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

Thomas Johnson is who I got he says he’s in the military and then he stationed over in Japan right now he says he has a daughter but he didn’t even know that his daughter was starting school this week but he said he’s three months behind in his Internet bill and he couldn’t stand to not talk to me and that he loves me he asked me to marry him within the first week that he asked me to send the money on an eBay gift card so that he could pay for his Internet but when I asked what an eBay gift card would do he got a hostile and then he said that he was on the phone with his bank and the bank wanted him to come in to verify they needed his fingerprints which I called the bank and I asked they don’t do that and that the manager is willing to transfer money into a friends account accountI was going to give him a different account number and routing number but then he asked for my online ID my password my security questions and answers in my account and routing number and I told him I didn’t feel comfortable doing it so I guess I’m one of the lucky ones. I told him that people scam people all the time with gift cards and he said if I was a scammer I would ask for a $10 million instead of 100 which is wrong they always ask for low because people normally can pay low

Has any body heard of shawn webber on here I think I am being scammed

Does anyone know Thomas Roland from Vienna Ausria?

Had somone last year on Telegram say they was Leonardo DiCaprio he asked me for Itune cards £200 he then texts me one day saying that hes coming iget a text one day with him saying I'm.here look out of window didnt see him at first look put a while later see a car person in car looked exactly same as leonardo dicaprio he was in back of a very dark vehicle with what looked like 2 men in the front of the car only I would of gone to him but my mom shouted at me to go to bed saying whoever's outside ot wont be Leo she said. Anyway next day I get a text again from him saying you fooled me I never want to see you again. : (

How long do they take before they ask for money? I have had scanners before on dating cites and right away they ask for cash. But this guy I’ve been talking for 4 months and hasn’t asked for cash. There has come up issues that I’m waiting for him to ask but he doesn’t. Claims to be in the Army. I search his picture ask questions and search answers. I just don’t know. Help!!!!

hi, has anyone here encountered a nice looking bald and bearded guy? he said he's from Croatia but living in new York for the longest time already. works at one of the biggest shipping company. always out for business trip. petroleum engineer. he's nice, calls often, we would video call but he can only see me, I've never seen him in video calls because he was out travelling on a ship, he says it's not allowed. after 2 months of communicating he started saying he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and doesn/t want to travel for work anymore. gave a business proposal, he said he has a doctor friend who works at a research laboratory who needs a certain herb and that he wanted us to supply for them. asked me to look for supplier. to make the story short, i found one but when i looked deeper into the loopholes, supplier, courier and this client all have the same IP address. supplier refuse to give important details about their company. this guy i met wanted me to support him financially in the business when i said i sense something wrong about the supplier, he got really mad and threw me all kinds of bad accusations. i tried looking up the guy's name in google, even his photos, but couldn't find anything. no social media account. he said he's a widower, only son, mom was old and staying in Croatia. anyone who encountered him?

Does anyone know a James Herbert who is an engineer on off shore oil rigs? Says he's in Poland right now working. I would appreciate any information. Thank you

I was playing Scrabble with buddies We started talking in November, his name he said was David Blossom that his wife had dIed on the operating table 4 year's ago and his son is in a boarding school where he lives. I think the school is in Berlin. My family warned me but I didn't listen because I thought he loved me, I sure made a huge mistake just because he said he was wealthy. If anyone has heard of him please let me know because I'm filing a complaint against him.

Anyone out there been scammed by a mike peden railroad contractor he even has fake web ?

I think I am being scammed after an interaction on craigslist. It's the "my 14yo son...Ohio" deal. What should I do?

Has anyone linked up with a swiss guy, living in Connecticutt who is an architect by the name of Davis Luis - went to Dubai to follow up on a job he had already done earlier in the year to find that 3 people had been killed and 2 injured due the collapse of part of the building he was in charge of constructing - 55 years old one daughter Anne 16 years old his wife died 8 years ago due to ovarian cancer!

I had guy on WWF Byron Markus who chatted with me and went to Hangouts. He lived in Nashville TN and worked forExxon and got job out of country. He needed money for his son Sammy in boarding school In Texas. He needed food and medical treatment for skin condition. He supposedly left his wallet at home when left for job. I refused and he will never forgive me if son dies. I told him the nanny could take him to hospital for treatment. I found a twitter account with his picture under Jeff Lancelot and son’s name there was Kelley. Just wanted to get his name and story out there. I gave him nothing and blocked him on Hangouts

I was scammed by Peter Palmer . He lived in bluecrossing Mi

Please has anyone heard of Davis Luis - swiss born living in Connecticut CEO of his own architectural business called DL Architecture & Construction - pics he is using belong to a well known Austrian leading politician!!!

Anyone hear of James Grimmett or Coca

Beware of a person who poses to be an engineer who claims to own a construction company in Ukraine. He went to Thailand to sign a contract and since he has only 430thousand dollars, he needs 15k more to pay for contract fee otherwise he will lose the contract where he can make me an overnight millionaire LOL marry me and we travel around the world, this being his last contract so we can be together. No, I did not give his demand. His passport is held by immigration for sticker. No international credit card. No valid ID except engineer's ID..yet he owns a rollroyce and Bentley for his toys? LOL. His name is TONY ABAD or ANTHONY ABAD BOHDAH per fake passport LOL. I wish I know how to post picture here but in not good with technology. By the way, I was lured to send $1,000 to pay for his 5 start hotel and food while he is still looking for money. He was supposed to visit me with a business class ticket he sent me but cancelled due to pending problem with contract fee. Hilarious!

