Has an online love interest asked you for money?

Think I have been speaking to the same person, do you have any photos?

Hi, My suitor friended me on Instagram. He said he was from Australia, but living in Minnesota. He asked me where i was from etc, etc.... i said i just moved out of MN to a different state for job etc. He told me he was a flight attendant. He started out asking if we could be friends. The conversation changed to a different web app to talk - whatsapp. By using whatsapp , i was able to verify that the number he was using was indeed for Minnesota. Long story short his family moved from Australia to the US when he was 7 yrs old. His parents died when he was 11 yrs old, he was the only child etc. His other part that was similar to your story, was that his girlfriend from 1 year ago cheated on him with his best friend. His photos he said he lost from old house during the turmoil of parents both passing in an accident. I tried to ask for some other of verifying he was who he said he is. He just sent a photo of him and the airlines he works for. I told him that isn't not proof. He made it sound like i was in the wrong or he didn't understand why i was doubting him. I did get him to admit where his parents were from, i think i caught him, he said dad from Australia and mum from Brazil. His English was great, not great at the same time. He called me from whatsapp sounding unset etc. and he did have a Brazilian accent , i think. Oh, i forgot to mention several of the pictures on instagram of him working for an airlines, which was a Brazilian airlines so that itself idk why he didn't say he worked for such and such airlines. Long story short, we chatted for 1 week. He did profess his "sincere interest" for "dating me" or "falling for me" etc. which i though was way too soon. Last thing he did ask was he needed my help, and not to get angry if i was "not comfortable with it." He said his flight schedule had changed and he was flying to France the next day. He asked if i could get him a iTunes $100 gift card so he could make some downloads on his ipad because he "couldn't get it over in Brazil". He said that he needed United states itunes. I said i could not and then didn't give my reason. He then texted ... hey are you there".. which i didn't respond to . He then tried calling me via whatsapp, but i didn't pick up. i told him use your credit card, or just change the country setting on his ipad to "get american channel" for music. He then said he couldn't access verification from where he was, that's why he couldn't use his card. Finally he said , "this is actually the first favor he asked for from me." I was thoroughly convinced even more so by now he was not who he said he was. He kept pleading that i shouldn't leave him etc. etc. trying to say don't worry about the card. But i was done!!!!!!!!!! If you see a guy that has green eyes, brown slick back hair, wears stylish glasses, works for an airlines - but doesn't tell you which.....5'11 but he says he is 6'11.. don't trust him. He said his name was Michael Louis Paulo Richardson. I tried to do a reverse for his pictures, but didn't get anything.

Yes I have this guy who says he is Italian by birth and was in a orphanage and adopted. Says he has a 14 yo son in a boarding school in Bali, Italy. He says he is a independent contractor for shell petroleum and got the job and is drilling a few hrs from Ireland. Has a strong accent that I can’t quite figure out. Likes to call me Babe. Was excellent to talk to. His wife died in surgery 5 yrs ago and he had a girlfriend that cheated on him with his best friend. Wanted money to go to shore to get parts for the oil rig. Kept stating his life is in danger it’s going to explode. Uses all the right lingo. When not getting money he becomes very verbally abusive in texts. Likes to blame me for the situation he’s in. Goes by name David Williams from East Tampa. Can’t find him on any searches except his photo brought up a dating site. Won’t give me dob or address or anything but will video chat . I tracked his phone to some lady in California. Unreal

Hi, my "suitor" found me on Instagram. I fell for his good looks and charm and then started chatting with him on HangOut. His user name on IG was PaulSteyn166, but email address has different last name. I tried to do a reverse image, but his image isn't to be found anywhere. We exchanged photos, before he started asking me to do favors for him. First attempt was to contact his Government agency because he had invested on Gold and his savings and didn't have access to it and wanted it shipped to me. 2nd attempt was that he resolved his issues with the Government agency, but needed an iTunes Card to upgrade his computer and to stay in contact with me. He goes by Paul, but says that his nickname is Dan. He's from Monaco, but based in the UK. His dad died in the Military and his mom died when he was 13 and had to be raised by a local teacher. At first he claims that his 11 year old daughter is in boarding school, but all of a sudden he has a son also in the states? His dad was British and his Mom was American, but yet he didn't have dual citizenship. He claims that he's in the military and is on a ship near Korea. I've stopped communicating with him but he has pictures of me and my daughter. Does anybody know if he'll post those pics on the internet? I feel like a darn fool for falling for his good looks and charm. I don't even think any of his pics are real or current.

My Friend is dealing with Rig Engineer, also from Northern Europe. Now lives in Indiana, Engineer on Rig in Texas, Wires her money, she in turn sends funds back to him via gift cards. He has sent over $10k as of today. She is going to get hurt. I was scammed out of $600 years ago, but my guy came clean with me. My Friends guy has her totally love-jacked and thinking his is coming up here to marry her. REALLY??? His photo was on channel 3 news a couple of months ago, I recognized it, she did not. How do I tell her its not real, stop sending him money and now that you 've given your bank account info, close it and open a new one. She just won't listen.

