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Diamondjimi
07-21-2011, 02:50 PM
Halifax man loses $14K in online romance scam



A Halifax man scammed out of $14,000 by a fake online romance is speaking out to help others.

Rob Rogers said his misadventure began with a MySpace message from a flirtatious woman. He wrote back to say she'd made a mistake.

"I wish I'd never even written her back to say anything, but I did," he said Wednesday.

The two began emailing back and forth and then switched to instant messaging. Eventually they started talking on the phone. The woman said her name was Rams Murtala and that she was a lonely widow in Ghana.

She also said her in-laws were mistreating her and she asked Rogers to help.

"It was probably four to six weeks before she asked about getting her power turned back on, which at the time seemed like a simple request," Rogers said.

Rogers began lending her small amounts of money, but it added up to $14,000. Rogers dipped into his pension savings to cover her needs.

One day Murtala agreed to fly to Canada from Africa to meet Rogers in person. He waited for her at the airport, but she never came.

"I don't even know if I could describe the emotions when I was watching other people coming off the planes, and hugging one another, and reunions going on," he said.

"Loved ones finding each other. I don't even know if I could find words to describe what that emotion was like when I realized that I was sitting there for no reason."

Rogers then discovered that Murtala never existed and that the photo she used was in fact of an adult actress called Raven Riley. Riley was not involved in the sting.

Rogers said the emotional damage was terrible, but he turned it into a plan to help others avoid similar scams. He is a peer counsellor on the website Romancescams.org. It offers a check list to see if you may be falling victim to a scam.

Halifax Regional Police do not keep numbers for such scams, but an officer said they have seen crimes like the one Rogers fell for before.

Det. Const. Dana Drover said there are ways to test if your online romance is real.

"A criminal wants to be anonymous, they don't want to be found," he said.

"In many cases they'll never ever engage in a webcam conversation, because that can be recorded. And clearly they don't want their identity being known."

Drover said scammers play off the victim's emotional needs. Rogers agreed.

"They knew that I had no children and I would have wanted children," Rogers said.

"She started playing with the, 'Well, I'd love to have children with you and come over and be with you.'"

Rogers said he is still single and has given up on finding love online — unless they can easily meet in person.

LINK (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/halifax-man-loses-14k-online-romance-scam-211845498.html)

PETE'S BROTHER
07-21-2011, 03:27 PM
plain old dumbass (unless it was you) j/k :biggrin:

sadaist
07-21-2011, 04:02 PM
:lmao:

Raven Riley? hahahahaha. If this poor sap watched more internet porn he woulda known.


Here is a picture of her itchy pussy......


http://beegaa.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/raven-riley.jpeg

chefcraig
07-21-2011, 04:11 PM
Myspace? Who seeks romance at Myspace? Talk about looking for love in all the wrong places. The delusional nitwit probably hangs out a strip clubs, hoping to get lucky with the dancers.

Seshmeister
07-21-2011, 04:57 PM
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Rogers said the emotional damage was terrible, but he turned it into a plan to help others avoid similar scams. He is a peer counsellor on the website Romancescams.org. It offers a check list to see if you may be falling victim to a scam.



1. Are you a complete fucking idiot hole?

chefcraig
07-21-2011, 05:12 PM
1. Are you a complete fucking idiot hole?

If you answered yes, please submit your credit or debit card number in the appropriate space, along with your date of birth and pin number.

VAiN
07-21-2011, 05:13 PM
What a fucking retard... 'wow, this bangin hot chick in AFRICA wants to come over and have kids! Thank you, MySpace!'

chefcraig
07-21-2011, 05:25 PM
What a fucking retard... 'wow, this bangin hot chick in AFRICA wants to come over and have kids! Thank you, MySpace!'

And by the sheerest of coincidences, she also has a cousin who just so happens to be a prince that has fallen on hard times. If you could send her your banking details in order to process a loan for him, he will gladly repay you in a handsome fashion once his short period of difficulty passes.

