lt.colonel chris

I had been coresponding for 2 months with a man who calls himself Lt. Colonel Chris Terry. He found me on facebook. He uses a handsome picture(with Military insignia)and uses a script to tell his story; single dad, in the army, wife left him and took everything-cheated on him with best friend; you know, including violins with this sob story. If you initially read his story, you would get wrapped in(I know I did); very charming and smooth. He also extends the invitation to speak with him @[email protected]. But early on, I started to notice something strange. When he was wooing me, his words flowed like water; but just idle chit-chat, the language changed. It was broken and spoken improperly; now, for a high ranking officer, something clearly was wrong. Plus, the language wasn't English(Americans don't refer to their moms as"mums"), he couldn't keep up with his own story with me. He was speaking with someone else and comment on a topic we didn't discuss and bring that to our conversation. I still continued to email him inspite of these oddities. Well, another oddity that surfaced was how fast he fell in love with me-we never spoke only emailed each other. After he dropped the love bomb, he started to talk about how broke he was and needed money....and wanted to hear my voice. He sent me a document about a special phone to purchase and the service plans to chose from, ranging from 600 dollarsto 940 dollars; oh yes, and to send all payments through Western Union. Why would I finance a phone, when I could contact you by cell phone, How could you complain of being broke when a man in your position makes approx. 8400 per month(I looked it up)and all services rendered to you was courtesy of US Army and you are on the base. I smelled a rat; so I spoke with someone in the service who denounced the letter and the walls of deception fell down. Thanks to me and my sisters' suspicions, I didn't lose a dime. So I'm sending notice to those who feel the same way but not sure if their feelings are playing tricks on them....DON'T SECOND GUESS YOUR FEEELINGS OR YOUR INSTINCTS!!!! Don't feel bad if your instincts don't serve you immediately(mine were ringing but I wasn't sure;thank God for my sisters'!!)run this information past someone you trust-they will always tell you the truth.
He's still at it!!!BE CAREFUL!!!

Thank you for posting this scammer. I'm glad you found out before losing money.

If you haven't already, please cut off all contact with this low life thief. Also, can you post a link to his facebook profile?

Yes it's a typical storyline the scammer has told.
Very happy you baled out before anything un-toward happened.

re: When he was wooing me, his words flowed like water; but just idle chit-chat, the language changed. It was broken and spoken improperly; now, for a high ranking officer, something clearly was wrong. What sometimes happens is people become the victim of a scam gang, which may have happened in this case.
One scammer makes the initial contact and then you get passed onto someone else within the sydicate. WU and moneygram are the preference because of the untracability of any funds that may be sent.
Thankyou mskim23 because your story will save someone in the future.

Well done you and your sisters
Sounds just like the dialogue I had. Don't feel bad, though I recognise the second-guessing, shows you have a good heart. Would love to see photos if they sent any. I feel really bad for the person and family connected to the photos I was sent.
You rock girl for seeing the light and taking a stand

Romance scammers love to copy quotes, poems, and letters from romance sites like www.lovingyou.com, or they use lyrics from romantic songs. When you see the varying language like that, one thing you can do is google lines from the eloquent sections (pick a few different phrases or lines, and google each in quotes). It's amazing what you can learn.

Do you have a picture? I think I might be talking to this guy right now but he hasn’t asked for money yet.

[AlanJones]

The posts you are replying to are over 7 years old. Even if the posters do return, they're not going to have the photos.

Please start a new topic and post full details of the person that you are in contact with - email addresses, telephone numbers, photos, samples of the messages that he has sent to you.