| Jan 1, 2007 @ 2:28 PM |
WATCH OUT FOR DATING SITE SCAMMERS!!!
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KayOC
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Please everyone watch out for scams. I was contacted by a man who after we corresponded for a while, asked me to open a saving account for him, because he was stuck out of the country and was selling some land and couldn’t get the check cashed because his “son” had overdrawn his accounts and his bank had closed his accounts. So he wanted me to open an account for him, with MY MONEY and then send him the info on the account, “account number and routing number” so he could deposit the check into the account!
Well DAH I wasn’t born yesterday! So of course I didn’t do it, but instead printed out his letters and our instant messenger chats and took it to the police. They sent me to our local state police and they in turn gave me a URL to the FBI to report this. Sad to say that as far as I can tell nothing has been done about this man. I also reported him to the site where I met him and again sad to say, he is still in that site!!
So everyone please be careful when meeting anyone on line. If they write in broken English you can just bet they are a scammer! Do not help them out in any way that involves money, because it could cost you your money as well as a trip to jail from what I’ve read. They ask you cash checks for them, or money orders, open bank accounts etc. Just report them, “not that it seems to help” and block them!
Hope this little bit of advice helps you all have a Very Happy New Year!
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| Jan 1, 2007 @ 3:35 PM |
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RunnYnozE
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Just curious,
Couldn't you open an account with no money in it and then, see if it's a scam? But, it sounds like you already made up your mind.
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| Jan 1, 2007 @ 3:41 PM |
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KayOC
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Hi Runn, it was a scam all right, because when I didn't do what he asked, he changed his profile, put in a different pic and said he was from a different city and state. Only mistake he made was he used the same username. LOL 
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| Jan 5, 2007 @ 12:26 AM |
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who897
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Should have messed with him....tell him ok...and give him some random #'s that don't even add up to a bank account # and routing #. Let him keep on guessing then what the heck is going on. Then told him you live in the Ukraine and they use differnt kinda bank #'s and routing #'s....could keep this going on and on for days until he figured it all out LOL
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| Feb 5, 2007 @ 11:45 PM |
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pebbleoconfusion
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wow thanks for the warning that sounds crazy!
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| Feb 5, 2007 @ 11:45 PM |
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pebbleoconfusion
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wow thanks for the warning that sounds crazy!
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| Jan 2 @ 9:27 AM |
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behonestaboutlove
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scammers are everywhere these days..  
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