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Yet Another Lover Scam
- By Jay HS
- Published 01/26/2008
- Love Scams
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Thanks to Debbie, attached below is the full article:
Next thing I hear is that he will be coming to visit me, because he is due 2 weeks vacation from his job as a satellite engineer/programmer. (Another engineer). So, he tells me he will be sending me a check, in pounds (he was in England), and to see if my bank would cash it. Up goes the alarm. I played along, told him I would check with the bank, which I did. They told me they would have to send it out somewhere, I guess for conversion. So, he sends me the check for 4800 pounds. I walk it into my bank, and ask the manager if she knows anything about internet check fraud or scams, because I thought that I may have one. She gladly says she would send it to their fraud detection department, along with my concern
of fraud.
Just wanted to alert you to, what I believe, may be
a different turn on a traditional scam. Yes, through an online dating
site, he started a chat with me, which proceeded to yahoo chatting. We
have/had been chatting for over 7 months ( which I was dupped to begin
with). I always figured the scammers were in a rush to make their kill
and then move on to the next. Oh, by the way, I have worked in the
electronic financial industry for many years, so I do keep on top of
money fraud & checks, etc... So, prior to the holidays, he first
says he wants to take me on vacation-meet him in Hawaii. Of course, I
have responsibilities here (several pets and a house to maintain, and,
I am unemployed-therefore, no income), so I told him i was unable to
go, in addition to being unemployed and having to save my pennies for
my mortgage payments.
Next thing I hear is that he will be coming to visit me, because he is due 2 weeks vacation from his job as a satellite engineer/programmer. (Another engineer). So, he tells me he will be sending me a check, in pounds (he was in England), and to see if my bank would cash it. Up goes the alarm. I played along, told him I would check with the bank, which I did. They told me they would have to send it out somewhere, I guess for conversion. So, he sends me the check for 4800 pounds. I walk it into my bank, and ask the manager if she knows anything about internet check fraud or scams, because I thought that I may have one. She gladly says she would send it to their fraud detection department, along with my concern
Well, don't you know, they tell me it is, in fact a scam.
Meantime, I had told this guy that I would not be
depositing it into my account. That I was having the bank check for
fraud and funds, and if they said it was okay, then I would open an
account for him, for his arrival. Knowing all that information, he
still pursued. He would be here on the 25th; when then check got
clearance, use that money to reserve him a hotel; make reservations for
wherever I wanted to go, yada yada yada...
While the bank is checking all this out (they told
me 7-10 business days), we're chatting every night, and then he tells
me he was in an accident. He was fine, but the person he hit was
hospitalized. He was driving a friends car, no insurance. The victim
is willing to settle for hospital and injuries' fees. So, when the
bank cleared the check, could I please wire $xxx to, and he gives me a
name and address in London, to send it to. He even had the gumption to
find a place near where I live that I could send the transfer from.
When I finally hear from the bank, yes it was
fraud, and no, they wouldn't return the check. So, I relayed the
message to him. I played stupid and suggested that he stop payment on
the check immediately, just in case.
Needless to say, I haven't heard from him since
that last chat, about 4 days ago. However, my bank has the name and
address he gave me, so, hopefully, something can get done by them or
the Feds.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
ps-He even sent me a picture of "himself"Spread The Word
10 Responses to "Yet Another Lover Scam" 
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said this on 29 Jan 2008 8:04:38 AM CST
i would like to see the pic and have more info. I think I am talking to the same guy.
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said this on 05 Apr 2008 12:45:00 PM CST
i would like to see the pic too and have more info because i think i am talking to the same guy..i was scammed
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said this on 22 May 2008 8:58:28 AM CST
I equally feel that I may have been talking to someone similar and am interested in seeing this guy's pictures.
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said this on 06 Sep 2008 8:22:46 AM CST
I think I'm talking to the same guy! My story is a little different...He's using his "so called child" to get money from me. But it all sounds the same and I would love to see a picture.
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said this on 29 Sep 2008 5:55:37 PM CST
My guy is a40 yr old base station engineer (telacomunications) His name is Bruce Clark and his photo is of a very handsome white gray haired man with a wonderful smile. But on the phone, he sounds black, like a cross between Barry White and an old voodoo movie, he even uses creole slang in his writing. He says he learned to talk like that from the gardeners and sevents when he was growing up in Kent. We started talking marriage and suddenly his daughter needed heart surgery in the UK and he wants me to deposit his US paycheck and transfer the money to him in the UK to pay for her hospital bill. His daughter's name is Matilda and his mothers name is Isabel. Does that sound familiar? Can we exchange photos?
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said this on 30 Sep 2008 8:02:03 PM CST
What has the "daughter's surgery need your money" gotta do with your photos?
For other readers, this is obviously a scam. |
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said this on 16 Sep 2008 5:13:55 PM CST
I think I have run into a very similar situation. I have even gone as far as to tell him that his story matches a scam. He still swore he wasn't and I was being ridiculous.
Could you please email me the pictures? I would love to see if it's the same guy. Mine sent flowers for weeks in a row and called 3/4 times a day. |
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said this on 17 Sep 2008 9:42:13 AM CST
He can send whatever he likes, just make sure you keep your purse and bank sealed at all times. Becareful if he asked for financial help, borrowing of money, someone is sick need cash, etc.
Pictures? We didn't bother. Just check out any of the dating sites and we swear the scammers can simply pick up one. And just another precaution, a really handsome or pretty woman doesn't imply that they are not scammers. This elite group uses their REAL look for the big kill. |
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said this on 25 Sep 2008 6:50:24 PM CST
I recently started to talk to a guy and he was wanting to scam me really hard.....Just like Angela, he was using a kid to get money from me. If we could exchange pictures, maybe we could keep an eye out for these scammers.
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said this on 29 Sep 2008 6:00:12 PM CST
I would like to exchange photos. Did his daughter need a heart operation in the UK?
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