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by jrg2011 Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:31 pm
Helllo, I just wanted to add the below name and email address to you list of datescammers. This one in Warning email address is two that he gave me. one is [email protected] and the other is [email protected]. claims to live in GA, but working on oil rig in UK. He evened called me from a UK phone number -- 44 7000 1005 I would upload 2 pictures for you if I could. EVERYBODY BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. REMEMBER IF IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS... STICK TO PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW FOR A FACT ARE LOCAL. AND ONLY USE THE EMAIL SERVICE WITHIN THE DATING SITE.... DON'T GIVE THEM YOU IM....FIND THEM IN THE WHITEPAGES, FACEBOOK,. AND NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER GO TO A PERSONAL EMAIL - MAKE A YAHOO, GMAIL, HOTMAIL ONE....DON'T SEND PICTURES OF FAMILY, ETC., AND ABOVE ALL, NO MATTER WHAT NEVER SEND MONEY, NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL YOU...A,emails that he sent or illustrated below: and if they talk about fate, destiny, god fearing alot...

How are you doing ? Nice you wrote so soon and would really like us to be friends and even more than friends as times goes, attach to this email are some pics of me and I just hope you would like them. When a wise man sees he has probably spent about half of his time in life already, he begins to assess his main goals in life. What could be more important than a happy ending? LOL. A man needs to live his life full of joy and happiness. No matter his achievements, he is reduced to nothing if he has no crown to complete him and that is a woman to call his own. Wife and Best friend. A woman who knows that even while arguing they still need to hold hands. A woman whom I can call a partner in crime,lol A woman whom you can tell anything. How could you think anything can make you happier in life than finding a love that knows no bound. To make you know more about me. I will break this down to segments and it would be like a case study.

MY BACKGROUND

My name is Mel Williams,. I was born to a loving couple, a home, by an American man from New York and a British woman. My father was an international business man who met this British orphan whose only family were close friends. She says there was something about the man that no woman could ever resist, sometimes she says she sees same in me,lol. During my father's global movement, while I was twelve I left to study in Lethbridge Alberta in Canada where I got the first degree in civil Eng and then I later moved on to Join ma back in the UK. My father died and she was left alone. I met my ex girl friend and best friend in Paris.. she was a fashion model. Very good at heart. Actually I could say I met her in a funny way, would explain that later.

MY JOB
I am a global contractor. I do basically rig constructions and renovations. or over water bridges. We have worked at many countries across the globe. The present project is my last on the field and I shall quit field works and continue my works from my home office while my men do the field ops. I think I really have gotten to this height cos I embraced work for so long trying to get over my ex girl friend, that I worked this hard, but I think I now realize I can move on.

ABOUT ME

I just want to spend the rest of my life enjoying the fruit of my labor. I just want a woman who would be my best friend and everything. You know someone whom we would still love each other more as the days pass by, even when we cant make love anymore and all we could do is play bingo,LOL.

I am a total package , I only need someone who understands the value of a good smile. I don't have any child, I used to ski. It's been many years since I have skied, but hope to be able to do it again in the near future. I absolutely love the beach and all the sand. Few questions for you: How long have you been single? Why did your last relationship end? Can you share more pictures with me please. Well Dear its really nice to hear from you.

I cant wait to hear back from you. pls write me soon my dear.


I also appreciate your photos and I have them saved as my screen saver as well as my desktop background. I believe we both know that Love is not a destination but a journey and this is a journey that takes two to walk. I mean two souls who understand ahead that they aren't in for a kid walk, and what they have ahead is the most important mission in life. A place meant for true people. It is a place called joy and happiness. Really i just see in your face that i can live with this woman, not the beauty part alone, but the depth of your soul.

As i could remember, as a kid i was a very cute one, lol. One whom many bullies would target, but only to realize there is a tough side of me. I could make a sober person dance. i could affect one with my smile. I grew up having more older friends. Many would confide in me. To tell you, i am a type that doesn't judge. no matter how dirty you may be, just come clean to me, and i will give your support.

There is no Mr. right until we make him right. A relationship is never about how much at the beginning but how much we could make it grow into. My old friend and pastor would tell me, if you aren't ready to feel or look stupid, then don't fall in love , lol But sincerely that is the bitter truth. When i broke up with my ex girl friend, he told me that the fact that something good ends doesn't mean something better cant start. Can you prove that right? I have come to realize that , let a man write a better book, let him preach a better sermon, let him sing the best of songs, let him gain wealth beyond dreams, he is reduced to nothing except he has a woman to call, my wife, my best friend and co pilot.

