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I just had a crush and he almost victimized me just recently....


2015-12-31
United States Military <[email protected]>:

Attention Madam xxx,

From the transit department of the U.S Army,this is to inform you that we recieved a Leave Request from Colonel Robbie D.Chapman. To get the leave approved we need you to go through the documents attached. The D.O.D policy on leave,pass and liberty. Pls Read the POLICY AND INSTRUCTION FORM first; before filling the LEAVE REQUEST FORM. Prior to the transit processing of Colonel Robbie D. Chapman,kindly find the documents attached,print them out and read carefully then provide the require information.(fill with black or blue ink)scan and send the carefully filled document for the continual processing of your leave request.

Note:You are advised to adhere to all instructions.

Thank You.
Lt. Jason Matlock.



3. jan. 2016 United States Military <[email protected]>:

Attention Madam xxx,

Prior to your transit processing on behalf of Colonel. Robbie D. Chapman,kindly find the enclosed attachment (privacy act statement). Study carefully and send us an email if you agree with the terms and provisions of this act,there after it can be forwarded to all necessary department for approval.

1 month leave will be processed for your spouse as requested and you'll be advised with further update accordingly.

Thanks, Lt.Graham Griffith.



4. jan. 2016 United States Military <[email protected]>:

Attention Madam xxx,

Prior to your transit processing on behalf of Col. Robbie D. Chapman,you will receive an attachment within the next 72hours after the charges payment have been made. Your leave request is been approved and your spouse will be allowed to leave his duty post subject to the Admin and processing charges payment. You are advised to make this payment soon so as to complete the leave process.

Kindly request for the diplomats wire information and Instructions where you are to pay the money to.

Payment Break Down
(1) ADMIN CHARGES $755.00
(2) PROCESSING CHARGES $1000.75

The total amount in words(One thousand seven hundred and fifty five Dollars and Seventy Five Cents)


I will be waiting to read from you concerning the payment confirmation of this Update.


Regards
Lt. Graham Griffith.

Hi and welcome, MiaJo2000.

Glad you caught on before you were defrauded of your money.

Was there another email address this criminal used prior to sending you to his "Commanding Officer" to request the money for his leave? or was it all done by him only?

Please post one or two of his first emails to you ( removing any of your personal information first) as they are typically scripted and others might be searching for the scripts used in this particular crime.

Please read this article and all of the footnotes it contains for more information on how you can protect yourself from these types of scams.

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Hi, HillBilly
I have only this two email address and two phone numbers he used prior to send to me. And he had never mentioned his "Commanding Officer" to request the money for his leave.....
But the mails mentioned 2 names; Lt. Jason Matlock. and Lt. Graham Griffith.

[email protected]
[email protected]
+1 (415) 881-4010
+1 (205) 259-8853

He did sent me some pictures of the Military Man "Chapman" I have felt for. I dunno wheather or not I should post this unknown person here......?

Fake committed military man turned out to be a scam....

"before I'd request for his leave"

25 December 2015
david chapman <[email protected]>:

Hi Honey
Goodmorning to you my priceless princess, I write to you from Turkey and we got here safely as we'd been having serious security briefings by the Chief Security Officer. That' the reason i could'nt come online when we got here yesterday. Will still have little drills down here on ground operations later but i had to steal out time to mail my princess. I really missed you baby and still missing you,i had to read the last mail sent as its been my source of inspiration. I attached some pictures taken by the crew before we left and also when we got here. I'd try and come online much later so we can chat.

Merry Christmas to you my Damsel , see you later. LOVE YOU BABY

Warm Reagrds
Col. R.D. Chapman




"after I refused to send him money"

4 January 2016
david chapman <[email protected]>:

Hello honey,
I hope your day went well, i dropped a couple of messages for you on viber but you never replied. Just thought you were busy until i checked my mail to see what you sent. I won't blame you fro that because i guess i didn't explain properly to you. I'd try and be concise in this mail as i haven't got all day to explain.

I said the military will book my flight as they've always done and i had to ask when i saw this mail. That hasn't changed.
In the military when you apply for leave, we pay certain amount of money as leave transit fee so that the leave will be approved. This money is collected for leave allowance so as to enhance this purpose.

I will call you today but I can't call now. This is the reason I've had failed relationship in the past. The US government isn't as flexible as they make you feel but we're bound to secrecy of certain info we can't divulge to the general public .

Most ladies can't cope with dating a military man. Please don't discuss whatever I tell you here that's confidential.
If I knew half of what I've learnt before I got into it I wouldn't I've gone into it.

