Military Dating Scams (More Nigerian Scammers)
December 15th, 2009 by CJ
Lately, we've been getting a lot of traffic to our posts on the dating scams being perpetrated by Nigerian scammers upon unsuspecting women around the world. What makes these scams so appalling is that they assume the identities of military personnel supposedly stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan. They troll internet dating sites and reel women along for months before springing the scam and asking for money.
Recently, the name Festus Smith, Kells Kline, Billy Farris, Steven Gaines, and others. After writing about the Festus Smith fraud, he decided to leave a comment on this blog.
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Interestingly, a "woman" named Jennifer accompanied Festus to the site and also began leaving comments, in the same broken English that all these Nigerian scammers use. It's hilarious when they use this poor grammar and spelling but tell their victims they are full bird Colonels. Here's one from "Colonel Billy Farris":
Then Talking about my Job…I Graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and held a Degree in Masters of Military Arts and Science from the Army Command and General Staff College,Fort Leavenworth,Kansas .Then I worked for the Military and later Got promotions becoming an Officer..I was Deployed to Iraq and later Transferred to head my Squadron and the Special forces team in Afghanistan. .I was the Former Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division,Fort Bragg ,NC .Which I was Just transferred to the Pentagon and also Active Duty Mission in Kabul,Afghan.
Sending a pic of me also
Bill Farris
First of all, Colonels don't command Divisions, Generals do. Second, we don't "later Got promotions becoming an officer."
Anyway, this "Jennifer" person is trying to provide Festus with an alibi and make out others to be supposed frauds.
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Notice anything interesting about those two comments, other than the terrible English spelling and grammar? Check out the IP addresses! Then, pay attention to what is says AFTER the IP.
Ladies, don't fall for these scams. Real troops ALL have military email accounts. If they tell you otherwise, it's a scam. If they ask you for money, it's probably a scam. If you're unsure if the guy you've been hooking up with online through a dating site is actually in the military, ask him to send you an email from his military email account. There is nothing illegal or wrong with this. If they say they aren't allowed to use their military email for this purpose, they're lying to you and you should drop them like a ton a bricks from a Chinook!
Tags: billy farris, festus smith, nigerian scams
Posted in Military Perspective, Nigerian Scammers
Incredible CJ…You got them..Your the best, at least you gave us the proof, and they can t. God Bless for what you did, I now only hope these women will wake up. Have a very Meryy Christmas xo SUSANNE is this engough proof?? Hope so.
They're not Nigeria. The .gh means from Ghana.
Aren't they all the same?
I've also seen emails from scammers claiming to be American troops stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan similar to the "I need someone to hold gazillions of dollars in a bank account for me, and I'll richly reward you afterward" type emails. Only these claim they are troops who found some kind of treasure / money downrange and are looking for a nice person to hold on to said riches until they redeploy.
BLECH! Idiots!
I usually respond with a tirade full of invective, which they likely don't comprehend anyway, but which makes me feel better for comparing them to monkey jizz.
Nicki
Anyone who falls for these type of scams needs to wake up and realize that they are only being scammed for personal information. Sometimes the best thing to do with these scammers is to send them back an email from a phony email account and tell them if you find them you will cut off all their fingers and also drill out their knee caps with drill bits so they may never walk again.
Ummm… isn't Sandhurst in England? So this person was an officer in both the English and American armies.
Hrmmmm… interesting. Isn't Squadron an Air Force unit?
Isn't the commander of the 82md Airborne Major General Scaparrotti?
Wikipedia is a wonderful thing.
Bob you can actually attend Sandhurst if you are from a foreign unit. And if you google Col Billy Don Farris you will find his connection to that unit….
Cheers
It just breaks my heart when people fall for these scams. Some of my friends that it's their fault that they're so gullible. But I wonder, how lonely can these people be, that they refuse to be rational just so they could have someone to love them.
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I have been in contact with a SGT Steve Lopez stationed in Iraq. He mentioned in one of our first conversations that he would like me to request his leave so he can come and meet me. I asked him why he needed me to request it and he told me because he has only been there for four months.
He proclaimed his love for me after a couple of days…now to know me is to love me…lol…but come on. I keep our conversation light and his are always filled with love. It's actually funny…..well except the part where he was going to mass and was going to pray for me. I thought that that crossed the line. A scammer going to church to pray for me…..I think he meant to try to prey upon me.
I did a check and found out that Sgt Steve Lopez is active duty. I also have asked him questions that have proven true. How is this possible?
I do believe I may have figured out a way that they are getting pictures and information about REAL soldiers/men. I am going to research it some more on Monday when I return to work. If this is the case then we women aren't the only target…our soldiers are, as well.
I plan to contact the real soldier after I get more info….making sure he is in fact real and let him know his identity had been stolen.
We as women can not only protect ourselves in this, but possibly be able to help protect the true soldiers fighting for us
Hi Elizabeth… How did you go with trying to get hold of Sgt Lopez and let him know what was going on? Did you have any luck with reporting this to the authorities? I would appreciate any assistance you can give with regard to directing this info to the right people…
Many thanks.
Ally,
I have a friend that is an MP in the army and he said because they are impersonating military it is basically a local police department issue. We can notify the Department of Defense to let them know if we choose to.
I have found the real man and have left him a message to get in contact with me via a couple of websites. I didn't go into detail because I want to verify they are his and not the scammers.
I am going to mail him a letter, as well. (he hasn't checked the websites I left the messages on) He really needs to know that his identity is being used.
I still get messages from the scammer and he just asked me for money. (we've been messaging for about three weeks.)
FYI- Soldiers stationed overseas CAN call without a Ts2 phone and they DON'T have to be an officer. They have a mailing address through the military. They DO get paid so they should never have to ask a woman for money. If they say US army or US navy take that as a hint….. our soldiers say army or navy. If his grammar is poor…..huge red flag. If he says "am" instead of "I am"… red flag.
Good luck girl! The best way for us to fight back against these scammers is to educate women and try to notify the soldiers whose identities are being used. The soldiers are victims in this, as well.
One last thing….Billy Farris IS A SCAMMER! His name has popped up on dating scam websites. Be careful!
We are woman….hear us roar!
