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Guest 31-Jan-2010 06:42
hello brian mcmorrow im sorry for using ur page to explain so glad u got it makes people like me c what goes on there i know ghana is a wonderful country and 99 percent of the people are true and honest but that 1 percent makes the rest of the world think different by the way ur pics r great mfg is germen best regards ray
ray from germany 31-Jan-2010 06:34
hi all im ray from germany last year i got got scammed real big (7500 euros) by a woman (gang as ive found out)called amanda rosina apparently 1 of the big 1s in ghana and wherever i traced the ip down to a cafe and informed the local police guess they get there winnings too no help just lies TELL U NOW GUYS U C ANY WHITE LOVELY GIRLS FROM GHANA DONT BELIEVE IT IS 99 PERCENT BLACK AND WHAT WHITE GIRL IS IN DISSTRESS THERE THEY ALL GOT MONEY ive tried to get mine back i know where they are but noone will help its a corupt land getting us hard working people to give our money away sorry a group of gangsters GIVING A COUNTRY A VERY BAD NAME i know there are good people they most dont even have the privlage of internet so BE WARNED THE PICS U C R NOT WHAT UR GETTING JUST AN EMPTY WALLET AND BELIEVE ME THE LOCAL POLICE EARN ON IT TOO tell u all guys and even the women who have been scammed DONT DONT EVER EVER BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY WORK OUT WHATS CHEAPER TO FLY THERE YOURSELF OR GIVE UP UR HARD EARNED MONEY i learnt the hard way because i trusted but today never again sorry all for bothering u with this just wanted those lonley hearts not to break any further and get misstrusted for ever
CK 04-Jan-2010 23:46
In my experiences, often the different IP addresses you find is because there is a gang or network of scammers involved. Most scammers have no idea what an IP is, let alone being clever enough to find and use proxy programs.

For example, the Nigerian that I chased for years from Indonesia had contacts in Hong Kong, Canada, Europe and most of West Africa, including countries not often associated with scammers (Liberia, Niger, Western Sahara). This was more of a network of guys and not the frame work of a traditional gang. A guy in Senegal might contact "Hugo" in Indonesia and tell him he has a job in India. "Hugo" would then contact a friend in India and offer him a split of the job (scam). They would then figure out percentages based on how successful they were.

Then "Hugo" might get one of his Nigerian friends back home to say they got a "wash-wash" job going in Amsterdam and then Hugo would contact somebody in Holland to work with them. Not a gang, just a central guy (Hugo), with a lot of contacts. Hence too a lot of different IP addresses from different parts of the world.

Not like say a gang of 10 guys operating out of a cafe or 2 in downtown Lagos where they all report to one "Oga".
Git 04-Jan-2010 09:24
John
Well the IP-numbers was from other scammers, not from this Ghana man. I don't care as he never asked me for money. Have some e-mails from him on hotmail, where I have blocked and erased him since long time. I did when I searched his hotmail address on MySpace and found a woman, which he claimed was his sister. I will not change hotmail address, nobody can add me without approval from me and my profile says almost nothing. I might even hide it.
hh 04-Jan-2010 03:35
hello john
I appreciat .thank you very much
JOHN 03-Jan-2010 16:48
Hello hh,
Just to let you know that I found Amanda Amissah on Delphifaq.com, and also the Photo that she/he was using. He/she was in contact with someone else, and was trying to get $700 from that person, but he was too wise and reported him/her as a Scammer. If you Google the name, it will bring you to that Site, and you will see for yourself. You were so wise to do your "Homework" about him/her, and he/she is a definite Scammer. The Email Address is also on that Site as well. Glad I could help you.#

Hi GIT,

Not suprised that this Scammer has tried to make contact with you again. Thats how they operate. He thinks that the dust has settled now, and can come back to you with some stupid excuses. How in Gods name can you have problems with the Internet for a couple of months?? The "problem" that he had and has, is that he is busy scamming other people!!
The Internet Service in Ghana, while it's not the best in the World, is very adequate, and I have never known anyone who has had a long term problem like that. I bet it was alright when he was corresponding with you previously, and you will be aware of that!!
It's the New Year GIT, and you did right by erasing your Yahoo Account, because he will never be able to contact you on it again, and good riddance to him. One day he will answer for what he put you thru, but that will be his problem. You are aware of the old proverb "What goes around, comes around", and that is the Law of Karma, and also of nature, so leave him in the hands of the Higher Power, and continue on your road to recovery.
Just makes you wonder if he was using a gang, with all the Proxy Addresses, or if he was trying to cove his tracks. In any case, it really doesn't matter now, as you have erased him for good.

Thank you for your kind wishes, and I hope that your New Year will bring you closure, once and for all, and that good things happen for you in the year ahead.
Good luck to all on the Site,
Stay Safe,
Regards,
JOHN


Git 03-Jan-2010 10:13
John
Yesterday I found an e-mail from the guy in Ghana, with New Year greetings. He also wrote that he have had problems with internet. I finally decided to erase my yahoo-account. And of course I didn't answer. Looked through and copied all relevant IP-numbers into a document. It amazed me that sometimes they were from Nigeria and sometimes they used proxy-servers from different countries. It makes me wonder if I have talked with the same person on each e-mail address or if it was a whole group? Never mind, I am out of yahoo now.
Hope that your New Year has started in a good way.

hh
I am glad that I could help!
JOHN 31-Dec-2009 12:01
Hi C K.,

Great to have you back on the Site, and that you are sounding like your old self again, after that bad episode of migraine.
It sounds better when someone with your experience backs me up, when I advise people, as people may think that I could be wrong when I advise them on my own. You know as I do C K., that when you know what you are looking for, that it is easy to spot a Scammer.
My one piece of advice for people who are looking for a "Soulmate", or for friendship on the Internet is to be aware of the "Signs" that signify a Scammer.
If people don't know what to look for, or be aware of, then just read the Postings by C K., GIT, Stephanie, Fakers2go, and myself, and you will then be forearmed!!
It is so easy to fall for these Scammers, who are experts at what they do, and the emotional and financial turmoil that follows when people realize that they are being Scammed can be devastating.

Just some points to remember about Scammers.
99% of SCAMS are carried out by YOUNG BOYS IN INTERNET CAFES.
They use stolen Photos of White Female, and Male Models to lure their Victims. Just think about it for a minute. Most of these Scams originate in West Africa, especially from Nigeria and Ghana. Now the Population of these Countries is made up predominately of Black people, after all it is Africa, and yet the amount of people who fall for the Photos of White Models is staggering.
Scamming is big business in these Countries, and it is nearly beyond belief to find out that about 2 Billion Dollars is STOLEN by these Scammers, in Sweetheart Scams, each year.
This figure does not include Monies that are Scammed from the rest of the World, especially from England, Norway, Australia, Germany, and from many other Countries.
It's very serious, because people have been taken in by these Scams, and I know one person in America who lost all his Money, and even had to sell his house to pay off his debts.
People have even committed suicide after finding out that they have been Scammed, so it is not something to mess around with.

I would go so far as to say that unless people are aware of all the dangers of SCAMMMING, then they should not be in contact with anyone from West Africa in particular. First they should get educated on how to spot a Scammer, and at least then they would not be as likely to fall for these Scams.

To hh,
Delighted that you took my advice. You are a wise man, and you will be now aware of these Scams. You have saved yourself a lot of hassle, and you are lucky that you did research before you fell for this Scammmer.
You will find someone, but not in WEST AFRICA!!
Sorry if I sound like I am preaching, but please listen to what I have just said. Both C K., and I know what we are talking about, and we take Scamming very seriously, that's why we offer advice to people on this Site.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year,
Please be careful,
Stay Safe,
JOHN
hh 30-Dec-2009 22:52
hi
and thankx Git
hh 30-Dec-2009 22:51
To John

thank you so much ,i followed your advice and stoped that Ridiculous
thank you again
CK 30-Dec-2009 22:21
For everybody that has been asking questions the past week, John has pretty much hit everything on the head and I agree with his observations 100%. Especially now with Guest and the girl from Ghana now asking for him to pay her internet connection. What happened to her Uncle? No friends or family?

When somebody who claims they are overseas says something has happened (back operation, internet needs connecting, etc etc) how is it that the only person that come to their rescue is the love interest they have only known a few weeks? Where is the family at? Long time friends? Company that employ's the worker?

I'm truly amused at the scammer in Connie's story. He says he is doing renovations for the vice president's compound, falls off a scaffold there and needs Connie to pay for this guy's back operation? What the Vice President is not going to offer up any cash to help somebody injured working on his compound? Where is his company that he works for? I'm sure he wasn't just freelancing it? If it was his company, then why doesn't he contact one of his employees to pay the money. He's there from Florida, but nobody accepts credit cards, so what is he paying his way there with? Gold bars?

I'm not making fun of Connie, but rather the story her scammer is trying to fool her with. There are more holes in that story than in a slice of Swiss cheese that the mice have already had a meal with, LOL.
CK 30-Dec-2009 21:53
Hi Everybody,

I hope everybody had a great Christmas (for those that celebrate it). Sorry for my absence, just too much going on at the moment. I'll be back in a bit to catch up as I can see there has been quite a few posts the past few days.

JOHN 30-Dec-2009 11:36
Hi GIT,

Wishing you a Happy New Year as well. Of couse you are angry at the loss of all that money, and also the fact that you were betrayed by someone. We would all feel the same way if it happened to us.
However, time will heal the wounds, and thank God that you found out that this person was a Scammer, as your whole life could have been ruined.
It was a very unselfish act for you to come on this Site to warn that person about Scammers, and just shows that you still care for people. A lot of people who were thru the bad experience that you had would still be feeling too sorry for themselves to even bother to help other people.
With the coming of the New Year, we will all try to put the bad things that happened to us in the past behind us, and try to meet the coming New Year with renewed hope, that good things will happen for us!
None of us can change the past, it's gone forever, but we can change our future, by making sure that we do not make the same mistakes again, amd to advise people not to make that same mistakes that we made. If we do that,then it's a sign that we are moving forward.
There is not a person on Earth who has not made a mistake, but it is how we deal with these mistakes that can either make us or break us. After all we are only human.

GIT, I do wish you well in your life, and I know that things will work out for you, so keep up what you are doing, and soon this experience will fadee somewhat, and will just seem like a bad nightmare.
Happy New Year to everyone, and hope all your Dreams come thru.
Stay Safe,
Regards,
JOHN
JOHN 30-Dec-2009 11:15
Hi Guest,

Regarding Amanda Amissah, YES He/She is a Scammer. Don't doubt this for even one minute.
You are in contact with a Black Man/Boy, and that person will ROB you blind.
Just to let you know that these people steal the Photos of Models from Sites, and use them for Scamming.
As GIT said to you, there are very few White Girls in Accra Ghana, and of those that are there I can assure you that they are too well off financially to bother about Scamming people.
Most are business people,Students in Universities, work in Embassys there, or in Ghana working for various Charities.
They would neither have the time nor the inclination to Scam people!!
Also, this person has already asked you for money, and therefore is a definite SCAMMER!!
No decent person will ask a stranger for money on the Internet!! Just think about it!! Would you ask someone for money over the Internet?? Only Scammers do that, especailly those from West Africa.
Why not put her Photo on a Scammers Site, and I guarantee you that it will turn out to be a model.
Just Google "Scammers In Accra", and you will see all the Sites that deal with Scammers, and the Photos that they use, over and over again!! One in particular that is used often is of the Porn Star Raven Riley, whose Photos are stolen without her knowledge.
You can just put her Photo on the Scammers Sites, like Delphifaq, and see what turns up!!
Also, Amissah is a popular Ghanian surname.
Also, how did she/he make contact with you? I guarantee you that she/he contacted you from a Dating Site, saying that they liked your Profile, saying Age doesn't matter, colour doesn't matter etc., etc. These Scammers use these Dating Sites to harvest Names, Email Addresses, and contact 100's of people this way!
Chances are that you are in contact with a Boy in an Internet Cafe in Accra, who is a definite Scammer.Thats how they make their money!
Just ask yourself this question: If this White Person looks so beautiful, do you think that such a person would have to use the Internet to find a man!! I don't think so!

