Paul Rosenberg

I wrote to Match.com about this jerk and told them a brief version of what happened. I even suggested they start a system of screening IP address locations to cut down on the scammers. Guess what? They never bothered to respond, not even a canned "We're sorry" type of response. They completely ignored me. Of course the "please come back" emails from them continue. Obviously, Match.com does not care that some of their members are scammers who prey on their other members. Be wary if you continue to use Match.com. I've never heard of scammers on eHarmony, maybe because you have to go through a bazillion or so pages of questions to complete an in-depth profile. But I'd caution anyone to be very careful doing any sort of dating online. It's a shame romance scamming is so prevalent in our world; these guys are scum that we shouldn't have to waste time even thinking about.

I've been talking to this guy for 10 days. Exact same as the post earlier.

match.com sinzu55
shawn mathews
london #7425238925

Oh my...he at this moment, just texted me!! says he'll call me soon.

cell #916-866-9336
shawnmatt777@yahoo.com

Worker on an oil rig, going to Dubia to buy gems...
Is there anyway for me to turn him in since we are still talking???

Don't believe so as there was no actual crime involved in your case. Just ignore him / delete / discontinue any communication.

Is there anyway for me to turn him in since we are still talking???

bengal is correct. If you have not sent any money, no crime has been committed. I don't recommend sending money to try to get this scammer arrested though. There is no law against lying on the internet.

Scammers don't just lie, they take money under false pretenses, but unless you have sent money, no crime has been committed.

The best thing we can do is expose the scammers, educate the internet using public and support those who have been victimized by scammers. Yes, that is our mission here at ScamWarners.

Drop all communications with this fraudster.

Hi ladies - add another one to the list of match.com women this/these guys have scammed using the "Paul Rosenberg" story. The guy who has been contacting me goes by the name Christopher Vaughan - but otherwise he has the exact same story - Nana, moving in 4 weeks, gemstone dealer, wife and son in car accident, etc. These guys are such scum. Right now he says he is being detained by customs - can't wait to see what amount of money he wants from me. We could have a little fun with this one, couldn't we? Thanks to all of you for posting your stories in the hopes that others won't be so fooled.

He also goes by the name Christopher Vaughan. Same story....

Ladies,
I'm NOT surprised he is still trying to scam us. Even yesterday.
For everyone's information. I'm going after this guy. I have open an investigation up in the UK. Apparently he has many alias's and its a very big ring of scammers we are ALL dealing with. They have one of the guys who ripped me off and is currently in Jail. But Paul is still not arrested. Whatever information you can tell me... I can forward to the investigators. Since I did get ripped off, I can be the spokes person for us ALL. He committed a crime towards me and I have an open investigation, I've also involved the FBI. They will be working together I HOPE!
He has many friends helping him out on this scam.
Katy I too have the same pictures of good looking guy on a boat in Europe somewhere, looking younger than what he tells us. I was unable to post them to this site unfortunately.
Please post whatever you all can give me as info and I'll pass it along to the investigators in London.
So far 1 arrest and I'm hoping for more. The more they have on him the better.

I wish all of you, especially those of you this scumbag stole money from, all the best if you wish to pursue law enforcement and/or legal action against him/them. I'd prefer my name be left out of any of that, though, please, because I didn't lose any money and I'd rather just put chalk this up to a bad, although enlightening, experience and put it behind me. I'm in no way condoning what the scammer(s) did because these people are the bottomfeeders of the universe and do deserve to be jailed, but I just prefer to move on. I hope you find the justice you're looking for. I'd love to read your success story (stories) here if so.

Thanks,
Kayt

Telephone number for Match.com 800-926-2824
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/dating_s ... match.html

PLaces you can call to complain. I suggest calling in and complaining, I just did again.

The more calls they get... the better!
He is starting to use Chemistry.com as well.

Hello,

I was recently scammed, and had sent the individual (not Paul) my photo and some basic information... I was just wondering how you had acquired "Paul Rosenberg's" IP information, I'd like to know where this sob is that scammed me from.