Hi Elizabeth, I am living in Sydney and have also been approached by a scammer thought thankfully, I never gave him my personal details. He was very convincing and sent photos through of a high ranking US army officer in his 50s called Henry Weightman. Well I would still like to find the right officer to alert him though I don't know how to go about it. I read your posting above and note that you were able to to locate the right soldier. I am wondering how you were able to do this. Please let me know as this man appears to be in a very high ranking position, dignified, probably happily married and with a lovely family somewhere. He should definitely know how his photos are being used. Thanks for sharing. I can be contacted on memsahib_millinery@hotmail.com
thats funny im having the same issue this army guy requeest me on datepad and i responed back saying hi and then the conversation got further so now we are talking on yahoo.com and it was getting a lil out of control he said alot of things like i love you etc so i knew right away it was bs so i played along with it and then he was asking me for 1500.00 for a cmps phone so i did waited awhile to ask him about the web cam so it was getting further he even said it was classafied and he had to sign a pieace of paper for it and i was asking him some questions but i notice he wasnt answering alot of my questions so i repeated myself but i got some but wasnt enough and then he started to get demanding he was getting mad so i said i sent it and oviously i faked it i made up what he wanted to see and he went for it but,he said he was britsh american i did notice his writing and then he was writing the wasy they do like british is briton and toilet is toiled so maybe that is true but its a shame he is a really hot guy he looks like a mama boy he is 41 he was in there for 18yrs so he went in at age 25 and he is out in 6mths so i copied everything ever conversation it was off the hook but i am playing it safe and i will protect my children but i dont know how far im going to keep up with this bs yes its interesting how these people can do this to us woman and think they can get away with it god forbid he is using this guy pic and he is someone eles what if he is a terrist or this guy is pow im getting worried i dont no what eles to do please email me let me know thank you so concern single mom
Hi Elizabeth,
I have been IMing a soldier in Iraq or so I thought. We had been emailing for about six weeks when he went away to another city in Iraq with some other officers. A week later when he "returned" he announced that they had found millions of pounds in an abandomed store. He wanted to send it to me. I had heard this story before and told him. He got upset. Wanted to know where I had heard such a thing. I decided I had better cooporate in case there was something I could report to the DOD. He had his "assistance" to contact me by email and they used the same strange sort of words. This soldier is supposed to be a SGM. I have kept all correspndence since we first met on Match.com. I have seven pictures of this soldier in different activities in a desert area. I also have three pictures of his room. His last name is very plain on his uniform and it is not a name that I have seen anywhere on the scam lists. I am very concerned about this soldier. The scammer, the one who did all the real emailing, had a very odd way of communicating. Didn't sound like proper English sentence structure when he was IMing me. But when he wrote emails the wording was perfect. I felt that he was copying from cards or books or something like that. He said they could not have cell phones over there. I knew that story stank because I belong to the group that gets phone cards for our soldiers in Iraq and Afganistan. I just let him think I believed everything he said. When he asked for money to get the package out of customs, I told him that he knew I didn't have money.He knew this from the start. He was still very insistant. he said he sent the package inside a portable refridge and put a lock on it. When I told him I had no money and no way to pick up the package he got angry. I called someone that does computer security programs. He ran the IP address and the fellow was in Ghana. HE still tried to contact me today when I told him I had run a check on him that he was not employed by the military and was not in the units he claimed to be with, he signed out as fast as he could.
How did you find out who the soldier was in the pictures that you have. Please give me any information you nay have so that I can contact him and hopefully warn him about what is going on.
Hi Elizabeth,
I had the same thing to happen to me. I have seven photos of the soldier I thought I was talking to. and three photos of his room in Iraq. I would really like to find this soldier inthe pictures. zzzzzzzzzzdo you know how I can go about getting thst done. I fear he may be in danger.
Thanks,
Nancy
Elizabeth if you can provide me any more information on these scams please let me know. My daughter is being scammed by one of those people claiming to be a Browning Christian or Christian Browning stationed in Iraq, She has already sent him money and needs to send him more so he can come home on leave. Supposedly he has thousands in a U.S. bank account but can't get to it and he will pay her back double when he gets home. He calls he several times and emails her. Call me at 765+832-3453 if you want to. She is desperately trying to raise money to get him home in time for her son's birthday on Saturday. She won't believe anything I've discovered so far.
Hello….I just found this website and am so glad I did. I have also been receiving e-mails from a Sergeant Christian Browning. We started talking December 9th, 2009 and he has been trying to get me to send him money since the first week. He claims to be in Ramadi, Iraq and told me he has a 12 year old daughter named Linda. He said he is from Dallas, Texas. Also said, his daughter lives with his aunt in Texas but as soon as I pay for his leave he is moving here with me. I have not sent in any money because he has given me several different dates claiming to be his date of birth. Please respond to this e-mail I would love to give you more information regarding this person. THANK YOU!!!!
Hi Tracy,
I just read this post from you. I hadn't seen it before. Yes, you were responding to my father. & yes, I was scammed by Christain Browning (or Browning Christain); however he's stating it this week. I have been talking to him since June '09. He claims to have a 19 yr old daughter living w/ his aunt in Texas. But he is moving here as soon as I pay the 'final' payment. I know deep in my heart it's a scam, but I really really fell hard for this guy. I let him into my life & my kids' life. Please respond to me w/ any information you have on him. Maybe, just maybe, we can stop this one.
Guys, beware too, they pose as women. Funny enough they're pretty easy to pick out and all follow a template of sorts, but still.
I have been in contact with Billy Farris (well, ALLEGEDLY!!!)… I dont think Im that desperate to be on a dating site and "fall" for this stuff, but there was certainly a little voice in my head that kept asking questions. Such as the broken English… and the fact that he got promoted to Officer? Yes you CAN attend Sandhurst if you are a foreign officer, but you are ALREADY an officer….
This person uses very flowery romantic words, but when I ask him about his children, all he can cmoe up with is their favourite colour, for crying out loud. The most ridiculous thing though was a "meritorious certificate" the "Billy" sent me which was given to him only days ago by the White House Chief of Staff! HAH! Shocking grammar and no date. Please. I may be single but Im NOT stupid. We have been emailing for a grand total of 8 days, but apparently he loves me. Yeah right. If you are the calibre of a Colonel in the US Army I'll put money on it that you arent that stupid either….
I am going to try and find out how I can report this individual to the authorities. (Any info on this would be most appreciated). I had my suspicions and would like to make this dedicated soldier, one of America's finest, aware that his identity has been stolen. That in itself is a crime….
I ' ve got letters from a scammer from Ghana (his IP has been investigated). He told me that he was Lt.Gen David M Rodriguez from Kabul. It is a shame! mr. Rodriguez is happily married! Who is brave enough to use the name and photos of high ranks generals? Where is the FBI?
