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…
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To read specific details about about one incident, read CJ’s post “The New Military Dating Scam”.
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To : Sandra Pattison –First when I looked at the name “Wayne Witt” I started cracking up laughing. I’m trying to figure out what idiot book they are getting these names from. No we don’t pay $3000 for a replacement. Civilians pay for nothing when it comes to Military business, if that is what he is asking you to do. A real soldier does not need to ask for any money. The Military takes care of everything for them. They don’t pay for leave, and they don’t pay to obtain retirement, and we as civilians don’t pay for replacement troops. Good God if that was the case, every US citizen would be living in the gutter. He is another scammer. I’ll be so glad when all our troops are really home so these scavengers can’t use this ploy anymore. Your fortunate Sandra you have this site. I had to learn all this the hard way.
Sandra, no one pays to have another person take his spot, it’s a scammer.
Thanks, Robert and Margaret for your swift responses…Which makes perfect sense to me, unlike how others like to trick me, If i was new at all this, I know i would have been fooled again and lost more money…I was told military soldiers can only fly out from Israel and not Iraq…As flights to Australia dont leave from Iraq airport…Also the two fake generals, Barno and Patreus are at it again…I hope these losers get caught..but i guess for every 100 caught there is 100 more…Unfortunatley…Thanks so much for the info…Sandi
Hi Everyone, I have recently been chatting with a guy, a soldier or so he says in Afghan..He claims, if he leaves his duty over there early..Another soldier has to be replaced as his duty was not finished and it would cost $3000 usd.Is this correct? I have not heard of this one before…Please let me know…Asap..I for one have a strange feeling about it..He calls himself ‘wayne witt’ says he has been in the Army 28 years on and off and he is a marine..Thanks all..sandi
HELLO ALL. I WAS SCAMMED BEFORE, FELL FOR IT BIG TIME BUT LEARNED MY LESSON AND THE GUY WHO USING THE NAME LT TIMOTHY BILL OR ON SCREEN NAME TIMMYJOEJOE, STILL CONVINCED HE IS FOR REAL LIKE HELLO THERE. I DID E MAIL THE US MILITARY AND THE REPLY I RECEIVED WAS TO NEVER ENTERTAIN ANYONE WHO CLAIMED THEY IN THE US MILITARY AND ASKING FOR MONEY. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS IN THE US AIR FORCE AND ASKED HIM, HE TOLD ME YES THERE IS LOTS OF SCAMMERS OUT THERE. I SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO A FEW OF THESE SCAMMERS AS I INSISTED TO HEAR THEIR VOICE AND IN ALL HONESTY NONE OF THEM EVEN SOUND AMERICAN. SO LADIES IF THEY STARTED TO ASK FOR MONEY OR ASKIN YOU TO SEND THIS AND THAT JUST BEWARE. DON’T GET ME WRONG I DO SEND PARCEL TO THE DEPLOYED US MILITARY BUT TO THE RIGHT CORRECT ADDRESS. U LADIES TAKE CARE. MUCH LOVE AND GOD BLESS X
To Sillysit06: I was interested in your post on this letter from Interpol and I googled Khoo Boon Hui Interpol in my browser. On the first page that came up, i clicked on the very top line that simply said INTERPOL. Please go there and read the page over carefully. There is a section where you can report this letter you have to them. They should be able to tell you if it is authentically from them. They may be interested in seeing this if it is fake. Good luck. Maggie
To Sandra Pattison: I believe MSG Rotert McLaughin explained this once about the IP Addresses showing Sunnyvale. I am sorry I can’t remember exactly how he explained it but it certainly had something to do with the way they hooked up their computer of course.Some are smart enough in Nigeria to do this. Some are not, and occasionally you will get a IP Address showing Nigeria. Yahoo.com’s business is located in Sunnyvale and that is why we get Sunnyvale. That is where their Corporate Office’s are located. I found in my experience tracing the very last IP number at the bottom of the header information is usually the one to trace. Sometimes you get lucky and find something that does not say Sunnyvale.
Maybe he can go over this info again for us. He may be able to shine some light on this ATM question also. I’d like to know that myself and google airports in iraq in your browser.—-Best to you. Maggie
To Melinda
Regarding the email you recieved, UNDER NO CIRCUMASTANCES RESPOND TO IT, I have had exactly the same email sent to me, only you posted yours before I got the chance to do the same, I have checked out the email address on another website, this is the work of SCAMMERS trying to get your bank details and empty your account. This is what they call a RECOVERY SCAM promising that they will get any money back that you have lost, it is totally FAKE,so the best advice I can give you is to IGNORE IT, DELETE IT AND BLOCK them.
Best wishes wendy
Sandra,
The IP address is based on where the Internet provider is located. If you use AOL it will always show you at Vienna, Virgina. The IP can also show their satellite offices. If I logon from a military computer it will NOT show the internal network addresses, but will show the first hop when the email gets to the outside provider. A good analogy is your house, you can have people in every room but they all use the same front door for access to the world.
IPs can be spoofed anyway, and it will not be long until the bad guys figure that out.
