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    Re: Sweetheart Scammer or did this really hot person pick me above all others?

    And some "person" will read past the first sentence...

    Would this person of the photograph be saying those things - NO - but the criminal behind those words would just to get your money. Not your love, not your children, not your friendship but your heart and your money. Oh, if only people would listen to reality.
    Don't get ripped off!! Stay informed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by scratchycat View Post
    And some "person" will read past the first sentence...

    Would this person of the photograph be saying those things - NO - but the criminal behind those words would just to get your money. Not your love, not your children, not your friendship but your heart and your money. Oh, if only people would listen to reality.
    The comments of those approached run the gambit to be sure. Still, as I have mentioned in other places I am mystified by the steadfastness of victims in many of these schemes to avoid reality.

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    Oh goodie, another business proposal...

    SCAMMER benjamindebrah2@hotmail.com

    Hello My Good Friend

    I am sorry to contact you unannounced through this medium. I am Mr.Benjamin Debrah I work with Barclays bank Accrra Ghana . I write you this proposal in good faith hoping that I will rely on you .In 2006, one Mr.Daniel country in his file as his place of origin, made a fixed deposit for 36 calendar months, valued at $18,400,000.00 with my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the position of Manager Director now. The maturity date for this deposit contract was 16th of January 2009. Unfortunately, while on a business trip ,he died in a deadly earthquake that occurred on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province of China which killed at least 68,000 people.

    Since the last quarter of 2009 until today,the management of Barclay's bank have been finding a means to reach him so as ascertain if he will want to roll over the Deposit or have the contract sum withdraw .Since September 2009,when I discovered that this will happen , I learnt of his death ,so I have tried to think up a procedure to preserve this fund and use the proceed for charity .

    Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr Daniel is now late, they will corner the funds for themselves. Therefore, I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to benefit from his fund at his death since you have the same name, so that my bank head quarters will pay the funds to you. I have done enough inside bank arrangement and you only have to put in your details into the information network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin.

    I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both parties My share will assist me to start a charity organization to help the poor and also own a company which has been my dream.
    Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information as TOP SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response strictly through my personal email address,benjamindebrah2@hotmail.com or send me your email address for more details.Have a nice day,and may GOD bless you.
    Best regards,

    MR. Benjamin Debrah
    benjamindebrah2@hotmail.com

    benjaminde12 dear friend please i apologize using this medium to reach you th

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    "It's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time." Bernie Madoff
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    SCAMMER alibabu10@yahoo.com

    I am 419% positive I have at least written about this photo before, many meetings I have assumed a similar pose.


    From: victorrichard
    Date: 2013-11-01 04:24 AM
    Subject: transaction business

    Dear Friend,

    I am contacting you to assist me in a fund transfer of $5.7 Million, into your personal bank account for our benefit, this transaction is confidential and we MUST remain fiducially in all our dealings since I cannot execute this opportunity alone without the surport of a foreigner. This is in line with the Laws governing my Bank and that is why I have contacted you in this manner.

    For your role in assisting me actualize this opportunity, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum while 70% will be for me. However, what I need is your maximum cooperation and to provide a valid bank account where my bank will transfer this fund for our benefit. By indicating your interest on assurance of trust I will send you the full details and how this business will be executed and your urgent response to this proposal will be highly appreciated. contact me via my private Email address alibabu10@yahoo.com



    Best regards,
    Mr.Babu Ali

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    SCAMMER luckyc_dave@yahoo.com

    I could have sworn that I did this one before, so if it is duplicate, still a scammer.


    From: Davelove123423
    Date: 2013-10-18 09:23 AM
    Subject: Good morning

    Good morning,
    How was your night and how is your morning getting?I'm Dave 60yrs widow with no child,I really like your profile and would like to get to know you more and better if you don't mind....Take care and waiting to hear from you real soon
    Dave

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    SCAMMER richardcarter182@yahoo.com

    Too bad, my pretendy old lady luvs a man bustin out of his plaid...

