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

I met him on POF since Thanksgiving and have been talking/emailing to him. We still talk/write but has not asked me for $$ yet. The whole emails/phone trail sounded fishy to me and you just have confirmed it. He has a french accent, says he is 68 but sounds a lot younger. He is now in Malaysia according to him with his son. I will block him immediately.

I also met someone on messenger in August . His name is Nela Edmir professes to be French . Tells me he is an oil mandate who lived in Texas , and is now working in Nigeria but ran out of money and because he claims he's an independent contractor the company he claims he is providing services for is BP oil. He hAs forwarded documents that look fake in some small ways and many pictures of himself . One picture of his son that just doesn't seem right. He can be so sweet honey , baby , wife , does occasionally call me by my real name . I have searched and searched but can find no record of anyone by that name . He still contacts me by phone . There is a small part of me that still believes in him . I have had a number of traumatic experiences this year that have made me vulnerable . I have seen hints of a very bad temper getting very angry if I accuse him of anything corrupt . I feel like there needs to be some time of policing of this and support for those trying to escape their grip .

Well there is a woman on twitter that is call Kimberly Worth she said she is christian and believes in God and all that...She is a Scammer...she said that she love me and I'm the only man for her...she said that I am the love of her life she has ask me for money and i did send her some... to be exactly twice...I found out she was talking with other man on twitter and she told me that her account was hack because she didn't text those guys and the cell number she gave me it is a hangouts phone number...what I did was that I use hangouts to get a phone number from there and i text her with the new number i get from there and she replay and in the same moment I was texting her on my regular cell phone and That's where I Find out she was lying...so be carefull with this woman "Kimberly Worth from Anahuac Texas she has and account on twitter

How about a Retired Major General from Nato Named Marco Bertolini. Anyone heard of him?

Not all people who need financial help are scammers. It isn't fair to judge everyone by the actions of a few.

Scammed by a super handsome man called Clark Godfrey on FB. Ladies beware he is very sweet, has a super sexy accent sounds like he could be black or something (which he said was scottish but didn't sound it) it's very mixed and scratchy but sexy none the less, says he is a Marine Drilling Superindentant who works for Marine Drilling Corporation. Perhaps he really is but it's very doubtful and I had tons of red flags coming up after it became very vague, he never wanted to commit to any real information, nothing at all, he wanted me to TRUST him and he said TRUST again and again and wanted me to leave my husband with the element of SURPRISE since hubby and I were having issues. He has two profiles on FB, very new. Wanted to suck me in fast, mentioning he made 56K a month plus bonuses (like who tells people that). Said his wife died and he has two children Jennifer and Mark who live with Nanny in Miami, Florida. The children sounded like a man pretending to be a child which was a huge red flag for me. He said kids took a trip to Africa with Nanny alone for a singing trip for his daughter supposedly, and then supposedly their cell phone broke at the airport. He tried to suck me in for $2000 to send to Africa via western union so they could have money while there. He said he cannot get western union to work and he would pay me back later. Its a very good story. He executed it very well and was fast to get me on Viber to have sexting and to get dirty pictures from me. He mentioned he had a large penis, wanted to have marriage and a big home in Miami. Cell number led to a small house in FL in Tallahassee. Sent me lots of nice pictures of him in nice clothes, driving a nice car, making himself look rich, etc. Said he works off shore in the UK. I saw him in video once or twice but it was dark and I could not confirm it was the same guy. His face was completely dark. He promised we would meet in January 2016. I am pretty sure he is a scammer and he stole these pictures from someone else. Or this is his real pictures but it's doubtful, most likely this is some nice guy who is for real whose pictures he stole. He also had his supposed kids texting me right away. They were calling me mum and mom and they did not sound real. As soon as I told him no he stopped talking to me almost instantly. I did a lot of research and this guy is not for real. He does not exist. BEWARE LADIES this one is soooo smooth. He had me eating out of his hand, even making picture of him and I saying he loved me forever. He had me believing it hook, line and sinker...BEWARE....BEWARE!

Reading these comments is like reading names out of Fb messenger. Don't send money people. Don't let the constant messages etc become a distraction in your life. I get lonely too, there are plenty of people to chat with but please beware of sad stories, the military fake profiles seem to be extremely common along with the recently widowed man with son/daughter. Beware, be on guard always. If you want to help people, help those you know in real life, or go through a legit agency. These *love* scams are happening everwhere, trust nobody. Lately it seems everyone is asking for phone numbers to contact me, since I don't know what they might do with that info I don't share.

What I don't understand is that we can tell who the scammers are but the dating sites pretend that they don't? They take their money and then post their profile. How is it that they can get away with this?

Add me for me details about millitary cos all are fakes

Ladies and gentlemen, yes men too, these people are professionals. The go to the best dating sites including OurTime, Plenty of Fish,EHarmoney, etc. The prey on widows, singles, divorcees. They will have front men to make the calls, send the pictures, and then the front man will tell you to send the money to their "agent". Military men are photographed, video taped, and then someone else uses their identity to portray them as the soldier fighting oversees. They will go through MoneyGram,Western Union, or anyway so you'll send them money. You'll hear stories of a pending inheritance that they need to get but don't have the money to pay for the documents to be filed. You will hear stories of sympathy, the desire to come home to you, etc. They will tell you they love you so much,and will until the day they die. Ask them to SKYPE,face-to-face, or better yet met in a public place. They won't! They will come up with a million excuses. They will find your weakness. They will ask you your address to send flowers. Please don't fall for these romantic scammers.They prey on the vunerable and all they want is your money. Not love. If he or she is too good to be true, then know it is not true. Instead become a volunteer, go to church, or meet through a trust worthy friend who knows your date. Believe me...it happened to me.