| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:22:41 PM | | I've started making a game of this. I go along for a while, just until they start to put the hook in, then I usually cuss them pretty good, hit ignore, and imagine them getting hot.lol | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:31:20 PM | lol sounds like a guy i talked to in yahoo also.
said he was from b/c...but in africa on the oil rigs for his job. we talked for days and then he tried his game. saying the company he was contracted out of ontario was having a problem sending him his contract fees and pay. asked if he could get them to send me his chq and cash it for him, out of it i could keep a thousand...send him so much and hold the rest till he got back.
lol...i warned him, if i did it,, i would not cash it till it was certified..i knew he was scamming. figured this would stop him cold. lol was i wrong....he tried to play it even more and harder. asked if his agent could call me for my information and get the chq sent.  this other guy had actually called. during this time i had called the police and got information on what to do. they had asked me to see how much information i could get on these guys.
so after the guy called..i got his ph # and name etc. then these guys tell me 2 different cities this agent is from. i questioned them on it and then they said depends which office they are in at that time,, since they travel alot. mmmm ya ok.
the agent gives me this number and i call it, well its a ottawa area code but the phone number is for the children's hospital in toronto.
they told me the first chq would be big..omggg...it was for $27,500 lol when i received it i called the police again and they had me take it to the bank and speak to thier fraud department. told them here..its a scam chq and the police said for you to track the coding,
gave them all the information i had gathered, and told them dont call me i want no more to do with it. walked out of the bank. they did call 2 days later saying thanks...the chq was bogus and was last used 6yrs ago. they were bringing it back into use. with this they tracked 4 other chqs that came in that weekend.
the original guy called and asked if i got it certified and told him no the bank held it..omggg he called a few days later and asked if i had his cash and to send it to him lol told him the bank wants you to call...they have it and wont give it back
anyone who even slightly believes someone asking for $$ that they have never met is crazy. africa is one of the worst countries for these scams to originate from. this i got from the bank and cops. it was my 1 and only experience but this fishie didnt bite the bait | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:32:48 PM | OH DEAR !!!! My ex has a profile here ~ he just went through the exact same thing. (A woman of course.) OP ~ that is no soul-mate, I'm sorry. Block block block  | |
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toyoux
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Joined: 5/28/2006
Msg: 32 | |
| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:34:11 PM | OP: Toni, I tried to write you but I'm blocked by your restrictions...........
PLEASE don't feel bad about this!! BLOCK HIM AND MOVE ON!!!!
Dear god, you're a beautiful young lady and he's a .............never mind, it would get blocked anyway.
You KNOW what to do. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:42:15 PM | So, i messed with them for a few minutes(it was a slow and boring Sunday afternoon), giving them made up Credit card numbers, made up names/address. He/she finally got pissed and left me alone. I love it when they get mad. I usually say, OOoooo, your upset... Like I give a Fu*k.
chicagostyle,
That was way funny. I'd wish these Nigerian a$$holes would try to scam me so I could have some fun with them too  | |
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daisie
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Joined: 9/22/2004
Msg: 34 | |
| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:43:13 PM | | man...you people are MEAN!!!! The poor guy is down on his luck. Just trying to do right and get an education and he's having a little bit of a bad time....give him some slack. SEND the guy some $$$$$. Sheeze, what's the big deal? While you're at it, send me some too. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:48:06 PM | | The first clue that this is a scam is NIGERIA!!! I got a 36 yrd old in Nigeria whose "originally from Fort Worth, TX and his parents died while on a trip to Nigeria and he stayed with his grandparents on their coffee plantation!!" Check out his picture and he sure is a hot caucasion dude!!! Looks like it's from a mag or something!!! They think we are so stupid that they even have a rap song written about us "stupid Americans" that they keep taking for money!!! Don't call him or anything - he will have a fake telephone # that you will think is a US number but is actually international. Cost my friend $2,500 for a phone bill she didn't know she was racking up!! He tried the whole routine of flowers, sweet talk, etc. Fortunately I got to her before he did any more damage!!! Report this jerk to the website and BLOCK HIM!!! If you think it's too good to be true, it probably is!!!! | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:48:48 PM |
ok daisie, i can call the bank and see if they got my chq still
i am sure he would share it with you also after its cashable
 i am not greedy i will share with whoever wants to put it in their bank acct first
j/k but it was fun playing with him and costing him to call here all the time. both before i got his game plan and after  | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:53:57 PM |  This is someone who is definitely scamming you......no one should call another person names...he knows you are Christian so figures you are an easy hit. Back out now, delete him and do not entertain any of his advances to contact you in any way shape or form.....
Very obvious this guy is not who he says he is......
Good Luck
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 9:55:19 PM | | i had met a guy on line that said he was from seatlle and had got a building and design contract to build a million dollar oil refinery.. he seemed very nice told me all about his kids and his wife had passed away... after a few months he asked me for money saying he had his bank account taken by thiefs and could not get home to seattle and when i refused he called me all kinds of names and told me i was not a good person... he hurt my inner feelings but i didnt send him money.. i deleted him got to be careful | |
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daisie
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Joined: 9/22/2004
Msg: 39 | |
| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 10:02:37 PM | this reminds me of a similar scam I heard about in a news report a few months ago. SOme bozo in Africa beggin for money...I forget the details. But.....the guy here in the USA who was the intended "vicitm" played along. Oh my god it was sooooooooo funny.