Also, they will usually say that they are 23 or 24 Years of Age, 5 feet 7 inches tall, no children, no boyfriend, have been treted badly by boyfriends in the past, etc., to make themselves sound attractive, and to make you feel sorry for them. This is playing on your emotions.
Also,remember that it's the Photo that is attracting you, because these "boys" are good at what they do!!
My advice to you is to stop all contact with this "person", or you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don't!!
I have been in Accra on numerous occasions, and seen, and know how these Scammers operate, so please listen to what I have to say.Don't be fooled by a stolen PHOTOGRAPH, because you have too much to lose.
Hope you take my advice, and do come back to this Site if you need more help!!
Stay Safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 30-Dec-2009 09:02
Hi Stephanie and John
I am okay but still angry about the money. That feeling will remain until I have been able to pay back what I lost.
Christmas has been fine, we even had some snow on Christmas Eve - which is not common - even if it rained away the days after. Now it seems to get cold again.
I wish you all a Happy New Year and a much better 2010.
Git 30-Dec-2009 08:56
To guest
She sounds like a scammer. Especially if she ask you for money and show a model picture. How many white girls live in Ghana? Probably not so many, especially not if she looks like a model and could be working elsewhere in the world.
Guest 30-Dec-2009 03:23
hh
i want to aske if you knew some one talld me here name is Amanda Amissah
frome Ghana ,Accra. She asked mony from me and send me her pictures she is beautiful white girl,she look like model
JOHN 28-Dec-2009 16:15
Hi Stephanie,

Great to hear from you. I am so happy that you sound so good. It just proves that a negative experience can turn into something very positive. Congratulations on the great work that you are doing.
I hope that other people who visit this Site can take solace from your words, that while it is a very bad experience to be scammed, that time and a positive outlook can overcome adversity.
Soon we will all be in a New Year, and hope springs eternal for us all. As long as we try to live our lives as best that we can, then our future is in the hands of a Power greater than us, and knowing that, fear should leave our lives.
Hope that C K., and GIT are fine, and I wish you all the best for the New Year.
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
Stephanie 28-Dec-2009 05:30
Hello CK, John and Git:)
Wow! Can it be past Christmas already? It's been quite sometime since I last read these posts. Guess I am finally moving on with my life. I was so stoked to see the nice Holiday wishes from all of you. Thanks bunches for thinking of me. Emailing, sending care packages and writing letters to the deployed troops has taken up much of my time. It feels so good to be past the sadness of being scammed. Git how are you doing? It seems better each time I read your posts. You are so correct in saying that with Christmas brings the hope of new beginnings. Life is made up of seasons. I am moving past the season of being scammed and into a new season filled with the hope of a real and lasting love. Take care John and CK. Wishing you the best as you forge onward in your good works to all who have fallen victim of these scammers. I will always have the deepest respect for your good works and advice. You saved my life!
Happy New Year to all
Hugs and smiles
Stephanie
JOHN 24-Dec-2009 11:30
Many Happy returns GIT, and hope you enjoy Chrisrmas as well.
Also Happy Christmas to C K., and Stephanie, and all on this Site.
Hope that the New Year will see all your wishes come true.
Stay Safe,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 24-Dec-2009 09:02
Merry Christmas John, CK, Stephanie and everybody else on this forum. In my country Christmas starts today at Christmas Evening.
guest 20-Dec-2009 17:46
You asked for more details Unique Travel Emmanuael Antwi and watch out for Mercy Nsiah and a mixed race person calling themselves Kanita Rahman. Thanks for your help made life much easier
JOHN 20-Dec-2009 15:41
For GUEST OF 20th Dec., @ 13.33.
Hi, Just to let you know that nearly all the Internet Cafes in Accra do have Web Cam.
The CAFE scene in Accra is big Business, and they are as up to date as most Western Countries. Maybe not as comfortable, but none the less they have all the Technology that you would get in Modern Cafes.
Incidentally the details that you gave about that Scammer are very vague.
If you want to warn people, and you are sure that they are Scammers, Post full details. It may be of great help to other people who visit this Site.
Hope you are well C K., and that GIT and Stephanie are well.
It's the start of the Holiday period now, but the fight against Scammers must go on, because they do not take Holidays.
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
JOHN 20-Dec-2009 15:22
For Conniehg,
Hi Connie,
Sorry to tell you, but he is a Scammer. Anyway you know that yourself. Just be careful that you do not allow your emotions to overrule your head.
I hope that you have not sent this person any of the money that he asked for.
You may think that it is "Dennis Anderson", but even if that is his name, does it make him any less of a Scammer.
More than likely you are in contact with a "boy" in a Cafe somewhere bin Accra.
These people are good, I promise you, as this is how they make their "living", by robbing people, and they have no Morals or Scruples at all. They will tell you anything that they think that you want to hear, so that they can play on your emotions!!
You say that this "guy" says that he is from Florida. Well, why not quiz him about Florida, and I bet that he will be very scetchy.
For instance, just out of the blue, ask him the Name of the Airport there. I guarantee that he will hesitate.
Anyway Connie, it's you who have to make your mind up that he is a Scammer, and just let him go. Otherwise you will be sorry for a long time to come, not just because of the loss of money but also because of the emotional turmoil that this person can put you thru.

By the way, there is a Switchback Road, Cantoment, Accra, but no Doku Hospital. Check it out for yourself. Here are the Phone No's for the Ministry of Health, that you can ring, and ask them about the existance of this Hospital. The No's are +233-21-684208 & +233-21-684256. Email info@moh-ghana.org. Tell them you have a relation there that you are trying to contact, and they will clarify the existance or non existance of this Hospital.
Also, Visa Cards are accepted in most good Restaurants and Hotels in Accra, and you can also use them on most of the ATM's that are in the Banks of Accra. It can be a lot safer than carrying money.
Also, it sounds strange to me that a person with a serious injury to his back can continue to correspond with you. He would also be on severe pain killers as well, so he must sound drowsey as well on the phone, and if he is Emailing you, how in Gods Name has he access to a Lap Top or Computer??? Any Doctor would not allow him to do this!!
Be carefull of his next move which will be to say that he wants you to talk to his "Doctor", who will say that he needs the Operation and that Money for it.
This of coursr will be a friend of his, and not a Doctor.

Connie, this "guy" is a Scammer, so before it's too late, break off all contact with him, and also read other Stories on this Site by ladies on this Site, who have been scammed. Not a nice feeling to know that someone has betrayed you, and takes time to get over.
Keep me Posted, and I will help you as much as I can,
Stay safe everyone,
Regards to all,
JOHN
Guest 20-Dec-2009 13:33
wow great site want to warn people of a fellow last name Antwi at the unque traqvel agency, for sure part of a ring, also can you tell me if the internet cafe's in Ghana have webcams? I would think they would but my friend says none of them do. could you tell me the name of a couple so I can check this person's story again thanks for sharing everyone. Also may I ad to this whole thing any shots you get, check them out seems to me even the more intimate ones are in the same building lol just something my buddies and I have noticed
Conniehg 19-Dec-2009 23:48
Hi All, Thanks so much for your input. I am disappointed that this is probably a scam. I so wanted it to be 'real'. Anyway, I told Dennis Anderson that I had to borrow money from a friend to send him the $1500. he requested for the hospital. Also needed the name of the hospital, the street it is on and his room number. He supplied same. Is it possible with that info, that one of you would know if this 'private' hospital exists?
He says it is Doku General Hospital. Street: 2nd switchback road cantonment Accra. Room Number Ward 2.
I asked why he didn't have insurance and he said it was because it is a renovation and not newly built. I know that that is hogwash in the USA. But he keeps saying he is in a 3rd world country. I asked about credit cards. He says not even the restaurants take them. They are not familiar with credit cards.
I thought internet dating had great potential but it sure has a lot of problems also!
Wishing all a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year and I appreciate any info on the above Hospital address that Dennis supplied.
Connie
JOHN 19-Dec-2009 18:36
To GUEST #2,
Hi, I am beginning to think that she is a Scammer. Asking for Money for the Internet connection is only going to be the beginning, as you already said that you had sent her Money to buy Credit for the Cell Phone.
Genuine people do not ask people whom they have met over the Internet for Money, but Scammers do, and nothing can change that fact.
Also,when you called her bluff, regarding getting someone to meet her, well you have just told us what she said!! If she had nothing to hide, then she would have agreed to that!

Meet her on Web Cam, but I will say that some problem will arise, like that you will not be able to see her properly or something like that, and if she does "appear" on Web Cam, well ask her a question that only she could know the answer to. Any hesitation, and you will quicly realize that you have a definite problem.
Based on my experience, I think that she is a Scammer, as all the signs are begining to appear!!
Why did she not remove her Profile on the other Site?? There is something very suspicious about that. If she was serious about you, well then she would have removed it immediately that you asked her, and you are right when you say that she can hideher activity on that Site, plus the fact that you cannot watch that Site all day!!

You have to be honest with truthful with yourself, and ask yourself if you are making too many excuses and are overlooking too many things that do not appear to be right.
If you continue on with her, you will become emotionally involved, and you will do things that your head tells you is wrong. Unfortunately, when people get involved in that way, they behave in an irrational way, as the other person will use that emotional tie that you have to take advantage of you.
I can tell you from now till doomsday that she is a Scammer, but its you who have to believe that, and not me........Remember, you can wind up getting very hurt by this girl, so you have to be fair to yourself as well.
I have given you the best advice that I can, so now it's up to you.

You seem like a nice person, so maybe it's time for you to move on, because as I said before it seems that you have more questions than answers regarding this girl.
Do come back with an update, and be careful.