I've thought I was talking with Army Sgt. George William Witte (or so he claims to be) over the last 30 days. Until two days ago he comes up with this fictional story that an Kurdish woman rewarded him for recovering her personal belongings with the sum of $655K. He wanted to send the money to me by a international diplomat to hold for him until he returns from Iraq. This is the second of two scammers I have come across on Match.com, the site is a breeding ground for these predators. Ladies & Men do your research before any personal information is given. It is unfortunate for the soldier whose pictures were used by this Idoit. Someone always gets hurt but educate yourself and let it be the predator that comes away with nothing.
I have been talking to this so called soldiers since jan 10th Wisdom Bell..I did a search of the name and apparently this is a local email address for me but he said he was from Miam and in the army for 29 years. But today I got the can I keep a secret email and that he had 2millions dollars that he wanted to send by a diplomat too….He asked me for my name maililing address and and airport…..I gave him the airport never give my address and a fake cell number.
In the beginning I was always concerned that something may not be right than I look up soldiers scamming women and came up with this site so thankful to nullify my doubts lol….. I sent an emaail back today telling him to send me an email with his military address or don't ever contact me again. Will see tomorrow what happens no more contact lol….thanks for letting me sound off…..this is pretty low of these men…
I have been speaking to Colonel Billy D. Farris for the past 3 weeks now. If something is too good to be true, it normally is. I have been having a lovely time with the very charming Col. B D Farris. So much so, I decided to Google him. I spent quite some time going through pages of information on him. Looking at pictures etc.
As I write, apparently the Colonel Farris I have been chatting with is currently in the US accepting an Achievement Award. I asked for pics which were sent to me this morning.
The pics looked familiar to the ones I had seen on the information I had been reading about Col. Farris the day before.
I therefore realised that I have been scammed.
He is very, very good. I was not asked for money but no doubt that would have been in his future plans for me.
Until now I considered myself a reasonably intelligent person but obviously not.
I do thank whoever the Colonel Billy D. Farris si because it was a slap in the face to make me realise that I am obviously very lonely and I have to fix that.
I sure hope Karma gets him good.
I have been approached by "Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez" on Skype. He wanted to "talk, because I am off duty". He told me about his children "Jennifer and Andrew" and said his daughter was "on mission in Afghanistan". I asked why he had selected me from 18 million people on line on Skype, and he said it was "God that told me to choose you". I am a British citizen, not American, and I have no idea how to tell the REAL David Rodriguez that his identity is being abused. As in other comments above, I questioned him on his dubious spelling and grammar. Terrible, for a Lieutenant General! I have blocked him as a Skype contact, so he won't bother me again, but it DOES bother me that the real person is being abused.
CJ, I for one hope that you still read this blog today, and hope that you can answer my question.
One of my distant friends has been caught up in what I believe to be someone impersonating a United States Military Officer to scam her. The whole thing is, is her boyfriend wen't to Iraq. They have been together for more than 2 years now, and one day out of the blue she got word that he was injured in Iraq and was scheduled to come home! Needless to say she was more than happy! Attached to the letter she received were instructions to send money (I'm not sure the method) to some account so he could be brought home. ($2,000) She did so willingly and more than happy to if that meant that she could bring her boyfriend home for good.
Now apparently on the way to the airport in Iraq his Hum-V was attacked by militants and he was knocked unconscious.
She has been in correspondence with an "officer" in the US Military who simply and ONLY claims himself to be "Officer Tom", this person is now requesting MORE money to bring him home.
I've told her how I felt about the situation and she has agreed! She contacted this "Officer" Tom and told him that we believed it to be a scam and if he could offer proof of this Identity that we would be more than happy to send more money to bring him home. However the letter she got did nothing but scare me, this "Officer" Tom is now calling my friend selfish, and threatening to hurt Russel! (Her Boyfriend).
I Googled the situation and it brought me to this page, I read all the replies and I know they aren't related but I simply wanted to ask for some advice? Anyone willing to help?
God Bless America
Zach
Zach,
It IS a scam. The first clue is no branch of the US military has an officer rank called "Officer" and no officer would refer to themselves as Officer Tom. It would be a no joke rank.
Second, the DoD has a huge budget and can afford to fly back wounded service members just fine. They would never contact the family, boyfriend/girlfriend, or friends of a wounded service member to fund their return to the states for medical treatment. Ever.
I would LOVE to see the proof that was offered to you and your friend and I'm sure CJ would as well if you wouldn't mind email it to us. Our email addresses are marcus@soldiersperspective.us and cj@soldiersperspective.us.
I have been contacted by Lt.Gen. David M. Rodriguez few months ago, and he says he is in love with me and he is divorced with three children two girls and a boy and he asked me to pay for him to take over his personal belongings he put me through the e mail of the united nations at the following e-mail address: united.nations@diplomats.com
after doing my request the united nations send me a form to fill in that I approve to pay the amount mentioned about 1,500.00 U.S. $, so that they could send the trunk to me they gave me Lt.Gen.David Rodriguez Code no.: UN-USA/8655434688/PLK/USA/GH/Ref number 0021190, so I dont know how real are these Numbers and codes they sent me, but of course I didnt fill in any form or sent any money, and I told this guy that I couldnt deal with this, on the matter I havnt received any comment but still he is sending me lovely love letters sayng that he wants to marry me and that stuff, I wish if anybody reading this could help me out in finding the real Rodriguez and I would like to e-mail him to tell him that scums are defamating and ruin his name and also his army career image. I am greatful to have found this web site so I understood how stupid I had been.
I to think that maybe i was going to be scamed a Sgt Kenneth Preston said that he need to get a large amount of money out of Iraq and was going to get a dipolmat to deliver it to me. I started to become suspicious when he asked me how much money I had in my bank account when I started to question this he went offline on MSN. I then went back to the dating site his account and been blocked, Then I had the same thing happen on this site this monring a guy from the US Military called Henry when I asked him was he in Iraq he said yes and asked me did I have MSN i started to get suspicious of him and questioned it he then blocked me so I guess its the same person trying again. I was to clever for these people and didnt lose any money thank heavens so please be very CAREFUL ladies and be smart and play them at there own game maybe we need to string them along till the last minute and take up there time and they will end up with nothing
Pat, there is no SGT Kenneth Preston. However, our Sergeant Major of the Army is named Kenneth Preston and he is very happily married. I highly doubt the Sergeant Major of the Army would be on a military dating site looking for love. Just wanted to let you know.
Here's a new name for your list. Capt. Colin Baldwin. I've been chatting to him for a few weeks now, No mention of money req'd at all, but just didn't ring true. I have no doubt there is a Capt. Colin Baldwin in the US Army, but that's not who I'm talking to, I'm sure now. Have followed your instructions on IP addresses. and the source in Nigeria / Lagos. Thanks folks, We should always go with the gut feeling, shouldn't we!!