    Richardwant48 cooking, dancing, going ot with friend to beach, i like swimming,
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    From: Richardwant48
    Date: 2013-10-11 02:58 AM
    Subject: Hi There

    Hi, how are you doing today? I hope you have a nice day? You have a nice profile and i will like to know you more better, it seems we are both seeking for the same thing, Let get to know each other more better and start with a friendship, do you use yahoo IM or gmail so that we can pick up some chat and share pictures, My name is Richard, what about you?
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    Never heard back from this one. But as always, if asked for money you have an answer.

    From: williamsJ
    Date: 2013-10-11 07:42 AM
    Subject: hi

    hey, can we have some chat now?

    williamsJ i am looking for nice people to share love and experiences about life.

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    "It's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time." Bernie Madoff
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    "It's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time." Bernie Madoff
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    On this one the scammers photo shopped a name tag, but were too stupid to do it correctly. There is a link to the real solider whose photo is being used by scammers below. And for what its worth, most of these men and women, and the military know their photos are being used by criminals. Since they have real families and real lives trying to "make contact" is a fools errand, and can be downright harmful. If you want to report this sort of thing, either do it thorough

    Army CID http://www.cid.army.mil/reportacrime.html

    Or IC# https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx


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    Am blah blah blah, engineer and wants to make me warm.. LOL get some sleeves first unless we are going to change the oil on our first date.


    From: makinswitluv
    Date: 2013-10-21 01:28 PM
    Subject: hello

    i want to be the one to make you warm when you are cold

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    "It's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time." Bernie Madoff
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    Re: Sweetheart Scammer or did this really hot person pick me above all others?

    This picture shows up on a few dating sites, the opening line has been used by another scammer word for word.

    My name is Hank Watson ,I came across your profile and just thought i do say, "hi". I like your description of what you are looking for in a partner. I am creative and artistic, sensitive with a good sense of humor, quick witted friendly and energetic.

    I signed into this site to find someone honest, caring, understanding and someone that has a good sense of humor.Someone not to have a fling or temporary relationship with but a forever lasting one,Starting with friendship first that will lead to something greater. I am new to this on-line dating services.willing and able to venture forth on a journey that will leave the past behind while preserving the best memories.


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    I read through your profile, it warmed my heart.You look so cute, decent and calm. I am interested in getting to know you,Really hope to made an impression in you, Do view my profile if you will find it interesting.

    HANKSMOTH aerobics, antiques, baseball, basketball, beaches, coffee and conversa

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    SCAMMER steve.a007@yahoo.com

    51???? And, what will he do with the "lucky one" on their first date???

    how are you doing hnpe you are doing great, am steve, am from california, am an automobile engineer. u luke good and am intrested in you. please tell me about your self my pretty baby.


    Steve007 basket ball, beach, dancin, football., hip hop, partyin, singin, swimmi

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    From: samson513
    Date: 2013-10-31 03:09 AM
    Subject: HELLO
    SCAMMER davidkelly513@yahoo.com

    Irish Native American, and does not want me to waste his time??

    Incidentally:

    Irish character actor David Kelly dies at 82 - Yahoo News


    Hello dear, How are you doing today and how is life and your work going i hope all is fine?Thank God for that. Anyway this is just little about me I am David kelly , from (New York) self employed and currently..Its yrs since i got Divorced. Im Irish native American..,Catholic by birth.........I am looking for a partner to possibly develop a Serious Relationship with.A woman who could appreciate my soul qualities, who could take interest in my feelings and wishes.I really would like to know more about you if you are here for somthing Serious but If you are into playing games do not even send me a message. Please do not waste your time and mine, I am a Christian and I put all my faith in God above all other things. I so much love nature and its creativity.I'm hoping you would be a like minded partner to share life with.Im gonna stop here you can get me from (davidkelly513@yahoo.com)and will be expecting to hear from you have a nice day and take good care of your self bye for now.

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    SCAMMER tonysamson07@yahoo.com

    From: gentlelover07
    Date: 2013-10-31 06:43 AM
    Subject: hi

    How are you doing? i read your profile, Its very Lovely and Awesome. I will like to know more about a woman Like you, My name is Tony,am an Engineer divorced and i have a son, I Just wanted to know where this will lead to.. Well I am a Honest,Kind,Caring,Loyal,truthfull and God fearing Person, I am here hoping to meet my soulmate,I am Looking for a serious and Long term relationship, and I will Like to know More about a woman like you and will love to share pics as well so write me at tonysamson07@yahoo.com and lets see how things go..hope to hear from you there.
    Tony


    gentlelover07 and at the same time, he most be responsible. someone with whom i
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    Re: Sweetheart Scammer or did this really hot person pick me above all others?

