work outside of their own county let alone in another country. I can see the logic if this was an isolated incident but I believe this con is huge and we are just the tip of the iceberg. One of the telephone numbers I was given by my conman is now being used by another conman who calls himself ‘Captain George’. I even contacted the police in the US where I was asked to send money to a person who exists and an address which exists. I have had no response from the police there either. This also adds to the trauma because nobody seems to care or take the situation seriously.
Yes I was also “hit” on by THREE different so called serving American Officers in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The names used were Davinson Craig, Sgnt Eric Hughes and Lt Jeffrey Miller, although I believe they were all the same person. I met them (him) through Uniform Dating a reptutable site.
The scams varied from sending money for phone cards, to providing personal and bank details for funds to be credited from them to you haha. To acutally buying a very expensive mobile phone and jewellery (a gold chain to keep him safe) urgh! and sent it to an address in Nigeria. How daft do these scum think we are. I severed all contact immediately the requests started and will not be using internet dating again as it is a portal for criminals to prey on innocent people.
Something has to be done about these people as it is getting our of hand them still taking money from the vunrable and guilliable how can they still get away with it is there nowbody that can make sure the scammers are taken of the website’s they go onto ,
All i can say to anybody on Dating Site’s please please be careful DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY TO THEM
I ALSO FELL FOR THIS SCAM HE ALSO SAID HE WAS A AMERCAN SGT MAJOR
DAVID RAYMOND PENDLETON AND ASKED FOR MONEY PLEASE SOME ONE HAS TO CATCH HIM AS HE HIS A EVIL PERSON
Scammers come thick and fast on Date the UK website !!! In recent months I have actually had 5 coming on to me. One called himself Jorge Harrison, such a charmer. I fell for it, well almost,he asked for money so he could pay for a hotel in Ghana as he had lost his luggage in transit and his credit cards were in the case!!! He said he needed to conclude his business there then he would be straight home. (Oh and he also said he was born in venice with a 15 year old son.) It turned out he wanted me to open a bank account so he could transfer the money into because all of his were now frozen because of his credit card loss. Luckily I caught on to what he was doing ‘money laundering’ !!!! He sent beautiful emails tho !!!!!!
Guy No: 2….. well he called himself Kelvin Nehls and low and behold he was born in Venice and had a 13 year old son. But guess what, the emails he sent were identical to the ones I received from the 1st guy but different photos. So I blocked him………… wasn’t going down that road again !!!
Guy No: 3…..he said he was German, and designed oil riggs. He was about to go to New York to try and win a huge contract worth millions of dollars !!! So off he went, and wanted to keep me informed of the meetings etc… so , as I expected… he won the contract, But…. he needed me to send some money over so he could pay a lawyer for the paperwork and contracts!!!!! You got it….he never got a penny out of me and he was blocked !!!!
Guy No: 4 he was American, he did some kind of work on riggs, he was going to Nigeria to work, he needed to find some workmen that could help him do the job….. he used all his money finding these men, so had very little to live off. Low and behold the machine broke, and he needed me so send him some money so he could have it fixed!!!! Once again, I sent no money and he was blocked.
Guy No: 5 he said he was in the American army, going by the name of Private Scotty, seemed very nice, but fell madly in love with me and couldn’t wait to get leave to come and see me. He asked me to apply for a months leave for him, when I asked if it would cost me anything, he said yes but further down the line but he would pay me back straight away. I said I had no spare money to do that so he said thats ok, he would find a way to sort it out. The next day he said he had something to tell me!!! He was on probation, and there was going to be a big meeting with his superiors about him apparrantly he had shot a colleague in the leg, by accident, nothing too major!!! Anyway the outcome of that was, he was to lose his food, etc and access to his laptop. But he would try to find a way to stay in touch. Next day he had been to see his superiors, and guess what??? There was to be another meeting , the outcome of that one was, he could have his food back and his lap top, but his salary was blocked and also his health care. Well, he would be needing money off me to survive the following month, but he would pay me back!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well I think you know what my reaction to that was don’t you……. GET LOST MATEY….
Can you believe these men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This letter may sound long winded, but if it helps anyone else to feel better, then its worth it……….. I think I could right a book about my experiences……Take care everyone.
Hi Sue,Hi Jackie, The scammers are still very active on the dating sites, they don’t seem to bother me much now as I think they have wised up to my profile. I think the word has got round their network and I have been put on their no contact list. But please be aware that there are scammers not just in Ghana, but in a lot of other countries including Malaysia, Nigeria to name but two. I’ts easy to spot a fake profile, a lot of the info they provide is duplicated from one to the other. If you ever see one you can press the “alarm” button which lets you send a message to the moderating team and they will check and remove the profile if it turns out to be a wrong one. Don’t let these people put you off the sites,If you are ever unsure you can always ring in to ask. The team are very helpful. Good luck. Anne
i think my friend got scammed by this one he wanted money for contract and to send money to lawyer but she like me been there before lovely emails they melt your heart he comes off the wayn site on the dating bit so beware he has a daughter who goes to private schoo; on minute he writing good english then the next a lot of spelling mistakes so be aware he goes under the name of nicco (nicolas) wright for one thing that not a german name us british are one above them
Sadly the US miltary scammers are still on going.
Often widowed, with children, need help to set up a phone link to you but cannot pay for it as US military service in Iraq are not allowed access to their funds. Then they start asking for money to help pay to get them out of there.
