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

I have two guys that triyed getting money from me this year one oliver Jean from Malaysia he sent me photos of him and his daughter on WhatsApp then L.G Ron Deweese (chris)from Afghanistan Hangouts he also sent me photo of him and his daughter and him in his army uniform on Afghanistan soyol (ya ok) can you please send me your photos to see if it matches with mine thankyou i didnt give eather one of them my hard earned money please ladys dont you my daddy always said a great man will never ask his lady for money!!!!

It isn't so important what they supposedly look like. They steal photos off FB etc. Nor is the supposed name they use. Unless of course if you are reporting them to the police. Which is what I did. If you know a detective, (I do) ask him/her to look into the situation, when they have some time. They have connections to help them make a case. Save all the evidence that has been sent to you by your scammers. Conversations (texts), receipts, names of people on the receiving end of the transactions, pictures of receipts they sent to you, phone numbers of everyone involved,etc. Yes, every single one of them is working to control and scam every one they communicate with!!! That IS their REAL JOB. They are all LIARS. THIEVES. UNSCRUPULOUS. I saved all such evidence while I kept "James Barton" on my hook for more than a month. I told a dear friend about him after the first money transfer and she sent this site to me. She told me need to open a about the iTunes card scam and how they ask for money and your bank account numbers and/or how you need to open an account so I can cash the donations sent by check and then send. the cash to whoever he tells to send it to. The next receipt he forwarded to me was a German bank. I was not the intended receiver so it didn't work. It was over a thousand dollars and he blew it off like it was no problem. That's when I realized that the money transfers were likely stolen or hijacked somehow. He was so angry about not getting even a fifty dollars iTunes card. Oh the guilt trips he tried. Nope. In the meantime, I was copying and texting the detective. The English was atrocious. Phone number search shows he is using a number registered in the UK. similar sob stories. Similar love stories. All B*** S***. Every one should tell their friends. They will look out for you. Not the jerk trying to rob you blind. The warning on the handle of the Money Gram machine in a local drug store has a large warning sticker saying "Never send money to anyone that you don't REALLY know). If it feels off, it is. Protect yourself first. Always.

Yes, many people have told us about the stories the scammers tell. Here are some claims that come up again and again:  

• they work outside the US, or away from your home country
• they say they are successful engineers, or experts working on oil rig, or leading a medical or large international project
• their parents are dead, and their wives died in a tragic way
• they have a child who doesn't live with them, and is in boarding school or cared for by a nanny
• after you "meet," they have repeated work and personal emergencies, and need thousands of dollars. They claim you are the only person who they trust to help.
• They claim their personal bank and credit cards, and business bank, credit cards and line of credit won't solve the problem, or can't reach them fast enough.
• They insist that you wire them money, or receive money from a friend / colleague, and send them a money transfer.