I have read your comments and would like to say I wish I had been alerted more to the scams in Lagos, now 13000 dollars down
I met a guy in internet he contacted me and very shortly wanted to chat out side the chat web site He called me every morning every evening and we chatted morning and nite for hours and sending me love poems He was from usa so he said ,working on a project in lagos as civil engineer, had 13 year old daughter wiht him as wife died of cancer parents killed in car crash. He lured me in for weeks Telling me he couldnt wait for the project to end to meet up with me. Finally the project ended (time to go for the kill ) and he was being paid alot of money but it was draft which he had papers to carry out of county but couldnt cash there Had no credit cards with him . Hotel needed paying and wouldnt give daughter any food then needed money to pay tickets home even sent klm ticket comfirmation(now know this was faulse if studied right ) followed by bfa to leave country and all this time was told he would go straigh to bank as soon as got home to pay me back an dhe was so greatful , had been intouch with bank and draft would be cleared in 2 days The then was called for questioning at airport when about to leave as the men he had working on project wasnt paid and had him stopped from leaving country Needed solioctor to represent him and it would be sorted and he would be on his way .Al the time promising as soon as he got home would give me back home would give me back money Was booking a surprise meal and wanted me to mee thm at airport Even sent court order and solioctor s order to me (fake) Needed bail paid to get passport back Always needed money sent by western union and sent to hotel manager Eventully told him no more money he screamed at me and put down phone When I quered his accent he said he had an italian mother that why accent was strong and bad telephone line didnt help
Give me his mobile no bother as well as hotel managers no
No mater what I queried he was one step ahead
I am not a person to be taken in or part with money lightly but he spent weeks and weeks realling me in and did a very good job
When he started looking for money he would query what I was doing and where I was going and as soon as I was with some one would call and say it was urgent go home and turn on chat so that So no one was would get a chance to influence me
He did his home work was a professional scammer and had studied all information needed about the area he was suppose to be from and area he was suppse to be loving in
When I quereid the school the child when to he faulted and got annoyed saying why did I want to know thw school his child went
Please donT be roped as I was dont ignore the warning signs
When I asked him as an international contractor how many more projects he would do this year He said 2 . Now I know he will strike again after preparing well so be careful Dont give any money if US passport holder has problem the US embassy wil help
I checked this out to late for me Be careful
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He said his wife was killed in car crash. He lured me in for weeks telling me he couldn't wait to come and meet me and my son when the vacation ended, he even emailed me flight information for himself and his daughter to come to Massachusetts. A few days before they were supposed to arrive, he called me saying that his daughter was in the hospital with appendicitis and the hospital wouldn't take his credit cards and he needed cash sent to him via Western Union. I ran around like a mad woman trying to find a Western Union to send $200 to the surgeon so that poor Mary could have her surgery. He claimed that they would not do the surgery until they received the money.
I contacted him later to see how his Mary was and he said that they made him give them his passport for collateral and he couldn't get home to the United States, his credit cards were no good because Lagos only took cash, her Health Insurance (Blue Cross) would Not Cover the Surgery and he needed me to send another $700 (RED FLAG), I told him I could not get him any more money. And... a bad telephone line didnt help. He spent weeks reeling me in and did a very good job.
He did his home work was a professional scammer. Please don't be roped in as I was. If he sounds too good to be true, then he IS too good to be true.
It was a $200 lesson but thank God, I caught on soon after. Don't be Fooled by This Charming Scam Artist. Oh by the Way His Name is John Frank and Claims He is From Keller Virginia with a 7 Year Old Daughter named Mary. Also claims he is Catholic too, very religious.
I feel sorry for this Englishman whose photo these Nigerians have used. These people will get what is coming to them one day. I don't know how anyone can be so bad and wicked.
A note for you all, at least now the nightmare is over for us. I've learnt not to go looking for love anymore and will never hand over money to anyone over the internet again.
Take care x
email address which I have reported was: lficher@ymail.com His ID: joycelf78
Other names dropped during our conversations included the hotel manager, Michael Phillips and an Egyptian businessman, Mr Shally.
I did speak to this so called Lewis several times on the phone the male voice sounded American, equally the hotel manager sounded African and the other guy maybe Egyptian. This Lewis gave me their mobile numbers... sadly all deleted now.