. I wouldn't be scared anyway, because truly, Love is not about finding the right person, but creating a right relationship. It's not about how much love you have in the beginning but how much love you build till the end. The inevitable truth is , If it is meant to be, our hearts will find each other when we meet. And if our hearts melt together so will our bodies and souls. Then every word and every touch will fuel our passion flame. I will be yours, you will be mine, and we will be one.

Hello my Sugar. LOL! You must wonder why I call you sugar. Can't get the picture of you off my mind. I felt like giving a hug,lol. Just as the sun, lights up the earth, you light up my life. The only one I have met, with a heart so bright. Just seems like yesterday, you came around my way, you changed my whole scene right away, with your outstanding personality. The only reason this was possible is because you must have portrayed yourself well and you have been Yourself. That is good, because if I ever fall in love with you for beauty, I wouldn't walk more than miles to see more beauty, If I love you for wealth, I wouldn't walk more miles to see more, If I love you for smiles, I would see more in TV,lol But the only thing I can fall in love with that cant be gotten by anyone else is being YOU! that is absolutely what no one can ever be. Like I said, it takes a life time to try knowing the reason why you feel the way you do with some people. The answers are never there, trust me, the day relationships starts falling is the day people can figure out the exact reason they have loved each other. Life is boring if perfect. Life is worse when there is nothing to change about anything.

The balance in life is based on the facts that, there must be thieves and criminals for the police to remain employed. The medical practitioners would run out of business if we are all hale and hearty. The legal practitioners would die of boredom if there aren't offenders. If everyone is vegetarian, Oh my! guess how many people would not earn a living. Christians bring out the best in Christianity because of the presence of Islam. White gained from black, Blacks earn from white. If everyone is rich, wealth would be meaningless. Who would do the laundry? who would drive the car? Who would guard who? Who would keep whose money? lol. The essence for this short word is that, if you can read the meaning in this, you are my woman for sure. The moral of the speech is that, we were all created for each other. There is much fun in helping. We can all be better if we accept the fact that we cant live without each other. The world would be a better place if we can start accepting things we cant change. Because , the only constant thing in life is, CHANGE! Sitting here thinking about you, brings out a part of me that loves everything,lol.

I have a proposal for you this wonderful morning because I know you at least care about me, after all you wake up to check on my mail and know if I am still alive,lol. that is something. So I want your help today. There is this woman whom I just met, and I could be scared about how she has gotten my attention so soon, but I would be stupid to submit to fears. I noticed that she already has a place that cannot be replaced in my heart. Who could ever think of hurting such a woman who only wants happiness? I want you to help me find her and tell her, I am not known for fears. I know a journey of a thousand years start with a single step. A man who wants to fly must at least learn to stand on his feet! Tell her if she is willing, I would love to take her hands. I am a man who gives nothing or everything. Once I have her hand, I can promise her forever. Tell her I know this is not going to be a kid walk, . tell her I know there are times we would argue in future but tell her I would teach her to know that even while we argue we would still be holding hands because there are many sides to a coin. Tell her life is short, but we can make paradise out of it. Tell her, her worries have become mine, cos I do not really know how she has done it. Tell her, that coming across her was by chance, communicating with her was by choice, but then falling for her is beyond my control.
You know where to find her my dear, just go to your dressing mirror and you would find her staring back at you,lol. Pls look into her eyes and speak this to her for me.

