Romance scams will cost you

Instagram seems to be the new online romance dating scam. I am not against online dating, but when scammers, liars start becoming predators it is down right frightening. Recently I was messaged by 6 different men on Instagram. All seemed legitimately normal at first. But then came the claiming to love, and shortly after the request for something. 1)Marcus Ferguson first started chatting on Instagram and then his profile disappeared because he asked to start chatting on Hangouts. We did, and we video chatted as well he looked like his picture. He was a divorced dad of two kids living in Alabama, with two houses. He wanted to get serious, have a relationship. And then came the I home sick from work, and I need your help with an Itunes gift card so I can purchase my papers and work. When I said no, that this is a scam, he got defiant. He sent me a picture of him going to Sunday Church. The following day I was requested to follow someone with a total different name on instagram but it was the same picture. Craig Ferguson when I put it in google images it came back with multiple reports it was a scammer. When confronted with this information he repeatedly said he was hacked, and how could I think that of him. I blocked him everywhere because he was becoming angry that I did not want to talk to him. 2) Benton Hansler messaged me on instagram gave me his phone number started texting me and calling me. Told me he had a son Trevor lived in Texas. He said he had to go to Brazil for work. He asked me to give him my sprint account information so he could start a phone selling business as a side job. I told him that I would not, he was upset but let it go. He started talking to me on Hangouts, and also his son supposedly sent me videos of his son. I told him I wanted to send his son a valentine and asked for his address, he gave me his Uncles in New York and said I could mail it there because he was going down to see his son. He said to send his son an XBOX gift card , I told him I don't send that high end gift only a book and candy he is only 10. He said ok. I blocked him after he asked for more financial help. 3) Jason from Norway a Doctor started friendly chatting and on Instagram then he said he was in desperate need to find an Itunes card and if I could purchase it for him, because there were none in Norway. OMG (BLOCK) 4)Zach Cronk from Maryland. Military going to retire and open a car business up in California, was going to Germany to purchase cars for his business. Then all of a sudden his cousin had an issue in some country where he had to go help him cause he was jailed. He then messaged me that his credit cards and passport were frozen and he needed me to moneygram or western union him $600 dollars for hotel expenses, or send him 900.00 to help transport his dog to me so I could watch her. (BLOCK) 5) Isaac Butler - Instagram messaging/Airforce then went to Hangouts from Ohio, son named Bryson Widowed said his wife and daughter died in a car accident. He had a house in Texas a farm. He said he had a job assignment in Tripoli, but as soon as he was home he was coming to see me. He was the longest hold out from December to February without asking me for anything. But he kept asking for my home address, asked where I banked. I would not give it to him, then he kept saying I need your help badly with something. I have a sale on some horses from my farm and I have no way to get the money deposited into my account. So can you open a bank account up? I said yes if you give me your drivers license and social security card I will open it up in your name, he said in my name cause he did not have that info cause he was secret ops. When I said no, give me your address and I will run a back ground check on him, he said no give me yours. then he got mad, started telling me I was insecure and no guy would want me because I don't trust them. BLOCK!!!! 6) Robert Stefan Antoni from Miami FL He said he was an widowed engineer with 21 year old daughter in college, and a coworker friend named Phil. He said that he was trying to start his own business. We talked and he professed he could not wait to meet me. Then all of a sudden he said that he was in a bind because his accounts at work were froze and his credit cards as well, and he had a job offer for his contract to be in San Jose and asked if I could help him with a 1000 loan so he could have hotel expenses and that his friend Phil and daughter would come up with the rest. I said no, thats the biggest scam ever when someone you never met asks for money. I said would you give me 1000 no questions asked if I said I needed help he said yes. I said that there is no way I have that kind of money. He got mad and sent me rotten text saying that he knows when the going gets tough who really cares about him. (BLOCK) He did however say that if you don't believe who I am I will send you a picture of my passport. I have reported many of these on Instagram and Hangouts I have screen shots and all the pictures they sent. I really want to nail all of the these losers post their sorry pictures all over social media and put them in a book of ONLINE SCAMMING PREDATORS so that naive and woman that would believe them would beware. I am still searching for Love but obviously in all the wrong places. I told a Romance coach about this and sent him some screen shots and he was appalled at the audacity. What is this world coming to? Who are these snakes????????

