Information on romance scams and scammers.
by guess_who_ph7 Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:08 pm
i was browsing the net and i searched the image of my online bf and lo and behold, i was surprised with what i saw. this so called bf is not what he claims to be for he used the picture of an actor by the name of paul tomlinson. i checked further and also found out that the other site marksoilservices.com which also bears the same picture has just been frozen on monday evening (phil. time). it's a good thing though that i did not lose any money although there was an attempt to ask from me last year when disaster struck ohio (which this person supposedly says where his daughter is for he is currently working in nigeria as a civil engineer in one of the big oil companies there).

he sounded like an educated person for i never saw any flaws on his communication with me. he seemed to be a sweet person and always communicating with me when he "has" the time to do so. and he writes well, not your usual poorly spelled and badly constructed sentences. so maybe this person has some form of education to be able to do communicate well. he says he was born on dec 24, graduated from the ohio state university, he had no siblings, his mother already passed away, a widower for three years for he lost his wife to breast cancer and is currently back in ohio to recuperate from partial heart failure and once he is well, he will be going back to nigeria to continue his work.

i just want to thank you for those articles that you have shared for it further confirmed that this person was indeed a fraudulent character. i feel sorry for the actor whose picture was being used for such a scheming purpose. i felt bad for myself too, for i was just minding my business in fb and here came a person who befriended me but had other plans instead. it's just painful that i was made to believe that the relationship that lasted for almost ten months was so believable ... until i saw the cracks in the so called relationship.

by the way, he used the name of jude ambrose in facebook.

thank you for taking time to read my little sharing, hope this would be informative to others too.
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by jolly_roger Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:12 am
Thank-you guess_who_ph7 for publishing your report. Others in future will be forewarned and far less likely to get stung. Anytime you see a profile as you describe can only draw the one conclusion. Is no surprise that there are millions of fake profile on old fb. And any time an engineer working in Nigeria is mentioned, is just a recipe for disaster! Good to hear no money has been lost but having ones time wasted for that length of time can be mentally draining.
by Dotti Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:27 am
I'm glad that you have learned the truth without losing any money.

Scammers often use scripts that they will use again and again, even after they change names.

Posting those scripts, especially the early letters and letters that are hinting about or asking for money, will help others in the future to recognize when they are being scammed.

Need to post photos? http://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3219
Are you a victim of a romance scam? Read here for advice and FAQ's.
by guess_who_ph7 Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:00 pm
i am sharing the first few letters of jude ambrose so that readers would be given an idea how this character communicates. sorry for the delay for i had to retrieve it first and it took time due to the volume of our correspondence.

Conversation started May 10, 2012 / 9:31am
Jude Ambrose E:
Hello xxxx,it gladdens my heart writing you this piece..I am Jude Ambrose.I was checking on my favorite Musician Michael Jackson when i saw your picture and got carried away.Although this is not my style,I must admit that you are the prettiest lady i have seen in my little life.Can we have a conversation,to get to know ourselves better ? I will be waiting for your reply sooner than later..

With loves,
Jude

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May 21,2012 / 8:36 pm

Me:
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May 21, 2012 / 11:44pm

Jude Ambrose E:
hello xxxx, you have really graced my day with your beautiful mails. how was your day today? i would love to know more about you. but i must not miss to say that you are a very interesting person..i am glad that i found you..would wanna talk more with you this evening when i get free from work.

hoping to see you soon.

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May 22, 2012 / 10:01pm

Me:
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10:19pm
Jude Ambrose E:
my day is moving fine

xxxx..Good to see your mails now. how is everything moving? would love to know you more xxxx.

12:51am
Me:
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May 23, 2012 / 8:20pm
Jude Ambrose E:
hello xxxx, i am glad to come up here and see your mails. i am sorry that i did not write you yesterday because the network was down. ok your question is funny but not silly. i wanted to know more of you, just as courtesy demands when you meet a new friend whom you value so much or if i put it this way,"whom you have feelings for". just wanted to know the basic things that should be known about you. ok , i will start from my own side, I am Jude Ambrose,i am from ohio. i am 45 years old,and a single father (i have a 13 years old daughter but lost my wife 3 years ago to cancer). i am an Engineer(civil) and i am currently on a contract in Amsterdam with GAZPROM,a Russian Oil Giant. i hope this says little about me,but i know there are more to be known about me that will come with time.
by guess_who_ph7 Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:58 pm
now i am posting parts of our conversation in fb where money has been brought up by jude ambrose.

first instance: November 3, 2012

9:09am
Jude Ambrose E:
hello baby how are you, glad that you are back as i need you so much now.

