by Chris Fuller
Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:13 am
This scammer targets both straight women and gay men, pretending that he is looking for a relationship. This is not true: he is a scammer hoping to trick people into sending him money. He also runs Au Pair/Nanny scams, as can be seen here:
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The photos sent by this scammer are not photos of himself; they are photographs which he has found on the internet, and stolen for use in this scam.
Firstly, here are some examples of emails sent to women.
This is an example of the scam targeted at men.
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The photos sent by this scammer are not photos of himself; they are photographs which he has found on the internet, and stolen for use in this scam.
Firstly, here are some examples of emails sent to women.
From: Thomas Simon <[email protected]>
Subject: More About Me From CS
Hello New Friend
I am so happy to hear back from you, how are you doing?Am presently in London United Kingdom to see my sick mom.I live in Brisbane . I am looking for a serious relationship, I have been single for a years now and I am not getting younger so I want to settle down for something better, I want a lady that would like me for who I am, I want someone that is honest and sincere because honesty goes a long way in a relationship, I was once married, but my ex wife loved me just for the material things, it was too late for me to realize this because things where already bad at that time for me to make a fast change, but I am happy right now because I have been able to move on. Forgive my manners, I am Thomas Simon,(HISPANIC)Single dad, Am self employed,Have got a son named Mark and he is 10yrs old. I am really hard working man, I will tell you more about my work later on. I live alone presently,I travel a lot due to the nature of my job,I travel alot to get antiques and all kinds of sculptures .I have been to so many countries to work, I am also a humble person and I do not like some one who is proud, I am also easy going, I am sure you will get to know more about my qualities as time goes. I am sorry for the long email I am sure the juice is worth the squeeze at the end of the day. I am so sorry the email is lengthy but I could not help it I just had to write so as to tell you more about my self.
I like to do all the normal things that a good man likes to do. I want to find my best friend and lover wrapped up into one. I guess best friend and lover wrapped up into one really doesn't describe it the way I would like. I want to meet that life partner that I can not wait to wake up in the morning to see or get home from work to share smiles, laughs and good conversation. I want to be able to pick up the phone at work and tell that special somebody what the goofy person in the next office over just did. I would like to meet that one person that will love me as much as I love them. And show each other the love in little special ways. Like a card for no reason or cook you some soup when you are feeling under the weather. I guess you kinda get the hint. I am a romantic and I do believe that my one love is out there.I am very outgoing,communicative,easy going,outspoken. I am also a very Romantic type,love to cuddle,hold hands while walking. I'm trustworthy so far as people tell me maybe I'm just laid back,lol. I also tend to have a good heart with so much of love to give and to receive .
I am looking for an honest, caring and affectionate woman. I am really shy, so it would take me a while to get comfortable with someone, but I am an affectionate person. A woman that is girly and like girly stuff, but isn’t afraid to get dirty or participating in outdoor activities (ie: camping, bonfires, maybe some fishing, although fishing may be pushing it.). I am looking for someone that isn’t just out to have a fling, but someone that would actually like to build a relationship that could turn into something serious. Eventually, I would like to be married.
Thomas Simon
Thanks for the response
I Lost my parents years back and i love them so much, I am the only child. I am not too religious, what religion do you belong to?
I do not believe in beauty, fame, wealth all those things will fade away in due time, but love and trust will last forever and will make the relationship last long and wax strong because there will always be a time in our lives when old age sets in and the body will start to wrinkle both partners should love each other till this stage and that is when the love comes to maturity. I am not looking at the present time now but looking into the future and what the future will hold.
