by Godot
Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:17 pm
A family member is dating a guy online who I'm pretty much sure is a scammer, but no matter how much research, I can't find any solid proof. I'm sorry if I could have done this without a posting an entire topic, but I was wondering if someone or a group of people could possibly contact me and do your own investigation and whatnot privately, for now. The family member who I believe to be a victim is in complete denial, and if I posted any information, she would probably search online and find this post and be angry. But this is very important, and I would like some help where I can get proof before this gets really bad. He has been having her send him money, even having her take out a loan for $1,000, for a flight to see her that keeps getting delayed, and with the promise of bringing $3,500+ when he gets here; so it matches the basic scammer tactics already, and they've only been talking for about a month. I can't give some info that you might want, since I'm trying to figure this out in secret and can't just ask her questions directly, but I've done a lot of my own research and I think I still can give you enough information to be helpful. I have his email address, name, some extra details I found, and his page on a social network.