Faking it — scammers’ tricks to steal your heart and money

As I read all the stories here most of them are the same man. Is there anything someone can do to trap this scammer?! Come on ladies, let’s do something about it.

Has anyone ever heard of Roland David? He started following my wife on instagram and has now started chatting with her on whatsapp, he claims to have a young son named Tino San in boarding school who is also messaging my wife using google hang outs and has started calling her mom! Soo many similarities with all these other stories! His first wife died in a car crash, second wife left him and his kid and moved to Germany, now he is working a pipeline job in south korea. His mother recently passed away and he has no contact with his father.

I met a person who is named Andrew Honk and I met him on an online dating site and I noticed that as soon as I contacted him, he immediately led me out of the dating site and wanted to chat in my personal email. This Andrew Honk is said to be a military doctor who has a son (they have even posted pictures of a tall white man and his son who is a small child). There was even one time wherein he sent a bullet shotted arm where he is said to have been wounded in war. I was really deceived by this scum. His email is andrewhook 66 @ gmail. com; If you encounter this email it is a scam. His voice is not even an american voice, its like a malay or arabic voice. Then as the time goes he immediately said that he was going to retire from the war, but he needed some beneficiary (fiance) to receive his big amount of money is USD. He immediately sent me a form to fill which is like a United Nations fillup form and he said that a security company named first freights have been said to send the money to me in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. He told me to bring 3650 USD for a charge fee before the security men will release the money. At first I thought that the so called charge fee would be deducted from the money the security money showed to me (it realy looked like fake money). They left immediately after they have realized that I have no money to bring. Then they started calling me in intervals but then my friend whom I called researched the company and it was found out to be a complete fraud and scam. I immediately checked out on the hotel the scammers arranged for me and booked a flight back home. I was happy nothing was taken away from me. I hope the information posted warns the public on scammers.

There's this guy who claims to be Richard Scott he's on Twitter and Instagram scottnation60 don't know how accurate he is

Has anyone had an experience with a Dr. Alvin Greg who is working in Nigeria.

Has anyone been corresponding with a man named Graham Baruch?

Been talking to supposedly the ROCK , this guy knows everything about the ROCK , calls himself DADDY asked for 40,000 for booking and. 5,000 for visitation forms had me wire money out and has been acamibg me with love romance met on Instagram , quickly went to whattsapp , loves her with in 1 weeks , real smooth talker, please contact me if this person is also contacting you , he won't share pic only what the real ROCK posts and will not talk on phone , has other people involved pretending to be his agents and assistants working for him, like I said really good scam ........

Hi, has anyone had contact with a female called Monique Ducham or a Marie Ducham. Surname could be Ducharm. Saying in Africa needing money, business, now saying in hospital? Have pictures to compare

Has anyone talked to a guy named KELLY Jack pretending to be deployed in Afghanistan

Anyone else have a Ryan Quinn.. supposed to be stationed at bagram Air Force base in Afghanistan .. is a seargent major, 40 yrs old..I have about 8 pictures of all the same man but I finally got an email that was usa.com and then I finally got a Skype attempt and when I Looked up the IP address it was Nigeria...in the month we chatted, didnt ask for a thing...but there were red flags...

What do we do when it wasn't internet fraud but a neighbor that spent eight months in jail showering me with words of love and assurances of a relationship with her? As embarrassing as it is to admit. She used my feelings for her and my l9ve for her three children to manipulate more than $4000 out of me and wrote me off like a bad check as soon as she was released.

So this is my experience with a Romantic Italian that I have encountered. He is a civil engineer, wife died in auto accident 5 years ago, son and mother live in Rome, Italy. His son is going to college in Italy to become a doctor. He claims to be an only child and has a cousin that he will send you photos of him and his cousin. He is 65, DOB 08/31/1954. Now let me tell you, I am a very educated intelligent woman and I got sucked up into his game. The first thing he will ask is if you can text via phone. So naturally I gave this man my cell phone number. The next step, and very quickly I might add is that he wants to Skype with you to see if you are a real person. This seems to be a way to make sure you are not getting Robo Scammed. That will be a very short encounter. Next he will almost always insist on using Skype.

