Watch out for "Team" Scammers

Dragonfly,

I am so glad you came forward when you did. Its sounds as though these asshats had almost gotten the best of you. Im so sorry! But the important thing is you are on the right path. Your heart will heal, it may take some time but you will be a much stronger person from this whole experience.

I am here for you whenever you need someone. I think as you said there is strength in numbers, and as more come forward you will see how much strenth you truly have.

Hang in there, and keep your head up!!

Teri66

Hi, all....

I had a rough day today....lots of tears....I thought I was doing so well, but it feels as if I have experienced a loss. I am relieved I'm not receiving constant e-mails and phone calls from the scammer, but at the same time I almost miss it.....is that weird?

Something just occurred to me and I don't know how relevant it is to any of what has happened to us. I remember when Scammer Tim and I got into that heated discussion about me doubting him - you remember? the night he called me 31 times...before I hung up on him he sent me a link on IM.....it was a series of videos (removed site reference-dotti) and he said all of the stories out on the web about scams all over the place were just propaganda and a way for different medias to control my mind and brainwash me. He said the info at this site would "set me free" from these doubts so that I could better trust him and be more open to our relationship. The content is very odd, to say the least. Anyway, just thought I would mention it, and perhaps get the team's feedback...what do you make of it?

Continue to be strong......as I try to do the same. I WILL NOT LET THEM WIN!!!

dragonfly...

It's not weird that you miss him. Look at it like any past relationship in your life--even if a relationship ended badly, you probably missed it in the beginning. He created the illusion of a relationship, and convinced you that it was real. Then that relationship ended suddenly, and it left an empty place where it once was. It will take some time to fill that empty place.

As far as the videos goes, he is simply using some rather extreme religious propaganda to confuse you and twist things. I removed the link and name of the site, simply because it is not an appropriate site for scamwarners to link to.

Hey everyone....just checking in.

I've had a rough week. I think the adrenaline of catching the scammers in their games has finally evaporated and I'm coming down from it. Now I am numb and I have a permanent headache

I've been scoping out some of the dating sites and doing what I can to stop more of these scumbags in their tracks. Knowing what I have learned here, I cannot believe how easy it has been to spot the liars! I received two e-mails on Mate1 from two separate members - how could I tell there were fakes? The two screen names were nearly identical and their profile paragraphs were identical - word for word!!!! If they hadn't contacted me at the exact same time, I might not have noticed. The photos were different and one was obviously a professional photo! Knowing how persistent they can be, I will post their addresses here if I hear from them again; though I did report them to the website.

I continue to spread the word about your fabulous site - I've posted a link on my facebook page. Thank you for helping me to keep my sanity through all of this heartache...you have become my lifeline as I continue to move forward.

Best to all,
dragonfly...

I'm glad you are hanging in there and are turning what happened into a positive learning experience.

When they are clear-cut scammers like the ones you describe, with identical opening paragraphs, please feel free to post them here, even if they don't contact you again. They most likely approached dozens of other women at the same time, and their info posted here could be what alerts one or more of those women.

Hey Dragonfly,


Great news!! I'm glad you seem to be doing better. Mate1.com is where I met the Michael guy from, I reported him as well, but his profile is still there and active and has been online as recently as today or yesterday...His ID on the site is otee221 I have read recently that site is notorious for the scamsters though. So just use caution when dealing with these idiots!

Just wanted to say hi and hope to catch you online soon!!

Ttyl,
Teri

Hi Teri,

You are NEVER going to believe this! I've been trolling the dating sites looking for potential scammers. You will NEVER guess who just tried to pick me up on Mate1.com.....that's right, our "beloved" Sgt. Michael Patterson.....that SON OF A BITCH!!!! I reported him to the site as well and told them that I know from experience that he is a fraud because of my previous run-in with him! His new e-mail address is [email protected] and he is still listed under the profile otee221. I hope I have become his worst nightmare He was online when I was just on ten minutes ago!

Well, back to scam-busting.....talk to you soon!

dragonfly....

The "Michael" saga continues....I emailed him a message and asked him if he was sgtpatmic or sgtpatpat or sgtpatt123.....I told him I knew he was a scammer and I had reported him. Here is his pleasant response:

Fuck you you idiot......Got to hell bitch,.............. ......I work with mate one support and we tracking fake profiles, So continue posting.. Idiot

Nice language; wasn't he supposed to be a good God-fearing man who never uses profanity?!....and did YOU know he works for mate one?! Please....give me a break. If this loser would ever have a small grasp of the English language, I might believe this line of crap. I immediately filed another complaint and requested he be removed from their site and added, if this loser IS working for them, he is not very professional and should be immediately terminated.

Keep on keeping on....and stay safe,
dragonfly

Hey Dragonfly,

Great work!! I'm glad you were aware of his id on the site and were on the lookout for his sorry ass. Did you say you got him removed from the site? He is a smooth talker and I pray they eventually catch up to him. I have friends that are messing with him as well. Prolly why he keeps changing email addy's lol. I "heard" someone locked him out of a email account, poor guy!! I hope Karma catches up to his sorry ass very soon!

My soon to be daughter in law is preggo, I have been so busy painting and decorating the room. I am so excited!! his is my first grandbaby haha...But they aren't allowed to call me G'ma, I am Nana lol.