A wise man once said ”the things that people in love do to each other they remember, and if they stay together it's not because they forget, it's because they forgive" With all due submission, i say YES! What is love? You must know that it is no definition, but a way of life. Until you know this, you are not ready! and until you are ready, You are not worthy of finding love. Delete the past and let's upload the future together. Some say, the past shape our present, but i say, our presence is shaped according to those experience we decide to accept. You should refuse to spend the rest of you life in pain, because the person who put you in pain might just be out there enjoying himself, and is such person worth to give up your happy life for? so you must let go of such past and embrace a new dawn. I have loved before, but she cheated on me, so i know what love is like. Being in love is what makes working all week bearable. It makes cruising with your windows rolled down feel like you're riding in a convertible. It makes you dance to the rhythm of the copy machine and makes Friday night really feel like THE WEEKEND.LOL.
Do you know that everything starts with a dream? To dream a dream is to awaken your inner self. Your wants, your desires, your passions are given life. When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize." I advice women to drop arrogance, dont give me the chance to love you, first give yourself a chance to be loved. I swear a good hearted woman will understand this and then you will find that love in abundance
I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have the faith needed to move mountains-but if I have no love, I am nothing. I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned-but if I have no love, this does me no good.
This is another lenghty mail right? lol, please bear with me as i have an open mind here and ready to share anything with you. Tell me more about youself and what you think about love if you so agree with me.
I say, who says we cant pick rags and turn to riches? Who says we cant design our own paradise together.
It is workable just walk by my side.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Cheers,
Thomas Simon
Hello Sweets
To be very honest, I really do like the person I've been in contact with so far. You have been on my mind very much lately. Although I have been very busy with work as well, as soon as I had some free time I decided to write you. Just so you know, my idea of a romantic time is cooking dinner together at home or visiting a quiet candle-lit restaurant or maybe just taking a long walk in a park and talking. From my point of View, a Loving Adult Relationship has nothing to do with multiple partners, one night stands or cheating. I believe in marriage and I also believe if two individuals really love each other they should get Married.
I usually trust people until proven otherwise. However, I also find it difficult to forgive once that trust has been broken. That does not mean I do not forgive and forget. I only feel betrayed if the act was intentional or Deliberate. And if I know I would have acted differently if I were in the other person's shoes. I used to have lots of friends as a Young man but gradually as I grew older it seemed very few people where as willing to give themselves into a relationship as much as I was willing. I always feel cheated in a funny way, when ever this happens to me. So I have very few friends but lots of Acquaintance's.
So now that I have told you about what I do and the kind of person I am, I think it is time to talk about the kind of woman I like. I consider myself a reliable person and I like someone I can count on to always support me. I like someone who is optimistic. Money is important but also something that we don't need to make us happy because there a lot of other important parts of life. I like a woman who is generous with her compassion, attention, sympathies and Love. I like to be intimate enough to share my deepest emotional thoughts and desires with my Partner. I also appreciate it if my partner gives me space to be my own person. Being Gentle and Kind are also traits that attract me, but most of all I must feel deeply in love with her. I know it looks like I am asking for a lot but even if a woman possessed only 40% of those traits I would be satisfied.
Now let me ask you some important questions. I would like you to tell me a trait you have noticed in couples that have maintained a successful relationship for many years(except from love)? Describe an interest you have that you would truly hope your partner could share with you. Bye for now.
Thinking about you and when we would meet soon please understand duty calls so i have to go to work now .
Thomas Simon
I have to tell you how my typical dream day would be like, i just want to spend the rest of my life enjoying the fruit of my labor. I just want a woman who would be my best friend and everything. You know someone whom we would still love each other more as the days pass by, even when we cant make love anymore and all we could do is play bingo,LOL.
I don't really know how this is to work, but hey! here is an exclusive. If at my age i do not know what and when to say, then what would i be? When a wise man sees he has probably spent about half of his time in life already, he begins to assess his main goals in life. What could be more important than a happy ending? LOL,. A man needs to live his life full of joy and happiness. No matter his achievements, he is reduced to nothing if he has no crown to complete him and that is a woman to call his own. Wife and Best friend. A woman who knows that even while arguing they still need to hold hands. A woman whom i can call a partner in crime,lol A woman whom you can tell anything. How could you think anything can make you happier in life than finding a love that knows no bound. To make you know more about me,.I will break this down to segments and it would be like a case study.
