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Yahoo Suspect Nabbed

hi.

here’s another news item from the newspapers in Nigeria on scammers being arrested. Please read and leave your comments. regards

alan

By Astro Jewoola

Two years after he was involved in a $200,000 scam, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos zone have finally arrested Mr. Blessing Ezeh Chinasa, 34.

He allegedly obtained the money through Western Union Money Transfer and MoneyGram in April, 2005 from the United States of America and the Netherlands through Miss Linda’s accounts in those countries.

According to the petition sent to the anti-graft agency by Linda, “Blessing contacted me saying that he was a member of a charity organisation soliciting for assistance, either in cash or kind, which he claimed would be transferred to the poor and physically challenged persons.”

She stated further that Blessing solicited for large sums of money to process certain funds and, “I gave him what he requested for, through the Western Union Money Transfer and MoneyGram.”

When the anti-graft commission questioned Ezeh, he made some confessional statements. He said: “I am an auto parts dealer but equally neck deep in Yahoo-Yahoo business. A Togolese introduced me into it. He also introduced me to Linda.

“However, Linda did not know my true identity, I introduced myself to her as Barrister John, working for Nafis Law Associates.

“My e-mail address is madamjoyfoundation@yahoo.com with phone No. 08037232304 and 01-474362.”

Trouble emanated between Ezeh and his Togolese friend when he played a fast one on his friend.

An EFCC source told Mid-Week Crime Watch that at least $5,850 has already been recovered from the suspect.

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I believe it’s safe to say…Turn down any proposals coming from Nigeria…Unless they’re willing to come to a police station for a background check…

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Comment by C W | January 15, 2008 | Reply
I would for all to be on the lookout for TRENT GARCIA FROM BELEN NEW MEXICO..He is actually from nigeria..lies about father needing surgery for kidney..only has 3500 out of the 4000…on yahoo personals…lies about bieng a widowed..lies about 7 years old daughter tina…says lovely..romantic..things but wants money sent via money gram..told me his afthers doctor told him to ask me for the rest of the money so the operation can take place..Beware of this email address.trent.garcia1960@yahoo.com..visit http://www.romancescams.com to see his and other scams

Comment by Rose | March 7, 2008 | Reply
this is a Nigerian scam artist…..stay away..he targets
dating services

Comment by timothy brugger | March 13, 2008 | Reply
There are a lot of these guys on BlackPlanet.com

They prey on women and men who are looking to meet someone.

I don’t understand how people are willing to send money though.

I’m chatting with one right now, who claims to be a herbal doctor in Florida. The second night into the conversation he asked if I could help his client out, he lives in the US and can’t pay him directly in London. He wants me to put in on my credit card?? I asked him if I can do it why can’t his client do it for him the same way. I know he’s scamming, but I decided to have some fun with him and waste his time. I’ll keep him begging for a while until I get bored with him. Lol. All that time and effort why don’t they just search the help wanted section, sheesh.
Their game is really weak, so just be alert.

Comment by Sarah | March 18, 2008 | Reply
- Hi Sarah,
  I’m from nz, holy heck am just laughing at you Ive resorted to the same tactics Ive been thru the acusation,the how dare you,the makeing him aware of scammers,in the hope he will know am onto him,But derr not registering with him so yeah take em 4 a ride i say back at yah a mate
  Haaaaa
  
  Comment by bell | July 19, 2009 | Reply
Be aware ladies… There are several men on there who are as sweet as can be. They will tell you all the things you want to hear and spend lots of time chatting with you…but listen close. If they mention Africa…in anyway S T O P chatting. They are trying to scam you. No matter what, they will learn as much as they can by asking lots of questions…and then playing on the areas that you are most sensitive to.
It’s hard to believe that these preditors would choose a faith based website to snag you…but then again, a lot of women are generous, caring, and hungry for attention.

Comment by Marilyn | March 21, 2008 | Reply
- I agree to warning women, unfortunately, iam a victuam, he played the Christian role, How can I or who will help me.
  He lives in Ghana but told me he lived in New York. He is also a member of black planet.
  
  Comment by Pamela | July 16, 2009 | Reply
hi Mr.Prince , i too am a victim of internet scam some 3000, before western union brought it to my attention, and found your column.thank you foradding some integrity to your country, they have such a low opinion around the world for corruption. let me share what i know and hopefully you will publish this. i was seeking a wife, asian people meet , said woman was from pensacola florida not far from where i live so we began conversation ,was revealed her mpther was dying of cancer, ladies name used is sandra francis ,have seen pic alredy in atlanta this time. suddenly says they are in nigeria broke from treatments of cancer could i just bring her over, i sent money of courese then came the stall with a picture of an accident ,later a forged passport as authorities here pointed out and forged documents from immigration.of course immigration wanted 4500 dollars to let them out of england ,i did not give. they used a lot of guilt and manipulation. this group faked a kidnapping and demanded a 10,000 dollar ransom, when did not pay of course the inevitable escape came .i called your police and no kidnapping had been reported ,yet said 2 police were outside door.their computers can easily be tracked . they committed fraud, immigration and i have the name of the individual, and address, and a pastor and i have his pic and address, they also crossed international lines by faking a kidnapping and trying to extort money from an american citizen breaking our agreements under international law,not just local they have forged documenrs and defrauded money. i donot need pity, here iswhat i learned since , to keep their freedom they are turning in other scammers, politicians, police ,drug dealers prostitutes ,90 were arrested ,judges they have pics of with prostitutes names of immigration officers used to coerce money diamond smugglers married officials
they are using the same fraudulent techniques to evade jail. turning in their own kind with bribes ,i wish you would print atleast part of this. how long will nigeria allow its sons and daughters be lured beaten drugged ,taught it is ok to lie cheat stel from others . how long will nigeria let its official protect these people because they are lured by money not just from frauds but oil money. mothers and fathers lose their sons and daughters to this lifestyle,governments that become so corrupt eventually implode and now u have frauds using blackmail from prostitutes and otheres to turn in their own kind. where does it stop. let it be known these frauds are selling out their own kind and blackmailing all levels of officials . they are all connected through the banks and moneylaundering. open this up to their own kind and let them know why they are being watched and arrested and offials being held hostage by pics of them. lrt your public know this extends far past their borders and sooner or later if nigeria cannot stop these thugs someone will have to!!!!!

Comment by Tim Battle | April 2, 2008 | Reply
The comment left on March 13 by timothy brugger is hysterical as he is involved in the on line dating scams. If anyone is smart they will run very fast in the other direction if he contacts you.

Comment by Karin | April 4, 2008 | Reply
I believe we are being scammed….A young model in Lagos Nigeria is going to come to florida and meet my wife and I…..What should I do?????

Comment by George P | April 20, 2008 | Reply
I wish I could of heard about this website before I got scammed by someone claiming to be working in nigeria, but has a home in alabama with a son.Please be aware of a guy named barry smith, he has 2 profiles on democratic people meet. com. His first profile is barry snith, his second profile is handsomeone bright, he claims to be a fashion model. his email address is barrykissme@yahoo.com. Please be aware of him

Comment by cheryl | April 26, 2008 | Reply
George P , do not let him come to florida, I hope his name is not barry smith. Please read my story

Comment by cheryl | April 26, 2008 | Reply
My bank account stayed safe, but my heart was scammed by this alleged Spaniard banker from Madrid for the last 4 weeks. He NEVER mentioned Africa and I verified his IP address coming from Madrid. He found my expired profile on a dating site and sent me a wink.

I sensed something amiss but my heart was dazzled and so my logic was put on the backburner! The things he wrote me were very well written in English, but some were obviously copy/paste jobs. Within a week or our initial email contact, he professed he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me! He gave me his address (I Fed Ex’d him gifts of CD’s I burned plus a clock), both his home and his cell numbers (I suspect his home # was a cell as I compared prefixes in Madrid and none matched it). We talked on the phone everyday …

Just this past weekend, he was proposed marriage. I thought it came too suddenly. Then “wham, bam!” He told me he wanted me to help out one of his banking customers whose construction company received two contracts. This customer/friend wanted to transfer some of the “mobilization funds” abroad and so he needed “our” help. He wanted me to open up a non-resident bank account in Madrid, then provide him with the account number so his friend could deposit money into this Madrid account of mine, then I would instruct the bank there to wire the money over to my account here in the US. This smacked of money laundering to me (I figured it was kickback money since corruption with municipalities and construction firms in Spain is very rampant. I was to get 25% of the money. I did not suspect in the least it was a typical Nigerian romance scam, although it did sound a little familiar.

Although I adamantly was opposed to this scheme, it wasn’t until I researched online about these kind of scams that I realized perhaps he was a fake persona and the fellow actually Nigerian and using some innocent man’s photos. The photos he sent me were of a very handsome, dashing Spaniard. The man I talked to sounded Spanish and spoke fluent Spanish but I could never match his voice with the images of his photographs. And I have to admit there were times on the phone (his evening) he sounded like he was under the influence of marijuana or Valium …. he claimed he didn’t like to drink.

He stopped emailing me after I accused him of this illegal scheme and using me. He claims he was never motivated by this scheme when he befriended me. It was all just too contrived in hindsight.

Now I wish I had definitive knowledge this was indeed a Nigerian scam artist. It would help ease the hurt I feel over being deceived and having fallen for this fictional loving man in Madrid. It could be worse, I could have been stupid and naive enough to go along with his scheme and forward him my bank account information which I would never ever do.

Comment by Judy M. | May 2, 2008 | Reply
I was scammed by someone from Madrid who sounds just like the person the above(judy m) was scammed by. He also claimed to be a banker and had many of the same traits she mentioned

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Comment by webdesdev | May 28, 2008 | Reply
I must say that these stories are very interesting. And I found this site because I was ALMOST scammed. I thank my lucky stars that I was suspicious from the beginning and didn’t fully let my guard down. Said his name was David Adams and was a petroleum engineer originally from Spain, living in Atlanta, GA…going to work in Nigeria for 4 months. It took about 30 days before “the story” came about getting robbed and needing money to come back home the US Georgia. No legitimate resolution I had seemed to suffice (US Embassy/consulate, etc.) He was GOOD…stories about a son (even had a picture of him and this kid on the site), the ex wife, etc. Even gave me his address in Georgia. Turns out the name matches the address…but it was a apartment complex for seniors and disabled people. If I could find that info easily….so can they. Please be on the lookout for tadamsd@yahoo.com. I’m trying to get yahoo personals to take his profile down so no one else can get duped. And I will go on romancescams and add him to the ranks.

Comment by Kay | June 6, 2008 | Reply
I was contacted by a gentleman in Nigira here is the message he left me

“I am luken peter,I am passing by and i came across your profile,I really like what i say on your profile and it look nice and cool and i will like to know you much more better,I am on Bp to look for a woman on my life,I am looking for a woman that will be Gentle,Loving,Caring,Honest,Loyal,and a woman who is ready to have a serious relationship with me in life,a woman that will love me for who i am in my life,A woman that Fear God and Believe in God as well,I will be happy if i can meet my soul mate on here and i will be out of this site,I am so much lonely and i need a woman in my life,A woman that is ready to settle Down,if you want to know much more about me you can contact me or mail me at …..luken_peter2000@yahoo.com]I will be glad to hear from you

Thanks

Luken”

When I started asking him question the converstation became fuzzy and unclear…Ladies please beware of where you place your trust…There are alot of man out here looking for more than love.

Comment by Lenora | June 10, 2008 | Reply
Here is another…..

Sex: Male
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Age: Age Private
Last Login: Yesterday

Subject: Thank God I Found You Today

How are you doing? I cant help but saying you are beautiful, you are a pure duplicate of an angel, I am really amazed at your beauty.I am Matthew Collins 52 years old a retired from the US NAVY (HOLY LOCH/DUNOON, SCOTLAND ), i just visited online in regards for a real search on a very reliable and honest WOMAN which I look forward to cultivate a relationship with,I saw you profile and i think with GOD both of us can work out things because i can see that you and I are mature enough to handle things in regards long lasting relationship that would lead to marriage.I am originally from the Barbados but a Us Nationality, have the Caribbean trace.

I really don?t have much to say about my self except I am being asked. Dearest, I will really love to know you better, maybe to get to reach GOD more easily, knowing an angel is like knowing the personal assistant of GOD. Please endeavor to send me a reply to my personal email.

I have been a lonely man for ( TWO YEARS), after my ex wife betrayed our love . I had been lonely don’t know where to get a good woman from because i work too much and I have just been advised by my daughter to come on here and look for another woman, I am a happy man here, I had view your profile and it looks great.

I am new please don’t be shy to talk to me because life is too short to play games.I had planed to relocate to the location where you are as i had retired ,I am currently in Scotland now but i will be in States very soon to start my project I had been working out side the States for a long time as serving military but ready to come back home to States so i can go start my own business . Contact me on my email: collinsmatt147@yahoo.com it will better you reach me back with this address so i can tell you more of myself , Send you more pic .Until them may bless God you Amen.I will respond to your email from my personal email.

I get a dozen of these a week…the portal is black planet….PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Lenora | June 10, 2008 | Reply
- this man Matthew Collins is a fake he’s a romance scamer he also has a profile up as Mathew Atkins 49 from Gary,Indiana he is a nigeria scam artist speaks nigerian always asks for money via western union ladies please be aware of this nigerian scam artist has one profile deleted for being caught being a romance scamer caught thirteen times some how he managed to set up another fake profile please be careful he has scammed my sister and is still scamming many more women
  
  Comment by donnie french | October 8, 2009 | Reply
From john chuks
I am writing to seek your partnership in the investment of my inheritance fund USD $6.5M from my late father who died mysteriously on 12 july 2006.
I will like to further introduce myself to you. My name is Mr john chuks, I am a 20 years old boy, the only child and son of my late parents Mr and Mrs Toure chuks.
It was very evident that he was poisoned to death. I lost my mother when I was barely a year old and my father refused to re-marry another wife because he felt solely responsible for my mother’s death. This is so because he concentrated much on his businesses that he rarely pays attention to domestic affairs.
He was always travelling taking care of his businesses that he did not notice when my mother took ill. He thought it was a minor illness and was ignorant of this. My mother on her own resorted to self-medication.
It was not until the illness degenerated that my father took my mother to hospital where she was diagnosed to find out that hypatitis had eaten deep into her blood stream. She didn’t last long before she died. This happened when I was barely a year old. Based on this, my father could not forgive himself easily because of it and said he was responsible for her death as he could have saved her if only he had paid attention to the things at home rather than concentrating much on his businesses.

Despite all entreaties by friends and relatives, he refused to remarry but ensured that I had everything that I wanted. It was as a result of this that he made me the next of kin to his fund deposit with the bank here in my country, I should have a direct access to the fund,only when I am 28 years of age otherwise, I should have a guardian/partner intercede on my behalf for the release of the fund to me. Unfortunately, he died on 12 july 2006 and I am 20 years of age currently.
This is why I have contacted you to serve as a guardian to me and as my foreign partner for the investment of my inheritance fund overseas My uncles does not know about the funds because they had already taken my father’s houses and other properties and they are looking for a way to kill me. They have requested to have my father’s file where all the documents that proof the existence of my inheritance fund in the bank where kept but I simply told them that I do not know where he kept them.

Talk to you the more.
John chuks

Comment by From john chuks | June 12, 2008 | Reply
i am one of the scam victims i paid around $1000 so this is their emails and their messages.

1.lawyer:
Email:g.m@lawyer.com
Email: george.michae@yahoo.com
Tel:+22509124854

2.iasha:(aiisha.kone@yahoo.com)

4.DR.JAHN ATTU
+225 08109535
(FORIEGN REMMITANCE DIRECTOR ) SOGEFI BAIL BANK CI)

5.(fatima_mustaphaa@yahoo.fr)owner of the fund

and a lot of information that we have been exchanged beware this thiefs.

thank u

Comment by weeldiin | June 13, 2008 | Reply
I wish I had read the comments on this site about personal ad scams. I was contacted by a beautiful man names “Chris Peak” says he is from Los Angeles, Ca. He said all the right things and I enjoyed the first couple of emails. I began to feel a little suspicious when I asked him to call me. He made excuses and then said he was off to West Africa to bid on a construction contract. After a few more emails he asked for my help. He needed to have funds wired to his account to cover start up cost of labor for these contracts.
As soon as he starting typing those words, I started to feel like a real fool. I didplay along, long enough to find out that he needed $500.00. I then told him that I was going to report him for fraud. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I was talking to man at all.Anyway, be careful of Chris Peak at Chrispeak012@yahoo.com

Comment by Carly | June 15, 2008 | Reply
- Hello gurrrrrrrl…. I just meet this man, and all he talks about is shopping and wanting to come and see me…. so tell me about him cause im about to STOP him first…,
  thanks for posting…..i just meet him so i can stop now.
  
  waiting to hear back
  
  lisa
  
  Comment by lisa | July 29, 2009 | Reply
- Through the Yahoo personals site, I was introduced to an Abby Shepherd. She said all the same and right things and I really started to fall for her.
  
  If it weren’t for the googling of the poem she sent me, I would have never known. Oh, and one of the first and only indications of a scam was the doubling of the same e-mail sometimes 3 times. I became suspicious right there.
  
  Anyway, I feel really heart broken and made at the same time. This is very disturbing on many levels and I am VERY thankful that all the detail I gave her was my first and last name, that I had a book published with it’s title and which college I am attending for my Masters.
  
  Again, I feel violated and disappointed. Damn these scammers to HELL.
  
  Comment by Gary Wack | October 22, 2009 | Reply
Be careful if you are on BlackPeopleMeet.com and chat with a man named Donald Searcy at Setemal2@yahoo.com, who claims to have recently retired from the military and now lives in the Van Nuys, California area. He appears as a “God-sent” to single, African-American Christian women ages 40 to 50. Donald is a fast-talker with plenty of tall tales to share about his days as a Delta Force Commander in the Army. He even claims to be the father of a current NFL football star. Donald is a dapper dresser and pretends to be an architect who makes between $120,000-$200,000 per year, he really makes his money as a “gigolo” with the women he seduces by telling them that his company recently failed or that his mother died and he needs money. He has profited thousands of dollars off of his looks, seemingly wonderful personality and impeccable charm for the past four years. Don’t believe any of his lies. His profile says he has three kids, but he really has 11 children!! Numerous women have been swooned and heartbroken by this ruthless, man. If you must date on BlackPeopleMeet.com, then do not date Donald Searcy!!

