I didn’t realize it was scam until he asked me to buy him a plane ticket so he could leave the duty and come home for Thanksgiving, Christmas. He called me and even video chatted from google hangouts. So I just went along with it to see where it went. I asked him like a 100 questions and he had answers for all of them. He asked me to communicate with him on Hangouts.īut I was skeptical from the start. He grew up in Denmark and has a Danish accent. His parents also died when he was in his teens. he says his wife died 4 years ago in a car accident. A Sargent Major in the army, stationed in Kabul in a peace keeping mission. This guy friends me on Instagram, says his name is Adrian Gerald from Flushing, NY. Beware! I never knew this happened on dating sites or Fitbit!Ī Similar thing happened to me few weeks ago. When I stopped sending money I heard less and less from him and I suspect he’s now looking for someone else to give him money. I hope if this sounds familiar you’ll report him too. It’s all I lie and I’m now living on a hotel lost and confused. Wife killed in car accident, started off very religious, loved me quickly & convinced me to sell my home & move to CA with him. But yes parents & Aunt & uncle all died in horrible ways. I’m completely deviated as I waisted a year of my life thinking I was developing a future with him.
I just stuck with the US and the sea in China and they said American citizens I’m not charged anything for treatment for corona and if he didn’t get paid for his work, they will work with him to help him come home. Now claims he has Corona and needs $40k for treatment. 2 months ago got suspicious and stopped sending him anything. He’s proposed 3 times and I’ve given him ALOT of money. Has a 12 y.o staying with Godmother cause he’s traveling for work. Wife died in car accident 4 years ago, from Italy with thick accident. Name on Hangouts, James Walker, on Fitbit Enchanted and Brown C. I have been talking to him for a year, everyday and video-chattted with for 2 months before he left for China for an engineering job. If this happens to you, please report it at ftc.gov/complaint - click on Scams and Rip-Offs, then select Romance Scams.ĭee and Kia I think we are all talking to the same guy. There may be tens of thousands of victims, and only a small fraction report it to the FTC. Unfortunately, online dating scams are all too common. If your online sweetheart asks for money, you can expect it’s a scam. Here’s the real deal: Don’t send money to someone you met online - for any reason. And if the person’s online profile disappears a few days after they meet you, that’s another tip-off. wire money using Western Union or Money Gramĭid you know you can do an image search of your love interest’s photo in your favorite search engine? If you do an image search and the person’s photo appears under several different names, you’re probably dealing with a scammer.chat off of the dating site immediately, using personal email, text, or phone.Here are some warning signs that an online love interest might be a fake. Victims think they’re just helping out their soulmate, never realizing they’re aiding and abetting a crime. The scammers transfer stolen money into the new account, and then tell their victims to wire the money out of the country. After they form a “relationship,” they come up with reasons to ask their love interest to set up a new bank account. Here’s how it works: The scammers set up dating profiles to meet potential victims. Why all of the tricks? They’re looking to steal your money.Īs if all that isn’t bad enough, romance scammers are now involving their victims in online bank fraud. They profess their love quickly. And they tug at your heartstrings with made-up stories about how they need money - for emergencies, hospital bills, or travel. Scammers create fake online profiles using photos of other people - even stolen pictures of real military personnel. Not everyone using online dating sites is looking for love.