Comments on: Anatomy of a Military Dating Scam

By: Glynis

Glynis — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:42:42 +0000

Shelia,

I watched the YouTube clip and I know exactly how you're feeling. I'm still in love with the real soldier from when I was scammed in June & July. I wish you all the luck in finding your real soldier – he seems so sweet.

By: Glynis

Glynis — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:33:15 +0000

Lorraine,

I've thought about this several times during and after I was involved in the scam a couple of months ago. It sickens me to think that they might be using the money we have sent (I was scammed for $4500) towards terrorist attacks. I even accused my scammer of this at one stage. I think the government or military should seriously check into these scams more thoroughly.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:01:49 +0000

No there not interested in the photos as they know scammers just copy and pasted them for the internet they are interested in any document that u may of been sent that look offical as it is a federal offence to use these

By: Kylie

Kylie — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:38:11 +0000

FYI Pretty much the same scam happened to my great aunt. He wanted $200 or something to set up a phone line as he was posing as an American soldier in Afghanistan by the name of Irwin Petterson or Irwin Peterson. His yahoo email address is ipetterson@yahoo.com (or ipeterson@yahoo.com). She has even spoken to someone on the phone!!!! He then asked her to send thousands of dollars and fill out a form (which can be created easily using microsoft word and copying and pasting army logo) she told my mum who then told me. I googled American soldier scams and got this website. I sat her down and showed her. She has now thankfully deleted and blocked him from everything and told him not to call again. He contacted her on the dating site plentyoffish.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:47:10 +0000

I've been talking to a guy who contacted me through a website. He is using the name Mark Hannett and the photos he's sent are of a guy who is quite handsome. He has yet to ask for money but his story doesn't match. He says he's a colonel in the army and a Canadian. He says his wife and son died in a car accident 6 years ago but adopted a boy names "Prince" and that the son is in Ghana with his nurse sister…does this sound familiar?
Anyone else recognize the name?
I'd be very interested…thanks

By: shelia barker

shelia barker — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:59:04 +0000

just to let u know the guy in video on u tube i found out was poseing as two different men to me and my friend sherry and today he got on cam prove he was black nigerian in this video so yeah we caught him finally he confess now he wants our money to tell where he stole the pics from of the real guys I said if anything u owe us liar for scamming us all this time well he really scam sherry somebody mail her over 2,000 to her house she sent it to nigeria cause he said he was doing contracting and construction work down there watch this video u will see scammer that tricked us.
youtube.com/w...=Wd0AO-E9Mzs
ok I just wanted to update u later! – shelia

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:42:25 +0000

If you see any of the following names and phone numbers come up in your conversations with your "soldier", DELETE AND BLOCK IMMEDIATELY! They are scammers.

Sgt. William England
Staff Sgt. Kessler Grahalm Hargardstaedt
Staff Sgt. Kessler Grahalm Hueckstaedt
Emmanuel Kessler Tetteh (PH.#233278313217)
Sir Agyapong Nyame (PH.#0330273922143)
Mr. Yussif Karim or
Mr. Umal Mohamed Yussif Karim
Liberty Empire Group – Diplomatic Courier Service (libertyempiregroup.com)
Mark Mills (PH.#704-374-5589)
John Roland
Mr. Emmanuel Bentil Owusa (PH.#233542695619)
Mrs. Desire Idigu

If you see the words "disappointed" or "byeee" in your communications you probably have a scammer at the other end of the internet.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:08:19 +0000

I think we should all be sharring the pictures we have of these soldiers. Does anyone know if the U.S. Department of Defense is interested in these pictures? Personally I think the DOD should have a website posting the pictures so to alert the real soldiers, their families and other potential victims of this horrible crimes being committed in the names of American Soldiers.

I also think the United States Government should take a more serious approach to this network of scammers. For all we know the money we have sent them (unknowingly of course) could be going to the very terrist the U.S., British, Canadian, and other military units are fighting. I was scammed out of $16,000 USD

My story can be found on: 101date.com/i...ake-soldiers

We are the victims … we need a voice!

By: laura

laura — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:55:13 +0000

Col.Allen F Harrison..Us Army in Afghanistan.Is he a scammer?Never ask me for anything…yet…

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:55:54 +0000

I was scammed by a Sgt. William England in Iraq. My online relationship started April 19, 2010. If you have pictures of your Sgt. England would you please send them to me and I will send you the ones I have. I lost $4,400 USD to this creep. If the pictures proove he is the same person we need to have the pictures posted on a BEWARE website.