Information on romance scams and scammers.
by monique71 Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:23 am
hello,
i hope somebody can tell me if i am talking with a scammer or not.
i met a guy (Ashley Ryder, US Army, Based in the beginning at Russia), on MeetMe. very quik he ask me to chat on KIK. there is a very short memory, you can't reread chats older then 3 days. after a couple of days he told me his phone is broken and he uses a phone of a friend. for a better communication together he ask me a phone, a used one. i didn't have it and bought one and a necklance too. also he ask me money for the SIM card. He couldn't banking because there is an other bankingsystem overthere. i post a phone and necklance. also sending money (Western Union) to his contact person (Patrick Desmond - Nigeria) first he told another name ( adedoru Repo abiodun - Nigeria) but changed this because patrick was easyer.
after a cople of days everything was received. a couple days later Ashley told me he wants to go on pension but first i had to filled a family leave request. there they ask an amound of 630 (200 ashley + 430 for me) before ashley can go on leave. this amound is for the flight insurance! . and yes.. i payed that by Westron Union (Dennis Celetti - Nigeria).
the person how i mailed (Approval Armybase <[email protected]>) was telling me the money was received and i was getting the details of his flight also he/she congratuled us and wishes all the best at my place. but later i received a mail:
HELLO MADAM,
We highly appreciates your sincerity over your Husband's leave there with you in holland and we also got your husband payment to receiving section here in charge of western union ....
Your husband's leave will be reschedule immediately he pay for (BUDGET TRAVELING ALLOWANCE ) B.T.A .... 678 euro
Happy stay home there with him


i complaine against it because they didn't tell about this amound before.
i got the next following mail.

Hello madam ,
We got your text also the complain about your husband's leave there with you in XXX and we use this opportunity to tell you there is nothing we can render until he pay for the B T A.


please what must i do
i have very mixed feelings about this!!
Last edited by AlanJones on Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:28 am, edited 1 time in total. Reason: Added quotes for clarity
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by AlanJones Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:26 am
I'm sorry, but it is a definite scam. The US military does not require payment for leave, soldiers earn it through time served just like any other employee. The military also do not communicate with relatives, friends or Internet pen pals of soldiers, everything is done internally through the chain of command.

Please can you post the email address and any other details of the fake soldier as other victims may be searching for them.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.
by vonpaso xlura Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:29 am
To add to what Alan Jones said, the military does not ask for payment by Western Union, the US military does not ask for payment in euros, and there's no such thing as a BTA. Please post the earliest emails from the scammer and the ones where he asks for money. The earliest emails are script, which he sends to many people. Then cut off all contact with him.

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