In addition this Lewis claimed to have schooled in the Netherlands and emailed on one occasion in Dutch. When confronted, he claimed a women was black mailing him......... NOTHING TRUE about this one.
Hope this info help someone out there!
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ID: nice0147
40 years old
Beach City, TX
Also stated Houston Texas and the DC area a lot.
Claims:
"I'm a widow with no kids. I'm looking for a fresh start in the relationship department.
I'm very independent and strong willed but I love to be pampered and cared for. Occasionally I want to feel that the decision isn't mine but it is in the hand of someone who has my best interest at heart.I enjoy books, soccer, basketball, plays, comedy and sometimes just chilling at home.
A true partner is one that knows when to pick up where you left off, when to lead and when u contribute to matters and when to follow, when to hold you close and when to let you go. A TRUE partner thinks speaks the truth even when it hurts because she knows it is appreciated. A true PARTNER looks in your eyes and sees your dream and her dreams as i see my dreams in yours.
I'm looking for someone that appreciates true love and devotion and who will return the same. she will work and play hard. His sense of humor will keep me smiling. I am looking for the extra beat in my heart.my lost stone and i feel that lost stone has been found and that lost stone is you.. so this are the tins i fined in you... on the second hand i fined your profile really captivating and attractive..... this is my email lanner_smith(at) yahoo you can write me at your own best time there ok be glad to reply your mails"
He claims to work on Bridges. Just received a contract in Nigeria. Got to Nigeria and luggage didn't arrive. Need money to eat and live until luggage arrives with his check in 7 days.....
LANNER is the lier.
Godsgirl continues to expose the TRUTH. Here's the TRUTH:
Bryan Lanner Smith :
well how flight had some techincal diffculties in london at heathrow airport we got attched into another plane just to get us to nigeria but we where not allowed to leave with out bags cos there was no space for it to get into so we where told that how bags would be sent to us in 7days time you could imagin
Godsgirl:
no, so you have no clothes?
Bryan Lanner Smith:
excatly
and my paper works for the contract and the document which i would even use to clear the carterpillars here are all in the bag and my check which i am meant to cash out today are also in the bag..and i did not come along with my credit card becose of what you told me
Godsgirl:
wow
maybe your mom can help
Bryan Lanner Smith :
my mom i have not even been able to call her cos i don't have any money to call her to even let her know i have arrived and the last money i had i use it to get shelther but it would not be enought for me for the rest of 7 days and the hotel management are not letting me stay for that 7days without paying for it i am so depressed and sad i just don't understand
my plans was to cash out the check today been monday and start working but now i am tired up with nothing not even food when it happened i had to keep to my self and faith
Godsgirl:
sorry to here this
Bryan Lanner Smith :
i knew if i have told you,you would think something wrong about me so i decieded to keep short and suffer it alone so that you would not think i am like other men that tried asking you for money
Godsgirl:
Well... it sounds like the same story....................
Bryan Lanner Smith:
well this is no story cos now i am in pain and i dont even know how to meet up with the remaining days cos i don't have a place to stay from tomorrow and beside i am in a very bad enviroment the hotel here does not even have a good security how has your day been
Bryan Lanner Smith:
what would have happened if we used that same plane and we all died
i never new that it would take so much days for my bag to get in
Godsgirl:
I would complain to the airline until it is fixed
Bryan Lanner Smith:
and i was thinking as we where been attached to the other plane our bogs would come with us you would what i dont understand?
Godsgirl:
I would complain to the airline until you receive your bags
Bryan Lanner Smith:
we never new untill we got into another do u think am that stupid
Godsgirl: no
Bryan Lanner Smith:
we all got angry when it was announced by then we where on air
to late to land and wait for bag cos they new what they did
Godsgirl:
still, the airline has an obligation to get them to you
Bryan Lanner Smith:
yes they told us it would get to us in 7days time that friday they have our number so they would give us all a call to come get our bags but i am hungry
no food no cloth most important i will be sent out of here tomorrow cos i dont have the funds to pay for the remaining days
you there?
Godsgirl:
I need to go............