and finally, the last. Good morning Sugar, sorry I haven't been able to send you an email since yesterday, right now am so unhappy, am not in a very good mood since I got back to my hotel room, last night, I was attack by robbers as I was coming down from the taxicab I board to the store to shop for us, I lost a lot of things, including my briefcase and this briefcase contains all my credit cards, debit cards, ticket, gold and diamond wrist watches, cash of £4000 and several checks. I did make contacts with my bank and did all the necessary things but my bank manager's attitude was strange, he told me he cant release any money because the robbers already contacted the bank with all my information and I got to know that there as been a withdrawal of over $60,000 in my account and the police suggested that the account should be freeze for my safety and for security reasons. I have made an alert on my account that it should be suspended until I return to clarify the whole issue on ground. Baby, I have lost so many contacts and valuables and I am really in the middle of nowhere right now. I also tried contacting my rascals by sending each of them emails since I only have their London numbers on my cell, and their other details are in my briefcase in my personal computer which has being stolen. My rascals are yet to reply me, the problem is they hardly check their emails, and by now they will all be in their various home in America. Baby I just want to ask you for this only one favor which I know its really hard for you to grant me, but in God's name I really need your help right now because am just really frustrated. I am just wondering if you could loan me some money just to pay my outstanding hotel bills am owing and get everything settled and fly back home ASAP. I promise to pay you back every cent once I get back, even with interest or double as you want it. Believe me baby, I keep to my promises. I know its really hard for you, as we've not really met but I will tell you this if you are in this situation and am in a position to help you out, sure I will because I believe anybody or every human is my family and what I can do for my family, I can also do it for a total stranger, am not trying to say am a good Samaritan its just the kind of person I am and I believe if your heart tells you to help, please do, baby, I know if you truly care for me and you've got feelings for me, you wouldn't want to see me in this mess I am in right now. Baby, its my first time in this kind of horrible mess and I just need you to help me out. Am not trying to be a pastor or a priest, but I truly believe in God. The bible tells us that anybody you do have to help in any situation or condition you might find the person in...please do help...cos you might not know, the person might be your better half and can also help you some day in times of need when nobody is there or ready to help at that particular period of time....am very sure you do understand what am trying to say? I couldn't sleep since last night and it is 07:55 am now, my eyes are just wide open, because my mind is really troubled and hoping and thinking I will get help from you. Have got to go now as I need to try to relax a little to see if I can get some rest. I will check up again to see if I get a positive response from you. Till then, waiting anxiously for your reply. Love you so much baby and I really hope and pray all this is over soon, so I can be with you ASAP, I can't wait anymore. I care so much about you. Its Saturday morning here and I can't even do anything right now since last night, eating is even a problem for me now. I really hope to hear back from you pretty soon.

Mel Williams
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by Dotti Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:50 pm
I'm glad you were able to avoid being scammed. As you said, staying on the site and truly sticking with local people is certainly much safer.

Just pointing out a few other things of interest that can be indicators to watch for:


He evened called me from a UK phone number -- 4470001005


44-70 or 44-070 numbers are a sure sign of a scammer. They are actually premium rate redirect numbers--numbers that appear to go to UK, but instead are forwarded to phones all over the world (in this case Africa or Malaysia, where the scammer inevitably is located). There is more info on 4470 numbers here: http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16485

.FIND THEM IN THE WHITEPAGES, FACEBOOK,. AND NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER GO TO A PERSONAL EMAIL


Also good ideas, but with 2 words of caution: First, some scammers do create facebook accounts for their phony characters, so having a facebook page is not a sure sign of innocence. Second, some scammers due use the name and address of a real person. If you are talking to someone who calls himself John Smith from Spokane Washington, there still isn't a guarantee that he is really the John Smith in the Spokane white pages. On the other hand--if the person claims to have lived somewhere for years but you can find no signs of his existence, you should be very suspicious.

Looking at the text, I see the typical alternating between the scammer's poor English (with typical African mistakes) and the obvious cut-and-paste scripted material. I also see the typical overuse of terms of endearment (in this case "sugar") that the scammer uses to avoid having to remember the name of the person he is emailing.

In fact, a quick search shows his intro is by no means new: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22I+could+make+a+sober+person+dance%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Looking at this obviously copied line: "Love is not about finding the right person, but creating a right relationship" shows me that we have the the typical cut and paste of quotes and poems from some of the favorite love sites like lovingyou.com and poemslovers.com. http://archive.lovingyou.com/scripts/quotes/quotes.php?cat=findlove There are several other lines that I could search, and they would lead me back to those sites.

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 MaybeRay2 Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:29 am
Now he goes my Ray Melin or Ariel Rodriguez or combo of both!!! Now he has 2 kids and a nanny and has pics of himself with the name rodriguez from ISAF Afghanistan! Go figure....He targeted me and I was finding it strange how quickly he wanted to "fall in love" but despite me just chatting and email....he has remained on for 5 months and has also inadvertently...haha....spammed my email with the email names of several other women he was targeting. That led me to YOU and TY for this site.
Here is the e mail from Yahoo....

