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

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I believe I’m being scammed by a Dennis Park, said he’s in Scotland working on an oil rig as an engineer, from Phoenix Arizona, he’s never asked me for money used my name in the beginning but doesn’t anymore. Wants me to open a checking acct so he can wire money to it then I transfer it to another acct. Swapped phone numbers can’t find him anywhere on google but his number pops up from Texas, (said it’s a landline,)he says he’s using a satellite phone so he can’t call and can’t FaceTime. Asked questions which he answers. So beware of this character

Wondering if there is a name, Laura Sabina that is a known scammer.

has anyone heard of a wayne conor a orthopedic surgeon working with the military in Afghanistan and stays in Edinburgh and calefonia.

Oh my goodness! I just been scammed I feel so stupid Fool! Anybody Encounter by the name of Thomas Gate? A widower, freelance engineer etc. Scammers are so real and very cunning! I learned a lesson big time! He’s probably reading this but hey “you will reap what you sow” maybe not now but later. I knew that there’s something fishy going on but you really played well in my emotions. Glad my God never allow it to happen! Please, be wise you guys! I once fooled, twice never!

It happened to me as well , the problem I sent my private contents . To a scammer on Instagram . I’m so scared , my fear is he can use to create another account with my pictures and send my private content , how can I handle this situation. I’m feeling so worried . As soon as I blocked he contacted by email , for now he hasn’t blackmailed . But I’m In fear

I think they know we can't share pics. I just ended a 8 month scam relationship tonight. A bit different story. I'm a smart person. Preached against this and I got reeled in like a big catch. I'm out money. That says I'm getting it back.lol right.mine was gregorysteven. I have his real.name? Don't think so.lol it's late. I would loved to share more at another time. I'm unhookec.

Can photos be uploaded to check for scammers?

I have had this too, I'm from the UK and had a supposed US army soldier serving in Kabul start to message through Scrabble game, asked to message through Hangouts and sent me photos of himself in army uniform. Wife dies 5 years ago in car accident, no other family. His name is Fredrick Carlson and he wanted me to keep all his belongings, army documents, jewllery, precious stones!! safe for him. I ended the chat there and then.

I have went with this man named Jim Derrick for 2 years , I spent all my worth for him because I was foolish from his stories which need money all the times, I'm nearly being bankrupt, now still can see different pictures & accounts of this name on FB, just want to tell other beware for this guy I really didn't know how to explain why I was on & on to believe it, maybe I really loved him & try to hope that will be real! He said be self employed engineer Jim Derrick Construction Company from UK, I sent him money by different people accounts, I really as a completed foolish woman Sometimes I want going for suicide but I need to take care my dogs, now only way is to work harding & settle all my loans! Please beware any relationship from internet because never seen & disappeared

Beware of Gilbert Joshua. Met via innocent game of Wordwars. Three days in, he nearly had me hook line and sinker, chatting on hangouts, £100 down on a steam card and I quickly backed away, blocking him on hangouts and the game. He sent nasty messages via the email connected to game. I said I had reported him and heard nothing. I think he tried to contact me today on another site by a different name but I just ignored him. Be vigilant everyone.

Has anyone heard of a Jamie Roberts from E Orange, New Jersey? He is 57, supposedly a geologist with a 15 year old daughter, Lisa. Met him on Tagged; says he is new (like 3 weeks). I am trying to discern if he is a scammer. He has not asked for money; we have been corresponding for around 2 weeks now.

I think my mom is being scammed, asking me for money to send to get him out of syria? can police help with any of this?

Hello I’m just wondering if anyone can help me. So my mum has left my stepdad for another man but the person seems really suspicious all she will tell us is his name is James and he owns his own vaccine company. She has mentioned that right now he is in Turkey for work and wants her to fly out on her own to meet him there. We all feel it’s unsafe and worrying. I have a photo but no last name if anyone has had a similar experience please let me know if you have

Has anyone had contact with a woman named Charity Ansah? She is scamming my brother and I can’t get him to let go. She is “stuck” in Ghana with 3 trunks of gold bars. This has been going on for 2 years. They are now asking him to open a bank account, give them the numbers and then he is to wire it to her. Her uncle is Don Sanders and he can’t help because he is in Switzerland. My brother has no money and is a broken human being. I am so mad, but I can’t get him to believe me. He has also been forwarding money through the cash app

Has anyone had any contact with a guy named Eric Donaldson? Turned on the "I love You" early on. Talked marriage. Unfortunately I fell for him. Then he suddenly had to leave the country for work. 5 weeks ago. Hit me up for money..which I gave. Now can't get back in the country due to his goods he went over there to get being held up in customs. Says he owes a large sum of taxes. I was waiting on him to ask me and he finally did with a sob storey. I have pictures if anyone would want to see them. I asked him for a selfie and he got angry saying he shouldn't habe to prove himself like that and I don't trust him. No more money from me.

I don’t know if I’m being scammed or real deal. I’ve done some research of this guys job of oil rig out of the coast of California and he is from New York. Phillip Daniels. Age 40. One daughter who is 21. I meet him playing a game of scrabble, I wasn’t looking for a relationship he started chatting with me and things went fast from there on out I told him wanted to go slow but it just happens to move fast. He told me one time he lost his cc and wallet. Then he tells me a few weeks after he lost his wallet that a machine on a oil rig had Broke and he’s a contractor on the rig and if he doesn’t pay for It he will be terminated. It costs 3,500$ cash only and mailed to a certain address that he gave me and the address is in Baltimore. When I told him that I didn’t have the cash he got so mad at me and told me that I’m the only one that can get it for him since he is in middle of the ocean and doesn’t have access to his bank account. He says I have until this Tuesday to send the money or he will loose his job. I’m so conflicted. He also said the other way was to get google play cards and that “ his boss “ knows how to get the money out of them. The way he talks to me he’s like a normal “ friend “ but I’ve never seen this guy in person in my life. He says we will meet after he’s out of the rig.....

