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by janca756 Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:20 pm
During 2 ½ months l had an intense affair with David Ellas [email protected] who said all the right things and who claimed to have met the woman of his life. He said he was a building constructor with office in central London and sometimes travelled to USA for building projects. He had an 11 years old boy who followed with him and who needed a mum.

He called me a couple of times and l remember he sounded so young and his English accent different. He said he was from Hungary and had lived 15 years in UK. One day he was very happy because he got a big project in Nigeria and he even sent me a copy of the contract. He told me when he finished the job he would come to visit me in Brazil, where l live, and we could make plans for our future.

After two weeks in Nigeria he started telling me about his money problems. The tax authorities had stopped the work and he had to pay 4000 Dollars. Suddenly he had no money for food for him and his son. He got a loan from the hotel manager and he needed me to send him some money. l tried to send him money but l was lucky because the banks in Brazil were on strike that week. He was pushing me hard and l even asked my daughter in Sweden to sent him 200 Dollars as it was an emergency. She refused and asked me to check him. l started checking on internet and found nothing about him in Uk, but l tracked his emails to San José, California. l had a Nigerian number and he asked me to call everyday. lt was terrible expensive. When l confronted him and asked for more information he was very sad, but sent me some addresses and phone numbers in London. Still l found nothing about him there. When l confronted him again he stopped contacting me. lt was two weeks ago.
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by David Jansen Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:44 am
Welcome here janca756

I'm sorry you got lured into this by that scammer. Yes, it's the classic romance scam that you're describing. Lucky for you, there's no money being send to the scammer. Still, it must feel terrible just being tricked by this scammer.

Can you post some of the emails this scammer has send you? Even if it's only the first email he has send you, then others can be warned about him.

Thanks for sharing your story.

Being a victim doesn't mean you stand alone. We're here to help you.
by janca756 Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:50 pm
This is one of the emails David Ellas sent me when l confronted him. l have checked the addresses and it´s fake.
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Hi jane,

I can't stay long at work today,i feel so bad the way things are going right now between the both of us, but i know how you feel about this. Honey,my work is just going well before the taxe board came in,you are the one who is giving me more strenght to do my job since this days and i will always live to love you more and more.The contract will finally be finish this weekend and hopefully we will be together by next week.I will start booking for my flight by monday next week honey,i need you so badly.I'm very anxious to see you,kiss you and get to know all members of your family. Anyway i just got back from work now becouse i am not doing well right now.
These are all the informations you need from me,you should have ask about this informations before now jane.

HOME ADDRESS...... No 14,Dale View Avenue , London ,E46PL UK.
Company name........EllasDavid construction company.
Office address.........29 Harley Street, London, W1G 9QR UK.
phone number.........+44 20 7862 4830, 020 7727 381
Hotel's name..............Agbordion hotel
Phone number..........+2348136449706

Honey, becouse i ask you for money that makes you ask for this informations? Anyway you are right in any step you take right now ok,i am not what you think about babe,i was passing true stress here that i have not been into before in my life,i have'nt been to a place like this before in my life that is why i asked you for money. Today one of the engineers working for me brought me back to the hotel.

Honey if you still want to talk with me i am here ok. I LOVE YOU JANE...
David.
by tesla_three Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:04 am
You didn't have an intense affair. You never met the guy. Part of the problem with these scammers is that the online dating thing has resulted in people having complete fantasy relationships. KEEP IT FANTASY and KEEP YOUR MONEY, TOO!
Glad you didn't get suckered!
by strantham Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:23 pm
Hi My name is <removed - Dotti>
Jane i am hoping you can help me, the story of your "boyfriend" that was stuck in Nigeria is frightenly fimiliar and how i found you was through googling the cell...yeah scary! My question is do you by chance have pictures stilll of David if not could i send you a copy of a picture of mine guy and see if this is the same person. I am still in the middle of this mess and everything is the same different people but same story basically. But...i have sent money and i have questioned him of he refuses to admit and swears he loves me blah,blah! I have no intentions of sending more i just need to know is this the same person, even how he spoke to you is the same. I hope you get this soon and can respond, like i said still in the middle of it and would just like it over one way or the other. Any help you can offer me would greatly be appreciated. I can tell you more later if you would like to talk further, was really just wondering if you would be willing to help me as i'm sure you would just as soon forget all of this.

Thank you once again!
<removed by Dotti--you are definitely dealing with a scammer, and there is no reason for him to know who posted him>
by Dotti Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:36 pm
Welcome!

Unfortunately, there is no doubt that you are dealing with a scammer. I'm not sure if the original poster will respond since her post was some time ago, but I can tell you that it doesn't matter if the photos are the same or different, as the scammer is not the person in the photos anyway. The scammer is a young, black African man, far different from the photos he sent (he just stole photos to suit his purpose from the internet.)

The language and storyline of many of these scams are virtually identical, even if they are not from the same scammer. Why? Because the formula has worked in the past. Scammers are lazy, and they will copy, steal, and reuse anything that has brought them money before (including entire letters.)

You need to drop contact with him immediately. Block him from your messenger, do not take any phone calls from him, and set your email to filter him to trash (or better yet, change your email address). If you can post some of his letters, as well as his email address and any phone numbers/addresses he has used, you can help to prevent others being scammed, and we can also help you to see some of the things that confirm it is a scam.

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 strantham Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:20 pm
I have gotten out of the mess thank goodness, but i did want to leave the "new cell number he changed to!
234-805-806-5442
This is the number in Nigeria he changed to once I told him i found out everything! He couldn't believe this was happening, blah blah! But maybe someone will google this number like i did and find out how i did!

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