9:13am
Jude Ambrose E:
i just it is the same thing back home.

9:14am
Jude Ambrose E:
baby, i am ashamed i am asking you this at this time but i must get my daughter out of OHIO.
can you help me in any monetary way? will give you back in a couple of weeks

9:16am
Jude Ambrose E:
ohh, i understand. i am sorry.i am worried.

9:20am
Jude Ambrose E:
because of the storm that has happened in our country, it has brought severe cold and high winds in my area.

9:22am
Jude Ambrose E:
yes i have heard from her. she is good now, but dont know what next. as she is complaining of cold. she wants me back.

9:26am
Jude Ambrose E:
i wanna fly her to london or bring her to this side. she can be here with me for sometime.

9:28am
Jude Ambrose E
yes baby, by that i will be assured that she is in good health.

second instance: April 1,2012

11:26 pm
Jude Ambrose E:
so talking about whom your mother wants to help with her money, tell her that i also need some help.

11:27pm
Jude Ambrose E:
thats the first time i saw you using lol

11:28pm
Jude Ambrose E:
why did you laugh ?
you think i am above help ?

11:31pm
Jude Ambrose E:
because sometimes, what we think are not really what happens.

Jude Ambrose E:
yes thats so true. You know, most times i choose to stay offline because there are things beyond my control. If they are not calling from home and saying one thing, they will be needing another.
by guess_who_ph7 Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:13 am
i received a message from him on aug 8 and here is what he said:

We are supposed to be together now but you killed it all. I became ill and was admitted to hospital but all you could do was talk harshly and said i was a scam. A scam and i stayed on with you for almost one year without gaining anything ? those are the things you are supposed to ask yourself. Anyway, i hope you are happy now.

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my reaction:

wow .... now he wants to believe that he is the victim?! honestly, he was not man enough to explain himself or even defend himself for using another person's picture and never making any effort to contact me during those times that he was always missing.

funny how some people would contort the reality just to suit them.
i have been honest from the very beginning and i had no intention of disguising myself.
i was transparent from day one that i met him, but he wasn't. some people just don't comprehend the meaning of transparency, honesty and integrity ....
by TerranceBoyce Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:35 am
A scam and i stayed on with you for almost one year without gaining anything ? those are the things you are supposed to ask yourself. Anyway, i hope you are happy now.


That sums up the aim of online scammers. They might give you a few weeks respite at the start, but it all builds up to hitting on their victim for cash. Their biographies are usually very similar with their partners deceased, usually through cancer or a car crash, sometimes with a dependent child. Usually they have no living parents, relatives or friends and it's one way to check out online partners beforehand. Usually someone with no relatives or friends either has a severe personality disorder or they're fixing to make you their only source of funds when Imaginary disaster strikes.

There's no sense trying to reason or argue with these people because they didn't turn bad over night, they look for partners to scam and they consider they should be paid for what they do. Normally they'll be hitting on several woman at once, probably using the same fake story.

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by rendy198915 Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:43 am
Hoi what I read is very clear ,I am also z,n half years very nice mail had,with jude ambrose E 'he was courteous and very sweet,so that I believed,he lived in the us and had a daughter van 15 jaar,and was simple and was ingenieur,and lived in amsterdam. but he had to cases to azie to that I got a mail from so -called hospital in filipijnen,that he raided was,with knife sting fit and his creditcard and was gone.
And that I wanted to sing about fish western union money,so that he conld betaalen z,n accounts,but I,n still gonig to look until Isaw this ens,what am I glad i'm not there teken in'

He. Is on facebook 'and I nederlands :shock:
by Dotti Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:00 am
Welcome rendy,

I'm glad you found us before the scammer wasted any more of your time (or money.) The best thing you can do now is stop all contact with him. As you can see in the information above, this scammer will continue to lie and try to make you feel guilty even after he is caught.

Need to post photos? http://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3219
Are you a victim of a romance scam? Read here for advice and FAQ's.
by rendy198915 Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:09 pm
Thanks, I' ve had it for get locked out , Ifelt also called rot, but am just in time when I have this never geweeten ,they comeso neat about it... but I'look out now.. greetings
by guess_who_ph7 Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:13 pm
thank you rendy198915 for sharing with us your experience with jude ambrose e. it's a good thing that you found out about this site before you totally fell for his charms. it is but right to share such encounters so that we can help educate others on how to protect themselves from being victims of such romance scammers.

have a good day rendy198915.
by guess_who_ph7 Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:56 am
dear grunt,

yes, you are indeed right in your observation.
thank you for sharing and have a great day!

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