Well – I challenged him again tonight. Got the same response as so many others related here, " I think you might be a spy & I'll come and get you" blah blah blah!!
I have all the e-mails he sent me & a number of MSN coversations copied onto "microsoft word". If you want me to send them to you, let me know at e-mail address above – really want to catch this scumbag now!
I have been chatting with a Capt Colin Baldwin through the above website and have given him my email address and also sent him photos of myself and my grandaughter. I now feel sick to my stomach that this is indeed a scam. He does sound very convincing. Can you tell me what details he gave you about his life so that we can cross-reference. Thank you from a very worried lady.
Hi Lynda, i am also talking to a Cpt Colin Baldwin have you got any pics of him it would be very interesting .
Kind Regards Nina
Oh this is scary! As of last night I realized I was being scammed! I was on a website that I have sonce deleted but that is where this guy found me. He said his name was Jerry Cromwell a Sgt in theArmy at CampSather inBaghdad. Now mind you it took me repeating questions to him several times before he could ever answer them and alot of times they didnt make since. He said his Dad was from Spain and thats why his grammar was poor. He also said he had a daughter living in Europe with his Mom..he even had an email supposedly from his Mom saying how happy she was for us..really? He never asked directly for money but wanted me to send money to Ts2 communications so he would have a phone and we talk all the time and my money would be refunded after connection. So he gave me the email address and I requested info. I had the little voices saying something wasnt right. It would cost $350 to get the phone. I told him i couldnt do it..the chat and emails continued with him saying he was in love. I still was cautious.
YES LADIES BE VERY CAREFUL OUT THERE MY MOTHER IN LAW ALMOST GOT PULLED OVER BY THE SAME SCAM BY MR JERRY CROMWELL I KNEW SOMETHING WASNT RIGHT WITH IM ASKING FOR MONEY AND HIS ACCENT WAS SO BAD THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS WEBSITE OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROOF
Hello, I just wanted to say that I wanted to try and check out the poor guy whose identity has been stolen I hold 5 pics of him ( the scammer sent to me ) saying his name was Jakson Admas jakson)adams@hotmail.com or jakson_adams@yahoo.com first in trosuction came from me being on senior dating site which is supposed to be " safe as houses " seems jakson slipped through the net calling himself by Nickname "Niacha" ages 49/50 sergeant first class can see by the uniform had that checked wiht equipment on comp by friend, cant quite see the letters of his name though, have a pic of him standing easy in front of general patton and two flags one stars and stripes other battalion.reginmental flag with 2 other soldiers similarly dressed and one lady plain clothed, can send you the pics if you would like to see them would love to clear this guys name seems to nice to be a scammer " its in the eyes" he looks nice and honest maybe that why I fell for him been writing to him since end of October til 2+ weeks agao lost contact, heard nothing since wrote to darting site they in formed me he was a Scammer and stripped his personal details though apparently came in from another datin site called TOY BOY US but they say no way contacted them….. I wrote to marcus @soldiers perspecive.com a few times asking him could he do something never received anything back from him said I would pay for the call just to speak to someone about it but no luck, have put his details ( jakso ( Niacha ) on I LS now and this in cludes the first photo which is still on senior dating site ) supposed to be on final days of IRAQ done 3 tours and is supposed to be from Florida can you do anything for me cos if this guy isnt married or hitched I am still here waiting for him, even bought him warm sweaters etc etc to keep him warm after leaving Iraq…. what a dope hey! supposed to be meeting him at airport end of January WHy do they do this he nevr asked me for money but me being a DOPE with a capital DDD……. told him I had been scammed before for the tune of £3000,00 and wouldnt get caught again, but that was way back sent him all the cuts outs and everything to show what happened and warned him about checking who he was talking to as so many scammers about and here was a bloody scammer himself OH dearier dearier what a joke on me ! anyway if you can check anything out please do and tell me where to send the pics to you so you can check him out yourself……. Thanks ever so Trish Williams
Hi have tried several times to write something to you about a soldier,s identity being stolen who has been wring to me since end of Octove til 2 weeks + but then vnaihsed I have 4 Big photos of him would love some in fo if possible so i can clear his name at the moment he is on ILS using jakson Admas as his name email jakson_adams@hotmail.com from Florida and is Sergent ist class from Uniform done 3 tours in Iraq aged 49/50 finished end of Jan " apparently do get back to me and twll me if I can send phots to be put on here hope he ses them so he can do something about it so some scum bad does take his homours away from him, and if he isnt married or with someone I am still waiting to met him at airport. all the best TRISH W
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Hello, I wanted to give everyone an update relating to the scammer that went by Jerry Lance Cromwell in the Us Army. I remember one of the conversations and he was quite against facebook. I took that as my time to research. I found the Real Cromwell..and discovered where he got the pictures. The Fake was making his age twice the Cromwell. Anyway I could tell a big difference in the two. I sent a message to the real Cromwell ans some details as well. He is a married man and nowhere close to what the fake described his life like.I am proud that I made progress and again sent info the website that the fake found me on and warned them again about this guy.. I will let you know if the real Cromwell is able to see his photos being used. As of today the Fake still has his photos and fake info posted on 2 different websites!
Hi, all these stories sound familiar. I have been chatting with Capt. Chris Johnson, Ada Talil camp Iraq and have been asked to pay phone connection to wirelesstelcom@usa.co and also fees for transit leave authorized by col.bradanderson@usa.com.
I have pictures sent by a Nigerian scammer of a United Air Force man named Haggard..That is the name on his uniform…Nigerian scammer claiming to be white man from the USAF sent real pictures depicting military man on patrol and in meetings obviously in Iraq…Claimed his name was Larry Will Haggard Captain with USAF…This mans pictures are being distributed though a scam and I would like to know how to find out who he is so I can warn him of what is being done…This person wanted me to send money to a diplomat in Guana Airport to purchase Larry Will Haggard a laptop so we could keep in contact…I did not fall for it but I was able to obtain the persons M.O. on Delphifaq.com…If anyone knows how to save this soldier from embarrassment or being used in a scam I would appreciate know how to inform him…
Second post from the above post…Left out information the email this man used was kindheartdome@yahoo.com…Also kindmelody@yahoo.com
He made a mistake and let me see him on webcam he is black nigerian man with nigerian accent…
I too have been getting chat requests from Jack Lingo, scam sounds like it, I looked at your comments especially the one on 4/02/2010. He sent me last night the TS2 web address, He has also said his name is Adam Lingo in Afghnstan. Sent me 2 picts in military uniform. Says he has a 16yr son lingo490@yahoo.com, says he was born in Holland, Limburg, his parents are dead. I have asked just now for his military email address, see what comes back.