Comment by Penny | June 17, 2008 | Reply
- Hello, I have been scammed by a man called Paul Edom, i look up for his profile on google andit led meto this webpage, i am surprised for all i have discover. As i read the different comments on yourcolumn. i am schock! to seehowpeople use others to fullfil their lowest desires. I waslookingfora serious relationship andoneday i entered a webpage FAITHMATE.COM there i met a guy by the name of PAUL EDOM he caught my attentionand we spent alot of timechatting, he called me more than i wanted,i wasso involved, i didnt understand what was taking place. He toldmethestory about his sick mother in London and hissick father in Ghana he started to ask for money,i had no money in the momentprobably ifi had it i would send it to him, he said hismother pastaway, and he went to africa for two months he called, he wrote,i was convinced and pitty him. i sent him almost 1000 dollars for his fatherwho was accordingtohiminthe h ospit al. via western union to USHE PAUL AND TO TETETH JOHN I thought it was true, after he sent me a check for3500 us dollars tobe changed. icouldnt get it changehere,i tried with a merchant who was traveling to PANAMA. He changed it in panama b ybuying his merchandise and was to give methe money when he return. He came back with the copy of the check its afraude itsa duplicate ofan original. i aminbig trouble,i may end in jail. my full name is on the check. i was demanded by the merchant. I want some type of justice. I can not believe peopleusethe nameof Godto commit these type of illicit acts. I am from an island where mostpeople are not aware of these internet strategies to use and abuse ofpeoplejust like me! Whatismy worry i am amother of two children,single and dont know how will this end.
  
  Comment by zoraida fiquaire escalona | April 30, 2009 | Reply
As a mother of 7 I have teenagers who are on many dating websites. I wanted to get involved with these sites to see what they are about because I had heard many stories about how parents lose their children to internet predators, but I found something different. Scammers from Ghana, Africa. I began chatting with a scammer that went by the id Paul Edom. His yahoo id is edompaul@yahoo.com or mr.pauledom@yaoo.com or maybe it was PaulEdom@yahoo.com, I can’t remember. I don’t think that was his real name because I went through a website that check for legitimate id’s and this one never was found. He found my profile on Blackplanet 15 minutes after I set up in the website. He said he was looking for his soulmate at 40 years old and was ready to marry. He told me to delete my profile out of Blackplanet. I did not do it. He told me he had a sick mother in London who needed blood and he had ran out of money. He asked me to send his landlady in Florida $210.00 for an old light bill he left by western union. I didn’t do it. He asked me to send him $300.00 for a ticket to come back into the states. I did not do it. He asked me for my address so that he could pay my bills and for him to send to a friend that was buying something from him so the friend could send the check in my name. I game him an address to a cemetary. I asked him for photos of him, I got 3 different photos. He asked for my phone number, I did give him that but everytime he asked for money. I did not give him 1 dime. I told him I have children and I am a single parent. He asked me to get money from my family and friends and he would pay me back. I told him I refuse to get money from family and friends to give to a total stranger. I asked him questions like does he have a webcam and he would not show himself by webcam. The last time I attempted to chat with him he was angry and asked me if I would help him, I told him I Can’t. He told me do not contact him again. I showed my teenagers the chats we had because I saved them in drafts and I showed them what was said in the last chat to let them know to beware of scammers. Especially if they say they are from Ghana, Africa. I went on a website that showed photos of Ghana and showed my teenagers what it looks like so that they could be aware of scammers through dating websites. This particular scammer was the first lesson taught to my children. Blackplanet has lots of scammers that seem to be from Ghana. They get fake pictures, id’s, and use different cities and states in the United States to get money from our citizens to get a ticket to freedom. I am glad that I decided to partake in the decision to patrol sites that scam people so that I could warn my children and others to be careful of who looks at your profile and decides to run games. If someone asks you for big amounts of money, DO NOT SEND IT!!

Comment by Karolyn | June 23, 2008 | Reply
This is one of the emails I received from a scammer from interracial people meet.

How are you doing and i hope you are in the best condition of health?I have been really too busy making arrangements and shipping down my supplies and accessories for my new project.I will be leaving for Manchester Uk tomorrow evening because work is going to commence on Thursday.Tony is 14 years old and i take him almost everywhere i go cos i don’t want to let him out of my sight..I will send you some pictures of him later in my next email.. as you have well put it, life is not fair but then God never said it would be fair. Each element in our lives is meant to test us and it is the depth of your faith that keeps you strong. Some want to yell and scream and blame God for His failure to control the incidents that have confronted them, yet they forget that from the garden of Eden and Adams failure to trust God..he has given us free will..we all have a choice and we all will have an outcome…not everything will be good but that doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love us… but shows a lot about whether we love Him!

I have not enjoyed everything in my life, for sure but I know that much of what has happened to me was brought on by me or the results of something I initiated. I love God and will always turn to Him when I am weak… and when I am strong I will thank Him for being with me and giving me strength. There is no one else that is always at my side and watches everything I do..except Satan and he is always trying to lead us the wrong way…and being human, sometimes the easy thing or the apparent good thing looks enticing…not always so and may lead you the opposite way from God… but life on this world in a testing ground and we will eventually see the right and the wrong and opt to go to His love. I pray that I am wise enough to see the difference and to make the correct decision.. I do not always do so..but then isn’t that why God came to earth and His word took the form of man and we call him Jesus… so that we would have a way to redeem ourselves of the mistakes we make. And He knows we make many… the best of us and the worst of us are but a small fraction apart when measured to the goodness of God and both are a million miles from being any where near His ability to love… which is why we are not judged on our deeds but rather upon our faith. That faith keeps us covered with the blood of Jesus and hides all our sins from God… and all sins confessed are gone and forgotten…never to be remembered again. isn’t this a wonderful feeling.

I commend you on your faith and I am hopefully looking to finding a person of great faith and love and the ability to share closely with each other and make that faith the king pin of our happiness. I am not the missionary sort but I would love to be able to use the talents God has given me to help others…maybe one day I will have that opportunity.

I hope you are feeling much better and it sounds as if you are. And yes I do hope one day to be able to meet you, talk and smile and laugh with you and see if we have anything that would bind us together forever.. words are nice and I enjoy sharing them with you..but it will take reality and closeness to develop that true inner feeling of passion and caring.. hopefully one day we can share that. Until that time I am just biding my time and praying that I am headed the right direction for finding the love of my life. Stay with me and lets keep sharing these thoughts…okay?

Cheers,
Marc

Comment by Elise | June 23, 2008 | Reply
First email from scammer. His email address is: mabelluci01@yahoo.com.

I will share somethings about me and my background,and then I would love to learn more about you,i will try to describe as best as best of my knowledge.Please ask me specific question so I can answer them and will not mind to answer.

I am Marc Belluci,I was born in Browns Mills,New Jersey and was raised in London United Kingdom. Work took my late dad everywhere because he was a professional Mining Engineer and my late mom was then heading a team of Red Cross.She owns an Orphanage Home after she came back from an operation then in one of the 3rd world countries.I got married right after my Masters Degree. It took me a very long time to get over the deaths of my family,but i have to be strong,the situation got me very closer to God.I had to adopt a child after some years of loneliness and his name his Tony(will tell you more about him). I tried working it out with someone else some years after but to my surprise it was all a conspiracy with my best friend involved.I did everything at my reach for her,spoiled her a lot and just two nights before our planned wedding i caught her on bed with my best friend ever since then i have made up my mind never to allow anyone get too close to me because i find it very difficult trusting.I have been taken advantage of physically,mentally and monetarily. That is our hope of being reunited with the ones we love, but we are still living and we have needs and we need someone to love and feel special to here on this earth while we are still here.I believe in God and trust in him for my future so I would not end up in another disappointment.I Try to be decent and do not have any criminal background for the moment. Only received one traffic violation in 1992 and thank god for not getting another one so far.My concept of friendship is based on trust, sharing, and wanting what’s best for the other person-simply put. I haven’t dated as much as I probably could because #1 Finding Godly women is difficult, #2 I don’t spend time with a woman just to spend time, and #3 Haven’t come across many that really have long term potential (to be honest). I am direct but considerate of others and their feelings. I don’t play head games or act. Some things I’m good at,others I’m not but I’ll let you know either way.. I think God wants us to find that special someone and share this special life that he has given us.I feel now is the time to move on and see what is out there for me. I hope I have told you some things that will help you get to know me better and I am also interested in getting to know you better..I am ready for a new beginning based on trust. I have tried dating online a good bit, but do not like the dating scene.I am a giver i feel most women out here always want to take an advantage of me.I have always dreamed of a good and devoted christian woman who is very close to the lord. I pray for that “special” woman that the Lord will give me. I desire the most special marriage with the Lord being the foundation.I am not too keen about religion in find a soulmate though,all i am concerned about is who people are from deep down there heart….You don’t need to be a devoted christain or a everyday church goer

You see, life is a journey. God opens doors and closes doors. I am to follow His lead…and He was leading me to talk to you. I don’t know if this could be long term or not….only God knows the answer to that. All I can tell you is this. I made a list of the qualities that I want in a woman. I prayed over that list. And the doors open and close…because God is leading me to that woman. You are a woman of God…I can tell that from your profile. I am looking forward to getting to know you better. I trust God with all my heart.This dating is hard, in the fact, some relationships SEEM WONDERFUL at the time, yet God closes the door, and each time the door closes, a piece of your heart aches….Just think of each closing as God leading you to THE ONE that HE has chosen for you! When we are in God’s will, then we will be happy with those choices.

My church background is Catholic.I was converted to Christ at the age of six.My personal relationship with Jesus is what is important to me—not what church I attend. I could sit in a garage for years, but it wouldn’t make me a car and going to church doesn’t make me a Christian. I just know that Jesus Christ is the most important thing in my life, The lord’s grace and mercy have always been more than sufficient.

Concerning my work,I am into Sales and Marketing and i work mostly on supplies.I work mostly on contracts and this entails a lot of traveling outside of the states Maybe this is a good start. I look forward to hearing and learning more about you.May your day be touched with sunshine. Your heart overflow with love and your souls sing with hope. May everything in your life sparkle with a radiance that comes only from happiness!I hope you have a GREAT day!…God bless you today and in all that you do! May His grace and love shine on you today and always!…I look forward to talking with you!

Sincerely,MARC

Comment by Elise | June 23, 2008 | Reply
Just like Lenora (comments from June 10, 2008) – I too get many emails that have the same “flavor”. I received these types of messages on match.com, eharmony.com and chemistry.com. Here’s an example of one I received today:

How are you doing today?,I’m very happy we got to this stage on chemistry and I will be the happiest man on earth if i get to hear from you.My name is Jeff Wagner 43 Years.
I have spent most of my life in london due to my late parents and i had a wonderful life.
I will tell you more about me when you reply and i also want to know more about your interesting life because due to what i have checked and read in your profile and also our discussions before meeting to this stage, i think we have things in common and really match but we shall get to know more concerning that when we start talking.
Am a widowed for 4 years now and I’m looking for my last love, someone i will spend the rest of my life with and who will indeed be my soulmate .I will like to meet you because you are like an Angel and also a dream come true. I never believed i could meet a woman like you online though its my first time on internet dating.
I am an Architect i design structures for companies. I am a very open person. My clients introduced me to this site and said he found his true love here and is married with kids too and i think it would be a great chance if this would be helpful for me.
Meanwhile, I will be travelling to West Africa before this week runs out to execute a contract which will take me less than a month to get back home(NJ).
I do not have any problem relocating to meet the woman of my dreams and settling down there .I went through your profile and felt like we should be good friends who knows we might just be meant for each other and I believe everything in this life all happens for a reason .
I am a very decent ,caring and affectionate man and romantic man.I know what it means to love a woman and i promise not to hurt or break your heart. ,Please E-mail me at yahoo and i will tell you more about myself.I am willing to relocate to anywhere for the woman i love,if only i find one..
Are you single and ready to get married after an intimate relationship?Are you caring and to be trusted? I want someone who will show me real love, someone caring, honest someone i can trust with all the things i have .I need a woman who is down to the earth and also loves fun .I love going out to the movies, dancing, camping, fishing,like to ride bikes,i love animals too , play golf a lot, cooking,i love to watch soaps, and also spend time with my partner in the kitchen cooking, i love to cuddle and i like to surprise my partner and make her blush all the time ,i like to bowl,swim ,i really love to Tango learnt that when i was with a friend in leytonstone,London.I would love to know more about you and also want you to know more about me .
I’m looking for a very serious relationship.Will we share the same secrets and loving? We can also chat on yahoo IM mine is (j.wagner65).
Hope to hear from you soon. I will appreciate to hear from you soon. You can reply me on my private e-mail so i will know your response and know if you also have yahoo IM . (j.wagner65@yahoo.com )
Regards,
Jeff Wagner.

I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHO COULD FALL INTO A TRAP LIKE THIS AND BE WILLING TO SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE YOU’VE NEVER MET! CRAZY!!

Comment by Sharon | June 25, 2008 | Reply
I have sent $88,000 to a man I though was opening up his own business in China, and who was then to come and begin a life with me in the U.S., and needed extra capital. I met him on e-harmony and he said the most wonderful things, I lost my heart, my head and my financial future to this man. He had me send the money bank to bank to a business in China so I thought it was on the up and up but when I finally learned to track the IP addresses, he is in Nigeria. Please don’t fall for this, the story usually is I’m a widower, custody of one child, perhaps an engineer, living in UK working on an oil platform, looking for someone to love and you seem to be it…I love you so much (gag). This man talked to me for months, convinced me, seduced me, and I am going to pay the price for the rest of my life. They always say they are from this country on e-harmony, but their english usually gives them away. I have been on the lookout since I was taken and out of 9 matches received this week, five were scammers so be on guard. They are getting better at what they are doing.

Comment by Janet | June 27, 2008 | Reply
Well, I’m thinking my case is going pretty close to the “Comment by Judy M.|May 2, 2008″ his IP is from Madrid, work as a bank manager in Madrid. He found my profile on Tagged.com in May, now he is still keeping send me an email also give me a call everyday. He is a very sweet talker one as he calls me “his wife” “little pricess” “my angel” so on, he said that he will get his vacation in August then he could come to see me in my country..I’m alway be careful myself..he did show me how his house, bedroom, bathroom look like as the attached files through emails. Now, he has not say anything about money but he asked me once in awhile like how many property I do have..I’m just worrying..how should I do???

Comment by Tanya | July 4, 2008 | Reply
Below is the email that I received the same day I met this guy online, his email is peterlu885@yahoo.com, please be aware, it is very strange…met him from http://www.migente.com it is a site like blackplanet, and he is romantic, thoughtful, white guys in the picture, but speaks funny like with an accent when he types, He has asked me for money to be sent to nigeria thru western union to pay the fraud lawyer on his case cause he was defrauded from $12,500 and he and his son recently got robbed of all he ownes, he claims to be originally form the US but the grammar is not right, his wife cheated on him and he has an 18 yr old son, wants a family and is so in love, which I find weird. talks about trust… he gives me the hibbie gibbies… sad that you can’t trust anyone to be a little truthful on htese sites, even just to meet ppl. He claims to want to put money in my acct, heLL no i say! you got the wrong sucker, but I did get mailing information which I will be sending to the FBI. Not cool at all, please be aware, his name on migente is whereareuhunny, and he searches you out. Here is the first email I got from him and It was also sent to a michelle that he claims is the one that scammed him from Nigeria.

Stephanie
Everything you do for me reassures me that I am appreciated. I want you to know that you mean so much to me. From the xterday we met, you were determined to get to know me. At first, I was skeptical about you because of your persistence, but you quickly grew on me. I want you to know that every moment we’ve spent together since XTERDAY day holds a special place in my heart. I was afraid at first that if I let you in I’d regret it, but I haven’t regretted a single moment. I trust you, and I know you’ll be there for me no matter what. I trust that you’ll be faithful to me and that you won’t hurt my heart. You tell me how you want only the best for me. You tell me how beautiful I am. You tell me how you love every curve of my body. You just make me feel extra special; make me feel a sense of warmth inside. I want you to know that I love you for this! I love you for being so caring and genuine. I love you for everything you’ve done for me. I love you for the happiness and joy you bring to my life. I love you for you! We don’t even need to talk to communicate with each other. By just being together, holding hands, or cuddling, we can sense each other’s thoughts and inner feelings. I want you to know that I want the best for you as well. I want you to succeed and I want all your dreams and fantasies to come true. I know that in me you see a man full of kindness, understanding, and compassion. A young woman with an open-heart. A young man who puts a smile on your face everyday. I will be that man who’s there for you just as you’re there for me, the one who encourages you through life’s ups and downs. But ultimately, I want to be thAT man who is your everything. Not an hour goes by that I don’t think about you. You have brought so much joy to my life and you give me so much to look forward to when I wake up every morning. I want you to know that I sincerely appreciate you and I can never tell you enough that “I LOVE YOU!”

Love alway………………………………………………………………………….PETER
I don’t even know this guy like that. BE AWARE out there in cyberworld, and NEVER give out any personal info like bank names, acct, addy or ssn. They are swift if they think you are lonely and desperate enough. I hope he will leave me alone.

Comment by Stephanie | July 11, 2008 | Reply
Another funny thing, is when i read all of your comments, they all are either engineers, have relatives that have died or wives that have cheated and are desperately looking for trust and true love. oh and his address is peterluv885@yahoo.com typo above.

