by fedup87
Mon May 10, 2010 12:40 pm
I believe I have been scammed by the same person as Caydn ("Scam or not? Sick of this").
I advertised for a room on craigslist.de in Berlin, and recieved an email from a Dwight Diefenbaker.
We exchanged several emails, where he 'answered' questions about the place...it was a miracle really - exactly what i wanted, where i wanted it for the right price. It even came with two 'good girls' for flatmates...Jessica Toney and a Svetlana...one from Germany, one from Holland...just as in Caydn's posts...
Unfortunately, because i had little time, little money and couldn't get to Berlin to see the place, I had to trust this stranger, and stupidly agreed to wire him the money...€360 all gone. Not a lot of money to some people, but I earn next to nothing, and that was everything I had.
I had an inkling of suspicion just after i'd transfered the first half of the 'deposit' (i have so little i had to do it over two months) - when i had asked him for the third time for the precise address and he neglected to tell me...then i started asking other questions...all of them he half answered - enough that i felt at ease, but not really telling the whole story...but being busy and worrying about other things, time passed, and it was time for the second half, and i transferred it, feeling confident i was doing the right thing.
Of course i wasn't. After i transfered the second lot, I got an email from him saying he had to 'fix things' and could i transfer another month's rent...I said no of course, and straight away emailed Jessica Toney asking her some things, and her response was weird...it basically sounded like Dwight - they used the same words. Now i was sure something was wrong. I started pressing him, asking him questions, wanting the name of the building manager, the PRECISE address, his telephone number...
Nothing.
...of course the money is gone and I haven't got a word back from him. We called the number (0044 702 402 8809) but it was a strange deal and the guy knew of me, but wouldnt tell us anything like the address or where he was from, or where we were calling...
He called himself "Dwight Diefenbaker"
His lawyer called himself "Gary James Grubbs" - yes dodgiest name on the planet, but that is where the money went to, so there must be someone out there called this for him to collect the money.
The lawyer's address was 30 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 1RX,UK
I've been a complete fool to fall for this, and all my money is gone. I'm in a foreign country feeling betrayed and stupid. I just want to warn other people so it doesn't happen to them too!!
I advertised for a room on craigslist.de in Berlin, and recieved an email from a Dwight Diefenbaker.
We exchanged several emails, where he 'answered' questions about the place...it was a miracle really - exactly what i wanted, where i wanted it for the right price. It even came with two 'good girls' for flatmates...Jessica Toney and a Svetlana...one from Germany, one from Holland...just as in Caydn's posts...
Unfortunately, because i had little time, little money and couldn't get to Berlin to see the place, I had to trust this stranger, and stupidly agreed to wire him the money...€360 all gone. Not a lot of money to some people, but I earn next to nothing, and that was everything I had.
I had an inkling of suspicion just after i'd transfered the first half of the 'deposit' (i have so little i had to do it over two months) - when i had asked him for the third time for the precise address and he neglected to tell me...then i started asking other questions...all of them he half answered - enough that i felt at ease, but not really telling the whole story...but being busy and worrying about other things, time passed, and it was time for the second half, and i transferred it, feeling confident i was doing the right thing.
Of course i wasn't. After i transfered the second lot, I got an email from him saying he had to 'fix things' and could i transfer another month's rent...I said no of course, and straight away emailed Jessica Toney asking her some things, and her response was weird...it basically sounded like Dwight - they used the same words. Now i was sure something was wrong. I started pressing him, asking him questions, wanting the name of the building manager, the PRECISE address, his telephone number...
Nothing.
...of course the money is gone and I haven't got a word back from him. We called the number (0044 702 402 8809) but it was a strange deal and the guy knew of me, but wouldnt tell us anything like the address or where he was from, or where we were calling...
He called himself "Dwight Diefenbaker"
His lawyer called himself "Gary James Grubbs" - yes dodgiest name on the planet, but that is where the money went to, so there must be someone out there called this for him to collect the money.
The lawyer's address was 30 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 1RX,UK
I've been a complete fool to fall for this, and all my money is gone. I'm in a foreign country feeling betrayed and stupid. I just want to warn other people so it doesn't happen to them too!!
