I'VE BEEN GANG SCAMMED

I need someone to help me accept what has happened. I'm heartbroken, hurt, confused, angry, sad, I'm feeling every emotion there is. I can't find support anywhere. These scammers have me hooked and I can't break free. I will try and make this short. But i fell in love with this scammer who I bailed out of jail and gave a place to live. During this time, he was draining me of money and I didn't see it until he went to prison. He had set me up to work his business for him. A business called celestrial scents. Well he introduced me online to these three men and told me not to ask questions just do what they ask. I was blind and so stupid. I went with it and did these mail drops of mo's cashiers checks, travelers checks. Well I was a single mom trying to pay my bills and on disability so i did my job. Starting asking questions and found my suspisions to be correct but it was too late.I had customs at my door plus I tried to quit before this but my life was threatened and a man was sent to my house. I am a victim whom claimed victims of my own. I hate myself for letting this go so far. The people who got hurt were innocent people and i can't take that back so that's why I'm here. A guy named "donald ferrin is a scammer of all kinds. Western union, check cashing using "mystery shoppers needed " to reel in his next victims and having people mail out these counterfiet mo's etc. He got me good because I had lost my 17 year old son awhile back and was weak and alone. No family, no friends, he claimed me as family and protected me. Then I got caught. He asked for money so I sent him money. He then claimed to be in jail because of me and his wife said she was short $2500.00 for bail. I was going to pawn my wedding rings for this man but that day I was to do that a man popped up on my messenger to warn me about him. I didn't want to believe it and still can't get it to sink in. This is a long story but beware of this man. He uses yahoo messenger and email to find his prey. I will continue on the next page

(Mod edit: I converted your posts to upper and lower case to make it easier for people to read. - Samantha.)

I am also new to the internet and have no clue how to do this and where to go. I just know that i owe this to people for what i have done. Well donald ferrin scammed me and hurt me so bad. I still cry everyday. He was my family i thought. I put him on the ignore list but i keep going back looking for the reason why he did this to me and others. I'm facing a class 6 felony so far with customs but they said i am going to jail but they will llet me know ahead of time so i can raise bail money."legal way" donald is from lagos nigeria. Next a man named "chen guogang" this man never gives up. He loved me and was so sweet to me. He's in thailand but does the exact same thing as donald ferrin mentioned in my other post. Counterfiet mo's, checks but his he sends a letter. These mails from all these men are from "ups" "usps" "fed ex" be aware but his letters are in the envelopes being sent to people to cash them and send him the money western union. Don't cash for him or the others. The letter states "payment officer" etc... With instructions on what to do. He didn't let me go after i got caught. I thought heloved me,. Wow he stuck around. Well the man needs a goodluck charm. He started having the worst luck. He was ran over by a bike and in the hospital for that. Needed money because of me he couldn't work. I had no money myself. He then fell off a construction building and in the hospital for 3 weeks. He got out and started being aggressive and demanding i send him money and find him someone to do the job i did. Like that was going to happen, knowing that it was destroying people's lives. Nope. But he got mean then he went to jail because he told me the truth and he owed the wrong guys money that he used to pay his printer. A loan that puts you in jail if you can't pay back. By now i knew i being scammed for sure so i played the game because i was angry. I thought i was in control but i was wrong. He needed bail then i said no then he was getting out of jail and had three weeks to come up with the money or he goes back to jail. Well. I left him in the middle of a conversation and i walked but not unharmed continue on the next page

I really hope I'm doing this right in the right spot. Anyway he hurt me too. Then the one scammer that i fear most. He is dangerous and I'm scared to death of what he might do to me if he ever sees this post. He will hurt me but i have to warn people. He goes by lyord, mark and some may know him as a woman called "collen johnson" from a dating site. I'm sorry I don't know more about that but almost had me take part in his little sick twisted game by asking me to reel men in from dating sites and make them fall in love with me so he could take their money. I refused even though i was now his slave and owed him. He sent me a package one day and he did the same as the other guys. Counterfiet mo's and checks. Chen the other guy i dropped mails for told me that was his package and I had quit lyord all together. He sent letters trying to get me to talk to him and went as far as to send a man to my house. I lived afraid for awhile. I had this degrading and god awful threat spray painted on my kitchen window in red and this man wasn't going to stop. So I talked to him again and he continued with the threats and telling me I owe him so much and he was so angry that he hacked my computer and all I saw were my doccuments and files racing down my screen as he laughed. I had no protection for my computer at the time so he gave me 13 viruses. My computer has not been the same since. I have norton now. I got caught but he kept me close to him. I still don't know why. He hates me and always has but he wanted me for something. His mails are also sent out "ups" "usps" " fed ex" with instructions of some sort saying to check your email for instructions. Another mystery shopper etc. This man is serious and dangerous and he is out there right now preying on innocent victims and there is nothing I can do to stop him. These guys are scammers and lyord also steals pepople's identity and credit cards and uses them for god knows what and these guys also stteal people's accounts frm a place where they get their postage ppaid for for the envelopes. They buy information such as "ups" etc.. Account numbers to use for their mails on line somewhere. I hope I did the right thing here. I'm so afraid that this will come back on me but I had to take that chance please be very careful this man is from london and travels alot. He's out there runniongg down scams of all kinds and these guys are also into selling of stolen goods??? I have no idea what that really is but I know they do that. Watch out and if someone can help me find suppoert I would be grateful because I'm a mess and I'm alone and these guys I depeneded on for my friends and now I'm left with nobody to talk too and I don't want to go back to them. Please help me

Welcome to scamwarners, mystic88 & sorry to hear of your problems.

