Mfwic wrote:Well, I believe to be the latest victim. This man called claiming to be the father of the girl and threatened to go to authorities if I didn't agree to pay half of counseling of $2,500. He has had to confer with his "wife" several times. The number is from SC, but she claims to be in Lawton, OK. Her name is Michelle. He hasn't given his yet. Not sure how to paste a link on here but here's photos of her POF site. I'm very nervous over this. I'll include the number they are using also. Same number for daughter/father.
"Sunday night I was contacted by a user on OKCupid. Her profile stated that she was 20. She then asked for my number and like an idiot I gave it to her without thinking anything about it. She then sent me photos of her in her underwear. The person on the website and the picture she sent me looked different. I then receive a text from the "father" the next day. Then a detective calls me later that night from the exact same phone number. First they wanted $300 for the broken phone and then $2300 for a counseling service. This is extortion to the fullest extent. "
He said that the daughters name was Michelle. She claimed to be from Pennsylvania."
The scenario that happened to Mfwic is the exact story as mine. The numbers they used were 864-520-7996 and the detectives number was 704-232-9409.
I thank you for your website and I will be more cautious of online dating. I blocked and deleted all messages the scammers sent. I have since deleted my profile and will probably never go back to online dating again. I will be contacting IC3.