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Looking to start a new relationship? For some, that may mean meeting a new love interest online. Word to the wise: sometimes it’s best to lead with your head and not your heart.

Millions of Americans use dating sites, social networking sites, and chat rooms to meet people. And many forge successful relationships. But scammers also use these sites to meet potential victims. They create fake profiles to build online relationships, and eventually convince people to send money in the name of love.

The Federal Trade Commission receives thousands of reports each year about romance scammers who create fake online relationships only to steal their victims’ money.

Unfortunately, an online love interest who asks for money is almost certainly a scam artist.

The FTC’s new infographic, developed with the American Bankers Association Foundation, lists common signs of online dating scams and what to do if someone you meet online asks you for money.

Below are some tips to identify a real romance versus a scammer cruising for a target.

Online Dating Scams. Has an online love interest asked you for money? That's a scam. Scammers know millions of people use online dating sites. They are there, too, hiding behind fake profiles. Signs of a scam: Professes love quickly. Claims to be from the U.S., but is overseas for business or military service. Asks for money, and lures you off the dating site. Claims to need money — for emergencies, hospital bills, or travel. Plans to visit, but can’t because of an emergency. $220 million lost in 2016. $56 million lost in 2012. Reports to the FBI tripled over 5 years (4,476 reports in 2012; 14,546 reports in 2016) What to do: Slow down — and talk to someone you trust. Don’t let a scammer rush you. Never wire money, put money on a gift or cash reload card, or send cash to an online love interest. You won’t get it back. Contact your bank right away if you think you’ve sent money to a scammer. Report your experience to: • The online dating site • Federal Trade Commission: ftc.gov/complaint • Federal Bureau of Investigation: ic3.gov. Learn more at ftc.gov/imposters and aba.com/engagement

Please share this information with others. Victims may be embarrassed to talk about their experiences, but you can help. A simple phone call, email or text, saying “Look what I just found” and sharing this information may make a difference in someone else’s life.

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Donna22111
May 14, 2018
I was scammed out out of $500.00 and a Michael Kors watch by a man named Chiejine Maxwell Iwekauba in Nigeria. He was pretending to be Prince Hamdan of Dubai. While, he was posing as Prince Ha mean he told me he loved me and this and that. He cursed at me and called me horrible names. He even threatened physical harm on me. I reported him to the police and Western Union. I will not fall for that crap again.
DZA
May 14, 2018
I fell for a Nigerian 419 scam pertending to be a Prince and he was not. He contacted me via Instagram and told me he loved me and complimented me on my appearance. He asked the first time for me to pay 430.00 British Pounds to have $500,00 transfered into my bank account. I said no to that. A week later he asked me to send him the Michael Kors watch I bought for him to Nigeria and I did. After that, he said he was stuck in Tanzania, which he wasn't and was still in Nigeria, and needed $500 to get help. I wired him the money through Western Union. It turned out to be a romance scam. I tried to get the money back and reported him to the police and Western Union.
Scammedtoo
May 14, 2018
Here are a couple of other scammers names to watch out for: Michael Turner & James Howard Levine. Both claim to be serving in US Army Reserves over in Nigeria.
Sharizee_vane
May 15, 2018
We have same in common stories, I was scammed using the name of SGT CHARLES WALKER BRUSH from US ARMY presently deployed in Ekiti State, West Nigeria, 43 years old from Great Falls Montana, USA. Claimed he was been cheated by his ex-GF and got pregnant with his own best friend and was discovered after his mission in Venezuela, he is handsome and a man of integrity as a man in uniform, we've been talking for 10 months, he let me fall to gain more trust in him, he let me pay all necessary payments in the Usamilitary1department thru Western union with different agents, when i searched on FB his using the name of WILLIAMS BRUSH, a good looking and cool man, all i thought he is real but it isn't real...Beware of this his number +2348165670266 and +234114971224....
FTC Staff
May 23, 2018

In reply to by Sharizee_vane

The US Army warns about scammers who pretend to be US soldiers. This Army article has a list of warning signs of a scam, including:

  • Soldiers aren't charged money so they can go on leave.
  • Soldiers have medical insurance.
  • Soldiers in combat zones do not need money to feed or house their troops.
  • Deployed soldiers do not find large sums of money or treasure.
Suckered1
May 15, 2018
'Walked into this hook, line, and sinker. 'Was new to Face Book in Dec. 16. Saw the photo of a nice-looking gentleman on the "Friends" (site?). 'Accepted his friendship and sent a note stating how nice he looked in his suit. It took off from there. 'Sent my entire life savings, with the promises of it all being returned, and have gone into deep debt as a result. I had no idea about scammers at this time, but he robbed me easily. All they want is all your money. How do they get it? By going through your heart, causing you to fall in "eternal" love with them. Oh, yes. He had a foreign accent. He was so romantic -- but it was all scripted. 'Wish I had had a clue. Now I'm just a dumb debtor, having lost it all, including what I thought was a loving -- and honorable -- man. SCAM!!!
Suckered2
October 11, 2018

In reply to by Suckered1

I feel that I was scammed by the same person. Fell for it the same hard way and feeling foolish for having trusted and believed. This guy has a foreign accent, claims to be a civil engineer and is Polish living in England. He's a widower with a 19 year old daughter. Very charming, thoughtful and very loving. Also, he seems to be very in touch with God and appears to be religious. Wish that I knew about all this scamming going on before I lost all my money. Beware people. Don't be fooled. This mas was really good at his game!!
Afoolforlove.
May 16, 2018
I fall in love online saying he was in the army.he said he loved me and we would get married.i really believed him .until he ask for money.i haven't sent it.i have made up all kind of excuses.the hard part is I love him and it does hurt.how can people be so heartless.he don't text me.until I send.well.sorry but.i can't and wont.i will get over it.hes messing with my Facebook blocking people I know.cant receive calls he did something to my phone.how can you fall in love with someone you never meet.it can happen it just happened to me.
Anelbrat
May 16, 2018
Anyone familiar with Dr. David S.Berchand? Uses hangouts-see Facebook. Beware! Please let me know if you have been scammed by him.
TOgirl
July 02, 2018

In reply to by Anelbrat

Hi I just saw this post. Yesterday I filed a report here for someone like this but I did not leave his name. This person gave me the name of David Santos Berch and so I think this is the same person. His background was as follows: Born in Nicaragua but raised in Malta. His dad died when he was young. He is 38 and is divorced with a 7 Yr old son who lives with his ex. He is an epidemiologist and has worked with MSF and currently with UNICEF because he wants to help people. His current assignment started last week for 6 weeks in Iraq. He actually pinged me his location which was a place in Iraq.After 1 week, he says his nights are boring and then he proceeded to ask me for a $50 itunes card to buy movies and books. Says his credit card expired which is why he needs the iTunes card to buy in Apple store. I haven’t sent him anything. Now he says he can’t wait for his assignment to end because it was boring there. He sent me pictures of himself, son and mom. He has called me twice but his voice just didn’t seem to match his image. Says he currently lives in Ontario. His mobile phone number appears to be a landline based in NY. Says I should text him before I call him. Also says that in Iraq he needs to clear his calls before he can make them. I think they are the same person and your post above just validated my concerns.
Purple18
May 17, 2018
Ever heard of Carbone Philip or reserve the name. Supposed was stuck in Nigeria couldn’t get to the states but did after a year. Needed money to get to the states . Says he was a contractor had a daughter even the daughter contacted me trying get me send money. Asks for ITunes cards all the time. Professeslive for me I know better
I fell for it
May 18, 2018
My scammers name is Antonio Manetti, he sweet talkd his way into my heart. Once i fell in love, he started asking me for money through text messages, he would send me messages kn whatsapp and would call me but i could never see his face, after 2 months i told him i would not send money and that he was a scammer! He tried to call me after but then he stopped
Me too
July 19, 2018

In reply to by I fell for it

My scammers name was also Antonio Manetti but later i found out he went by Eugenio Pezzuti or Arthur Weisman or Antonio Lazzuni, he would send me pictures of an older man. He would ask for money, he said he was an engineer, I am in Texas, he said he loves Texans with greek names, sound familiar to you?
Idiot Virgin
June 13, 2018

It happened to me so many times in the last 30 days I am embarrassed. I am not a real man. Instead, I am a gullible fool with the brains of a hamster. The women on Google Hangouts begging for money included Erika Grimm, Theresah Degraft, kim courtney, Ashley Jean, Catty Torda and Cari Sabaci. There was also a woman named "sophia moore" who scammed me out of $700 for "BDSM training". She tried it again under two other e-mail aliases.