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I wonder if anyone has come across this before. Contacted via Instagram by 51 year old Italian from Milan Gorge Mancinni. ( I'm not looking for any romance etc) Says he works in construction and interior design . Works for architectural agency and has private clients aswell. Says his wife , who was American,died and has a daughter studying in America. Chatting for 2 months. Soon after started went on hangouts- he's still got his Instagram account. He has sent me messages in Italian, pictures of his dog, his mother, his daughter, inside his house , his book collection , his meals!!! He has now gone to Madrid to work on a project- hotel renovation? Says company takes care of everything financial whilst he's away. Wanted me to access his account and transfer some money from his account to another's as he is buying art as setting up an art gallery in Milan. Trusts me to do this etc etc as I'm a lawyer etc. Never any direct request for cash from me. Says he's wealthy. Told him this sounded like money laundering!! Really angry with him as he knows my background- From the outset I told him I was a lawyer and knew all about scams, fraud etc . I think if he is a scammer, strange that he would continue with me knowing this? Won't tell me about his wife- too upsetting, won't speak on phone as too embarrassed about his English, won't tell me how long he's going to be in Madrid. Used term 'ex wife' instead of 'late wife' yesterday- said he made a mistake ? Very loving etc but I've been very sceptical from the outset and blocked him a few times. But if he is a scammer I have not been able find this scenario online. Desperate to know if this is an elaborate scam. I know all about the other type of scams- I block everybody who contacts me. But he seemed different. Any help out there please?!

Two Names: Chris Wetzel and Cory Micheal The past two years have been completely draining financially and emotional. Chris an "engineer" and Cory in the military. Neither are real and have caused me to have to file bankruptcy. I have reported both. I really think that Chris had me involved in money laundering. I was so lonely and naive. Ladies please don't try to find love on line!

There are numerous sights on line that show the most common pictures used by SCAMMERS. They always pick the good looking ones. Please use common sense. The people in these pictures don't NEED to meet women on line, and certainly don't need money! I saw a special on TV the other night. An EX scammer took the cameras into a common room in Nigeria used by SCAMMERS. There were at least 50 computers set up around the room. I've had my share. I enjoy the chats until the subjects of going off the site to talk (I still don't understand that) and when money comes up. ( I hate to admit it but I actually enjoy making them THINK I am sending some.) Proof! They're instantly blocked. I wish someone would explain this thing about going to Hangouts or whatever? They can just as easily ask for money on Instagram?? Does someone know the answer?

I got scammed by a guy on Instagram by the name of Turner Andrews said he fell for me right away and then wanted to marry me, then asked for $100 iTunes cards then Amazon card, then needed $300 for drugs for an injury in the army. Was so romantic and of course I fell for it, now that I broke it off with him he won't talk to me.

I have been scammed by three guys, Michael Bolgar, Willarad Kawamato and Scott Regnald. I fell for each one. Each one has a child, either their wife's have passed away or cheated on them. I was scammed out of my life savings. Two of them are engineers on rigs, the other is an engineer for construction. All out of the country working. Each have promised to take care of me and marry me. They really come up with some good lines to make you believe them. I have even been threaten by one of these guys if I didn't send money.

I’m pretty sure I’m being scammed by a guy who calls himself Patrick Sebastian. Started talking to him on instagram. He was very good said he was a widower that had a 5 year old boy showed pictures of a good looking guy with a boy. He said he was a mechanical engineer on an oil rig. Out 3 month off 1 month but wanted to get another contract that he could spend time with his son who lives with his mother in law, in Texas. He need these apple I tunes card to talk to me through a sight hangouts. After the second card he asked me for I gave him, I started checking out the internet for any image matches all his pictures were kind of fuzzy but one came up as a guy on a dating sight in London. I feel really stupid for giving him anything but he was very good at pulling me in. Told him in a text if he was who he said was he could send me more pics of his son. Oh ya his accent was Swedish because he was from Sweden and he’d been here working and living the states for 10 years. Please, people take note I only lost 200 dollars and my dignity. He is still calling and texting me after a day of not responding to him. Trying to draw me back in. He was a really good at it. Don’t want to delete everything in case officials want to use it to shit him down. I’m checking on that next.

Have had two men who say they are in the middle East; one Air Force, one Army; contacted me on Facebook, then moved me to Hangouts; quickly professed love then asked for money. One wanted Amazon gift cards, had "phone trouble" needed New one to talk to me. The other needs money to buy his way out of Afghanistan after "losing official pass" he said his birth family died in a fire, and he was adopted by a friend's parents, who were now dead...if he couldn't get $8000 to get papers"sorted" he will be sent to Syria and won't be able to talk to me; says he wants to retire from Army and settle down...the Air Force man is also retiring soon and wants to marry me and settle down...Both men said they closed their Facebook accounts recently... I'm sure they change names with the wind, so look for any name...one is going by Joe and the other by Nathan...today I get a friend request from an alleged Marine...not going to even acknowledge that one...just sharing these details so other potential victims can observe some of the tall tales these people Are capable of creating. One even asked how much money I made, and wanted to know my credit score to ask if I could open a credit account for him to use...also said he would use that account to pay me back through. Beware. These crooks will tell you ANYTHING they think will prey on your feelings and your wallet! PS: I am in my late 60's, and thank God I didn't send either of them anything.