DO NOT BELIEVE ANY OF IT WHAT SO EVER – no serviceman needs money to set up a phone link or to have leave
The issue I find most abhorant is that they often use pictures of servicemen who lost their lives in service of their country.
I have also found that they are using British Soldiers details.
I have reported the fraud against me to the UK police – if there is anyone elese out there whom this has happend to then plelase do the same. We need to get this matter into the public domain big time.
Just look at the number of sites on dating scammers – you are not alone in this.
Update on “Col Joe Wadsworth” this scammer uses the stolen photos of General Paul John Kern, retired from the American Army and is now active on tagged.com as William, single and living in America still using stolen photo although not one in uniform.
More scammers to be aware of are …Michael Bleecker age 55 divorced, from the Netherlands with a Dutch father and a Scottish mother, says he is a building contractor working in Nigeria…uses emails m.bleecker@yahoo.com and m.bleecker@contractor.net and a company name that does not exsist.
Also Richard Collins age 45 with an American mother and an English father…wife died and has a 17 year old daughter called Rose he uses the email address rcoll01@yahoo.com.
I have also warned dating sites about 3 more scammers and 2 were immediately removed…EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THESE SCAMMERS
Michael Bleecker has been scamming me for 2 weeks now…he found me on Catholicmatch.com….he has my name address and phone number as well as photos…..not sure what to do at this point….I have reported to police and fbi….
Another one to watch out for is Richard Helms goes under the name of uniqueme001 in dating sites, E mail he uses richard_frkhelms@yahoo.com. dual nationality , living in glasgow written english is poor. Also please be aware of anyone requesting to be added as a freind on facebook that you do not know . DO NOT ACCEPT
I have been in contact with Richard Collins for a couple of months now. I met him on match.com. I could really use any kind of follow up information about him. I can’t believe I am so naive. Thank you for your help
I too was taken in by a General Michael Greenfield m.green071@live.com who was in Iraq had an adopted son he actually gave me his sons e-mail address which I checked to a young guy in Ghana and guess what his birthdate was the same as the Generals, He was also using General Paul’s photograph. I was duped with money and everlasting love. how can these guys be so evil preying on good people, they should be put into jail and the keys thrown away.
Chris James, 40 , widowed, 14 yr old son, from Kent uk, played a new one though, asked for money to send his son on a holiday as his bank account had been frozen due to attempted hacking, said he would pay me back within days, I said no, havent heard from him since.
Re: Scammer Michael Bleecker m.bleecker@yahoo.com
He says he has a sister called lisa and niece Anne living in Madrid
Has spoken for approx 10 days on yahoo chat, lovely romantic e- mails and text,sent flowers, said he was working in nigeria building log homes , due home this week to glasgow, sent me copy of flight reservation details, which had not been paid.
Last night recieved text saying he had a bad day and could i go on yahoo chat.
He stated he had lost his wallet, which contained his bank card and all the money he had 3500 pounds which was to pay for the building inspection.could i help!
He asked me for £1500 because if he didnt pay inspection then he couldnt get home.
It clicked then that he was false, at this point i dont think he is aware that i know, is there anything that can be done to catch him?
Michael Bleecker is now deciding to be of German origin and father was anthrapologist – tells a good story – but if he is that charming why has he resorted to a dating site and trying to contact UK ladies if he is working in Nigeria!!!!
also had similar correspondence from various others listed as previous on here – I am ex forces and it is terrible the way they use military personnel photos in order to appear more genuine – Lets try and put a stop to this – however it is on a mammoth scale.
ladies do not part with information relating to Banking or any other vital personal info and DO NOT PART WITH MONEY!
What a plonker i’ve been !
A so-called Captain in the U.S. Army contacted me via the Friends Reunited Dating and stated how he/they were stationed in Iraq but was nevertheless due for retirement. I had the sob story of how his mother and fiancee were killed in a “auto” crash 7 years ago and how he/they had noone else. He started by saying that he was looking for the qualities of his late mother – understanding, caring and loving and basically, started to “court” me. Alarm bells were ringing continuously as he/they were just so evasive and inconsistent. No postal address, a confusing story of his last 7 years which he/they claimed to be spent 3 years in Iraq and 4 years stationed in “Bermingham”, U.K.
As the months passed, ( i started to write to this person in April, 2010)
i was given the works and fell head over heels in love with him/them and then came the sticky question of money !
He/they were supposedly taken to Afghanistan for 3 days and on his return i was told of how bad it was there and how he would be transferred back there within a few weeks.(No internet connection, of course !) So, the idea of paying for a phone connection arose and like an idiot – i paid it – via Western Union Money Transfer. Miracluous connection via the phone was available. Please don’t get me wrong, as i had so many alarm bells going off in my head i did try to research him, military and the phone wireless phone company called ARMTEL – but i didn’t seem to get anuywhere.
Eventually, i got stung for another £1700 (£2000 – in total) due to paying out “Leave charges”.
This person/ network of people are going under the name of “Captain Cross Repetto” ( the name took me ages to get used to !…lol)
email address Capt_repetto@yahoo.com
The contact for the leave charges was to a Colonel Brad Johnson Colbradjohnson@usa.com (i.P. checked and traced back to Sunnyvale, California – same as “cross Repetto”.
