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Dating Scam: I've been messing with a dating scammer...
- 3-16-2010
- Categorized in: Love and Dating Scams
A visitor asked:
| I've been messing with a "dating scammer" for fun due to she has requested my assistance for my home address so she can have 2 luggages of money delivered/ couriered by a Special Delivery agency. What is "she/he" trying to accomplish? I haven't given my home address nor do I plan to. I am requesting a photo of her holding "my portrait" to verify it is her. Of course, the her camera is broken. What is the goal here and what can I ask to show her/him that I am onto them? |
Broken camera, unverified identity, suspicious "money delivery" via courier.
It certainly smells like a scam to us.
If you are sure its a scam, why did you bother communicating further knowing that you might be at risk of losing more information?
What can a dating scammer do, and what is their goal? All scammers are after only one thing: Money.
In this particular case, watch out for the "Special Delivery Agency". When something is "special" in a scam, its usually part of the scam. You might be asked to pay the courier charges to this "Special Delivery Agency", which is in fact the same person.
But they can try any other means, e.g. fake checks, distress, etc. The possibilities are endless.
If you choose to play with fire, don't ask us how to avoid getting caught in the fire because there are many ways of starting it. We are not GOD and we can't tell you how this fire is going to start with 100% accuracy.
Scammers can change their tactics simply by the way you respond to them. That is why we say, if you know its going to be a scam and/or is suspicious, Walk Away. There are some people who prefer to try their luck, and ended up asking "Is this a scam?" when they knew the first time its going to be one.

I think they are hitting all the social and dating sites now. I've been talking to a Juliet Blackburn from Zoosk but now her personal email addy. She apperently is from Overland Park Kansas but is in London visiting her friends because her uncle was treating her bad. She has sent me several pictures of the same girl and most I can tell are from a motel room. She hasn't asked for any money yet but the girl looks like a model. When she replies she doesn't answer some of my questions but she has answered some and even asked them. Here is the last letter she sent which I'm sure is a scam. It's hard to tell. I told her I'd see her back in the states soon lol.
It always feels good to sign into my mailbox and meet an unread email message from you,I am so thankful I met you! You are the most important person in my life. I never thought I would find someone like you to share my life with, and now I don't even want to imagine what my life would be like without you in it.Its always sunny here,am staying alone for now..i really want to be with you over there is that am tired of all the loneliness here and all the guys here they are not seeking for anything serious,what they just wanted is to sleep with you and am not the type of girl,Yes am ready for you too...you sound like someone that will take good care of me when we finally meet each other in person,anytime you want me to come over am ready,you came into my life when everything seemed so dark but you provided the light to find my way. I've never been so certain of anything in my life like I am of us. You have totally changed my outlook in life and I thank you for that.am for real and i wont play ahead of games with you,i just want something serious and real with you cos i have also been hurt in my past relationship and i know how it feels,i want you to trust me and have faith in me,am not here to play games with you,i want us to try and make this relationship work out and get to know each other more better when we are finally together over there,so take good care of yourself for me,hope to hear from you soon
Juliet
Too good to be true, right? I'm now going share a few early eamils from this guy with you. He's used the name Gary Anderson.
"A woman who knows that even while arguing they still need to hold hands. A woman whom i can call a partner in crime. A woman whom you can tell anything. How could you think anything can make you happier in life than finding a love that knows no bound.I just thought i'd share my background with you to enable you know me more.I come from a middle-class background.I was born in Georgia July 15th, 1965 and the only child of my parents,My mother is from UK while my dad is from here.... My father has worked a variety of jobs,but he ended up in construction before he died when i was 3 years old. I decided to take after my father in construction but in a different style and manner(Architecture/Construction/Building Engineering).
My mum was working as a medical biller for the government, she bills claims and medical stuffs,she died 8 years ago i spent most time with my mum and was very close to her. when my dad died,we went back to the UK and later relocated back here when i was 15 years old, most times we travel down to UK for Holidays when i started schooling here in the states so i have a little bit of British accent.
Like is said in my previous mail,i was married for 16 months....We got divorced 11 years ago, It was hell for me, i tried so much to make things work but i guess we were not meant to be and she was scared of being a perfect mother, her life style wouldn't let her commit to me alone.All efforts to convince her to stay fail and we divorced.
I have not felt the love of a woman for long time now and i really miss it, to be sincere, am scared but just want to be bold, like i said,i am a one man to one woman relationship type and when i love, i love real hard, i listen to my partner and understand a lot.Some day I hope to help people make healthier, more loving decisions with their lives. Perhaps as a kind of counselor. In the mean time, I’m happy with what I am doing because I know that the work I do makes a difference.
