Information on romance scams and scammers.
by dumbfounded Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:17 am
Andrew James, 44, Beverly Hills, CA. Originally from Ireland recently move to LA from Dallas, TX. Started corresponding with me through match and later on through email, yahoo messenger, text, and phone call. A widower with a wife who passed away from breast cancer four years ago. Goes to church. Has a daughter (Janice) and mother (Judith), and uncle(David) who lives in Ireland. Also, a best friend name Terry from Dallas, TX. Correspondence and conversation quickly turn to romance and promises of love. He is attentive, sent really sweet emails, you tube videos of love songs, etc. Although has poor grammar but communicates well both in writing and verbally. Left on a business trip for a major project. Things went wrong in the project and there are major production delays. Then was recently notified he needs a trading license for $100K. He borrowed money from family but still short $18K. Can we borrow and he will pay back soon? When I said no, he ask what I can afford? This is when you hang up...
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by 4X1X9 Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:31 am
Please can you post a sample Email with full headers (blanking out any sensitive personal information of your own such as name address etc) that way if someone else is corresponding with this scammer and they get suspicious and Google their Email address or part of their script they will be brought here.

Welcome to Scamwarners and I am happy to hear you didn't send any money :D
by dumbfounded Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:16 am
Below is one of the email he sent me. Also, tell me how to attach a photo so I can add to this thread.
Email address: [email protected]
Phone: (323) 395-2291
...My day was feel with so much joy and happiness as I round up some designs I will be delivering to Canada next week ...how are you and your day today ? I hope you did had a wonderful day...I want to thank you for the writing back,though i would like to talk to you on the phone which means me calling you soon...I would really want more of that to get us connected and closer ...You seem like a woman with a beautiful heart and blessed with so much and i am so much interested in knowing you ....

You have definitely caught my interest as I am very impressed by the words from your heart and the kind of person i see in you, I was in relationship a very long time ago. I met my daughter's mother and , and thankfully, I got a wonderful girl out of it. I have pretty much raised her all by myself and i have the full custody to my daughter who stay with my mom in Ireland after i lost her mother, I have done the majority of the work as a parent since she died and now she so matured to know what she wants and also wants to become a surgeon. But hey, that all the past. I am very active and love sports. I try and walk regularly and have played most sports. I love hockey and golf and watch it during the season. You can call me fanatical!! I am passionate, loving, caring, kind, honest, affectionate, feel that communication is very important. and want someone to bring out all my good qualities and have patience with the not so good stuff. I am not selfish minded by any means but do love to be spoiled and treated right. I think I deserve it. But in return, I give loyalty, love compassion, respect and total support to my partner. I have been used and hurt in the past -- but that is the past. I try and do what I can to make people happy and will always put someone ahead of myself. I like myself and can support myself ,daughter and my partner. I am not looking for a mother figure, nanny or whatever else but the love of my life, my friend, my companion, my lover. Is this what you are looking for ?
by greenhouse Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:36 am
He also uses the name "James Welber" on Match.com, using same photo with email [email protected]. This email account is currently active. His IP addresses include 172.191.244.94, 41.138.179.30, and 172.191.244.94; there are numerous others so it may be that more than one person is involved in this fraud. He is involved with other people in the U.S. and always requests that deposits be made in various Bank of America accounts.

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