I have photos which i would love to share with anyone who is interested
Incidentally, this Cross repetto is on Facebook under just that name with 2 contacts and i have been in contact with both of these people to try and warn them.He/they have been reported to Facebook and i have submitted an official complaint as well. After a no-contact period of about2-3 weeks he/they have just mailed me again saying how wrong i was and how he/they would be trying to “seek ” leave as soon as he/they have returned from their special mission out of Iraq ! I nearly lost him/them their job you know….lol so i’m awaiting their phone call on return…yeah right !
If only i had known all this before ever comtemplating writing to a complete stranger – i should have known better you know….but i am fully aware now so bring on the next scammer who wants to try their luck with me ….I’m ready for them !
i think he changed his name to captain barrera he asked for money for commucations so i could talk to him when i said i didnt have money he got nasty and wanted to endit saying without talking to me we where going nowhere so i ended it very quickly i know that the forces commucation was free he is serving in afgan his email is captain barrea@yahoo.com and he also wanted me to get him leave which i would have to pay for these guys are un believable im british and been scammed before but they didnt get anything. again in the forces so i know the signs now all lovey dovey at first then they strike not to this gal
I have had several scammers- the first did manage to con money out of me, but the others were soon banished. The names I have are Balack Bronson,James Wesener,Mark Gomez, Ben Anderson, Captain Lingo,Frank Grant and David Williams. All asked for money for various reasons- they are stuck abroad and been robbed, need money to help with their business, one even said his sister had died and needed money to bury her. A WARNING TO ALL- NEVER EVER SEND MONEY NO MATTER WHAT, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THEM OR YOUR MONEY AGAIN.
Did he have an A.i.m Account? called ” loyalty247″? Was he “Stuck” In iraq for along time?
Please people, what is it with some of you? You wouldn’t want to give a pound to a tramp in the street but would willingly send off large amounts of money which by the sounds of it none of you can really afford, to someone who claims to be a hero sounding character, face it why would some senior american officer be asking you for ten grand?
SCAMS all SCAMS, stop sending money to nigeria, they don’t do any good with it, all you are doing is perpetuating the scams.
STOP DO NOT SEND MONEY.
Simon forever the cynic.
I recently went on a dating site and was instantly taken with a photo of a happy cheery face so gave the guy a wink. He replied back the next day and a day later gave me his e-mail address. We corresponded for 2 weeks and then all of a sudden he disappeared from the face of the earth. I was concerned that something had happened to him. I decided to google his name and lo and behold his name appeared on the list of scammers. His name was Michael Bleeker so it seems he is doing the rounds again!!!! Think I had a lucky escape but would never part with money anyway so they would get nothing from me.
Hi girls.. something like that happened to me… but thanks God I noticed something was wrong, and trust me this guy is REALLY GOOD in lies.. I met him on Tagged and he seems to be polite and nice… well educated man..With a very nice British accent (we spoke thru voice chat) and a nice voice.. Very talkative and funny.. what a charm.. He was on a ship in the middle of nowhere.. but he could meet me through msn every single day for around three months.. Suddenly he said he was going to send his luggage before his arrival to my country and if I could give him my details in order to receive it, along with his clothing and other stuff he was sending. He “contracted” a company based in United Kingdom (from where he was) and as he could not leave the ship, he asked his maid to do that “favour” for him. I received a “mail” with some details (supposely automatic generated) that shows the name of the maid and what she was sending… and also my details.. name, phone etc.. and that I will be receiving it in some days.. of course for the moment he told me he was going to send me the “mysterios luggage” I told him inmediately I had no money and also have many loans… he said its ok, dont worry I will let my maid to pay extra for the costs…
The luggage took his way along the ocean.. and in three days after arrived America… then, another email… What my surprise was that they “run a scan” and discovered the magical jewlry and as it was so costly, IRS from USA and Customs from my country charged me with 650 US dollars… So imagine when I saw that.. I contacted him, and he said.. Oh if it is too costly, then send them back which I did… and then start the nightmare, back and forward of emails with this “company” claiming me to make the payment or the FBI will contact me and take the proper actions.. Of course i didnt took it serious and I decided to contact a very smart friend of mine, who is in Import and Export industry.. he explained to me that is not my business and just to write this persons and tell them, that I dont want the luggage.. which they will be notified that the luggage was “abandon” so they can proceed to contact the sender or whatsoever action they decide to do…Later I receive a mail from this people where they say the Board of Directors decided to give me a special payment method, which was that I pay half of the amount (325) before receiving the luggage, and the other (325) when it is in my hands…Of course I laugh as they always say you have to pay before…anyway… What is AMAXING, is that this guy continuous writing to me as if anything was happening… I decided to continue to see what was happening with this guy.. then he said he wanted to be with me but there was a problem.. the problem was that he does not have enough money on his credit card to buy the money for the ticket.. the surprise is that the amount needed to help with the ticket was.. guess.. como girls.. guess… yeahh 650 USD (i shall buy in the lotto)… well I said i dont have that amount which he said.. just get 400 i have 250 cash with me.. I said.. Ok.. how will I give you the money?? wire transfer?? NOOOOO he said. send it to “someone” who is my travel agent in MALASYA I will write him an email to let him know you are gonna do that.. I said, ok give me his account number to proceed.. NOOOO (he said) send him through western union… (PLOP) I said.. ok honey sure…
Well not making this so “long”… he is still talking to me “every single morning”… with love words and all.. but I am tired of playing this game…I have investigate about these scams, and I was surprise to see is an every day issue.. and many people involved in this… and its time to let him know I know everything and just to see what he would say… do you think I should?? mmmm will let you know what he says…
girls take care of yourself as noone else will do for you.. investigate.. think.. save conversations so you can review again… ask people about things you dont understand… and DONT SENT MONEY.. if they want to be with you.. TRUST ME they will find a way without having you send them money…
take care and blessings…
Another scammer is Colonel Frank Bradley, who also claims to be a widower serving in Iraq and who is due to retire in seven weeks time. He hasn’t yet asked for money but I was suspicious of him and googled his name. Looks like a new alias, as he only came up a couple of times in the search. Be warned!