I love everything about building and construction, I love to create new things everyday, am into building of houses,hospitals, construction of roads, building of structures for companies and underground laying of oil pipes, i hardly get angry because i do believe that energy and time should be put into something good.This will be all for now and thanks for reading, hope that you find nothing offensive in what i have written,if there is anything else you would like to know, please do not hold back to ask and would like to know more about you.
Have a lovely day.
Cheers and a big hug from me to you.
Hoping to know you more and waiting for your reply.
Gary
On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Gray Anderson <grayanderson91@yahoo.com> wrote:
How are you doing and how was your night?Thank you for getting back to me. I really appreciate it a lot.I enjoyed reading your email and thank you so much for letting me know things about you and i hope this work out between us.
I did my best in my past marriage , but guess what? We were not just meant to be forever.I have moved on with my life.I have decided to give my all into this and see how far it will go.I have not been in a relationship for long now because, I don't just want to rush into any relationship, which will not last long, I want a relationship that can lead to something great.
I am going to relocate for the right woman and I meant it.I have had series of jobs in the past and I think it's time to build a relationship.I am a man who will never cheat on my partner because I believe that God made one man for one woman and so I should be like that. Please do not mind the distance between us, because distance is just a flight ticket away.I just thought I’d share this with you and know what you think I understand that there are many different ways to partner, and I try not to judge other peoples choices, but for me,I would like to find an equal partner, someone who contributes as much as I do to a relationship.
This doesn't have to be about money, but in totally, the work, effort and total contribution we bring. I have expectations for myself, and in the past I've found it difficult to find someone who had similarly high expectations for themselves.It seems like so many people want to do just enough to get by, but I want more than that.As a basic foundation I think there should be respect for each others freedom (though tomake a partnership work, I believe that we have to freely choose to take our partner and our family into consideration when we make choices), honesty and openness, I believe that honesty,even if we don't want to hear what someone has to say, is always more kind in the long run.
I think its especially important for partners to be able to trust each other, without that, it just seems like everything falls apart. I also think its important to be able to express your needs and wants to each other. And make decisions together about how to meet them. I believe its important to be kind to each other, to not be callous with each others hearts.To have compassion and empathy for each other and be willing to really listen to what your partner has to say.
I want to support my partner in achieving her dreams, and feel supported by them in accomplishing mine. I want to work together with my partner to make decisions as a family, and share our power, well....This will be all for now and thanks for reading, hope that you find nothing offensive in what I wrote,if there is anything else you would like to know, please do not hold back to ask. Hope to hear from you soonGary.
Subject: Re: THIS IS GARY FROM MATCH.COM
How are you doing and how was your night.Thanks for letting me have your personal email address,i feel honored,I just thought you should truly know me better.I don't really know how this is to work, but hey! here is an exclusive. If at my age i do not know what and when to say, then what would i be? When a wise man sees he has probably spent about half of his time in life already, he begins to assesshis main goals in life. What could be more important than a happy ending?No matter his achievements, he is reduced to nothing if he has no crown to complete him and that is a woman to call his own. Wife and Best friend.
A woman who knows that even while arguing they still need to hold hands. A woman whom i can call a partner in crime. A woman whom you can tell anything. How could you think anything can make you happier in life than finding a love that knows no bound.I just thought i'd share my background with you to enable you know me more.I come from a middle-class background.I was born in Georgia July 15th, 1965 and the only child of my parents,My mother is from UK while my dad is from here.... My father has worked a variety of jobs,but he ended up in construction before he died when i was 3 years old. I decided to take after my father in construction but in a different style and manner(Architecture/Construction/Building Engineering).
My mum was working as a medical biller for the government, she bills claims and medical stuffs,she died 8 years ago i spent most time with my mum and was very close to her. when my dad died,we went back to the UK and later relocated back here when i was 15 years old, most times we travel down to UK for Holidays when i started schooling here in the states so i have a little bit of British accent.Like is said in my previous mail,i was married for 16 months....We got divorced 11 years ago, It was hell for me, i tried so much to make things work but i guess we were not meant to be and she was scared of being a perfect mother, her life style wouldn't let her commit to me alone.All efforts to convince her to stay fail and we divorced.
I have not felt the love of a woman for long time now and i really miss it, to be sincere, am scared but just want to be bold, like i said,i am a one man to one woman relationship type and when i love, i love real hard, i listen to my partner and understand a lot.Some day I hope to help people make healthier, more loving decisions with their lives. Perhaps as a kind of counselor. In the mean time, I’m happy with what I am doing because I know that the work I do makes a difference.