I wish you a nice Holiday at Christmas, and when you have that break,ask yourself some serios qustions regarding this girl.
Bye for now.
Best Regards to all,
Stay safe,
JOHN
Guest #2 19-Dec-2009 12:05
John/CK,

To add to the comment below...I said I had a friend that knew someone there was a bluff to see if they would accept meeting someone else that could actually see her. I don't know if it proves anything or not, but I was just trying to use everything to see if she is real. When I ask for your thoughts...With her asking for money to assist with her internet connection, do you know beleive she is a scammer. And she did not remove her other profile, but there has been no activity, but I know you can make your actions invisible to hide your activity against the profile. Your thoughts??
Guest #2 19-Dec-2009 00:49
Hi HJohn/CK,

I want to say again ...Thank You for you for inpout, It has been valuable. John, you were right she asked for money to reconnect her internet. Correct me if I am wrong, I do beleive she is a scammer now. I will tell you something I did do when she asked for money...I told I had a friend that knew someone there I could get to meet her with the money, but she quickly moved away from that idea. She do want to hookup by webcam this weekend. Your thoughts John & CK
fakers2go 18-Dec-2009 18:50
Hi, Conniehg. I live in Accra and have never heard of Doku Hospital. Ask him where in Accra it is if you really want to. But it's clearly a scam. Also, why would someone from the USA be doing manual labour in Ghana?
JOHN 16-Dec-2009 11:02
To Conniehg,

Hello. Just read your Posting.
To the best of my knowledge, there is not a Hospital in Accra called Doku Hospital.
Doku is a fairly common surname in Ghana.
The 2 main Hospitals would be Korle-Bu Hospital, or Military Hospital at 37, Accra.
I cannot give you much advice as you do not give enough detail, but the golden Rule is that you never send MONEY to anyone that you have never met in person.
A few observations; It seems strange to me that a person who is in charge of the "renovation of the Vice Presidents House" for 2 Months would not have any money, especially if he is from Florida. Common sense would say that anyone who is in an African Country would have sufficent Money to cover the lenght of stay there.
Also, he was "working" there, so what did he do with his Salary? Foreigners would nearly always keep an amount of Money aside, to cover an emergency such as this!
If he has Credit Cards, or Debit Cards, there is usually a facilty with them to cover such emergencies.
Also, most reputable "Builders" would have General Insurance to cover this as well
You can find most of the Hospitals in Accra or Ghana listed in Wikipidia.org.

Sorry that I cannot be of any more help at this stage, for the reason stated.

Stay safe everyone,
Best Regards,
JOHN
frankiers 16-Dec-2009 10:38
Hi, Conniehg. I´m sure it´s a scam. "Money for hospital" means "money for scammer to buy new cell phones, more jewelry and clubbing time".
Try to google his email address and see what comes up.
Conniehg 15-Dec-2009 21:51
Hi - just found your site and wonder if someone can help. I've been in touch with 'Dennis Anderson' since last May. He is doing renovations for the vice president's compound in Accra, Ghana. In charge of the project and supposedly lives in Florida. Never asked for money but this morning fell off a scaffold, was unconscience, brought to 'General' Hospial (Doku Hospital?). Now he needs a back operation but first the hospital needs $1500. down payment. Sounds fishy. Dennis is out of money and is supposed to fly back next week. Already asked how he can fly only days after an operation. Is there advice for me out there? Dennis would like the money by tomorrow am so he can have the operation. I am not sending it. Need to know if there is such a hospital. Or would somebody know if the Vice pres had major (2 month long) renovation on his home? Thanks for any help or advice.
JOHN 15-Dec-2009 11:05
Hi Guest #2,

Good to see your reply.
Regarding the difference in Login time, that can easily be changed on a PC., so as to look like it is from a different time zone, again to throw you off track. Remember that if this is a Scammmer, well they are very clever people, and they think of everything!!

As well as that, the Cell Phone is still puzzling me.
In Ghana, if someone is working with another person in a Scam, the man will always have the messages coming thru his Phone, as he is the "Owner" of the person that is trying to be scammed, and that way he is able to monitor what transpires in the conversations, and ensure that the girl does exactly as she is told.

A way out of this is to ask her to get her "Uncle" to buy her a Cell Phone, even a second hand one. If he is a jeweller, well he can well afford to do that, if he has her best interests at heart, and if he is not involved in a Scam.
Otherwise the scenario will continue whereby you have to go thru the "Uncle" to talk to her!
Another thing is that I bet you that you can only phone her "Uncle" at prearranged times, and if this is the case, then the reason behind that is so that the girl can be on hand at these prearranged times, because if he is a scammer, and using her, then he has to pay her.
If he is her boyfriend, the same thing would apply, as he wants to ensure that he is in charge!

Believe me, what I have just told you is a frequent way that Scammers operate in Ghana, and I would not point this out to you if it was not the case. In these instnces, the girl will say anything to keep you interested, as she is being paid by the calls that she takes, with a promise of a "Bonus" should the Scammer make a killing. However, even if money is sent by the person that is targeted, and even though she would be the person that collects the money, in most cases, she only gets a few Cedi (Dollars), and she would not argue with the Scammer.

That is how things operate in Scams in Ghana, so as I said before, be very careful, because I state again that you have more Questions than Answers, and if it were me, I would be very suspicious with all that is happening with this girl.

Contact me again with any updates, and I wish you well.
Hope you are getting better C K., and if so, would welcome your observations.
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
Guest #2 15-Dec-2009 03:30
Hey John,

Yes she has asked about coming here, But I ask her to let me come there first just to see what she would say. I felt if she made excuses for me not coming there, that would be a red flag. I found the profile as accidentally searching and approached her with what I found after a few days. John, you make a good point...she could easily have the Adminstrator close it down...I will check to see over the next couple of days. John, you are also right..I don't know if this make a difference, but I notice the login time for the other profile does not match Ghana time. The time zone it come from is 1 hour difference. The time show when they log out of the system. John, again thanks for being the devil's advocate, I appreciate it. The last thing I want to do it waste time with someone that is not geniune.
JOHN 15-Dec-2009 00:58
Hi GUEST #2,

Just saw your Posting.
Firstly, yes there are Agencies that would check this lady out for you, but if they confirm that she is the person in the Photos, and that she is residing at the Address that she gave you, where do you go from there? The only other thing that they could check for you is that she does not apppear on any Official Police Files in Ghana, as the Ghanaian Police do have Lists of people who have "Criminal Records", and they can be accessed for a Fee.
It would be very expensive to carry out a search by them into her private life, as it would mean that they would have to do surveillance on her for a while, to find out if she is in a "Partership" with anyone else, lets say the person who is supposed to be her "Uncle" etc. They could also find out where she goes, and what she does in her spare time etc., as well, but would it really be worth it??
Remember what I said about getting a Visa for her to travel outside of Ghana? Has she discussedd that with you at all? As I told you, it is a long and tedious procedure, with no guarantee that she would even get one, and what would you do then?.
As C K., said, this lady could be genuine, but a few new things have entered the equasion now, that have you worried as well!!

I for one would be worried about the fact that she is on other Sites, although she is trying to explain that away by saying that her Photos were stolen in a Cafe!!
That could have happened, but if it did, then she was very careless, as she would be aware, like most girls in Ghana, that the Cafes that she was in are full of Scammers, and why would she save her Photo on a Public Computer?? If she was sending a Photo in a Cafe, then she would just scan it, take BACK the Photo, and make sure that it was not copied, so that no one else could use it for SCAMMING!!
Also, how would they access her PROFILE??
No one using an Internet Cafe in Ghana would save a Profile on a Public Computer, as they are almost all aware that it could be used for the wrong reasons!!
You did say that she is 36 years of age, and do you think that a girl of that age would be so naive as to do something like that?

Also, if she was aware that her Photos were on other Sites, why did she not ask to have them removed by the Administrator of those Sites?? Why leave them there?? Also, how did she become aware that they were on these Sites?? Did she find out herself, or did someone tell her??

I hate to say this, but it now seems that you have more questions than answers, and also, you have to ask yourself as to how can she afford to have expensive jewellery, a Computer, the Internet,nice furniture, and then at the same time tell you that she has little or no money??

I wonder is the fact that he told you that her Internet is now cut off the first approach to asking for money to get it connected, and that could then lead to more requests for money!

You can buy a second hand Phone very cheap in Ghana, and I am sure her "Uncle" would also have had his old Phone, after he purched the one that he has now, so why did he not give her that old phone??

I know that I have been "the Devils Advocate" with all the things that I have just said, but I have to be truthful and say it as I see it myself!!
You have a lot to think about, and I hope that I was of help to you, as the last thing that I want to see happening to you, is that you are being lied to!! Yiu could be very hurt by all of this, but knowing Ghana as I do, you can never be too careful.
Finally you have to ask yourself this question, where is all this going to lead to, and is it worth it!! Only you can answer that, but do be very careful!!

I wish you a nice peaceful Christmas, and please let me know how things work out for you.
Also,I do hope that C K., is well enouhh to answer you as well.....
Bye for now,
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN

Guest #2 14-Dec-2009 23:34
Hi John & CK,

Again, Thank you for all the valuable information. I have not talked with the lady in Accra much recently because she said her internet which was very expensive was disconneted. However, I did ask about the cell phone and I did receive some photo's of her. On the cell phone, she says she cannot afford it right now. The photo's are her and some of are the same ones she emailed me....but because of all the technology, I don't know whether they are legitimate or not.

One more thing...I did ask her about the other profile on another site(It turned out to be several sites with the same photo and information. She claims she had some photo's stolen some time ago when she used an internet cafe and that is why she got her internet at home. It is something that just don't add up with her...If it is a poor country and she says her finances are tight, in her pictures she has a nice computer and wear nice jewery(Her uncle is a jeweler), and I beleive her furniture could be leather...not sure. Question for you guys...I know there are agencies that will check out people for their true ID, basic address, work, etc. Do you guys think it is worth it.
JOHN 14-Dec-2009 10:46
Hi GIT,
Thank you for your nice greeting, and I wish you a Happy Christmas as well.
Also, as we are soon heading into the New Year, I wish you all the best for 2010 as well. The beauty of a New Year is that we can leave all of the bad things that happened behind us, and start the New Year with hope of good things to come, and let the past bury the past.

To C K.,
I hope that you are feeling a lot better, as we approach the Christmas Holiday, and that you will enjoy the break. I also wish you the all the best for the New Year, and look forward to your help again in 2010. Thanks again for all your invaluable help in the past, and for the excellent advice that you gave to people who visit this Site.
Also, I hope that you will soon be back to full help.

