"Nigerian Love Scams"

[SherylsShado]

  Has anyone lost any money to any Nigerian love scams or know someone that has?  I know a couple of guys that have and one who is convinced it isn't s scam but I think it is.  He posted his picture and info on FaceBook, he was immediately bombarded by women...desperate, crazed women.    There was a younger one that just happened to be named "Emerald" which coincided with the birthstone for this guy's birthday...this guy was convinced her being named after his birthstone was a "sign" and she's his soulmate.  She's emailed him pictures, she's not pretty at all...but he thinks she is.  He has sent her money repeatedly, money for her birthday so she could buy herself a birthday cake.  Money for clothes which she claimed someone stole when she was taking a shower so he sent her more money.  Within a few months, her grandma died (and needed money for funeral & burial costs), then her mom died (again, more money).  She was supposed to come to US last year but she supposedly got into a fight at the airport with another woman so she needed more money for bail.  The guy called the police there and they said they had noone in custody by that name nor did they earlier.  After that, the guy hasn't said anything for over a year.  Now he's telling people she started her own business there and she's raised the money to come to US soon and he knows she's not a scam because he's been talking to her and seeing her by webcam...everyone that knows him still thinks it's a scam.  What do you think?

[sigmapi1501]

I think you're an idiot.  No, it's legit.

[slbaseman1029]

My husband got ripped off by an email scam. We thought it was true! It was sad. -Sylver B.

[thetotalfool]

That story has every sign of being a scam, especially the airport bit.  At least he's talking to a real woman scammer, and not a man.     I've never been tempted by scammy emails.

[stokeman455]

    I`ve been dealing with scams like that!!  Women from Africa, Russia and the UK want a soul-mate. They have you E-mail them on a different site from the one you met them on. They talk about love and all this  I go along with it until they ask for money, for example; " Phone cards so they can call you, Money for Visa`s & Passports or that they are hungry!!" I offer to help, but I`m just playing the game. I will tell them to get me the information for the Visa`s etc. Then, they come back and say they need the money right away. I tell them, " it costs to much money to transfer by International Money Grams" Then I do not hear from them anymore!    Nice Try SWEET HEART   

[cliftonhaye]

I think  it a scam, it best to look in he cyber crime website.

[debrar]

Poor child I hope he get's over that, maybe his mother need to alert the police before it get too far gone. They can track this down and prove to him he is scammed. Or notify ABC, CBS or NBC where they can do a documentary on this and track the thief down and save some more dumb souls. 

[JessieKateRose]

Sounds like she's using him to me. It could really be the girl he's talking to, but she could still be lying to him and using him for money. I'm surprised that he doesn't understand that.

[thetotalfool]

It's a real shame that he let it progress to the point that he's alienated his own mother.

[yvalentin]

thats a complete scam. ive gotten emails for stuff like that but i just ignore them. i think your friend might need a lesson in internet safety. i cant believe he didnt question the girl when she asked for money. its a shame and something needs to be done about it.

[gesus]

They should ban these

[purplerush44]

A shame he fell for it.

I've had a buddy string along a scammer, making up his own excuses as to why he didn't send the money,
then comically revealing he worked for the FBI. The people were miffed that they wasted time on the scam and got nothing out of it.

[tiffkk09]

I would NEVER send money to someone i didnt know!! thats not very safe and could obviously get expensive

[wischmeyersn]

My dad has recently been scammed by people like this. I finally was able to convince him that it was all a scam and that he was just going to be losing his money if he sent them the money. But i know that he still thinks about this girl all the time. But she always needed money for something, he father was very ill, she needed money for plane ticket to come to the states. SHe also needed money for a passport and visa...blah blah blah...i'm just thankful he finally realized he was getting hosed!

[RockiesInOctober]

Around Christmastime of last year, an Advertising agency in England called Mother sent out emails to their contacts that looked extremely scammy. They said if they responded they would get 10 000 USD. They needed to respond with their information and one guy actually did. So they showed up to his office and gave him the $10,000. The guy gave the money to some Nigerian woman's charity fund. True story - Google it or YouTube it.