Bryan Lanner Smith:
why
cos of what am saying right
now i understand
Godsgirl:
Yes, this is a scam Bryan
He claims to buy and sell art material. He landed a "Contract from the Scotland Government." It is worth 11 million dollars. He wasn't to buy an Estate home in LA. California after the contract. He then states that he lost the contract due to a fire and that 3 guys made him "clean out" his bank account. He wants to come to the States to start his life over, etc...
Don't waste your time.....
The above tried to scam me, but thank god for friends who thought he was up to no good, they were right after reading the post on this webpage, I confronted the above, he admitted that he was a professional scammer, I asked him what did he do with all the monies he had been getting he told me it was to pay for his education apparently he is going to Manchester University on 15th September 2010 to do an engineering course, he said to me I could contact the Uni to revoke his application so long as I agree to marry him as he couldn't live without me, I told him to go to hell and that I would never associate myself with such a person, he is still trying to ring me the number he is calling from is 002348957064916 this stupid man is still trying he also told me that he live in edo state in nigeria he did send me a true picture but I just bin it, to all this man is still at large but I didn't fall for it as my friends were so concerned all I can say now is thank god for all my friends and if anybody requests money DON'T GIVE ANY IT'S A CON.
This is my warning to everyone, if a man or woman that you have met on-line is currently working in Africa or another country and starts tells you they are falling in-love with you and it has only been 5 days.. Delete there IM, e-mail and anything else you might have..(and do it before you change your mind) This person is a scammer.. wtihin that week they will be asking for money, do to a car accident they had or a illness and will need help paying the medical bills at the hospital and will even have a fake doctor contact you..
Want to know for sure if they are a scammer, ask them to webcam with you, even if you don't have one there webcam will still show up, if they will not get behind that webcam, they are not real.. Please do not ever send money to anyone that will not show there face and I mean more that a picture..
The US Embassy will help anyone out in any country, if that person is a US citizen. That line that there Visa OR Mastercard can not be accepted is just that a line, and bank will accept it and will allow them to withdrawl from it.
Scammer you should be warned of Jeb Shawn Newkirk, great at what he does and has tried everything..
Scammers use every dating site out there, match.com, chemistry, singlenet, BBpeople, even do it on Facebook..
Please never send money, if they are a US citizen they can get help.. I hope this helps anyone who is on the edge of wondering if they are dealing with a scammer..
My real "friend" has been alerted to this and she emailed all her contacts to let them know that she is not in London on vacation and that she is okay. If I had not caught on to the scam sooner, one of my questions would have been to tell me who does she work for and what is the name of her boss.
It also helped that I tried calling my friend at home and she answered (confirming that she was really in Florida, not London!).
I wish there was some way to be able to arrest these people.
He would email me, call me and txt me regularly. The first week was a whirlwind and I fell pretty fast into his trap. He gave me a story (won't bore you with the details) and I sent him a Macbook Pro laptop ($1400 with shipping). He said he would pay me back when he returned to the states. The day after he got it, he gave me another story (again won't bore you with details) and asked me for $7000. I told him he was out of his mind. (I knew at that moment I had been scammed) I went to match.com and sure enough his profile was gone. I too reported him although I don't expect them to do anything. A day went by and I didn't hear from him. I figured it was over. He then contacted me and we started talking again. This time I was smarter and definitely wouldn't fall for any of his lies again. I figured it was a chance for me to play with him a little. He very conveniently got his $7000 issue resolved but now said that the reason I hadn't heard from him was because he was in the hospital. He was in a car accident. He needed $850 to pay the hospital. Of course the hospital won't take anything but cash. I couldn't locate the hospital anywhere or verify anything. I led him to believe that I was going to try to get the money. He thought I was applying for a loan. He did give me the doctors cell # although I didn't call. Amazingly the doctor called me.... The doctor sounded a lot like Michael (and btw Michael did NOT sound like he was from Italy). I started questioning the doctor on things and he got irratated with me. I even caught him in a lie. For days Michael has been trying to get me to send him $850 for the hospital. He even booked a ticket on Delta airlines (he sent me the itinerary and it is legit). The ticket cost $2500 USD and according to ticket agent it is bought and paid for. I can only imagine that some poor other lady is paying for that ticket on her CRC. I believe it's a Discover card ending 5316. I questioned him about that (how he could pay for a ticket if he couldn't pay for hospital) and he has an answer for everything. (Of course I don't believe him although he thinks I do). He is desparate to get home to me he says. Of course he loves me, he wants to marry me blah, blah blah!! I am a Christian woman (he may have picked that up from match.com) and through our talks he referenced God alot. The man makes me sick!!! I'd be surprised if its all the same man and I just wish there was something we ALL could do to make these men pay.