To Stephanie,
I wish you a Happy Christmas, and all the best for the New Year. Hope that all your dreams will come thru in 2010.
We can all endevor to leave the mistakes that we made in the past behind us, and face into the New Year with new hope.
For now I would like to wish everyone who visited this Site a Happy Christmas, and a lovely New Year.
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 14-Dec-2009 07:19
John, CK and Stephanie
As it is soon Christmas I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
JOHN 05-Dec-2009 18:56
Hi C K., & Guest #2,
C K., it's great to hear from you.
Sorry that the Migraine is still persisting, and it was good of you to come on the Site sufering from it, but hopefully you will get better after being with your Doctor. More than likely you have self diagnosed the cause, and if you add stress into the scenario, coupled with what you also stated, then more than likely these are the reasons.
If one of us is missing, then the other will continue on the Site, and I do again wish you a speedy recovery.
Guest #2,
Regarding how women are treated in Ghana, I suppose you must understand that it is Africa, and it is a different culture, but in the main women are treated no more differenly than in the rest of the world. I will agree that women in isolated Ares of Ghana, like those in the many villages that are there, could be treated differenly, as the man is regarded as the Head of the Family, and he does command respect. However, in the Cities, like Accra and Kumasi, and Tema, the women are fairly independent, much like Western Women, except maybe a lot are not as sreet wise.
Also, like in any 3rd World Country, Ghana is a poor Country, and the standard of living is not very good, and Money is scarce, but it never ceases to amaze me to see how Families there place so much emphasis on getting their children the best possible education, despite all the sacrifices that they would have to make.
With conditions like this, i e., the poverty that is in Ghana, is it any wonder that people will try to get a better life for themselves, and that is why they have no problems leaving Ghana, if they can have a better life abroad. Also,Ghanaians are a very gentle, and respectful people, in the main, in my estimation.
Regarding down the line, it is not very easy for a Ghanaian, who has no ties outside of Ghana to get a Visa. Be aware that it is a long ardous proceedure, and is not just a matter of going to an Embassy and being handed one. More so now, since the economic downturn.
The positive thing for you is that she has seems to have given you her own Photo, and seems to have not pretened to be someone else.
However, I would still wonder about why she is still on a dating Site? Did she tell you about that? Maybe she was still keeping her options open!! That worries me a little, and also that some of the things on her profile are not the same as she told you.
Like C K., the "Uncle" bit wories me. I would hope that it is not a boyfriend who is using her to set you up, which is a practice that is widely used by Scammers.
It is a practice wherby the Scammer will actually pay the girl to talk to a potential victim, especially if she has good English, so bear that in mind. As C K., has told you, it is a ploy that can be used to "soften" you up, before the requests for money are made, and they can wait a long time to actually request this money, because these type of Scammers will often be talking to a number of people at the same time, and getting money from others while they wait to ask you for money or "Gifts".
Also, did you ever ask her why she has not got a Cell Phone?
Again I say that it very unusual for a woman of 36 years of age in Ghana not to have one, especially if she is on dating Sites. So try and find out the reason, and see if it makes sense to you.
Like C K., I am not paranoid, but I would say again, tread very carefully, until you are absolutely sure of this girl, because it is very easy to be swept off your feet, and then your reasoning will be affected, and you may do something that you will regret for the rest of your life.
Keep in contact, and stay safe,
Regards to all,
JOHN

CK 05-Dec-2009 17:57
Hi Guest #2,

I would have to defer to John on how women are treated there. The story she has presented sounds innocent enough on the surface. Well I'm glad that at least you are proceeding in a cautious manner and you are prepared and watching out for what develops. You are correct when you mention the old saying...."if it's too good to be true..."

Love scammers often lift their pictures from online modeling sites where portfolios are often listed. Though they can lift pictures from other websites of ordinary looking people who just happened to list their own personal pix, family albums, etc.

Keep us updated and I for one actually hope that you have a sincere, honest girl there. It would be nice to know that not all dating sites are filled with crooks.
Guest #2 05-Dec-2009 16:20
CK,

I have run her pictures through gogle and a picture search website for scammers and it has come bach negative. I did goggle her address and it did come up, but I could not tell whether she lived at the address or not. I have ran her name through search engines and it has come back negative....The reason I am asking questions and playing it safe is because of many of the things you guys have shared with me....and I have to wonder if it is too good to be true (I mean she is attractive and very grounded in our chats). I don't think she is a model type...her looks could be that of a model, but she has a medium frame, maybe too large for a model.

Thanks again
Guest #2 05-Dec-2009 16:13
Hi John & CK,

Thanks again for your valuable input.. Let clarify one thing on her wanting me to come to Ghana after 2 months...She wanted to come to the US after we got to know each other better; so I figures I would pay for the trip at that time in the future...I had already read about Scammers wanted someone to get a ticket for them and they never hear from the person again...So I reversed psychology and ask her if I could come there to see if she would be hesitant and give me a lot of excuses...She did agree to me coming there in the future...Sorry for not being clear. I do agree that the thing with the Uncle's phone seem a little strange.

John, I think you asked if she was white or black (she is black. However, since my posted comment yesterday, I did find a profile of her on a Ghana Singles website. After reading her profile, for the most part everything we have discussed in our chats vs what's in her profile are the same...there are a couple of things that are diff from what she told me and I will confront her with the next time we chat... The picture on the profile is the same as one she sent to me.

Let make a statement and then ask a question...The reason she is looking for a mate abroad is because she feel most of the men there are liers and they can't be trusted & they don't treat women equal in a lot of cases. She has had a number of bad experiences and she is feed up with the dating scene there. Her best friend recently left Ghana to go with a partner she met online and things worked out for the two of them...Is there any truth to what she says about how women are treated there?

Thanks again for your input. It is valuable.
CK 05-Dec-2009 15:18
One more thing for Guest #2.

If you have read posts going back, you'll have come across an individual (Smiley) who claimed he could investigate and find out who the people are that you are talking to. With great success as he claimed. That person was a liar. That person said he would not ask you for money, but will end up referring you to the person who will ask you for money to investigate on your behalf. That is a scam and all that will do is make your wallet a bit lighter.

Whatever information she has given you (her name, Uncle's name, e-mail, phone contact, address), if you have not done so, do internet searches (Yahoo, Google) on all of it and see if anything turns up. 9 out of 10 times the scammers use that information over and over and eventually some of it ends up getting posted on an anti-scam site.

Also, if she has sent you any love letters or poetry or something that looks like she was showing deep emotions for you, Google that also. Often love scammers will scour the internet and lift material off of other websites, in particular Russian bride scam sites.
CK 05-Dec-2009 15:05
Hi Everbody,

John, Git and Stephanie, thank you for the well wishes, some days are good, some not so good, will be going to the doctor soon to see what he says. I think it has to do a lot with my work schedule and getting little sleep on my work days and then too much sleep and caffeine withdrawl on my days off.

Guest #2, thank you for your updates and John pretty much said everything I would have said. The bit about having you fly out to Ghana so fast and talking to the Uncle bothers me though. The girl in the pictures could be working with the "Uncle" in an effort to lure you to Ghana. Be aware also that people have been kidnapped and held for ransom in the past too upon traveling to Africa, though that's more of an issue in Nigeria.

However, with the proximity of Nigeria to Ghana, it would not be beyond Nigerians to set up a kidnapping scheme by having you fly to Ghana, meet you there at the airport and then drive you out of the country. I know they will travel out of Nigeria to Ghana because I baited a gang a few years ago where they pretended to be Govt officials at the Central Bank of Nigeria and they wanted me to fly to Ghana and meet them there for official business. Of course I knew if I traveled there for real, I would most likely never be seen again.

It's just another scenario to beware of. Like John, I really don't want to seem like a very paranoid person trying to scare you, but from my years of dealing with scammers, you have to really, really be prepared. This seems rushed on their part. Has the girl already expressed very strong feelings for you?

I'll be checking in often as possible and I hope this is not a case of scammers. Take care John, Git, Stephanie and everybody else reading and hoping you all have a wonderful holiday in the event one of us is off the boards for a while to respond.
JOHN 05-Dec-2009 12:23
Hi GUEST #2,
Good to hear from you. I think that you are on the right track now. At least she is agreeing to do what you suggest. However, when she comes on WebCam, remember what I did tell you. Please remember to ask her a question that only both you and she will know the answer to, and then observe on WebCam exactly what happens. If you see anything strange, like a long delay in answering, or that it appears that she is conferring with someone else, when you ask that question, well then you will know that something is amiss.
Also be careful about the Photos, because if the person is "working" with an acclomplice, she will have the Photos taken for you, but what will that really prove?

By the way,is she a native Ghanaian, or is she white?

The reason for this is that in the majority of cases, scammers use Photos of white models, and if she has been truthful with you from day one, well then she will have sent you real Photos of herself.
I know that you may think that it not nice to so suspicious, but believe me, it will pay off for you in the end, and it's better to be safe than sorry.
The girl may be sincere, but do please tread carefully, because you do not want to wind up getting hurt in more ways than one,and there is nothing wrong with you taking all these precautions.

I do really wish you well, and please do come back, and let me know how things are progressing.

Take care everyone,
Stay Safe,
Regards,
JOHN
Guest#2 05-Dec-2009 11:32
John,

Thank you very unch for your advice and input. And yes, I have asked for: 1) Hoer to send me several hardcopies of the same pictures she emailed to me and to take some pictures at several designated sites that I researched. I have asked the next time we chat, it be by webcam and she agreed. I will keep you posted & thanks again for your advice.
JOHN 04-Dec-2009 23:13
For GUEST #2,
Good to see you back on the Site again, and that you are looking for advise. Some people just rush in, and then it is too late.
What I find strange is that this lady is inviting you to Ghana after only talking to you for just 2 Months!! I also find it strange that she has not got her own Cell (Mobile) Phone, and that she now wants you to talk to her "Uncle". What would you talk to him about, if indeed it is her Uncle? As C K., said this could be a ploy, that is talking to her Uncle, for you to lower your guard, and not be suspicious of being set up by them, so that they can Scam you. Be very careful, because I sense that something is not right here.
Be very careful about going to Ghana, because it is a fact that people have been met at Kotoka Airport in Accra, (People who were invited there),by their "Lovers", "Business Partners", etc., who they thought were genuine people, then brought away from there, robbed, beaten up, and left in some God forsaken place, and the people who were responsible for this were never tracked down, as the Addresses, Photo's, etc., were all false. The Police will not be of much help to you in finding them, and indeed, you may even have to get Money sent to you to pay them as well, but in most instances it will be to no avail!!
Indeed, if you Google the Gananian Daily Graphic Newspaper today, you will see where a Lady travelled to Acrra, from London, to appear in Court there, to tesify against her "Husband", who happens to be a Ghanaian Pastor, but who was already married. She was introduced to him by a Ghanaian "Friend" in London, and after going to Ghana, she had a whirwind romance with him, married him, and gave him over Ł11,000 (nearly $20,000) to mind for her, and after she went back to London on business, he tried to disappear out of her life, money and all. So strange things happen to people, when they get involed with people that they do not really know!! Especially when that person lives in a different Country, with different sets of Values, and from a completely different Culture.

Regarding getting someone to do a background search for you, that is a hard thing to get done!! It would be impossible, unless you are sure that you have the right Photo, the right Address, etc., and it would cost you money. Even if they found out that she existed, how would they find out about her past??

You will have to think long and hard about this, and I did ask you before to ask yourself a lot of questions, which you should read again, in my Posting to you a short time ago.
Did she appear on WebCam, like I asked you to get her to do? Did you ask her to take the Photo like C K., advised you to ask her to do?.
These are my observations, and I had to be truthful in what I say to you, because this is a serious matter, and it is not meant to hurt you in any way, rather to get you to think about all this, from someone elses point of view.
Hopefully C K., is well enough to give you his advise as well, and that he will read this soon.
Also, perhaps FAKERS2GO will answer you as well, and remember that he lives in Ghana, so please pay attention gto any advise that he may give as well.