bullrider69310
May 19, 2018
Has anyone else been scammed by a Lara Williams claiming to have a daughter named Hilliary and is in the army and fighting Boko Harem in North part of Nigeria and Niger this so called girl is really good and got me hooked, and scammed me out of hell ofalot of money and now I don't know what to do to get it back over $22k
lorrilr
May 20, 2018
I got a friend request from someone said he was military and in aleppio,syiria....said he was a widower and had two small children.. he said I was what he was looking for.. warnings went up. I had never spoken to this person only seen pictures and text messages...long story short asked to send me a package from him with his belongings as he was going on a mission..sent me a storage company.. i contacted and they wanted money.. told them to send the package back o the sender...I have blocked James Hallas Dunbar...
Sandi
May 21, 2018
I met my guy on the game wwfs. His name was Cory Alberta,he lived in California, worked for Shell gas which he went overseas for work. The first time he asked for help was because he worked out of states for one of his jobs before this and was waiting to get paid but he needed help to get the money. Then he was in Alaska working fixing pipes he needed help getting money because his cousin messed up his bank account so she couldn't get in it somehow. Then he tried asking if I would open an account so he can send me money to get to his mother and son. Which I never sent anything or never opened an account because I had a bad feeling from the beginning. Not mention he was trying to get me to leave my bf. We started talking as friends. I told him i had a bf he knew it because I told him. Apparently I must of sounded lonely because he told me he was very fond of me in like 2 weeks. Loved me in 3 and kept trying to get me to say it back. Kept telling him I was in a relationship (he was a very sweet talker and knew all the right things to say) Cory Alberta said he traveled a lot for work,he had a son Curtis who lived with his mother in New York. (Because he worked all the time and his ex traveled for work too) Mind you I've been with my bf for 10 years and happy. He was such a great talker knew all the right things to say I ended up cheating on my bf Just by talking to him . They are very good at what they do ,their must be a school they go to to learn exactly what to say and when to say it. He was such a sweet talker. And tried to make me feel guilty also.
Wronged
May 21, 2018
I have blocked the person on Facebook/messenger who scammed me. I refuse to unblock the person in order to report them on Facebook. I will not give access of my friends to this scammer (s). Don't know how to report scammer on Facebook now. I am going to report to FBI. I did fall very deeply in love. Lasted about 2 years. This has about killed me. I loved deeper than I ever knew love could be. And my marriage ended and I about lost my home. Please be very very aware! Do a Google reverse image search. Very easy and quick. Very eye opening and in my case, heart wrenching.
Angi H
May 21, 2018
Watch for Benjamin Rolls as well! Claims to be from Phoenix, AZ, self-employed - has a 6 y/o daughter, wife died 3 years ago. Went to China on business and stuck over there, started off needing 8,000 and after I continued to refuse, magically a friend has the money and now he wants me to deposit check in my Acct; dream on!
A fool
October 06, 2018

In reply to by Angi H

Thank god you posted this! I met him on OkCupid and got the same story about the dead wife and 6 year old daughter named Jemina. He says he is commercial archaeologist. He has FB, IG, and LI accounts so he looks legit but his phone number traces as a landline and is registered to a Phoenix LLC. It’s October and he’s still in China (although he claims he just went there last week) and needs $3,000 to complete the sale of artifacts. Since it’s not asking for 50k or 100k it seems like it’s not a scam but it is. His accent is also unexplained-sounds like English isn’t his first language but claims to have grown up in England, Sweden, Egypt, and Columbia but says he doesn’t speak any other language. He references Phoenix specific things (streets, locations, weather/time) so it makes you think he is in Arizona. He is very convincing, makes you think you’re crazy for calling him a scammer, and is very forceful when you refuse his money demands. He definitely plays the game well.
Syka
May 22, 2018
Just asked a guy to get lost he was very skillfully romancing with me for two weeks. Speak with French accent , not available to meet due to important abroad business but wanted about 5k USD to be wired to him. Had nice pictures and called himself Ray Reyneron. Actually this name exists on Linked In . I did not send money he wanted to explain but all fits scam scenario. Be aware. He usedCA and UK phone numbers and I met him on match.com
Wary2018
May 22, 2018

In reply to by Syka

Lorcan Dubois, met on Match, lots of romantic songs and poems, French /Irish, widower, engineer. Handsome pictures, seemed posed. I asked if he was a bot, got a smile in response. Two weeks ago he went to South Africa for working on a road project. I went along with the messaging just to see, said that I was falling in love. Today he asked for $11K because his equipment was stuck in customs. I almost laughed out loud. I was waiting for this. When I resisted, he got nasty and tried to guilt trip me. But I held strong. I don't see his name on this site, so am adding it. P.S. if a guy sends Celine Dion songs to a woman, it's weird. That was a red flag. Plus the fact that he said he had put a Craigslist ad looking for employees in South Africa. Guess what, no ad. These helped me be vigilant early on
Beth
July 03, 2018

