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

I do wish we could upload photos here so we would all know all these guys!

Sounds identical to mother in law story name is different and says he's from New Jersey but boarding school and oil rigs but she refuses to believe he's a scammer she plans on marrying him. Curtis Ford is the name.

He has been talking to me since a year..Harris Mason...wow

I am also talking to a Harris mason for 2 years now. Claims he is a contractor in Alaska. Always asking for money. I have many pics of him. Please send me a pic so that I can match it with your pic you have of him.

Harris Mason also going by Harrison Mason is now on Words with Friends

This story is very similar in what I’m dealing. I had this guy asking to follow me on Instagram. Said he was looking for a friend and saw my profile picture wanted to get to know me. Of course I asked who he was and told him I don’t know him, why are you wanting to follow me a complete stranger. Anyway he was full of compliments blah, blah. So I thought why not. This was a little over 2 weeks ago. He goes by the name of Mike Rogers23 supposedly from Huntsville Alabama, but raised in Norway until 5 years when he relocated back to Alabama. He is widower with 2 kids, 19 and 21. His wife died giving birth to their 3rd child. He claims he’s a business man with a mining co and his working in Turkey on a contract. Wanted me to go to the Hangout app to chat there. Said because of his job and hours this was the only way he could communicate. I got pictures of him and his kids but now believe it’s not him or his family. His grammar is suspect for one thing and when I told him I lived in CA he asked if I was in Canada. Other conversations tells me he is a foreigner. Bottom line he has bought gold in Ghana or so he says and needs to have it sent to the states to someone he can trust. He’s claiming to have fallen in love with me and wants to marry me only after 2 weeks. Wanted me to be the owner of the gold and receive it at my home. Mind you he’s telling me to not say anything about us or the gold and when is job is finished in Turkey he will come for me and his gold. Supposedly he made all financial arrangements and had a barrister/lawyer draw up the change of ownership documents at a cost of $950 and then today found out there’s 5,750 more to be paid for the storage of that before it can be shipped. He’s expecting me to pay it. It’s a scam thru and thru. I fell for it almost. I feel so stupid but I see from other stories I’m not alone. Thank you for listening.

Hi I think I had a scammer on my Instagram account and I’m not sure how many more scammers I have talk to it is very scary when you’re out there looking for love that Israel and us up hurting you The guy I was talking to on Instagram was a commander Kim Wilson has a daughter daughter in the UK and his school and she needed $1200 for a school thing and he really tried very hard to push me to get it Pham that kind of money but I have been scammed once fifth for us and I did not give and I think that was the best thing for me not to do and it is unbelievable how many guys are on Instagram dressed in the uniform and trying to pressure women into giving them money that tell you anything they’ll give you what they want like the one asked me if I could send him some money he was in Africa on a piece mission and his wallet was borrowed stolen with his credit card his phone and everything and he has no money to buy food because he cannot eat the food there cook over there in the commissary I have not given and how come these people are not put in jail It can really hurt you in the way you feel for them and then you feel really stupid

Hi do you have a picture of him because I been talking to a guy met him on fb his 39 and his a 6 year son and his parent dead in car accident 25 year old say his from coca Florida say his went to Afghanistan for basic boot camp then after now his in Abuja Nigeria they went over there fight Boko harma that his need document to be pay for him return home from training and your story sound the same as mine it might be some person but used a different name but his never ask me move hangout or my email address but have ask for steam cards and amazon cards sometime every other day asking for other favor

looks like women aren't the only ones , I had a girl get into my messenger somehow said we had met somewhere but she couldn't recall where , and I certainly couldn't but I kept chatting with her and by the next night she said I was her soul mate and looking at her photo I was falling for it quickly , by the 3rd night we were set to spend the rest of our lives together , then came the hardship stories and said she needed money badly , I started catching on and then seen her message was sent by phone from Nigeria but said she lived in Illinois , I hit the brakes and blocked her instantly , so the guys are getting too

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Hello, I am talking to someone who contacted me on Elite Singles online service. He sent me pictures of himself with a dog and another picture of 2 girls of 9 & 7. Says his name is William Gary and he is a doctor in Florida. However, his profile says Las Vegas Nevada, but the phone is from Georgia... Says his wife died 3 years ago from cancer and his daughters are in the boarding school. Speaks with accent. Says he is originally from Scotland. His English is very primitive and grammar is poor. I can't beleive that he has a doctorate degree.

I was contacted by someone who said from Elberton Georgia. He is a doctor work under MSF organisation in Kabul Afghanistan. can I have his pic

I also have been scammed by a guy named Kelly JACK pretending to be a soldier in Afghanistan asking me for money very good looking works out in a gym

Yes I can send you a picture