Information on romance scams and scammers.
by twirly Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:45 am
i was contacted through a dating site badoo from this person.
seemed very nice,funny, sending poetry and songs.
Then came the part that he was in pakistan, in the military, under cover, (yeh prob his bed covers). Got some photos of a soldier in the american army, in uniform, in a combat zone, a photo of him in civies and some private ones too. The soldier is real, I know that, but not him.
could he contact me through yahoo messenger.
so yahoo messenger got set up.
as time goes on, quickly, he so in love with me, im his sole mate, wants to spend the rest of his life with me. im an angel, his baby, i make it all worth while and that he will come here to britain to stay with me and whilst he is here with me he will retire.
however i have to send a email to request for his leave, got a email and photo of document for the "policy and instruction for leave request" then came a email from "leavedepartment" to say i would have to meet the costs of his leave, and where to send the money.
I have clangers going off in my head but gladly i have found this site.I know im not alone and going off my head with paranoia.
He says his name is Max his surname is Cole but at times he puts it round the wrong way, at first thought it was an army thing.
he didnt always understand what i was saying, i thought perhaps it was because i was British and he American, as we have different sayings and slang.
i feel totally humiliated and taken in by this person.
I dont know what to do about it all. I know block him, delete him and never interact again, dont send any money, but im still in contact and wonder if there is anything i can do to stop him.
I also feel very sorry re the actual soldier who is obviously oblivious to what his photos being used for.
I dont feel I need to publish them on here cause I dont think thats fair to him either, he hasnt done anything wrong. However i would like the army to be aware of this. I read that sometimes spouses or girlfriends threaten to leave because they think they are cheating. They are fighting for there country and there r people like this distracting them and causing upset. does it even matter who they have sent me photos of could they do anything about it anyway.
Thanks for listening and look forward to read any responses
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by Spindel2 Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:10 am
Hi
I am sorry you went through this.It hurts a lot, I know .
Just block, ignore and delete him.
And no, its nothing we can do to stop him,we just have to educate ourself , tell about it so others know .
But , dont delete chats and emails, it can be very useful for others when searching .You have to contact the mods here or edit your post here and add important info you have about him, mails,mailadresses, yahoo id and phonenumbers he has been using in this scam .And the header of the mail he has sent you .
They work usually from hidden IP adresses, change their id all the time, and, they are safe where they are, no one cares about them scamming ( in Africa )
And the actual photos they use,I feel sorry for the real persons too, they have no idea.We all are in danger of getting our pics stolen on the net,and used by scammers ( FB is an ideal place for scammers, they download whole families from there )
Leave him without telling him anything, we dont want to educate them so they get more clever in what they do .And never tell him you posted here !
As for the pictures, talk to the mods about it as it has to be marked as used in scam., its more important to have the name he is using I think, and the other details as I mentioned above.
Take care

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