VAiN
07-21-2011, 05:28 PM
And by the sheerest of coincidences, she also has a cousin who just so happens to be a prince that has fallen on hard times. If you could send her your banking details in order to process a loan for him, he will gladly repay you in a handsome fashion once his short period of difficulty passes.

I'm in... I mean, what's the worst that could happen, right? It's truly amazing how stupid people are... I almost feel bad for the guy, obviously he's lonely as fuck - but come on!

Seshmeister
07-21-2011, 05:29 PM
She or probably he, didn't even bother choosing a black porn actress... :)

binnie
07-21-2011, 05:29 PM
It's easy to laugh at this guy, but I feel a little sorry for him.

Here is a man so desperately lonely that the smallest glimmer of hope cause him to drop all of his defenses.

There was no-one is his life to point out to him that he was kidding himself. Sad. Real sad.

We've all been made a fool of by a woman at some point - this is what happy when you have year after year after year of a dry-spell.

chefcraig
07-21-2011, 05:37 PM
I'm in... I mean, what's the worst that could happen, right? It's truly amazing how stupid people are... I almost feel bad for the guy, obviously he's lonely as fuck - but come on!

The whole thing reminds me of those guys you'd see at the Cheetah (just North of you) in the eighties, that would get all worked up by the girls, dump tons of cash in their garters, get nowhere and settle for some relief from the barefoot skanks walking the streets up and down the road outside the place. If the woman happened to be wearing shoes, you'd say "Good evening, officer."

Do you remember sometime in the early nineties about 15 guys from some foreign traveling orchestra were arrested at that dumpy Days Inn next to the Cheetah? They were in town to play a show in Fort Lauderdale, and the performance had to be cancelled because the nitwits got busted for soliciting, purchasing the "services" of a single female undercover cop...for all of them!

VAiN
07-21-2011, 05:41 PM
Oh man... the Cheetah... I suppose it's nice to see that somethings just haven't changed.

I don't recall that incident you mentioned - but fucking gross! Sloppy 15ths?!?!? I just threw up in my mouth...

sadaist
07-21-2011, 05:45 PM
... the smallest glimmer of hope cause him to drop all of his defenses.

.



sounds like a Van Halen fan.

chefcraig
07-21-2011, 05:46 PM
Oh man... the Cheetah... I suppose it's nice to see that somethings just haven't changed.


I used to work at the top end of Blount Road (the street that runs North and South beside the Pompano Jail), about a block south of Copans. So on the way home you'd see all of the hookers plying their trade most evenings. My boss would take us out to the Cheetah about once a month, a habit that pretty much cured me of sleazed-out strip clubs forever.

Seshmeister
07-21-2011, 05:47 PM
We've all been made a fool of by a woman at some point - this is what happy when you have year after year after year of a dry-spell.

Hey stick with it binnie your luck is bound to change soon... :)

binnie
07-21-2011, 05:53 PM
Hey, my looks been great recently.

Some Somalian chick has taken a liking to me on Facebook and we've struck up quite a conversation. It's just a shame her life is so difficult. I didn't really have the cash to help, but I received an email only this morning informing I'd won the Ethiopian lottery.

They say these things come in 3's.

Sensible Shoes
07-21-2011, 06:08 PM
As soon as I can find a photo of an obscure porn star, I'm going to try this.

Hardrock69
07-21-2011, 07:18 PM
The guy is no more a dumbass than any other person.

You have to realize that firstly, these romance scammers do not use their own photos. If they did you would see it is a BLACK MAN.

The entire thing is a scam from start to finish.

I am an independent security consultant aside from my day job. I specialize in Nigerian 419 scams. It could happen to someone you know. Your mother. Your grandma. Your cousin. Your best friend.

There are a lot of scammers who are idiots. My friends and I fuck with them mercilessly. But there are just as many who are pretty smart.

