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

Hello! I was almost scammed. He contacted me on Instagram. I gave him my phone number so we could chat on WhatsApp. He or she said many romantic things, things that I needed to be true. I gave him my phone account information, he bought 3 iPhones, leaving me with the debt, thank God I opened my eyes and stopped everything but I want to know if those people can use the information they have about me, phone account, chat, to hurt me online. How can I know if they have done something?

Ok, I sent my comment about what happened to me and then read some of yours. Here what I think, first, it's not about the name, it's about the story they tell, the words they use, they're all the same. They're many fake accounts on Instagram which was my case and I want to know how to identify them. I have 3 different men saying they love me and want to share their life with me, etc. Two asked me hangout and once WhatsApp. Now, after I opened my eyes I noticed that they repeat the phrases, they don't really follow the conversation, their English is bad, they don't send you IDs, they pressure you to send them the money for the emergency they told you, nothing else is more important, they delete the conversations, what I don't know if they download them. As they delete the conversations they forget what they have told you, so be perfectly aware of what they write. In my case were 2 guys working in a drilling ring, I am familiar with that and they didn't even noticed it, that should have been my first clue, I ignored it. I hope this text help you

Hi I'm Talking to a E9 in the us army based at the Somalia airport base. Hes call Stephen Moore, hes saying that he cant talk to me via phone or web cam. And he wont give me his address. I'm ex forces and I served in Afghanistan and know we had restrictions but is this true. Is there any way to research him I have lots of pictures of him and his son.

I met a guy two week ago and he does fall in love with me within a week. He said he come from Carlifornia. I know he is a love scammer and I decided to play with him. He asked for my phone number but I didn't give to him. I lie to him and he does believe it and didn't ask for my phone number again. We confirm our relationship just in one week time. But two weeks after, I request for video call and he does do a video call to me. I saw his face and the face is same as his photo. We seldom chat maybe once a day if compare to others love scammer. I do tell him I am 21 years old and does not have any savings. Maybe he needs my personal detail after all . He is a patience scammer. So, should I continue to chat with him ?

Hello Everyone, Below is another SCAM out there, Be careful!! "Good day to you, I am Captain Thomas John a U.S soldier currently carrying out my duty in Syria right now. I have a proposal i wish to share with you, I and some of my colleagues recovered some huge amount of money here last two weeks ago during an operation against ISIS terrorist group and We just shared the money some days ago and I want to move mine to a safe place that is why i am contacting you through this mail because this is the only means of communication I have here. I came across your email Address why searching for rightful person who I can trust with this money until i am out of here and i decided to email you and I am willing to offer you 40% of the total amount which is Fifteen million five hundred thousand Dollars USD if you are willing to handle this deal with me and I also want you to know that this is very legit. i should have trusted this to my family but my wife die 6 year ago and my only daughter is just 11 year old and she is under USA government care as i am way and this was why am contacting you for this. Please reply me here on my mail address AT: thomas. joh1976 @ I will wait for your response." Best Regards, Captain Thomas T John

One man has been begging me to send money thru direct deposit into customs in NC to release a pkg. They want $8,500 and they want my bank to send cash and the receipt as proof of the transaction. He has been begging me for several months to do this and I refuse to even exercise the thought. The customs office even told me what the pkg. contains. I have never met this person in person and he tells me daily he wants to marry me. I don't buy it. The customs office is using Chase bank in NY as their account. The customs company is Logistics.

I was almost suckered into sending 2000. To a so called General Townsend to send me an important parcel worth (get this) one million dollars because he had no one else to trust. Address was to a Mexican in Arizona. Nothing fishy about this at all!!!!

Men can be scammed as well. Ive lost in total a few grand. Im leary on the WhatsApp as well. The women ive encountered used the phrase my parents died im living with relatives in Ghana. I will never use that app again. Ill stay the way i am an find someone local

Can you guys please tell me how many of these scammers we're requesting online sex and specifically name their body part also the person who has asked to pay for machine parts on the oil rig I believe that could be familiar with the person who I am in contact with please respond