I do basically constructions and renovations or over water bridges and texture findings of the earth. We have worked at many countries across the globe. The present project is my last on the field and i shall quit field works and continue my works from my home office while my men do the field ops. I think i really have gotten to this height cos i embraced work for so long trying to get over my wife, that i worked this hard, but i think i now realize i can move on.
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1 Timothy 1:5 says, Love comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Like i always say, when you see something good you can feel it. i mean there should be millions and millions of pictures out here, some finer, some sexier, some not, but there was something about your picture, or should i say aura that made my heart giggle,lol. do you believe in love at first sight? lol. I'm talking about fate here - when feelings are so powerful it's as if some force beyond your control is guiding you to someone who can make you happy beyond your wildest dreams. Anyway i intend to find out that feeling and define it. I am not looking for one to be just a wife, but also a best friend, since No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each others worth. A true friend walks in when the whole world walks out. Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure; where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness, my happiness is in my dream and my dream is a happy home to be built by my woman and I, where we call paradise. I do know that Love is not about finding the right person, but creating a right relationship. It's not about how much love you have in the beginning but how much love you build till the end but I am sure it’s a process and steps has to be taken a journey of a life time starts with a step and I am so sure this is one of the steps to take to get to know each other.
I don't really have friends around me, I will want to know more about you what you do for living and if you are looking for a serious relationship because at this stage in my life I do not want to play around, I have been so lonely that I need to be in a relationship, I do not have someone I share my thoughts with and get ideas and advice from. We all want happiness, love , marriage, but only few will get these, because only few know and acknowledge that Love is not sweet talks and flowers, but love is forgiving and compromising. I know the danger of people pretending to be something they are not when looking for love, but i also know that you attract people by the qualities you display. But you keep them by the qualities you possess.
So i am here only for one purpose, Because love is not a destination, but a journey for two to walk for life. So I ask, do you mind to explore this wonderful journey with me?
I only need someone who understands the value of a good smile.
I cant wait to hear back from you. pls write me soon my dear.
Your turn!
Thomas Simon
This is an example of the scam targeted at men.
From: Thomas Simon <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: profile pride dateing
Hello Sweetest
How are you doing today? Good to hear from you.
I have been very busy lately taking care of my Foster mom here Abroad
Thanks for telling me little about yourself, I guess I should do the same. I put up a profile on the Here when I broke up with my EX last three months........ I am very new here. ' I need a REAL man who knows what true love is, someone who knows that Love is Trust , Honesty, Transparency, an Instinct that takes over you completely, commitment, like having an angel by your side.... Really, I've been hurt a few times and i must let you know that i learn t from my past and move on. I like everything I do with passion, that's one thing that keeps me going, I'm a positive Guy, I do things with the mind that everything I do has to work out for me. I love being optimistic and to show passion when I do things i love. I am a sincere, caring, effervescent, open-minded individual, I am easy to talk to and pretty much grounded. I like the simple things in life. I believe the little things in a relationship is important. For example,remembering the clothes you wore on a first date. Telling me your favorite color. Your birthday and your sign.
It would be nice to have someone pleasant to replace the hours of loneliness, someone to hold close and share my inner deepest thoughts. I have not found such a guy yet, most of them only want to add me to the list of guys that they see and chat with for a few hours of pleasure. I need and want much more than that, Please excuse my informal approach and allow me to just be myself.. I am a serious guy of 35 years... My interest is to find a relationship ,I like fishing, riding slowly down a country road, reading, and just learning about many different people and things. I like pets. I like to listen to all kinds of, music, but my favorite are jazz, r&b, blues, pop, rock, and classic. I like movies, board games, and watching sports. I prefer fishing the most because I find the water very calming. I have not been to a club in several years because I don't enjoy them much, I rather be alone with a special guy making our own private memories, I don't like to argue as I think all matters can be resolved in a quiet calm way. I don't like lies as there is no place for betrayal in a healthy relationship. My favorite color is blue. My favorite food is Chinese and Japanese dish religion, color, and etc. In this world of uncertainty, I offer you my love and sincerity. You must accept me as I am, The quality of my life is more important to me than the quantity of days I live. Like anyone I'm grateful for all that God grants, Honesty, my compassion, respect, love and me is a large part of who I am.