Be on the lookout for Giovanni Bartolini, says he’s a Geologist with Shell Oil. Widower with 2 adult children (both in college). He speaks with a thick Italian(?) accent, very intelligent sweet talker, very engaging. Also has LinkedIn account includes professional photos with details of his position as a Geologist and education in Milan and London. Says he’s currently in Kansas City but home base is in Huntington Beach, California. We spoke via video-chat but I was unable to see him clearly. Mostly communicated on Hangouts or he sent very long, detailed letters via gmail. I decided to end the contact as he was moving very quickly toward telling me he loved me and wanted to visit me in NJ with the potential for relocating!! Glad I read another woman’s complaint on this site about him as he asked her for money. The online dating site is POF. He took down his profile which was BlessGio.

I met this man named Fredrick who states his name is Avery Fredrick and he is a plastic surgeon in Yemen. States he is there in a contract under the government. I met him on a dating site called Coffee meets bagels. He asked me to get him a Steam Card and now recently asked me to facetime him through Hanger. When I supposedly spoke to him, it looked like a pre-recorded video. Now he is in love with me and wants to marry me. All his text's through What'sApp sound too good to be true. Has anyone else come across this person?

I hate that I became a victim of a romance scam. I thought this man was an answer to my prayer, wanting to meet someone and get married. I searched this person so many times, and as often as I searched him I didn't find out that he was a scammer. I had friends that had warned me not to give money to him, I thought for sure he was real. I wouldn't even listen to my own gut, everytime I sent him money. I would send money that was supposed to be going towards charitable organizations and a could time for his daughter. He was supposed to be an investor, I thought if he could be so successful, heck he could manage my money! Our conversations would be on investing together, and about marriage. I look back at our messages and ask myself how could I have been so stupid. I can not tell you how hurt and devastated I was. If only I could have ended my life. The embarrassment as well, that someone could scam me. I recently had someone friend request me, he sounded really nice, but day 3 came and you guessed he want money. Of course had learned my lesson. He called me evey name. Better to lose love than money. To compound the problem, now I have to pay taxes on that money, because I moved it out of my annuity. I could be looking at somewhere between $18k to $20k. I don't think I will ever get over this or be able to trust anyone.

I’m pretty sure I’m being scammed by a guy who calls himself Jason Edwads. Started talking to him on Instagram, then asked me move to Google Hangouts. Been chatting with him for awhile now. He was so romantic and of course I fell for it. He is in love with me and wants to marry me and promised to take care of me. He said he is a business contract as a civil marine independent engineer on an oil rig in Africa sea. His daughter boarding school in UK. Even asked me my credit cards account, password, ID or drive license. Last asked me to send him $1,000.00 via Money Gram to the real name as Caleb Evidence Onyedika. Has anyone else come across this person?

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I was messaged on Facebook last October by this fella he is an engineer, His name is Brian Smith Travels a lot , He romanced me fell in love with me this Feb 2019, He has asked me for steam cards for his internet & is from Houston Texas, he is a widow 1 son they don't talk. He has sent me 3 gifts, & promises me that when he is done work in Turkey where he is now will come to me. And we will be married, Is he a scammer ?

Easy Tip: Look people. If you want to verify the person in the picture is the one you’re talking to, There are several simple things you can do: 1) request a live video conversation and if for whatever reason they don’t do it then it’s pretty safe to assume they’re fake , 2) if for whatever reason live video chat is not an option then just make a simple request for them to grab a piece of paper and tell them to write down a simple, unique symbol, drawing or set of letters and numbers + your name ( that you have Chosen for them ), then tell them to hold it up next to their head for a selfie and have them send you that picture of them with your unique code/picture with them… And if they can’t provide that within a few minutes ... they are fake. Anyone really would understand and have no problem doing this for you. Their turnaround time should be a matter of minutes so as not to give them time to Photoshop or whatever… It’s a relatively simple thing to do and if they can’t they are fake

The man from the dating site was sending super eloquent romantic letters, claiming his eternal love with me. He went abroad to Manage construction project. Everything was alright. He sent sweat emails and spoke to me with a very heavy accent claiming being irish german. After many years of living in germany was not able to recall any german. First he established a date for coming to My state after his progect abroad, then he changed the date. Asked me to reserve a hotel for him, refused to do it himself online. I asked him to take some pictures but he said that he has a very old phone. On the secon week of his stay he said that concrete constraction fell on three workers and one is killed, he cryed and asked me to pray for them. He said that he is going to US to arrange money issues and woud come back. All that seemed strange, dramatic, surrealistik. This wealthy man (as he claimed), called to me later and asked to pay for his hote (5stars) because his credit card was opted out. I was extremely disappointed and upset, understanding with who i led all these romantic talks. Thanks to online education, i stopped talking to him, did not ask any questions and blocked him. He called that night on different phone and was tough on me. I feel awful because of such misery. From the other heand i have a drop of doubt.