Comment by Stephanie | July 11, 2008 | Reply
I can’t believe people would fall for a scam like this; I’m chatting with a stephanie wilson right now – she claims her dad and mom has died and that she is the heiress of a large oil company in Africa. She’s in a mess though as she can’t get the money before it “matures” and she wants to get back home now. She’s asking me to send her money for the hotel bill (400 dollars) and the flight ticket. I’m laughing my ass off! I’m gonna have some fun with her me thinks! I’d waste their time so they don’t go fooling someone else! Bastards…

Comment by Nocturne | July 13, 2008 | Reply
i recieved e mail from london some people are claiming that they are

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF INVESTIGATION & SECURITY SERVICE
NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM
WASHINGTON D. C. (U.S.A) HQ
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTATIVE
Tel: + 447024015471
mail: director.nciss.smith_b@london.com
Lewis Martins (ncat.lewismartins@yahoo.com)

they are asking me some money to send them else i will be arrested its surprise that they are directors they address are above so be ware this fuck scam dealers

Comment by abdikarim | July 15, 2008 | Reply
I want to share my experience about a scamer found in Match his name is Eddy Smith. We started chating two months ago. He was so nice. He told me he was a widower and had a child of 9 years old. He wanted to find a family and wanted to marry so fast. He told me he was living in Liverpool, U.K. and he had his own company. He said he was a gold and masterpieces dealer. He told me he traveled a lot. Last week he told me he must go to NIgeria to sign a contract. Also he was with his kid, called Kelly Smith. He kept telling me how dangerous was that country. He was afraid to take his son with him, but he had to do it because he can not leave him with the nanny. He called me when he arrived to Nigeria and gave a surprise that he was going to visit me in my country after signing the contract. He told me he had to hire a bodyguard and a car with a chofer, because that city, Benin, was so dangerous. Today, he called me in the morning to tell me he just came oot from the hospital because yesterday he had been attacked and robbery, he also told me that his bodyguard was killed in the attack, so he had no money to travel to go back to his country, to pay the hotel and the hospital and he was asking me for money and he would returned the money just when he arrived to my country. Of course, I told him I did not have money to help him. He was begging me for help and telling me that he loved me. Can you believe that? I did not. So, be aware of Eddy Smith, his cel number is 2348023350693 – 447045753745. His mail address are: eddysmith61@yahoo.com, eddysmith61@yahoo.co.uk and eddy_smith@live.com. Be careful of Eddy Smith.

Comment by Techi | July 16, 2008 | Reply
I WAS SCAMMED BY LADYS FROM NIGERIA WITH THE PROMISE OF MARRIAGE MONICA KELVIN LUCIA SMITH JESSICA JAMES JENNIFER COLE HANNA COLLINS MONICA EDWARDS MARY WILLIAMS DESIREE JONES I HAVE TALKED TO EACH OF THESE WOMEN AND ALSO JANE JAMES YAHOO NEEDS TO DO MORE TO PROTECT US FROM NIGERIA AND GHANNA SCAMMERS THANK YOU TOMMY

Comment by TOMMY HANSON | August 5, 2008 | Reply
Wow, I’m glad I found this site. I have also been contacted by scammers on chemistry. I’m very suspicious so we never get to the request for money. They all want to immediately go on messenger to chat. I have been contacted by three of them: michealcooksonwilson and two of them claiming to be Maxwell Banson. One of them is now in Ghana fulfulling a construction contract. HA Thanks for the information.

Comment by Nancy | August 12, 2008 | Reply
This is in reply to Tanya (July 4th entry) — I have the same photos of this banker’s home. BEWARE, he’s a scammer, don’t let him fool you. Which photos of “him” did he send you? A dark, salt & pepper grey haired man who was very handsome? Or a blonde haired man? He’s used both as I caught him on another site. He was supposed to visit me in August, too. Instead of “princess” or “angel”, he’d call me “carino” or “mi corazon.”

No matter what you do, give him no bank details!

Comment by Judy M | August 19, 2008 | Reply
I must say that the person who wrote this is a big FOOOOOOOL. (Be aware ladies… There are several men on there who are as sweet as can be. They will tell you all the things you want to hear and spend lots of time chatting with you…but listen close. If they mention Africa…in anyway S T O P chatting.)

I AM TALKING DIRECTLY TO Marilyn. ALL AFRICANS ARE NOT THE SAME. YOUR PEOPLE TAUGHT AFRICANS WHAT THEY DO TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE THE MOUTH TO SAY THINGS STILL. YOU ARE A FOOL MARILYN. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WRITE ANY COMMENTS HERE

Comment by sunday | August 26, 2008 | Reply
MAN OH MAN HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO IGNORANT. GENTLEMAN BEWARE THIS WOMAN OR MAN OR COUPLE OR WHATEVER IT IS. I WAS TAKEN FOR $975.00usd and then another $650.00usd. goes by Julian Cole a woman supposed to live in houston,tx usa. works as a civil computer engineer on an asignment in west africa…LAGOS NIGERIA. ALWAYS INSTANT MESSAGES NEVER EMAILS ANYMORE. FIRST IT WAS TO PAY ROOM AND BOARD AT THE VIRGINS HOTEL AND LODGE ROOM 121A THEN SHE SAID SHE GOT PAID A CHECK FOR $45,000usd NOT ABLE TO CASH IT IN NIGERIA THE OTHER MONEY WAS TO HELP PAY FOR PLANE TICKET AFTER SHE SUPPOSEDLY SOLD EVERYTHING SHE OWNED AND CONVINCED THE US EMBASSY TO PAY FOR HER SON MARK’s TICKET. THEN SHE GOT IN A CAR CRASH AND IS NOW IN A HOSPITAL THAT IS NOT IN THE WORLD DIRECTORY. SOUND FAMILIAR ANYONE? NOW HER SON HAS DIED AND NEEDS MONEY FOR SURGERY ON HER KNEE AND MONEY TO GET HER SONS CORPSE HOME TO HOUSTON…….HERE ARE THE EMAILS AND PHONE NUMBERS THEY USE TO CONTACT ME REGULARLY….KOLGAL2008@yahoo.com AND A MR. OLUSEGUN OSHO WHOM IS A HOTEL MANAGER AND A PASTOR OF A CHURCH YEAH RIGHT THIS IS HIS PHONE NUMBER HE CALLS ME CONCERNING MY “wife” AS HE CALLS HER. 2348023555999 ADRESS 23 QUEENS SURULERE LAGOS NIGERIA 23401. I HAD NEVER SENT MONEY WESTERN UNION BEFORE THIS THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. I HAVE 3 PICS OF HER A SUPPOSED ITALIAN GIRL VERY GOOD LOOKING I MIGHT ADD 2 PICS OF HER SON WHO IS WHITE AND A PIC OF HER AND HER SON AND HER EX HUSBAND TOGETHER WITH THE GRAND CANYON USA BEHIND THEM. EVEN WHENT AS FAR AS MAKING A PHONY HOSPITAL WEB PAGE AND A DOCTORS NAME WHICH I DONT RECALL AT THIS MOMENT BUT USED A YAHOO EMAIL FOR THE HOSPITAL. I AM SO EMBARRESSED AND DISAPOINTED IN MYSELF FOR BEING DRUG INTO THIS SCAM….NOW AM BEING SCAMMED BY A RUSHAN NAMED SVELTLA THATS HOW I FOUND THIS SITE I LOOKED UP THE RUSHIAN CITY AND SAW A SCAMMERS BEWARE LINK FOUND THE GIRLS NAME AND THEN LOOKED UP SCAMS IN NIGERIA. I HAVE BEEN SUCH A FOOL. BY THE WAY THESE GIRLS FOUND ME ON YAHOOSINGLES AND ONLINESINGLES.NET

Comment by Anthony | August 27, 2008 | Reply
Yes, I wish we could attached pictures to our comments. I was also connected with “Maxwell Banson” through Chemistry just last night. I also had suspicions almost from the start; his profile was written like someone who’s first language was not English (but I didn’t want to judge someone harshly due to poor grammar and spelling) and his given location was Lewisville (TX), but the body of his profile stated he lived in downtown Dallas, and when I got an email from him, I was even more suspicious. I googled his name and this site is the only hit I got. For everyone’s information and entertainment, here is the email I received…..

“How is your day going on with you today…? Anyway i was Glad we where able to make it up to this stage and i will like us to talk more…How great it is to get to this point of communication… Honestly, I must say i really enjoyed the guided communication with you because it helped to learn a lot about each other… Am also looking forward for more and future communication with you. I’ve truly found a very great interest in getting to Know you… Who knows what the future might hold for both of us?…

Anyway this my first time on this site and i think i really do like everything about your profile. I guess you are the Best and only one on here who fits what am looking for. So i will really like to get to know you more. Well what do you think about we talking instant with each other maybe using the yahoo messenger…? what do you think about that… Well i think we can talk instant and answer instant questions with each other over there… So please let me know weather you do have insterest in talking with each other over there ok. Will be looking forward to hear from you again and please take very good care of your self. Be bless and stay at Peace.

You can reply me back on my private ID maxwellbanson@gmail.com”

Any of the above sound suspiciously familiar? Uh huh…I thought so, so I reported this “subscriber” to chemistry.com and suggested they investigate him. I’ve also made reports in the past after being contacted through match.com and yahoo personals by obvious scammers who are “in the import business, have lost their wife in an accident, have a young child, several from Young America, MN, although one was supposedly from London.” They all seem to talk about God, move things along very quickly, and are always overly enthusiastic about how wonderful they think you are, blah blah blah.

Comment by Unimpressed | September 4, 2008 | Reply
I am chatting right now with one who says he is Theophyllis Wilson a widowed 50 year old from Avon Ct. He is a gold and diamond wholesaler selling to retailers. After a few days of talking on the internet sent me a dozen roses, candy and a stuff bear. Like many of the others calls me Angel…wants someone he can love, trust,support and be with forever…Started talking love WAY too soon…Wants to come and visit as soon as he gets back from Africa, which will never happen as I am just waiting for him to drop his bomb, whatever it is going to be. Knew something was up with this guy from the get go due to the fact that I could not google him or find anything on him through research sites, but played along. When the flowers came it rather freaked me out. Asked for his number and he gave me an international number that he says he uses and will get him anywhere in the world…however when it came over my skype it is coming from Accru Ghana. the last email he sent over pictures of the jewelery he is suppositely buying and a pic of a big box of gold bars that he is suppositely buying. Says he is sending me a diamond necklace and ring to prove his love for me. YEP. Anyway just waiting for the rest of it to play out…I am sure the scam is coming soon.

Glad to find this site it just confirmed what I already knew and that was when things are too good to be true, they probably are!

Comment by shirleen | September 7, 2008 | Reply
thomas green also goes by xterra 50 109 09 101 100 099 he has a lot of them watch out for him he is good got me for over 6000.00 in two months uses a church in nigeria and his supposed uncle michael blumberg in london england i reported him to true.com then found him again on yahoo and match.com

Comment by claudia robertson | September 9, 2008 | Reply
I have had the pleasure of dealing with women from Nigeria and Ghana, scammers who prey on the innocent and unsuspecting. Following is the last IM with one that I was playing with. She got really excited and rude at the end.
She wanted my address to send a check to and then she would come to the U.S. and cash it becaus she didn’t want anyone to know there because she would be in fear of her life. This last effort from her for money she immediately started sending revealing pics.

cindydingle: but pls i will need some help from yoiu

cindydingle: pls i told you need some thing from you to get food and you didnt even care

cindydingle: sime time i feel you are not caring

ellisa200327: Cindy if you are looking for financial I am not in the position to be able to give money right now and if that is why you don’t think I care you are mistaken

cindydingle: ok

ellisa200327: if I could give you money I would

cindydingle: pls try all you can and get me some loan

ellisa200327: tell me what the money is needed for

cindydingle: i want to get pay for my motel bill andget food to eat

cindydingle: havent eat some days now and my soin too

cindydingle: pls wish and want you to understand me and bet will give you back everything when i come back to the state

ellisa200327: I am feeling that you don’t care about me,
but are just trying to use me and I am probably just one of many you are doing this to, I think you are not being honest and sincere with me, these are my feelings, and I am sorry I feel this way but You are thousands of miles away and there are just to many people trying scam on others, Preying on the innocent and nieve and you need to understand that trust is earned and not given until it is earned especially to strangers or near strangers that I have not even had the opportunity to meet in person and that makes it even harder to not have these feelings

cindydingle: no

cindydingle: i bet will seen me in person soon

cindydingle: i want you to have trust on me so much

ellisa200327: you are a beautiful young lady and I wish I felt that you cared but what is there that convince me of this, the only thing there is that I can think of is that someday we meet in person and that can only happen if you come here and then I will know you are sincere and being honest with me

ellisa200327: can you understand this from my perspective and not think it is not that I do not care because I do but have misgivings about you caring and being sincere

cindydingle: ok

cindydingle: i unbderstand

ellisa200327: do you truly understand

cindydingle: yes

ellisa200327: are you upset with me?

cindydingle: nop

ellisa200327: I am an honest and caring person but sometimes I have learned that people do not hesitate to take advantage of that and that hurts

cindydingle: is okay

cindydingle: i undertand

ellisa200327: i wish I could see you in person and get to know you more

cindydingle: yes soon

ellisa200327: you would then see I am sincere in what I say and really do care

cindydingle: ok

ellisa200327: I feel bad that I cant help

cindydingle: its okay

cindydingle: i understand

ellisa200327: I really do hope and pray you do get to meet me

cindydingle: yes same here

ellisa200327: your beautiful in your pics

cindydingle: ty

ellisa200327: I might not be good enough for you it makes me feel

cindydingle: u are

ellisa200327: how do you think this pls

cindydingle: yes

ellisa200327: explain

cindydingle: how

cindydingle: i cant

cindydingle: you know im usming internet bills to chat with you and you like to chat with me and you cant help me

cindydingle: pls excuse me

ellisa200327: im sorry

ellisa200327: I apologize that you had the bad luck of connecting with me

cindydingle: you saying bulshit

ellisa200327: not at all, why do you always think i am not being sincere

cindydingle: no

ellisa200327: I feel terrible about not being able to help you

cindydingle: you can send me just money for my bill and you telling you noonsincence

ellisa200327: i dont understand what you just said?

ellisa200327: are you getting upset?

cindydingle: yes right

ellisa200327: sorry I am at a loss for words because I have upset you and you have hurt my feelings

cindydingle: ok

cindydingle: you are fucking playing

ellisa200327: excuse me

ellisa200327: i am not playing and the thought has never crossed my mind

ellisa200327: i now see that it is all about money and not caring and I don’t play games with peoples feelings, because I would not want them to play games with mine. Is that what you have been doing.

end of conversation and I have been talking to her for a couple of weeks and she was saying she was in Nigeria picking up money that her father, who just died, had earned aas a building contractor, but needed to have the check sent here. They will lie and pretend to not understand and will having excuses for needing $$$$$$$ even when you confromt them. This is just one of several I have played with,knowing they were scamming. Some will ask for $$$$ immediately. Beware or have fun whichever you choose, they deserve to be toyed with for their scams.

Comment by Ellis Allison | September 10, 2008 | Reply
hi iwas scammed by a guy in nigeira very charming
sent flowers and candy
took thousands of dollors fr me
well after i ckecked him out
he was a scammer so goodbye to all my money
he stoled this very hansome model s pic from models ,com
named sergio c
his screenname is Beckleydonatel@yahool.com
his cell number is 0112348024986130
i feel bad for these models they are victums too
nigeira should do something about these scammers they are makeing there country look bad just be awear ladies comment by judy pineiro

Comment by shamrock | September 11, 2008 | Reply
Watch out for a guy named Dennis Benson on benson_dennison201@yahoo.com. He`s also known as j.wheeler@live.com. Typical scammer in that he eventually gets around to asking for money, but may take up to 6 months or more to do this. I recently received mail telling me he was dead and I had been left $25 million USD by my “husband” and to send bank details etc. Then another e-mail to say I had been randomly chosen to win a lottery and to write to him giving my bank details etc. All scams. Luckily they are well publicised in Oz!

Comment by Lynne | September 15, 2008 | Reply
#36 Holy Shit – when I saw your blurb – I almost fell for it too – Beautiful Italian woman, civil engineer finishing up a contract in Nigeria, husbnad left her for her best friend, came from Newark NJ,son named Mark, $45,000 check – needed $850 money for hotel room – exact same script – just minutes ago, I was just about to try and call the hotel mananger – she told me she loved me and was going to stay with me and I beleeved it We’ve been emailing and IM’ing for a week – I’m glad I found this website. I’m so pissed – glad it didn’t cost me any money this time. I asked if I called the hotel, could I get transferred to her room to talk to her. She said no phone in room and front desk would not call her up there if I asked for her – now what kind of hospitality is that for a hotel. She even scanned and emailed me pics of her supposed passport and check that the hotel manager allegedly confiscated. should have known it was too good to be true – She told me I was the best looking man she had ever met (I’m not even average looking) and lots of her emails seemed to be pre written scripts that rarely responded to any of my questions- even at beginning – I tried to trip her up – I had to ask her repeatedly to answer questions. She said her parents died in the same car crash in Floida. I guess we didn’t get to the point where her son goes in the hospital yet. I’ll cut and paste your story from above and let her know I knwo she’s not real and tell her to F-off

Comment by Bob Fray | September 18, 2008 | Reply
The name my woman used was Deborah Cole, son named Mark Cole – even had the “airline” email me copies of her receipt for teh plane tickets – she was supposed to be coming into Philadelphia on Saturday 9/20/08 – and for all this I almost told my housemate he needed to look for another place to stay because she was going to live here with me forever

Comment by Bob Fray | September 18, 2008 | Reply
I have been contacted by other foreign women on the internet too – one got me for $1000 a couple of years ago – - another I scammed and led her on – even gave her fake western union numbers – making him/her waste a couple of trips to the local Stadt or wherever western union office – that was fun for a couple of weeks. never again – Guess I’ll be alone for the rest of my life since I can’t get any American women interested in me either anymore. This one that just tried to get me – after seeing her pics – I could have sworn I had seen them before – now I think I know why – they might have been used by the crook that I scammed

Comment by Bob Fray | September 18, 2008 | Reply
45 Continued – next day after telling me to call the hotel manager – man – hse has an answer for everything I say – now she says she’s been without food, I questioned how she could have gotten paid with a check drawn on a Florida Credit Union and paid in US Dollars – then said she expected to get paid from them in cash – what kind of business pays people 45,000 in cash – she would have been robbed 5 minutes after leaving the place probably – and i said the check even looked fake – looked like name and amount ares were whited out and new info typoed in there – she blamed it on a cheap scanner. I keep telling her I don’t have the money and I’m closing on real estate deal next week to buy a house for my children and my ex to live in (I really am) – she just keeps ignoring what I say and goes on to the next page in her script I guess – I cut and pasted post #36 and told her her story had a lot of exact items as that guys and this is only 3 weeks later that she first contacted me (thru Singlesnet personals website). I’ll have to wait and see what happens after the time for her alleged flights comes and goes-the manager confiscated her passport and airline tickets – yeah, right)

Comment by Bob Fray | September 18, 2008 | Reply
“How is your day going on with you today…? Anyway i was Glad we where able to make it up to this stage and i will like us to talk more…How great it is to get to this point of communication… Honestly, I must say i really enjoyed the guided communication with you because it helped to learn a lot about each other… Am also looking forward for more and future communication with you. I’ve truly found a very great interest in getting to Know you… Who knows what the future might hold for both of us?…

Anyway this my first time on this site and i think i really do like everything about your profile. I guess you are the Best and only one on here who fits what am looking for. So i will really like to get to know you more. Well what do you think about we talking instant with each other maybe using the yahoo messenger…? what do you think about that… Well i think we can talk instant and answer instant questions with each other over there… So please let me know weather you do have insterest in talking with each other over there ok. Will be looking forward to hear from you again and please take very good care of your self. Be bless and stay at Peace.