Nothing else comes to mind at this time, but I do wish you well, and do come back to this Site with any updates or queries.
Regards to all, and hope you are getting better C K.,
Stay Safe everyone,
JOHN


Guest #2 04-Dec-2009 19:55
John & CK,

This is Guest #2 & thank you for your input. This lady is 36 yrs old and she has given me her address and invited me for a visit. I ask her to send me a hardcopy of a photo by mail(my PO Box) and I am awaiting that photo. She ask me to call her uncle to get to know him...but I know tht can be anyone on the phone. Are the people that can do an actual investigation on a person in Ghana to determone their legitamacy? Thanks to all for your help.
JOHN 04-Dec-2009 13:28
Hi Stephanie,
Great to see you on the Site again, and I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas as well. Congratulations on the great work that you are doing, and I am sure that a lot of Soldiers that are away from home for Christmas really appreciate what you are doing, as this time of the year can be a really lonely time for those brave people, being so far from home, and missing their loved ones.
I know at first hand about that feeling as I did serve in the forces myself, so keep up that work, because you will never realize the happiness that you bring to those people.
Regarding you almost "lapsing" and contacting your Scammer again, well that thought is only natural at this time of year. Christmas can be a lonely time, and sometimes we think back about the past, especially the last year, and as that scammer was a "part of your life" for a long time, it is only natural to think of him. However, like our schooldays, we only think of the good times, and want to have that "happy" feeling back again, but don't ever give in to that urge to contact him!! You are almost out of the woods now, and if you go back there again Stephanie, you may not have another recovery in you again, because you have been thru a tough time emotionally, so let it go, and it will make you a stronger person, as it will prove to you that this Scammers power over you is gone forever.
The reason that he has not contacted you is that he knows the "game" is up for him regarding you, and as all scammers do, he has moved on, and he is now busy scamming someone else
Hope that bit of advice is of help to you, and continue to keep busy with the great work that you are doing, and do give yourself a congratulatery pat on the back, because you deserve it.

C K., I do hope you are better, as you are missed. Will say a prayer for you, and hope that you have a lovely Holiday as well, and that you will soon be back to full health, and Posting here again.

Git, Wish you a happy Holiday as well, and hope you are doing well.

Fakers2go, I do know what the Electricity situation is in Ghana is like, it's hard for anyone in the Western World to imagine that these cuts can last for days, without any warning,but it seems to be geting worse over the last 2 weeks in particular.
Hope that it will get better.
I have read AWAL's Posting, and if you read it again, you would imagine that he was presenting himself as a woman.
Would not be too worried about exposing him as a Scammer, because if he is getting any easy money, he's only a heartbeat away from becoming a "full time" Scammer.
Regarding the Visa, I would not worry about it. Copyright for Visas is not the property of the Visa Holder, but of the Goverment that issues it. There is a Statement on all Visas stating that the Visa "always" remains the property of the issueing Goverment.
Keep up the good work, and have a nice holiday as well.
Enjoy the Holidays everyone, and stay safe,
Regards,
JOHN

Stephanie 04-Dec-2009 03:30
Hi CK and John,
Happy Holidays - Merry Christmas! CK I am so sad you are having a tough time with the migraines. Being a fellow sufferer I can not only sympathize but empathize with your pain. Luckily with time they did slack off some. My Dr. did discover that Nutrasweet caused very severe clustering migraines. They subsided greatly when I ceased using the stuff. I wish you well and hope you can somehow get some relief.

Thanks for thinking of me, I really appreciate that. Silly me, tonight I had such a strong urge to contact my scammer and logged on here instead. Guess I was having a "moment", ah........ Not matter how strong we are, it takes time to "forget".

I am now on 3 volunteer websites for supporting the troops and have been busy with letters and care packages. It has helped to fill the void my "scammer left". The feedback from the troops has been wonderful, but always in the back of my mind I wonder if I'll ever meet my the real "soldier" who I felt such a strong digital attraction for. Oddly enough, my scammer has never made an effort to contact me from the day I called it off. Odd.....

Anyway, wishing you a lovely holiday season. Keep up the great work. As I've said repeatedly, I very much appreciate this site and the wonderful help I received from both of you.

Smiles and Hugs
Stephanie
fakers2go 02-Dec-2009 09:49
Hi CK and John

Sorry about the delay in replying but we've had no lights since Monday!

The message from the guy I suspect of being a scammer is from Awal on 30-Apr-2008. Have emailed Brian. He is on our website as 'Nick' and he has just seen himself there and has written to say he's not a scammer. So I'm doing more research to confirm. In any case, I don't believe he's a hard core scammer, just an opportunist who tries his luck with sob stories. I have even questioned whether these sort of people are worth exposing. I don't know the answer.

It is a difficult issue about how much info we put on our sites. Scammers definately visit our site. We have just added a fake visa scan and given detailed info on why it's fake. We had to balance the chance of criminals learning from this (but they probably know already) with the information it can provide the rest of us. Now it seems someone has clicked on the 'report abuse' button on our site and accused us of copyright breach - probably the guy whose visa we exposed. So the site is temporarily suspended (you can still view a cached copy of it) although we have a back up at blogspot which we'll have to update now.

It is indeed encouraging to meet other people who are involved in this work. It is sometimes a lonely and thankless task. The only encouragement is from people who we stop from being scammed. We often get abuse from scammers and from naive foreigners who think we are 'justice by blog' or that we are unfairly accusing their new internet friend who couldn't possibly be a scammer!

There also seems to be a 'scam gene' - people who are scammed then continue to either get scammed by the same person or who move onto another scammers and get scammed again! In our experience, they are often intelligent men, who know Africa well, but want to suspend their critical judgement when if comes to romance!

I just read on twitter that a gang of Nigerian scammers have just been arrested whilst trying to rob someone in a hotel. So justice does get served.

Keep up the good work.

regards
f2g
JOHN 30-Nov-2009 19:22
Hi C K.,
Great to see you are almost back to full health, and thanks for your observations regarding f2g's Posting. He is indeed welcome here, and as you said it great to see other people putting out warnings as well.
It's a very good point that you made about f2g putting the Names of those other Sites here, and to be honest I never thought about Scammers now being able to access these Sites from here, but if I could suggest now to FAKERS2GO to Email Brian McMorrow and ask him to delete that Posting, at least it would not be here for too long, and the Scammers would not get acccess to it from this Site, so F2G., when you read this, perhaps you could send that Email to Brian, giving himt the Date and time of that Posting, and ask him to delete it. It would be appreciated, because as C K., said, it's bettter if the Scammers do not have easy access to these Sites, because both C K., and I are well aware that Scammers do visit this Site, and indeed even try to disrupt what we both try and do here, but we are wise to them.
Like C K., I have no problem that you are on this Site, and your expertise is welcome by me as well.
I have friends in Ghana, and I love the people there, and the Country, itself, and I go there as frequently as I can. Its the Scammers there that I hate, and like C K., I will always endevor to fight them, in any way that I can.
That's why people like C K., have my respect, because it can be a thankless job at times, and is very time consuming, but people like him never ask for praise, even though they have saved many people from those Scammers.
So I do hope you will be back to full health soon C K., to continue your good work.
F2G, I hope that you will Email Brian as soon as you can, and we will see you on this Site again.
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
CK 30-Nov-2009 16:44
Hi John and welcome F2G,

I'm feeling better now, have to wait to see how I feel tomorrow as it is on Tuesdays when I am off from work after 4 days that I get my headaches. Trying something new so hopefully I'll be feeling good tomorrow.

No concerns from me from f2g's first post, it is similar to other warning messages I have seen posted on bulletin boards over the years. I'm familiar with the romance scams website and know a member or 2 over there, so I know they do good work. If he had read earlier posts going back, he would have seen the scammers no longer have an advantage here since John first came on board, but no harm no foul. I don't feel like he is stepping on toes here. It's refreshing to see people taking an active part in putting out warnings.

I would caution about listing the websites you mentioned on boards that are frequented by scammers. Scammers obviously frequent here and could visit the websites where they could gain information to learn from their mistakes or pick up pointers in order to further help them in their scams. Scammers typically do not go out and google for sites that show how we fight back against them. I belong to a major baiting site but I won't list it here because that would just give the scammers here an opportunity to go visit the website and see what we do.

Having never been to Ghana myself, I have to leave the expertise to John when giving first hand information about the locals and the communities there. I just try to contribute because of my first hand knowledge in dealing with scammers and the tactics they use. I also agree with John when he says that if you are dealing with anybody over the internet and they say they are from West Africa, you have to assume that person you are talking to is most likely a scammer. You don't have to jump gun and make the accusation, but your guard has to be up 100%. It's not the time to be PC and assume the person is innocent. They need to prove it to you.
JOHN 30-Nov-2009 12:27
Hi Fakes2go,
I understand now where you are coming from, and you do raise some interesting points.
As I have been in Ghana on numerous occasions, I know where you are coming from, regarding Foreigners, whose behavior when they are in Ghana leaves a lot to be desired.
The sight of old men, with mostly bald heads, and pot bellies, who frequent the Hotels and Restaurants, and whose Egos are as big as their bellies is disgusting. Yes, thay do use Money to try to buy young girls in particular, and they care about no one but themselves. They leave an impresion with the Ghanaian people that all foreigners are like this, and they should be ashamed of themselves.
In the main, the Ghanaian people are a very gentle kind of people, and much nicer in nature that the Nigerians, who are much too sreet wise.
You will also know that the Nigerians, especially those in Ghana, also use a superior attitude in dealing with Ghanaians. They think that they are better than Ghanaians, but little do they know that Ghanaians are very suspicious of them, and in most cases do not see them as their "brothers", but rather as people to be very wary of.
In all the Countries of the world that I have visited, I have found the Ghanaian people to be the nicest, most welcoming, and the most respectful of all of those Countries.
It is so unfortunate that the good name of the Ghanaian people is being destroyed by Scammers.
I will reply in more detail, possibly later today, but for now, I know where you are coming from, and I believe that your intentions are good.
Take care everyone, and I hope C K., that you are making a good recovery,
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
fakers2go 30-Nov-2009 02:59
Hi John,

I'm sorry I don't actually know much about this site, what it is or who you guys are so apologies if I have spoken out of turn. I traced an email address here of someone I'm investigating as a supsected scammer (the guy who wants to be a model) and saw the discussion. I hadn't realised you had already posted the same advice so I'm sorry if I have duplicated the discussion.

I’m involved in a group of volunteers and one of the things we do is raise awareness of this issue. Most of us, but not all, are in Ghana. Perhaps, if you had seen our site you would not be so suspicious that I am attempting to spread misinformation. I was also not intending to ‘tread on your toes’.

Yes, I am in Ghana which is why I said come here.

There reason why I said do not assume everyone is a scammer is because foreigners sometimes talk to every Ghanaian with a rude and superior attitude. Of course, you should always be wary but don’t talk to people as if they are only out for your money. Most Ghanaians have had rude comments when corresponding with foreigners and far worse as well, often being treated as if everyone can be bought.

I do not agree that if someone asks for money they are a definite scammer. If you have been to Ghana you know that people often ask other s for money – it is part of the culture and a way people dialogue with each other. It is not always serious. People will also try their luck with the ‘rich white man’. If you politely refuse and they drop the matter they are probably not a scammer. It is only if they keep persisting that you should become concerned. My comment was more about the way you talk to another human being and not to talk to every Ghanaian as if they are automatically a criminal.

From the name of our website it is obvious we deal with people who target gays (a serious business here as the illegality offers blackmail opportunites). However, the advice on our site is often the same for straights. The scammers we have pictured on our site are not necessarily gay and some are definitely not. We know some of them also work on straight dating sites.