Thanks,

- Historicity

Hi Historicity!
Welcome to Scamwarners!
I'm sorry to hear that you've been scammed. To get the IP address you need the headers of an email that the scammer sent. If you haven't done this before instructions are below.
Would you please open a new thread, title it with the scammer's email address and /or name, and post one or two of the scammers emails? This will help another potential victim using google.

PLaces you can call to complain. I suggest calling in and complaining, I just did again.

Pat_NY, this unfortunately does not stop scammers. Getting them thrown off of a site does not keep them from creating a NEW profile and going right back at their scamming. I know you want to do something. Getting their accounts closed does NOT make them go away. It is an "occupational hazard" for them and in less than 5 minutes, they are back on as a different profile.

The more calls they get... the better!

I couldn't disagree more. This does not stop scammers, or we would be doing that instead of what we do here. Most of us have been tracking scammers and their tactics for years and shutting their accounts does not make them go away. We HAVE tried that. Exposing them is the best thing to do to hurt them. Educating victims and potential victims and supporting them is more effective than closing accounts.

He is starting to use Chemistry.com as well.

Sad to say, your own words prove what I am saying above. If you try to eliminate them on one site (which is impossible and Match or Chemistry will tell you that too.), they will pop up on other sites. It has been going on for years and unfortunately, it will continue to happen as long as there are scammers.

If you want to know more send me a PM.

This whole situation is just cruel and sick! I've been corresponding with Christopher Vaughan for the past month and began really getting suspicious over the last week. His story has been basically the same as Kayt's with Paul except he lost his wife and son, not daughter. He even sent a picture of himself (or whomever it was) with a boy about 8 years old who looked just like him - same handsome guy in a boat looking younger than 53. The final straw for me was the detainment in Dubai. I expected then to be asked for money but wasn't. My reply let him know I was suspicious, and he did not write back. My son then found this site by Googling the information. It's been very disheartening, but, as others have said, educational. I am just sickened by it all. I also received one phone call from some man about a week ago with a German accent.

Christopher used the address: 62 Formosa St, Paddington , London W9 1AL W2 and phone numbers 940-238-7227 and 447700008828. I tried to call both numbers yesterday and they were disconnected. Wish I'd known about this site a month ago. I wouldn't feel so violated and stupid right now!

It's so true that contacting Match.com about scammers is ineffective because normally, the scammer tries to get his victims to contact him outside the dating site as quickly as possible and then closes his account. In my case, the scammer told me that he would be closing his Match account soon because he had encountered so many insincere women on it and "just couldn't take it anymore." Or something similar to that. They try to make it sound reasonable that they want to communicate outside of Match, and that is in fact, one of the warning signs (of which I wasn't initially aware) that the guy is a scammer. Then, if you search again on Match, that profile is gone.

The other reason, again in my experience, that complaining to Match is a waste of time is that Match does not care. I wrote them an email about this and suggested they screen new members by checking IP addresses. They didn't even bother to respond, and obviously did nothing to increase their members' safety.

I have a gmail account, which the scammer used. I don't know how to find header/IP address info in other email programs, but in gmail I clicked on the link "show original" with one of his emails open and all the header info showed up, including the IP address from which he sent the email. No doubt some Internet cafe in Lagos, Nigeria.

Good luck. I wish so much that these people could be stopped.

Unfortunately, the majority of dating sites exist for one reason: to make money. Whether it is in membership fees or advertising, the more members the site has, the more money it makes. Removing scam profiles reduces the total membership, and therefore reduces profit. In addition, the scammers make the site look more active, because they are initially contacting targets on the site. This too leads to more money for the site.

So leaving scammer profiles intact, and putting minimum controls on signup, means more money. Removing scammers or making signup more difficult costs them money. As long as the scammers are improving profits for the sites, most dating sites will continue to make it easy for them to operate.