continuing... This Italian man that goes by the name Richard Baron Francisco is a fraud. He knew how to hit the right buttons with me and got me to give him my home phone #, my heart and even my address. But worse than that, I gave him bits and pieces of information about my family and what I was doing this summer, (going on vaca and date) as well as all of my likes, dislikes financial status etc. Now the strange thing is, he NEVER asked for money or for me to give him anything. On the contrary, he offered to show me his bank account to prove to me he trusted me. He gave me his User ID/ PW and said log onto this link I gave you then tell me what you see. That was unnerving but again, I was under his spell. I looked, and he had $5.2 Million....Yes I said Million dollars in this account. This at first made me feel special but insignificant because I am not anywhere close to that tax bracket. My friends looked into this account and found its domain server is out of Nigeria. This is not good. Then I did a reverse photo look up on him and found that he has been on multiple sites and is followed by many. Not the story he was telling me. So please, I know we all are looking for that perfect man/woman but don't be fooled and suckered into it like I did. Fortunately I kept ALL the correspondents as well as pictures and the bank account info. I will be reporting him to the fraud division, and unfortunately he knows where I live, my phone numbers and when I will be gone. So people out there, if this happens to you, don't let your embarrassment stop you from telling the world or calling the fraud division or police. I have never felt so stupid, embarrassed, and empty. Once I told him I couldn't pick him up at the airport, yes he was planning on coming out here for a week, then you would not believe the nasty things he called me and said to me. One last thing, he uses God to get under you skin and to get you to trust. HE IS GOOD, that I will admit. If anyone would like copies of our conversations so you can get an accurate feel as to how he works just post on here for I will be viewing this to watch out for you. Now onto calling the police. Good day and don't let this turn you into a non-trusting person. Just be a little smarter/not like me, and check into things first.

Is there anywhere we can all share our photos of the scammers? Or a way to get in touch with each other? Maybe via email or a Facebook group?

My wife got involved in something like this what can happen to her

I have been talking to this guy from Ireland. He’s an engineer that says he lives in Florida. Has a daughter & is a widower. His wife died of breast cancer 3 years ago. He goes back home to Ireland for the holidays & then goes to Turkey in a contract. Wants money to get his stuff out of customs & then to pay taxes. His name is Jake Moran. He also uses name of William Moran. Uses profile of lovely_canice on Instagram. Anyone heard of him or been contacted by him?

My scammer is using the name of Harry Brayden. He 1st contacted me through Facebook and then Messenger. The photos were of a very handsome guy who claims to live in Madrid. He asked me to start communicating via Hangouts which I did. He claimed to be a civil engineer on his way to do a contract job in Nigeria. He said he has 2 boys and that his wife died during childbirth (the kid is now 3). Almost immediately he was sooo in love with me and wanted to marry me. Now he claims that his contract is finished but he’s stuck in Nigeria because he can’t access his bank account in Spain to pay the taxes to send his equipment back home. I’ve suspected for a long time that he is a scammer. Initially he asked me to buy an I-Tunes card for him to have better calling reception. I told him no right away and let him know that is not the purpose of an I-Tunes card. He is now asking for money to pay the shipping taxes and, of course, I told him no a million times. I let him know that I know for sure he is a lying scammer. Unfortunately, fell for his loving charm but not enough to send any money, gift cards or my phone number. Is anyone here being scammed by a Harry Brayden?

I am so grateful I found all of your posts. I was recently contacted through Instagram and did accept a request from a guy named Brian Houston who lives in New York with a son named Jeffery. Son is 16 years old and lives in a boarding school. Wife died. Right away he asked me to download Hangouts and In less than a week, he is professing his love despite not knowing me at all. He stated he is an underwater welder and works mostly on contracts in Brazil. Doesn’t talk much about despite being asked. He isn’t working now. Owns a ranch in New York and rides his horse there often. I am scared and embarrassed I have let my guard down. Has anyone heard this possible made up name?

me an my where split up she got scammed into the same exact thing what can happen to her help where scarred

Yes I was scammed by Robert Christopher white claims to be an engineer for Diamond offshore drilling USA making 6.5 million in a contract needed money for flights, fixing machine, itune cards, Google play cards gave him my life savings stating g he would pay me back and vanished block6me on hangouts no where to be found.....I even wired money thru 3rd parties..how do I find him to get my money back.....nade a lot of room promises

I think I just met one. He is Edward Frank, he said he is a US army deployed in Syria. Lost his wife some years ago with a son named Frank, 6y.o. He asked me to chat with him through g-chat as it is not safe much for him in IG. I gave my gmail (not linked to any of my online accounts and does not have my full name in it.) He sent me picture and asked me to send mine, which I did not do. After that I no longer heard anything from him. Much of my curiosity, I searched and it brought me here. I researched using the picture he sent me in g-chat (but not uploaded in his IG account) and I can now see two profile in IG, with the same face but different pictures and names. The picture he sent me is the profile pic of the other account I found. I want to know what he is up to but no message from him. He also has a tattoo in his arm which I think I read it in some of the comment here.