Penny
i have been chatting to a nice looking girl from Accra Ghana and she has called me on the telephone several times. I left my phone at home one day and she called 37 times ! ..she said she needs money for her studies to be sent via the western union so she can secure work and then affords to come and live with me and have a family, get married ect. She said her name is Harriet Quao, has anybody heard of her ? I don’t even know if she is for real from reading this site and others. so don’t know what to do. Do any of you people think this could be a scam?
Anyone whom you don’t know who is another country and asks for money is a scam. No ifs, ands, or buts.
I believe a male friend is being scammed. After one month of emails they are talking marriage, her photos are obviously those of a model, and he sent her at least $100 via western union to a foreign consulate (I don’t know which country). There were also emails asking him for personal information and he emailed her pictures of his house, interior, exterior, and vehicles.
However, when I confronted him he said that the company she works for (although she is supposed to be a nurse who was contracted out overseas and just returned, yeah right) paid off one of his credit cards. I confirmed this information and it is beyond me why that would happen unless “she” sent him the funds in a fraudulent money order but wouldn’t the payment not go through if the m.o. was fraudulent? Aside from this last bit of information I am positive it is a scam and he won’t listen to me. She’s going to visit him in a couple of weeks because she just happens to have a sister who lives in his town (again, far too coincidental.) I warned him not to send her any more money because in another email he stated he would be able to send her $500 when he got paid and that “we need to get you a cell phone so I can talk to you.”
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated with respect to the credit card payoff unless he will soon be a victim of identity theft which is the only conclusion I thought of.
hi a guy called joel cameron two pics of ‘him’! 6 weeks on msn etc . same as above lives surrey Chertsey)about to retire from intelligence in afghanistan, 16 yrs old son steve , wants to run a farm wanted me to have a package sent to me ‘gold’ and someone collect it, he persisted then asked for £3700 to get it through customs in ghana!!! still persisted but realised i was not going to do it. so both e-mails cameron_555@live.com and cameron57@live.co.uk. seems to be the same as above collared me on planet rock dating do i go to police with photos
I have recently been corresponding with a Colin M Robinson, a dermatologist working with the British Army in Afghanistan who I met through Match Affinity. He says he is widowed, no parents and has one clever son at Kings College. After 9 weeks of inceasing love emails and MSN talk he suddenly asks on MSN me to do a favour for him `Would I send £2700 to get some stuff he has at Accra Airport sent to me for safekeeping as I am the only one he can trust’! I asked `what on earth he was doing leaving stuff at the airport and surely he could manage to pay for it (presumably being on good Afghanistan pay!). He then writes `thanks very much’ and signs off in disgust. Then follows an emotional blackmail email, so over the top, like many of his others, that it was quite laughable. I have now deleted him from my MSN account having made it clear that he would hear from me no more.
I have since googled him and found… Think i am being scammed by Colin M Robinson out in Afghanistan wanted 3500 uds … in April 09.
He has all the similar traits that have been mentioned on this forum but he didn’t push the sob story that much thank goodness. Corresponding with him wasn’t wonderful since he was so evasive, talked little (other than the love talk) and showed no sense of humour. However, I was so shocked to get this money request out of the blue and think that every dating site should have a warning by law on their home page of these dangerous scammers.
How could we get this done I wonder?
found a few on here amy2000 paulllo also a possible sarahrollinson16 not so sure about that one though she checks out so far anybody else come across these
michealdawn63@yahoo.com-this guy sounds very much like a man described on this forum. He has a buiding firm in Nigeria and sounds too good to be true. He is apparently in court over the to pay for comppensation for a car crash-anyone heard of him? think he might be michael bleeker
I’ve also been contacted by richard_friekhelms who I belive is another scammer
I’m new to friends reunited online dating so may have been naive but haven’t sent any money or given him any info about me.
I can’t believe how many people have been duped by this scam…. How stupid do you have to be to send massive amounts of money to someone you have never met?! I hope you’ve all learnt a (very expensive) lesson!
I believe I have also been victim to scammer….again in US Army due to retire….widowed with 13yr old son….befriended me over period 5-6weeks..said he wanted to move over here….never answered leading questions….said he would move over here…..at the beginning of Jan…when asked about visa….said he didnt need one….wanted to be a happy family….when asked military type questions as i have family in the forces ……these were answered with “i love you”….said he had farm in Ghana due to harvest crop….gave me number of his caretaker….so whilst he was in Iran…. i could look after the “farm”….surprise, surprise….folowing day received email from caretaker stating needed more funds to employ staff for the harvest….he requested £3000…..alarm bells started ringing…..i sent an email stating i had worked out the scam…….and oh…..have heard nothing since….the scammer uses the name Richard Brown Company Commander US Army….email…..richard_lovingman@hotmail.com….caretaker norris nyarko norrisnyarko@yahoo.com…..please be very careful…At the time on Match.com there were about 5 “US Army” men….who have also mysteriously disappeared 2 others tried to befriend me….one wanted to send me 2.5 million dollars to “look after”…these people prey on the vulnerable…..