He told the scammer all kinds of stuff to pretend he was truly planning to send the $$$. So once this scammer was hooked, then the American told him things like, "well how do I know this photo is really you??" I need you to send me a photo of you with a FISH on your head.
Serious as a train wreck...this scammer quick-like-a-bunny-rabbit...went and got a pic of himself holding a big ol slimy fish on his head and emailed it!!!!!! Oh man oh man....the story went on and on...but I only remember the FISH ont he HEAD photo which they did show on tv. hahaha...too funny. I wish someone would scam me!!!!!! I never have any fun. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 10:08:36 PM | Clearly just a scam. Don't worry about the namecalling, just block the messages and report the user to the system administrators ASAP!
As for being Christian, remember that it is an attempt to live like Christ, and I'm sure he had enough self respect not to put up with this person either. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 11:04:45 PM |
He also calls me names and cusses me out, but yet he keeps asking me to send him money. As anyone ever experienced this and what did you do about it? Any advice is helpful.
And you put up with this? Are you serious???????????????????????????  I honestly cannot beleive there are people this naive. Nigerian scams, oldest ones going around. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 11:19:12 PM | | Have you reported him yet? Remember, if you are smart enough to NOT fall for his con game, yet fail to report him, he might find someone else. Do the good deed and report him. If not to the cops, at least to management here so he will be removed from the site. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 11:36:40 PM |
chicagostyle,
That was way funny. I'd wish these Nigerian a$$holes would try to scam me so I could have some fun with them too
just get a yahoo screenname and wait. it never fails. EVERYTIME i sign on with my yahoo name and sit in the local chatroom to catch up with my friends, someone from Africa needs money to come to America for whatever reason.
The sad part is, people must be falling for it seeing as they are still doing it. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/8/2006 11:51:55 PM | LoL...these asshats are everywhere online. Typically they are either from Nigeria, or some other place in Africa. Often they tell you they are presently working in another country to try and throw you off . I've talked to several of these clowns, mostly for the entertainment factor when I'm bored. Usually they are very controlling and manipulative right from the start, and get worse if they think they might get your money. LoL they have all sorts of tricks, like telling you they think you are "The One" for them, wanting you to be their girlfriend immediately (although you haven't even met), wanting to talk on the phone immediately, and wanting you to drop everything and fly to where they are). Sooner or later, they get down to business and start asking you for money in various ways. I play along with them for a while and kill myself laughing the entire time. When I finally have had enough and confront them and start ripping them a new a.s.s.hole, that's when they get extremely offensive. Then I send them off into Cyber Oblivion using Block and/or Iggie.
The thing that is most disturbing about this is that they DO actually manage to rip off alot of lonely, naive people online, otherwise there wouldn't be so many of them around. It happened to a male friend of mine a few months ago unfortunately. I hope everybody ultimately wakes up to these scammers and puts them out of business for good. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/9/2006 12:03:44 AM | Wow, talk about a bunch of doubting Thomases! Doesn't anyone have faith in people anymore? Everyone is so quick to jump to conclusions when they don't even know the details of the relationship at hand.
Tell me Toni, is he cute? $500 may not be a lot if it helps you secure a real hottie! I'm sure he'd be happy to "work it off" if you know what I mean, wink wink. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/9/2006 12:06:30 AM | | well the reason they keep doing it because no one stops them.i ran into a women right here on pof trying to scam me so i report her and guess what she still on here. with same name and profile..and to top it off in her profile she change it telling a story about what happen to her makeing it sound like i was the one.she didnt use my name but she even e-mail me to let me know what she as done in her profile.and guess what she doing it.saying she was left in a town with no money and bla bla so someone can help her.she try to scam me and when it didnt work she turn me in as a scam.turn around and scam pof to belive her i guess.and now use the same scam on her profile to get someone else.so where pof why she still on the site look 4 u and u will see it and guys if your on her list u better watch out it happens fast when u want to belive someone honest | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/9/2006 12:16:34 AM | Yes, I also met a guy that emailed me, with a wonderful story. He moved here from Greece with his 19 yr. old daughter and has his own private company with a friend. He gets a sudden contract for networking in Nigeria and goes on this sudden trip with his daughter. I ask about the suddeness of this and of course all passports are in order etc. Once there he communicates a few days and then is so frustrated that they won't cash his check. His partner is convienently not answering his phone and his travelers checks can't be cashed. When I question the use of credit card he denies owning one. Of course he names the traveler checks and says the embassee can't help him either.. Well will he is playing out his scam I am doing a search of the company his checks are from.. Low and behold he hasn't done his homework..LOL. There is an office in Nigeria where he is at..Of course that is countered with a reply of "they won't cash them".. LOL.. Imagine that.. Needless to say he asks if he could trust me and send me his check to cash.. And of course I would do such a thing..LOL.. He then proceeds to ask if I could take out a loan to give him the money till his check comes in and I cash it.. LOL.. I said sure thing.. How much???.. and he didn't want to make me get too much...How kind of him... LOL. The check is in the mail.. johnoname..lol
That is what he went by..and is still working his scams.. on Yahoo.. I did report him..
Very attractive photos, whoever he borrowed them from..LOL.. | |
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| Guy I met online keeps asking for money
Posted: 6/9/2006 6:56:07 AM | For further reference on every scam in the book, you may find some of the exact stories here,
Check out
www.scamorama.com
It's good for your protection. | |
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