I posted the other sites because they all complement each other. Some of these sites, particularly Romance Scams, offer a lot of advice, counselling, support, legal institutions you can complain to and pictures of scammers. I hadn’t seen those sites mentioned on yours so thought you and your readers might be interested.

You are correct that it is dangerous to bait or entrap scammers and the advice is not to do it. The members of our group remain have to remain anonymous as we are exposing criminals, some of whom are dangerous.

Hope this answers some of your suspicions.
f2g
JOHN 29-Nov-2009 22:20
To fakers2go,
I have just been reading your Posting on the Site.
You never actually stated why you Posted here. All the advice that you gave has already been stated on this Site by both C K., and I,on numerous occasions.
Also, although I did not open the Link to your Site that you gave, it seems that Site deals with Gays!! You can correct me if I am wrong.
Why did you Post all the other Sites here as well??
I would be delighted to know the reasoning behind that. I will agree that advice is always welcome in relation to Scammers, but most of what you Posted is already known by both C K., and I, and we have dealt with it frequently on this Site, to make it known to the people who visit this Site.
We also give advice to these people, and warn them about the various Scams that abound on the Internet, especially to those people who are in contact with people from Nigeria and Ghana, and in most cases we actually can tell them, from our experiences that most are in fact being Scammed!!
I take it that you are a Ghanaian, or if not, that you live in Ghana,because you stated in your Posting ; " Come to an Internet Cafe in Ghana" etc. If you did not live there, you would have said "Go to an Internet Cafe in Ghana" etc.
Am I right??
Also you said ; " Don't assume that everyone's a Scammer" end of quote.
My advise to people would be to always assume that a person from Nigeria, or Ghana is a Scammer ( I am referring to those those who are in contact with people on the Internet),until such time that those people prove otherwise!!
That way a person will always be on their guard against those slick Scammers.
I do know that there are genuine people who use the Internet, both fron Nigeria and Ghana, but they are very few of them, so the odds are stacked against people who are in contact with people from those Counties, so that is why it is better for people to be always on your guard. Better to be safe than sorry!!
I do agree however, that the moment someone requsts money, that all communication should cease immediately, because no matter what the reason is for requesting Money , that is the SIGNAL that the person is a definite Scammer.
Also, I know Ghana very well, and I know the "Cafe Culture" there and that these Scammers will use any means possible to entrap people. They have nothing else to do only spend 24/7 in those Cafes, and it is a fact that some of these Scammers can earn almost 1 MILLION DOLLARS a year. That may astound people, but it is a fact.
Yet as you say, the Police Authories turn a blind eye, as Scamming brings a vast amount of money into both the Nigerian and Ghanaian economys. How sad!!
That is why it is so dangerous to deal with these Scammers, or to try to entrap them, because with that amount of money to lose, these Scammers will stop at nothing, and human life means little or nothing to them.
For now I have nothing more to add, but I would welcome C K's observations on your Posting, as I may be getting too suspicious of everyone.
Stay safe everyone,
Hope to see your Posting soon C K.,
Regards to all,
JOHN
fakers2go 29-Nov-2009 18:57
Hi everyone. Hope you don't mind this intervention. One of our scammer's emails led me to this site. It's not surprising that so much discussion to focus around scammers - it seems common on sites dealing with West Africa.

There is one rule - never send anyone money to someone you have met on the internet, no matter how real they seem, how well you 'know' them or how sad their story appears.

Come to an internet cafe in Ghana and you will be amazed at all the young boys doing their business. If they are illiterate they can hire typists to write the messages for them. They often have Word documents of statements which they can copy and paste into your chat. You will also notice them on gay and straight dating sites using different email addresses. They will also pose as men and women. Scamming is referred to as a ‘game’. And you are their ‘mugu’ – fool.

In Africa, state laws do not operate as they do in ‘developed’ countries. In Ghana and Nigeria, the police can even work with the criminals and can be employed to intimidate people to extort money. The police claim they are trying to stop cyber-crime but, if true, resources are limited.

Besides our own site which exposes scammers and offers information and advice:
http://www.squidoo.com/Online-gay-dating-scams-in-Ghana

There is also Ghana-pedia which recently caught a gang:
http://www.ghana-pedia.org/org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=47

the excellent Romance Scams:
http://romancescams.org/

and our brothers in Nigeria, Lagos Heat:
http://lagosheat.wordpress.com/

Some of these groups are working with friendly police to entrap the scammers (as we have also done) or help people who have been scammed.

The best way to stop the scammers is to raise the issue in your own countries. It’s astonishing to us that people have still not heard of the various scams and fall prey to them. Write letters to your newspapers and try to get stories into the media generally. If it’s personal it’s more likely to be published.

Something strange happens to foreigners when they correspond with or meet Africans – they suspend all critical judgment and do things they would never do with their own people. Maybe it comes from guilt or from feeling pity. The scammers are well aware of this and exploit it to their own means.

Please be polite to people on line, don’t assume everyone’s a scammer, if someone requests money (it’s a habit in Ghana) politely refuse, if they persist or get abusive stop all contact.

Peace
f2g
Git 27-Nov-2009 13:11
Hello CK
Sorry to hear that you suffer from migraine. I have had that too - or at least severe headache that left me crawling on the floor. Went away when I stoped eating candy, so I guess it is sugar that make me sick. Sometimes salt also. Try to exclude these as much as you can, at least sugar, and see if that makes any difference.
John
This weekend it is a year since my hell begun, so I guess that when Christmas and New Year has passed and we are in half January it will be better. It is like when you loose someone, a year has to pass before it stops hurt too much.
I am doing other things now, struggling with learning Spanish so I can communicate with some Spanish friends a little better.
JOHN 27-Nov-2009 11:26
Hi C K.,
Great to hear from you. I had a feeling that you were not well, but don't ask me how I had that feeling. Mental Telepathy??
I do hope that you are recovering well, because Migraine can be very distressing, and it's not nice to have to be confined to bed.
Delighted that you are back on the Site, as your Postings are always straight to the point.
Wishing you well, and that you will soon be back to full health.
Take care, and look after yourself,
Regards,
JOHN
CK 27-Nov-2009 11:07
Hi John and Git and Stephanie and Guest #2,

No worries, I'm still here. It's Thanksgiving time over here in the US so I extend my best wishes to everybody here, whether you celebrate the Holiday or not. Plus I am a migraine sufferer and I had a doozy a few days ago that left me laid up in bed for a while.

Guest #2, John had an excellent response, keep it all in mind as you move forward with this girl in Accra. But be warned about her sending you pictures that show a time stamp. Those can easily be forged with a paint program by inserting some text over the picture. The best way to verfiy the person in the picture is to get them to hold up a sign that has something very specific written on it that cannot be made up, even with a photoshop program. Unless the person is very skilled with a paint/photoshop program, if the person you are talking to is a fake, they will make up excuses for not taking such a picture. Much like the Webcam angle that John explained.

I'm suspicious of her using her Uncle's phone and needing you to buy airtime. Why doesn't the Uncle buy time then? It's his phone. From the sound of it, I'm betting if it is a scammer it is a guy, but using a female to talk on the phone with you to keep up appearences. Also, can you describe what the girl in the pictures looks like? Is she African in appearence? Does she look like a model in her pictures? Do the pictures look like they were all done professionally?

Also again, a good love scammer will not tip their hand early and may wait months before they ask you for money, gifts or favors. They want to get you very comfortable and break down any doubts or reservations you might have.

Hope everybody else is doing well!
Sincerely, CK
JOHN 27-Nov-2009 10:34
For Stephanie,
I do hope that you are doing well. You were omitted you in my Posting to GIT, but I am not forgetting about you, and hope to hear how you are doing from time to time.
With my Regards to all,
JOHN
JOHN 27-Nov-2009 10:27
GIT,
Just read your Posting. Nice to know that you are doing OK. It's only natural that you feel angry about the Money, and also about the emotional journey that this person brought you thru, but I promise you that it will get better. I know a person who actually lost everything to one of these Scammers, and is now homeless. However, he now spends his time helping other people, and he has recovered from it. He says that he lost a Year more of his life by being angry about what happened, because time just passed him by, but everyone else was getting on with their lives. It gained him nothing, and he says that it was only when he forgave himself, that he moved on with his life.
GIT, it is not easy, but you have to let the past bury the past. That person still has control over your life, because of the anger that you feel. Do you want to give him that kind of power?? Close that Chapter of your life, forgive yourself about your mistake, and you will move on. It's human to err, we have all done something stupid, or silly in our lives, but if we learn from it,we would be stronger people.
Wasting your time being angry, while it may seem justified, is futile. It does not mean that you were stupid in the first place, just that you were too trusting. That is your makeup, but now you have learned to think before you act, and you can be of great help to other people, who might be headed on the same path that you were on.
This year is now coming to an end, and a new one will be here soon, so just let it go. There is a Power greater than us al, and that guy will have to answer for what he has done, so leave him to the Higher Power, and make a conscious decision to let the past bury the past.
Look at all the people around the World who dealt with Banks, Investors, etc., in the last 2 years, and what happened to them?? Some were Scammed out of all their Money, and a lot of these people would have been thought of as being very shrewd Business people. Sure they were angry, but most have now moved on with their lives, because no one can afford to live in the past. It will destroy anyone who does.
GIT, you are a nice person, and that person on Accra is SCUM. Ask yourself this question; Do you still want him to have Power over you?
Well obviosly not, but when you let the the anger go, and he will not have that power, and you will feel a sense of relief that you have not felt in a long time,when you take back control of your own life again!!
Then get on with your life, because there is so much that you can do that is positive. Life is so short, so we all have to learn how to live each day as it comes, to the best of our ability, and rememer that we cannot change anyone else, but we can change ourselves.
So today, make a conscious decision to forgive yourself, thank God, or your Higher Power for another day that he has given you, and leave all this anger behind you. Leave that person to the Judgement of the Higher Power, and close this Chapter in your life forever.
GIT, I do hope that I do not sound like a Preacher,but I feel that somewhere in what I have said, that you will find comfort, and be able to take control of your life again.
Remember that there are still some good people left in the world who do care about you, and they will help you.
I trust that you will find Peace in your life again, and if you need help, well I am here, as is C K., so for now I can only wish you all the good things that life can offer, and give up on being too hard on yourself.
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 27-Nov-2009 08:01
John
I am ok. Still angry about the money, but what can I do. I have been stupid and I have to pay for that. Don't hear from the man in Accra so I think that you were perfectly right in your conclusion of him being a scammer. Otherwise he should have contacted me and wondered why I am not there for him anymore.
JOHN 26-Nov-2009 21:51
For GUEST #2...
Hi GUEST # 2,
As GIT has just said to you, there is no way to know whether that Lady from Accra is a Scammer or not for now at least.....Also, do ask her to use a WebCam, and then you will know at least that she is the person in the Picture....I would say that she is using a Cafe to correspond with you, so for a small fee, she will be able to use a WebCam, because contrary to what a lot of people say, or think, most of the Cafe's in Accra do have them. If she says that there is not a WebCam in her "Cafe", then just ask her to go to the BusyInternet Cafe at Circle, which is in Accra.
Everyone in Accra knows where it is, as a lot of Students and Business People use it, and it is very well known. They keep an eye open there for Scammers, and anyone caught Scamming is not welcome there!!
A few things to be aware of;
1. Webcam appearances can be "fixed", and it may not be the person that you think it is at the other end, so I would ask her a question on IM, at the same time that she is on WebCam, that only she would know the answer to. If there is any hesitation, or if you notice anything happening on the WebCam, then you wil have to use your own judgement, as to whether you are satisfied or not.
2. I find it strange that she has not got her own Cell Phone, or Mobile Phone, as Ghana has one of the highest ownership of these Phones in Africa. I find it strange that she is using her Uncles Phone!! Do you know what her age is, as it is only the very young people who have not got Cell, or Mobile Phones in Ghana!!
3. It is a fact that Scammers have been known to wait for a long time before they ask for Money, and sometimes it can be even a Year or more before this happens, so just be aware of that!!
4. Also be aware that there is Technology that Scammers use with Cell Phones,that can actually change a Mans Voice to make it sound like a womans voice, and visa versa.
5. If "she" starts to make excuses about using WebCam, then there is a problem, because as you said, she sent you Pictures of herself, so why should "she" not use WebCam, it costs only a few Cents to use it???
6. You are the only person who knows how this "Lady" first made contact with you. You have to think back about that, and decide for yourself if you thought "her" approach was unusual in any way, because if it was, well think about it, and be honest with yourself in your recollection!!
7. If it was you who made the first approach, then 6 above is obviously irrelevent.

