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

I was just contacted by a Hispanic man 2 days ago named Wilson Potter who says he was adopted, raised by a priest And is stationed in the Philippines right now. He says he’s about to retire and move back to his home in California. Is any of this familiar to you?

Hi I had the same thing happen to me is lieutenant General caused by the Army and another General they were all both stationed over in Kabul Afghanistan said something about an investigation in the boxes and needed to be shipped out but what do you needed was $2,400 to secure commercial flight.. what's he got here to the states and he was being held Ransom until all these papers from customs got cleared out. then he went over to his house in Miami Florida was there for a couple of days with these boxes that he had me paid Ransom from the director over in Kabul so then he had to get another guy just to drive him up here I want to go to my you have three cars at your house once just drive up here to Ohio and just come meet me now he's like will the cops found out about Peter some other guy that was holding him Ransom and I got caught by the cops here in Ohio is it really what gel are you out I'll come get you you wouldn't tell me. Goes by the name Jeff Edison and his friend's name is Robert Petersen. both generals but what Jeff did not realize the pictures that he sent me he says he's arming I'm ex-military myself my dad is a military guy makes husband's military for all retired sends me a picture of this guy in Air Force uniform so I did a reverse search on picture he's the superintendent of the Air Force academy in the only reason I know this is because my little brother graduated from the Air Force academy and is a fighter pilot so I called him out on it next thing I know he deleted that account dang gone. so his commanding officer was supposed to come get him Friday I got a message on Hangouts of from his commanding officer and they both both of them gave me a fake email to the Head General of Afghanistan and it's John F Campbell I looked them up he is legit. Cbut it's Scott Miller that is in head of the generals of all the generals in Kabul sonnen bees and I have stacks and I lost $12,000 to all these scammers saying we've got a hold hostage you need to send $400 in gift cards it has to be this kind of cord or we're not going to have him in your face and he saying that he's being tortured all this stuff and I'm like way too many of your military trying just snapped their necks cuz I know I will cuz I'm ex-military your hand and comment trade and you're a special ops and you're a dcis agent. I'm looking at 4 years of prison because of all these cards because they think I'm doing some kind of money laundering or wire fraud or something like that so I'm going to be having a Jag and os I'm here in Ohio along with the FBI help me track everything one of these people down and I want them in prison the biggest mistake he gave me was two girls with their bank accounts phone numbers and addresses in Atlanta and that's when it all started back in April supposedly he's been held captive since the 12th of August he's supposedly just now leaving Friday when I told his controlling officer daddy stole the boxes and smuggled them out of Afghanistan they know about the boxes and he's like wait a minute you know for a fact that he took the boxes out of Afghanistan because we were investigating a Chief's death over these boxes and I said yes of course I know about it I said you should go and talk to Nelson your director I'll tell you all about the boxes cuz that's what the ransom note was to clear customs for and is that his house in Miami his controlling officer neither one of them are answering my emails and he said that he was going to have Jeff Edison arrested and put in prison well that's great if you can find them cuz I don't even know where he's at. and the pictures that you sent me the wrong uniform if you're going to claim that you're in the Army at least rocker army uniform and not an Air Force uniform especially a super attendant supervisor of the Air Force academy you ding dong like I'm stupid I was stupid enough to believe the hostage situation cuz I was getting emails from these different people demanding if you want him released then we need this in this in this I'm like nah just give you cash how about that you got zelle isn't know we wanted in the gift cards or said I don't do gift cards. Search history mailed his latest scammers supposedly in Cleveland and I told him I said if he is still there take a picture with your phone I want proof of life if you're going to kill him just drop them off at my front door so I can see for myself no response from none of them.