In reply to by Syka

Please tell me more about your contact with this person. A friend is currently talking to a person using this name. Thank you!!
Judy M
July 30, 2018

In reply to by Syka

Hi Syka, thanks for posting this, I have been talking to a guy with exactly that name, he apparently lives in Birmingham, and is a Satellite and Telecom engineer, but he won't tell me whereabouts in Birmingham he lives, it's a big city. He sent me nice photos, and looked lovely, and was complimentary about me very quickly. I smelled a rat and did a few searches, I found the Linked in profile you mention, which matches his photo that he has sent me. There is a Ray Rayneron on Facebook (note different spelling) who has the same occupation but lives in California, but he looks nothing like the person I am talking to. So I am going to wait for him to ask me for money and have a little fun with him now I know he is not real. This morning I had messaged him, he wanted my phone no but I have refused it , saying I don't speak to people on the phone before meeting them. I haven't heard back. There is definitely a time difference when he messages me usually in the evening which makes me think he is in the US. He pretends he is half Polish which explains his lack of English. It says on his Linked in profile that he is Irish, and doesn't speak much English. Nothing adds up. I could go on. I won't be meeting him or telling him any more about myself or sending any money! I found him on Plenty More Silver Fish.
Maca
May 23, 2018
Was romantically scammed which started at coffee meets bagel then moved onto hangouts for chat... Michael Peters was his used name. I informed coffee meets bagels and they were going to ban this user from their site.
yorkgroom
May 24, 2018
Anyone heard off a guy called Eddie Walker claims to be in Iraq at the moment and needs money to fix a machine says he is on a 3 month contract. Obviously not sent any smelt a rat?
Carol
May 25, 2018
I was reading an article about fake engineers on oil rigs scammers. I was corresponding and talking on WhatsApp to a man who says he is from Oslo, Norway. He was raised in an orphanage in Norway. He moved to the US, when he was 40 and is now 60. He has a thick accent. He is a devout Christian and prays 3 times a day. His name is Phill Shaw. And his daughter's name is Ivy. We met on Words With Friends. He professed his love quickly. He called me his "Queen". I hired a private investigator for $366.00 to check him out. He said Phill Shaw was a fraud. When I read Phill the report from the private investigator, he confessed he is a black, 32 year old from Nigeria, and he makes these calls for a living. There are thousands of these guys.
Midlifeloset
May 26, 2018
I m engaged to my soldier on fecebooj. I sold my house because he was coming home at the end of December. I was sending him money every month for food and connection and then medical emergencies. I ytold him it was wrong that the army supplies everything. But he convinced me that because off the restlessness they were not getting what they needed and his credit card would t work. Last. I think he was coming home but wanted to purchase some gadgets with his persuasion I sent it he never came home. Then this month he said they were traveling to Kuwait d take off from there. Now he sent me a document string that the army says they are to pay there own way and send receipts in for reemburment. He says he needs another 8 thousamd and I should helping my finance. The last time I quit my job and moved to another state to try to get away. I offered to buy his tickethe won’t let me. Someone sent me monks to other primo files with his last name and pics, different first name he says cruet stole his profile. I created my own and reached out to one and I knew it wasn’t him right away. I’m so desperate I’m thinking of suiside , I can’t bieve I’m that stupid and love him that much.
Bailey dog 2700
August 28, 2018

In reply to by Midlifeloset

I hope I'm not too late. I read your story and I'm so sorry for everything you went through. Please don't do anything foolish to yourself. We've all done crazy things. I've had to start over so many times because I went with my heart instead of my brain. It's difficult starting over, been homeless and hungry but I am ok. You will be too! Please be strong. You are your #1 priority. Keep the faith. Everything happens for a reason. Be glad you didn't marry this loser like I did. Hell only started when I said I do. Your heart will heal and this awful experience will make you stronger. I wish you the best. Never give money to someone you've never met. Learn from this! I know you are hurting but take one day at a time. Good luck and you are religious, pray...it helped me. God bless. And remember there are many, many women who have been in your shoes. I wanted to die as well..thank God it didn't work. Take care.
Scammedtoolong53
June 10, 2019