Finally, you have to decide what you want from this "relationship".
Remember, even if this turns out to be a genuine person, it is very, very hard to conduct a Relationship from a distance, and you will have to ask yourself some serious questions. It can be so easy to get caught up in the moment, and you may not have thought thru the emotional consequences of all this!!
I am not a counsellor, but I do have a lot of experience, and I am only stating what I have said, in the hope that it will give you food for thought.
Please come back on the Site, if you think that we can help you further.
As GIT has alredy stated, there is no way, given what you Posed here to know whether this is a Scam or not, but I would advise you to tread very carefully, and I hope what I have said will be of help to you.
For GIT, Nice to see you Posting here and I do hope that you are well. It's also nice to see you giving your advice.
For C K., It's been a while since we were on the Site, and I was begining to worry as to whether the controversary had put people off. Maybe that was their intention, but it will not work.
Hope that you have something to add to this Query.
Stay safe everyone,
Regards for now,
JOHN
Git 26-Nov-2009 08:07
To guest #2
Ask her to use a webcam. It is one way to proof that she is the woman on the pictures she has sent to you. But if she is a scammer or not, who can say? John or CK will probably know other ways also.
Guest # 2 25-Nov-2009 20:32
Ladies & Gentlemen,

Need your help...Recently, I me a lady from accra,ghana. We have been talking by internet and IM for about 2 months. She has not asked me for money, however she did ask me to buy airtime so we could talk occassionally wit her using her uncle's cell phone...but she called me a few times using his cell phone before she asked for the airtime. I did volunteer to send her something for her birthday. She has sent me several pictures...so to prove who she was, I asked her to take some pictures with a camera that had the date and time and send them to me...And she did the same day. How can I be sure she is not a scammer.
Git 10-Nov-2009 07:40
Pam
Ok, we have different opinions. I have difficulties to understand you and vice versa.
Pam 09-Nov-2009 06:54
Git i didnt think we were arguing
Git 08-Nov-2009 19:59
Pam
I have no intention to be a victim again. Now I can see the signs and I also keep of the sites they are invading. I am on one site which is as scamfree as it is possible and I am not searching for a man there. After I was scammed I recognized some others and stoped communicate with them. One idiot, that I had told I would never give money to anyone at all, tried anyway. I doesn't matter what colour or nation people are, there are real, nice people and there are assholes. Unfortunately it is the assholes we meet on internet. But the more we get educated about this, the less money will they get.
I will not argue with you again. I wish you a nice life with many pleasant journeys.
PAM 08-Nov-2009 18:53
No, i have never been scammed. But i have been to Africa and i have seen what goes on and thats why i have said look in your own backyard and i am sure the scammers that know about this site hates for me to tell you all that because if you are willing to be victim after reading from this site and the reason i repeat myself, if you are a victim once it possible to be a victim again because you havent found what you were looking for in the beginning. And me say this i have many many friend from over Africa that are more like family. And they have watched my back. there are good and bad from everywhere so i am not saying stop looking for someone from there all together trust that voice you hear within. and if you cant stick to your back yard.when you meet a real man from over there he want be asking you for money or gifts. and my goal now is to traveling all over africa some other countries
Git 08-Nov-2009 08:59
Pam
Nice to have a name on you. Yes your words were wery harsh and is really not what victims need when they are through this hell. We need to heal and to get comfort. I don't know if you have a personal experience of scamming, except for the woman you wrote about. But I can assure you that it is a real tough experience and I wish I had done some things very different from the beginning. But done is done and I am through almost all now. I look back on this as a bad experince that should not have happened if I had used my head and not got so scared. But as I pointed on above, done is done.
English is not my native language so I hope that you understand my meaning.
Pam 07-Nov-2009 23:48
stephanie, you are right its deeper the a romance scam
Guest 07-Nov-2009 23:45
Git, its Pam, i will use it for now on. and to my friends i have met from this site in the past year. i want to apologize if you have been here reading my recent post and have notice i have spoke about your situation. i wasnt thinking about you coming to the site checking to see what going on here lately because like i know and what some of you have said my word are harsh but you need to hear. and you have moved on.
Gundoszdb 07-Nov-2009 14:59
Aloha! czv
JOHN 07-Nov-2009 13:34
Hi Git, and Stephanie,
Good to see that you both can now stand up for yourselves, and that you do not accept the tripe that GUEST is trying to say...I wouldn't bother anymore answering him/her, because it will just bring back bad memories for you both, at a stage when you both are moving forward, and learning by yourr experiences...Rather, continue what you both are doing, and keep moving forward....We cannot change the past, but we can use the experiences of the past to move forward, and it will help you to change the future....Let the past bury the past, because it's gone forever..
For GIT, My advise would be not to bother opening those Emails, as they are all similar anyway, and most Scammers just use different variations of a Standard Script...
You have saved the I P Addresses, and that should be the end of those Episodes for you.
You are both doing well, and you both have come to terms with what has happened to you in the past, so don't allow anyone to keep opening up old wounds, because it will servr no purpose now....Just continue on with your healing process, and never look back, and time will heal all....You may find it hard to forgive, but you will forget in time.
Great to hear from you both, and I am sure that C K., will have his observations to make again.
Stay Safe,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 07-Nov-2009 08:09
Guest
I wish you could at least use a name here, not only Guest.
Thanks for at least give some understanding. I lost a lot of money yes, but I finally accepted and can live with that. It still makes me angry, I could have used that in a better way, but done is done. I can't turn time back even if I wanted that. Had a miserable year until I accepted what had happened, thanks to people that have had the same experience and often much worse. I actually wrote down the whole story and put it in the open on Romance Scam.
I can only blame myself, but it does not help me if other people also do. I have been scared almost to death. But as I said before, I am much wiser now. Won't trust them until I have seen them in their eyes.
I am not a Christian in the way that I am member of a church, but I believe in faith and I think they will be punished, if not in this life they will be in the next.

John and CK
I want an advice also. I am thinking about closing down my yahoo account, with all e-mails. I have saved some IP-numbers, but I don't want to read all the mails again to find typical texts that I can post on RS. Is it better to close down and just forget about what they have written?
Stephanie 07-Nov-2009 03:42
To Guest 07-Nov-2009 01:59
Much of what you say has merit. The hard truth is often brutal and unkind but that doesn't make it any less true. However, you are very much mistaken to say these incidents are not centered around "romance". Every alarm bell was ringing in my head saying "this dude can not be real - he can't be an American Soldier - he can't possibly be in love this fast". Because he wanted me to send the money and gifts to "his agent" in Ghana, this constitutes him as a "Nigerian Romance Scammer".

The beautiful words, handsome visage and constant attention are strong incentives to carry on a conversation. Yes, the first "gift",an IPOD and money, was acceptable. A little more than I would have liked to spend but nonetheless it made me feel good. The second amount of money sent was not the best of feelings. Misgivings were running rampant within my head but again I justified the transaction. Now I start to search for answers to questions and doubts. The third amount of money sent was a big misjudgement - and here is the rub - "it's faith in love/romance" that is all our undoings. Some people learn the lesson early in the relationship, whereas others take longer because more of "their feelings" were invested. Each person varies on the amount they will give and take before the "bottom falls out" of their dream world. This is where the anger/complaint comes in -the disillusionment of dreams and goals. We were given promises by people who would never fulfill them. People involved with this type of lifestyle are not Christians but heathens. Thou shalt not steal is God's commandment, to not bear false witness against your neighbor for your own personal gain. These internet lovers blatantly lied in order to obtain personal gain (money) knowing they would never fulfill a single promise of love and marriage.

Guest, although your remarks on Satan are very accurate, it is also true to say "Nigerian Romance Scammers" have turned their backs on God through purposefully breaking the commandments; they have become worshippers of false gods (money). Satan claims heathens as one of his own.

Christians live on faith. They haven't "seen God in person" yet they know he exists because faith assures them of that. Through scripture God makes promises. If we give everything we have to Him, our money, love and life, then we have the reasonable expectation that he will fulfill those promises because He assures us of His love.

Therefore, Christians would be justified in our anger towards God if he failed to fulfill His promises. The victims anger is justified when promises made by "internet lovers" are not fulfilled. A spouse is justified in anger, towards a partner who fails to fulfill marriage promises. Most importantly there would be justification of anger towards an employer who failed to fulfill the promise of wages for work performed. God will be justified in his anger towards "Nigerian Romance Scammers" for their worship of false gods (MONEY).

Guest if you truly feel compassionate for victims of any scam then do as Buddha teaches; outward actions will be indicative of inner goodness. Your quote "but people never feel they have been a victim until they are hurt and broke" is harsh and not necessarily true. I am by no means broke but I am a victim of lies told to gain my money through trust and love. I, like other victims am justified in "anger".

I am thankful and appreciative of this site. The practice of avoiding "romance scammers" is ongoing. Lending wisdom and guidance to others who may be experiencing the same troubles is rewarding.

Thanks to CK and John and Brian for keeping this site going, and thanks to those people who want to help "victims" regardless of why, but because of "how" they became that way.

Kudos to you for a job well done and for the inner goodness that shines through your actions.