Sound familiar? I have challenged Maxwell at every turn. I have reported him to Chemistry.com twice. He professes to live in Lewisville, the despcription of the area is more reflective of downtown Dallas. He gets defensive, won’t answer simple questions, professes love and commitment, says he is in construction. I know construction. This guy doesn’t. Says he has been offered a $6m contract to design a center for needy children in Ghana but the video link he sent was Rwanda. So he is also geographically challenged. Says he is confused as to what to do? He doesn’t want to leave me? Please! I have never met or spoken to him! He sent flowers,a bear and chocolates to my work. Don’t waste your time and for heavens sake do not even think about sending any money to him. He hasn’t asked but it was only a matter of time. I have blocked him. I suggest you do too.

Comment by Deb | September 21, 2008 | Reply
By the way. The full name is Maxwell Banson for the comment above. I have researched him in every known way. No luck. I asked him if he had a Texas driver’s license and he stated that he did not have a green card but that I did. Meaning that I could hold the key to his green card. I immediately told him I was not interest in any such arrangements.

Comment by Deb | September 21, 2008 | Reply
I am so deeply saddend by the news of this. I too had communications with Maxwell Banson. In a matter of days he is professing love and commitment. Can’t wait to talk to me, and to meet me, says I am so beautiful and will give me everything. He justs wants love. I spent two hours on line chatting with him last night and was really feeling like I was getting to know him. And here it is all a scam. He told me he was afraid of getting his feelings hurt and here he was trampling all over mine. Well, as my dad always told me, “What goes around, comes around” and “payback is a bitch”. Thank you all for your honesty and courage to share. I hope the name Maxwell Banson comes up on more searches.

Comment by Dee | September 30, 2008 | Reply
I will have to admit I am an idiot as I allowed myself to be scammed. I allowed my heart to win over and believe when I knew better. samson.jordan@yahoo.com took me for over 1000 dollars.

There has got to be somewhere I can report this. Does anyone know? There has got to be a way that we as victims can put an end to this.

Samson, claimed to love me, wanted to marry me and I was his angel. After, only a couple of short conversations. Would you believe after i found out I was scammed he is still trying to gt information from me. Of course he states that he has no idea how it happened he is unaware. YEAH RIGHT!!

Anyways, ladies any man asking for money is a failure. A real man will not ask for money and can support himself under any situation if not he is not worth talking to. I learned the hard way.

there is a rule i live by now:
any man that states these few statements in just a few months need to be deleted right away.

1. I LOVE YOU- NO ONE FALL’S IN LOVE IN A FEW CONVERSATIONS OVER THE INTERNET. THEY DO NOT KNOW YOU PERSONALLY.

2. I WANT TO MARRY YOU – YES BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD UP AND STUPID

3. YOU MY ANGEL – OKAY I’LL BE SOMEONES ANGEL

4. YOUR ALL I HAVE – WELL THEN YOU MUST BE PRETTY LONELY, NO FAMILY NO FRIENDS.

BEWARE AND STAY AWAY!!

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Comment by Jahn Attu | October 11, 2008 | Reply
i believe i am being scam. i’m not sure. please help me out? is this a scam??

Comment by James Hunt | October 11, 2008 | Reply
. i am one of those i admit who was taken by a nigerian scam. SANDRA FRANCIS ,under names like sandra sweetgirl etc. .i lost 5000 before western union helped me believe the truth was a lie. they used pics of her, claimed there were more taxes, auto accident, mother dying of canceretc. she or they writing for her claim to have come from pensacola, yet could not pronounce it, north carolina, ,atlata, amarillo texas . if u see the name sandra francis run dont walk ,i guarantee it is a scam. even used a preacher supposedly and claimed she was kidnapped. RUN!!!!!!!

Comment by Tim Battle | October 16, 2008 | Reply
Almost scammed by Jeremi (jsimple2love@yahoo.com) Supposed to be a white/mix from singapore living temporarily in Malaysia. Same senario as everyone else: looking for the love of his life, divorced cuz wife cheated on him, young son and needs to get back to the states. He actually sent me flowers, candy, balloons, teddy bear. Very possessive. By the time I got the flowers and candy I knew something was up. I googled his name/email and found out that he was african-and probably a scammer. I cant remember the website I found, but it spelled out his game exactly. So I knew he was to soon ask for money. I played his little game for a bit. Knew up front I wasnt going to give him a dime. Before he asked me for money, I asked him for money-told him I was being evicted and had no place to go. That got rid of him for a few months. Then he called again with a different story of needing money because his son was in an accident and he needed money to pay the hospital so he could have this lifesaving operation. The more rediculous his requests, the more rediculous my solutions. It ended with me telling him to go to payday loan place for the money and I sent him a link. Its been 8 months and havent heard from him-Thank God!

Comment by Gabrielle | October 23, 2008 | Reply
This is my friend’s story. http://www.saveholly.com

“Nalkin Moore” using the id Nalkin_Moore_02@yahoo bought a lot online, using stolen credit cards. He shipped a couple of the items to Holly asking her to forward to Nigeria.(shoes) Last month the police picked her up at her home in NC and extradited her to Texas to face charges. She did nothing more than fall for a scammer and sign for delivery. Now, she is being charged with credit card fraud. If anyone knows of this guy, his name or anything related, please contact us. Holly is not the criminal.

Comment by nicole | October 25, 2008 | Reply
I too have had someone attempt to bilk me of money. Said his name was Robert Lazlo. He was to have been from Maine and to get online messenger with me the next day. The next day came and he was not online. Next thing I know, he’s calling me in the middle of the night from Ghanna, telling me that he needs to talk to me tomorrow. He contacted me via yahoo messenger and said that he had some business and that the shipping company wanted $4000 more for shipping than he had been told. Asked if I could give me the money…yadda/yadda/yadda. I said I did not have it, which I didn’t anyway. Then he said that he’d have to sell his watch and his laptop. Later that day, he said he sold his Rolex, which was a gift from his father and got all but $400. Wanted me to send that to him…..I do not have it to send. He continued to call me with some sob story about how he cannot look at his little girl because he feels that he betrayed her. I have enough of my own problems to worry about….cased close on this one. God, some people!

Comment by Christine | October 25, 2008 | Reply
to stephenie I am being scammed by Peter Smith @ peterluv@yahoo.com wow i got the same emails from him he says his son died from a robbery and needs help, before that he lived in londen and he said a woman ripped him off and he wanted me to money gram him so he could pay the guys, so they could give him a check. omg what a scammer the thing is i don’t have any money for any one, nor do i have a bank accout ha ha i am glad i did not send any thing or give any info.now he lives in Africa with a friend, scotting wow i wished i checked out this site before he got to my heart well he didn’t get my wallet! oh bye the way he had a freind send a gift from caifornia 5 swimming suits he likes the beach.

Comment by michelle | November 1, 2008 | Reply
OMG! I was contacted by Maxwell Banson from Chemistry.com with the same, poorly written emails. He claims to live in San Diego now. I guess he has “moved” from Dalla to San Diego lol. I am so glad that I googled his name and came upon this website. His current email is mr_max_well@live.com.

Comment by Michelle | November 2, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for having this area to check on scammers. Since I’m 66 years old, I found I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from scammers. The first one I didn’t suspect. His name is George and he claimed to be from the Los Angeles area when he first contacted me. He then told me he worked in Nigeria but hoped to come to Washington to marry me. Fortunately I figures him out and didn’t lose any money – almost did. Now when I receive contacts from people with Yahoo e-mails and they don’t capitalize their “I’s” I get suspicious. I now search for part of what they write and usually find that quote here on the internet. The latest is from a man named John Castile. Almost his entire letter is from this web site.

Thank you for what you do.

Marcia

Comment by Marcia Mitchell | November 5, 2008 | Reply
I was just scammed by someonce calling themselves….Frank Anderson….he stated that he was from dallas tx, but was in Nigeria taking care of his sick mother. He stated taht he was a single father with a 10yr old boy named Terry. He sent very attractive pictures. I was a little leary at first because theylooked like fashion photos…bus some looked authenic. Our chatting went on for about a week and ahalf then it took a turn when durig one of our conversations he quickly ended the converstation and said that he had to go down and talk to the hotel manager. The next day when he contacted and I asked how his day went…he stated that he was robbed at the hotel and all his money was stolen. Since he was chatting with me a made a comment about his computer from which he was chatting…he said that that was spared…that’s when the red flag went up. He then daid that he did not know what he was going to do because he needed to buy medicine for his sick and asked if I could send him $400 and be would pay it back when he got to the states…..that was the final straw…..I then kew that he was a very experienced scammer….but what he did not know was that I was not his victim…..I told him that I was in no potions to help but I wold pray for him and his mother in the hope that all wold work out……is answers and comments became short and mechanical (for a man who had a lot to say just days before)…..I ended the conversation at that point and started my research and his name showed up on a Nigerian Scam wesite….I just wanted others to know..Watch Out…Can you believe is is trying to chat with me again?

Comment by c wright | November 22, 2008 | Reply
I believe I was scammed by a guy claiming to be a British civil engineer living in New York City named Tom Baker. He claimed he lives at 43 East 25th Street. Also claimed he was working in Lagos/Nigeria, supervising the renovation of a bridge. Claims he’s being employed by Julius Berker. After IM-ing with me many times, he all of a sudden said he needed me to lend him money, which he claimed he would pay back when he arrived back in the United States. Said that things were “backward” in Nigeria and he couldn’t pay for things as usual, wouldn’t receive his pay until he got back to the states.

Thankfully I didn’t fall for it. I told him I thought he was scamming me and broke off all contact.

This is a link to his myspace page: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=426992287

His yahoo address is bakertom26@yahoo.com

Comment by Lucy | December 1, 2008 | Reply
Am I the poster child for these scammer or what? I have had 2 within a few weeks of each other and thanks to this blog, I now know what to look for because another one just tried to make contact with me a few minutes ago. Luckily, I did not give any of them one red cent of my hard earned money!

Both of the guys that I actually talked to contacted me through a site name marriagemindedpeoplemeet.com and the one a few minutes ago contacted me on Tagged.com.

The first one called himself Edward Wilson, he said he was born and raised in Florida but did not spell or speak like a born and raised American. When I talked to him the first time I was surprised by the deep deep African accent. I could barely understand him. I asked where the accent came from and he said his mother was from Nigeria but his father was American. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt that maybe he spent time in Africa since his mother was from there but he said no, up until he was sent to work in Nigeria on a construction project he was supervising, he had never been to Africa. I knew there was something wrong about him. He spelled some words like a European would, for example color was colour and gray was grey. One day out of the blue he called me and said he was over budget on his construction project and needed my help to send him some money to help finish the project, I laughed at him straight out and told him never to call, IM, or text me again. I blocked him from my instant messenger so he does not know when I am online, but still every once in a while when I log in to instant messenger there is a “hi” from him and it pisses me off. Despite the fact that I never indicated that I liked let alone loved this person he still had the nerve to ask me for money. He must be new at this scam game because he is terrible at it!

The second one is a much better scammer unfortunately so watch out for him! He is very handsome if the pictures he sent me are really him. He goes by the name Chris Smith and signs all his messages “Chris cares.” I now realize he talked me into giving up just enough info about myself so he could find my weaknesses and try to take advantage of them. He said he was a widower (I am a widow), he said he has a 3 year old daughter (and wanted another child) and he emailed me a picture of the cutest little girl (I have not had any children yet and my clock is ticking), he said his mother is sickly (my mother was sickly and passed away)…he hit all the right spots. But it was just overkill that made me not trust him…how are you so in love with me in a few weeks after a few emails and you don’t KNOW me! Unlike Edward he did not ask for money right away. I almost thought that maybe he was on the up and up. He told me he was in Scotland on business (he email me a picture of him in front of a sign that said Scotland). Supposedly his father owned a computer software/gadget business, that he now owns and runs, so he is well off financialy. He said was born in Texas and has 4 bedroom home, which he lives in with his mother and daughter. His accent is from his mother who is from Portugal (but it sounded African to me). Recently his mother learned she needed a kidney transplant, they found a donor and the surgery was being done at a clinic in Scotland. He had to pay for the surgery and pay the donor (buying body parts, why not if you have the money I thought, his mom is lucky he can do that for her). Then one day he calls me…WE are going to be rich and he is going to buy me any and everything I want! I am his angel, his good luck charm and he will make me his wife. He found out that his father had some bonds in a financial institution in Malaysia that have matured, all he has to do is take the paperwork to Malaysia, pay the taxes and fees and pick up the check…$3.8 million to be exact! He calls me once he is there and has met with the bankers and he found out he does not have enough money with him for the taxes/fees. He only took $25,000 and the taxes/fees are $41,000. He is finally asking for money! First it was the entire difference of what he owed $16,000 then each day it got a little less because he found a friend or business associate to loan him a little bit more of the money so now he only needs…can I please help him! Too bad he didn’t know I had no intention of giving him a penny, I just played along. Poor baby, I’m sorry, I don’t have any money. The last I talked to him he was yelling at me “why did I do this to him!” He is in a strange country, scared to leave the room because he cant pay the charges, he has no money because he gave every penny he has towards the taxes to get the $3.8 million for US, he has no food, he left his mother and daughter in Scotland and they have no money. Oh boo whoo…liar!

Comment by Evonne | December 6, 2008 | Reply
- THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE GUY THAT IS TRYING TO GET AT MY DAUGHTER. SHE IS SO BLIND AND IN LOVE WITH HIM THAT SHE CAN’T SEE THE SCAM. MY DISCRIPTION OF HIM IS, HE IS A VERY VERY GOOD LOOKING BLACK MAN LIGHT COMPLECTED HEAVY ACCENT. VERY RELIGOUS, HAS A SON BY HIS LATE WIFE THAT DIED OF CANCER. HIS MOTHER IS TAKING CARE OF HIS SON IN LONDON. HE CLAIMS TO BE A NATIONAL CONSUMER. HAS A LOT OF MONEY, AND TRAVELS ALL OVER THE WORLD. HIS MOTHER HAPPENS TO RECIEVE A LETTER FROM MALAYSIA BANK STATING SHE HAS A DEPOSIT BOX HER LATE HUSBAND LEFT 9 YEARS AGO. HE FLIES TO MALAYSIA TO FIND A LOCK BOX WITH 13 AND 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS AND DIAMONDS. { HIS FATHER WAS IN THE DIAMOND BUSINESS BUT FOR SOME REASON NEVER TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT THIS DEPOSIT BOX [ I GUESS HE DIES BEFORE HE GETS A CHANCE TO TELL HER} DUH. HE LEARNS IT TAKES 250,000.00 BACK TAXES AND OTHER CHARGES TO GET THE BOX OUT. HE NOW SELLS HIS BUSINESS, GETS 30.000.00 FROM HIS MOTHER AND SOME FROM HIS FRIENDS , BUT HE IS STILL SHY BY 68.000.00 AND NEEDS HELP BY THE NEXT FRIDAY. MY DAUGHTER TRIED TO GET ME TO SEND THE MONEY TO HIM BUT I KNOW HE IS A SCAM!!!!! HIS FIRST NAME HE GOES BY TO HER IS CHARLES- DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PICTURE OF THIS MAN OR ANYTHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE HIM- PLEASE EMAIL ME SO I CAN SHOW MY DAUGHTER THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS GUY.
  
  Comment by TANYA | September 30, 2009 | Reply
I was contacted by a Maxwell Banson yesterday on My Space. I did not reply to him. I Googled is name and came up with this site and information on him. I will inform My Space about him. I am sure glad I Googled his name.

Comment by Ann Nitzschke | December 26, 2008 | Reply
So Maxwell Banson does get around. He just contacted me through Match.com and I noticed immediately that his writing sounded as if he was from a country other than the USA. I tried some person searches and could not find anything on him. That bothered me quite a lot since he supposedly lives in Springfield,IL only a few miles away. So my friend and I Googled him and found your site and so glad we did!

