Samuel Logan

Hi. Just found this site and glad I did. I googled Samuel Logen who does not exist. asked him for a less formal name than Samuel and he replied Abel. He too after the 2nd text was in love and has leave in 9 months. But he wanted leave soonere. When I asked for the address to determine the amount, he said he would help me fill out the leave request papers. minutes later he told me $2500 or mayb just $2000. when I old him I was not sending money he wanted to know if there was something I could sacrifice. He is good at ignoring wuestions even thoough he says he will answer anything. I got suspicious and searched the phone turns out is a landline in Ohio. His response to me was the army gave him the phone. One photo shows correct name on uniform the other is blurred enough so one is not sure. says he's in Afghanistan and was US army. talked about his units, all exist! but of course. he is not listed as involved with any of the units. Supposedly has a bachelors degree in engineeering but words spelling and grammar are not that of a college educated person. (one of many clues). cannot give address because he is part of NATO and as officer dannot givee address. I mentioned must be lonely without mail and he said they each have a phone and share computers. his last text was signed as "Abel Damkot". Is sad to think you almost get caught. Met him on Speed Date site where he has a profile well developed. I agree with what someone else posted that these scammers make it hard for real guys. No $ sent, just 6 days of wasted contants. Could have been worse. oh yes, wife dies 2 yr ago "worst cancer" and his 3 yr old daughter is with his mom in the UK. I had to request leae for him, because he has not talked to his mom in over 5 months and is worried but has no one he can call and ask if they are OK due to security reasons. his explanations defy the believable. And I see from reading this site, that the lies are answered with more lies.

Welcome to ScamWarners gailp. Yes those are the tactics of a scammer. It is good that you did some research before getting too involved with him. Please post up any identifying information like the screen name, phone numbers he gave you and especially if you have it, his email address.

email is [email protected]
most contacts are via text or Yahoo IM. IM is Samuel Logan. phone (landline not cell) is 419-684-0758.

I woke to this one because I was taken by the 1st one. He was an English business man who traveled on the ocean taking his cars to sell overseas, mostly in Asia. Slick, smooth, pictures. he approached me on facebook. went on for 4 months, I am embarrassed, but I sent money he sounded so real. As one problem led to another I stopped the money. He admitted he was a scammer, a 35 yr old African man living in Malaysia. Not sure I believe any of it. Sent me a picture, looks like a teenager not a 35 yr old. Wants to stay in contact and will pay me back everything. He loves me and "has gone straight". Wants to know how to get a job as Malaysia does ot let foreigners work there. I mantioned return to his former job and he had a fit. Seems he likes to rant and is concerned about only himself. again with a laundry luist of sweet talk and blah. Sounds so much like Haty's experiences with Paul. The guy keeps IM and I ignore. He calls and I do not answer the call. Changing my number is such a hassle. He got me to give him bank info, but I have since closed the account and opened a new one. I am fairly certain my identity is OK, at least I hope so. Oh this guy was Calvin Alex. Ended up after I un-friended him on facebook, there were 3 accounts in his name with the same pictures and sifferent pictures on each page. FB now has closed the original account I was on and since I repoprted him, I have blocked him from my page. Sad, that people prey on others. I have been ebating myself up, saw signs, chose to ignore them. After reading some of the posts on this site, I am grateful I found this site. I realize I am not alone, although I did not realize this was such a wide spread problem. Too bad something cannot be done. But if we report the experiences we have, maybe in some small way we are eliminating scammers 1 at a time. Thanks for this site!! email [email protected] phone is 60102402901. Says his real name is Ese Rbuwa and $ was used to pay for his mother's kidney disease in Africa. Again all IM or calls. NO email.

He admitted he was a scammer, a 35 yr old African man living in Malaysia. Not sure I believe any of it.

Hi Lablover, there is one truth about scammers, they lie. If you stay in contact with them, they will continue to try to find ways to scam you out of more money.

You are correct, they do not care about anyone else. They are always working the angle and the "best" way to do that is to lie. Rarely are any photos they send of them.

Be aware that some scammers when they have been found out come back with a different email address saying they can recover your money. It is called a Recovery Scam and you can read about it here: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3198

Stop all communication with him as you are doing. Ignore him. Delete him from your contacts list. Give his number "No Ringtone" so you don't even know when he calls if you don't want to change your number.

