Romance Scam - Eduard Griffin

Hello!
My mother became a victim of Internet fraud.
Scammer - Eduard Griffin, [email protected]
facebook and Yangutu accaunts alredy deleted

They met on a dating site - yangutu.com. He sent big love letters like:

Dear Larisa,

I have tried a million times to put into words how I feel for you. It's so hard to describe such an intense emotion. I knew from the day we met, that you were meant for me.

There are so many expressions of our love and I was imagine how it could be good to spend some time with to feel all this with you: the gentleness of your touch, the way your lips feel pressed against mine, how you rub your thumb over the back of my hand, the way my knees buckle when you look into my eyes, how a smile lights up my face when I hear your voice, how my body responds to yours when we make love, how happy I am when I am with you - you make me who I am.

There was a huge void in my life until you came along. I thank God everyday for leading us to each other. You complete me. I think back to how empty my life was without you, and I am so grateful that you are here.

I can't wait to spend forever with you. You are my life, my love, my soul mate, my heart, and my reason for breathing. I love you Larisa, with everything I am.

Love always,

Eduard

Then he began to write about problems that he needs money:

Hello sweetie, Am very sorry for not be able to talk to you because my connection was out of service and it was just now that it come up again and i would like you to know that i have not gotten the money completely because someone who wanted to helped said he can not be able to raise 2000$ for and i would like if maybe you have find any money with you and also how much?

Because i need to plan myself ready before Friday and i must leave this country by Friday sweetie so just tell me how much you have and i can make arrangement as soon as possible that i raise the rest because i don't want to miss leaving on Friday.

So i hope to read from you and let me know what you think and also come out straight sweetie because am just confuse right now and am getting fed up because i must leave this place by Friday and as i have said before that i will return every money back to you once i get to State and i will definitely keep to my promise so been having trouble minded about everything honey and remember we are still going to meet by Christmas so i need to get to my Home and go for embassy to the Visa to Russia.

I Love You Larisa.

Yours Eduard.

Unfortunately my mother had sent him money, totaling about $ 2,000 via Western Union.
All times reciever was his "friend", becouse Eduard lost all documents and so on:
First name: APOSTOLOS
Last name: KASSIMIS
Address: UTÖ VÄGEN 16 NB
13230 SALTSJÖ-BOO
City name: STOCKHOLM
Country name: SWEEDEN
facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003178537714

I can send scans of transfers.

Sometimes he suggest send money on other people:
1. Brother
First name; Robert
Last name: Griffin
City name: London
Country name: UK.

2. Friend
First Name: Moses
Last Name: Sadu
Address: N0 12 Airport road off Eko Hotel & Suite.
City name: Lagos
Country name: Nigeria.
Question and Answer
Question is: My name
Answer is: Jan

Unfortunately I learned about this whole story just now.
How can I find the scammer?
How can I help my mother to forget this storry?

Hello bishop!

I'm very sorry to hear your mother was scammed. I hope she realizes that it was a scam and she is no longer in communications with the scammer.

As far as finding the scammer im afraid there is almost zero chance of this. None of the details the scammer used are real. He is hiding behind several layers of lies to hide his identity. More than likely he is operating in West Africa sadly safe out of the reach of law enforcement.

Thank you for posting the information this will help others avoid the scammer.

Justin