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

R. Giovanni Mata. Supposed to be orthopedic surgeon working in Yemen. Abusive ex wife and small daughter. Immediately falls in love. Had gold in Ireland. Want money sent to his Attorney. Will make you beneficiary and give you share. Wants marriage. Any one heard of him. Sister is involved and cannot believe it’s a scam.

Beware of a man claiming to be John Herbert Matt born in Germany (no German accent) and lived in Texas and now working as building contractor in Istanbul, Turkey. He claims to be 55 yrs, widowed 8 years, with one son Phillipe-13 years who is living with family in Germany. Yes, he was instantly in love and I was his soulmate. He immediately needed money for his contract, followed by a medical emergency and need for money to pay that bill. Now he needs money to pay for a machine to complete his job. This guy is full of DRAMA. He has a close associate, James. Regretfully, I fell to the first two scams and sent money to Turkey to other persons on his request because he did no have an account in Turkey. He claimed he did not have an account in the US (he has a USA passport that he sent me a pic of). He claims to have an account in Germany, but his bank does not have branches in Turkey. He has his story solid. I'm done with the DRAMA and I'm moving on. I hope you all report your scammers and leave it in the past. I wish you happiness, joy, and love.

Beware of a man claiming to be John Herbert Matt born in Germany (no German accent) and lived in Texas and now working as building contractor in Istanbul, Turkey. He claims to be 55 yrs, widowed 8 years, with one son Phillipe-13 years who is living with family in Germany. Yes, he was instantly in love and I was his soulmate. He immediately needed money for his contract, followed by a medical emergency and need for money to pay that bill. Now he needs money to pay for a machine to complete his job. This guy is full of DRAMA. He has a close associate, James. Regretfully, I fell to the first two scams and sent money to Turkey to other persons on his request because he did no have an account in Turkey. He claimed he did not have an account in the US (he has a USA passport that he sent me a pic of). He claims to have an account in Germany, but his bank does not have branches in Turkey. He has his story solid. I'm done with the DRAMA and I'm moving on. I hope you all report your scammers and leave it in the past. I wish you happiness, joy, and love.

I recently started chatting with a guy named Dave Lucas on IG. He is extremely attractive. He asked me to start chatting with him on Hangouts. He told me he was born in South Africa and also lived in Chicago for 10 years and became a doctor. Said his dad died when he was 7 and his mom passed away recently. Said he is working for the UN as a doctor and is in Poland now. He said he has an 11-year-old daughter named Zoe who's off in school somewhere, and he is divorced. Claimed he is 40 years old. Said his wife cheated on him and that she is pregnant with another man's child. He professed his love for me way too fast. Now he is asking me to send him a Google gift card so he can pay for his wifi connection to talk to me and do his work projects. Says he is under contract with the UN and doesn't get paid until the contract is finished. Says the UN owns the house he lives in and the car he drives. I told him how he can go online and buy google cards himself then he tells me he has no credit card. I have spoken to him many times on hangouts by phone and once by video call. I also have several pictures of him. His user name on IG is dav_elucas. Does this story sound familiar to anyone? Has anyone had any dealings with him? He also has a very pronounced accent. Sounds kind of french to me but he said it is a South African accent. When he texts, his grammar and spelling are not so good.

Have you had contact with KOLE TINGLE? Tingle is not true last name. Usual story: Military, about to retire, oops, deployed to Turkey. Secret mission, widower with teen son. Kole is God-fearing, honest, good-looking, born in Ukraine, stationed in Texas, never calls, uses email or vidconference. Texts are rarely lengthy. Texts are indicative of a speaker of Eastern European speaker. Does not ask for gift cards. Is interested in cyber urgency. Won't reveal last name and is very secretive. Asks if you've eaten and if you are stressed. Immediately corrects typos.

This guy followed my plastic surgeon and approached me with a fake account and his name. I lost $4K donating to his charity via Paypal. Be aware. They can have any names with a familiar picture.

Hi, i have been dating a russian woman online for more than a year, i feel deeply oin love with her, i have no feeling that she is a scammer, because i once already have a video call with her, but for last 3 months a lost contact with her and suddenly she change her phone number, and i found it is very strange for me, i was suffer alot in last 3 months, when she come back she said she was in Hospital because of Corona, and now she lose her job and ask me to transfer some money to pay her accomodation, i feel sorry for her, and i am very confuse at this moment, i feel this bit scam, however my hearth says no, i don,t transfer any money yet and i feel she is bit upset of me, so what do you think ?

scrabble go is just full of the scammer. all bringing up a child because wife died or died in child birth. mega money. jobs out of this world.. but need someone to sot a money prob.. as if... if they in big buisness. they wouldnt. have this problem.. yes i have been scammed... most on oil rigs last drill before retiring. feel sorry for guy whos actual profile they have stolen too. it seem rife on scrabble go. i thought it was amusing at first always nice to be flattered. but this is a serious problem. it make you distrust everyone.

