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Created on : Friday, September 22, 2006, 12:23:18 pm
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(Original Air Date: 09/28/06) It begins on a dating Web site with flattering e-mails and IMs with handsome photos attached. The man pours on the charm and soon professes love, but he needs money -- to pay medical bills, fund investments and, most importantly, to get back home to the States and finally meet his long-distance love. Is his love for real, or just an elaborate con? Despite being taken for thousands of dollars in bogus money orders, Dee-Dee believes the man she knows as Cole just needs to get home from Nigeria to make good on his debts and marry her. Then, Annette is sure she's being deceived by a man who claims to be a contractor in Africa, but that doesn't stop her from sending him money. Have these women really fallen in love or just fallen for an international scam? Share your own online dating stories and talk about the show here.

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September 28, 2006, 11:41 am PDT

09/28 Love Scams?

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I am an educated female, (I thought)!  I met a man from Match.com last month.  We exchanged pictures, bios, etc.  He even sent me roses, a teddy bear and chocolate.  He kept telling me that he was falling in love with me, blah, blah, blah.  We live in different states, but not that far from each other.  He explained that he was born here in the USA, but his family moved back to Sweden where his dad is from.  He told me that since his dad's death he has taken over his business.  He was divorced had two children who live with his mother in Sweden, okay, I thought to myself, that most parents would want their children with them, but okay, your working, to busy.  So after awhile, he was going to fly down to meet me in my home state.  Well then all of a sudden he needed money to get a shipment out and he was a little short could I loan him some, stupid me lent approximately 1,500 dollars.  He said that was great the shipment got shipped, but now he says that manager of his company has disappeared and took all of the money from the account to receive the shipment could I send him $4,000.  I explained to him that I really did not know him that well and that I don't have that kind of money.  So he tells me he is going to kill himself, be out on the street, etc.  I told him to sell his car if he really needed the money.  I talked to him last night and he now tells me that he was trying to sell his car, but the people stoled it, go figure.  Oh by the way, he does not own a phone either.  All communications have only been through emails.  As for now I will never trust my judgement of a man ever again.  Please ladies, be aware of any man or women who is asking for money.  They are definitely not really in love, they just want the money.

That is terrible that he took you for $1500. You can trust men, but they have to meet you in person and work for a verifiable company, and own a phone, and have a home, and really exist!

 
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September 28, 2006, 12:12 pm PDT

Been there

Well one of the men on the show today that was scamming DeeDee was also trying to convince my twin sister to send him money also. He told her that he loved her and the he wanted her to send him some money. I dont know all the details of my sisters conversations with this man but I do know that he must be scamming other women too.
 
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September 28, 2006, 12:18 pm PDT

They tried to get me as well

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That is terrible that he took you for $1500. You can trust men, but they have to meet you in person and work for a verifiable company, and own a phone, and have a home, and really exist!

 to the lady on today's show...i got the same photo.  I live in WV and he the sound of his voice was the same as the man  i talked to on the phone when he called and asked me for money.  I wasn't as dumb as she is...she must be desperate.  His name was Mike for me.  And I thought that looking at him and hearing the sound of his voice...i knew something wasn't right.

Please have more respect for yourself...don't belive in his love...he is a scamming SOB.  Don't be so dumb. 
 
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September 28, 2006, 12:19 pm PDT

09/28 Love Scams?

I cannot believe what I am watching; I am a Nigerian American living in New York City.  I am sorry for this poor lady but a 2 yrs kid will know from get go that this guy is a scam

 

1.   His name is no way a Nigerian name

2.   You rarely find a white Nigerian

3.   The way he speaks does not even sound like a person that lived in New York state

 
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September 28, 2006, 12:26 pm PDT

18 hours away?

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Actually the only contact we have had is on phone and chatting, and the relationship comes in to play by him telling me that he loves me and all the other promises he's made to me that haven't been kept.......hummmmm How stupid do I feel................very.......but there it is again.... a little voice  telling me "I'm wrong", "whats that little voice your saying"?  I'm wrong about feeling this way, and I shoud see what happens, you'll see when he shows up tomorrow for your meeting face to face,".....see it's that damn little voice that keeps me hopeful, and I don't want to be right about these thoughts I'm having.....or have had sice the first promise he made me was broken..

 

I know everything about him, I know his address, his phone number, which I don't call him, but I have called his house once and asked for him (I knew he wasn't home at the time thats why I called ) I  was just checking to see if his mother answered and if I had the right number, his mothers name, his childs name, his friends name (which I have contacted and asked for info, and of course he told me what I wanted to hear)..............o man I know what your thinking...and there's that little voice again.............talk about confusion.......I think I'm there............  

