I just came across a post on “A Soldier’s Perspective” discussing a rather disgusting and disturbing trend that has guys posing as soldiers on Internet dating sites. Here’s the quote from CJ’s:
The latest trend involves trolling internet dating sites and convincing women that they are honorable Soldiers who have fallen in love and would do anything to communicate with the object of their affection. But, because they are deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq, they need you to sign up for an expensive telecommunications service like “Military TELEX” in order to make that happen. They profess unending love as their motivator and, unfortunately, many women have fallen for it.
The BIG red flag here is that the guy is asking for money. NEVER fall for that con.
If you come across anyone on a dating site who is asking you for money, regardless of the reason; block them immediately from further contact and then report them to the internet dating service.
You can also check out who is really behind their email address…
AND / or their telephone number…
To read specific details about about one incident, read CJ’s post “The New Military Dating Scam”.
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eefje, I leaned these tricks because I user to teach Psychological Operations. Fun fun!
Margaret, they are getting smarter if they are using news events. But believe me there is no way EVER that a civilian would be asked to cover military or national expenses. If you pay taxes that’s enough!
To eefje: You asked for my email . It is marodgers43@gmail.com.
To Robert: On that orphanage with the fire. I saw something on the news about 2 mos ago or so, about that, was in one of the poor countries, but can’t remember which one. I think they use stuff from the news. Walter Bruston took advantage of the Nigerian election, came in handy for him to use on me. I thought he was telling me the truth, because it was on Yahoo News.
To Angie: I have fun with them, make up a story how i’m sending it, make them wait, then give wild story why my plans fell through. My son was really critically injured in accident recently and Walter Bruston asked for pictures of him in his hospital room, i shutter to think how he may have used that!! I asked why in the world would you want that?? He said, “to lay hands on the pic’s and pray for him”. I said just prayer is enough, i said i have no pictures of that and he says, “whatever”. They are really sneaky –. I believe I am now on the 3rd person coming on as Walter Bruston. They have switched the person 3 times now. Been chatting 6 mos now and 3 distinct personalities have emerged.
I believe the first two possibly were executed by their organization for not collecting the money. I know you are wondering why I think that — it is from the things they began to say to me, things that just didn’t fit in and like sound right.. I began to pick up on utter terror from their conversation with me. They began to tell me things they should not have been saying, like the first one said, “if i do not come back on, means I did not make it” saying he was hiding and life was in danger, and was not much long after that there was silence for about 3 days, then suddenly he was on but a totatly different personality and I knew the first one was gone. I spent 2-3 weeks with the 2nd one when he confessed he had lied to me about who he was and the reason for the $3000 was not for his leave but he used it for other matters as he put it.Walter #2 was very mean and nasty to me, once calling me a beast hole!! Saying he had never been so provoked by anyone before. Course I laughed to myself.I told him it was because he loved me. Was long pause when I said that. I have to say never heard beast hole before, and I am laughing even now. I am chatting with Walterian7 and told him this one confessed to me, and Walterian7 says, “HE CONFESSED?” and immediately says , “be right back” and I wait for 7 mins before he returns. Walter Brus ton #2 disappeared soon within a day or so , no contact for another 3 days, and now suddenly here is #3. So hopefully they are killing each other off. Sorry I felt no remorse for the 2nd one.Funny too I told him he would get what he deserved in the end.
to Robert,
hahahahahahaha, where did you learn all these trics, i really love the one about the bankinfo, wow man, that would be a great laugh, i would give 500 euro to see their faces, ;-))
to Weny
did you use the site i told you?
And did you find the pics on it?
