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by mah71 Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:53 pm
I was contacted by this guy from a dating site who calls himself Paul Donovan from Cardiff, Wales, age 49, a chef, parentless, childless and claims that his wife died 5 yrs. ago form cancer. He is "very good" at this for he knew exactly what to say, artistic and wrote me many poems. He claims to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses even posting materials from the Witnesses website to appear sincere and authentic. Only to be scammed out of US$300 (would have been more if I had disobeyed the proddings of my inner voice)! I'm thankful for this site because I found another like me who was scammed by this same guy from Nigeria pretending to be white! This helped me to come to a proper closure and to become much more knowledgeable & wiser. More details about this guy: email address used: [email protected]; Tel #s used: 447024055672 & 447855504506. He also made a mistake which sent alarm bells ringing when he called from these #s : 2348052438759 & 2347037236976. Another name he used is John Martin, address: 40 Jakpa Rd., Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria. He claims this person is his relative, an engineer who's credit cards were stolen and is stranded in Nigeria. The pictures he used are the very same as the ones posted by user Ralph, even the emails are the same wording. This man is truly cruel and wicked so please beware!
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by mah71 Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:23 pm
Just want to post his early emails to me and some. We mostly spoke over the phone and Yahoo messenger where he first began to tell me his sad story of mortgaging his house to pay for his mother's last year in intensive care before she finally died. How sick!!!

A life without someone dearest at heart to love and cherish is like lighting a candle in the wind. So am here basically to find that someone special to love and to hold for the rest of my life. To say the fact, i like to let you know that your profile caught my interest and am kneely interested in knowing you. Well i will have to say this now, am skeptical about online dating and my congregation is strictly against it, but what can i do, i went out of my way and am here and i saw your profile and am happy.
So am going to take out my profile from here and hoping that you will meet me at my personal email/chatting id at [email protected]
Am British by birth, i was born in Cardiff, Wales, am a chef by profession.
My parents are deceased and i lost my wife 5years ago to cancer, i do not have any child, so am planning on moving preferably where i found my love and starting up my own restaurant/bakery
am age 49yrs.
Get in touch,
Bro. Paul Donovan

I thank Jehovah my patience is now rewarded, cause i prayed that if you will be mine, may you reply me,
since i write you , i have been very optimistic waiting for your reply to pop up the screen of my computer, and you are here now, all thanks to Jehovah.
The very first time i saw your profile my heart was attracted, immediately i knew here is my missing rib.
you might say am too rushy but there is no other way to express exactly how i feel for you,
it is really funny cause i have not seen you in person, thats the work of Jehovah.
Well just a bit about myself am a lover of nature, i like taking a walk at the beach and i like visiting the zoo, watching all those animals reminds me just how it will be in the new system when wild animals will become domesticated ones and everything will be working in perfect harmony according to the will of jehovah.
Am a chef by profession, a very good cook and an artist/sculptor, i do write poems, one of my major hobby.
Like i said i lost my wife to cancer, i don't have kids and am from Cardiff, Wales, but i was born in houston, Texas, that makes me an American.
I really want to know you more and see if we are compatible, but my instincts are always right, we will be happy together, if we put in the right energy for a relationship to succeed.
Hey am planning to move in to the USA permanently and starting up my own restaurant/bakery.
am 49yrs old
stay blessed,
Bro. Paul Donovan

Hello sister am sorry for replying abit late, my internet was down, of a fact the way you write was quite impressive and elaborate at one sweep, i admire your level of education.
Well am 49yrs old and am looking good at that because i have a free mind with no worries, i put all my trust in Jehovah and i believe that his time is the best, hey i like you, all i wanted is true love and happiness to cherish for the rest of my life, i like you so much, you can't fathom just how much.
Life generally is sweet when you have the truth in you but it is even sweeter when you have a compatible companion to share every moments with.
Judging from the way you write, i must give it to you that you have good sense of humour and thats me and what i love too, i want happy moments all the time.
Hey i like going swimming at the beach .
i have lived in Cardiff, Wales ever since, i was only born in houston, Texas and i intend to come back to states, on a permanent base, now that i have found you, of coz start a new life, my contract as a cook expires soon and i dont want to renew it, i want to move in and meet you.
I will write more later, attached pics is me today and that with my late wife melissa.
Take care,
Paul