    This profile is under maintenance. Free Online Dating at FishMeetFish.com - Meet Available Singles Online

    A while back I chatted with someone who claimed to be in school and just looking for a friend. And over on Facebook in the past have had the odd friend in similar disadvantaged areas of the world. Discussions turned to requests for money or other items. Hell, I recently stopped to help a guy carrying a gas can on the highway. They all have sad stories, if you send them money or whatever do it with the expectation that you are never going to see a return.

    So if you get something like this, you are not alone.

    Hi sweety my name is celestine, im 29, from Anambra state nigeria. Im single and seriously searching and i wish to marry an american girl. I need your help to find me a decent and matured girl to be my soulmate. I need this help from u because u re like a mother to me and u know much about marriage.
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    Hi sweety my name is celestine, im 29, from Anambra state nigeria. Im single and seriously searching and i wish to marry an american girl. I need your help to find me a decent and matured girl to be my soulmate. I need this help from u because u re like a mother to me and u know much about marriage.

    Celestine, doesn't that sound like a female name?? I just love this soul mate stuff and "like a mother". When people sign up on this dating sites, they are just asking for trouble and others are giving it to them by the millions. Thanks for your continued efforts (which are paying off) Ribshaw, I can see some of it in FB and there are many being helped by doing online searches. Some listen, some don't but it is worth the effort.
    Don't get ripped off!! Stay informed!

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    Some updates on images of soldiers being used by scammers.

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    Stolen photos of solider "Miller", I believe there are two photo shop fails on his profiles as well. Six followers is a little distrubing.

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004713397220

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    And when I googled another profile picture I found this. http://hallo-sunshine-hallo-pretty.de/Facebookfotos.htm

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    I got a very long email with a bunch of profiles, a lot of which I read as blah blah blah. BUT the woman who sent them was asked to send nude photos and then have webcam sex by the person who set up one of the profiles. According to the email there was a blackmail attempt. I have no way to verify the story, and as such will not post the profile. In looking through the email, there were a few profiles that jumped out as stolen photos being used by scammers.


    I had previously received an email from Felicia Tape myself, from another site though. Interesting she has a bunch of friends on Facebook if anyone sees anyone they know might want to give them the heads up.
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    SCAMMER feliciatape@gmail.com
    Well used photo by scammers, writing is pretty good in letter.

    Felicia Tape

    11:46 AM (10 hours ago)

    to me
    How are you doing today,

    I hope this find you well wherever you are and I decided to write you now i am to tell you little about me and also hope to know more about you too before moving forward or exchange of num #...Am happy to meet you and i believe this could be a blessing to me because i love the little i saw on your profile at sit and am happy that i can also find someone with a Good heart, I will love to get in touch as friendship and also starting up with our commons well good that you can read and Understand me, though i am a Gentle lady with good heart and intentions, I really do believe in GOD so much and in Trust , Honesty ,understanding and love is the foundation of a strong relationship and I will like us to build all these in this friendship we are about to start cos without all this, a relationship can not go no where and God must also be included cos he is the reason why we are alive today I hope you understand what i mean.

    I also believe with time every thing will get well with us in sharing our commons together here by voicing our feeling out to each other.yes i do and with time all things are possible with God.I do care so much and i will be looking forward to hear back from you soon cos who knows we may have more in common than we know.

    Feel free to write back anytime,to me i love a long conversation.Why Some say's I am a fool for seeking love...I say a fool is one who does not seek it but i will love to see the caring and kind man to prove this wrong for having more believe that real love and God fearing men are out there.

    Kisses,
    Felicia cares.

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    To Lisa, everything about Glen was charming – the way he said he loved her and the way he texted her at the same time each day. But the sweet, smooth-talking Army lieutenant she thought she was falling in love with had a secret – one that would cost Lisa about $8,000.

    Lisa, who asked that her last name not be used, is one of dozens of North Carolinians who have fallen victim in recent years to online scammers who promise love but leave their victims heartbroken and, sometimes, broke.