Loneliness and stress has caged a shadow over me for the past few weeks now after I came to Nigeria to take care of my Foster mom who will be going for an operation in few weeks time,she is presently admitted in an hospital ,so she really needs me around her..... I hope to get through with things here soon so as to get back to the states, hopefully if we have things in common we can hook up and see where it heads. We can continue to get in touch with each other on here until I get back as for us to learn more about each other before we meet in person.... I hope we will discover in our new relationship some of the things we are searching for to make our life complete(me &you). I will gladly answer any question you may have....I will be back in states in 2 weeks time
You can call me anytime..........+2348036106203
waiting to read your mail...cant wait .....lol I think I have rambled on enough, I don't want to bored you with my long message. You sound cool in your message I will be looking forward to hear again from you.
Thomas
How are you doing
You are the sweetest.....I have really enjoy my conversation with you and to be honest, you have my attention already. I like being plain and honest, I don't deceive my self. I like everything I have heard, I wouldn't deny that.....My mom's dad is from Europe and her mom is from Buffalo New york...My dad is from Arizona Flagstaff.I lost my dad when i was 15yrs old but my mom is still alive.
I like what you wrote about yourself ...Honestly you are the sweetest
I am glad that you are truly genuine and blunt. I don't like hypocrites. I like when you say something from the heart and being plain, I don't see that as being too forward, life is short, we are only able to achieve what we can at that short period. I appreciate you saying the things about you and been open ..... You see, Like I have said I want a man of my own. Someone I can be together with until death do us path. Though I am young and I have experienced the joy of love and pain. I am the type of guy that cry at sad flicks, do you do too? I get emotional when things get so tough, Sometimes I feel 'enough is enough'. I'm sad when you're sad, I care if you cry, I'll pick you up when you are down, I'm hurt when you lie, Like all I need cuddles because cuddles are close, If you make me feel special I'll love you the most.. I know its two way, thru thick and the thin, I just hope you can see who I am within.. It’s a challenge, a quest that we
undertake,when we live. I just hope that someone will want what I have to give.. I would rather like someone look at me as Thomas inside and not of the surface. I believe in a good personality. So here are 'my words' at a glance across life's bar, I just hope that you see it.
I decided to send you more of my pictures which I can find on the computer here, I have more on my laptop at home in the states which I would have love to send to you, I just hope you like this once.. Though pictures shouldn't be the reflection of one's personality, but words. But, it should give you an insight of what I look like, since I am not there physically with you. what I want you to do is just to look beyond my photos because I'm more than my photo its the cover for 'my whole' Try and see past it, see inside my soul. I'm more than flesh and bone I have feelings just like you.Am presently in Nigeria to see my sick mom she has a kidney problem and thats the reason why i flew down here to be with her cause she is all have got.I will be coming back home in 2 weeks time.
I will be expecting to hear your response
I am rushing to the hospital now to see my mom ...cos her surgery is on the way ....I will write you more when i get back....
Looking forward hearing your sweet voice on the phone....You can call me anytime(+2348036106203)
Take good care of yourself
Thomas
Am still in Nigeria and am in need of your urgent assistance because i dont have any money on me to get my flight ticket home because have used all the bucks on me on moms treatment and i cant use my amex card here because they dont have the facility to access my card.Please i need your help now.
Thanks
Thomas
Am a full gay and my profile on facebook was a mistake stating i want women,its due to the fact that i dont go there often i should have changed it.Am a great guy that you wont ever regret being in love with kindly help me with the money needed asap so that i can get out of this country and be with you my love.
Talk to you later
Thomas