Thank you for posting the email address.

As Bubbles said, these scammers continue to lie--they simply change lies.

It is not unusual for a scammer to "confess" and then use a different angle to collect money from you (or justify the money that was stolen). The second angle is typically as fake as the first. The scammer almost certainly did not pay for his mother's kidney disease--that was just another angle. The simple fact is, the scammer most likely used that money to buy phones, computers, or expensive clothing for himself. The motive for the vast majority of scammers is greed, plain and simple.

As Bubbles said, watch out for recovery scammers, and be aware the same scammer will probably try to approach you again under a new identity too.

When it comes to sending money, every once in a while I like to post a little reminder.
These scammers are typically posing as well-educated, kind, well-traveled, and successful middle-aged men. If they really are what they claim to be, they should have plenty of ways to get hold of some emergency cash--friends, families, employers, banks, even credit cards. They should have things like travel insurance, and they can also go to the embassy for their own country, which exists largely to help their own citizens. Instead, they are asking a woman they never met to send them money. That alone is extremely strong evidence that they are not who they claim to be.

But, even if the name they gave you was real, ask yourself--do you really want a relationship with a man who cannot support himself, and is not resourceful enough to get himself out of a mess? Do you want a relationship with a man who obviously finds it acceptable to ask virtual strangers for money? Money is one of the most common causes of problems in relationships, including marriages. When you think about it, do you want to start ANY relationship with money issues? Do you really think that a successful relationship will start with you financially supporting someone you have never met face-to-face?

The simple rule of NEVER sending money to someone you met online is still the best one to follow, if you are looking to establish a healthy relationship.

Hello,
My name is Debra. And, I was sooooooo shocked that i found this posting on this person. I too he had contacted thru and online dating service, then it was on Yahoo messenger. And his email address is : [email protected]. I met him on oct. 9th by the second wk. he was giving me the same story, that 2yrs ago his wife passed from cancer, had a daughter that was 3, and she was with his mother in law in london. And that he had not been able to contact her for 5mos. He didn't have the proper grammer or anything during our conversations. He even went so far to send to me an attachment that was supposedly from a General, cause he is in the army in afganistan, And when i had recieved this paper, none of the grammer was correct or in order, as i have family members in the service, I KNOW what the paper should look like, or the form. Anyway, I filled out the first request, then he sent me another one, again, not the proper paperwork, and grammer was so bad, but the money was to be wired to a place in Mississippi, to a female. his phone # is just like someone else here had posted I am posting it again: 419-684-0758, which is based out of Illinois, he told me he had been in ohio and had relocated to illinois. Also told me of all these different units in the service that he was with, and he was in none of them. Every time I asked him a question he would dance around it and get angry. He wanted me to get a passport, because of friend of his in london was into textiles, and it was to be a new business venture between them, but he wanted me to go to Argentina, get the textiles and deliver them to London. Well, of course i refused, at the time I had a mass that had just been cut out of my head. So then he said one of his collegues was here in the usa and wanted my bank acct. # and my social security #, so that he could put money in it to get ABEL out on an early leave, as he wasnt due for leave til 9mos, next July. Again I refused so he got very very upset. Allll along sending me sweet emails, attachted beautiful songs off of U Tube, and telling me there was no other woman, and absolutely no one else to help him. I was going to do it, I filled out the request for leave, then something in side because of the incorrect grammer and form following it, and his evasiveness not wanting to answer any questions. and of course he was with Nato in Afganistan, that is why he couldnt recieve mail, or any information be given me. His name is ABEL DAMKOT, and he really really does throw a good pitch, and I almost, almost fell for it , but my intuitive side said no way. I have several pictures that he has sent to me, and as i read in another post here, the name on the uniform isn't the name he told me. I have 4 pictures, and each you can tell , are very different ages. I so much want to make women aware of this man, again, he is very very convienceing, and smooth. I was so heartbroken and in tears. His yahoo messenger is also; Abel_Damkot, please do not fall for this man, he is on several, several dating sites, and scamming people. If I can figure how to post his photos on here, I am. PLEASE be aware this man is very conviencing. Ok, I have gone thru the trouble of posting this mans pics he sent me, please check them all out, to make sure for yourselves ladies.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/848/abelb.jpg
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please look at these. to see if it is the person that is trying to scam you.