I was contacted by someone who matches your description you have pictures of this person to see if it’s the same? I was contact on meetic
The photos he sent me were of Captain Paul John Kern you can find them on the web. I met him on Match Affinity last year, please be careful.
these horrible SCAMMERS need to be stopped immediatley so many people have been taken for fools and I am one of them .
The email address’s are more or less the same either Hotmail or Yahoo then they ask you to go to Hotmail so they can send their sick sick emails i beleive the government need to do something with the SCAMMERS ,I had the offer of alot of money saying that I would not have to work again which was very tempting but i didnt pay for that ,At least you are trying to let other people know what is happening take care Pat
Hi Liz,
Do you know if the person is still on the Website Match affinity as you can report them to the web site as well as this site
Pat
Hi Pat, Yes did report them and guess what they had disappeared of the website! I have read some of the comments above and to be honest if you were not in the position of being lonely and vunerable like most of us were, we would undoubtedly have not been taken in with these people. It is human nature to be loved and cared for, I just cant understand how they can live with themselves – what goes around comes around – hoping that this is true!!!
think I could go into business with these scammers- more names for you that I have “netted” -Lt. Marlin Headley,US ARMY in Iraq, James Nelson-stuck in Nigeria, or in hospital in the States,Jacon Lawson-stuck in Ghana,Chris Irons US Army,in Iraq,Richard Bonnie,USA,Frank Damian Nigeria,Michael Smith,USA,Kelvin Smith,Edinburgh.Michael Marino-supposed attorney based in Manchester.Brian Stewart US Army into money laundering and finally Michael Miller US Army,asked me to help him get out of the army.No doubt there will be more soon.
I have since found out that if you think you have been scammed out of money etc you can make a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) they are part of interpol/and the CIA they will look into your case and if possible catch the individuals concerned. I have put in a complaint and the “soldier” I was talking to was asking why i had people looking for him and his “friend”!!!
this man poses as a mr scott ray on facebook and also .Somethings not right about this person, he asks for money, says he has been left in nigeria unable to re activate a credit card,he claims to have lived in whiteville nc and his job as a contruction worker took him to nigeria.Niether of his profiles are open for anyone to see.He is still active on face book, he claims he has a 7 yrd son dave, hes widowed and he is 45yrs old himself.
Hi Angel
Have you reported this person to Facebook as they will take him of the site thats the best you can do at this moment
Take care Pat
Scams, Dating Scams,Etc.
Hmmm. I am African by birth and I have been living in the UK for close to 10 years. I have noticed that a lot of women in the WEST do like/love/yearn for black men. The problem is that they tend not to ‘love’ the black man who is actually/literally at their door step. They(the white women) prefer to transact this heart to heart business on the quiet(internet)hiding it away from friends,family and neighbours. A bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush.
Women, grab the black man in the streets of Rome/Paris/York/harrogate/Milan/Washington/London/Oxford and forget about the internet ones. Peace. I am out.
Dear Sue,
Thanks to you I read your site and realized after a very loving E-Mail from Christopher Irons US Army based in Iraq that I was being scammed. When someone is declaring their love to you after one meeting that is a worry. He had also sent the identical E-Mail to my mothers 60year old friend. When I questioned him about his honesty and profile he got very abusive and nasty and totally changed from Gentleman to Arsehole very quickly. He called me an idiot. I replied with you are the idiot because I worked out what a fraud he was in a day thanks to this site and lost nothing. Beware ladies Chris is looking for his soulmate says he is a God Fearing Man and can be very smooth and charming and loving. I would hate to think how many lonely and vulnerable women he has conned. Thankyou for warning me.
Hi Joanne,
It is so scarey isn’t it. We go on these sites just to make a few friends, and then the scum appear !!!!! Thankfully I didn’t part with any money, and feel so sorry for the women that do.
Take care,
Sue
Anyone coming across Christopher Irons from the Army in Iraq his email is soldierchris1122@yahoo.com so be wary.
Hello Joanne,
That is the same email That I also received from him soldierchris1122@yahoo.com. I have also received multiple loving emails from him. I even asked him at one point if you are in the US Army why don’t you have an APO and he said that they had a bomb blast the 1st week he was in Iraq and lost everything. Now he claims that he is in South Korea.
I meet two scammers one live north carolina, charolette, business man who sells diamond and gold.
went to holland to buy gold then went to Ghana to buy gold.when he was in ghana his sitcase was stolen and he wanted me to send him 4000us dollars. asked him where he wanted me to send the money he gave me different name in tema ghana. i knew he was a scammer, i asked him why he was doing that he called me black monkey
the second man josel pudul engineer from america working in south africa with disel turbines. one of his worker was drunk when working crushed by mashine, and he wanted 3000 us dollars.
they all speak with ghanian accient but pretending to be americas.
none of them got my money. There some gunuine men looking for women on the net but the scammers are spoiling it.
my advise do not send money to anybody you meet on line.
ready to give their emals address if it will help.