In reply to by Midlifeloset

My scammer was different than yours, but I want to tell you I know your pain. Please do not hurt yourself. He is not worth it. I felt the same way you did about being stupid. We are loving sincere women and they are jerks. Please talk anytime to me. Take care.
SLNC
August 22, 2019

In reply to by Midlifeloset

What is your soldiers name.. I know someone with the same thing going on..
Don't use yosu…
May 27, 2018
Has anyone been in contact with a fake Soldier going by the name of Randy Leon Williams
OhNo!
May 29, 2018
I was asked for an Itunes card just 2 weeks into my long distance relationship. Met him on POF. He is an Italian who lives in America but works on an ocean oil rig in the Middle East. Has a face that you fall in love with at first sight of his pictures. He promised me the world. Reverse google images didnt match anything. Home address on his more than likely fake American driver's license is a house for sale on Zillow. This is so stressful!
md0477
May 31, 2018
Just had a woman by the name of Debora(or Janet) with a phone number registered out of Georgia try to hit me up to get her an ITunes card. Said she needed it for a “school project”... SMH Needless to say,she’s not getting anything from me.
rinkerj2209
May 31, 2018
I was on a new site it was only up for about a year and I figured I would research the site itaelf found out it was a site created right out of the US and so I figured I would give it a try first person I talked to right off the back asked if I could get her an iTunes card for 50 I refuse to send anyone money clamming there in the is when it turns out there from Africa and every time I request to just do a quick video chat to verify there is always an excuse stating that they need an iTunes card for the call to go through I know that's not true but then it seemed worse for me as she kept insisting that I was the love of her life I knew it couldn't be true I just meet you two days again and your saying I am handsome when you look like a modle and I'm far from handsome it's simple due to I know it's not difficult to find a beautiful women no matter how any one looks but come on now
Shopwalker
June 01, 2018
I accepted a game request on words with friends from Dr Mike Reghitto. He claimed to be a traveling doctor and had worked in a number of states. I am a skeptic and checked medical licenses in those states in his name, and they matched his info. He claimed he was now working for WHO in Syria after a divorce. He was charming and amusing, but sometimes his messages sounded like they were written by someone else. I felt like there was something “off” but wasn’t sure what. I even checked the WHO’s web site to see if they have paid doctors in Syria (they do) because I just had too many warning bells. I played along with the game, figuring I was pretty safe with 6000 miles between us. The other day he says he has good news—WHO is releasing him from his contract and he’s received a payment of $450K from the Syrian government in cash. He wants to use a courier service to send me the money for “our future together”. I told him “No” three times, but he just kept texting. I blocked him, I friended him and reported him on WWF. If it seems to be too good to be true—it is.
Telly
June 01, 2018
I have been talking to someone (his name is Lewis Griffin) who supposedly an engineer originally from Spain, but living here in the USA...we communicated a long while, he's supposedly working for an Oil Company. So after a while some how or other he needed a thousand dollars because the rig he's on suddenly stopped producing oil, after a long while I did bite the bullet and sent a Walmart money to a person by the name of WHITTED JOVAN MONQUE in Dallas, TX, well it never went through so I sent a MoneyGram and was told to separate it into two increments of $500 each....the MoneyGram cost me each $11.50 so this guy was insistent I would get my money back, of course I know I wont. So i will be out $1150.00. Now I get another request from the Engineer they will need $4000 for the oil for the rig........well needless to say I told him absolutely no and will not send anything to him......He has been so demanding and I tell him I have no more money to send. He says he's so in love with me and can't wait to get off the rig so we can be together..........no more mistakes will i make in these situations..........I was a fool and knew I shouldn't have done it, but lesson learned............
Angela
June 04, 2018
My friend is currently in an online relationship with a scammer who says he's working in South Africa. All the obvious signs of a scam but she insists he's going to marry her. He asked her to open an account so his customer could deposit money and for her to send it to him via money gram, bitcoin or western union. Calls himself David, don't have a last name. He claims to need a winter coat because it's cold there. It's 64 degrees there. She won't listen to me.
Liz
June 09, 2018
I just joined a dating site called Hinge and met a guy who fits the profile exactly. In the NL military, on a mission overseas. Just asked for money which I told him no to. Anyone else have an interaction with someone in the Netherlands military who lives on Oklahoma.
Cmj 76
June 12, 2018
I’m believe I’m in the process of speaking to a scammer...same sort of sob story... He is actually gorgeous looking man with a body of a god in his Fb profile... name Michael Thomas . He too is in the army. Lost his wife to cancer . Looking for a mother for his daughter. Told me he loves me I’m the one ext...
susanlynne59
June 14, 2018
My future ex-husband I believe is currently being scammed by a "girl" going by the name MaryAmber Roberts. Her previous name on FB was Daniel Mary Amber but she has changed it since she closed all of her previous accounts & pages. I have tried talking to him about this, but he insists that "she" IS REAL!!!! Thinking of having him evaluated for mental issues now Before this Scammer Drains him too!!! Any advice is appreciated....
Duuped1
June 16, 2018
I think this man is trying to scam me...the name is "Bill Morrison". Claiming to be in the military. I wont give him money. But he is still talking to me. But argue when he don't get any money.
Scammer numbers 2
April 08, 2019