Comment by Rebecca | December 30, 2008 | Reply
Not sure if i’m being scammed. Got to know this person going by the name John Steven @ johnnysteven52@yahoo.com. He said that he’s from Utah USA but is currently working in west africa and i found out from his number is from Nigeria. We chatted for about a month and he said that he wanted to meet up. But he needed to transfer money for my safekeep as they are not allowed to leave the country with more than USD5,000. I got a shocked that he transferred USD50,000/- and I had to depart USD500/- for VAT to confirm my bank account. After having paid the VAT, he called to tell me he had been robbed and he is broke. He needs me to transfer back the money to him. Now I have the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency asking me to pay clearance fees through WU after I had confirmed that the money remitting to my account is not for any illegal use. The money transferred has been stopped and he called me to pay the clearance fees so that the funds transfer can go through and then I can transfer the money back to him. I just told him a straight NO that I will not do it. I just hope that I’m doing the right thing and not causing him any harm.

Comment by Chan | January 10, 2009 | Reply
- Hi Chan,
  That guy has ever approached me with tons of love letters and messanges even his photos and passports something like I have collected from him. He has ever promised me to transfer USD 480,000.00 to my bank account and has never come true and had been stopped by whatever so-called local governments and banks and asking for some clearance charges. Apart from the the clearance charges on the release of money transfer, he also created many sad and pity stories to cheat my financial assistance.
  
  May I contact you and share with you what I have collected from him ?
  
  Lee
  
  Comment by Lee | August 11, 2009 | Reply
  - Hi Lee,
    I hope you did not lose much. I don’t know how we can contact each other here. Anyway, all the best to you and don’t go into anymore internet dating sites. It’s horrible and none of them can be trusted.
    
    Comment by Chan | August 11, 2009
- Hi Chan again,
  I have chatted and met that guy throughout a year since Feb, 2008. We have very long story with each others and upon reading your post here, I think this is a must to share with you and other readers to take extra care on this guy.
  
  Unfortunately, I am also a victim I’ve lost too much money and have some debts with bank because of his numerous stories. I got to know him out of whatever dating websites whereas we came together on a travelling website. His full name is John Thomus Steven , mixed-race of American and German, an engineer of buiding bridge and road working in West Africa. He told me he is 44 years old and divorced and has been looking for second wife. I were one of his list. His first contact e-mail address is johnnysteven@live.com. His mother is a german living in UK , had divorced as well and got married with an Englishman and gave born of his brother at current age 26. (But now, he told me losing contact his mother and brother). At this stage, he chatted with very romantic message and expressed commitments on our further relationship. He wanted to send money for me to get a house in my country. One day someone took his e-mail address and disclosed him having different relationships with other women in other countries on net. He explained this is his ex-wife “Jennifer”. She has his passpord of his mail box and set him up. His contact e-mail then changed to johnnysteven52@yahoo.com and kept on chatting with me till now.
  
  He then transfered money (USD48,000)via an internet banking of Guranteen Trust Bank to my bank account and asked me to keep it. He kept USD 20,000 for himself. The transfer had been stopped serveral times by the bank, EFCC and asking the money receiver to make clearance fees to protect the interest of the money sender. Some payment was sent. As the amount of money transfer is so huge and we broke the local regulation of the limit amount (USD 10,000)of oversea money transfer per transaction. This transfer was hold up by the EFCC and punished us to make payment to get a book or order form from EFCC to release the transfer . This was also hold up again after payment be done.
  
  I expressed refusion on doing further money be sent on this issue. John called my mobile at night and told me that all his money left with him had been robbed by the robbers with gun there happened at his living hotel. His car was also stolen and he got nothing with him. He asked me to send money for his living. I did refused to do so . He had still stayed at the 5-star hotel for so long without payment. One day, he sent me an emergency mobile messages for help because he drank dirty water and got sickness . He was sent to the hospital and needed some treatment. He asked me money to do the treatment. Someone calling as the doctor had ever rang me about his situation. Finally , I sent him some money to do treatment and also asked him to get me a hospital bill. However, he has never presented me any hospital bill till now.
  
  No money with him, he did planned to fly back USA and asked me help to settle the hotel bills . The hotel manager did not allowed him to leave there without payment. I refused and he had no choice to sell his equipments and some luxury brands suits to settle the hotel bills . At the same time, the money from the sales of his belongings is only enough to settle the hotel bills . He asked me to help him some money to get an airticket to USA and promised me to pay back all the money he owed me while he’s back to USA. I could help but I requested to book the airticket agent on net at my visa card, he told me this does not work there. Nigerians do not accept credit card but only accept cash. Even I requested to make booking for him, he insisted not let me to do so with an explanation that he knows the actual situation there more and he would get the airticket at the airport from the agent. I did sent him some money with a want to get back my money.
  
  At the departure airport, he was arrested by the local airport department as his luggage was discovered some drugs and he was blocked at a detention room. We thought this is the fault and corruption problem at the local government to stop the money transfer. With my suggestion, he had consulted a lawyer about this case and with my request, he gave us all the qualifications of that laywer. So, he was set up to be put some drugs inside his luggage and he told me his was an innocent. To get out of this, he called back the same laywer on behalf of him to get free from the detention. At that time ,the lawyer started chased me on msn and rang my mobile to keep me informed of John’s situation. The final solution is to request me to send money as a punishment fees to free him. I rejected on this finally, the lawyers kept on chasing me day and night on msn , e-mails and mobile phone. This case last for a month or more.
  
  Right here, I did checked some bad reputation of Nigerians on the stop of money transfer and solicitor scam already on net. From time to time begging, the lawyer told me that John was crying at the detention room and hoped not be stayed in prison for the rest of his life. The laywer explained me that without the payment, John’s qualification of International Engineer will be affected and his futher will be totally destroyed something like. I misunderstood what’s up my sympathy was taken advantage. I finally sent some money to him at Western Union.
  
  The laywer has accommdated him after he had been free from the detention. He did not pay the lawyer about his service and asked me to pay and I said NO. Several months has gone, he kept on chatting with me on msn and sent chasing phone messages for money as well as tons of love messages and festival greetings. All his messages to me were created based on what I had ever spoken to him and some written messages on my msn box.
  
  With his sweet talks ,I had fallen his trap again. Our plan has eventually changed to living in United Kingdom. He told me that his dead father has left him seveal houses in USA and UK as well . In order to get my trust, he promised me to give me a house in UK . Before that, he must claim with his father’s UK lawyers. He did e-mailed me the photo of the UK house and even the house address which was sent from the local solicitor. I don’t know how to contact true landlord of that house. I then requested him to send the office address , certiifates and contact information of the UK address. He could do for me to get the Certificates and driving licence of the UK lawyer in exception of the office address and direct contact information of the UK laywer. He agreed the refusion from the both lawyers to borrow him money apart from my financial assistance.
  
  I did took the certificates of the UK laywers to check up with the UK government and there have been no record on this laywer. However, the UK goverment explained me that it is allowance for the local people to call themselvers as solicitor even though they are disqualified.
  
  Some months has gone. I have been acting very angry on him and sent him numerous insulting words , whereas John kept on sending my love messages . I was locally unhappy and quite ofter to vent my emotion and talked with him .
  When I was down again in a festival this year, I was touched by him again and agreed to send money to him to get an airticket to UK.
  
  He was hold up again because he had traffic accidents on the way to the airport. The police holds up his passport and asked him to pay the sugergy of the injured girl at USD 5000. Of course, he asked me for financial assitance again.
  I refused to do so and sent him numerous serious warnings to get back my money. I was almost totally very depressed on what he did towards me without any help locally for myself.
  
  Recently, he told me he had got a way to reactivate the money transfer with the affliated bank in UK . The Scottish London PLC Bank has e-mailed me a letter to approve to proceed of the money transfer. I did checked on net that this is also one of Nigerian scam. John still behaved very confidence in this transaction and asked my trust on the UK bank. I asked him to request the bank to make this letter in paper with chop and aurthorised signature . My bank details should be clearly put on the letter. He did this and scan for me. With an help of my friend , it has been found that the content of the letter has been posted as one of Nigerian scam letter on this site http://www.scamwarners.com.
  
  I refered this to John. With numerous frustration on his promises, the information I collected from him has been reported to the CIA, FBI, German government and Nigeria consulate for verification of his identity. But, no organization has ever given me any assistance. (While I first met John, he introduced him as a member of CIA, I have tried to check with CIA and without any feedback) .
  The response from the local Nigeria consulate has advised me not to do any money transaction with such authors. That’s all they could do for me. I were still be in contact with him in the beginning of this week after singled out another scam trick of fake banking letter. He continued to ask me money to cure his toothache . He also left me msn offline message regarding his plan to fly back USA and requested me money for the airticket.
  
  It is so surprised that I had read your articles here with his e-mail address. I had forwarded your comments to John and warnings him to give me back my money. It seems he has eventally disappeard and got me no response.
  
  If possible, I want to put his USA house address, UK address, his passport , laywers certificates for the assistance of the readers to verify those information for me.
  
  May I know what he has commited you and chatted with you? I can also share with you his love letters.
  
  Can you give me your e-mail address if you don’t mind? Shall we contact Prince to exchange our e-mails privately? I will contact you actively.
  
  Be careful!
  Lee
  
  Comment by Lee | August 13, 2009 | Reply
  - Hi Lee,
    I did not get to read your comments dated 13-Aug-09 until it was posted today. I’m so sorry for all that has happened to you. It’s very similar to what he did to me. What comes round goes round. He will be punished in due course. I hope you are not in contact with him anymore. If you receive any calls, emails, msn from him or in relation to him, just STOP. IGNORE all of them as they are all bluffs. I hope you are doing well now and may God bless you always.
    
    Comment by Chan | October 20, 2009
- Hi every reader,
  Here are what’s the contact information and address I collected from John. Anyone could help to verify those information.
  
  Current living address in Nigeria:
  RM 200 ORPAHANGE ROAD, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
  
  Lawyer’s office:
  OLAOLU ALATIBA & CO.,
  3RD FLOOR BRAOD STREET,
  LAGOS ISLAND, V/I, LAGOS
  C/O DAVID D. ASHAOLU ESQ.,
  ADENIYI AKMTOLA SAN & CO
  112, FAJUYI ROAD,
  ADAMASINGBA, IBADAN
  E-MAIL: barr_olaolualatiba@rocketmail.com
  
  John’ US house
  NO. 7A, ANDERSON AVENUE BRONX
  NEW YORK 10452, J.F.KENNEDY,
  USA
  
  John’s father UK house
  4 MOSTY AVENUE CRAIGY,
  DON LIANDUO,
  11301 LYS RTHATS IT,
  LONDON
  UNITED KINDOM
  
  Look forward to the further verification and news on above.
  
  Thanks!
  Lee
  
  Comment by Lee | August 14, 2009 | Reply
  - Lee,
    The addresses you have differs from what I have. He told me that he is an orphan, stay in Utah USA and is a divorcee. I hope he is not asking you for more $. You have to stop right now. Don’t bother to verify anything anymore. Just stop all communication with him now. He is not worth your time and money. The last I heard from him, i think he is suppose to be in jail for having drugs in his luggage. So STOP ALL COMMUNICATION WITH HIM NOW before you step any further!
    
    Comment by Chan | August 14, 2009
- Hi Chan,
  
  This is sharing with you. My aim is to get back all my money . As I mentioned you before, I had asked help and assistance from the governments, police and etcs. The serious matter I would like to raise up that our civil servants do not hold sufficient responsibility to protect their citizens . So far , I have not got any help to attrack this scam groups and even any professional advice to stop and defend me. The societies we are living are very dangerous and everyone are irresponsbile. Do you agree?
  
  Regards,
  Lee
  
  **************************************
  
  Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:09:48 -0700
  From: johnnysteven52@yahoo.com
  Subject: care alot
  To: hi sweet heart ..am missing you over over here hunnie, i love you with everything i have hunnie, i will pay you back all your money when am in uk…i promise you this hunie and i will also pay for your air ticket to uk too,how did you spend your birthday over there, i wish that i was there with you hunnie, but time will tell and i know that all this will need when we meet in uk,,,i care so much about you and love you so much….i wrote this lovely poem for you hunnie…this is the poem
  I’ve searched for you
  Beyond the stars,
  Throughout the years,
  And so very far
  Somehow I knew
  That you were out there,
  But that’s the thing…
  I didn’t know where.
  When I couldn’t find you
  I just kept crying,
  But I couldn’t give up…
  I had to keep trying.
  she’s out there, I’m thinking.
  I continued my search
  For the love I was seeking.
  From hour to hour,
  And from place to place,
  I didn’t give up
  In this heart-rushing race
  The days went by,
  As well as the years
  It had brought me nothing
  But painful tears
  Then all of a sudden,
  There you stood…
  Like a beautiful angel
  Floating in the woods
  Where have you been?
  All of my life
  I long for the moment
  To call you mine.
  In love’s embrace
  We’ll be together.
  Our love is protected,
  And will last forever.
  Fate has lead me to you,
  The one from above…
  My search is over,
  I’ve finally found you,
  My one true love
  i know for sure that you will know how i feel about you after reading this mail..i care so much and love you with all my heart, you are the woman of my dreams and all i have wanted all my life..help me to uk hunnie, send $$$ to me so that i can get my passport back and leave for uk…take good care of your self..love you always..john
  爱您‏
  寄件者： John Steven (johnnysteven52@yahoo.com)
  寄件日期： 2009年4月28日 19:10:23
  收件者：
  
  I’ ve搜寻了您在星之外，多年来，并且那么非常莫名其妙地我知道您是那里，但是that’ s事… 我didn’ t在哪里知道。当I couldn’ t发现您我继续哭泣，但是I couldn’ t放弃… 我必须继续尝试。他是那里， I’ 认为的m我继续了我的搜寻为爱我寻找。从小时到小时，并且到处，我didn’ t放弃在这心脏冲的种族天流失，并且岁月它什么都未带来我但是痛苦的泪花然后突然那里您站立了… 象一个美好的天使漂浮在森林您在哪里？所有我的生活临时长期我告诉您矿。在love’ s容忍 We’ ll一起是。我们的爱被保护，并且永远将持续命运有主角我给您，那个从上… 我的查寻结束， I’ ve最后找到您，我的一真实的爱 .. …帮助我今天送金钱，并且让我得到我的护照后面和为英国离开，我将付所有您的钱 …约翰
  
  Comment by Lee | August 17, 2009 | Reply
- SOMETHING FROM JOHN ON MSN :
  
  REGARDS,
  LEE
  
  johnnysteven52@yahoo.com 說 (29/5/2009 9:42):
  As I sat down remembering
  My first meeting with you
  I can help but to wonder..
  Is there something within
  That makes me stand out
  From your other friends ?
  You have told me then..
  I am different
  Though I am thankful but
  My mind still seeks
  What makes me special
  For you to keep me,
  Here with you…
  
  johnnysteven52@yahoo.com 說 (29/5/2009 9:43):
  Something in my mind keeps coming back…
  Can’t help but ask
  Is there love within your heart?
  This is the question I wanna ask…
  Within your heart, you told me
  “I wanna keep you,
  For I want you to be my true friend and lover too”
  These words make my heart beat faster
  Feeling the love within….
  Though I know
  It is just a long distance love affair
  But still..there is LOVE WITHIN…..
  
  do you liek the poem
  johnnysteven52@yahoo.com 說 (29/5/2009 9:44):
  do you like the poem
  johnnysteven52@yahoo.com 說 (29/5/2009 9:45):
  are you there now my love
  johnnysteven52@yahoo.com 說 (29/5/2009 9:52):
  still there now hunnie
  johnnysteven52@yahoo.com 說 (29/5/2009 9:53):
  
  i will have to sleep now
  i called you and you did not pick up or come back here now
  am feeling sleepy now
  hope that you like the poem
  bye for now
  john
  
  Comment by Lee | August 24, 2009 | Reply
- THIS IS A GOOD WARNING:
  
  Special email alert
  
  If you receive any email that pretends to come from Banks, Courts, Government and their senior officials, please first check the website from which it was sent.
  
  Criminals who run scams send emails from free public email services and pretend that these emails come from Banks, Courts and senior Government officials. Please note that Banks (particularly the Central Bank of Nigeria) do not conduct official business using free public email services.
  
  Fake websites of Banks
  
  Criminals who run scams often set up very sophisticated websites that pretend to be the websites of banks in Nigeria. If you are directed to any website that purports to be that of a bank, click here to see if it is a bank licensed to operate in Nigeria.
  
  Money transfer by Western Union or other services
  
  Western Union and other wire services are well known and respected organisations used by very many Nigerians to send money home. Unfortunately, it is rarely easy to trace the persons who collect the money. Criminals often use these services so as to evade detection.
  
  If any person you do not know on a face to face basis asks you to send money to Nigeria by Western Union or any other money transfer service, we advice that you refuse to do so.
  
  We further advice that you should never send money to any person in Nigeria (for any reason whatsoever) if you have never met that person face to face. Do not send money to people in Nigeria whom you met or know only through the internet.
  
  1. I received an email or a phone call from a person I do not know. He offers to render a service and says he is a lawyer. He wants me to pay by Western Union Money Transfer or to a bank account in Taiwan or some other country
  
  It is a scam. Western Union and other wire services are well known and respected organisations used by very many Nigerians to send money home. Unfortunately, it is rarely easy to trace the persons who collect the money. Criminals often use these services so as to evade detection.
  
  It is very unusual for a Nigerian to offer services from or in Nigeria and yet not have an account in a bank in Nigeria. Ignore them.
  
  2. I received an email or a phone call from a person I do not know and he claims to be a lawyer in Nigeria. He informs me that a person has died and left a large sum of money to me in his will or I am the only relative they could trace and so I am entitled to his money or property .
  
  This question comes in a variety of ways but it always involves money left by a dead person. In our experience, it is (in most cases) a scam.
  
  The criminals usually send official-looking documents that they have forged. Some even send fake Call to Bar Certificates to ‘prove’ that they are lawyers.
  
  The criminals usually go on to ask for personal and banking details or the payment of a sum of money. Our advice is that you do not give details or pay money. Ignore them.
  