I have recently been scammed by a Staff Major Stephen Woods, supposedly in his last month of duty after 6 years in Iraq. Photos sent in his uniform, of his son, and in civilian clothing. Not spectactularly handsome, but nice looking. Never answered questions I posed to him in emails. Never sent an email via his AKO, or rang me when I found out that it was definitely possible for a soldier in Iraq to do so. Kept telling me that he couldn't due to security reasons. Traced the IP address back to Ghana (after visiting this site for the know-how), but not before I had sent money to help the so-called 'diplomat' stuck in Swedish customs on his way to bring me a package for safe keeping. I've been had. I've been a fool. He's still contacting me via MSN. I'm just stringing him along at the moment to see how long it will last. Happy to send photos to see if he matches up with any of these other bastard scammers . . .
this sounds very similiar to the photos I have of this person that claims to be Staff Sargent George Hans with the MP ARMY in Baghdad Iraq would you email me the pics you have to debbaer0910@yahoo.com I would like to see if this is the same person I have pictures of.
I've met Billy Don . He's Mad about people using his name Even if he's single.I also want to correct People about the Army. Billy was the former Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division …Colonels Command Division Assigned to them .So if you don't know anything about the military Don't talk about it ..Col Farris is Real and maybe he wants to be online to find someone …I don't think this is anyone's business..
Ladies and gentlemen, the scammers are now trying to scam me with fake names and email addresses. Don't fall this Linda's little comment here. It's coming from Africa, amazingly enough.
The best way to handle this situation is:
Ask him to write his name on his right hand -then, while holding his hand against his face- to take a photo and send it to you.
(If they can't do this – block them immediately)
Compare this photo with the person he is trying to impersonate.
(Most of them are well known military officers – google their names to get their photo)
I've got two scammers who tried to impersonate Major General Anthony Cucolo from the US Army.
(They want me to send money for registration fees on behalf of him – to buy gold in Ghana)
REMEMBER: Block their profiles as soon as possible.
Dear Staff Member,
I have been scammed by a Nigerian person. At this point, I do not even know if it is a man or a woman. Please do email me back if you are interested in the case. I did have a report written up for the Grand Isle, VT sheriff's department. I would be glad to pass it along to you. Please do email me back if it would be appropriate for me to post it here. I am a civilian, the person scamming me did call herself a US soldier.
Be well, enjoy the sun,
Jacques
Here is a new name to watch for Johnson smith his email address is johnson.smith66 athotmail.com he is also on ebuddies.
Sandy
CJ – I have been chatting to a Capt Colin Baldwin whom I met through Single50s Dating Site. He told me that he is in Pakistan at the moment with United Nations. There is a Capt Colin Baldwin in the US Army but how can I find out if this is the genuine one? I am worried as I emailed him photos of myself and my baby grandaughter. I would appreciated any help you can give me. Thanks.
yes there is a Capt Colin Baldwin in the Us Army but it is not him have you any pics of him ??? also has he mentioned wanting to go on leave???? yes he has my pic too .
Sandy
Hi Sandy – I don't have any pics of him unfortunately. There was one on the Dating Website Single50s UK of him playing guitar but he has since removed his profile!! He told me his wife died 9 years ago and he has 2 adult daughters and 1 grandson Jack. I haven't heard from him in a couple of days and he doesn't seem to be online anymore. I am just so angry at myself and more than a bit concerned as I shared personal info with this person and also photos. I only discovered this website by accident – thank God I did before it was too late. What is your experience? Regards Anne
yes Anne that is him oh he will be back trust me i was talking yesterday with him then he threw his toys out the pram because he needs $2.200 topay for transport home which is refundable have you ever heard such crap ne says he can't get to his money and because i would'nt come up with the money he went off line in a sulk.Yes i looked on that sight and he is not there he was also on a sight called pearmatch with the same pic as you described but that has gone too.Slso beware of a Johnson smith he is another scammer. Colin has pics of me too .Yes he told me the same story about his wife 2 daughters one called Suzie ..
Sandy
Hi Sandra – yes this is definitely the same person. He said he had daughters called Suzi and Laura. God I can't believe I have been taken in like this – it has put me off dating sites for ever! I can't believe he asked you for money. How do they get all of this information about someone else's identity? Do you think we should report it to the US Military? Thanks for replying to me. It makes me feel that I'm not alone in being taken for a ride. Anne.
well hello ladies and gents, it seems i may be joining this little club.
i have been mailing a guy, called or calling himself SSgt Timothy McChystal
based in Kabul. he has given me a list of numbers etc and four pictures .lovely love letters, widowed, one son etc etc.
we were getting to the point of wanting to talk to each other… so he gave me this email address to apply to.milsat-20fr@usmilitarymail.20fr.com
so as i like to know how things work thought id find out a bit about this phone thing and my google search found your site here! so i left a polite message for him, and informed the 2 dating site hes was on. hes still talking to me…. admittitly he had never asked me for money but…… would be glad for any info you have and likewise will pass on any you need. chin up guys x
Anne,please don't take it too heart . You hav rto play themat their own game beleive me that is when it hurts them.
Let me know it he gets intouch and i will do the same wait and see if he aske you for money.
Have you beenon the site call 419 look on there it will tell you all about scammers.
Sandy
Hi Sandy – he hasn't been back in touch but if he does I will be sure to let you know. If he does I was thinking about asking HIM for money and see how he deals with that!! He contacted me through his hotmail address cpt.colinbaldwin@hotmail.com but he hasn't been online as far as I know for some days unless he is using different email addresses which is probably the case. Anyway will keep in touch. In the meantime I'm going to contact Single50s Dating Site and report this. I feel so sick that some horrible scumbag has photos of myself and more importantly of my beautiful baby grandaughter. If my family find out they will be horrified. Thanks again Sandy – it really helps to talk to someone. Anne.
Well Sandy you were right – he tried to contact me this afternoon but I was out of the house and had left me computer on so he thought I was online and had been trying to IM me. Just sending nudges and asking me to talk to him. I don't know what to do if he tries again. I'm tempted just to tell him straight that I know who and what he is and what he is trying to do but I really don't know what to do for the best. Any advice? Anne.
Play him at his own game and see what happens.Has he told you how long he has left if he does ask him about home leave does he ge any and see what happens.
I have'nt spoken to him since yesterday i sent him an email which i'm sure he did't like that could be why he has got back in contact with you.