Hello my sunshine .LOL! You must wonder why i call you sunshine,.Can't get the picture of you off my mind. i felt like giving a hug,lol. Just as the sun, lights up the earth, you light up my
life. The only one i have met, with a heart so bright. Just seems like yesterday, you came around my way, you changed my whole scene right away, with yor outstanding personalty. The only
reason this was possible is because you must have portrayed yourself well and you have been Yourself. That is good, because if i ever fall in love with you for beauty, I wouldn't walk more than miles to see more beauty, If i love you for wealth, I wouldn't walk more miles to see more, If i love you for smiles, I would see more in TV,lol But the only thing i can fall in love with that cant be gotten by anyone else is being YOU! that is absolutely what no one can ever be. Like i said, it takes a life time to try knowing the reason why you feel the way you do with some people. the answers are never there,. trust me, the day relationships starts falling is the day people can figure out the exact reason they have loved each-other. Life is boring if perfect. Life is worse when there is nothing to change about anything.

The balance in life is based on the facts that, there must be thieves and criminals for the police to remain employed,. The medical practitioners would run out of business if we are all hale and hearty. The legal practitioners would die of boredom if there arent offenders. If everyone is vegetarian, Oh my! guess how many people would not earn a living. Christians bring out the best in Christianity because of the presence of Islam. White gained from black, Blacks earn from white. If everyone is rich, wealth would be meaningless. who would do the laundry? who would drive the car? who would guard who? who would keep whose money? lol. The essence for this short word is that, if you can read the meaning in this. you are my woman for sure. The moral of the speech is that,. We were all created for eachother. There is much fun in helping. We can all be better if we accept the fact that we cant live without eachother. The world would be a better place if we can start accepting things we cant change. Because , the only constant thing in life is, CHANGE! Sitting here thinking about you, brings out a part of me that loves everything,lol.I have a proposal for you this wonderful day. Because i know you atleast care about me, after all you wake up to check on my mail and know if i am still alive,lol. that is something. So i want your help today. There is this woman whom i just met, and i could be scared about how she has gotten my attention so soon, but i would be stupid to submit to fears. I noticed that she already has a place that can not be replaced in my heart. Who could ever think of hurting such a woman who only wants happiness? I want you to help me find her and tell her, i am not known for fears. I know a journey of a thousand years start with a single step. A man who wants to fly must atleast learn to stand on his feet! tell her if she is willing, i would love to take her hands. I am a man who gives nothing or everything. Once i have her hand, i can promise her forever. Tell her i know this is not going to be a kid walk, . tell her i know there are times we would argue in future. but tell her i would teach her to know that even while we argue we would still be holding hands. because there are many sides to a coin. Tell her life is short, but we can make paradise out of it. Tell her her worries have become mine, cos i do not really know how she has done it. tell her, that coming across her was by chance, communicating with her was by choice, but then falling for her is beyond my control.

You know where to find her my dear, just go to your dressing mirror and you would find her staring back at you,lol. Pls look into her eyes and speak this to her for me.

Your Turn!

Ariel love you

Baby, I have always lived a life of being a one man woman which makes me closer to my family and we do all things together, Plan together, Pray together and when I am out of the country we are still close and together and still live a normal life as if we are under a roof. I use to have a very happy home and I think this has also contributed to my success in life, My late wife was very supportive both financially and morally. She brings me up when i felt let down and i do the same to her too, though, there are times we have differences but we are very fast in settling them without third party.



I really believe in TRUST which is very important to everyone in life Baby, i would love you to read what i have below carefully because this is how i feel and want us to be:



Like a flower in a desert, trust may be hard to keep alive,

But like anything worthwhile, it is something for which you should strive.

Relationships are also fragile, and can easily be broken,

Feelings bottled up inside would be better off if spoken.

The truth can often hurt, and we must learn to cope,

For only with complete honesty can there be any hope.

Relationships must be built, they must be nurtured and grown,

Your care and your commitment must constantly be shown.

Truth should be the stone on which all things are cast.

If built upon this foundation, they’ll more likely last.

Think upon this deeply, as you read this adage,

For every person trustworthy, five more would take advantage.

If you feel that you must lie, in order to save face,

Consider the consequences and whom you may disgrace.

If you feel honesty and loyalty, is a bunch of bunk,

Then just give up, and become a monk.

To be honest with another, you must be honest with yourself by not

letting anyone come in between us

This cannot be bought, no matter what your wealth.

For truth and integrity can be the sharpest sword,

Feeling good about yourself, can be it’s own reward.