Re:: Smart girl, May 11, you and Kathy, Apr 27th I believed are being scammed by the same low.life loser , just different scenarios, Australia , think about it .

I am afraid I may be dealing with a scammer. He says he is a civil engineer working on a ship repairing old pipe line off the coast of Oregon. I can't find any reference to old pipeline off the coast. According to him he can't do selfiee he can't video chat he had to leave Id with port authority. He could take a picture of barcode for a bit coin address for an account he wanted me to send bitcoin to. I was stupid, which I usually am not. I gave him my bank account to put money in for the button. Some woman in Florida got bank money orders for 4700 dollars and deposited to my account. Now I wonder if she is being scammed. The bank held the funds for 8 days said possible fraud. He was very upset. Said what did you tell them? They asked me when I called about the hold if I knew the person who was depositing to my account. I said no. Met online. I never had a clue about romance scams. I had been on 2 days when he contacted me. As I am writing this I realize how much goes along with what I have read about scammers. Did been verified check on name, phone, email nothing comes up. Reverse pic look up. On several dating sites, different picture different name but same person, one is even on a gay porn site. No explanation except his computer was hacked. He had me by Amazon cards and send him photos, had me scratch the codes. They released the money after 8 days. I now wonder if he made the deposit good due to the fact he didn't expect the hold and to string me along. Oh he was crazy in love with me after a week. Promised to fly to meet me on the 31st when he gets off ship. He is retiring and wants to marry me. Calls me baby, baby girl, asked if I ate about for every meal and what 1 ate. Does call or most of the time text tell me to call him. There is more. Oh divorced, daughter in Canada. Raised by grandmother in Romania. Came to states when 22. Accent I can't place. Word he uses instead of fell asleep but can't remember it. I think after all my questions and me calling him a scammer, he is only still in touch with me because I still have 2000 dollars of his money. He wants to give me an account number to deposit to. I want to stall as long as I can see if I can find out more. Tried to find out if port authority holds your I'd. He goes by Stanley Colin. Want to believe him but gut tells me no matter how sweet he talks it's not real. Sorry to write a book. Be careful Ladies. Red Flag? Let go as soon as that first little voice says something is wrong. I have been widowed a little over a year. We seem to be prime target. I am 65.

Just in this last week a man by the name of Mark Robert sent me a message through Instagram I too thought it legitimate as its not a dating site, claimed he was an oil engineer, in Turkey now 2-3 months, from Florida, 12 yr old daughter, Amy in boarding school. Claims his wife left him, for another man and then she died of a heart attack. Started on personal details how he wants to love again marry again, shared photos with me, saw my child as I thought it was all legitimate. Told me to join a google chat app (it was a green in colour icon, blank on the name at present) so he could talk to you at work. Only could talk certain times. I was starting to believe it but I started to ask some more personal details about family and his daughter and he'd go quiet. I feel so stupid to tell him so much about my personal life, feel violated and gullible. Sent pics of him and his daughter on motorbike. On Instagram he's under mark616666 and markRobert. Please be aware.

Does anyone knows this michael dickson?claiming hes a oil rig contractor marine engineer in an offshore sea company...that hes a widow and he has a 16year old son...when i asked him to video call he said for security reason.and ask me whith whatsup accoubt..i gave him my number so we can chat there..i met him online via tango...then as i researched him in facebook i found he have differnt name and in romania where he told me hes in spain i keep on asking him and he keep insisting hes not the person.that i should forget that man...now hes saying he have an emergency with his son and the company hold their salary and cant send money to his son...i checked his whatsup number and the directory came from nigeria....do you think hes a scam?....

Has anyone met one with the name Gary Lewis Miner from Alabama? Says he's an engineer and working in Malaysia to finish a contract.