If you are not sure just tell him goodbye.as we know he is just another scammer.
Sandy
Hi Sandy – he sent me an IM last night asking why I was "denting his personality" and was it a "crime to be contacting you". I replied no but it is a crime to be scamming me and told him never to contact me again. I have removed all contact details and I sincerely hope that this is the end of it. It's put me off dating sites for life and I feel ill that these scumbags can try to take advantage of lonely vulnerable people. I consider myself to be an intelligent woman and to be taken in like this certainly knocks back your confidence and belief in your own judgment. My Mum is very sick at the moment and this is just such a horrible thing to have happened. I only hope that this serves as a severe warning to others in my situation. Thank God for this site is all I can say. Regards. Anne.
Sandy yes i have met quite a few on line ,but there are ome nice guys out there .
I have done the same as you he is a scumbag.
I am very sorry to hear about your mum hpe she gets better soon.
Warm Regards Sandy
oh Dear God,
I too have been approached by Capt. Baldwin. He was so very convincing i had no reason to believe he wasn't genuine. Everything seemed to fit until he wanted leave and wanted me to pay money to a Nationwide account.Even sent a 'letter' from the UN to confim his rank and satus. thank God the bells started ringing. these genuine officers hsould be made aware but how?
Jean – I feel for you as I was completely taken in by this person and would never have known if I hadn't come across this site quite by accident. He does come across as really genuine and very believable. I feel the same as you that the real officers should be made aware of what's going on but nobody seems to know how.
Hi Jean, so he tried the same trick on you did he i was asked for $2.220 for tansport fees which were refundable what crap.
Yes same letter here and the account I have wiped everything off my computer after i sent him a letter to go sort it out and pay for his own transport.
Please keep in touch.
Sandy
Hi i'm from australia and recently on a dating site ….rsvp i met a ssgt.frank lingo….only problem is when i did some research on the net ….all the photos sent to me was of a man called adam lingo….who was 20 years younger…this guy has stolen a soldiers identity…a pathetic coward… he has probably never even been out of the states…please be aware ….he has sites on netlog…and yahoo and professes to be a soldier….but his photos are of another man…that are quite distinguishable by his tatoos!!! so he is a fool also!!!
so please all you ladies …..be very careful….ssgt.adam lingo is a very handsome man …..but this is not who you are talking to ….you are talking to a coward who sits behind his computer and pretends in the worse way possible to be this man…i am totally disgusted….that a human will even do this this…after the soldier risks his life to make this a better place for all of us…
hi Jenny yes i agree fully there are some very nasty scammers out there .
Sandy
Hi, has anyone been contacted by a Sgt. Fred Kells? My gut instinct tells me this is a scammer, but I'm not sure. I would never send money, no matter what, but I don't want to accuse him if he's legit. My red flags are the fact that he says he is an only child, his father is deceased, and his mother lives in Australia. He called me via Yahoo Messenger and the voice was hard to tell, but he sounded Nigerian to me. He also tried to webcam then said he was doing it secretly because he's not allowed to have a webcam, and couldn't redo it when it didn't come through. I do have pictures of this person. I saved it on my computer in case he removed it. The other red flag is that he says he has been in the service for three years, which considering he says he is 41, he went in at 38. I didn't think they took people in past a certain age. He also says he has a 3 year old son that he has there with him in Afghanistan because he had no family to watch him. I hardly think the U.S. Military would allow someone to bring their son to such a dangerous place. They would have refused to take him into the service. When I research the name, there is a Frederick Kells who is 71 years old and was once in Fort Bragg.
Please email me at cwolf622@yahoo.com with any information. I am going to play this guy along to see what he does in the meantime.
If anyone would like to see his photo, please let me know.
Hin Sandra
Thank god found this site when alarm bells were rnging. After confrounting him he sent 6 emails to me begging forgiveness and asking me to keep talking to him. Even sent me his 'supposed' address in Cardiff after i asked for proof. Turns out it was a house recently sold.Checked electoral roll also – guess what ….no Colin surprise. Boy they are so very clever and convincing. Contacted the Nationwide Building society whilst still chatting to him to alert the fraud department and the police. They are going to contact the British MOD and inform them. I also contacted the dating website about it. Don't know what else i can do. I am so angry with myself for being taken in by 'him or them'. The poor men who's names, photos and identites are being used need to know. Never received any futher information today. Guess they now realise that this particular scam and the bogus address for the UN etc are not able to be backed up and have left me alone. Have deleted all records. Really sad thing is like us all wish it were not a lie. Guess we have all learned a valuable lesson. At least they never got any money. Be lovely to hear from you. Jean
ps All the details regarding family ie: Susie, Laura and Grannie are the same for me. Dating web site was UK one for over fifties.DATeof birth for him was 13/11/53 with same hotmail address. Have deleted 2 pctures 'he' sentme, and yes i too sent one of me………..
hi jean…..i'm in australia….so totally unaware of this scam of pretending to be a solidier….but i got caught up emotionally ….the photos and the words were really strong but it was all a lie….words are cheap and photos are of a different man…..i met him on a well known dating site in sydney australia ….my first time there….never ever expected to meet a so call american in iraq!!!! he sent me pictures of his son….told me we had a life together….but i was suspicious from day one…
horrible experience will take some time till i trust someone again
and yes like you ….i sent photos of me…
take care jenny
Hi Ladies,
Yes he has some of me too Jean we have all been taken in by this scammer .I phoned the UN offices in Washinton DC asking about htis Capt Colin Baldwin and about the payment required by the Department of Transport she told me it was all a scam and not to send any money.
Wheni told him he went nuts saying i did'nt trust him and that the UN offices were wrong more crap coming out of his mouth.
There is another scammer to beware of his name is Johnson Smith he has already been on a site called smooch i saw his pic and informed the site they took him off straight away.
I think this is all we can do is if we see a pic and know it is a scammer from past experience then we have to inform.
Luckly i did not part with any money .
Another one is Micheal Wood big time scammer a lady i have been talking to lost £3000 to him.
Please keep intouch.
Sandy
I think that i was also tryng to be scammed by another person on the Plentymoresilverfish web sidte. Talked to him for a while but bells started ringing earlier seemed to be a little contolling. Said his name was Earnest Tock staff sgt. medical core British Army in Iraq. Noticed he is still on the site.Hopefully the MOD will form the right person of this and something can at least be done about it. By the way did 'Colin' tell any of you he was Welsh?Have to agree it has made me a bit to wary to say the least. I rarely letmy guard down but these unscrupulous cheatsmust have a blooody Phd in Psychology.Just remembered when i challanged him he had the audacity to tell me that the Dept. of Defence were aware of the scam site refering to him in particular, and yet they are still tryng it on.One day hope they will get there just deserts!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great i will look at this site,yes he did say he was welsh and also the DD were aware of the scam site that had his name sorry crap yes so do i take care .