I love everything about building and construction, I love to create new things everyday, am into building of houses,hospitals, construction of roads, building of structures for companies and underground laying of oil pipes, i hardly get angry because i do believe that energy and time should be put into something good.This will be all for now and thanks for reading, hope that you find nothing offensive in what i have written,if there is anything else you would like to know, please do not hold back to ask and would like to know more about you.
Have a lovely day.Cheers and a big hug from me to you.
Hoping to know you more and waiting for your reply.Gary"
So, has anyone else out there met Gary too? If so, WATCH OUT! I would love to have this guy rot for playing on my emotions.
My scammer is Richard Rich. He is widowed for 5 years has a daughter age 14 name Angel that lives in the UK. He is a seller of art, fine imports & diamonds. He just went to China to close a big deal worth 15 million. He had to fly to South Africa to purchase some goods. His daughters birthday is November 22nd, his birthday is JAnuary 17th. While in South Africa his bank froze his account, because they wern't sure it was him using the card, mind you he travels here all the time (Flag). He needed $800 to cover some expenses & hotel bill. Two weeks later still the bank still has not fixed the issue with his account. I did not send him any money. Next obsticle his adughter's birthday is coming up & he doesn't have any money to send her so I could loan him $800 until he gets the bank issue fixed that would be great (Flag). Receive a call on 11/25 Richard has been in a terrible accident he is in acomma and needs a life saving surgery, but only an adult can authorize it. The doctor (Dr. Linda Alberton) tells me that the requested his belongings & found a phone that had my number as My Queen & another number as My Angel which was his duaghter. The daughter whom I have never spoke with told them that I was the wife by what her father had told her. (Flag) If he doe not get the surgery in the next four days he will die. I got a bill emailed to me along with 2 photo's of someones broken ribs, saying I was the responsible party & before the surgery could be done I had to pay that bill. (Flag) I explained that I am not the responsible party & would not be paying any bill, I don't know why they even sent it to me. I also said they are a hospital & have to treat him whether he is able to pay or not. They said it is a private hospital & they need the money before they do anything. (Flag). I replied I just found this scam on the internet & I will not be sending any money please do not contact me anymore. Blocked & deleted all emails associated with Richard rich (riches7@yahoo.com) & Dr. Linda Alberton & Dr. Zondi Khumalo (bluebirdcare@dr.com) They never got a dime from me!
I think I am in the process of being scammed.Iwas contacted by someone calling himself Richard Peterson, also on a seniors dating website. He has called me twice from a private number and has also asked for my physical address which like an idiot I gave him,ostensibly so that he could send me a gift. His voice sounded West African which is quite strange seeing how he claimed to be raised in Dublin. I can't believe how gullible I have been but am very tempted to go along with the scam and have the last laugh when he tries to exhort money from me.The photo in the picture by the way was of a rop-dead gorgeous older white man.
About 2 months ago I met on a datingsite a British guy named Harrison Desmond (email: harrisondesmond56@yahoo.com). After sometime, he started sending love emails full of promises and marriage proposals. Since I didn't response to his marriage proposal, he said that for me he's willing to relocate to Sarawak, Malaysia. And, that secretly he had been hunting for a contractual job in Malaysia. He said that he had received official papers from the Government of Malaysia and that he would leave for Kuala Lumpur right away to sign the paper; the contract (US$ 4 million value) would be awarded to him. However, one of the prerequisites was that he had to pay 5% of the total value of the contract, i.e. US$ 200.000. He did call me using a Malaysian phone number (+60143290614) when he arrived. A few days later he said that he needed additional US$ 7000 because he did not have enough money. He told me that he didn't bring US$ 200.000 because he didn't that much, he only brought US$ 100.000. He also said that his contact in the Ministry of Public Works Malaysia told him that the US$ 200.000 could be negotiated. It turned out that it was unnegotiable. He said he contacted his best friend and mother in UK and they wired him US$ 93,000. He wanted me to cover the balance, i.e. US$ 7000. I told him I didn't have the money. The next day he called me again to ask if I could loan him US$ 2500 (instead of US$ 7000!). I said no. The next day he called again to say he only needed US$ 1400. When I said no, he then said that he loved me, he wanted to marry me and that I should go to Malaysia to see that he's not a scammer. Well, I am not that stupid. From the moment he said he didn't have enough money to pay the downpayment of US$ 200.000 I already knew that he's s scammer. How could a master degree (if he indeed has a master degree) and had read the terms and conditions would make such stupidity to come to Malaysia without money? Not to mention that he lowered the amount each time he talked to me, from US$ 7000 to US$ 1400, hahaha.