I feel so sorry for all of you who have been scammed. It’s such a shame that we are all so desperate to find love we can be fooled by these sick people. My friend was conned by a Captain Jeff Prest allegedly an American. If anyone Reading these comments justnow is in a situation where they are being asked for money please please please wisen up. Why would a stranger ask you for thousands of pounds? Why would someone in the Merican army need money? They are very well looked after. I know you want to believe your situation is different but it’s not. Say no and you will find out for sure as they will be quick to fall out if love the minute you do. That’s my advice!
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by jadey101 on Sun May 29, 2011 3:09 pm
i am looking for help…… my brother in law has recently come into contact with a woman who was supposedly in a refugee camp in africa… she said that she would send him a cheque for 250,000 euros for helping to try and get her out… however the catch was that he had to pay £3,000 to recive the cheque. he has now sent the money and coincedently there is a problem, DHL are not insured to carry that amount of money at any one time. this womans name is ‘DIANA ZIKAH’, she has also claimed to be inheriting £4 million pounds from her late father… he has had many complications with trying to recieve this money. furthermore she has claimed that a priest has been keeping hold of the cheque, this was clearly to gain in trust, as you all know a priest is meant to be someone you can have faith in and TRUST. i am trying to search for this woman however i dont know what internet dating site she is on. if ANYONE has heard of this type of scam before please please try to post me on this page, it would be greatfully appriciated,
Many thanks
JM
What can i say i feel sick to my stomach at the moment i fell for the smooth talk of a Mr Bill More who has took more than £8000. pounds from me and is still demanding more for medical bill i want to advise women do not fall for this schamer i was such a fool and i am so desperate to stop all the hurt and suffering at the moment i am going through He plays on more than just emotions he plays with maternal emotions as well as he said he had a son and was looking for someone to care for them both i am so desperate at the moment as i cant see a way out of this mess that i have created i feel suicidal i cant believe i was so stupid.
OMG, I really feel for you. It sickens me that these people get away with such things. I was almost duped by 4 men on these dating sites, luckily I didn’t part with any money, and realised what they were about. My only suggestion would be to report him to the police. You don’t say where he was from, so if he is in America there is a website that tells you where to put a report in, at the moment I can’t remember what its called, but will try to find out for you. there are some genuine people out there, but many more unscrupulous ones too, so please be careful Geri x
I had met a man on line with the name of Dr. Michael Bleecker. He states that he is a cardiologist working for W.H.O. now in Africa. He asked for for my account number to have a client transfer funds in the amount of $8,000. He said that he banks with Bank of America. He uses the following email address is this one of the same person?
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* bleecker_michael@yahoo.com
Do you know of him???
Michael Bleeker is on a few dating sites, Match.Com and Date the UK to name a couple !!!! He claims to have a different trade in everyone, don’t trust him, he will take you for all he can.
He stated that W.H.O. is now flying him to Africa. He then states that he will be back in Florida on the 20th of this month. He continues stating that he has a daughter named Anne who will be 7 on July 12th He said that his wife had died four years ago from cancer and that he is ready to meet his wife. He states he is here commissioned to work at the West Boca Medical Center which I called and they do not know him. He says that he wants to retire in three years and looking for a wonderful women to love an be loved. He states he loves to shop and spa days.
I wrote to him and told him that I know he is a scamer and I am reporting him to the local police.
Thank you for the heads up!
No he was supposedly from the UK going to work on a contract in Nigeria i have been bombarded with emails and everything declaring undying love for me i told him straight that i wont send any more money please be aware dont learn the hard way like i did Mr Bill More091@yahoo.co.uk is a fraud and a phoney dont be charmed by him like i was never give him a penny ok take it from me it is all money wasted and you will never see him or your money
Hi just found out about this today, cant believe it luckily i didnt pay the money and found out about this but i was close they made me feel really sorry for them and it upset me greatly cant believe these ppl do this so frustrating i try not to be angry but its so annoying i feel like such a mug but yeah live and learn any guys look out for lara maxwell. i was on facebook met them there it said they from minnessota and then i looked at myspace and saw that they wer from lagos nigeria then i came across nigerian scams and i was so upset cos i didnt find her picture they used amazingly attractive but they fooled me and i genuinely thought it was a nice gilr i met so not good day for me today. A man thinks he found love and its a stupid scam
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i was on dating site,when i got a message from Gal called Judith(judith david thiara@yahoo.com)claiming that she was in refugee camp near dakar in senegal.how her dad was killed by rebels in sierra leone and left her$5 .5 million dollars in bank in another country.On tuesday she ask me for $1,000 dollars to feed her and to buy others things for herself.I went on site called date scammers to check her out.I found out it was bloke who was called David Thiara who lives dakar senegal and lives in freetown sierra leone.just be on your guard.yours Gary
I have a “soldier” that is writing to me as well. States he is in Iraq, no APO address, he contacts me threw yahoo messanger. Captain Chris James. Have pic’s and letters.
Stay away from him Lisa, and whatever you do, don’t part with any money. My friend was in touch with a Chris James, a soldier, lost his wife, and has a son. Told her the son needed a huge operation to save his life, but did not have the money to pay for it. Luckily she twigged, and sent him packing.
Thankyou!
The e-mail he is using is : capt_james00@ymail.com
I can send pictures, and letters if needed to verify.