Sandy
hi jean,
yes they will get their just deserts….maybe not tomorrow but one day when they least expect it….what goes around comes around….
Jenny
Morning girls,
Hope your all ok!
A bit of an update for your information. I contacted the fraud department for the Nationwide again today as I was concerned that the person to whose account they wanted to pay my money into was also a victim. In so much as they had used her details to set up a victicious account . Seems this person is as much an innocent victim as ourselves. However, he gave me some good advice In the UK there is a protection site called Cifas which for a modest fee of £14.10 pa will monitor over 300 financial sites and check if there is any input of your personal details not guaranteed by yourself. Maybe worth you all seeing if there is a similar organisation in your respective countries. I have downloaded my application today and will be sending it forthwith!!!!!!!!
Take care ladies!
Keep in touch, Jean
I have also been scammed by somebody in Ghana. Told me he was a Colonel in the US Army stationed in Iraq. Was to retire within a month. He forwarded his luggage with a "friend/Diplomat" who got stuck in Ghana. Needed money to get luggage through at Ghana Airport Customs. I sent a money gram to "Asante Sarpong" at Customs. (Friend/Diplomat did not have money to pay customs.) Important "Confidential" documents in luggage, and needed his luggage to reach his home as his "future depended on it". Most sentences in mail and MSN messenger ended in "ok" Wanted more money because luggage contained money and customs needed a certificate of declaration that it was not money laundering. I did not want to send more money, for a "lawyer" and the "Court" to obtain these certificates. (He in the mean time "retired" from the Army and went from Iraq to Ghana himself to ''sort his luggage out". Scammer was quite irate and accused me of leaving him like a old rag in Ghana. His profile on the dating site: "Richard York" Colonel in the US Army. Lost his wife in 2004 and one adopted son, Daniel who is in California. Was going to retire in Durban, South Africa. Was born and raised in California. Residence in California, "La Mirada". No brothers or sisters. Does anybody else know about his man?
Morning ladies. Since I ceased contact with "Colin" my computer has been hacked into and all of my contacts have been taken. They have all received an email supposedly from me with some weird attachment about Viagra products. Also all of my sent email box has been wiped out! I don't know if this is unrelated but I'm just worried that it might be. Have any of you had anything similar happen? I have reported this to Microsoft and await a reply. It's going to take me a long time to get over this. Regards. Anne.
I also have been speaking with a man that claimed to be a MP from the ARmy stationed in Bagdad Iraq with 29yr of service and due to retire when he came home March 16th 2010. We have been speaking since October and just this past week he has pulled the same story on me, telling me that he was gifted with 1000.00 in cash from a women in Iraq for going into her home and saving her personal belongings, he was adamant that he had to send the money in a suitcase to me to keep from getting in trouble with the Military, through a diplomat named Charles Tyson who just happened to make it to Ghana and got stuck in Customs and needed $1,200 to pay the custom fee, then all the sudden the story changed and Mr. George Hans told me himself that he had been injured due to the suicide bombings and was being sent home early, he told me that he was going over to Ghana himself to retrieve his suitcase and then back home to me, we had planned a wedding purchased the dress and everything which I am now left to sit and stare at, he got stuck in jail in Ghana and needed money to pay the customs to get out and get his flight home. I was one of the stupid ones that fell for this, and sent money in the amount of $1,000 this was just this past Friday March 12th, he called me on the phone and told me he was free and how much he loved me and would be on a flight to home on Saturday, guess what he never showed up, I confirmed with the airlines there was never a flight booked with this name, he never got on a plane. So I have contacted the police department and made a report and hopefully they will catch this person. I wish I could find out who the pictures all belong to, I have so many many of him pictured with troops and with him in military clothing, he is a very nice looking young man, and wish there was a way to let him know what has happen to him.
Hi All
I have foung mark donnelly on mate1 again. He is still using sgtmarkd@ymail.com and sgt.markd@hotmail.com. His story is the same. Beware the guy is a lousy speller but an extremely talanted scammer.
Morn Ladies watch out for another guy who goes by the name of Johnson Smith like Pia he had a diplomat taking luggage back here to the UKbut got stuck in Ghana and wanted £2000 to get his luggage home when i did'nt play ball he is now supposed to be in Ghana trying to get his luggage home with $4 million dollars inside and is still asking me to help him with money no chance his email address is johnson.smith88@hotmail.com
Sandy
hi it's johnson.smith66@hotmail not 88.
Sandy
Hi I am Australian and was scammed as well by scammers who said they were TSgt Hank Colllins who was stationed in Afghanistan. He said he was 45, Native American, widowed, wife died of cancer and has two sons who lived in UK with his brother. It got serious quickly and red flags were raised when he asked me to marry him and needed money to have emergency leave to come home. I was lucky as I have a cousin who has military ties and she said not to believe this guy and to stop talking with him. He even sent fake leave forms which I sent to my cousin to look at, they hadn’t even spelt the United States of America right. I sent him a threatening email and advised the speed dating site, Federal Police and the US Embassy but they have no jurisdiction but would send my information on through the right channels. The scammer also let me into his speed date account which raised more red flags as he was talking to someone the same time he was talking with me and telling her he loved her as well. I just can’t believe the lengths that they go to, I was even emailing his so called son. It’s pretty depressing as that was my first and last online dating experience. I am sure there are nice guys out there but if I can’t meet them face to face, I am not meeting him at all. The photos of the man seem all the same but who knows, I often wonder who this poor guy is and who I had feelings for all this time. Jay
Morning Girls
You'll never beleive it but the they have sent me a further 2 emails!!!!!!! Both i have blocked as phising scams. The nerve of them. They even had the audacity to send me the links for 3 scam sites includng ths one!!! The webpage was down over the last 2 days thought they had done something to it!So be aware that they are readng our messages also. Maybe they will get the hint that they are being tracked. They were stll trying to convince me to pay into the bulding society which would explain why the fraud department have not notced any transactions on the account as yet. I do urge you all to find a similar protection body such as Cifast in your respective countres as i mentioned above. This was highly recommended by the Building Society Fraud department as it tracks insurance companies, banks ect for anything in your name unauthorised by you. Another name for you all is somebody called David Walker 'supposedly' a buisness man living in Texas ? originally English posing as a car sales (high bracket earner …..as if !!!!) i know its not militery but ….he may yet jon the army lol
Jean
Anne,
Chin up!!! l know how you feel. Its a realy trust thing. These faceless, miserable ugh words fail me are preyng on people like us but hey we are fighting back!!! Don't let them win! WE are so very much better than they are and never forget for all the B******S like that there are decent, carng and trustowrthy people like us. Its just a question of finding them. Just remember forwarned is forearmed. We are all here to talk to. Don't have to be alone with this ever!