The ones who are overseas are more difficult to prosecute. If they are living in the US, Canada, or Europe, it is easier to have them arrested, but it is still difficult because Law Enforcement has been very slow to realize the seriousness of this problem. Billions each year are lost to these scammers in the US ALONE.

You can laugh at these victims, but it really is no laughing matter. Last year a man in NYC discovered he had been scammed out of over $50,000, and after finding out this supposed "woman" was a scam artist, he became so depressed he shot himself dead.

Every day, there are thousands of people on Earth who receive their very first computer. They do not know the dangers of the internet, and are easy prey for these scammers.
They are teenagers. They are senior citizens. Whatever. Each day there are thousands of newbies available for scammers to deceive.

If you want to see just how people can fuck with scammers, check out the best scambait website on the net: www.thescambaiter.com.

They pretend to be victims, so that they can waste the scammers time and money. If the scammers spend time and money on a scambaiter, that is time and money NOT spent on actual innocent victims.

And yes, some people there have been able to get scammers arrested.

This has been a public service announcement from Hardrock69.

Carry on.

And beware.....scammers are everywhere...

Hardrock69
07-21-2011, 07:19 PM
As soon as I can find a photo of an obscure porn star, I'm going to try this.

I would advise against it. Spending years in a Federal Penitentiary is no fun.

Seshmeister
07-21-2011, 07:44 PM
If you want to see just how people can fuck with scammers, check out the best scambait website on the net: www.thescambaiter.com.



I thought for a second about posting a link to that site but in a way that would be a scam in itself.

A few years ago when I first came across that site I got so completely absorbed reading it I lost about 8 hours. Stupidly I linked in a guy who was working for me at the time and he lost 6 hours.

I suddenly realised that it had cost me more than any 419er ever would.

Of course if you are at work and you are with say a landmine manufacturer, a mass mailing company, News International, Bachmann for President or Sammy Hagar's publisher then please go for it.

Diamondjimi
07-21-2011, 09:10 PM
I almost feel bad for the guy, obviously he's lonely as fuck - but come on!

True. I've known a few guys who've come out of long term relationships and registered on dating sites. These ugly bastards are hittin strange poontang 3 and 4 times a week. Don't know what this guys issue is...

Ya want pussy? Sign up on a dating site. Ya want love? Buy a dog!:biggrin:

ThrillsNSpills
07-21-2011, 09:36 PM
man oh man.

This guy I knew did the same thing as the initial post except didn't send money.
He sent the whole conversation to me (which is fucked in itself) and at the bottom was a picture of this porn gal.
I said to him first, look at that girl, why do you think she needs to prospect online for chrissakes?
Congratulations shithead, your new girlfriend's real name is Babatunde and you've been baring your soul to a guy from Nigeria.

it's fascinating how people can be conscious in some areas of life and completely inept in others.

VAiN
07-21-2011, 11:54 PM
I can't help but feel that the suckers who fall for this are just destined to get fucked at some point in their lives. If you're stupid enough to part with tens of thousands of dollars to a stranger and kill of a pension or your complete life savings something was bound to get you... Like one of those loony tunes pianos that fall from the sky.

VAiN
07-21-2011, 11:56 PM
I used to work at the top end of Blount Road (the street that runs North and South beside the Pompano Jail), about a block south of Copans. So on the way home you'd see all of the hookers plying their trade most evenings. My boss would take us out to the Cheetah about once a month, a habit that pretty much cured me of sleazed-out strip clubs forever.

Ever hit the Porthole Pub on Sample? THE filthiest titty bar I've been to in the past week. The herpes there has herpes.

ashstralia
07-22-2011, 12:20 AM
I suddenly realised that it had cost me more than any 419er ever would.


mate, i've spent many hours at 419eater with my sides hurting and tears rolling down my cheeks with laughter... 'shivermetimbers' is a fucking LEGEND!!!:biggrin:

Hardrock69
07-22-2011, 03:39 AM
Scammers will simply lift some images from some website somewhere. The romance scammers are the worst, as they do prey upon those who are lonely, and they know just what to say to get those people to let their guard down.

