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Complaint 75968 Details

  • Date Occurred: 11/01/2013
  • Reported Damages: $750.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

friend of mine introduced me to a gentlemen on the net. He was suppose to be self-employed. Worked in the oil industry. First met he was in UK working off site. He was working on a contract for a bigger contract when the one he worked was completed. This was in October. Within a couple of weeks we were talking daily. He was charmin. Loved the Lord. A single parent of a son. Told me his son was 15 later said he was only 9. By the end of Oct he called rejoicing he won the contract and was headed for Nigeria to begin work. That in itself concerned me. Since I had met through a mutual friend I laid to rest my concerns. He called often. Wrote daily, and we spoke online often. The day of his departure he called all upset he said his wallet had been stolen on the way to the airport and he had made a police report. He got on the plane and contacted me when he got there. This is when the crisis began. He did not have enough money to pay for his room. It was always small amounts. First the room. Then to pay the tax to get his tools, and then his son came down with malaria flu he called it and needed meds. Total sent on three occassionis: $750.00. I finall y said enough. No more. He became frantic. Called me names and demanded I send money. I owed him. Called me his wife and I was being selfish and only thought of myself. I finally said enough. Called him a liar, a scammer and a thief. Each of the monies I sent were a loan he promised to pay me back when he arrived in the states. Which of course I know will never happen. In the course of this I also realized my friend who introduced me to him was speaking to his friend online as well> She finally confessed she had sent the other man over 1200.00 as well for similar crisis, and he was demanding more as well. I began to compare correspondences and what went on between her guy and the man I was speaking to and soon realized they were the same man only using different names. The other name he used was Bruno Allan. Also self-employed in the oil industry. Supposedly in the UK. They both had the same phone number they called us with. That is what finally busted him in my case. She still keeps in touch with hers in hopes he will pay her back. In th ecourse of my investigation I found he had also scammed another person out of nearly 800 as well. Using a different name. He needs to be stopped. I do have addresses, phone numbers. Email addresses. I have picutres, but realized they are not real. I would love to get my money back. More than that. I want to see him in prison. his email address: [email protected]

Update: 02/18/2012

I have letters and other documents to supporty my claim. Not sending at this time. If you find my case worth the time will forward what I have.

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  • Joseph
  • Joseph SBID #56ceeabc4c
  • Posted 02/20/2014
  • You people are so stupid! that being said I do feel sorry for you, I too was fooled at first, but as soon as they claimed they were Italian ,and wasn't good at english, and found out they couldn't even speak Italian, on top of that, they said they were going to Nigeria, on business, and that they brought thier 6 year old , kenith, with them, then I knew i was being scammed, I play along, and pretend that I'm trying to get a loan from the bank to help, poor little sick Kenny, and they actually believe that I'm going to send them $3000 dollars via western union, If our government actually wanted to catch these scammers, they could easily do so. Although I did not get scammed out of any money, they do have my photos, they'll use to scam some other trusting, unsuspecting saps like you, I don't like the idea of these people using my immage to scam others, Why doesn't the FBI or some one send them money, and follow them back to ware house , sweatshop, with hundreds of imposters, that sit in front of computers , just typing all day running these scams, and recover all our photos, and info, and make them start all over again? Ps they provided me with copy of forged US passport # 940581108, When I reseached the number it led me to this site and a story of a poor old guy that got taken to the cleaners.
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  • bjtaylor
  • bjtaylor SBID #d926b38886
  • Posted 02/20/2014
  • You people are so stupid: is that how you speak to a person who is a victim of a crime? It is people like you that create fear in the hearts of victims not to report a crime. I don't care if the crime is theft, rape, or murder we are victims nonetheless, just as you. Does that make you less stupid due to sending your photos. I say no. I am stepping forward to encourage others to do the same. Unless we speak up those who commit such crimes against others will continue. It is a lucrative business. I do not feel stuipid I feel robbed, taken advantage of and violated. Before you start pointing fingers and putting people down walk a mile in their shoes. Scammers are apt at deceiving and manipulation. Eduating the public is the beginning and encouraging victims to be bold and come forward and report the crime rather than degrading them by calling them names. Shame of you for doing so.
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