In reply to by Duuped1

I went on cancermatch and meet a man amen Charles Morrison who said wife was killed in car wreck and have 15 yrs old daughter and he send pictures I did too and now he introduced me to daughter on Hangouts who asks me for brithday present for itune card she needs help already call me mom I told her no and he got mad now he came back and asked me to marry him he love me so much he can't live without me ok today he asks for a iTunes card to send to him so we can talk more because he a engineer working contract in UK and I told him no and if you engineer then you have money to buy your own ok he got mad and said unpleasant words to me I said goodbye Charles you get nothing from me he said bye because I saw his scammer what you think is the same man
Scammedtoolong53
June 09, 2019

In reply to by Scammer numbers 2

I too have talked to a man by the name Charles Morrison for a long time who had a daughter and lived in UK. Wife died in car crash. Sent many itune cards and one Amazon gift card. He is engineer working contract he said in Nigeria but he is in Uk. Promised me he was coming to see me in July. I stopped talking to him April 2919. Sounds like the same man. He is so convincing. His daughter did ask me for money on text in UK.
Scammedtoolong53
June 09, 2019

In reply to by Scammer numbers 2

I made a comment before but I wanted to know if scammers numbers 2 wanted to exchange pictures or anything to me. Sounds like the same man.
Wronged
June 16, 2018
Names to watch out for....Fasel Gerhard Manfred...claimed to be working through United Nations, contract job for 2years in Syria. Claimed to be a bone graft surgeon. Supposedly from new York. Wife and daughter killed in horrible car accident. Son in boarding school in Georgia(Westminster school). Had fake Facebook profile with stolen photos of a very successful businessman. Always in need of money...travel, travel emergencies like overstay penalties ...prevention of jail time, etc...found out everything was lies! After I blocked him on Facebook he(?) set up another fake profile using name of Carling Norman Daniel. This name had replaced the name of Fasel Gerhard Manfred on my blocked list on Facebook. Scammer used same stolen photo for both names! Picture was finally removed. Now both names/fake profiles are gone from list. Please be extremely careful. I still will be reporting this to FBI. If you think you might be victim of a scammer please make sure you keep everything...emails, money gram, western union receipts...
Suckerz
June 16, 2018
What about someone who wants to wire you money to go see them? Is that fraud too? I'm just going to ignore them now.
No Sure
June 17, 2018
I am an older man who became friends with a much younger woman on Face Book. After 2 or so weeks, she said I was the one for her,the one i was looking for,and loved only me.She makes me feel like a million dollars.A week after ,she suddenly is in desperately in need of money, I send her some. then 2 more requests the same week. Wire her nearly 2 grand through Western Union.She says she is a Christian and me her future husband . Though she has never met me , wants to come to me in a different country and marry me here though she has never been where I live. She sounds so real and serious but also too good to be true. Am I being scammed ? She wants more but I am ready to say no.
Sg
June 20, 2018

In reply to by No Sure

She is a scammer. They know all the right things to say. After you have nothing to give she will stop talking to you. They all have pretty much the same sob stories. And will drain you of everything then move on.
Lovelylady
June 17, 2018
I have been emailing a guy named Erich on Facebook he asked me for 800 hundred dollars for id- card to visit him at air force base in Georgia. He told me he loves me after 1 day of emailing. He called me but sounds like a guy from Pakistan. It's been a crazy week. His pictures are amazing so handsome. I asked him to video call me but he says he can't. He asked me to chat online with him on hangout app. I emailed him a few hours ago and told him that I can't email him anymore. I can't believe I started falling in love with this guy online that I know deep.down is trying to scam me. I contacted Facebook n complained on their website I need to contact the 2 other govt agencies on this site.
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