I was introducef to a female in the us army in afghanistan on whatsapp by her brother-in-law in Oregon. It started out just fine at first, then she wanted me to use a certain "spell caster" to make the relationship unbreakable. Unfortunately, I paid this person to do what she asked. Then he wanted more money to cast other spells. When I said no, he got very angry with me, and so did she. She asked to text so we could chat more privately. She asked for my address so she could mail a check to pay for her mothers medical bills. The check bounced when I trief to deposit it into my bank acct. She asked me to use a different bank, but I told her I could not. She started to ask for money to buy a new cellphone. It started out at $60, then $125, then $200-$250. Her dollar sign was always behind the number and I this seemed odd (for example 60$ ). When I told her I read online to send no money to an official us military deployed, she said it was a hoax. Out of curiosity, I searched her name online and used the number she gave me once again to find out more. The person on the other end had the same name, but never heard of me and asked me to tell her her name. When I did, she flipped out and said to call the police. I haven't heard from this person since. There's more, but that's embarrassing enough to continue.

Hej, Everyone I'm recently a victim of scam, a very cute us army ( lieutenant) base in Somalia and he is 1 daughter, after a week of talking he ask 150-200$ for iTunes gift card because he can't open his camera in hangout. but I refuse to buy, instead I ask him" who are you? " he get upset, and he said he will find way to prove to me that he is real, and to see him in webcam, and Yes he Call me and his is REAL a white man with an army Uniform and a group of soldiers behind him. And he said in camera ' I'm real baby don't you believe me now" I got very nervous and felt guilt, And after we talked he ask me to buy him Bitcoin for 500$ because he own some with his friend. And I said No again. He said its OK not to help but he begging me to stay. But I disconnected him and blocked. Please help,,,, Is he a Scammer???? Anyone have experience like this??? Thanks in advance..

thanks for this info ....but really weird internet these days . but i have a story ... i talked with a woman in usa and then i think she is a scammer but the weird thing she did not ask for money .

Dave White 60 Houston Tx Fake oil rig consultant on dating sites Requests a green dot card from you Romances you proposes to you And then asks for a green dot card purchased for him to put his own money on Just text him the details of the card And pin number He wants to marry you Until you don't give it to him And then he turns ugly and abusive Stayed away He will also fake plane tickets to come and see you

Hi Has anyone been contacted by Jason Hills? Been chatting for a while, oil rig drilling engineer, contract finishing, family in NC, wife and son killed in car crash five years ago, pay check for five million dollars made out to me but needs money for a fake marriage certificate before company will release check to me. Also always asks if I have eaten, not to work too hard, to rest and to stay safe for me. Too many similarities. Even saw his"mother" Rose on hangouts. So happy her son has found a wonderful women as a wife. Many God bless you, my daughter etc. Daughter Kim and grandson Chris. Rig in Gulf of Houston he says. Written English full of grammar mistakes. Seen him twice on hangouts. Calls sometimes with quite a strong accent.

Met a sweet talking guy on Facebook. Said he noticed my profile and was instantly attracted. The day after that he invited me to his Google Hangout profile which he said he used for family only. Claims to be a Sgt. in the military on a special mission in Turkey. He later deleted his FB account for security reasons. Also uses that same excuse as to why he can not call or video chat. Although he did call me through video chat 2 times each for 2 seconds before hanging up. All I was able to get a glimpse of was the top of his head and then his forehead. He goes by Owin S Pat but says his real name is Owin Platek. He sent a few pictures in uniform with the name Sharp on them. He tricked me into giving out my address saying he wanted to send me some of his belongings and I was the only one whom he could trust. Says he's widowed with 2 kids. Few hours later of me giving my address I get an email from some more than likely fake company stating they have the package ready to be sent to me but first I need to send them $1,750. 00 for them to release it. I did not fall for that. Rather I told them to cancel I did not want to receive it anymore. Then they tried telling me would cost $1,100. 00 for me to cancel the order that I did not set up in the first place. They also said if I did not pay then I will be getting a visit from customs since my home address was in their system. I gathered this so called Sgt. was in on it so I called him out. He then went to say how confused he was with the whole situation with his package. He has never directly asked me to wire money to an account but he later on tried telling me that he was wanting to take an emergency leave from his post so that he could take care of it and also come meet me sooner. He tried telling me he needed help with the cost of his leave because he has no access to the thousands of dollars that he has. He then tried telling me that his superior needed me to fill out a form indicating the reason for his leave. But yet he wanted me to use myself as the reason rather than stating his package problems. I know for a fact that true military people will not allow anyone to do this for a soldier unless you are immediate family. So anywho I blocked him on Hangouts and now he blows up my emails. I always thought once you call them out and block them that they just move on to the next victim but he is still trying to get me to believe that his feelings for me and his whole situation is real. This is my first but deff my last online scammer situation. Been scammed before but usually from men whom I meet face to face with.

Anyone have a story about a William, who is getting ready to retire and needs someone to be beneficiary of His retirement money????

Beware of this name Dr. Robert Albert Emery, he’s a genius scammer.