So strive to be honest in all ways, is the best advice I can give

To be able to trust yourself and others, is the only way to live, i

want you to know that i have never lied to you and i would never lie

to you , see honey love can come in so many ways and takes so many

forms baby but one thing is that in life one needs to be positive so

that positive things can happen to you , so many people have found the

love of their life on the internet(like i have found you ) and they

have been living happily ever since then , so do you think that ours

can be like that , if you do want it to be like that then you need to

trust in me like i do trust you because i want a woman that i can

trust without question and who can trust me the same. We would be

like two vases of water poured into one larger more beautiful vase, in

which we would be one. Holding each other, breathing each other,

tasting each other as we watch the sun rise and set in each others

arms. Laughing, crying, singing, praying, playing, working together to

make life fun and safe for each other. Lastly baby there is a song i

want you to listen too , its called " Keyshia Cole - Trust ft. Monica",

you can listen to it on youtube.com just type in the title of the song

and the name of the person who sang it ok , its a song that i listen

too all the time and i think it should be of help .



Baby, Even when I am in bed my thoughts rush to you, my eternally beloved, now and then joyfully, then again sadly, waiting to know whether Fate will hear our prayer--To face life I must live altogether with you or never see you. Yes, I am resolved to be a wanderer abroad until I can fly to your arms and say that I have found my true home with you and enfolded in your arms can let my soul be wafted to the realm of blessed spirits--alas, unfortunately it must be so--You will become composed, the more so you know that I am faithful to you; no other woman can ever possess my heart--never--never--Oh God, why must one be separated from her who is so dear. At my age I now need stability and regularity in my life--can this coexist with our relationship? Be calm; for only by calmly considering our lives can we achieve our purpose to live together--Be calm--love me--Today--yesterday--what tearful longing for you--for you--you--my life--my all--all good wishes to you--Oh, do continue to love me--never misjudge your lover's most faithful heart.



I love you. I know you'll find it hard to believe me if I tell you now how much you mean to me. I could hardly understand what I feel for you, knowing how to endure those long sleepless nights just thinking only of you. I've never been like this before. I just don't know how to pour out my feelings for you. I wanted to find the perfect words to make you realize how much I need you and love you, but words continue to elude me, what would they be? Something Poetic? I'm sure it should be heartfelt and out of the ordinary. I'm afraid it's no use; every time I look at your pictures, the words came out the same… I love you!



Baby I feel I am over writing now, I love you with all I am.

Have a Blessed filled Day,


Love God,

Always Remember I love you with all my heart,


Remember God Loves us too.
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by rigdriver Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:10 am
Have to be carefull.. I met some one on that site.. was going great as i was earning a good living working in the oil and gas sector... until i was injured and suffered serious injuries and was off work.. 5 weeks after accident she claims its not working out and puts me out... a week later she is on match looking and lieing like a rug.. A buddy looked at her profile but didnt message her.. she contacted him next day and the lies came fast and furious.. She never did online dating before.. (thats how we met) last boyfriend was an asshole and scammer ( that was me and I broke my back and no more oil patch pay checks) what she dont tell is 2 adult kids both drug addicts living at home allways with the hands out.. any money she was able to get from me seemed to find its way to them.. She couldnt even get a secured credit card from her own bank... My 80 yr old mother told me that to avoid gettin took again.. laughgingly said go find a nice escort once a month and other wise stay single lol....sad that its both men and woman looking for the free ride and poor folks that get taken...

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by Mountainmaiden Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:09 pm
Wow , it's like listening to a tape recorder for the "Lines" they use to con unsuspecting women into a false relationship. It blows my mind to be honest. The stuff listed above is the same Dribble "Matt Chess" was telling me. Except he's army. We have to find these slick B*stards and bring them to Justice.
A bullet would be a waste of ammo for them. :bondage:


Moderator edit to add link to topic viewtopic.php?f=26&t=67530 ~Bubbles
by Bighearted40 Mon May 06, 2013 11:25 pm
I have a guy that has a very "vanilla" name who says he is stuck in another country with his daughter, and the company only paid for his ticket and now wants money for her ticket. Whenever I say I don't have it he gets all attitude and says that I say I want to help but won't. I told him to contact a local bank to wire the money to his account. I'm pretty much thinking this is the beginning of the scam. He has sent me pics via email only but texts me daily despite the time difference etc and we rarely talk on the phone. He says he has parental controls on his phone bt I have a feeling he is using a computer to make calls etc. he always wants to talk on instant messenger or via text, even when he was in the country.
by Bubbles Mon May 06, 2013 11:32 pm
Welcome to ScamWarners Bighearted40, One of the things you can do is search the email address this person is using to see where it comes up.