More information about this scammer BARRISTER WILLIAM DAVID williams_david01@yahoo.fr IP 77.238. 189.71
NEW HEADING
BARRISTER WILLIAM DAVID
LEGAL CONSULTANT ARBITRATOR SOLICITOR AND CONTRACTOR [shucks what a mouthful]
111 MAC AULAY WAY LAGOS NIGERIA
WILLIAMS stated he was protecting the interests of ENGINEER FUNSHO KUPOLOKUN
WILLIAMS was holding shares worth 25 million USD from Shell Oil USA
I was to send 18 000 USD by Western Union
Then my details This is what I replied
Passport strictly forbidden from this Country
phone number Confidential Listing Not available to men overseas Not available to African Countries
address At the Maimai [this is what duckshooters in NZ hide in among reeds called a maimai] Maori Word
Mount Tongariro Kuratau
Bank The Bull and Bush
Bank Number No // Williams you give me yours seeing you want that amount of money
I was told this deal was to be upmost secrecy
Me keep a scammer secret? Never
He also said he was born 1954 married with 5 kids He sent a pic He is a tall black
I got a gut feeling he was David Bright davidbright80@hotmail.com some time back He was in Canada but had to go back to Nigeria This Bright was on Wayn.com I had him removed
Hope this helps someone Bright is listed on Google
HOT OFF THE PRESS
BARRISTER WILLIAMS DAVID willams_david01@yahoo.fr He is NOT a new scammer but an old scammer under a fake soldier and an engineer working for anglosaxonpetroleumcoltd He was MARK WILLIAMS mark_williams0388@yahoo,com
This time he is a legal consultant 111 HERBERT MACULAY WAY LAGOS
This address is used by scammers and you can check on Google its listed
The website I was givewn http://www.gulfoilandgas.com is NOT in nigeria
Thisa time he claims his client made 25 million USD from crude in 2010 His client quarrelled with Mr Rob Routs CEO Shell OIL Scammers have stolen this mans identity
Now also this Name BARRISTER JIM VAN I remember now receiving same e mail few months ago used same address AND he also is on google 419 scam
Hopoe this helps
hULLO EVERYONE
I had the following scammers removed from the site WAYN.COM
MARK YENTER mark_yenter@yahoo.com
KENNEDY MCCOLEMAN President KennedyMccolemann MInstry of Lands and Mines@yahoo.com
POWELL BARRY barrypowell@yahoo.com
MATHIS JAMES mathisjames16@yahoo.com Reported NZ POlice and Abuse Telecom
DAVID BRIGHT davidbright@yahoo.com
MARK WILLIAMS mark_williams0388@yahoo.com
LEE RICHMOND richmondlee47@yahoo.com
DAVID BRUNER sgt.maj.davidbruner@live.com
DINO GORDON AND GORDON gordon.dino@yahoo.com
KEN HILLARY ken.hillary299@gmail.com [reported to NZ Police and Abuse Telecom NZ
SGT KENNETH O PRESTON AND ALSO SGT MAJOR KENNETH O PRESTON
2 E MAILS kennetho2000-preston@yahoo.co.uk AND sgtkennethpresto@hotmail.com
AND WORKS IN CONJUCTION WITH
SGT OLAF SCHMID sgtolafschmid@yahoo.com
MIKE DAVID OR DAVID MIKE mikedavid36@yahoo.com [reported nz Police and telecom Abuse
MICHEAL BEDFORD bedfordmicheal@yahoo.com and on SKYPE AND FACEBOOK
All fake soldiers BUT some have been scammers appearing as something else like Williams working for Anglo sxaon Petroleum company Ltd with the LTD its false
Bedford claims be a pilot other scam
PRESTON is on google
Powell as having gold
and richmond gold
Hopes this helps
good wishes
Beverley
eefje, I’m sure scammers will rotate pics so they do not send you more of the same. As you catch on to one scammer they can change pics and used their lessons learned to scam you 10 minutes later.
Angie, Since the scammers like to get money from you before sending you anything, tell them you need $50 to get a cab ride to Western Union. Surely they understand the logic of asking for money up front since they do it. Hey you may get lucky. I like the flim flam you are pulling on them. If we all did that their workload would increase. Simply blocking them makes their job easier and they move on the fresh pickings.