  3. I received an email or a phone call from a person I do not know and he claims to be a born-again Christian. He claims to have made a large amount of money while he was ‘in the world’ and having repented, he wants to use the money for work that will glorify God and needs my help to transfer the money out of Nigeria. He quotes a lot from the Bible in his talk or email
  
  It is a scam that made its appearance about the middle of 2003. It is a variation of the old story about money ‘kept in a box with a security company’. These criminals forget that there is a lot of good work waiting to be done in Nigeria.
  
  The criminals usually go on to ask for personal and banking details or the payment of a sum of money. Our advice is that you do not give details or pay money. Ignore them.
  
  4. I received an email or a phone call from a person I do not know and he says he can assist me in getting paid on a contract executed long ago for which payment has been delayed.
  
  This question comes in a variety of ways but it always involves a demand for money. These persons usually pose as high officials in Government and use the names (or a play on the names) of real persons.
  
  They also talk about many ‘certificates’ such as ‘Anti-Terrorism Certificate’ ‘Money Laundering Certificate’ ‘Drug free Certificate’. The list of these false certificates is endless.
  
  The criminals usually send official-looking documents that they have forged such as ‘Receipt’ from ‘Central Bank of Nigeria’, ‘Documents issued by a ‘Court”. Some even send fake Call to Bar Certificates to ‘prove’ that they are lawyers
  
  In our experience, it is (in most cases) a scam. Our advice is that you do not give details or pay money. Ignore them.
  
  If you have a legitimate claim in or against Nigeria, go through official channels and contact your Solicitors
  
  5. I want you to check if a person is a lawyer practicing in Nigeria.
  
  If you receive an unsolicited mail or ‘phone call from these persons, then be very careful. A large number of scams are run by criminals who pretend to be lawyers. They often use the names or a play on the names of well known lawyers. Many of them also pretend to be SAN (Senior Advocate of Nigeria)
  
  If you initiated the contact but simply want some assurance, then we may look in our database but we insist that you include the following in your request
  
  5.1 Name of the law firm
  
  5.2 Full names of the lawyer(s)
  
  5.3 Street Address
  
  5.4 Postal address
  
  5.5 Telephone number(s)
  
  6. A person sent me an email. He claims to be a lawyer and says I need to pay for a Drug Free/Money Laundering Certificate. He said I can get it from an International organisation appointed by the NDLEA
  
  It is a scam. These criminals set up bogus websites and open temporary offices and bank accounts into which they want the money paid. They also ask for payment by Western Union or other wire services. Ignore them
  
  7. A person sent me an email and says I need an International Clearance Certificate which can be acquired from the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
  
  It is a scam. Ignore them. These criminals have invented a large number of ‘Clearances’ and ‘Certificates’
  
  8. A person sent me an email and says I should assist in transferring a large sum of money out of Nigeria. He solicits my ‘Strictest confidence’ in this ‘Urgent Business transaction’.
  
  It is a scam.
  
  This question comes in many varieties and they make many false claims such as being
  
  8.1 Families of persons who were in Government and are now in prison or facing other forms of persecution.
  
  8.2 Senior persons in Government, large corporations, banks and oil companies who are members of ‘contract review committee’ or other committees (the names they invent are endless)
  
  8.3 Lawyers acting for families of persons who were in Government and are now dead, in prison or facing persecution
  
  In whatever form it comes, they always say that there is a large sum of money to be transferred out of Nigeria and promise a large commission to their targets. Everything they say, is false. Everything they ask you to do is aimed at defrauding you. Ignore them.
  
  9. I was approached through an investors matching service on the internet by a Nigerian. I was thereafter referred to his financial source – a Nigerian company for further review
  
  After some time they got back to me stating that they had found my project to be worthy of investment and will invest in dollars or other non-Nigerian currency. They sent me some documents stating the conditions of investment . They also recommended the services of a law firm in Nigeria
  
  It is a scam This scam comes in many forms but it always ends up in a demand for money at some point. It is most unlikely that a Nigerian will be so rich (even from stolen Government money) as to have millions of dollars in his account in Nigeria and be looking for an outlet to invest the money outside Nigeria.
  
  If they insist they are serious (and they always do) ask them to fly to meet you but, do not part with any money.
  
  10. Our company has received a ‘large order’ and we are told that in order to transfer the funds to us to pay for the goods, we need a ‘Money Laundering Certificate’ or an ‘Anti-Terrorist Certificate’ or some other documentation and we need to go to Nigeria or pay a ‘lawyer’ in Nigeria to get it for us
  
  It is a scam These ‘certificates’ come in very many forms but they are all fictions invented by these criminals. The import and export process in Nigeria is about the same as in other countries and is a straight forward transaction
  
  11. I received an email telling that I had won an ‘online lottery’. I am told to contact a a person who wants some small fees paid to him by Western Union Money transfer sent to Nigeria. Or I am told that they make payments through an online division of a bank in Nigeria. Through the website of this online bank, I obtained , an Account number, transfer code, password. When I check my account on this website, I can see the large sum of money as credited to the account
  It is a scam. There are no ‘on-line’ lotteries in Nigeria and there are no ‘virtual’ or ‘internet’ banks in Nigeria. These criminals set up many fake websites of so-called banks. They even set up bogus websites that use the names of real banks in Nigeria.
  
  12. I am trying to determine the validity of a job offer from the NNPC. The person contacting me is Haruna Sani. Also, a person named Prince Omo Jay has contacted me about the Foreign Expatriate Registration process. He has said that it includes an $800 fee. Is this a valid fee for the country of Nigeria.
  
  It is a scam. There are no job offers of that nature and there are no fees of that type
  
  Comment by Lee | August 25, 2009 | Reply
- HI ALL,
  
  THIS IS THE RUBBISH MAN (JOHN THOMUS STEVEN) CONTACT NUMBER : +234 7085187816
  
  BE CAREFUL!
  
  LEE
  
  Comment by Lee | September 4, 2009 | Reply
- THIS IS THE ARGUMENTS FROM THE RUBBISH MAN “JOHN THOMUS STEVEN” (GRADUATE OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY, MEMEBER OF CIA , INTERNATIONAL ENGINEER). IT IS MUCH PRETTY SURE THAT THAT BAD GUY HAS CHEATED NUMEROUS WOMEN AT THE SAME TIME BY JUST SITIING IN FRONT OF HIS DESKTOP. WHEN I AM GOING TO DIE COZ BE CHEATED BY HIM. IT IS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS THE REAL MURDER. PLEASE BE MY WITNESS AND GET ME BACK JUCTICE.
  
  ——————————————————————————–
  Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:21:42 -0700
  From: johnnysteven52@yahoo.com
  Subject: RE: Be protected against financial assitances from — SCAM
  To: \
  hi sweet heart, you got the whole things wrong dude..i wanna answer your question.
  
  (1) We have never met in real and we don’t have any solid commitment in this relationship
  all because we have never met in real is the reason why i send my $480,000 to you which we have little problem about and you gonna receive it soonest and everything would be okay…i have solid commiment to this relationshipp, i have shown care and love and showed to you that you are my everything, words cannot explain the extent of my love for you, everything would be okay when you receive the moeny there and we plan on meeting in real..
  (2) You have not fulfilled the responsibility of being a unauthoriized boyfriend or husband
  i have tried my best here but i just happen to find my self in the wrong country at this time, all this would be resolved soon ..i would take full responsility of being a husband when we meet in real, that is why we have planned about meeting , part of the reponsibility is the proposal that we prepared to run our family, we would meet soonest and i would take full resposibility
  (3) This is not the first time you asked the victims (me) to send $$ to you and failure all the time
  i cant allow the woman i love so much fall victim to anyone, you understand all this reason and you are aware of all that as happened, just this last chance and everything we have dreamed for would be reality soonest, we would meet and live together as husband and wife..you would never fall a victim again, we can trust the uk bank and am 100% sure that they cannot be corrupt, i can never hurt you and would not forever
  (4) Everyone should hold responsbility to earn their cost of living and keep proper survival
  you are right about that honey, but you should realize that if not that i transfered money to you, then all this would never have happend to me…. but i have take heart and i know that all this mess is gonna end soon….am a good man and i would take good care of myself and my family
  (5) You are still oweing me lots of money (this is my cost of living being robbed by a scammer)
  i know that am oweing you a lot of money, all this would be resolved when the moeny is in your account then you can deduct all that you ahve spend, send some money to me here and keep the rest for me, then we can plan on meeting each other in uk soonest
  (6) The numerous failures on obeying your words (ridiculous), I am only the great loser.
  you are never a loser , this is the bad time and everything would be okay soonest,give this last chance and everything would be okay…you knwo that i cant lie to the woman i love but,its just the wrong country honey, i love you so much..
  you know that the money just need this last process , then the money would reflect in your account, everything we have planned for would then become reality, do you understand? the bank is expecting you to make the payment and everything would be resolved, love you always..john
  have a great week ahead
  
  Comment by Lee | September 16, 2009 | Reply
  - TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
    THE MURDERER (JOHN THOMUS STEVEN) IS DEUTSCH PASSPORT HOLDER NO. DD26516186. IT’D GRATEFUL IF ANY CONCERNED AND RESPONSIBLE ORGANZIATION TAKES PROMPT ACTIONS ON THIS.
    THANKS! LEE
    
    Comment by Lee | September 17, 2009
- Hi Chan,
  
  Thanks for your blessing. I have been still contacting him in order to get back all my money whereas he has still been asking me money for him to UK and back to USA.
  
  I have sent your comments to him. He said he had known you and said he only knows Jacky Chan (Internationl super star from HK).
  
  In the meanwhile, any other guys , mixed race of American and Spainish, contacted me and introduced himself as an orhphan.
  
  I have some photos of them . Do you have some photos from these people? If possible, shall we have a private chat ?
  
  I cannot understand there have been no legal and control on these bad people. He is still taking the same e-mail address to ask more money …..
  
  Eva
  
  Comment by Lee | October 27, 2009 | Reply
- Hello Chan,
  
  Nice to share you that I have still got his promise like this:
  Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:15:54 -0700
  From: johnnysteven52@yahoo.com
  Subject:
  To:
  
  hi sweet heart.. i check your pictures with me today honey..you are so gorgeous and beautiful in the pictures, i cant wait to meet you in real my love..let me confess the things i wanna do with you my love
  Be your best friend.
  Get caught with you in the rain.
  Dance with you in the rain.
  Stargaze on a clear night.
  Watch the sunset together.
  Spend all day with you doing nothing.
  Moonlit walks on the beach.
  Be more proud of you than I already am at this very moment.
  Go on a carriage ride through the park.
  Do a crossword together.
  Go to brunch.
  Have a disagreement (it could/will only make us stronger).
  Go for a twilight horseback ride.
  Watch a bad movie together.
  Spend the rest of my life with you.
  Have our picture taken together.
  Eat ice cream with you.
  Make love to you passionately.
  Go to a museum together.
  Talk to each other using only body language.
  Give you space when you need it.
  Accept you totally and completely – flaws and all (I already do).
  Discuss current events in a heated debate.
  Have you see the error of your ways from aforementioned heated debate and make mad, torrid love to you, in the midst of all that passion.
  Carve our names into a tree/table.
  Go for a walk at dusk together.
  Be one with you.
  Send you a singing telegram.
  Spend all night thinking of 101 sweet things to do for you.
  Hold you and gaze into your eyes and realize how much I love you…and tell you.
  Gently run my hand across your cheek and look into your eyes.
  Blindfold you and take you somewhere romantic.
  Spend my life making you happy.
  Spend my life making our family happy.
  Feel your heartbeat.
  See our unborn child/children in your eyes.
  Go roller/ice skating together.
  Give you a backrub just because.
  ALWAYS being honest with each other.
  Go hiking/camping together.
  Have our first fight, make up and feel a stronger bond because we very successfully weathered the storm – together.
  Marry you.
  Laugh at someone together.
  Share a plate of spaghetti.
  Give you a stuffed animal just because.
  Go on a fun family vacation and bring back the kind of memories movies are made of.
  Treat you like my Lancelot.
  Go on a road trip across America.
  Count thunder together during a thunderstorm.
  Envelop you in my soul.
  Cook your favorite meal/meals.
  Know you better than you know yourself.
  Go to a Renaissance Fair.
  Plant a tree in our yard together.
  Look over at you during an office/military/family party and have you know without me saying a word – that I love you.
  Be able to say “I love you” in 89 different ways – in 89 different countries.
  Hold you when you’re at your saddest and comfort you when you need it the most.
  Be the one you come to for that comfort and holding.
  Wipe away the days’ stresses and issues, with just one hug/kiss.
  Grow old with you.
  i love you always and cant wait to meet you in real, take good care of your self, i would call you tomorrow, john
  i need you to help me home
  
  Comment by Lee | October 30, 2009 | Reply
his email address is torres1967123@yahoo.com, now in Nigeria.I believe he is still trying to scam many people,especially woman.Sounded very nice, caring, romantic initially but after few weeks, started to ask for help – not enough cash to pay hotel bills because credit cards/Bank Account is not affliated with Nigeria Banks and also later ask for more money to finance projects committed in Nigeria.When he knows that he is being suspected of being a scammer, he started to use harsh/vurgar/sarcastic words to blame you for not keeping promises to help him. Inactual fact, he seems to put words in people’s mouth. He can emailed his photos, ID, to prove his innocence and trust but I believe all these are fake. He hardly emailed and chat online after his identity has been found out.I think he is a Black but he said that he is a White from Calofornia, Long Beach! Woman, Be Careful!

Comment by Xx | February 12, 2009 | Reply
Hello,
My name is Regina and I think I am being scammed. I want to believe I am not, but, now I do think I am. I have not given out any bank acct. info or credit card info to him because I do not have any(Thank God). He claims he is a construction engineer, from Michigan. 2 wks. after we started exchanging emails and chatting, he claims he was being sent to Lagos for business. For 3 months. He said his parents are dead and has no other family. He really needed me to keep emailing him. Asked for b-day presents,which, unfortunately, I sent. Then claimed he needed 100 usd to pick up pkg. from post office. Said it was for customs fees on the pkg. I was a fool and sent him 100 dollars. He was o.k. for about 2wks. Didn’t ask for any money, then, he asked for 1000 dollars. Told him I couldn’t, that I didn’t have that kind of money. I told him I would send 100 dollars more on Valentine’s Day( I sent it and sent the other 100 thru money gram). Then, yesterday, he was on chat and claimed he was robbed on the way back from moneygram and his friend had been shot in the robbery! Things just aren’t adding up, in fact, they are getting crazier. I want out! Ladies, he works thru Christian dating web sites and he goes by David Larry. His email address is fununiquedavid@yahoo.com. Don’t be a fool like me. Stay away from him. I have learned my lesson. I am sending him no more money!!!!!

Comment by Regina | February 18, 2009 | Reply
- Hi Regina,
  I’m corresponding with a fella in nigeria who
  has recently asked me 4 money as well the red flag
  immediately went up with me claims he was on a contract in nigeria that its so cold ov there he has called a meet with all the directors and ask the work be put on hold (so i can come to you my love)the idiot speaks terrble english can barely put two sentences together is telling me he’s capable of calling a meeting with executives of telecommunication they stoop to any level sadly it seems to be commonly Nigerian men using male models
  
  Comment by mel | July 20, 2009 | Reply
I wish I had found this site sooner. I’ve just been scammed out of $3,000 by Martinsscott35@yahoo.com! I didn’t want to date a man of the “world”, so I went on a Christian site and found “SATAN” there! Now, that I see this site, I see that all the story lines are pretty much the same. Off to Nigeria for work, dead parents, widowed, with child. Medical emergency, sickness, kidnapping, always drama. These people are evil! That’s OK, what he got from me can be replaced. He (whoever the heck he is) will have to answer to God for using Him in his extortion. Stay away from on-line dating sites – Christian or not! I was only on for 3 weeks and I am so done with it!

Comment by Beware ladies... | February 18, 2009 | Reply
Anyone heard of Richard Woods, woodsrman@yahoo.com, supposley in Tallahassee, FL. He is on myspace too, widower, 39 years old,lost his wife an 2, sometimes 3 year old child, supposely imports gold and diamonds, in Tallahassee, lol, gave me his address, is a student apt complex, one of the worst in Tally, why I don’t understand is, he did not think I would check it out, we hardly talk, he pops up weeklyfor 3 weeks and is kind of sweet but kind of naughty too, I just want to play along, but I think I asked too many questions and he shyed away, or he is truthful. lol. and i missed on the love of my life,lol, the pictures are of a darn good looking cutie, I would love to find the real man in the pioctures, i also get scammers on a weekly basis, 6 or 7 so far, I’m disgusted with this online dating crap, what is it, what do we have in our profiles or in our foreheads, is it age? I’m 47, I’m pretty happy with my life and just want to date and have fun, anyone can shed some light on this?

Comment by Nancy | February 22, 2009 | Reply
beware of internet dating from Nigeria. Most of them are scammers and they talk very romantic and sweet initially but turn out to be devil later on. SO DONT BE FOOL BY THEM!

Comment by nancy | February 24, 2009 | Reply
- My goodness almost like they are sitting in the same
  room discussing each potential victim(Us)
  heaven forbid a bomb drop on that particular room
  
  Comment by bell | July 19, 2009 | Reply
Yes, I was a victam of a scam. I wish I would of came across this website before I realized I was taken for $5700. I believe I fell for this and I’m embarrassed. An expensive lesson learned. Hear is the email he sent me on Yahoo Personals, His name is Jeff Hall. He claimed later his real last name was Gonzalez and was from Marrietta, Ga He was in Lagos, Nigeria on a job as a civil engineer. Here is the email.On 01/28/2009 04:01 am PST, Jeff wrote:

Hello Gorgeous,
I am a Man of 48 Years old..I Live in Marietta, Georgia.I am 6″1 tall slim with brown eyes.I am a civil Engineer by Profession,a Good devoted Christian man and also a Caring and Loving Man.View my profile and get in touch.,this is kind of new and exciting to me.The fact that we share many interests and seek similar traits compelled me to introduce myself and express my interest in learning more about you.I’m thinking you maybe the woman I’ve been looking for,i would like talking to you and see if we can start something genuine,romantic and joyful.