Take care andjust smile!!!
Jean
Thanks Anne, no one knows what Im going through..Im from a town of 1000 who have never heard of this type of scam..I feel so alone and hurt..I still cry every now and then but its getting fewer every day. I am glad that there are others out there that know what I am going through..
Hallo,
well, I guess I am in good company: my personal "scam" involved LTG William B. Caldwell IV on my work Skye address. I thought he was responding to an inquiry I had sent to someone else – because I am taking a professional trip to A. in three weeks – how gullible I was! Unfortunately he got my personal and work contact information! It did not click until he forwarded on yahoo the united.nations@diplomats.com address! This guy is really good at what he does …
Hi Jay
I can absolutely identify with you.I too felt somethingfor the person Ithought i was talking too. I have taken 3 days of work as have felt so rotten. But iam trying to fight back some how some where these heartless people will get their just rewards. Have faith!There are good men out there. Who knows there may be some being scammed just like us. There arewomen in the mlitery, but they won't probably let anyone know. Lets all try and work together for asolution. Remember strong women are a force to be reckoned with!!!!!!!!!!
Jean
Thanks Jean, it just messes with you mind this kind of thing..
I see some women have found out who the real man is in the photos that they received, I have tried looking but cannot find the man anywhere. Can someone tell me what sites are being used? I would like to know who this poor man is and get some closure and advise him that he is being used. Thanks J
Morning girls,
I would love also to let the real Captain Colin Balwin know that his name is being used in vain. I feel that somehow i have personally invaded his space. Not true of course, but thats how it feels.
Hey..I think if I found out who he is and made him aware, I'd feel so much better about this whole thing. I even wonder if the kids are his or are they some random photo they retrieved off the internet. Mind games, honestly..it gets better tho, by keeping busy and with every day that passes it hurts a little less and seems like a distant nightmare..
Hi Jay,
Well done you! How did you find out? I too would like to let him know about it. I never saw any pictures of his family just two of him. I am still having some difficulty coming to terms with this. Fell equally stupid and angry and upset for these men and their families.
I think I have been scammed by a person who claims to be in Iraq. His name he uses is sgtjweaver011@yahoo.com. He tells me he does not have access to any of his money because he is in a war zone and he isnt allowed to access his money,and that it is in the united states. He asked me to write to his general and pose as his fiance so he can get early leave out of iraq and that I am the only way. then he asks me to email his general and find out how much it costs for his flight to the US which he wants me to pay for in the amount of $3700,I tell him I only have 1750 so he tells me his commander will pay the rest, I feel so stupid I had no idea and after I paid that his general emails me back and says to send another 1800 for his BTA. Well i should have known because all the letters were in broken english and not proper grammer,I need to report this but I need to know who and where to report this, Any help out there? I really feel stupid for falling for any of this.
oh i forgot to say the worst part that I was to send the money to a person by the name of Daniel Robert who is in London, and they said that KLM airlines that he would be flying out headquarters is in LOndon and the only safe way for them to fly to the US, How bogus,I tried to find out info on KLM airlines and the military but I couldnt find anything. I have really been scammed.
Cindy there is a KLM royal dutch airlines, they fly from ghana to Cincinnati. I just made contact with them today to find out if my so called soldier that I had wedding plans for September a cruise booked and a reception hall booked for 60 people. the contact number for KLM is 1-866-434-0320 I hope this helps, of course I found out that this person never booked a flight.
Im sorry Cindy
here is another name Thomas Carlton his emailaddress is thomas199us@live.com i even had a dozen red roses and a teddy bear sent to me he is now going off to Ghana thier favorite place waiting to see how much money he wants to get home.
Sandy
Beware Michael, 46, single with child, Scientist/Researcher, white..he is Hank Collins..
I was scammed too. Here is a new name for you all….Staff Sergeant Paul Becker…Please be aware!!!….He was supposedly out of Afghanistan and was trying to come home. My sister called Fort Hood. I was lucky enough to get his (fake) SS# and unit/brigade/division/battallion. Fort Hood never heard of him. I traced his IP and found he was out of Nigeria. He also had the broken English and told me that he didn't have access to his money. His emails are paulos.becker@yahoo.com and paul.becker@co.uk . He too asked for money and was being very persistent that I send it at the same time proclaiming his love. Even after I exposed him, he was still calling and begging to have me back.
Those scammed need to report this to the US FEDERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL: ERIC HOLDER. #202-514-2000. Email: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov . Mailing Address: 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530-0001.
Here is info to trace these scammer's IP:
myiptest.com/...ow-about-you It gives you step by step instructions.
By some info that he gave me I am (by different channels) trying to locate the real Paul Becker to inform him.
Our poor soldiers.
Re: Lt Col George Patterson
Here are 2 posts on 101date.com, has anyone else com across this scammer.
Karen says:
March 1, 2010 at 1:16 pm
OMG! How I wish I had investigated my scum-bag before investing any emotion or money. This guy, George Patterson, claimed he was a Colonel in Kabul, after all the emails in which I was called love and baby, asked me about looking into a TS2 satelite. I said no, he then fortunately found a cheaper one through China! Next thing he was sending me fake airline itinaries through KLM (Dutch Royal Airlines)website. Make a long story short sent way too much money like a big fool. I confronted him, he of course denied it all. I finally did an IP search and found he is out of Nigeria. I contacted the dating website, they confirmed that they removed his profile due to other complaints. I did a military search and couldn’t find him. He gave me a phoney credit card number. I called the bank and it was a valid card, but belonged to someone on the East Coast, he is suppose to live on the West Coast, plus it wasn’t his name on the card. But the worse part, is he is still trying to convince me he is real, keeps telling me he will be here. Whatever. Wish he would show up…
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March 13, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Karen, my friend was also taken in by Lt Col George Patterson. If you search his email address georgepa01@live.com on facebook it comes up Nigerian Scams, If you just put in on bing or google you will find somone else that was taken in by him under Nigerian Scam. My friend is still not convinced, She is supposed to meet him at the airport Tue at 11:20pm, he also sent her a itinerary.