Beware name Martin Woolford, i was just scammed

I was just scammed last week by name Martin Woolford, email add [email protected]. And it is a huge amount $7,000.00. Story is british businessman, had some goods at Malaysia, got a prob witj custom duties and his card not working, cannot transfer money from bank. Have to borrow from
Me to save his goods then pay me back one he is back in England. I was so fool and it was too late to fully realize that he is a scam. Still crying right now for the hard earned money I lost. I used Western Union for transfer.

Welcome to ScamWarners Tomi and I am sorry to hear that you were scammed. If you have questions please post them or send me a PM. It does help to get a chance to talk about what happened.

Please post up as much information as you have about the scammer. What he told you he is doing, why he needs the money as such.

This information helps others who may be looking to see if they are communicating with a scammer. Please be aware that some times scammers come at you with a different email address telling you they can get your money back for you. That too is a lie. As you may have realized, it is dangerous to send money to someone you have only met on the internet.

I want to post your scammer's email address again: [email protected]

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Yes, that's the YM avatar. I will post later the details.

Here's the details of my tragedy:

I received a message on my facebool from certain Martin Woolford wanting to know me more (not an FB friend). Introduced as businessman from Sunderland, UK with Scottosh accent, lost wife & kid from car crash. We communicated then asked me to give mu email add & YM & to continue communication there. After few weeks of connstant communication ( esp that Im always log in YM tru YM mobile), professed his affection and want to spend the rest of his life with me. Gave his phone # and asked mine. Called me at least 2x/day, sending love emails that i just discovered was only copy pasted from a certain site. Then when I seemed to have trusted him, told me that he will finally meet me but first he needs to go first to Malaysia to take care of his goods. (on buy & sell business). Then got trouble w/ customs because he cannot clear the duty tax because he is shory of cash, bank will not allow online transfer, asked to borrow from
Me then pay me back once he is back in England. So, here I was, sent him the amount tru Western Union.

It did not end there, when he was about to go back to England, got detained by customs with offence of trying to get out of country w/out clearing custom duty. Another phone # called me that they got Mr. Woolford in custody & they cannot contact family members. Bail money would be $9000. That was the time I called British consulate and was told that there was no report & it was a spam. That was i realized that it was all a scam. Until now, they are still trying to call me though i ignored their calls.

Actually i had doubts from the start but i do not know, i was still a fool of being scammed. It seemed that i was on a trance. I never expected that i will become a victim.

Here are somw red flags i have noted but still kept ignoring the warning signs:
1. He suddenly disappeared from facebook aftet i communicated him on YM.
2. Used +4470... numbers
3. Does not have a webcam, never seen him on video
4. When i was the one calling him, he never answered. I just got return calls minutes after
5. I was the only one could help him, cannot contact family or friends

I kept it secret from my family & friends, so nobody stoppede from
my stupidity.

[email protected]
[email protected] (supposed police in Malaysia who contacted me re the arrest)
[email protected] (supposed sister)

+4470... (number while in UK, i deleted the contact #)
+601116678315
+60104321537 (numbers while supposed to be in Malaysia)

Thank you for telling how you were tricked. I hope you will not be hard on yourself. Scammers are very good at what they do. I am glad they did not get the 9,000 amount from you. It probably doesn't help much to know that people are scammed this way and in similar ways every day.

We are pleased to have you here as a member. Thank you for posting your very personal experience. Please continue ignoring their attempts to contact you.

Just a reminder regarding Recovery Scams. Also do not send money by Western Union to anyone you have not shaken hands with and eaten a meal with. Be safe.

Thanks much for the advice Bubbles. Up until now, they still keep trying to call me and send me lots of SMS trying to make me feel i am the guilty party. I have learned my lesson the hard way but life must go on. Thanks much for this site. God bless.