Beware of Love scam
Friday, 5. May 2006, 16:21:52
I was approached this week by a very good looking gal form the UK (as she claims) at hi5. It sounded strange but due to her pictures I decided not to click on ""mark as spam"" and I clicked ""reply"" instead. She talk about knowing people from other cultures and open mind and searching for true love ... anywhere.
My reply was short talking about my doubts about her story, but that I give it a shot anyway ... her reply was really longer, and tracing her IP I realized ""she"" is in Dakar, Senegal. She included a cellphone number from the UK ... a friend called and she told me that it sounded like if it were forwarded.... I google it and found this poor guy: http://scamvictimsunited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=8039&
I report it on www.fraud.org but I don't think they can do much anyway ... I'm still playing her game (today I received a even longer reply and she's practically asking me to marry her) but I feel is my duty to let you guys know .... we have a saying here in spanish: ""No todo lo que brilla es oro"". I'm sure you have a similar one in English, something like ""Not everything that shines is gold"".
Beware: scammers are getting better. Not good enough, but this history working people's needs ... might work. Sure it does.
That's why I like video chats like skype or myvideochat ... to see faces LIVE! ... only the good looking gals part is missing!
This seems to be a new scam following the saga from the famous Nigerian/african scams. You've warned. It is very unlikely that a good looking girl will come after you, just for starters ...
My reply was short talking about my doubts about her story, but that I give it a shot anyway ... her reply was really longer, and tracing her IP I realized ""she"" is in Dakar, Senegal. She included a cellphone number from the UK ... a friend called and she told me that it sounded like if it were forwarded.... I google it and found this poor guy: http://scamvictimsunited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=8039&
I report it on www.fraud.org but I don't think they can do much anyway ... I'm still playing her game (today I received a even longer reply and she's practically asking me to marry her) but I feel is my duty to let you guys know .... we have a saying here in spanish: ""No todo lo que brilla es oro"". I'm sure you have a similar one in English, something like ""Not everything that shines is gold"".
Beware: scammers are getting better. Not good enough, but this history working people's needs ... might work. Sure it does.
That's why I like video chats like skype or myvideochat ... to see faces LIVE! ... only the good looking gals part is missing!
This seems to be a new scam following the saga from the famous Nigerian/african scams. You've warned. It is very unlikely that a good looking girl will come after you, just for starters ...
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WIDGETIZE
http://www.afroclub.net/scammer-pictures-used-in-scam.htm
http://www.afroclub.net/advance-fee-fraud.htm
90% of woman-suscriptions are fakers and scammers, unbelievable!
Since the goverment of Nigeria is fighting against this criminals, these guys use to operate from Senegal and Ivory Coast...
By single-woman, # 23. August 2006, 15:21:05
Hopefully, we could do something about it !
Be watchful out there people, scammers are everywhere, they are specially targeting Americans!
By synapticrumble, # 17. August 2008, 20:38:18