don't trust at all someone call trader_darrell in instagram. Actually all Darrells i saw there have similar profile...he change pictures after a season and block the people he made bussiness (with no winnings at all, just promises). Is a SCAM

I think I just met my first scammer His name is James Hudson Says he is a solar electrician Owns his own company James Solar He was very nice until I told him no I would not give him 1200 dollar for his daughters rent in Virginia

yes his wif died and he has a son and wants money to send his son so he can come home to me daddy is on an oil rig and does not have access to his bank for money then the lovin stuff poured in what a joke a new house car no need to worry when I get to you we will be a happy little family his son even emails me and calls me mom hahahahhahahaha

have you heard from rodger or Chris yet lol be careful

Hello, I am being romanced by a US Army Soldier named Ronald Saxe Johnson or Ronny Johnson. He says he is from Knoxville Tenn. Has anyone on here ran into him? Says he is deployed in Afghanistan. Thank you!

Anybody heard of Don Louis? Armenian-Scottish raised in Sweden, engineer, leading on a big electrical grid contract in Brazil, no social media presence because he's afraid of being kidnapped, wife recently deceased, no kids, not a single other relative in the world. His money is in an offshore bank, he forgot his password and has no access LOLOLOL. Needs the money to pay for supplies already received or else... Brazilian jail! Where he will get Covid! He'll kill himself if he doesn't get the money blah blah blah. Cries. Also goes by Frederic Diran. One of his many phone numbers is either Waterloo, Canada (unlikely) or Burkino Fasa. Associated with a fake company called FZA Industrial Services, fake CEO Frederic Z Alagueuzian, and Josh Streit (fake LinkedIn buddy).

Beware he’s a scammer from Ohio. He uses handouts to communicate. Also LaVonne Reardon Patty Reinhardt are probably being scammed too. Juanita Cook too. Ladies he’ll take everything you have. Don’t give him anything. He is an engineer supposedly in Gulf of Mexico working for island operations too.

Newest one, just different name, Maj Garry Williams in Afghanistan needs my help.

There were 2 guys who DM'ed me in my IG account yesterday and these morning. The 1st one was Chris Moore. He was supposedly in the US Army designated in Yemen for the "fighting terrorist war work" 2nd one was Jamil Lee from Malaysia who works as an electrical engineer in Texas. Both did have the same patterns. Dm'ed in IG, wanted to transfer to hangout (the 1st was unfortunately transferred at Hangout), told me that they were looking for true love and thinking of settling down soon, told me they wanted me to be a part of their life (sorry boys, no amount of sweet talk can make me budge that easily). They haven't asked me for any amount yet. But looking forward to blocking them...

Hi there, My sister, who now isn't speaking to me as I said this sounds like a scam and warned her against sending any money, messaged me with the following, would appreciate it if this indeed sounds like a scam and if anyone has had similar experiences- Is there any chance that you can try and get a loan through your bank to help me out. You will get the money back next week. This is gonna be a long story and you won’t even believe it But it’s true. I have met someone a while ago now and he is a pipeline engineer. Anyway he went for a job worth a lot of money in Malaysia he had to do a lot of presentations and finally got an interview we were both praying for him to get an interview so weeks went and then he told me he had got an interview for the work. It was my birthday that he had his first interview they got him a private jet then he had about two more interviews and got the job on the 8th June he was given two weeks to do it. Supposed to be complete on Monday. So he has been working and he messaged me and said I’m thinking I need to order some equipment so I’ve said order it then so you do t get delayed he’s ordered it and it took a few days to arrive so he’s gone to pick it up from customs and he thought he would have enough. He said 50,000 dollars they turned round and said he needs to pay for some excise about the virus. So he was short 20,000 he borrowed 16,000 from his lawyer in America Dollars and he needs 4,000 which is about £3700 in English pounds probably more it’s gone up 600 dollars because he didn’t have the money to pick it up. I’ve tried to get a loan can’t get one. Got nobody to ask. He’s got nobody to ask. He’s got no family just him and a daughter whose with a nanny. He said I can’t believe this and knowing how much I spent for the equipment he sent me the reciept nearly a million dollars for the equipment. He’s been messaging me saying that his reputation is gonna be ruined and he can’t face his workers and I’ve been literally in bits all week thinking I don’t know what to do. He got the contract and now he’s even saying things like he feels like dying and there’s no point he took ages to reply to me I thought he was dead I don’t even know if he’s ok now as it’s 7 hours in front of UK time . He said he will get the money for completing on Monday as that’s the deadline. I’ve thought of so many things he can do and he said he can’t he said the people at customs were being really awkward.

Has anyone been in touch with a Terry Peterson? That was my scammer.

Chris is a scammer from Ohio. Beware ladies he’ll melt Your heart

Collaro Matthew Wayne scam .. falls in love with herself .. makes an offer to get married .. gives a ring, makes general plans .. introduces parents .. buys things in our house .. then asked for money .. I always helped him .. i sent money through WesternUnion..sent money for food .. tickets .. car repair .. just for life. Lives in America .. now in Arizona Tucson.