Very similar story but says he's 60 and from Poland. Sends me pics but refuses video calls bcz says phone us broken. Don't even know if the pics he sent me are him. He got very angry because I would not "loan" him thousands of dollars he needed urgently as an emergency for his engineering job overseas. He said we are getting married so his thousands of dollars would be mine too. He became very verbally abusive when I refused to give him the money, which I don't even have but he wanted me to use my credit card.

I am talking to a guy name Anthony who say he lives in LA and is on a rig in Turkey. He says his wife cheated with hit best friend. He had 3 kids they are in Michigan with ex

I have a similar story from Evans Collins. Do you have pictures of him, I can share the pictures I have

Hi, we have similar story, only he told me he is from Canada and had a big job and send me his contract in Cyprus..and making stories like he needs laptop for his job as he need to finish his job for a month, and asked me to send him the Macbook..and after several days, he had a car accident and needs my help for the hospital bills.. But i followed my intuition that this is a real scam...he talked to me at Hangouts...

Yes, this is my guy. Goes by the name Christopher Dean. Very handsome, his wife cheated on him with his best friend, has a 15yr old daughter, he has custody of and lives with his mother who’s 86yrs old while he’s working in Germany!! I have so many pics of him that he sent! He even photoshopped my pic into a frame ( he showed me)and said, he keeps it next to his bed!! He loves me and wants to marry me after 3 weeks! He promised to pay all my bills etc. He’s supposed to be an engineer. His machine broke, he went to fly in helicopter to city of Germany to get part and bank to withdraw money. He got it part, but bank froze his account and he need $200 to get back. I told him, handle your business. I’m in love over the phone, but I can’t help you!! Oh we video chatted 3 times. It appeared to be him!! ( from the pics I have) He ask me for iTunes card, bank acct info, cash app info, wanted me to change my phone to Verizon!! LOL I said, NO TO EVERYTHING!! I was not such a good person after that.. As of yesterday he’s blocked on WhatsApp, & hangouts...Blocked everything!!

Did he say that he is from taiwan and work offshore in johor bahru south china sea?

Hi Ella, is his name jeonghung? He said he is from taiwan working offshore in south china sea johor bahru?? Beware of the guy in instagram, his name jeonghung, his profile pic is with his son wearing black shirt which is same shirt with his son too.

Amazing looking guy contacted me on POF after about 24 hours (over 3 days)of chatting on Hangouts trying to convince me to visit him on his oil rig in the North Sea (apparently wives and fiancées can go for 2 days) He will pay for everything - i just need to contact his 'Agency' to confirm dates. Agency then requests $1000 for me to undergo Safety and Assurance Control. I refuse saying I do not have this amount of money. He says he will give me the money back in cash when i reach the rig He asks me to reschedule for later when money is available. Obviously there has been much more content to the conversation - a 5 year old daughter in the USA, him having worked all over the world, him being in love with me, him promising to spend Christmas together, dead parents, no siblings ............ I have not and will not part with any money but am currently playing things out to save some other, maybe more gullible lady. I'm not sure where he actually is, but he knows a lot about oil drilling and professes to be half Turkish and half Scottish. Wish I knew how to find where the photos came from :)

Sounds similar can I ask what his name is

So similar situation. Same guy, same story and he’s name was Steven . Definitely scammer

I met a guy on ourtime dating app back in late Nov 0f 2019. Stated he was semi retired that he only did projects twice a year and this was is last one because, he did not have time enough to have a relationship so he was going to be done before Christmas and we could me. As of Dec 3rd he asked me to look up a shipment for him because he was still waiting on the last material to arrive on the rig so he could complete the job and come and meet me. Than he wanted me to wire funds from his bank account to the place where they were holding the shipment at customs. I was denied access because he told me earlier he was a victim of identity theft so asked me for money first it was 16k than he e-mailed back once I told him I did not have that kind of money and would not be able to do this for him he stated later all he needed 10k again I told him I cant now on 1/19/20 he is still asking for my support with his situation which us money. I am not going to send money to him I just want to see how far this scammer is willing to go to tell me that is how we find out how one an other cares and lives the other person. It's all B.A. dont believe a word this person tells you he goes by the name of John Frank Williams. I have conversations on record and e-mails as well and pictures he is using for his profile.

Phillip Anderson. Aged 50 - 60 Born in Hungary, Grew up in Texas and moved to South Africa. Wife Passed away, one son in University. Asking for money a week or two after we started chatting. Only chats on Hangouts. Nothing else, no Whatsapp, no facebook, no nothing. Sent me picture standing next to a van wearing sunglasses, Cannot find any info on him on Google.