Sanjeev Singh ... age 43 ... birthday July 22 Met him on Shaadi.com. stated he was Indian but born and brought up in Belgium! Smooth talker, sent songs and professed love too quickly! I asked him many times “are you real” but had a smooth laughing manner that slowly found its way into my lonely heart! I tried testing him with several faults of mine that I fabricated about myself but he seemed to not mind anything! He said he was Indian but not in touch with his roots snd wanted me to take him back to his roots! Always said the right thing! Love songs , pics of himself with his 13 year old son and mom and nephew from his late deceased sister who were all living with him in Las Vegas while he was working as a pharmacist in Kabul Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders and always projected thst he had a lot of money! He sent me pics and was he good looking! Oh boy! Beautiful tall and beautiful straight teeth showing in all pics! And he had moved from Belgium to forget his divorce and most girls he met were heavy into drinking and clubbing and then his mom suggested to him that he try an Indian website! Never asked for money but one day asked me to open a BANK ACCOUNT so his company could transfer money there for when he needed when he came to see me. Wanted to travel the world with me especially to Australia and Canada! When I refused to open the bank account as I said I was not comfortable he said I was already like his wife and I had a right to keep his money! But I persisted snd said no! Next morning he texted me to ask how was I doing and after I replied his WhatsApp account just froze to “last seen” of that that date ie “June 2 219” we used to chat on WhatsApp 2-3 times a day and tslk on WhatsApp calling too every day! Then now hasn’t come online since June 2, 2019. Doesn’t read text or answer call and when called from landline bell kept ringing and message said that the “text mail service number not answering! Please leave a message!” I didn’t leave anyone but I think I escaped a big scam! Initially I was very hurt but now reading and researching online ... I think I escaped s huge scam! So thankful! Oh and he believed a lot in god and had converted to Christianity and didn’t know anything about Indian gods! His sons name he said was James Singh! His mother Sunita Singh! Nephew Ken (Kenneth). Father had passed away and that parents were originally from a Punjab! He had a PhD in pharmaceutical engineering!

I have a man that contacted me by the name of Joseph Hill. He said he is a peace keeper in Afghanistan. He says he has a son named Mike that is in school in ghana. He goes by Loveuforever on Hangouts. Has anyone else been approached by him?

Has anyone here encountered a man with the name Thomas Henry — allegedly Fromm brazil but moved to California at age 5, with a young son (John) back ‘home’ in California? He’s allegedly deployed with the US army over in sudan. He sent my friend an obviously fake UN document, stating he’s not allowed to use Webcam or any video chat for security reasons — it has many spelling mistakes and referenced an incorrect army act. Was defensive when questioned, referenced his security and job security. I’m worried for my friend, so I’m trying to find any proof that he’s a fraud — even though it’s obvious..

Ask to send money for daughters birthday computer cards games,pay for early realease off the rig now broken equipment needs repairing on rig Working on Rig for 2 years without a break .Do they think us women are stupid ?

Hi i was talking to a guy called juan tega and i think he is a scammer anyone else heard of him ?

I have been talking to a Joanna Henry who lives in the Netherlands and says she owns a Pinneaple farm in Ghana. She said that both her fiance and Dad were killed in an accident 3 years ago. She hasn't asked for anything yet, but I'm wondering if she is real. We have skyped and have been talking a lot, but I'm being very cautious.

My sister is being scammed by some guy named Dr Daniel Armstrong Dailey. She is near seding him $1200. She is disabled and thinks she has found live of her life. How do i stop this

I have been talking to this marine Thomas Raymond who is currently deployed in Nigeria. I have been talking with him over a month and keeps asking me for money or different types of gift cards

Scam or no scam? The person asked to set up a bank account to transfer money for him to use when he visited me... and I refused! The next day still texted me to ask how I was doing and then has not showed online since past 10 days! When doing a reverse search nothing comes up with his pics! So am not sure if it’s a fraud there or not? Was very charming! Insisted on compromising pics but never got mad every time I refused! Never a bad moment but the disappearing act on WhatsApp after asking me money! But no pic online too after doing a reverse image search either! And none on Facebook or other social media site! Please anyone respond is it scam or not!

Is it a scam if I was asked to open a bank account and I refused and the person has not appeared online for 10 days after that! Also nothing matching comes up with reverse image google search! Please help by responding! Also how can we upload pics here of possible scammers!

Please help!!!! My best friend is talking to someone she meet on instgram. He sends her pictures, he got deployed after they started talking still sending pictures to her. I'm afraid that he is scamming her. I just found out that he ask her for money. I looked him up and can't find anything out did a image search but nothing should up. He is going by Anderson Jonny I did find a picture of that name but it wasn't him. If anyone knows anything about him I would love to help my friend out.

Has anyone had a guy called Taylor Ryan said his a doctor military or a mease johnsin

I was catfished for about a month and i fell for the romance part but when they asked for money i knew it was a scam. But i was wondering does anyone know how to find the guy in the pics he sent me?

Has anyone heard of Raymond Burnette from North Carolina who says he is a US army General stationed in Iraq for peacekeeping? I have already been scammed by someone impersonating Gen. John Nicholson by the gmail username of johnn7086 and jok29602 . I was just recovering from being fooled by these scammers when here goes another general again. I don't know if he's real or not but he is comfortable and good to chat with.