Anyone heard of Jack Freedom, who is in Tripoli? He has sent pictures of a man and a dog.

Does anyone knows a guy from Instagram called Phillips Roland? He lives in London, first said he was an accountant and then said he was a civil engineer, he claims to be 37, divorced and has an African American daughter. He is white, blue eyes and blond hair. It looks like a scammer.

Any lady been contacted by a Kelvin or Kevin Clark posing to be in Yemen?

I joined POF a few weeks ago. Has anyone been scammed by a man going by the name of Joshua Miller? How about a man going by the name of Miller Waltz?

My “scammer” is Cole Williams. A US Marine in Afghanistan. It’s not proven but I suspect it.

Talking to a guy on hangouts and now he wants me to open a bank account in my name for him. He has threatened me to come and do harm to me. I don't want to do it .please help me Give me some advice

I have also this kind of expetience, two of them are asking itunes gift card and amazon gift card, amazon, they were both "military " man, the one is active in service I dont know if it is true, both of them are proposing me to be their wife, thats the time i search th truth of this

Just to share with all the ladies, met someone over at OkCupid and switched the chat over Viber. And boy was he a sweet talker and I the convos were interesting and he was very spontaneous. Similar plots like the rest here. Oil rig engineer in Cape Town. Lives in LA. Has a son named Jack. Brokenhearted from a 14-year relationship with model girlfriend. Has his apartment rented and can get irked when you doubt his identity. He also mentions honesty and doesnt want his heart played. Pressuring me to take the connection to the next level but I was really not into it coz I was sensing was off. And because you dont crank romance just like that. Anyway, things got weirded out when he wanted to borrow money the other day to fix bank troubles.. Good thing, I am a good researcher and found out that he has been using pics of an Italian model/ dancers.. So in case you stumble upon this man with a very big voice and a bit of think accent. Just be careful. He goes under name Charles TImbertop in FB. And he said his name is Charles Kadaver at first then corrected it and said Charles Devante. Great talker. Smooth operator. Please dont fall for this person. If anyone encountered him, please let me know so we can exchange notes. Thanks

Hi all hope you are all keeping safe. My story began in March met a guy on Instagram US army soldier i had only just downloaded it to follow my favourite band and he popped up with a message had nice conversations told me his girlfriend left him and married someone else and was rather distraught but wanted to move on. He was also part Belgium in nationality. We texted on Whats App for a while he then started to phone me and i could not really understand him he put it down to his Belgium accent so thought nothing of it he asked me everything about my life what i liked etc. He then told me how much he loved me and wanted to meet me dont get me wrong i was smitten. I was still concerned about his accent and told him numerous times that i did not understand him and to speak slowly. One day he asked me for money i said no as i did not have the funds so i started to investigate abit further. The next time he phoned i confronted him and he told me yes he was a scammer and from Nigeria he sent me his picture so i flipped at him over the phone and gave him a good telling off and hung up on him and blocked him. A minute or 2 later he phoned from another number and he was crying on the phone saying he was so sorry but he had fallen in love with me and that he would not do it again as he knew he had hurt me and that he loved me so much i asked him his age he said 27 i was 51 then which he knew as i told him the truth and i gave him the third degree and blocked him again then again he phoned using another number again i blocked him. About a month ago i was cleaning up my phone and tried to delete the blocked numbers but must not have done it correctly and unblocked him he immediately texted me sent me his photo and saying how much he loved and that he is a changed person and does not do scamming no more as now it was wrong but it is difficult in his country. He is constantly texting me phoning me when im not busy i have told him he is too young for me he tells me age is nothing he sends me lots of pictures and videos of him with his friends and also video chatted with his family in the background he has said he told his family and friends about me and that he wants to marry me and sends me pictures of older women with Nigerian younger men that look happy. I still feel very wary of him as i told him he lied to me in the first place. He has not yet asked for any money from me and wants me to go to Nigeria his family asked me too on video call (if they are his family) Im confused advise please if you dont mind.

Beware of someone who have looks like real profile in the LINKEDIN. Fredrik Olson, mechanical engineering www. linkedin. com/ try to know you in person. First he tried to looking for investing (as he has an investor friend) with 50% 50% yield, if not succesful tried to be your friend, then admit being cashflow difficulty under his own business. Share picture with her daughter name Peggy, he is widowed with wife passed away due to cancer. I then reverse search his profile and found someone had reported him as scammer.

Jonathan Martin Albret - never ever trust& believe this guy.

I met a guy on a dating sit. Broke my heart his name was Steve Duff. States that he was a petroleum engineer. His wife died of leukemia. He has a daughter named Susan. Works on a rig in Dubai. I was worried that he was a scammer. He was suppose to be coming home.emailed me a letter from his company about his retirement. The next day he write that there was an accident on the rig and he had to pay $9,000 to replace the equipment lost. Asked if i could lend him some of it. I said no and told him that I knew this was coming. I actually fell in love with him. How stupid huh. This bunch is good. Then he disappeared.

I've been talking to a USN diver, charles newton, who wants 5k for his brother, benjamin who got in trouble with an iraqi, I have pics and videos of charles..loads. can't find anything on him. He claims to be born in portland oregon, parents deceased. Has two kids a boy and girl. Fishy? Tells me this is a secret between just us.