The US government wouldn't make this public as most of what the government does is confidential. I can't really go into details because its confidential. deployment allowance is paid at the end of every deployment and i'd have to apply for the funds expended while applying for leave when i get to United States.

While i'm here i can't run any bank transactions because its a stated rule we've always abide by ever since. I've never stolen or extorted money falsely from anybody and i'd never do that. I feel hurt that you see me in such way because i believe if you ever loved me and you doubt me you'd tell me and also have an open mind to my explanation.

I feel so terrible and i've lost my state of mind here and i hope i don't lose my life as a result of lack of concentration in battlefield. I'm sorry i never told you that it would cost money to grant my leave, but i felt when you get the mail and tell me i'd explain better. Whatever funds that will be spent on granting me leave i'd refund to back. The money spent to approved leave is part of whats used in whatever country a troop is deployed to.

Lastly i must apologize for whatever i've made you feel but my feelings for you has not change and will never change even if you don't believe me. You're the best and most loved lady i've ever met but if fate has it that you don't believe me i can't hold it against you. i've never begged for money or love,i earned your love but i can't beg you for money. Like i've stated i would have paid for my leave but i can't access funds. The military would'nt take from my allowance for leave grants as the due allowance will be paid at the end of my deployment.

I dunno if this makes sense to you but i've never stopped loving you and i will never stop no matter your decision. You said you were gonna stand by me in all but if you let what we have to slip by then you never really loved me. Bye for now.

Robbie

Hello,

You can post the photo's here just mark them as stolen. You can us scamwarners viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3219

If there are children in the pictures please blot out their faces.

I had a single phone call with this scammer. His accent didn't sounds fluent American English.
He has a creaky voice and his pronunciation sounds similar to broken English (African English).


The photos of the white/caucasian US Military Man are stolen.

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hi, im afraid that i am a victim of a scam too. pls help me. a us military deployed in nigeria and his name in horine stuart roberts. we are chatting recently and he told me he wants to meet me. he asked my opinion and i said yes. he told me before that this is his last mission and he gonna retired. he can only meet me if he gonna apply a liberty leave form. and it cost 100kd to access free flight. then after he told me I that he need 150kd for his retirement certificate necessary for his retirement. after he told me he is free in military base already and the airport called the commander for medical check up and he can take his flight details. but the medical cost is 110kd. am i being scammed? he send videos and photos to me as well as his bank acct in wells fargo. he also send me his address in new york,he told me that their acct was freeze so the hackers wont hack their acct.

Welcome to Scamwarners,

It is a scam.

Everything he told you is a lie.

A real military member has access to their money.

They do not pay for leave, retirement, flights home or medical.

Please stop all contact with the scammer. If you confront him he will continue to lie.

Post his rank and email address. This will help other women avoid his scam.

This is a warning from the Army about this scam.
http://www.army.mil/article/130861/Army ... nce_scams/

QUANTICO, Va. (July 30, 2014) -- Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as CID, are once again warning internet users worldwide about cyber criminals involved in an online crime that CID has dubbed "the Romance Scam."

CID special agents continue to receive numerous reports from victims located around the world regarding various scams of persons impersonating U.S. Soldiers online. Victims are usually unsuspecting women, 30 to 55 years old, who believe they are romantically involved with an American Soldier, yet are being exploited and ultimately robbed, by perpetrators who strike from thousands of miles away.

"We cannot stress enough that people need to stop sending money to persons they meet on the internet and claim to be in the U.S. military," said Chris Grey, Army CID's spokesman.

"It is very troubling to hear these stories over and over again of people who have sent thousands of dollars to someone they have never met and sometimes have never even spoken to on the phone," Grey said.

The majority of the "romance scams," are being perpetrated on social media and dating-type websites where unsuspecting females are the main target.

The criminals are pretending to be U.S. servicemen, routinely serving in a combat zone. The perpetrators will often take the true rank and name of a U.S. Soldier who is honorably serving his country somewhere in the world, or has previously served and been honorably discharged, then marry that up with some photographs of a Soldier off the internet, and then build a false identity to begin prowling the internet for victims.

The scams often involve carefully worded romantic requests for money from the victim to purchase special laptop computers, international telephones, military leave papers, and transportation fees to be used by the fictitious "deployed Soldier" so their false relationship can continue. The scams include asking the victim to send money, often thousands of dollars at a time, to a third party address.

Once victims are hooked, the criminals continue their ruse.