There is this person that contacted me on FB. He said he was a friend of a friend of mine. Of course he was not. His name he used: Aubrey Graham, from Maryland but working on a off shore rig in Glasgow, Scottland. Vacation office by the name of George Scott. After a short time ask if I would move to Whatsup site to chat. As the rest of you have said he fell in love quickly wanted to marry me. He had to finish up contract first, but if I would pay his flight from rig to land he could come visit. I was to send the VO the money bu MO to a Chase bank. Then he ask for me to pay for his replacement Engineer of over $10,000. When I refused he got mad. Before that he was calling me his eternal wife, queen, dearie and many other sweet names. When I did not do that he ask how come I would not support my man..that I was selfish. Then ask me to send him $500. In itunes, no I did not. He use to send love songs, pictures, wedding rings and text I was his and only his. This went on from 1-2019 till last week. He does not contact me anymore, NO MONEY, or CARDS, oh yes he wanted me to buy and send him a new iphone xs-10 that cost $1,500. He did not want me to tell my kids or friends about him, but I did and he got mad. Ladies be ware he is a smooth talker, very handsome. Pretty gray short hair, blue eyes, pretty teeth. Yes he sent about 5 pictures and said that's all he had. X-wife on drugs got divorced, one daughter 18, half brother lives in Germany. Lost everything when he went through divorce. Haven't heard from him after I wouldn't give in and send money, no matter what he ask for.. BEWARE A SWEET SMOOTH TALKER.

Hi can someone give me advice please Think I’m getting scammed Kirsty

I have been scammed, I was sucked in by a military person in Afghanistan. He supposed to have shipped luggage from Afghanistan to me that contained money. The shipping company is threatening me with money laundering. I did not ask him to mail me anything. Now he is bullying me into paying 85 thousand and wants me to sell my house. I’m worried

On Twitter James@25363770 says he's working for UN in Syria as correspondent, from Texas with 5year old son wanted me to be stepmom after a week! Yes of English language was terrible

Has anyone been scammed by Rob Coffman. He love bombs you then isolates you from family and friends. Then takes your love, energy and money. All while love bombing other women and men online. He says he is a nurse from texas or educator washington state also says he was retired from army. Be careful he is very smooth.

i had that same problem with him his daughter is in a home for the emotionally disturbed children he messed up all my cards his email was williamgrant43@ he did it to me and to some of my friends he blocked me out of my gmail and yahoo and facebook i made all new stuff

Did anyone know Christopher Steve or christopher steve530@ ? I met him on tinder...

My scammer found me on Insta....said he was from USA....after two days said he was in love with me....then says he is on contract in yemen and needs me to contact vacation embassy and say I am his wife and need him home, so he can come to visit me and talk about our future...this guys photos are obviously not him....

I am talking to this guy but he doesn't want to do video chats we did it twice sends me pictures of him maybe when he is in bed whatever he is doing he sends a picture whatever he tells me is true the name and people he mentions is true could it be that they study all this or he is real I know low him very well can people pretend to be other people talk like them the problem is I know he is rich but he keeps asking me for money,

The oil rig scam must work well. Instagram with a few photos, widowed with 13 year old daughter at home with a nanny. Wants to come home and needs help. Will pay back as soon as he arrives. Sadly, I did send money. He’s still talking cuz now he wants more money. This will go on indefinitely.

To smart - girl What happened to the scammer that kept breaking up with you, since you weren't supplying him with any money? Did you kick him to the curb . He sounds too familiar to me .

Has anyone ran across a Samuel Clark that claims to be from Baltimore MD. He states that he is widowed with a son. He is currently working on an oil ship as an engineer in Liverpool. His son currently lives in Baltimore with his nanny until he returns from sea. He stated that his funds are tied up and he only needs a few funds. He is on Instagram and he was quick to advise me to set up a Google Hangout account. There were several red flags and I’m sure he’s an African scammer. I didn’t give him any money and stay alert ladies.

Been texting and talking with a Dr Bernard ludwig for 6 months then he with to Norway and asked for money a very handsome man late 50 ..Has one older son need to know if he a scammer. Says he lives in Washington

The man I’m talking to has asked me to do him a favor and order metal supplies via his email account because he does not have access to internet on the oil rig. The email account is an outlook.com and the folks have responded. He hasn’t asked me for money but when I asked for his mailing address to send him something. He balked. He’s sent me roses to my work address. Highly intelligent. I’m suspicious of him asking me to do such a task. He hasn’t asked me for anything yet.

Hi, I have been on a dating site for about 4 yrs and only once up to now suckered by a scam artist. Scam people are getting more tricky all the time! So just last week, I came across a nice looking black man first name Brian, H something. So i gave my number w/out using my gut. We've text n talked. Of coarse all sweet words and a dead ex and one boy of 13 living in Ghana. He is in automobiles, selling to Turkey under contract for next 3 months. So far , not asking for money but not sure if I want to stick around to get there! They think we're all dumb and do anything for love! Prove them different, don't fall for it!!!

I have found the scammer James markson He says his in love with ya your his queen and his a supplier for cable he is working in Mexico rigs I believe he plays on a word game and wants some 1 too write too company’s for him I have got a picture of the guy and photo shot it he has a picture with his son