When they ask for your bank routing numbers I like to give them the info for the US Government. Get them to poke the bear, you know. 🙂
to eefje
I gave you my PRIVATE e mail address
like you woiuld send me an e mail from your e mail
greetings from New Zealand
I got people werite to me privately from other parts of New Zealand and not through sites at all!
Now on a lighter note to give all you girls a giggle…..how to scam a scammer.Got the idea from our good friend MSG Robert Mc Laughlin…I have now had him at the post office to pick up imaginary money I have sent via Moneygram four times….just made up some ref numbers(I actually used his supposed date of birth and his so called sons dob)just to see if he noticed!Obviously I was distraught that my monoey had gone astray… lol Very elaborate tales were told ,so suggested I send it via the nanny’s bank account,again I was distraught to be hauled into the managers office and broke my heart to him saying I demanded an explanation from the manager who told me the account was monitored!When I informed Sgt Bryant of this his response was that it was a test set by the US army to see if I had told anyone about his leave request….by now I am laughing my socks off.Even though he is driving me crazy calling I am now on my final bluff…After all the trouble with moneygram and the bank he suggested I send it via Western Union …so one fake reference number is now on it’s way and I have a new sim for my phone which is going in tonight cos I have a feeling I will be getting a lot of calls tomorrow!
Tracey I will email you personally got your address as I think we have been talking to the same guy.Stephen claims to have a 12 year old son too,who emails me and one of the first told me all about how happy he was that his dad had found me.Also one of his pics of his so called son was tagged with the son being called Dave…his son is supposed to be called Cole!
Come on lets get as many of these scumbags as possible.
It is a shame that I only found out about this site after i had met my Colonel Frank Roberts BRITISH ARMY on peace keeping in Afganistan who after two months wanted his diamonds sent to me but Oh Darling I need you to help me renew my diplomatic stamp and have them sent to you… maybe we should all get together and make sure that the dating web sites come with a Military Dating warning… if we had all been aware of how we could be scammed then we might not be on here.. cant we get together all of us from all corners of the globe and do something about this….
Sorry Colonel I have ruined your reputation…. as you found out about this in a meeting… I dont think so… but I would like to make sure you are punished for what you are doing….and all that are behind what you are doing….
To eefje
Are these ferals on Yahoo?
Just put them on Ignore Dont let these mongrels get to you Use the Ignore button on any site skype yahoo msn etc
To Eefje
moskowcircus@xtra.co.nz
To Eefje
Yes the ferals may see our e mails But I look on it this way WE have the UPPER hand
There is more than one way of skinning the cat!
To LIndahart
NO roses These ferals I get are too busy trying to get me to believe their orchestrated litany of lies
and send money
like Richmond Lee47@yahoo.com and was on wayn site as Lee richmond
Soldier
was in Afghanistan but was sent to Libya for peacekeeping Found 2 orphans but had to send them to Ghana along with the 400 kgs of gold he found He needed 4500USD Then 2 days later said he needed 2500 USD as the children had malaria and needed to be cleared to send on a plane to nz with the gold!!! I said orphans are not middle eastern they are african He said but Libya is africa I said North Africa yes but these are dark skinned Oh he pleaded alright think of me he would say We are herlping each other We?? whose we I asked I told him he was just another lying thieving dirty piece of scammmmmmmmeeerrrrrrr like that! And another one bites the dust I had him emoved from Wayn
to Angie
i think it is a good plan to catch as much as we can, we should share all info we have, but how do we get in toutch, if we put our email address on this site these scumbacks can read also, but maybe it is the only way…..?
to Margaret and Beverley
would you mind to give me your emailaddress, so i can contact you if you don’t mind?
i don’t know howelse to get in touch with you
to lindahart
i did not, but i know someone who recives all kind off things from her scammer, to send it to Accra Ghana again, so better not accept it, i guess.
