This is just an allegation but I suspect this is a scam and i'm still doing some investigation

Hi I have been chatting to a marine who i met on this site who is apparently based in afghanistan. He then wanted to communicate telephonically. But in order to do this via satellite I had to have my home line connected to the base in Afghanistan. The cost for this activation was $350 and i should have seen the red flags then but I was vulnerable as we had been chatting every day and I think a part of me wanted him to be geniune. Anyway I said i did not have the money so the next day his 'commander' raised $100 and paid the initial deposit and a receipt was emailed to me confirming the deposit and due date for the balance. He continued to chat daily and after declaring his undying love always reminded me of the phone activation and to please hurry with that...as he needed to hear my sweet voice. What disturbed me most was that the balance outstanding was to be paid via western union an individual! I really wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt but it was way too familiar - like a 419 scam. Anyway I googled the individual's name and found this person on Facebook. I added her as a friend and she accepted. I then emailed her telling her my story but not into great detail - i was just curious if she was the same person the money needed to be paid over to and where she was based - did she work for the telecommunications or was she at the marine base. Anyway it turns out that her boyfriend is the same marine that I have been chatting to. She has never met the guy but she has been receiving money which she pays over to a charity in NIGERIA on his behalf. Ofcourse she does not believe that this is a possible scam but i am convinced and I am just making a couple of more enquires before I expose him.
NB: Ladies please be careful - these scamsters/syndicate are ruthless. I know we are looking for love but hey dont get so caught up that we become gullible - as soon as money is mentioned RUN.

you should of told him you only have food stamp's !

Ladies-love should not cost a dime...just a thought....

I cant belive there are women out there so unaware..its sad. No bloke is ever worth that much you have to pay 300 bucks to talk to him. Then again I am cheap. Anybody ask me for money its an automatic NO. So to pay to talk to someone from a base...lol...yea right. By the way very smart move on your part. I applaud you.

Thanks for letting me know

I have learned so much about scammers from you minglers

I am thinking of a book....

Wow, what a sad story.

Thanks the more these kinds of stories are shared the better it is for all of us. Scam artists and con artists continue getting away with things because people are sometimes so damaged by the experience they are ashamed or reluctant to speak up. Shout it out! Kudos to you

I am sorry that happened to you. Never send money to someone you do not know.

It's sad, but scammers are out there, and they will take advantage of people's generosity. It's what they do, and they are getting more and more clever.

I will also warn you, that although the broken English may give the impression of stupidity, those people are very intelligent. They are also very dangerous people. I bust them on yahoo almost daily, so i do know what i'm talking about.

Do not try to take these people on..they will make your life a living hell. Do not post the user name. Report the profile, or send it to me, or Charles. Scammers will be removed from this site immediately.

On a personal note, if they hit you up on your messenger, report as spam and lock them out. Do not try to take them on. Now, that's solid advice, from someone who knows.

Guys, we can't catch these people, if you don't report them. On every profile, there is a "report user" link. Admin will investigate, and hey, if there's not a problem, no harm, no foul.

Hi

thanks for the reply to my posting on the scammer. I have reported to mingle. I can't believe i was sucked in - i used to be a forensic investigator and people get annoyed with me interrogating them so i tried not to that anymore and give people the benefit of the doubt. It's sad what extremes these fraudsters will go to. Take care
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