 

Well the last time that something came up and we didnt meet, I told him well it just so happens I will be up that way, so I'll call you when I'm in town and we can meet, ohman did the IM screen start filling up with this and that excuse, said If I were to come there it would have a big affect on him getting custody of his daughter and on & on...........I would though get in may car right now and drive 18 hrs to met him (it's the little voice telling me to do it)

 

And he's never asked me for a dime, only play money at the poker site we play togethre on, but thats ok, actually I have asked him for money and he has sent it to me,  he sent $135.00 I wanted it for something I was planning for his first visit that never happened...............lol

 

I'm dumb for falling for this guy like I havem and I mean I have fallen for him, if he is all that he says he is , then I think how dumb would I be to let this one get away.........but by no meand does he have a grip on me so tight that I would give him any money at all............so my wallet is closed and eyes are partially opened.......we'll see and I will let america know what happens after tomorrow...............To Be or Not to Be

Does he live 18 hours away or in the same area? Just wondering how far if you planned to meet tomorrow. You could do a backround search using zabasearch or one of the others. Oh, well, what happens tomorrow will tell. He could be married if he doesn't want you coming there or in a relationship. Spend 50 bucks and do a backround search. At least it might tell you the other people that share his address.
 
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September 28, 2006, 12:26 pm PDT

Love Scams

Come DeeDee ...... you are just looking to be loved.  They tried it on me.  The picture even had the same background.  He also tried to send me  money orders to be able to pay his employees in american money.  I actually caught on the first day but was curious what the "line" would be.

One of the first clues was the construction of sentences. For the education he claimed his English was horrible. I dealt with different people every day just from new topics I brought up and made believe we had talked about them the day before. ....... It's really sad that these Ladies are so desparate !!!!!!!

 

 
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September 28, 2006, 12:31 pm PDT

09/28 Love Scams?

 PLEASE My fellow Americans take it from a Nigerian born living in NYC. Never I mean never send money to anyone that you met over the internet  especially a Nigerian ...
 
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September 28, 2006, 12:35 pm PDT

This has happened to my mom!

My mom has been widowed for 19 years and recently began looking for love again on yahoo! personals.  I became very concerned when a few months ago she told me that there were a few men interested in her and a couple of them were 'in love' with her already.  I wasn't concerned because she met them online because I met my current boyfriend (and soon-to-be-husband) on yahoo! personals and we are very happy together, currently living together and he is who he said he was.  But the more I've learned from my mom about these men she's met online the more concerned I've become.  These men lavish her with endearments, always calling her 'baby' and telling her how in love with her they are.  The one I know the most about has given her the name of Robert Carson.  He is allegedly from Florida but the cell phone number he gave her awhile back is an area code which is located in Connecticut.  Well, a short time into their acquaintance he had to go to Ghana for business because he allegedly works in the gold industry.  At that point he told her not to call the cell phone anymore.  She admitted to me today that he asked her for $300 a few weeks ago but hasn't asked since she told him 'you can't get blood from a rock' since she has very little cash herself and can't send him any (I'm very happy she refused his requests, GO MOM!).  Anyway, I called the cell phone number today and it only beeps a fast busy signal and the more I read on these boards the more convinced I am that he is trying to con my mom out of money as well as her heart.  I haven't been able to locate the address he gave her for a city in FL -- it doesn't show up on any maps, etc.  And the website he gave her for a organization he allegedly works with in Ghana doesn't work when I try to access it .  I'm so mad!  I wish that cell phone number worked so I could call and chew him out!!!!!!!!!  Please email me if you have heard this same story by 'Robert' so I can convince her it's definitely a scam!  Thanks! DM1877@yahoo.com.
 
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September 28, 2006, 12:38 pm PDT

Victims

To anyone who has been scammed: I wish you the very best in picking up the pieces and starting over- you all deserve the best out of life! We are all human, we make mistakes- as long as you can learn and grow from those mistakes, you will be okay. To the people who say, “how desperate can these people be…” and things of that nature, please find it within yourself to not judge- unless you have walked in their shoes, you can’t know what it feels like to be them! When a person has been taken advantage of, the last thing they need is to hear how ‘stupid’ they are, etc. Instead, they need some compassion and a reminder that we are all human, and that it is never too late to stop being a victim. NEVER.

 
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September 28, 2006, 12:49 pm PDT

Scams over the internet

 

  I watched Dr.Phil  this morning and I was shocked to see the picture of this guy,I looked at my b/f and told him that this same guy sent me a email to my hoverspot wanting to start a relationship with me and well I just ignored him ! There are alot of this going on over the internet and its not only men,its women also,I found a woman on my Boyfriends yahoo buddy list and when I ask her why she was talking to my b/f ,she then told me that she needed money to get back home on.I think everyone needs to be carefull out there cause u just never know when u will be the next victim!

 

                                                                                Thank You,

                                                                                                     Paula

 
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