Sadly, I cannot offer any advice to you regarding who to approach for help in your situation.

Sufficient to say though that perhaps you should be talking to a lawyer & other professionals, as it appears you are deeply involved in illegal activities, albeit as a victim. As far as who else to turn to for help, I am sure there are others here who can offer suggestions, depending upon where you are living,.

Please can I ask that you post the email addresses, phone numbers - any & all details of those you have been dealing with in this scam - that way, you could very well help others who may be targetted by this gang.

Hi Mystic

Just a couple of things to help us to help you;

Please use the reply button rather than starting a new thread, it makes it much easierr for us to see what has been discussed.

Please, turn off your caps lock.

Now we have that out of the way, as Cripsy says, it sounds like you are going to need professional help, do not delete any of the emails you received, they may act as the only evidence you have that you were scammed.

Many law practices will give a free first consultation, find one of them and ask them about where you stand legally.

I admire you desire to help others to avoid being scammed, the best way to do that is to post the details of these scammers including some of the emails they send.

I am sorry we can be more help to you, if you have any other questions please ask

I am sorry that you are in a bad situation Mystic.

This link explains better. http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3238

Please seek legal representation and advice - also contact your local police.

Also retain any mails - these may help you prove your innocence.

If you have any questions or concerns please post - we will help you all we can.

Here is the follow up information on each gang scammer
"Clarence Baldwin" in prison now "Donald Ferrin" "tayo Williams" "Steven Zain" YuSuf Oladayo Ajibola" All used by Donald Ferrin [email protected]//[email protected]//[email protected]//Yahoo Messenger ID ferrind2//34 years old//Add.used for western union= 26 Albert St. Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria// Grine Turkey 99999// Phone Numbers= 011-234-812-6254-320//011-802-7488-7772 ///western union, Counterfiet cashier checks, travelers checks, postal mo's, stolen identities such as credit cards, stolen goods?? Stolen "ups" etc.. accounts, money requests, Hustles. Something about being a middle man for car dealing and different countries??

"Chen Guogang" "Mr. Reiger" = [email protected]//[email protected]// Yahoo Messenger ID. sinocemjob// chen guogang// orlenvervarepsy/// phone number 917-829-7861// Add. Thailand// names with add. and phone numbers used for western union = Edmond Thetheau// Add. 1200 Mark Ham Rd. Suite 1126 Toronto Canada M1H3C3// phone numbers = 642-915-6658//521-875-2637//Kenneth Brown = Manila Philippines// "Mark Watt" = Manila Phillippines// phone number = 715-571-5041// "Yemi Onik Oyi" = none// Friends of chen's = "james" = none// "Randy" = phone number 419-234-2084//Names here were also used in the "Payment Officer" letter sent with the checks, mo's etc.// Western union, counterfiet cashie=s checks, travelers checks, postal mo's, love scams, stolen "ups" etc accounts, credit cards and transfering money onto it, money requests, In the process of printing his own S.S checks and Versa check./// 40 years old.

"Lyord mark" AKA Collen Johnson on dating sites = [email protected]// [email protected]//[email protected]// Add. London but travels around UK// phone nember= 011-234-806-8733-310// Yahoo messenger ID. lyordbid, lyordbank1, lyord//Western union, counterfiet cashiers checks, travelers checks, Albertsons Money grams , cVS money grams, postal mo's, stolen identities, credit cards, "ups" etc accounts stolen goods, requests for god awful favors (business) dating sites scams, hacking computers, threatening me, slavery.

I hope someone will find this information helpful and please don't let these men scam you. someone has to stop them. They are ruining lives of others as we speak. Be careful they are good and determined thank you mystic88

Post merged - Ralph

I think I am being scammed by Lordy right now. Does he use some sort of dating site then tells people that he works in the oil and gas business? The reason I asked, and I don't want to go into, I think my name says it all, but I was told that a friend of his was going to send me money orders and to cash them at my bank and western union him the rest. Well, my bank called to verify the money orders and couldn't, so they wouldn't cash them. I told asked them what the problem was and they said that they just couldn't verify them right now and when they could they would cash them. So I asked, these aren't fraudulent are they? This is why I feel like suck an idiot. I have an AA in Paralegal Studies and a BS in Legal Studies, and getting ready to start law school. He got! Damn did he get me! I am so stupid! Disabled veteran, single and celibate for 10 years, just when I take a peak out of my shell. Anyway, my bank said that if they turned out to be bad MO's, just to bring them back to my bank, give them to my bank and I will not be associated with them. I hope that is true.