I thought i knew enough now to recognize a scammer when i see one, but i think that i have the same guy, but in an other appearance. I got my eye on this one by the way he is talking and the suggestive remarks. I delete the fake sgt Giunta, bcuz i was done with him, he kept whining about money, ($1000,00) to go from Ghana to the US, and to pay dept to get the diplomat out off prison (sure) and began to curse and be aggressive.so afther 6 months of chatting with this d…head i was done.
Afther i delete him from my msn, i had an other guy, not a sgt/soldier but an salesmanager, who was telling me he was sending all kinda stuff to South Africa, than an other guy, who send me a loveletter, right from the start, and was an engeneer, shipping products to Accra Ghana.
The thing is, i am affraid i never get rid of him, and he keeps on trying to persuade me to send money. Not that i will ever do this…….;-))
To Robert, i checked there pictures on the site you adviced, but no results coming up, meaning the pics are not used in any other setting, then i checked them on the wall of shame, and catch scammers, also no result, so i don’t know what to do now, the only thing i can come up with is keep this one busy, untill he start to ask for money, play the game and afther a wile throw him off.
To Robert You are quite right and if some Real soldiers come on a date site They are quite young looking for a chickee babe as you Americans say
I also note the other fakes they have chosen too to collect the moeny before sending parcels!
example Euro_courier@gmail.lt
Now why would parcel be sent via east timor from Afhganistan?? What a laugh
tO ANGIE yes here you are
moskowcircus@xtra.co.nz
I am finding these ferals stories becoming more elaborate!
To Margaret,I know what is going on already been hit on for the money for a liberty passcard!Hence the calling and stupid tales.Have him sussed now but the phone calls are driving me nuts.He is blocked now on yahoo but my phone is now on silent!Have traced his emails to London and gave him my facebook password as I am informed by facebook if anyone tries to log in to my account from another location and they block it…yep got it in one…he tried to log in from Lagos in Nigeria!!!! Bit of a long way from Afghanistan!Already knew his so called friend Paul was in Nigeria cos that is where there so called logging business is!Back on cupid.com
but slightly altered details.Claims he is 45 based at Camp PHOENIX ,Kabul dob 30/11/65.Says son is called Cole who lives with nanny in this country.His yahoo IM is stephenbryant6611.His email is stephenbryant6611@yahoo.com,Beverly can you send me your email address as I have all sorts of information that I want to share and not sure how to post it allLets get as many of these lowlifes as we can girls.I can now spot a scammer straight away and wish I had known about this site before.Hey we can’t give up on love I haven’t just know what to watch out for now.
By the way the SF folks (Special Forces) are WAY busy, they go on missions all the time, and do NOT have a chance to yak online much. When they do, they will not tell you they are SF. Remember, the more they talk, the less they are. Someone who spent 2 years in the Army will talk forever while the guy who did 20 will brush it off.
Remember a few simple things:
If they are military, ask for their .mil address, it is NOT classified! Disregard yahoo and other free addresses, at least until you verify them via .mil
If they are going to take a pic for you, ask them to write your name on a card or pose a certain way for you, this will show if it is a stock photo or not.
If they claim a spouse died, verify at http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
AND if they get to this site and learn details on how to be a better scammer, we will simply work harder.
To LIndahart Some tricks I have learned that
First ask these ferals for their cam They will give excuses like security they cant etc that is ROT
If he doesnt show cam then he is not the Pic that you see
Ask him for a PHONE number you will also get plausible answers
This asking for commanders permission for leave ROT again All Soldiers are entitled to leave and they DONT pay Nor do thery PAY for any flights
Usually you will receive a FAKE leave signed by a commanding officer for example LT Col Gonzales countersigned by a Brigadier Tews
Their English is NOT perfect
I notice their money demands where once were 500USD are always over the 1000USD now
As to shifting money and show in a box That box that the Ferals SHOW is on the 419 scam advance fee a site Also go google print in the Ferals name It usually is there
Hope this helps
Has anyone erver received rosses from any of your guys?
To Angie First you could BLOCK his emails If Yahoo IM the same At work are you only employee disguise your voice and say something But dont send money