This does sound like a ploy a scammer would use. I know I would not send money to anyone I didn't know before I met them on a dating site. Dating sites are rife with scammers. I would just disappear on him since you suspect he is a scammer. Don't waste your time with jokers and fools or thieves.

If you post the name he is using and the email address we can tell you more in most cases.

Bubbles, former Scamwarners moderator.

Rest in Peace 24 June 2015.

Gone, but never forgotten.
by CrJustice999 Sat May 18, 2013 9:47 am
Yep, Match.com! I was also almost scammed, too! First, stay away from the younger ones. All they want to do is get you on yahoo's IM because there is no email trace. I did IM this person. I say person because you really don't know you you're chatting with. Anyway, her profile said she was from Philadelphia, PA, so I thought, OK, if she is a scammer, the US will go after her. I finally got her to say where she was from on the IM. Guess where. Ghana! So, I knew at that point it was a scam because through the entire chat, she always used lower case letters, you couldn't hardly understand her English (she spelled cheat as chet). I finally said, I had to go, then looked up Ghana scams. Sure enough, I was right. Then, I tried to get back into my account, and Match.com let this person change my email address, password and username. I can't get back into my account. To top it all off, you have to call Match.com to ask for a refund, but they won't accept calls on Saturday....WTF?
I've sent several emails to Match.com explaining the situation. Their responses were to clear my cookie cache.....lol and call them for a refund. The thing is, I've only been on there ONE day!!!!!
MY advice. Anyone overseas is a scammer because the government won't go after them. I tried to report another scammer from Russia on the FBI's IC3 unit, but they did nothing. If you send them money, you will never get it back!
:laugh-s:
by soocline Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:39 pm
The person known as Mel Williams, Ray Melin and Ariel Rodriguez is now going by Brian Brad Davidson from Vancouver, Canada living in an upscale area known as Cole Harbor in downtown Vancouver. I met him on Match.com. Same story, a subsea engineer working on an oil platform in the AUE and stranded there because he is short on money to return home with his "Musketeers" because of an unforeseen accident. The rest of the non work messages are pretty much word for word in the wooing aspect of things. He simply copies and pastes when he thinks he has a hot one. Unfortunately for me I fell in love with him but at the same time there was always some doubt in the back of my mind as his English (yes we talked on the phone) and his writing was horrible for someone who supposedly lived in Canada for 8 years. As much as it hurt me to take such a chance I laid a trap for him. Never heard back...go figure. Just be careful ladies. Image ...and there he is...ta da!!!
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by edelweiss Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:45 pm
Dear jrg2011, I am a lonely, naive, stupid, silly woman, who was scammed by 'John Rowland', 'civil engineer', using the same text, which you have put up but with different destinations, London and Dubai, whereby the story unfolded, of a contract in Dubai on a platform. There was an accident, in which 2 men died and two were injured. Photos were provided as evidence. I was well groomed by the scammers, with loving e-mails and texts with promises of a 'caring, loving relationship'. Looking back, it was so clear to see the deceit but at the time, I was drawn in so deeply, that I sent money because I thought, that I would be helping someone out of 'dire straits'. The use of God in the texts made the ploy so convincing. I have always been an individual, who has great compassion, feeling and caring for and about others, so much so, that I fell for the cries for help!
Now, one might say, deservedly, I cannot shift feelings of 'shame', I have also physical feelings, continuously, of wanting to be sick, cannot sleep and concentrate. So, in doing, what I thought might be a genuine kindness to someone in distress, I shall live from now on, 'beating myself up' at my complete madness. Trust has been totally destroyed. The lunacy of all this was the fact, that I wasn't even looking for a partner in the first place. I was just looking for friendship!
So to our Nigerian and other scammers, I say "Enjoy your greed and deceit but how low can you go, using religion to back up your stories, in order to wreck an innocent individual's life?"
by soocline Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:54 pm
I am so fed up with going to dating sites and have nothing but scammers talking to me. I joined Lavalife yesterday since my disaster with Mr. Brian Brad Davidson who I wrote about in an earlier post and have been hit up by 5 so far...now that I have the software and skills I need to spot them it's like shooting fish in a barrel yet these dating sites couldn't care less even when you report them with proof. Frustrating.

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