    “It’s awful. It’s just awful,” Lisa said. “It’s got to stop. Somehow, it’s go to stop.”

    Since 2011, the North Carolina Attorney General’s office has heard from 70 victims who've lost a total of $3.6 million. This year, at least 17 victims have come forward, claiming they’ve lost nearly $700,000 combined.

    Most of the victims are women and, on average, in their early 60s, according to statistics from the Attorney General’s office. A 75-year-old Davidson County woman reported losing the largest sum of money in recent years. The Attorney General’s records show she sent an online love interest about $1.3 million.

    FBI officials say scams like these – often called romance or Casanova scams – make up more than 10 percent of all financial losses in the U.S. Experts say all it takes to be a victim is an email address and a willingness to be in a relationship.
    ‘I believed him’

    Lisa says she was ready be in a relationship with Glen, who contacted her in an online dating forum last fall and wrote, “Text me sometime.” Lisa says she checked out his profile and thought, “Wow, cute,” when she first saw his picture. He told her he was an Army lieutenant serving in Afghanistan and would be retiring soon. They started texting right away.

    The two sent instant messages back and forth for more than a month when, at the end of November, Glen wrote to say that he had been shot in the leg and needed medicine.

    “I don’t know (anything) about the military,” Lisa said. “I said, ‘Well, what do you need?’ And he said, ‘$300.’ I was like, ‘Ohh, hmm … I don’t know about that.’”

    She checked out his story and found that "there was a patrolman there that did get shot," she said. After she finally agreed to help, Glen instructed Lisa to send the money to an agent in Nigeria, where all military money is sent, he explained.

    “I didn’t know (any) better,” Lisa said. “I believed him.”

    One month later, Glen needed Lisa’s help again – this time, $100 for pain medication. Two months later, in February, he asked for more money – $100 to help him come home. Lisa says she received flight schedules and emails, making her believe his story.

    Despite his repeated requests for money, Lisa says she continued to correspond with Glen and even opened a bank account for him for when he returned home because he promised he would be with her in North Carolina. She deposited $25 but closed the account after the bank detected fraudulent activity, she said.

    Then, in June, Lisa says Glen somehow got her bank information. When she questioned him, he explained, “I’ve got my ways,” and told her to check her account. There, she found $6,000, which didn’t belong to her. Glen instructed her to withdraw the money and send it to him. Before she could, her bank alerted her.

    “It was like somebody had put (the money) in and snatched it out, along with everything else, and I was showing $2,000 negative,” she said.

    Little by little, Lisa says, she sent Glen $100 here, $110 there for items such as immigration payments and passports costs, all in an effort to get him to come to North Carolina and be with her. The most money she sent at one time, she says, was $1,500 for Glen's plane ticket home when he texted and said he was finally coming to be with her.

    Lisa says their relationship came crumbling down in August when she went to the Fayetteville Regional Airport to pick him up and instead got a message saying he was being sent back to Georgia to get his passport stamped.

    “I said, ‘You’re not doing this to me anymore,’” Lisa recalled. “I was done with his scam, done with everything, and he still asked me for $80.”

    Now, one year after meeting Glen online, Lisa says she is struggling financially and emotionally. She says she is in debt and that the fraud has impacted her credit and bank account. She has also received threats from the man she once knew as Glen.

    “Your family will help you cry soon when you are being carried inside your grave,” he texted. “Just watch your back. I have a bullet waiting to stick in your brain.”
    Doctors, lawyers, CEOs being scammed

    None of the victims the 5 On Your Side team spoke with ever thought it could happen to them. They said they couldn't imagine how they allowed themselves to be lured to the point that they willingly gave up tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars. They all shared the convincing ways con artists romanced them, little by little over months and months.

    Barb Sluppick knows the stories well. She runs RomanceScams.org, a counseling website for victims, with 20,000 members, both men and women.

    “I have a couple victims that have lost a million,” Sluppick said. “We have doctors, we have lawyers, we have CEOs of companies. We have people you never dream in a million years are being scammed.”

    The state Attorney General’s office says most of the scammers are from Nigeria and simply fish until they find their victim, using photos, like the one used to represent "Glen," that they steal from websites.