I think the syndicate has to employ smarter persons, not a desperado like Harrison Desmond who even could not remember what he told me before. Well, he picked a wrong victim this time.
Read your comment about love scammer. He sounded just like mine. I was first contacted on FB Oct 2, 2011. Under FB messages other. It bothered me at first why someone would contact me. Read like I had signed up for dating or something. When I read he was born in Spain, went to school in Paris, lived in Texas and worked in Nigeria. Only child, both parents dead and widowed for 5 years and had 15 year old with him being tutored. I thought, OH I'm going to have with this one because it just screamed scam. So I created a yahoo mail just for him. Of course he had sign into IM ASAP. It was the most fun I had in a long time. He was working in Nigeria building a bridge and would be done in 2 weeks. Of course you have to fall in love or his planned scam won't work. All of a sudden he needed money for brake pad on tractor and needed money and didn't have enough cash on him. He asked me and told me that I was only one that could help him. I kept telling him I didn't have any. I asked hm to send copy of his passport. He did. Now I don't know when USA started putting addresses on passports but this one did. He also sent me photos of houses that he claimed were his. So I googled address on passport and earthlinked and they matched. This guy was good. Only name did not match tax records. He also sent copy of a cashiers check, which he called a money order and he told me he got it last month and he couldn't cash it til he got back to the states. Now he was really stupid. i told him date on cashiers check was for 7-8-11 and it's been over 90 days and now he can't cash. haha. I contacted afriend from FB friends list to get in contact with him and gave hime scammers phone number. Told my love that one of my friends is going to help them since I couldn't and he said, It okay i dont need you help anymore i know you will never wanna help me Honey I love you so much. That was the last I heard of him. So I contacted persons who address that was on passport and told him his house and address are being used in Nigerian love scams and he already knew it. he said happened 1 1/2 years ago and there is nothing he can do about it. Hey thanks for sharing
I recently found yet another scammer on a dating site. My suspicions were raised when after one message which included an e mail address she became an inactive member on the site. So had actually paid to join so could message. - I wounder how many " SHE " messaged.
Her name on Matchmaking4men was Mona Reagan. Claimed to be Native American. Girl next door pretty, but the wording was the normal stuff I have seen from scammers - all about soul mate, etc.
The e mail add given was Monareaganaol.com.
I messaged "her" just to play along and see what came back - Shock !!!! there is some horror story in Africa that she has to go back for, but would like my phone number - Oh i dont think so !!!
" my mother was among the unlucky one on the bomb attacked in her UN office in Nigeria and is still critically ill in the hospital at Abuja "
Be carefull people they are getting better but can still usually spot them!
Once again MONA REAGAN - is yet another African con on the dating sites
I too have been in contact with the scammer that uses pornstar/model lana brooke's photos and many others out of accra ghana.
What sets me apart from the rest is iv a conection to organized people and set the scammer up. honestly speaking we had people in his country contact him with threats of his life and his family if he didnt co-operate with us we told him we wanted in on the scam that we were intrested in buisness...we now have daily contact with this guy his real name and his home address.anyone who has been scammed by this fellow,YES its a man! then contact me and together we can build a case with interpool on this guy.
Dear Wayne: I wonder if I could get your email address.
i had a similar experience,i write from italy. His name is bruce parker,stationed in iraq
i recently had almost the same thing happen guy stationed in iraq wanted to send me two million dollars they had found then it went on that he was going to have it delivered by diplomat but the diplomat got stopped in gahana and neede 1400.00 dollars the guy in iraq told me i had to send the money to this guy you know i was on that site to find love thought i did but then this it just blows my mind and then the same similiar thing happened again what can i do to stop this this new one is guy from plentyoffish to went to yahoo and know he want me to send him money to africa go figure nigeria this is crazy why?will some one help me with this i want to get theses people it ticks me off i know i am blond but gee wiz and no i idnt send money tonone of them but that is not hte point
does anyone know how scammers can attach a yahoo acct to a facebook and then mutiple people try to lure un in with romance ? I have been talking to a guy for 3 weeks and seems its not him all the time. He has a blackberry and a yahoo acct and I believe its tied to his facebook so when i send message maybe mutiple people are getting it and taking turns responding. He claims he is on contract in UK and will be heading back to Canada in few weeks and will be coming here to see me first for two weeks. He hasnt asked for anything but it may happen soon. I have fallen for this guy but I am cautious and weary this is a scam of some sort and not a true romance. have u heard of this love scam on line ? His name is Brehm Smith from UK working on a contract job in UK building tunnels , he is a supervisor of some sort.