I know that I have been conned by a lovely looking woman, her name was Ame grey Johnson. We stated talking in February this year 2020, was talking for a month. Then she told me she was working in Ghana I checked her out it seamed to be true but could not get back home to Canada as she says that is where she is from but she was running out of money and could I help her like a fool I did and gave her some money then she asked for some more and again I did, I now feel a right fool. We kept on talking again she asked for money by this time I was getting nervous about this, cut a very long story short. Some of the things she was telling me and all the lovely pictures of her ? Was starting to be the same from when we started to talk, then when she again started to ask for money again and when I said no more money she started to get very nasty and gave me a lot of insults. Please watch out for this woman she is dangerous keep away. I am no longer in contact with her, and have gave her no more money. Her name is Ame grey Johnson and she uses her son as a tool if she as one, his name is Nelson

Anyone heard of Frank Carter? Says he is a petroleum engineer, working in Alaska for Shell Oil. Says he originally Norwegian....Carter doesn’t sound Norwegian to me...

Anyone talking with any Algerians?

Giovanni Matteo. Doctor of orthopedic in Yemen. Daughter about 8. Crazy ex wife. Sister is writing him. Anyone know of this scammer ?

As anyone came a woman who goes by the name ame greyJohnson. She as just took me for some money, it lasted a couple of months, but she had ran out of story's and started to say the same things. One main thing she said that due to the virus she was stuck in Ghana and needed help, like a fool I did, no more, she is now blocked and deleted, she also uses her son Nelson if he is her son. Ame says she come from all over Canada but i had found she is from belleville, Canada have a contact in the UK. She made out that she loved me and promised everything if I help get to the UK. I never. She is now permanently blocked.

I have experienced that all are not scammer some are real but you guys should be careful

Words with friends. Don Christopher for one. Many scammers use words with friends . Want you to add them on hangouts. Sends you pictures, easy to find out if you search using Google image search.

The person always sends me this “Your smile lights up my entire spirit,Your laughter fills me with joy, and your mere presence will warm any room,I have no doubt you are the woman Heaven has made especially for me”. He said “I'm an independent Oil and Natural Gas Expert/Consultant, I focus mainly on renovation and relay of oil pipeline and gas tanks. I'm also a natural gas pipeline expert for consulting on pipeline restart, safety and regulations.” He goes by the name Ahmed Thompson in instagram and Sunny Day in Hangouts. He wanted to chat off of IG for some reason and the email address he provided got numbers and doesn’t even match his name. He’s apparently from Cleveland, Ohio and of Malaysian and Native American descent but he looks Korean. I already provided him my real email address before coming across this site. What’s the best thing to do now? Please help.

June 17, 2020 A man name Anton Niccolo, who works in NATO, said he will gonna come here to Toronto and meet me... he constantly texting me telling love sweet messages and for sure I got impress and I accepted him as my dating mate in POF and he asked me to go in Whatsapp. As days goes bye until June 17 came it was Wednesday he send me pictures snap shot arriving in the airport I thought its really true. But After a while he said to me that he had a problem in the Airport of Istanbul Turkey I asked WHAT??? HE SAID HIS MONEY IN HIS BAG HAD BEEN SEIZURE BY THE AIRPIRT EXAMINER AND THEY CONFISCATED HIS MONEY IN SHORT HE WANTED TO GET BACK HIS MONEY BY PAYING A FINE OF 2, 185.00 US DOLLAR AND HE ALSO ASK A FILIPINA LADY CONIEVANCE WITH HIS PLAN SO BOTH OF THEM WORK TOGETHER AGREED IN THEIR DECISION WAITING FOR ME TO SEND THE MONEY. AT THAT MOMENT BECAUSE HE GAVE ME ALL THE BANK INFORMATION FOR ME TO SEND THE MONEY THRU WESTERN UNION ALSO WHAT THE FILIPINA LADY WORKING IN THAT ISTANBUL AIRPORT. MY WISDOM AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD WHISPERS TO ME ITS SCAM SO I DELETED ALL HIS PICTURES EVEN THE SNAP SHOT OF THE PLANE WHICH IS NOT THE SAME TO HIS SCHEDULED PLANE HE HAD IN HIS FLIGHT. HE BOOKED THE HOTEL THAT IS CLOSED TO MY PLACE KNOWINGLY HE DID NOT PAID IT THE BOOKING I CALLED THE HOTEL RECEPTIONIST ASKING IF THEY HAD THE NAME BOOKED OF ANTON NICCOLO THEY SAID NOTHING WE CANNOT FIND THE NAME U ARE ASKUNG SO I DEFINITELY CONCLUDED IT WAS SCAM.

Please beware ladies, there is a scammer that was going by the name of Charles Luke, he said he owned Classified Gems out of California. He said he went to Turkey and then has been stuck there for a very long time. His story when you think about it is impossible. Now his name on Classified Gems is Thomas Patrick White his email is White patrick689 @ His phone number is listed on the website. This fake scammed me out of a lot of money. Please be where, he is very convincing.