I view scambaiting as "playing with robots".

See, scammers are really greedy. You dangle some cash in front of them, and you can get them to do all kinds of stuff. Create videos. Pose for naked pics. One scammer was fooled by a baiter so much he even turned ghey, and had photos taken of himself giving some guy head. Another idiot was told to demonstrate his commitment to the scambaiter's supposed "church" or "business" by having pictures taken of himself leaping over a fire naked, while holding a cardboard sign he had created that said "I will pay for the shipping".

Scambait sites are an incredibly hilarious form of entertainment on the surface. There is serious business that can go on behind the scenes, as scambaiters deal with ALL forms of internet fraud, scams, etc.

Aside from all the fun and games, as I mentioned, just wasting a scammer's time (and sometimes their money) is a good thing. All the entertaining aspects are just icing on the cake. :D

DlocRoth
07-22-2011, 03:58 AM
but I received an email only this morning informing I'd won the Ethiopian lottery.

All eight bucks? Bwa!

Hardrock69
07-22-2011, 03:59 AM
And yes....I literally have not laughed so hard in my life. I mean, laughing so hard I fell out of my chair on the floor, and then risked choking as I could not inhale any oxygen....my sides hurt so bad.

I will post a link tomorrow to a lengthy post that is a perfect example of what scambaiting is all about. It took a year to achieve, but the scammer got royally fucked in the end.

binnie
07-22-2011, 04:49 AM
Ya want pussy? Sign up on a dating site. Ya want love? Buy a dog!:biggrin:

Genius.

Nitro Express
07-22-2011, 05:23 AM
Every day, there are thousands of people on Earth who receive their very first computer. They do not know the dangers of the internet, and are easy prey for these scammers.
They are teenagers. They are senior citizens. Whatever. Each day there are thousands of newbies available for scammers to deceive.

chefcraig
07-22-2011, 07:58 AM
Ever hit the Porthole Pub on Sample? THE filthiest titty bar I've been to in the past week. The herpes there has herpes.

That place is notorious. From the outside alone, it has always seemed like one of those Roadhouse-sort of places, or the biker bar the Terminator walks into in the second film.

Hardrock69
07-22-2011, 04:25 PM
As promised:

http://thescambaiter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1132

This is Cole v2.0. He is somewhat stupid, and as gullible as he hopes his 'victim' is. Of course, he had no idea that he was about to be ass-raped many times over a long period of time by a fictitious character named "Butch Driveshaft". :lmao:
http://i54.tinypic.com/20j4qow.jpg

Here he is trying to be intimidating with the "Wood Of Dead":
http://i54.tinypic.com/90zw3p.jpg

As this scambait took over a year, the thread is extremely long. Took me at least a week to read it when I first happened upon it 7 years ago. It is currently 357 pages long, but the bait ended some time ago (several years), so there are a lot of pages at the end which are just followup commentary.
But it is truly EPIC and very much worth reading.

*Warning: Do NOT eat or drink while reading this, or you WILL spray your keyboard and/or monitor* :D

Seshmeister
07-22-2011, 05:33 PM
Yeah that's the main one I read. Incredible.

clarathecarrot
07-23-2011, 10:44 AM
IMOP there is nothing wrong with giving all your money to a unapreciative user bitch that is interested in you only to see how much you will give her.

My penchant for strippers is why I go there..I know what I need a cheap 200$ reminder of all I need, some titties a lap dance and someone to take my cash.

Most of us learned this lesson in 7th grade and it only cost me..I mean us.. a 5.65$ silver plated size 10 ring from that jewelry store in town.

Ok 4 or 5 of those rings durring middle school..some learn it a 40 or however old this cat was...me I learned my lesson long ago that is why I am just buying her a house at lands end...