I definitely realize I was a fool to do what I did however these men play on the hearts and kindness of others. I did what I did out of the goodness of my heart. My intentions were always pure. These men (and woman) are evil and I do not doubt for a second that they will get what they deserve one way or another. It's Kharma!! I only wish I had read these blogs before I lost $1400. It is a valuable lesson to learn for sure. I think my pride and ego are hurt more than my pocket book. I consider myself a very intelligent woman and can't believe I fell for something like this. I'm still going to play with him at least as long as I can. Turn around is fair play. I'm sure I won't be able to get anything of value from him and definitely not my $1400 back but if I can mess with him in any way I will. Who knows maybe I'll all of a sudden need money for oh let's see....my car broke down..... lol jk
I was contacted on Match,com by a David Kowis.... unusualknight.... mrniceguy01c... gmail and yahoo im..... picture on match is very handsome man with short brown wavy hair... standing on boat, arms crossed, this guy obviously works out , massive arms and chest(would like to meet the real him!) was visiting in Akron ohio, but from Sante Fe Texas.... leaving that morning for antique buying trip to Lagos Nigeria for 2 weeks. immediately turned his profile off(because he felt I was the one) and proceeded to send me emails and yahoo Ims of his search for the love of his life, and I may be her, he wants me to be her, and all of the extremely romantic talk you can imagine... later, stating that I was the one and he wanted to grow old with me and chase me in wheel chairs when we are to old to walk.... on and on and on, in the middle of the night, day all in between his buying trips other villiages . Oh , and sex talk and how much he wanted to be with me and missing me. The whole time his Im's would be a little more scattered and words mixed up, broken english, almost like Jamaican ... He used a lot of s at the end of words..... born in Colorado, sent to boarding school at 17 to Denmark and then working in UK as Interior design.... this guy stated he was divorced and ex had had 2 miscarriages so no children.... Just on and on and on about he knew I was the love of his life, and god/christ sent me to him... called me Baby , Sweetheart , and baby boo.....My daughter had told me about this site when I mentioned this joker to her.... If it's too good to be true , it is!!!! I have played along and was just waiting for the bomb to drop about him needing money. But today I had had enough and dropped the bomb saying I didn't want anything to do with a nigerian and I was on to him... he acted indignant and of course tried to push it back on me saying I was leading him on. I told him to prove he was Davis Kowis from Texas, give me the name of his shop , of land phone # address, the name of his supposed friend in Akron.... of cource he gave me a phone # in tx that didn't work, and when I told him , he said of course it's not goingto work because he was not home.... lol.... he just continued to be pissed and said I had been lying to him about my feelings, and that i should have asked him these questions a long time ago.... then he started saying that I was just bitching.... and it was over... then he gave me his cell # and wanted me to call him and talk to him.... to make a really long scam short he got pissed and said it was over between us, lol.... what idiot! ........ scam foiled in Cleveland !!!
Just wanted to let you know that I am now in touch with 1unusualknight. I am getting ready to have some fun with him... Anyway he is back here in the Houston area. Just wanted you to know, he is now going by the name of Gabriel Smith. Also, if you are doing the online dating thing as I am a MUST HAVE WEBSITE for you to peruse regularly is called r o m a n c e s c a m .com. There you will find my posts as well as the other great people out there every day trying to rid the world of romance scammers. Anyway, you really need this website... I am getting ready to post the link of all your info on him on that site, as well as his photos. So if you have any emails, photos or phone numbers, go to that site, join and you will have a lot of help in keeping the wolves at bay.
My posts come under my nickname listed and you can see where I have already been. Good luck, don't forget RUN, get educated and help others.