As for cash, we try not to deal with it in combat zones because the bad guys can get it. We have a special ATM card that we load cash onto and can use on base. Not that we have a huge need for cash, we can still shop with a credit card online, but the “Eagle Card” helps with PX and small item on base purchases.
There are airports in Iraq but don’t plan to fly there. Military folks fly in and out of military airports.
Shilly,
The next email will say you need to send them money to help in prosecution.
Hi All, Does anybody know why most military soldiers, I mean if they are of course, have there IP Address come up as Sunnyvale California would this be correct, as they say thats where the satellite is…I have done this a few times now and it comes up the same..Also I was told, cash money cant be withdrawn from atms there in the Military only other forms of payment..Is this true?? Kindly let me know, Also is there and airport in Iraq? Thanks to all…Sandy
not so long ago i thought i found someone. he appear to be so fine and yes we talked on the phone for hours and his voice jus melt my heart. he make it so real and i fallen for him. yes i did send money and even a laptop but the truth finally hit me that i been scammed. i asked him for the truth but well scammer will never give it to you. the weird things is he phoned me recently well i was at work so cannot talk on d fone but i did call back n he ave no guilt in his heart n still adamant that he is truly timothy bill. on the whole i am happy now, am engaged to a wonderful man n he is real. we goin back to the states next year. The scammers are evrywhere and omg i even recieve e mails askin me to sponsor sum charity which i never heard n after checking it out well well but from nigeria. u know wat i think i shud go for vacation in nigeria n jus to check it out. to u ladies never fall for sweet words like honey cos in d end it taste bitter n like poison. good luck, take care and god bless x
Just recieved an email..
Maor anyone… is this for real?
Financial and high-tech crimes
Financial and high-tech crimes!
Dear: Beneficiary,
We hereby informed you that some fraudsters are contacting you on the internet and they have ripped you off thereby causing you to loose some items and money to them in the process.
INTERPOL investigation team is to help stop fraudulent activities across the world by arresting the scammers and as well restore the image of the country that has been tarnished by the below listed group of people.
Although we have been able to come up with some good result about some of the people that have collected money from you and ripped you off illegally. We wish to list the names of the scammers we have arrested so that you will personally indicate them by writing back to us with the name(s) of whom scammed you among them as we want to make sure your item and money is routed to you without any further delay and note that we will surely deal and bring to book the names of people below if only you will cooperate with us by co indicating correctly any one of them.
The names of the Fraudsters that have been arrested are as follows:
1) Col. Charles Gerrald
2) Dr Jay Martins
3) Perez Connell
4) Pat Oman (pface0831@gmail.com)
5) Lt Col George Patterson (finnscvv@yahoo.com)
6) Sgt. Chris Ford
The above listed names are been traced/investigated by INTERPOL and some of them have eloped the country and note that if any of them is caught and found guilty he/she will be jailed for 45 years as it is under the Degree 47 of the constitution of INTERPOL under the section of criminal law.
So we are waiting for you to write us back and inform us if any of the above names have Extorted from you or once contacted you so that we can start taking the necessary procedural steps prior to bringing them to book and having your fund wired into your Bank account as nominated accordingly.
Should in case the name of the Hoodlum that scammed you is not listed above, we will advise that you forward to us there name(s) and his contact so that we can trace them and as well bring them to book.
You are further advised to deal directly with the INTERPOL and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve success in this case. Should in case you are currently dealing with any one of the fraudster regarding your fund, we urge you to stop further contact with them as you are taking a very big risk.
We are very sorry for all the inconveniences the scammers has caused you and we look forward to your maximum cooperation.
Looking forward to your maximum cooperation.
Regards,
Mr. Khoo Boon Hui
INTERPOL- The International Criminal Police Organization
Melinda
Thanks for all your quick responses, its much appreciated, yeah I thoujght it was too good to be true, the company’s name was http://www.alliancetrustees.com i checked it out, seems like there is a place, but no doubt to make me believe him more..Load of crap…What wont people try nowadays is the question….It sux big time
To Sandra Pattison This parcel that contains heirloo,ms DOES not exist It used to be common of scammers writing that they had a parcel they gave to a diplomat Now real diplomats dont do parcels for soldiers The scammer will want a fee for the diplomat and then to deliver it I found these pieces of muck originated in Ghana
That Ken Preston Margaret has found again is a champion at it He tried that on me
I reported him to netsafe nz too
So any parcels are FAKE
thankyou
Beverl;ey NZ
TO Shaz
You have a filthy lying scammer
FASTWAY COURIERS IS A NEW ZEALAND COMPANY
We dont have any couriers iin any PART South East Asia at all
And from Afghanistan?? Goodness me the Middle East
I had one in America trying to use some courier service through Malaysia and New Guinea
Shows the fools dont know World geography
hope this helps
Beverley NZ
ps I know the man who owns fastways couriers He lives only a street away in my town!!!
To Shaz : They are trying to scam you. Your package would not have landed in Cambodia of all places, and the insurance would have been paid by the sender at the point it originated from. You can google in your browser Fastway Couriers and see what you get. I have a feeling you will find nothing !!! I suspect your friend in Afghanistan is a scammer. Ask him to prove who he is….bet you get nothing there also.