I got your email, its nice to hear from you. I am so glad you found something to use as a source to fight back and I think that will help you heal much faster, I think you will be fine, your a fighter I can tell ...

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
Take care,
Teri

Hi, Teri....

Congrats on the new grandbaby....how very exciting!!!

Yes, MATE1 finally removed his profile - I'm getting ready to file my official report with IC3.gov - they are a website where you can file a formal complaint if you've been scammed out of money on the Internet. My local police dept. suggested I contact them. They consist of the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance...they are better equipped to investigate these matters, as they have a central database of such crimes.

Anyway, I informed MATE1 that I was getting ready to file my report with them and "hinted" that I just might drop the name of their website as a venue for these creeps to perpetrate their crimes, since they had been unwilling, after repeated requests, to remove his profile. That is when they finally did!!! Little do they know, I'm dropping their name anyway in the report

I am so thrilled for you becoming Nana....I remember when my first nephew was born, he called Mom and Dad Meemaw and Peepaw.....it was so cute! I can't believe it but he'll be 21 at the end of February!!! Time sure does fly!!!

Well, that's all for now.....I'll continue to fight the good fight......hope to talk to you soon!


Take care,

dragonfly.....

Just so you know Micheal Kelvin Patterson has a new email address. It is [email protected]. I met him on Mate 1. com. I thought he was a wonderful person. he was very poetic and sounded like some one you could really care for. I however discovered he is not in Iraq however is in Nigeria. I had his IP address traced by my contact and per the IC3.gov they have recevied numorous complaints about this scammer. It's a crime that someone would do this to people.

Thank you for posting new information up used and abused . If there is any change in the script you have received, please post the email up here. Also if you would post the IP up, that is helpful many times.

Hopefully you didn't lose any money to this scammer. Your user name indicates possibly you have been "used and abused" by a scammer.

I am so amazed to see that so many women have been scammed by this Michael Patterson guy. I have had a brief encounter with him as "[email protected]". He found me on a dating site called Myyearbook. He sent me the same standard first letter telling me about how he was raised in KY. It seemed odd to me that it was in 3 different fonts and 3 different sizes, like it had been cut and pasted. This threw a red flag for me immediately. Then I noticed that he misspelled his name. How odd. His profile on Myyearbook spelled it Micheal, but when he signed his 2nd letter to me he spelled it Michael. Thought it might be a careless mistake until I got his 3rd email. Still spelled wrong. LOL What a dufus!!
He sent the same pictures, the same stories, same jokes, same cut and paste everything that the rest of you got. I talked to him on instant messenger through yahoo a few times. It made me feel better to know that he was a real person, however, I still felt like something just wasnt right. The conversations were all dominated by him. They all pretty much still felt like cut a paste responses. And when I would ask him stuff, he would suddenly have to go take a shower or his eyes were dim and he needed sleep because he just came in from patrol.
Mostly, I was alarmed at how fast this guy told me he was in love with me and wanted to marry me, sight unseen. It was on day 2. I just could not wrap my head around all the things he was saying to me. It just didnt feel real. I did however, like the pictures of the real Michael and I feel sorry for the guy getting his identity stolen like that. A brave soldier fighting for his country, being exploited by a foreigner. It really sickens me.
I think he should be reported on myyearbook, but I am unable to find any of my old contacts. Some of you ladies who have more experience at hunting the scum out should try to find him and expose him on that site before he hurts someone else.
Thanks and hope this information has helped someone.
God bless you all and keep you safe,
Jstpeachyz

You are not alone in being scammed by the person posing as Sgt Michael Patterson, I know of at least six to seven more women besides myself who were not only scammed by him but sent money to him as well. I would like to chat with you about it... We are trying to find out more women that he has scammed as we are each filing charges against him and want to coordinate our efforts. The more people who file charges against this one person, the better. I learned my lesson too late to save me a good bit of money, judt didn't listen to that inner voice and the red flags, let the smooth talker smooth talk me. A lesson learned, and not soon forgotten.

Hi there:

I have received several emails from almost 6 years back containing the same words i paste onto here which i read in this forum. Here they are:

Good Morning .I hope you slept well my angel.I know there's an ocean between us,and I wish that it weren't true,for every day when I arise,I yearn to be with you.Though a lot of distance lies between us,you'll always be in my mind and my heart,And every night beneath the stars,I pray for the day we'll never be part.Every day I will be thinking about you. When my eyes are closed, when I sing and dance to a love song, when I'm checking my email, I will be thinking about you. When I go to sleep in the loneliness of my room and give in to wonderful dreams I will definitely be thinking about you.I know soon we will meet and spend our lives with each other. I have waited for someone like you, and now that I have found you I will never let you go. I love you so much,

This purportedly were sent by someone named gerald ebuka, he is still on yahoo, sometimes sends me IM, and till i deleted ny old email add.

:ast time we chatted he said he was getting married then after nearly a year he said she left him. His courtship of me never prospered and i guess i was right ignoring his stupid flowery words---he wrote nearly a novel full of thise cliche filled emails...yeccch. I got lucky i guess


I hope he hasn't scammed the poor woman he said he was marrying last year. I hope posting this helps.