I know I was scammed, can you help me

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Can you tell me anything about this, I was foolish, and lost money...this person is still asking for money..no I am not sending any, just stalling. I found a support group and they are helping, but I want to know for me, and to see if anyone can help me find the real soldier in the pics I have so I can warn him, and possibly save his career. I would love any assistance you can give me. I was an idiot in love...and now I am an angry person who wants to stop these people before the hurt more people....thank you

About the above, I have pics, email and yahoo info....and a great desire to kick some tail here...right now, I am eager to know where this email came from...I can and will upload all info to have you post, embarrassed or not, there has to be knowledge available to help others...I have a list of yahoo accounts I can give to you, they have all asked, and some are military and some are not..this is a pathetic thing. Any info I can give will help someone else...thank you for being here..better I found you late than not at all, cause I admit, my mind was not in a good place when I finally figured this out. Now the angry red head in me wants to help you kick some tail.

Hi there, welcome and I'm sorry you have been scammed. The emails headers you provided are pointing to Port Harcourt in Nigeria.

I know you're feeling angry right now, but there is really nothing you can do about the money you've lost or warning the person whose photos have been stolen. That person would not lose their job over such a matter. The scammer has merely copied them from facebook or something.

The best things you can do now is to post some of the emails you've got, so that potential victims who are googling those emails end up here. Drop all contact with the scammer, block their email address, drop all phone calls and block IM messaging. The scammer will soon get the message that no more money is coming from you and move on. Also be wary of any emails you get offering to recover the money you lost. They are also scams.

Take care and get as much support as you can from the support group you mentioned. You are not alone.

I figured it out too late, but I know better now.

I thought love was just a mirage of the mind,
it's an illusion, it's fake, impossible to find.
But the day I met you, I began to see,
that love is real, and exists in me.To love is to share life together
to build special plans just for two
to work side by side
and then smile with pride
as one by one, dreams all come true...........

[email protected]
scammer from Nigeria.....used a us contact Michelle Walson 423 Cole Street Marietta, GA for the Western Union and Moneygram reciever. Was Working w a Mat Lingo as his buddy, and boy, they are good; very talented at their scheme, you get the"major" upset and on comes this Lingo kid. ([email protected]) at least it was only $3000 dollars...but the blow to my ego, and the damage to my well being will last a lifetime. Thanks for giving me a place to post this to help more people....that helps a lot.....

The way you show your love for me is so unreal; I feel so loved! I need only to think of you, of us, our love, hopes, and dreams. I want to spend my life with you, loving you and receiving your love in return. I long to be in your arms and feeling your touch. Everything that keeps us apart will soon be gone and we will have each other always.

Baby, I don't even know where to begin. From the first time we chated online I knew you were special.............How I wish words could express the thoughts that I have towards you. If I should say I love you then the greater percent of my words are still unexpressed. But of course, I must say something ... my heart beats for you, and my heart longs for you.
all I want for the both of us is to be happy. I want you be my back bone, my soul, and my air that I breathe. I want to see us grow old together
It's hard for me to tell you how I feel, because no one in my previous relationships has wanted that. And if they have, I've been afraid to tell them because I was afraid of being hurt. Please bare with me baby, I'm working on it. I will slowly be able to tell you how I feel or what I'm thinking. I read this quote today and it's made me think: "The best way to love is to love like you've never been hurt." That fits my situation one-hundred percent. I keep dwelling on the past and what everyone else has done to me. After reading that I realized I cannot be with you and be happy and continue to dwell on what other woman have done to me. I am with you. Not them. I need to concentrate on making you happy. And letting you make me happy. Up until this point you've been different than any other woman. I know that you wouldn't hurt me, at least intentionally. That's why you are different. I know you care for me and want to be with me. I am sorry I have doubted that. There has not been a moment in the last six weeks where I have doubted any feelings for you.
Days go by with thoughts of you in my mind, and I've asked myself what is happening? My heart said I should follow it to where it leads me, 'cause it is always true to me. When I first saw your profile on the site , I thought, 'Damn! What a woman!' Then I spoke to you, wanting to know why you are a single parent . But every time I would see or think of you, my whole body shivered. Come to think of it, your ex was lucky, he should have cherished, honored, admired and been appreciative of you. he is a loser .(SORRY TO SAY)only if you can understand how i am feeling on ya.
I know you are cute, but every time I would see you, you'd tend to look even cuter than ever. When I think of you and see you, I say to myself, God is really good, the greatest architect ever, to design and create such wonderful eyes as bright as the stars in the sky, on a dark and lonely night. A smile of exquisiteness brightens up my world.
If you are mine for real, I'll put you on top of my most valuable goods, my antiques, diamonds, pearls and riches; I'll put you in a glass showcase by yourself, and polish you every day, keep you glittering and I will honor, cherish, squeeze and hold you tight. At night, I'll let you carry me and place me on your pillow, right by your side, and afterwards, kiss you goodnight, and hold you all through the night, and do it right. I'd give all I can to keep you. I love you so much

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now that I read these, it makes me cry, what an idiot...but I hope that this helps someone else.

Don't feel stupid people do not expect to be scammed looking for a relationship. You are now much more educated and know what to look for. Thanks for posting the info it will help others!

Sorry the individual wasted your time cherylmarie, but such is what they do I'm afraid! Many of us in the forums have been down the same road. In my opinion the realisation internet dating is seen as a waste of time. As the previous answers have indicated, the header points to MTN out of Nigeria. Also in the header there is NNFMP contained within. That is visible in yahoo email headers and usually (but not all the time)indicates a fraudulant message. Any funds sent by western union or moneygram is not recoverable I'm afraid to say. That is why scammers prefer the method of transfer because it is quick and basically non traceable. I'm afraid it's no use trying to find the real person in the photos because they would have been copied off a social page somewhere along the line. The person in the photo would have no knowledge of the scam whatsoever.
You may or may not receive unwanted messages in your inbox for a short while because the fraudulant scam artists do sometimes keep or swap addresses. That is what you will need to keep in mind, but anything received from unknown sources can be given flick easily.

Sorry to read about losing your money,

One thing to watch out for are the email's saying that for a fee they can get you your money back

Those are scams as well.

new details from my scammer, I got the request for more money, cause it will only take a little more for us to finally be together...send the money to Bernadette Caldwell
4615 N Pine Hill Road
Orlando, Fl 32808
well I had filed an IC3 report, and gave the last pickup persons details, and so I asked why a new person, did the other one quit...told no, she is traveling, so this one is helping out. I made up a string of numbers, and said they had problems sending, but it was sent, yes, I am enjoying playing w the scammers now. I got this letter from my scammer as a thank you....

"Having your love has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have never loved anyone as much as I love you. Everyday, when I awake from a dream of us together, I thank God I found you! What have I ever done to deserve such a loving, caring, wonderful woman?

Everything about you is just so perfect. I know you are not without imperfections, but in my eyes, everything you do just seems so flawless. The way you express your love to me is so awesome!! I feel so loved! I need only to think of you to have all my troubles melt away. I want to spend my whole life with you, loving you and receiving your love in return. I long to hold you and feel your sweet caress.

The miles that lie between us will soon disappear, and we will have each other always. I don't care what others say about you and me. All I know is that I love you, and that will never change'

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love how they are using the Air Force logo to try to keep me holding on...well I am, and am giving all the IP addresses and info to a person who works at Interpol....maybe it can help save some one else from these greedy buggers....thanks for giving me a place to help the private person some....

If you are emailing using Real life details, can you stop, it is not a good idea to play with these people using your own email address or details.