"We've even seen instances where the perpetrators are asking the victims for money to purchase "leave papers" from the Army, help pay for medical expenses from combat wounds or help pay for their flight home so they can leave the war zone," said Grey.

These scams are outright theft and are a grave misrepresentation of the U.S. Army and the tremendous amount of support programs and mechanisms that exist for Soldiers today, especially those serving overseas, said Grey.

Along with the romance-type scams, CID has been receiving complaints from citizens worldwide that they have been the victims of other types of scams -- once again where a cyber crook is impersonating a U.S. service member. One version usually involves the sale of a vehicle; where the service member claims to be living overseas and has to quickly sell their vehicle because they are being sent to another duty station. After sending bogus information regarding the vehicle, the seller requests the buyer do a wire transfer to a third party to complete the purchase. When in reality, the entire exchange is a ruse for the crook to get the wire transfer and leave the buyer high and dry, with no vehicle.

Army CID continues to warn people to be very suspicious if they begin a relationship on the internet with someone claiming to be an American Soldier and within a matter of weeks, the alleged Soldier is asking for money, as well as discussing marriage.

The majority of these scams have a distinct pattern to them, explained Grey.

The perpetrators often tell the victims that their units do not have telephones or they are not allowed to make calls or they need money to "help keep the Army internet running." They often say they are widowers and raising a young child on their own to pull on the heartstrings of their victims.

"We've even seen where the criminals said that the Army won't allow the Soldier to access their personal bank accounts or credit cards," said Grey.

All lies, according to CID officials.

"These perpetrators, often from other countries, most notably from West African countries, are good at what they do and quite familiar with American culture, but the claims about the Army and its regulations are ridiculous," said Grey.

The Army reports that numerous very senior officers and enlisted Soldiers throughout the Army have had their identities stolen to be used in these scams.

To date, there have been no reports to Army CID indicating any U.S. service members have suffered any financial loss as a result of these attacks. Photographs and actual names of U.S. service members have been the only thing utilized. On the contrary, the victims have lost thousands.

One victim revealed that she had sent more than $60,000 to the scammer. Another victim from Great Britain told CID officials that over the course of a year, she had sent more than $75,000 to the con artists.

"The criminals are preying on the emotions and patriotism of their victims," added Grey.

The U.S. has established numerous task force organizations to deal with this and other growing issues; unfortunately, the people committing these scams are using untraceable email addresses on Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc., routing accounts through numerous locations around the world, and utilizing pay-per-hour Internet cyber cafes, which often times maintain no accountability of use. The ability of law enforcement to identify these perpetrators is very limited, so individuals must stay on the alert and be personally responsible to protect themselves.

"Another critical issue is we don't want victims who do not report this crime walking away and thinking that a U.S. serviceman has ripped them off when in fact that serviceman is honorably serving his country and often not even aware that his pictures or identity have been stolen," said Grey.

What to look for:

DON'T EVER SEND MONEY! Be extremely suspicious if you are asked for money for transportation costs, communication fees or marriage processing and medical fees.

Carefully check out the stories you are being told. If it sounds suspicious, there is a reason, it's routinely false -- trust your instincts.

If you do start an internet-based relationship with someone, check them out, research what they are telling you with someone who would know, such as a current or former service member.

Be very suspicious if you never get to actually speak with the person on the phone or are told you cannot write or receive letters in the mail. Servicemen and women serving overseas will often have an APO or FPO mailing address. Internet or not, service members always appreciate a letter in the mail.

Military members have an email address that end in ".mil." If the person you are speaking with cannot sent you at least one email from a ".mil" (that will be the very LAST part of the address and nothing after), then there is a high probability they are not in the military.

Many of the negative claims made about the military and the supposed lack of support and services provided to troops overseas are far from reality -- check the facts.

Be very suspicious if you are asked to send money or ship property to a third party or company. Often times the company exists, but has no idea or is not a part of the scam.

Be aware of common spelling, grammatical or language errors in the emails.

Be cognizant of foreign and regional accents that do not match the person's story.

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP

Report the theft to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (FBI-NW3C Partnership) at http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx.

Report the theft to the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft.

Your report helps law enforcement officials across the United States in their investigations.

Report the theft by phone at 1-877-ID-THEFT (438-4338) or TTY, 1-866-653-4261.

Report the theft by mail at the following address:

Identity Theft Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20580

Report the fraud by email to the Federal Trade Commission on Nigerian Scams via at [email protected].

For more information on CID, visit http://www.cid.army.mil.