    The same photo of "Glen" has also been used to represent “John McGregory” and “Cecil Wolfsburg” in other scams. The names keep changing, but the picture, the words and the promises used to seduce the victims stay the same.

    “By the time it reaches the point where you’re sending money, you feel like you know that person,” Sluppick said.

    Lisa says she felt she knew Glen, despite the red flags in their relationship. His lovey-dovey words have now been washed away by the harsh reality that Lisa will likely never get her $8,000 back.

    “When I think about that stuff, I’m like, ‘You're such an idiot.’ I just tell myself, ‘God, you're such an idiot,’” Lisa said. "I wanted to run my car into the back of an 18-wheeler ... I seriously thought about suicide, I really did, but I could never do anything like that."

    The 5 On Your Side team tracked down the man in the picture, whose real name is Cecil, not Glen. Cecil, who is in the Army and was stationed at Fort Bragg, says his picture was hijacked years ago and he has been dealing with the fallout ever since.

    He says women call him all the time, angry about what happened to them, and he tries to explain that he was not the one texting them. He even reached out to his military commanders, who told him there's nothing they can do because the scam is so large.

    Experts say scammers often shape their identities based on the information provided in potential victim profiles. After the victim recognizes that he or she has been scammed and ceases contact with the scammer, the victim may be contacted by a phony detective or private investigator offering services to track down the scammer, for a fee – in another attempt to perpetuate the scam.

    Reporter: Monica Laliberte
    Photographer: David McCorkle
    Producers: Jenn Sorber Smith, George Leggett
    Web Editor: Kelly Hinchcliffe

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    It is a simple as saying that people who need money are always a hassle. If you meet them on a dating site, they are scamming you, no matter how good the reason.



    SASKATOON – A Saskatoon woman has been defrauded of her life savings after becoming caught up in an online dating scam.

    The 47-year-old known only as Maxine says she met a man by the name of Gary King on a dating website.

    He sent a photo of himself saying he was a Canadian citizen working overseas in Nigeria.

    “It started communicating with emails but after a few days it progressed to us exchanging phone numbers and chatting on the phone,” said Maxine.

    “I thought I was in a relationship with this person, you know I thought he was coming home to Canada,” she added.

    He began asking for money, starting with small amounts that grew.

    She says he always had a legitimate reason for needing the cash.


    After four months Maxine had lost her life savings of more than $8,000. It was then she realized she was being scammed.

    Not only did she lose the money, her credit rating was also affected.

    “I’m feeling anger more than sadness, finances are a big strain for me now,” she said.

    Maxine isn’t alone. Saskatoon widow Gilda Hamilton appeared on the Dr Phil show last week after losing close to $200,000 in a similar romance scam.

    Saskatoon Police Economic Crimes Staff Sergeant Keith Briant says it’s a scam that has victimized several woman in Saskatoon.

    “These frauds in particular are generally the biggest money fraud, money leaving Saskatoon is huge at this point because of matters of the heart,” he said.

    “In the last six months I think I’ve seen maybe four or five of them,” he added.

    Briant says it’s almost impossible to track down the culprits who operate overseas and people simply need to be more aware.

    “There are people out there that are willing to take advantage of other people’s loneliness, their situations to take as much money as quickly as they can,” he said.

    Maxine knows she won’t get her money back but wants to warn others.

    “I’m angry and I wouldn’t want this to happen to anybody else,” she said.

    Maxine says she’s not stupid, she’s seen people scammed before but like so many others she was blinded by the potential for love.


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    SCAMMER sarah.rasheed1998@gmail.com

    So this is a charity scam. I am dying, I have a huge sum of money and I want you to have it if you promise to use some of it to do good. Of course before you can get this money you will be hit up with fees upon fees. And there never will be a pay off. I found 6 Facebook pages that I THINK may be related. It is a picture of a woman in a hospital bed, and claims to work at charity. Am not 100%, but that is a typical MO for these scumbags, take a picture of actual sick or even deceased people and pretend.



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    Dear am Mrs. Sarah from UAE i read your profile and will like to know you more because i have very important issue i want to discuss with you concerning a great charity project, if you can send me your email address and i will write you in details or write me through sarah.rasheed1998at g mail dot com so i will fully details you about this project

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