Lisa
Hi Lisa
I would stay away from him as Sue states …I had a Capt James Harris he was supposed to be in the American Army but was not so be careful and stay away fromall the people you are not comfortable with
Best of luck Pat
I was chatting to a man claiming to be sergent major in US millitary going under the name of Ray Cambel Rivera ,widowed , 9 year old son called Dickson .He said he was from New York but currently in Kabul .His emails were very well written and charming etc , but then after attempting to gain my trust said he wanted to come to the UK to get to know me better , claiming undying love etc . At first nothing was mentioned about money ,but he said i would need to request the leave for him and gave me his personal number ( obviously not true ) and gave me an email address to forward the request . Stupidly i sent this email and received emails with 2 forms to download , complete and then return . I had my address, phone number and mothers maiden name on them but no bank details . I sent these back as they did look official , then received an email yesterday requesting charges for the flight , alarm bells started ringing looked on internet which shows the forms as fake , so please take note of the name . I am just concerned that he has got a.few personal details , not sure what to do about it .
Maxine, please be very very carefull. These men are dangerous. Don’t let the sweet talk fool you, they only want your money. You can report them to the FBI, not sure what the email address is at the moment, but I do have it some where. Will get back to you with it as soon as I can.
Best of luck, Sue
Ben_and123@yahoo.com is also a scammer. He claims to be a widower with no family in the states and lives in Delray Beach, Florida but is a Major in the Army stationed in Afganistan. He claims his son lives in Ghana with his Guy friend “Dela”. Dela is a girls name. He wanted me to send a laptop to his Dela and then when I would not send that he wanted me to send money via western union or moneygram. Every avenue I gave him for sending money or a laptop to his son would not work. I wanted his military address so we could write back and forth and so I could send him a care package and he would not give it. When looking into it further he is named as a scammer as he is the supposed HR manager of the Novetel Hotel which is the actually address I was to send the laptop to in Ghana 50 Barnes Road. This mans English is very good. He will ask you details of your life and refer back to them when he writes back. Like asking how your dog “Fluffy” is doing today or how is the weather there? He is good. Dela Degoul is a scammer too and she is listed on the scammer websites as well. They either work together or are they same person as her email is Dela_and123@yahoo.com.
I have always been a sucker for a man in uniform. So if someone tells they are in the military and does not have access to their money that is a lie. If they tell you that they can not ship anything that is a lie. All military people have a certain type of UPO address that anything can be shipped to. I am thankful that I found this forum because I thought maybe that the problem was I was using the free dating services but as I can tell by reading the post it happens on all online dating services. So I will stick to meeting someone the old fashion way. Thru a friend, at a local event or maybe even at church. Money is not everything but the emotion I had involved with this supposed Ben person is the biggest loss. Also if you suspect a scammer, set up another profile without a pic and contact that person and see if you get the same emails that you got. If they dont ask for a pic, scam. If they do and you send one, use a friends pic (with permission of course). Alot of them match almost word for word with a few things changed. The hardest thing about catching onto the scam is that sometimes it takes weeks or months for them to ask for money. It does not make sense because you dont think this person would invest all this time in emailing, messages, texting etc. for a laptop of a few hundred bucks but they will. In sales it is a matter of numbers, if you contact enought people someone will buy. So buyer beware and anyone with integity would never ask someone as a “man” they were in love with to help them with money. A true man makes sure he can take care of those around him. Love and caring to all my fellow scammees or almost scammees.
k Guys Frank Smith alive and well on Militarycupid,com Aged 51 from Hammond, Indiana USA says he is currently Deployed and in the field in Afghanistan and he is an Officer……… He contacted me tonight 13/11/11 and the email he is now using is calmcreator@live.com . So good luck in keeping him away
2nd One for Tonight
Bruce Colman still alive and kicking on Militarycupid.com also. He is Bruce Aged 60 from New Jersey USA but he is too STUPID to change HIS email address it is still brcc001@live.com.
So good luck everyone, Take Care and hope this helps someone out there
Subject: Hello
Good day my dear. I hope you enjoyed your day? I am pleased to meet you. My name is Frank Smith. I am an officer of the U.S. military in Afghanistan. I am a nice man, honest and caring man with a good sense of humor. I love meeting new people and their lifestyle. I like the new parts of the world, the tranquility of the sea, beautiful mountains and life has to offer. I love movies, reading books, listening to music, see the tears of God in the rain, dance, cooking .. but I can be as comfortable as at home ..Rolled with a good book by the fire with you by my side. I’m looking for a real and significant intimate relationship where there is love, passion and romance. I will be happy if you can write to me through this address (calmcreater@live.com)… or send me your e-mail so I can contact you and tell you more about myself and send you my photos. We hope to hear from each soon…Smith.
I’m Bruce Colman……I’m An Construction Engineer By profession..I do Travel twice in a year….I have a Sense of humour….I’m Caucasian……I live in Barrington in NJ ….I have a 18yrs old boy who stay’s with me..His name is Richard..I have been Widowed for the past 4yrs….so i am Highly interested in you…My email address is (brcc001@live.com) So i will like you to get back to me with your regular email address so that we can be able to continue over there and get to know each other very well..I don’t want you to worried about distance between us because i believe we both can solve things out together after getting to know more about each other and I also don’t want you to mind about our age different all we have to do is to if it a chance..So I’ll like you to kindly get back to me with your regular email address so that we can be able to get connected…I am A God Fearing man who goes to church regularly..i do not smoke neither drink nor take drugs…I Recite Poems and poetry for fun when i am less busy…
I know that there is no barrier too great for God, when He chooses to bring two people together, i am at a point in my life where i would always be honest with the chosen one
I look forward to hearing from you with anticipation.