Oh my gosh this sounds just like my story. I have fallen too. waiting for him to come to canada. he was in uk, then Africa, nigeria. Said he is a civil engineer and owns the company globally. He just sent me an email that had an ending to it that sounded like he was talking to someone else!! So red flags are going off. I am upset. The things he had been saying were very wonderful.....but not always specific looking back. we have talked on the phone, it seemed so genuine....nothing has been asked of me. I have nothing anyway. I don't get all this. He found me on Who is near.
wow, this sounds sort of like my story. I was contacted on a dating website and have been speaking to a girl for several months. She is very nice. She has sent pictures and she has emailed and even called me several times. She is in the UK. Then a few weeks ago she states that she is over there on business and lost everything in the riots and looting. Then she later on said that she was playing the lottery for her and I and that she got a letter that I had won. And she could not claim the money. Well today I got a check for $3,000.00, The mail box it came from was UK. but no return adress.However the check shows a bank near me in Colorado. She has asked for money. I wired her $100 last week for the benifit of the doubt. No biggie but I am going to call the bank and have this check ran to see if its real. She says she lives in a city near me and she has called from an over seas phone # . I just don't know.
Roger,
Don't send her any money; this is a scam! I got a check 3 weeks ago for US$3,000 from one of these scam artists and when I deposited, the bank called me to let me know it was a counterfit.
Roger ~ Dont send her anymore money !
Hey Roger, I hate to say this but you are being scammed. The person doing this is working you and several other people. As long as you keep responding they will continue to slowly manipulate you into sending money. You have to realize this is the scam artists job. It doesn't matter how long you talk with them or how many pictures (which were acquired through sites like myspace,facebook, etc) they send etc they will keep phishing at you... The con artist also realizes that 3000.00 is not enough money for the Feds to get involved with if later uu reported the fraud. More brazen tactics for more money may also be used. The best thing to do is cut your losses and STOP talking to them.
Jay: Well said...
I registered on Zoomersingles and starting corresponding with this nice looking man George Wilson owned his own construction company as well as being and engineer ("read my civil engineering") , originally from the UK, living in the US, on this site his location was listed Oregon on another social network site the location listed was San Benito Texas and said he was now in NY selling construction equipment fork lifts etc. and still pursuing construction contracts. Sent me one additional photo and his passport said he trusted me and had no other photos as he said he reformatted his computer and lost all his other photos-looked legitimate and matched the info he had given me. Separated from his girlfriend and has a son who lives with his ex in alifornia. Wouldn't do the web cam as his computer isn't equipped with a camera.......he professes love, relays to me that he dreamt we were getting married, wanted to know where we should live, I am his missing rib etc. etc. Then there is a problem, his son is unhappy with living arrangement with the mom who cheated on him and is still chasing rich guys and is visiting his aunt who just lost a child. Son needs 250$ desperately for some emergency and he has spent all his cash on business etc. Never heard of credit cards? No he doesn't use them-big business man eh? I had a bad feeling but decided to risk it and fell for the bait and via western union sent the 250$ to the boys aunt Gloria Salazar in San Benito Tx ":Ba** i have thought about it and thank you so much for wanting to assist and i am sure John would be happy especially when it's coming from you so i want you to send it straight to him, this is his Aunt's info just send it through western union money transfer or moneygram, i send money to him through that and they are fast
Receiver's name: Gloria Salazar City: San Benito State: Texas Zipcode: 78586 USA"
Next he has wonderful news he has just won a contract with Exxon in Nigeria worth 1.5 million and must leave in 10 days time. Quick what about work visa's etc. No problem securing work visas he says as his mother turns out to be African, white of course. Then the next day since he trusts and loves me and I am more than life he tells me one more wonderous event (the stars are just lined up for us blah blah) his deceased father's lawyer has called to inform him that after a conditional 16 years period his is able to claim his inheritance and wants me to be named as his wife to be and cosign the power of attorney. Now he is getting ready for his departure and has run short on cash to pay for his personal assistant's air fare. When I tell him I don't have it all correspondence comes to a halt. Beware of George Wilson real good looking guy next door in the photo taken with a german shepard email address usedgood_able11@yahoo.com.
Hi I just wanted to let you know that george wilson is now contacting ladies on facebook. He says he is a constuction worker from NY working in England for a oil company. He is widowed with a 12 year old son or cousin or both. He says things other scammers how said word for word to me. Just thought you should know. Raynie..
Hi george wilson is now contacting ladies from facebook. He says hes a contractor from NY. Working in England for a oil company. He says he widowed and has a 12 year old Son Richard, and at another times says its his cousin. I got the red flag when he said things that another said to me in the past word for word. Then I checked on line and he was everywhere as a scammer. Anyway he is on facebook. Good luck. Raynie