To Sandra Pattison: This package crap is just another scam. It boils down for you having to pay for something involved with the process and you absolutely would be sending money to a scammer. Seriously why does any package have to go through you ???? I had a couple recently trying to get me to receive “goods” as they put it, and forward it to some orphanage , one in Nigeria ( yeah right) and another says to New York area. I asked, ” and who pays to forward these goods?” The whole request was dropped. This is just another angle they are trying. NEVER give out personal information to someone you have only met online. There are numerous ways to hurt you behind your back with all that information. Trust your gut instincts, their usually right.
hello all, i got someone on the net claiming he is in Afghanistan after chatting for a week he told me he has send me a gift with fastway couriers with a tracking no. after three days someone called me and told me that my package was on hold in fastway couriers in cambodia they need so come cash for insurance please if someone knows anything about casey or fastway couriers please just tell me.
Hi All, Thanks for sharing Margaret, we all share how you feel, Just another quick question as something else has come up yet again. A friend of minle is currently speaking to, well so he says military soldier, they have been chatting for about say 4 months now, he has asked her to recieve a package for him from some organization, which apparently has some airlooms and a draft in it, not sure how much as yet, this person asked her to forward these people her email address, personal address and phone numbers, upon receiving that they will release this parcel of goods to her, and he said he will come and collect it in a months time when he is on leave. Now I dont know anything about this and neither does she..But I am suspicious thought I would ask,anyone who know’s about this would be very much appreciated, I figure that there would be some fee or some catch to its release to her…Thing is not sure what as yet??. Any responses or Red flags do tell…Thanks to you all…Sandy
Just wanted to report a piece of scum located in and around near Leeds England is using the name James Dimitrios to scam. I proved him a definite scammer. I have found the real James Dimitrios living in the central part of California, but in investigating he has five different addresses on file and so not sure at this moment which one he is presently at but i will send out letters to each one to notify him his name and profile is being used. This scammer put up a fake Facebook profile also using one of the pictures of him with his daughter which was one that he had sent to me. I called him out and he dropped communication and ceased phone calls to me.also. Also recently saw Ken Preston back on Shtyle date site and when he saw I had visited his profile, he completely disappeared off the site. I’m sure he is bouncing around different dating sites. REMEMBER LADIES IF THEY ASK FOR MONEY –IT’S A SCAM !!!!!!!!!!!!
To MSG Robert McLaughlin
Many thanks for clarifying the .mil email address situation for me, it is as I suspected it to be, a story that is so FAKE! And yes they are extremely desperate, the email I wrote about from the alleged General (the one that wants me arrested for being a terrorist LOL I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY ARREST!!!) he wanted me to pay 25 grand for his leave!! (wouldn’t mind having that much money, as I would spend it on myself). Hopefully I have heard the last from him.
I am glad that I am not the only one that has problems when using a phone to write with 🙂
All the best wendy
Good morning from NZ Command sgt Major preston is on the go again The real Preston is retired
Sometimes I lead a scammer up a gum tree I know they can check with google to see our addresses I give false one usually a empty paddock They always give false adrresses anyway They disappear quickly if I tell them I have contacted EFCC Thats who deals with scammers I dont give personal info
There is a scammer BEDFORD MICHEAL claims he is in England and a pilot Claims he has a daughter She needed 3000 GBP for education to be paid to a woman He is Nigerian
11 scammers were caught in Malaysia too in a pack
Beverley
Make that a DA31 not 312. Darn phone.
Wendy,
Out military addresses are for official use, but that’s like any work addresses or your work phone. A phone call or an email here and there is okay, but don’t go bonkers with it. You have a bit of privacy just like your email, and if someone simply wants to verify my addy is real I can give it out all day long. We will not get into trouble for what we receive. Heck I get spam and stuff, I never asked for it. Now as for sending mail, yes I can’t send a whole lot from it to you. I’m not going to send photos because of the filesize limits. But I can sure as heck write a hello letter. Your MAJ NED SUTTON is fake and the fact he won’t give his email address ending in MIL proves it.
That leave story is a hoot, they are desperate. If I want leave I put in a DA312 to my chain of command and ask for it with reasonable notice. It is up to me, no one else. Heck how do you think people manage to come home and sneak up on relatives and put the videos online? No money is involved. He is not giving up is all. Don’t let him get to you, he is a scammer.
One more thing I also had a email from what is supposed to be an official military person, usmilitaryleaveclearenceunit@usa.com, (I ran a check on this one and it is a well known scammers mail address on another site) the information contained in the email was not pleasent, basically it said that because Major Ned Sutton had not gone on leave as was requested by him and not ME, I was the one that had to apparently just pay the fee so he could come to the UK. His General had passed judgement on him and he would be dismissed and sent to 21 years imprisonent (he was accused of selling out military information) because the transit could not be completed. Then went onto inform me that because I was in contact with him that I was terrorist and he would order for my arrest by getting the UK local authorities and British Army to locate me and take me there (can only assume he meant afghanistan) The style of writing on the email was appalling, not that of a General!!! I have kept it the email. Done a trace on the IP address and it came of no surprise to me that it was from Nigeria.