I was born and Raise in Dallas TX,I’ve been Divorced since 5 Years ago,I have 1 son..He won a scholarship and he’s presently studying engineering in the U.K,I am a Man of High Moral Integrity,caring,loving easygoing.fun loving open minded man,Honest,God Fearing and Supportive.I am willing to Relocate as soon as I Found the Right one.I believe with the level of my Honesty and sincerity .. i will not find it difficult to meet the right one.

I Love to swim,dance,read Books and also love to attend party,I Drink socially don’t smoke.I am a easy going man, friendly and lover of children ..After going Through your Profile on Yahoo personals.com.I so much grow interest in you and that is the more reason why I have decided to Write you some little email about me.I am looking for Real.a woman who will Love me for who I am and what I do.I am Looking for someone to spend the rest of my Life with,someone who will love me ..I am Looking a long Lasting Happiness now.Your Profile seems to be more interesting,Attractive and very Nice,You appear like a sky Angel who is sent from God…everything about you is Looking nice including Your Picture as well.

I’ll be glad to Hear from you as soon as you get this Message.You are free to add me to your Yahoo chat List so that we can chat more and see where it leads,No One Knows where the Right One Lives. Thanks and God Bless Haaaaaaaaaa…..Your beauty almost made me forget to write my name..I am Jeff Hall.I’ll Look forward to chat with you as soon as Possible..I’m online now on my Yahoo messenger and my yahoo screen name is jeffhall2009 I don’t Intend being on personals for long so i will gladly like you to respond to jeffhall2009@yahoo.com will Be Looking Forward to hearing from you Soonest.

Sincerely,
Jeff

Comment by Cathy | February 25, 2009 | Reply
Then I got this email after on my email address and this is very familiar with other emails that women have gotten. Good Morning Cathy, I’m very pleased to hear back from you and i must say you’ve brought a huge smile to my face by telling me more about yourself-,This is actually my third week down here in Africa and also my first trip outside the states though I’ll be back home towards the end of the month as soon as i get my job accomplished. I don’t get to see my son often though we get to communicate through emails,I’m in the Western part of Africa in Nigeria and working here alone with a construction firm as a daily instructor and supervisor. Just so you know, I’ll close my yahoo personals account to dedicate my time and attention to you only. I actually wrote this email from work and will look for your response. I love my job, it’s challenging and it keeps me busy, but the 8 hours commute everyday can be frustrating sometimes. I’m a Civil Engineer and also a Supervisor..I have been at this firm for almost 6 years and I was at another firm for 7 years before coming here and was highly recommended.
About me, I was born and raised in TX,Then went to Denton University, majored in Business Administration, Civil Engineering and from there I moved to Houston for a while to live with late uncle,He was a very kind and devoted man in life who gave me alot of parental care and attention when i needed him most. More about me, I am a loving, humble, spiritual, sweet, honest, faithful, supportive, positive person, understanding, respectful, strong, intelligent, sometime impatient, open minded, outgoing, caring, kindhearted, loyal and committed in a relationship and romantic. I love to travel and I believe in taking a vacation every year if I can afford it and look forward to going to places I never been before. looking forward to exploring whatever God has planned for me for the future with my partner by my side. I love to express my feelings to my partner, have fun and enjoy life to the fullest with that special woman.I’ve noticed that we have a lot of the same qualities, a lot in common and we seem to be compatible in most areas.
One more thing,I’m 6″1 tall with brown eyes and light brown hair,tall, classic, and a man of his own style.And I also believe it is your inner beauty that enhances or compliments your outer beauty.If you have any more questions or concerns about me, please ask me,I’ll look forward to chat with you online soon but till then,Take a very good care of yourself and have a wonderful day,You’ll be in my thoughts.
Warmly,
Jeff

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Comment by Cathy | February 25, 2009 | Reply
- and I had been talking to the same person alot since last Thursday, Fed me a similar line of crap and even sent flowers to me today. When I was speaking w/ him today, he asked for money. He had been asking me to send him an expensive cell phone. I had been trying to search out who he was and check out his information. He scolded me for not trusting him, that he was trustworthy.
  
  He told me his Uncle had raised him, he’d gone to the same schools Cathy mentioned. He had a 20 yr old son who was studying overseas. He’s be willing to relocate. His parents were killed on the way back from a family reunion. He told me he was staying at some place in Nigeria while he was working there until the end of June. Told me someone was at the door at midnite his time and they demanded money. He couldn’t find his wallet. Asked me to send him $750 to pay them. Said they were black and wouldn’t listen to them. I told him I didn’t have any money to send. I turned off the webcam. for someone who was to have been searching for his billfold, he was on the computer w/ me all the time. jeffhall06@yahoo.com
  
  Comment by michelle | June 2, 2009 | Reply
Watch out for Dave Max or David Maxwell. same story…from manchester, UK, petroleum engineer, parents dead, he has no one to turn to, no web cam for me to see him. asked me for money this week ($3500). we used Yahoo instant message. same thing…he got upset when i told him i didn’t have any money. he is amazingly gorgeous (sent me lots of photos – usually with other women in them). his email is deemaxx311@yahoo.co.uk and the phone # he used is +447024030599 and he is from Reno, NV. His voice does not match his photos (young, 35 y.o., not married, no children). he traveled to Portugal for a work project recently and now, cannot pay his mortgage. his grammar is very poor, too. oh, he found me on Zoosk (and just today he deleted his acct) and is also connected to me on Facebook, so watch out. Oh, he also got really upset when i told him i told my best friend about his money issues and that i was supposed to keep that between us only.

Comment by anonymous | February 27, 2009 | Reply
im playin with an amanda p. Fletcher off blackplanet.com now. Apparently her dad died n left her 13.1 mill but need 400 to pay the court fee to get the money. ha. I jus keep saying dumb stuff too her. its funny too me. the same night i got an IM from another girl from nigeria who is a model but might be stuck in nigeria cause she dont know where her promoter is and guess what? she need money for a ticket. lol. Im gon keep playing with them just like they play other ppl. I got gf anyway and would never date nobody off the internet but its fun for entertainment plus im broke anyway. But im gon have a lil fun with em

Comment by thatboy | March 23, 2009 | Reply
I have also been playing with a nigerian scammer for 2 months. Name is Matt Rachlin supposedly british, divorced, with a 10 year old daughter, has a home in coral springs florida and is in the import/export business now in nigeria with insufficient funds to pay VAT tax to ship the cargo. Met on Yahoo Personals, these scammers are too good, please be careful his email is Matt_rachlin@yahoo.com. I have alerted Yahoo and contacted the FBI. these scammers just want money thank heavens I realized in time and never sent any.

Comment by maureen walker | March 24, 2009 | Reply
I beleive I have been scammed by a man going by the name of Donald Maxwell at donaldmaxwell201@yahoo.com.uk who professes to be an architect working in the uk, from California but relocated to Pa recently. Says to have an 8 year old daughter, widowed, divorced from 2nd wife who cheated w/ best friend so has no friends anymore. Actually sent me “his” US passport to verify identity while chatting to assure me he is who he says (ha). Sent me the “contract award certificate” won on the uk job with what appears a legit firm in West Yorkshire. But couldn’t come home to US until he raised enough $ to pay for the unanticipated cost of a permit for the job from the UK cuz the one from US won’t work there. Then came up with hurt ankle & needed money for medical costs & food. Knew all the right things to say. IP addresses verified both UK and Nigerian locations; phone numbers both showing on cell bill as from UK and Nigeria & when confronted made up some story about his cell phone being “hacked” while in UK. Professes to have been raised in France, speaks French & can email in French. Met on Yahoo Personals. Beware.

Comment by scammed | April 12, 2009 | Reply
the abouve website is where you look for under beckley.i belive this man is still operating just changing his pictures he emailed me thru myspace but wanted to me contacted thru his own email site ive kept the conversation short but when i started asking questions things came to a halt.but i found his name when i searched yahoo.the last communication he said he was on vacation in west africa with his daughter ann.he was on a project daughter on vaca

Comment by sheri latulip | April 19, 2009 | Reply
They are still at it lol in lagos ive got a 29 year old nurse thats ask me to marry her in two days only catch she needs me to send her 670.00 for her motel bill another 150.00 for her internet charge via moneygram or western union lol ok she said total of 820 was all she needs and she will be on her way .then she wants me to pay her air fair so i said ok give me the name of the airline i,ll take care of it she hesitates and comes back with i see u dont trust me if you did u would send me the money so i can come to u and show me my love is true ..email is truluv4u1980@yahoo.com and marshajones@yahoo.com or marshjones@yahoo.com

Comment by jon | April 22, 2009 | Reply
I met someone on line and all was going well, he had gone to London to see his son and then he said he recvd a contract in Africa, Accra, Ghana to be exact he says he is a civil engineer and was contracted to shore up and old bridge…Well he has said all the right things and suddenly in a car wreck and needed cash asap so I borrowed 2000. from a friend and wired it, now he is saying all has been spent and needs more…DON DECKER is his name I met him on true.com and his email address is d_don_decker@hotmail.com I’ve also recvd the email from Jeff Hall of Marietta Ga…. Pls help me Janice

Comment by janice | April 27, 2009 | Reply
- have you acused these people of speaking crappy english and crap english diologne haha i have
  look as long as you know where your heads at
  
  Comment by bell | July 19, 2009 | Reply
Don Decker’s screen name used on true.com was donseeksluv

Comment by janice | April 27, 2009 | Reply
I believe and have had suspicions for quite awhile now, that I am being scammed.
His name is Jeffery Williams, caucasian, Irish, 45 yrs old, widowed with a 10 yr old son who attends a boarding school in Manchester, England near his grandmother, Jeffery’s mom. Jeffery himself lives and has a photography business that he just opened in New York. He did give me a phone number which I called once. He was very strange on this number and spoke very softly.
Of course within 4 days of our chatting, he was in love. I wasn’t in love, but I sure was interested. I’m afraid I’ve met so many nuts online that I don’t respond in kind so quickly anymore.
Like the usual, he would send emails with poetry or some sort of message that I could tell was not his writings at all. Either he cut and paste or someone else wrote the letters, but they really didn’t seem to pertain to our situation. Finally one day I mentioned this and he began to start to include his own verbage into the messages. You can tell where the one stops and he begins. His grammar and vocabulary isnt that good, it seems. But he had told me he had been in the U.S. for 12 years.
He has lost his wife 6 years ago and is responsible for raising his 10 year old. All of a sudden his mother who is 75 has decided she is going with the Missionaries to Nigeria to help the needy. Well ok…. 1st flag went up. Why Nigeria? He doesn’t want her to go but she isn’t listening. So she goes, he doesn’t hear from her for a couple of days then receives a call that she is in bad health and his presence is required. I’m trying to give him the benefit of a doubt, I look up the red cross and the British Embassy for him and send him the information. Told him he should check and make sure his mom is actually ill. But within 3 days he is flying to Lagos, Nigeria. Ok…. flag 2 up!
So he has emailed me, IM’d me, telephoned me just about everyday since being down there. The number he has supplied me and which is also on my caller ID is an international number. His mother is in the hospital requiring surgery. Actually requiring a kidney transplant. So you know, I mention that it is great that they promise to operate next week, I was under the impression that there was a long line on the list for patients waiting for kidney donations with few donors. But it seems the doctors have assured him that they will have a donor for his mother to operate next week. He has been staying at a hotel, has had to fly to another state to meet with someone from the Irish Consulate, he claims to have met with the American Embassy. I’m just patiently waiting for the inevitable question of fiancial assistance.
I have never and will not give anyone any money online. It is too bad that he couldn’t be a true possible relationship, but after reading the various stories on this site and others, I’m so glad that I’ve kept my head on my shoulders and my eyes and ears open.
He also does not answer direct questions. Well he will if they are unimportant questions. I have never gotten his mothers name, I’ve asked where and when were his pictures taken, no answer. I have to say he does not sound black over the phone, but something does not sit well with me in my gut, and I’ve learned to follow that.
He has never asked me what my profession is. I’m in law enforcement and I’m retired military. So I’m not easily bullied or fooled. But I had thought I may have met someone pretty nice. So much for that!
I chat with others online as well, and I do belong to a social group and I attend social functions, so I’m not totally heartbroken. I feel I’m lucky in that aspect.
I have to admit, I am giving him every opportunity to prove me wrong….. but as soon as he makes the mistake of asking me for one dime….. I’m going to let him have it, then I’m going to block him from my email address. More than likely I will also report him. Can’t allow him to continue harassing others freely.
I met Jeffery Williams on a site called Black & White Singles. The day after, he removed his profile.
I want to thank you for providing this site. I have found it most enlightening and informative.
I know there are a lot of people out there just looking for their true love, their soul mates. But please be careful. Money is just money, but who is to say these people will stop there. They may become bolder, more aggressive. Trust me, if someone wants to meet you bad enough, they will find the money. When I’m truly interested, I will travel to meet the other party. So if I don’t ask for money, I’m sure as hell not going to give any either. Protect yourselves and your heart.

Comment by Julie | May 24, 2009 | Reply
I have a friend leaving from ghana accea to the United States what kind of paperwork does she need initiated $1500 to travel with thank you

Comment by dvvid sixta | May 28, 2009 | Reply
Be informed of bashy_cool@yahoo.com…Ramson Jude probably using model pictures…or just using pictures he’s made living the life of luxury from the money he cons women out of. Actually caught him saying…”I Love only you Jennifer, on my chat, sorry the name’s Billie” Says he lost his wife in a bad accident, and has a 9 yr old in 3rd grade…that talks to you like a full grown man…oh but, honey!! Yea played the fool and sent my bank acct ## he processed $$$ through, dumb ass me didn’t let it set for a day! Sent it back to him Western Union…it was sent through a wire to my acct…they stole from someone else’s acct…now i owe the $$$, can’t have a bank acct in the US for 5 yrs because i was scammed. He uses the picture of a bag of $1,000,000,000 from the big bust in Mexico…took me awhile to remember i seen that bag somewhere…in one of my emails of biggest bust in history… Yea, fell for the love line…well just sometime’s you want to believe in someone…like they say, “Anything too good to be True, isn’t!!” And still trying to get another $200…like the papers say, when you send $ then came the robbery,got shot, the fake hospital, he doesn’t know about the extent of the internet, and fake doctor sending me fake emails, even a fake airline ticket….they will go to full extremes to take you for what they want…how sad. They think we’re all fools!!! I’m still playing tag, because i want the FBI to catch this fool for fucking with my heart & bank account!!

Comment by Billie | May 29, 2009 | Reply
Just want ladys to be on the look out for guy from nigeria.
Of course he wants money,claim to love right away,and the pictures not him he is on scammer list.He has to sites h_mchool1968@yahoo.com the new one is h.mchool42@yahoo.com.
He was on singlesnet, so watch out for him,and he can be really nice but all he want money.He claim he atm would work,then money for hotel. I didnt give him it didnt talk for 3 week, then call I called the phone#to get hold of him.
Then we talk again but he still want money for investment he made with the money he had. Which didnt make sence,he didnt have money.so invesagate the person who you talk to,from lagos nigeria scammers .

Comment by lisa | May 30, 2009 | Reply
be carefully nice guy who use mail whyte_kyle@yahoo.com
on myspace.com he use name whyte_kyle
he just beg me money for his fucking son /Terry kyle in Nigeria by western union but I know he is scammer after I ask him where he work with.. he ever told me he work as engineer for oil company but never know company’s name ..oh yeah that’s why I know scammer come throgh.. lol..
his phone number is +447035993042 I’m so upset with those fucking scammer

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Has anyone heard or have had any interactions with an “American” guy named Samuel Taye who works in Nigeria. I suspect he’s a scam artist. Please help. He frequests Blackplanet & yahoo. Thanks

Comment by Lisa | June 30, 2009 | Reply
- has he a pic like a male model cos that’s probably what you’ve fallen for i would invetigate him more carefully
  
  Comment by mel | July 20, 2009 | Reply
I hate to think that I’m gullable, But I think I’m being scammed. His email address is larry_harrison2002@yahoo.com. He has already gotten over 22,000 dollars from me. He is very convincing

Comment by Rae Ann | July 2, 2009 | Reply
- Rae Ann,
  
  Oh, sweetie, please do not give anyone money. I know we are natural nurturers and want to help people. I also know that we do not put ourselves first very often. If a man truly wants us to be happy, we need to take good care of ourselves and nurture our own souls first.
  
  If you want to give money to charity, you’d want to research the viability of the organization and find out how much money actually goes toward administration vs. the individuals you want to help. We should do the same with anyone we consider giving money to.
  
  So, if you feel like you are being scammed, don’t be afraid to call the police. I know I was being scammed and I called a friend whose boyfriend is a policeman. He said it was a scam, so I dumped the guy before he could convince me to sent him money. It’s sad and I was heartbroken and ashamed at the same time.
  
  So, please be super careful and go with your gut…women’s intuition is rarely ever wrong; we need to stop trying to rationalize with our heads and hearts.
  
  Stay strong!
  ~Michelle
  
  P.S. There really are some great men out there in the world. I finally found one myself…
  
  Comment by Michelle | July 8, 2009 | Reply
These 2 are online with the same story, families all dead, wife died, has 1-2 children in Nigera needing money.
R.William78566@yahoo.com he goes by Robin William(s) and
JohnTerryMark@yahoo.com he goes by Terry Mark. Beware

Comment by Lisa | July 18, 2009 | Reply
- Robin Williams is for real …I know him and i met him in person, we just did not click … His kids are also wonderful …I did not want young kids that was why we did not click apart from that , he is a good man ..
  
  Comment by Laura | August 17, 2009 | Reply
  - are you for real………he just tried to sucker me….was he in the oil business with kids named calvin and teresa?
    
    Comment by karma | September 2, 2009
  - Hi
    
    I have been bitten by a scammer in the past called Smith william. But have just been contcted by r.william78566 (see above) through a christian dating site. He says he was born in Hastings, which is somewhere I know so will test the water. You never know if Lisa is someone pretending to be someone else?? I am wary though of American widowers with children – so will let you know what happens.
    