Hello my sweet [], i like the way you express yourself it depicts the melody of your sweetness.
Reading your email brings so much joy to my heart and helps as a tonic to heal my loneliness, babe i appreciate and admire your prompt reply, it shows the level and degree of your commitments to things, i take it you are a very serious person, and i like serious people, you pass the english saying that a stitch in time saves nine, and it is good coz we need to be actively prepared working out our salvation to paradise, i like you babe, just so much that you cant fathom, am most greatful to Jah for bringing you into my life this time, once again i say a big thank you for bringing this happiness into my life.
Hey i promise to cook for you soon, i like sea foods and love trying out foreign foods too.
Please I will like to chat with you on yahoo messenger, my chatting id is same as my email address, add me and I will accept, that way we can discuss lots of things instantly and keep the feelings flowing, my contract expires next week thursday, then i will start preparing to come over, hey am an only child just like my dad.
take good care of yourself coz i care.
Paul

What i want is love unto the new system with you, my life is an embodiment of love and thats what i have to offer, i write exactly the way i feel inside.
i desire at all time honesty.
like i said earlier, i was born in the truth and its my own forever, my parents found the truth, they are both late, am an only child just like my dad, i lost my mum 2yrs ago, here holds too much memories for me.
Hence am American by birth, i want to move in and start a new life there, so my search for a suitable half over there and i found you, i have a gift of knowing what will work for me, i can perceive you are ok for me, this will work out only if we stay together and have an open communication, in that light here is my mobile number +447024055672, give me yours and i will call you when i get online, so we can chat, my email address is same as my chat id, add me and i will accept.
take care babe, i care,
Paul

Hello dear the thought of you keeps me going just like the breath i take in, i appreciate our discussion via phone, i like the tone in your voice, it depicts the melody of your sweetness, that did instils confidence in me, i love you so much dear. Hey am sorry for taking a while in writing you, my computer was down.
i composed this poem for you.

Just for you my love
As i relaxed on my balcony, i view the darkness as it shades the sky, as the moon blankly sets, a clear night is, as i approach such wonder, those beautiful blue eyes fill the blank night sky with blue sparkling stars.
As break of dusk appears which is no match to your vibrant skin, i wait till a cloudy midday and as again you appear, such beauty opens the clouds, allowing radiant sunshine, such beauty brings pleasure and happiness to my aching heart, molding and transforming it into a soothing relaxed beat, suddenly my heart begins to pound harder and harder, rapidly! Then to my attention you have once again taken my breath away.
And as i suddenly gaze into such a miracle of nature rainbows beaming in the background, your dazzling smile appears putting tears into my eyes as i know that this is only a dream and that i will soon wake from my dreams and find myself to be once again lonely without such beautiful angel by my side.
As reality proves this is not for because we have met, but such meetings still leaves tears in my eyes for i know that i may never have you but only in my dreams.
Each night i pray, hoping to be with such an angel like you.
But i know distance never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there.
But whenever i start feeling sad, because i miss you, i remind myself how lucky i am to have someone so special to miss.
Emptiness isn't loneliness, it's the missing of you.
Love you so much,
Paul

My love the below informations you will need to send the money via westernunion money transfer to my relative, everything will be fine, by this time next week, we should be singing a new song, am so much excited, i give all thanks to Jah.
Love you forever honey.
Paul
First name: John
Last Name: Martin
Location: Nigeria
Test question: One
Answer: Family

Honey everything will be fine, i love you, cant wait for our future to start.
I just got the details you need now honey.
Address: 40 Jakpa Road, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria
Phone: +2347037236976
Kiss you my love,
Paul

These are just a few of the many, many emails he sent :evil:
by Clair Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:52 pm
Hi Mah71, Welcome to Scamwarners. Sorry that you were the victim of a scam. I really hate romance scammers because they take so much more than just your money. Thanks for posting up the information, hopefully it will help prevent somebody else from falling for the same scam.

Please feel free to contact me via PM if you just want to vent or if you have any questions.
by skinnerpigeon Fri May 17, 2013 3:00 pm
I am also sorry to hear you have been scammed. i have recently just avoided the very same thing, why is it so difficult to find someone without the parasites of the world preying on us?

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