by junebug2013
Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:47 am
SCAMMER: THOMAS CARMAN
I seriously need some advice QUICK!! I have been scammed for around $20k (embarrassingly) and I am not a stupid woman but I suppose vulnerable to finding love. The scammer, Thomas Carman, is presumably from the UK and this is my story in a nutshell: We met on a dating site and shortly after he went to Aberdeen, Scotland to bid on a job. He claimed to be a project manager/petroleum chemical engineer. The job was in Sri Lanka and he won the bid and went to the oil platform directly from Aberdeen. Shortly after arriving he claims to have lost internet service which is the only way to pay for equipment, staff, etc. He only needed to get through the first phase which included buying a new pneumonic drill. The job would pay him $5 million minus costs - obviously a healthy profit. So I helped as he would pay me back in 2 weeks. Then he needed more for expedited shipping. We couldn't get the full amount needed so ExxonMobil took him into custody at the airport pending a hearing and then trial. He was ordered to pay $500k or whatever that works out to in British pounds. He claimed to sell his houses, car, and other possessions through a friend, but of course he needed another $5000 and then he would come to live with me - for sure!!! He went to the airport and ExxonMobil stopped him from boarding the plane as his fine didnt clear their bank yet. This left $1500 short on plane fare because he was a "no-show" for the flight. I tried to send a MoneyGram and they actually stopped me and woke me up to what was happening - a scam! I told Thomas what MoneyGram claimed and he was so distraught he stopped the call. Next I knew a doctor from a hospital I cant find on the internet is telling me he walked into traffic and got hit by a car and is in intensive care. The dr also emailed me the hospital website, so these people have done some work to verify their story. Thomas' friend and sister contacted me via phone and text from the hospital stating he was beaten up but would be okay, except they needed help with the hospital bill. Oh yeah, my first payment was made by wire transfer to his friends account, which was reversed for some reason. After that I made cash deposits into his friends wife's account at wells Fargo. Can Wells Fargo help me? And what do I do to make these people crazy for putting me through all this? I want to keep them on the hook working with me if that's all I can do. I am on disability with rheumatoid arthritis and have an autistic son, which is why I just wanted something for me, but that's just sick to mess with a single mom like this!! I want some payback!! I have emails, pics and phone numbers if that helps anything. Can anyone give me some advice/help/tips?
Thanks in advance for just being here!!
I seriously need some advice QUICK!! I have been scammed for around $20k (embarrassingly) and I am not a stupid woman but I suppose vulnerable to finding love. The scammer, Thomas Carman, is presumably from the UK and this is my story in a nutshell: We met on a dating site and shortly after he went to Aberdeen, Scotland to bid on a job. He claimed to be a project manager/petroleum chemical engineer. The job was in Sri Lanka and he won the bid and went to the oil platform directly from Aberdeen. Shortly after arriving he claims to have lost internet service which is the only way to pay for equipment, staff, etc. He only needed to get through the first phase which included buying a new pneumonic drill. The job would pay him $5 million minus costs - obviously a healthy profit. So I helped as he would pay me back in 2 weeks. Then he needed more for expedited shipping. We couldn't get the full amount needed so ExxonMobil took him into custody at the airport pending a hearing and then trial. He was ordered to pay $500k or whatever that works out to in British pounds. He claimed to sell his houses, car, and other possessions through a friend, but of course he needed another $5000 and then he would come to live with me - for sure!!! He went to the airport and ExxonMobil stopped him from boarding the plane as his fine didnt clear their bank yet. This left $1500 short on plane fare because he was a "no-show" for the flight. I tried to send a MoneyGram and they actually stopped me and woke me up to what was happening - a scam! I told Thomas what MoneyGram claimed and he was so distraught he stopped the call. Next I knew a doctor from a hospital I cant find on the internet is telling me he walked into traffic and got hit by a car and is in intensive care. The dr also emailed me the hospital website, so these people have done some work to verify their story. Thomas' friend and sister contacted me via phone and text from the hospital stating he was beaten up but would be okay, except they needed help with the hospital bill. Oh yeah, my first payment was made by wire transfer to his friends account, which was reversed for some reason. After that I made cash deposits into his friends wife's account at wells Fargo. Can Wells Fargo help me? And what do I do to make these people crazy for putting me through all this? I want to keep them on the hook working with me if that's all I can do. I am on disability with rheumatoid arthritis and have an autistic son, which is why I just wanted something for me, but that's just sick to mess with a single mom like this!! I want some payback!! I have emails, pics and phone numbers if that helps anything. Can anyone give me some advice/help/tips?
Thanks in advance for just being here!!