    God bless
    Sally
    
    Comment by funnycat | September 6, 2009
I have one that is better than all, actually I am still talking to him, cause first of all I just think it is funny, this Roy Walker ,yahoo ID r.walker77627, first started chatting with me in March, says he is in Nigeria, building homes for orphanages,then about in May he tells me that he got a check from the Nigeria Government for $300,000 gave it some guy to cash, well first of all where in the world are you going to cash a check for that amount at a check & go, and secondly who in their right mine would give a stranger that amount and just say here go and cash this. I have had several emails about this person and this Roy Walker claims that they are either blackmailing him, or want to break us up!

Comment by Kristy | July 20, 2009 | Reply
Matt Rachlin//I too was contacted by a nigerian scammer through yahoo personals ID is rachlinmt@yahoo.com. It is exactly the same method that Pat describes in this story, how they talk to you for about 2 weeks post picture of themselves and a child, dog say they are oil exporters from UK travel to nigeria to pick up merchandise, then get stuck for VAT tax ??? ask to have money sent via moneygram, in which I did. then incorrect spelling on simple words and when you speak on the phone its a a british accent but different voice also never want to speak for long always want to IM I also figured something was wrong so played along to see where it would lead If there is a way to prosecute these people I would be more than happy to do it. Please don’t get caught up in this nonsense they only want the money.

Comment by Pat Fiorentino | July 25, 2009 | Reply
- Please take my name off this article! I did not write it and in fact it was on your site before with someone elses name.
  
  I do not apppreciate having my last name on line and will take the necessary actions .
  
  Thank you for complying to my request!
  
  Comment by Pat | August 7, 2009 | Reply
Recently I have been contacted by two 28 year old women who both replied to my myspace profile.

First a caucasian woman from Somerville, New Jersey who claims to be a model that travels and lives with a sick aunt that needs care.

Second, a Philipino woman from Seattle who tradegically lost both parents (infact both women claim the same) and is in Nigeria to care for a sick grandmother and supposedly has little to no money.

Each has made several attempts at conversation through yahoo’s instant messenger and each eventually get around to asking for money to be sent through Western Union.

The woman from New Jersey has made much effort and attempts at ‘connecting’ from many emails and IM’s that appear to be authentic and genuine. This one I didn’t suspect was potentially a scam until a few days ago but the second woman from Seattle was very quick to ask and insistent.

If you have received such contact…..I strongly urge to report such to both yahoo and myspace, as I have done.

Comment by Rob | July 29, 2009 | Reply
This i really sad I mean these I don’t even want to refer to them as people taking advantage of women or men who have been hurt and are longing for a friend someone to talk to that will not judge them, about 3 weeks ago I received a email from mike.addison@yahoo.com telling me how beutiful I was that I look like a angle he said God lead him to me he claims that he lost his wife, mother and father in a fatal car accident and his wife died seconds after his daughter Annibell was born he lived in Alantic Beach Florida but due to all the pain him and his daughter went to nigeria to get away now he loves me and wants to be with me so we can be a family he even sent me three roses but in order for us to be together he needs me to pay half of the flight ticket which would be around 1,500.00 I belive it is a scam but he is really good, sent me pictures of him and Anni what a joke so lady’s look out for mike.addison@yahoo.com first meet on my space.com or if anyone else has herd of him I wold like to hear your expierence with him.

Thanks, Debbie

Comment by Debbie | July 30, 2009 | Reply
Here is a message I just got from “Tammy Anderson”.. ~who’s parents were from Spain?? Doesn’t sound like a Spaniard’s name to me. Anyways here is what “she” wrote. And notice the poor english for someone who has lived in the US their entire life. And I’ve seen something similar to this before, so as soon as anything relating “money” and “overseas” came up I became sceptical. Anyways, here is what I got for a message:

Hello Handsome,m sorry if i may use that word handsome,But u re quite admirable that is why i said so ,hope ya don’t mind. My name is Tammy Anderson,i was born in Tacoma Washington,my parents were both from Spain, but they lived in the USA all their life. I lost my parents both in automobile accident. i have a sister,her name is Mimi 15 years of age,and i work as an hair stylist,and also do baby sitting part time. well i tend to forget all that happen to us in my past and face our future,m glad that after my dad death he has investments in West Africa which he had has his source of investment,well soon i will be going to Africa to claim the investment as soon as the government contact me over there. I m 25 years of age , i have a blue eye,5. 3ft tall,and i m average in weight as u can see in my picture,i mostly like to read,do some research,watch good movie,hang out,and some times either go fishing or to the beach to have fun. i m really new to myspace,it was my kid sister that introduce me to it,so that i can make friends and forget about what has happen to me in the past. well i must say my first time for searching for friends i came across ur pic,wow u re such a very good looking guy,romantic,gorgeous,and nice posture in that picture.. honestly m not flattering u really look so good ,i don’t mind if i give u my yahoo ID so that we can chat and get to know each other more better(tammyanderson00025@yahoo.com) add me up to ur friend list so we can chat and get to know each other more better i will like us to be friends and keep good communication,and i believe the future can tell what happens.. i hope to hear from you soon and i hope you re having a lovely day ahead.. lots of smile… chears Tammy

Pretty flattering huh? lol.. I must admit it made me smile though. And of course there was that little grain of hope nestled in the back of my head, then that crap about money pops up and ruins it. Lol. *sigh*

Let me guess what would have happened if .. Chat a bit. Chat a bit more. Start to like them. Start to trust them. Hope and look forward to getting together. Maybe fall in love, being lonely and all.. Set plans with them. Want to help them so they can get back soon and you can finally meet in person. Loose your money and your heart
Pretty sad deal man. It sucks that people like this “Tammy” exist.

My advise: do not EVER send anyone ANYTHING if you have never personally met them, and do not personally know them(The obvious exceptons to this would be when purchasing something (ebay/bestbuy/etc..).)
Even if they sound like the sweetest person in the world and have you all in goose bumps over them.. use your reasoning. Remember, when someone brings up any sort of monetary action in any country overseas, it is extremely, extremely likely that you are an intended victim of a scam.

ahaha, I just checked my Myspace message again.. clicked on her photo, and surprise surprise… her Myspace page has been deleted or cancelled. Good Riddance.

Comment by Charlie | August 11, 2009 | Reply
- so charlie maybe your tammy and my robin can meet in Nigeria….a romance made from above….good luck and keep on looking…..that’s what i’m gonna do……
  
  Comment by karma | September 2, 2009 | Reply
Well, I fit right into the group. I met this man on line that is charming and says all the right words, flowers, then comes the money part. Thank God I stopped it before he broke me. I am heart broken. I can’t believe I was taken. I should have listened to my head not my heart. His name is Alvine Dyne. He claims to have a 16 year old son Ernest. He is stranded in Accura and trying to get back to North Carolina. He will show you a picture of a gorgeous house. He is in the jewelry business and setting up a store. Run, He is a real charmer.

Comment by Carolyn | August 13, 2009 | Reply
Yes I have been checking someone out he was good. Met on match.com he goes by prettysmile111@talk match .com from chicago,ill. also williiamsheart53@gmail.com not thru jnj250@yahoo.com or jnj250@live.com. will go by Larry or Marcus.
Gave the spill about wanting to start jewelery company went to ghana been invited to the mines. Sound good . this one was good in what he was doing. But thank the good Lord he didn’t get no money from me. I went and talked to my banker and he explained to me and I thank him for protecting me. He wanted to keep in contact with him about this man. I said o.k.. This man Larry has only tried one time to get incontact with me and I don’t think it was the same one.
He even took me off match.com so no else could talk to me .Said I was his. Also be careful of one I’m not for sure but he went by Jamesharrison@yahoo.com. he was from bult pa. Larry was suppose be 53 and Jmes was 45 both nice looking men if that was their pictures.Larry came from France paris and the other one was an contractor own own company also. Larry did me a favor by taken me off match.com regret it anyway. I just wait upon the Lord and he will send me someone. May god bless us all we just want someone to live us.

Comment by Terry | August 17, 2009 | Reply
Here is one
Name ….Hanna Wood
Address…… 16,cole street fadeyi
City….Fadeyi
State….Lagos
Country….Nigeria
Zip postal code…23401
Email:hannawood87@yahoo.com
this one is off of yaho personals
Ive searched about this and there is alot from nigeria.
I made a fake profile to mess with people like this and i finnally found one

Comment by Jason | August 21, 2009 | Reply
Ladies beware, especially on Facebook, Yahoo or if visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nigerian romance scam, which involves being robbed, a good Samaritan helping you out, then money being extorted though goodwill/romance/proposals of marriage and not wanting to stereotype and discriminate against Nigerians/ethnic groups in general.
Jacob Olaolu Lewis, aka Olaolu Lewis, Olaoluwa Lewis, Olayikna Olaolu Lewis.
e-mail: olaolu04@yahoo.co.uk
olaolu04@hotmail.com
Country Nigeria/Malaysia
Carolyn, I feel the same way too, and should have known better.

Comment by Gwar Panthera | August 25, 2009 | Reply
I meet this guy on BlackPlant.com Back in march of this year
he calls his self Burhanu Deen Mohammed. But thats not is real name.His name is oslmen from Accra Ghana he’s a scammer
posting Van Vickers pictures the actor over there in ghana Africa.As
him. I found out he was lieing about who he really was.And told him to never contact me again.His yahoo Id is Lunman2G6
@ yahoo.com or deen 21@live.com or justone day 2009.that guy is sick in the head. trying to get to the states Illegaley. His address is Po Box 122 RD Accra Ghana. Watch out for that nut case.

Comment by goldeneyes | August 26, 2009 | Reply
ok ladies i too now belong to the scam club….his profile says..JAG711…widowed, father of 2, lives in Texas, christian, virgo, etc….he says his name is ROBIN WILLIAM and yes he is charming and charismatic and romantic and passionate…and everything a woman wants…..but his business in NIGERIA went wrong and he can’t cash his $50,000 USD money orders and he can’t get email banking from his B of A accounts so now he has no funds for “feeding” and asked for my assistance….a money gram to 10 AIRPORT ROAD,IKeja, NIGERIA, 23401…..OH THE PHONE NUMBER.(0112348069109115)…….Watch out for this one he is a smooth talker…….luckily i didn’t cave and all i lost was international callin amounts

Comment by karma | September 1, 2009 | Reply
I met Robin William on CatholicPeopleMeet.com…widowed with two small children. Told me I was everything he was looking for. We talked on the phone a few times but he would always hang up. Then get on chat and tell me we had a bad connection. I have been chatting and e-mailing with him for about 3 weeks. Asked me if we could meet this weekend and would I pick them up from the Airport. Then on Monday asked me for money told him no asked if he could use my credit card. Said he had no money to feed his kids. No money to pay his hotel bill. Had money orders for $50,000 but couldn’t get anyone to cash them. I told him to go to the American Embassy. He said it wasn’t that bad yet. I have reported him to the web site. This makes me very angry. I am just thankful that my kids were not involved with this.

Comment by Laura | September 9, 2009 | Reply
i met a nigerian man in malaysia in 2007,he got my hp number from a friend he said,we talked and sms a lot then after nearly a year i went to kuala lumpur with my son.there i met him,he was handsome and talk very politely to me i was convince that he loves me,after just an hour talking to him in person he brought me to a mall and made me buy him an expensive shoes rm 300 then the following days he keep asking me to pay his foods,things,bus fare everything.the last 3 days before my departure he asked me another rm 500,then another rm250 for his birthday.then on the last day he even ask me another rm 300 which i said i dont have anymore,then i gave him another rm 50 to pay for the bus fare back to his place.i was so stupid to believe his words,i have given him a thousand minus the stuff i bought for him.i just want to say becareful of nigerian men they are liars,they are devil in disguise.

Comment by witty | September 12, 2009 | Reply
I got scammed by a handsome Nigerian in Kl too. All the sweet talk, blah blah oh and “can i just have some money for food and my exmas and my electricity bills”…..What was his name? Jacob Olaolu Lewis aka 5 different names got my cash, broke my heart but i will, like the song.Survive. I reported him to the authorities & interpol. What goes around comes around.

Comment by scammed in kl | September 13, 2009 | Reply
OMG what is up with these websites? I have been chatting with many men…lucky for me I am not easy to take advantage of beware of these men all claiming to be in the USA but all are in Nigeria…Lagos

Timothy Jansen writer
James Marron teacher
Steve Ricard not sure
all of these men claim to have found the perfect one you are everything to me…They never got to ask for money because I confronted them and have not heard from since…

I am so lucky that I figure out what is up before my kids get involved…

Laura

Comment by Laura | September 13, 2009 | Reply
- the guy posing as Timothy Jansen is actually a fake everything that was on the profile is wrong this guy is in Nigeria and has no children.
  
  Comment by Laura | September 17, 2009 | Reply
how do i report a person who just uses men to get money and is trying to get them to pay to become an american citazin and to also pay for the trip thru emails and yahoo instant messenger please reply back and thank you

Comment by alvin philabaum | September 14, 2009 | Reply
Keep an eye out for Abby Shepherd. abbypas1@hotmail.com or abbypas1@yahoo.com.

Comment by D | September 15, 2009 | Reply
- I also ran into this person recently and man was there story messed up what story did they give you?
  
  Comment by Adam | November 15, 2009 | Reply
or anyone wanting money sent to:
Union store….Name;Abby Shepherd
Address;102 Allen Ave Road
City;Ikeja
State;Lagos
Zip code;23401
Nigeria

Comment by D | September 15, 2009 | Reply
there are loads of actions you can take. Obtaining money by deception and extortion are criminal offences. First port of call is your local police and their Interpol officer. Serious and organised crime agency in London, the various high commissions and police in the country of the offence and country of origin and Nigeria.

Comment by scammed in KL | September 16, 2009 | Reply
Here is another jerk who admitted he wanted to take advantage of stupid American women…he is claiming to be in Houston, Texas but is in Lagos Nigeria..

r-robrtslove Robert Gabriel

Beware!

Comment by Laura | September 24, 2009 | Reply
Larrga123@yahoo.com

Lives in NY and sends photos of him and his daughter. Saying they are stuck in Accra Ghanna West Africa. Needs help getting out 850.00 sent to Kelvin Wilson at 5252 Cantoment Street. His daughter needs to get back to the states and in school.

Comment by denise | September 26, 2009 | Reply
how d i press charges? i spoke to the criminal on the web cam female involve also andi have addresses and te chat what do i with it

Comment by herbert sterling | September 30, 2009 | Reply
I’m looking for information about a Mark Wills or Marc Wills. Email Address mark.wills68@yahoo.com. My future mother in law keeps feeding this guy money to fly over to the states and marry her. I know this is a scam, just need information to prove to her to STOP SENDING MONEY. Please help! This guys phone number is 011 233 246828094. He claims he some rich guy from africa of course and claims he is a american citizen from NY. He keeps giving her bogus reasons for not being able to fly to the states so she will send more money. Again i know this is a scam, just looking for proof. If anyone could lead me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated. Thank You!

Comment by John Doe | November 3, 2009 | Reply
Does anyone know of a man claiming to live in Paris, France
that is working as an engineer in Accura, Ghanna for weeks
at a time? He goes by the name of Peter, Phillip, and sometimes James. His personal email is sonnybobby. He does
not reveal his face right away claiming that he wants to get
to know and trust the other person first. He then tells you
he is black but born in France. He hasn’t asked for money yet but did ask if I was ready to pay for his ticket to visit me when I told him it was unsafe for me to travel to another country or anywhere to meet someone for the first time alone.

Comment by Linda | November 4, 2009 | Reply
Definately keep an eye out for Abby Shepherd abbypas1@hotmail.com she posed to me as a blonde 24 year old on the yahoo personals dating site. she claims her mom is in a hospital asking for money as it says above another person ran into her to. SHE ISNT REAL. first message sent to “her” after meeting her on a dating site I didn’t include my name so “she” addressed the email to me using a completely diffrent name then mine lol.

Comment by Adam | November 15, 2009 | Reply
His name is either George Francis or Abraham Martins, he use and email from yahoo.com. He sounds good but, is a real idiot. First he, said he was in the UK, but was called to Lagos, Africa, because his mom was ill. We started out emailing eachother then he sent a number to call him at. Well when I, saw that it was from Africa, I asked why he didn’t give me his us cell number. He told me it didn’t work over there. I was amused by the things he said, like he had fallen in love with me (by looking at my picture)lol, then all the things we would do when he came back to the states. Well, I hate to say I’m not stupid, he then asked for the money, I wanted to know why someone as wealthy as he need money from me. He told me he couldn’t get it out of his bank in Ca, because he had to be there physically to show his id. Sometimes these men don’t know what the hell they are doing. So beware he states he lives in Livermore, Ca, he’s and construction engineer, he does contract work all over the world. What a joke he his, I don’t send men money they take care of me.

Comment by Jane Doe | November 28, 2009 | Reply
- brown_mary201@yahoo.com sent her? 350.00 western union to address as followed (olu martins, egbeda lagos nigeria ) her ad is still running on the site.maryped21 is her reply number,,there is also a natalya from match.com claimed to be from farmington N.M i replied,i recieved and still recieve emails that shes now in russia.and longs for an american husband.shes sent photos.im pressing her for more info, tell her things in a sexual manner.and what is/what will be expected from her.too see how far she will take this .to get U.S money,,
  
  Comment by mark wilson | December 3, 2009 | Reply
Recently, I checked my bank account, and found that it was over-drawn. When I asked the automated teller for the transactions one came to $39.97 and the company that took it out was called camforbilling.com. When I tried to find this site it was like none existant, so it must be under a different name. Now not only do I have to pay back what they took out, but I have to pay the extra service fee. I’m going to my bank tommorrow to change my account and credit card numbers. Also, the name of the .com company is calle camforbilling.com or cam4billing.com. Is this one of those dating scam sites or one from a bunch of guys from Nigeria, or wherever else they con people from? Any and all help would be deeply appreciated.

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