It is better to try and fail than to give up and never know if you could have succeed.
Warmest Thoughts
Bruce Colman.
Hi Bruce
Nice to meet you but I only joined this site to talk to Aussie Soldiers and support them away from home. So good luck in your search. I certainly am NOT looking for a partner I don’t WANT one at the present moment. Thankyou anyway Jo
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Bruce 14 November 2011 3:11 AM Translate
Update on my scammers. I contacted OKCupid the website I met Ben_123@yahoo.com and thank God Okcupid responded. They blacklisted his IP address and took down all his profiles. Yes all his profiles associated with the IP Address. As it turns out many of the contacts over the last couple of months have been from him using different alias. The list of ID’s went on for three pages. He had contacted me on at least five different occassions. I guess he was trying to hit on the right pic that I would attracted to. So I can tell you if you meet a scammer report them to website that you meet them on and report them. You will be surprised at how many user ID’s they have. On one hand I felt stupid for responding but on the other hand, I realized he had been after me for weeks just under different ID’s. These people are predators and will keep up until they make a profile that fits with your personality because honest people are that want to meet someone put themselves out there. We had a 94% compatiabity rating. That is amazingly high. I still wonder who the picture is of on the site. It would be nice if there was a website where we could put pics of people who are having their face used by others. The person in the pics are clearly American and in uniform. I did try to get ahold of Ben Anderson from Delray Beach, Florida. I left one message on this person phone and after receiving my phone call, my guess is whoever listened to my message thinks I am crazy. But I am sure they will remember the phone call if they get any others.
I too was “courted” by Ben Anderson, claiming the usual. He posed as an Italian livin in London. Wife died in car crash (thera surprise) Asked for money- no way!! I am at the moment chatting to a Michael Gordon-italian living in Arizona, the requests for money have started- to help his son who is ill, to pay half towards a marriage certificate etc.He is very persistant but I am waiting to see what his next reason is before I hit him with being a scammer. I have 4 pics of him, and when you look closely- all different men!!
Sue Turnbull
Another thing that alerts me to scammers is they never have a webcam either it’s broken or they don’t have one.
ok i was scammed with this ben guy to everything fits please becareful i am glad my instincts kicked in i ask military questions and he did not know the answer i also have friends who are in the military and they cant find them, this guy did not ask for money it was the emotional thing that got me….
OMG I am so glad I read this – I am actually speaking with him now. We started about a week or so ago. He hasn’t asked for money or anything yet (not that i would have sent anything anyways) but now my guard is really up – lets see how far he goes LOL
People need to use common sense..if the online dater never shows themselves on webcam..it could be anyone..and if they ask for money..that’s a clear red flag…what more proof do you need..you don’t give out money to anyone who you have never met in person..Does anyone know a Lind Anthony Repetto..email:anthony.repetto40@yahoo.com
I believe he’s a scammer as well..I knew from the first email contact..there are just too many clear signs of scammers..people just ignore because they are lonely and want to believe in lies..
Hello, again is this a scam? Name: leona amani, nurse, 31, canadian, working for charity in nigeria, met through datingdirect.com – her profile is still there, we have been communicating for three weeks and was on the way to buy a ticket so she could visit england when involved in car crash. That was last thursday, no contact by email or website since but have been contacted by manager of hotel (mr kola exexutive hotel ilorin) and her doctor olosola johnson at trinity medical centre ado-ekiti. yes medical bills and payment have been mentioned – I asked if they had informed the consulate – conveniently her parents died in a car crash and she doesn’t want to worry her old aunt? sounds like a scam but everything seems to check out.
are u completely mad,all the other contacts u may have confirmed ie medical etc they are all part off the scam,just cos u checked out a few leads & they check out means nothing,these people are perfectionists at deception,dont send them anything,ever.
Dear Sue and Joanne,
Thank you both for posting what you have about Chris Irons, I to have also been a victim of his and well has some of his friends and this has been going since March 9, 2010. He also told me that he was God Fearing Man. He has never been abusive or nasty to me. But he has been very smooth talking. He even convinced me that he was going to marry me and I went and bought a set of wedding rings for us. And to this day he still contacts me through yahoo. I was told by other people that he was scamming me but to be honest when you are truly looking for love you will believe just about anything. Thanks to all of you again for your postings.
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MONICA
Today i was called by a lady who found my number by chance, we got chatting and realised we had been scammed by a man calling himself Ashely jefferson, Email, ashleyjefferson@hotmail.com also ashleyjeff66@gmail.com met him on Uniform dating, will ask you to send money to his FRIEND a Daniel o chucks in Nigeria……please please be warned, the lady i spoke to has sent him thousands of pounds and believe me he is a very good con artist. will say he is a sgt in the 9th marine corps currently serving in Afghanistan and has a son called joshua aged 6 years old and he is divorced!!!! I’m trying to get this information out to as many site as i can, as i did go on them looking for his name, when i didn’t find it i started to believe his lies, so i just want no more women to fall for this guy….if it’s to good to be true, then it’s a con!!!!