Anyone knows this white French woman named Marie Duval from Mericgnac, Bordeaux. She is hunting old men on SKYPE for Romance Scam ,she falls for you instantly,promise to come to your place to love and care for you and ask for contribution to air ticket and then ask for the full air ticket plus travel expenses. she is patient and very convincing . I fell for it and she scammed me for A$2000 , because I am old,live alone and am vulnerable . Never believe scammers like her .

So there is a guy thru Words with Friends. Claims he has funds in Syrian security company which is going out of business. He needs beneficiary to receive funds. He says he has no one. I have refused as I’m assuming this is a scam and I have refused. He supposedly has 2 kids 14&16 and mother killed in car accident.

Ive been scammed two times: one was a surgeon in Afghanistan working for the UN. He asked for $10,000 for medical supplies Never gave it to him Thank God. His name he went by was Alex Williams. Had a daughter called Sharon who 16. Lived in Manhattan but also lived in Colorado Springs . Had a wife that was killed in an auto accident. But I found out it was a young man from Nigeria he ended up confessing to me. #2 Alessandro Marco works on a oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Has a 21 year old daughter Jennifer who goes to college in Canada lives with Alessandro's sister. He says he's from St Petersburg area he gave me his address but didnt fine his name on the ownership of the house. Hes 51 years old and a real sweet talker. He's looking to get $20,000 to get off this rig. He says he has an agent he wont help and the loader people wont help. Supposedly these are people he suppose to do business with. He says he's an independent contractor with a contract from the Conoco Phillips Company. When I called them they never heard of him. So I was wondering if anyone else has been contacted. Also he is a widower .And was born in Rome Italy but came to America when he was 9 and lived with an Uncle. Parents are dead.

I had this guy named Martin D Camden ask to follow me on instagram. I'm not sure why I allowed him to follow me, but I did. He send me messages, told me his wife passed in a car accident she was the love of his life they have a daughter named Emily. Then he started asking all kinds question's as in my name, if I had kids, if I was married, what I liked, what I dislike, so on. He told me that he working on a proposal for a contract ( oil rig) it would be his last one before he retired. Said it was 4.5 million. I ask him why he would tell me that not knowing me said he wanted me to know everything about him. then ask me how much I made. of course I never would tell him. We talk for a little over a week then he won the contact had to leave that Saturday. He told me he couldn't use his phone there cause it was to damager's, but he could text me on Hangouts. He would be gone for a month,everything's was fine till the last week before he was to return, his machine caught fire and he needed me to send him money that I was the only one to help him. And he tried I will give him credit for that. But I told him to start out that I didn't have a lot of money. he would send me pictures of him before he left. the first time I knew he lied was he took a picture of him at breakfast I ask him were he was, he told me the name of the restaurant it seemed off cause of the background, it looked more like a McDonald's so I searched the restaurant and they opened for lunch and it was a nice restaurant. I never said anything about that. But I did ask if he was a scammer and he said he wasn't. I told my friend about all of this and she ask to follow him and he took the bait. Even told me that I was the only one he was talking to. He replied to her that she has a pretty smile I must say. Which made me sick cause at this point I knew what he was. I told him that I could see were he wrote on a post. Said it wasn't him that he has got hacked it's not the first time and he has people emailing him all the time. I did a google search for all the pictures I had, nothing would show up then it hit me he has a picture on hangout so I search it, it came up as David Mcbean they was pictures on his page that Martin had sent me. So I ask him about it all he could say he has been hack and they got the pictures off of him and changed the date. Which doesn't make since cause some I ask him to send me a picture of him at that time. So please be careful I do have picture of him and I'm glad to show them.

Can anyone else tell me if they have had approaches from a Tammy Morris or Jaleena Gaskin. Both of these ladies have tried to befriend me, told me how they can see a long term future with, posted supposed photos of themselves etc. Then they ask for Amazon Gift Cards for various reasons including: I have no money to feed my son, my son has dropped my phone down the toilet and I need to get it fixed or I need money to upgrade my phone to run the latest apps. One claims to be a doctor working in Yemen for Doctors Without Borders and they need a break and want to come and meet me. I have to pay an agent in Bitcoin nearly £6300 to allow this to happen. Please can anyone contacted by these two ladies let me know. Thank you