With warm regards


Guest 07-Nov-2009 01:59
Git i am sorry about what happen to you but maybe if you would have read what i am saying somewhere your eyes wpould have been wide open. and its not about a romance scam. its about hearing what i have said because i know each time you sent something there was something within you that said should i but you did it anyway. i dont know how much you have lost but one time you sent, ok, its done, 2nd time ok, but people never feel they have been a victim until they are hurt and broke. like i said before it took me talking to one woman everyday, telling dont do it, and she tells me but he gets so mad, this went on for a while and she stopped sending and he got mad and became verbally abusive. and she cried a many of days but she even said to me what if he was not scamming me I told her he was because by then they he a jackpot she had sent over $20k. but one thing i say .
satan will make you go further then you want to go, stay longer then you want to stay, make you pay more than you want to pay
JOHN 07-Nov-2009 01:42
C K., & GIT,
I have been away from the Site for a while, and it neve ceases to amaze me as to the kind of people that come on this Site!! CK., you are a good person, as is Git, but we are only wasting our time replying to Idiots on this Site.
We are only wasting our energy talking to them, because they are not open minded,and as C K said, they can try to justify antthing that they do.
As you said also Git, Victims do not need Idiots telling them the mistakes that they have made, but you have to remember that these people have limited Inteligence, and it is impossible to get thru to them,as C K., said,they will find ways to try to justify there Actions.
Ghana is a beautiful Country, with beautiful people in the main, but these Scumbags do not care about the image that they are portraying of their Country.
They are only interested in one thing, and that is to make a quick Buck, and they do not care how they get it..Their Rational just defies comprehion.
I know of an instance where a Scammer killed nearly a whole Family, then got away scot free, when he was found out, by paying the next of Kin about 1,000 Cedi, (About 1,000 Dollars), and it was accepted by them.In Gods namehow can that be justified??
Thats the way it is in Ghana, Human life means nothing to these Scum, and no one really cares....How sad....This will give you an idea of what happens there in Ghana.
Altough C K., has never been in Ghana, to the best of my knowledge, he is aware of exactly what happens there, and I urge everyone to listen to him, when he Posts on this Site, because he is one of the most astute people that I have ever had the pleaure to know, and this Site is lucky to have him here.
Never doubt what he says here, because his knowledge of Scams , and Scammers astounds me, and I thought that I knew a lot!!!
Regarding Smile, I don't have any intention of meeting him, because, although he may not be directly involved in Scamming, he has a made a lot of Money out of Victims who were Scammed, and that is not right no matter how you try to explain it....
Every time that I am in Ghana, I am well propected, because I have to be, so I not in the leastworried about anyone in Ghana, but not everyone is that fortunate, so for anyone who intends to go there, I would advise them not to, as it is too dangerous, that is if you are trying to trace a Scammer.
However, if you want to go on Holidays, it is a Paridise, and if you stick to the Tourist Sites, it is an experience never to be forgotten..
I have spent some of the happiest times of my life there,but I have to take precautions!!
C K.,may God give you long life,and I look forward to working with you over the coming Years, because we are not going away. and we will never be diverted from helping people.
Stay Safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
CK 07-Nov-2009 01:22
LOL, spoken like a true lad! Well done! You call me a fool but its you who looks like the complete fool on how you wish to discuss my sarcasm and explore that in detail but you'll dodge and duck how the real facts which expose you as a scammer.

You know, like your earlier posts where you told people they would have to pay to get help. The one that contradicted another post of yours where you said you have helped lots of people find the person they were really talking to. Yeah, you risked life and limb and you bravely found the real life name of the person who was using fake ID, throw away SIM card, free e-mail and operating out of 1 of the 100's of internet cafes in Ghana! Liar!

What's wrong Smile? Business bad now that John and I have warned everybody showing up about your game? Too bad for you!

Okay, enough of this nonsense. I'll go back to lurking mode in the event somebody needs some help. Anybody new here reading this, best advice is to go back a few months, reread all the posts, especially the ones where Guest/Smile and his friends out themselves with their own words and you'll see for yourself what a bunch of criminals they are.
Guest 07-Nov-2009 00:57
CK you need to be on this site because you are foolish. and for the wife statement sad if you cant tell if the person you are with will scam you or not and if you are married hahahaha why should you have to gave it to her that tells me something about you alone. if anything i hope you were saying that you and your wife would discuss the money. because she should be able to spend as you would you speak as its only your not as it would be ours when you marry you become as one.
Git 06-Nov-2009 12:59
CK
In the end it will all reverse back to them and they will suffer like we have done or even worse. God or faith, whatever you want to call it, will punish them.
CK 06-Nov-2009 11:16
Git,

Smile/Guest and his friends blame the victims because they want to absolve themselves of any guilt. This cretin says hey if the victim gives money of their own free will, that is their own fault. Of course he forgets to say the scammer is telling lie after lie to deceive their victims. When you love somebody and trust them, its hard to question their motives. If my wife of 12 years asked me tomorrow for $5000, by Smile/Guest's insane logic, I should not give it to her because she might be trying to scam me.

Bottom line is they can post all their BS here, but it does not change the facts. Smile may not ask you for money, but he will refer you to the guy who will ask you for money. He himself as already admitted it in his earlier posts he refuses to acknowledge.

Oh and Smile, if you are practicing Christians, God knows exactly what you are doing. You and your friends can post your drivel here and think your lies will fool people, but they will not fool God. You are bearing false witness and you are stealing. In case you have forgotten, those are part of God's commandments and God will not condone you lying in order to steal from innocent people.
Git 06-Nov-2009 07:47
Guest,
Thanks for using lowercase, now it is easier to read as I have eye problems.
I am a victim and yes I have been stupid. But it does not help me to heal being called something that I perfectly know myself. I had never heard about romance scamming. I knew about the so called Nigeria letters, but internet love scams - never. You know Guest, I have difficulties in believing in men now. I have learned a hard lesson and I will always remember that. And I have discovered a couple of scammers because of my new knowledge. I now avoid dating sites that I know don't cares about having scammers on their sites, only counting members and money. I can't understand why you only accuses the victims. Does not the scammers have any guilt in this? What about the gouvernments in those countries? Do they not have any guilt? What these young men needs is a future with an ordinary work to be proud of. A salary good enough to live on so they don't need, what we call, money under the table. Their countries needs investments, from wealthy persons in their own countries and from abroad. Tell those scammers that they at least do something for their own countries for the money they are stealing from lonely women and men.
Guest 06-Nov-2009 02:40
Ck i never read all of your posting not worth. but i see that you only see to understand what those that feel the same way as you. and as for smile you feel he is a scammer because of what he post not that someone on here feels like he scammed them. No one on here has every said thay felt like he has scammed them and i am sure there are many on here that has contacted him. even if you have not.
CK 05-Nov-2009 20:32
Brilliant post!

Guest = scammer = Smile. You completely ignore what I have said time and time again, you ignore what John, Git and Stephanie have said and you keep sticking to your guns that if a victim gets scammed that is their own fault. I will say again, for the 4th or 5th time, that not all scammers ask for money, but you completely ignore that. Ignore any facts that are brought to light that you cannot answer.

"Victims are victims because they want to be". How pathetically disgusting. This is clearly the words of a scammer trying to absolve him and other scammers of all possible guilt or somebody who slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night and thinks love scams are so clear cut as to see through what is and is not a scam.

I also find it interesting that around the same time you start posting this drivel, Smile shows back up to play the innocent act. I see he did nothing to defend his 2 posts he made that show him to be a liar and a fraud. Plus you're use of the small i as Smile did in the past when he faked posts that looked like others were thanking him for his help.

Guest, if you are not Smile, fine you think all victims deserve to be victims. So when innocent children are involved and lied to by the scammer that they are going to get a new mom or dad, tough on them for not knowing any better right? That's basically what you are saying by your rational. Why don't you go post your theories on victims deserving to be ripped off on some of the forums that fight scammers and see what type of responses you get there.
Smile 05-Nov-2009 20:16
John if and when you are in Ghana come to my office and you will know me well instead of the negative thougts you have towards me. I will be willing to meet you and i am sure that together we will be able to to help those who need our help. I am not as bad as you think. So have rethink, I called Americans foolish back then and I did apologised for that. Hope today put a smile on your face and may the good lord gives you the power to keep helping victims.
Guest 05-Nov-2009 19:24
Ck, you gave alot of thought to your comment DUI come on. you have to

know how to make an intelligent decisions. so CK i am a very good person

and tell me bscause you have such a negative opinion about me what if i

started asking for things that i desperately said i needed and it would be the

honest truth would you hand it over or would you think about it? there is

no scam behind that it is the choice of the person to give and to continue

giving. Or would you make an intelligent decisions. Victims are victims

because they want to be. these people are giving to their internet lover over

and over they dont claim to be scam until they are broke or in trouble with

paying own bills after giving them so much of their money. and may

loneliness = dumbness = stupid and those people that it has happen to know

this its about waking up smell the coffee i know one too many that this has

happen to.
CK 05-Nov-2009 16:19
Smile,

Glad you're here. Maybe now you can retort to my posts from Oct 28 17:06 and 17:20.

You know, where you said you "helped lots of victims" in finding out the identities of those scammers they were involved with. The other being where you said outright that a victim would need to pay in order to get information.

It's okay if you ignore them, much like "GUEST" who ignores the facts and then continues to proceed to blame victims for being victims of scams. GUEST is the type of guy that would blame the victim of a DUI car accident by saying they should not have been on the road away from home knowing there are drunk drivers out on the roads and they could end up being hit by one.

You go right ahead and continue to deny your involvement in the scams. Just like the three guys who continue to tell me they are the real Gen. Sani Abacha and only they have the correct paperwork to claim the millions of dollars in the trunkbox being held at the security company. LOL

Also, don't be ridiculous in posting some challenge to have John meet you in your so called office. What would that prove? A 30 minute sit down chat would prove what? That you could at least go 30 minutes without trying to run a scam? Besides, would you go to a meeting with somebody you don't know (who you assumed is a scammer)and risk running into five guys who could be brandishing clubs to lay a beating on you? How absurd.
Smile 05-Nov-2009 14:08
John if and when you are in Ghana come to my office and you will know me well instead of the negative thougts you have towards me. I will be willing to meet you and i am sure that together we will be able to to help those who need our help. I am not as bad as you think. So have rethink, I called Americans foolish back then and I did apologised for that. Hope today put a smile on your face and may the good lord gives you the power to keep helping victims.
JOHN 05-Nov-2009 13:55
Correction to last Posting..
Meant to say" Will not divert either C K., or I doing what we can to help Victims, or potential Victims"
Regards,
JOHN
JOHN 05-Nov-2009 13:46
Hi C K., & GIT,
Hope you are well..Just came on the Site, and was reading the latest Postings, so I have a few comments to make on them!!! As you said C K., people come on this Site, but do not read the Postings properly, and that is why they post rubbish comments...If only I could understand what that GUEST is trying to say, because it is so hard to make sense out of his Postings...However, I do understand that he is calling VICTIMS stupid people...I wish he would take my advise and go to Night School, and learn how to write proper English, and then maybe we might understand him!!! VICTIMS are not stupid, but rather are the victims of FRAUD, which is a crime!! There is a difference, but then maybe you would not have the intelligence to understand that, or maybe you cannot comprehend that fact!! In any case, Victims do not need to be made feel worse, after they are scammed, rather they need some compassion to come to terms with what has happened to them!! There is not a person alive today who has not been scammed in some shape or form, so if that's all you have to offer people on this Site, then you are not welcome here.....I also notice "Mr GUEST", that you came on immediately after SMILE did his Posting, and you were complementing him!!! Complementing him for what I ask?? Were you complementing him for the fact that he called all Americans " Stupid and Foolish", or because he called him a "White Pig" ??? I notice that you send him all your LOVE, which means you should then be of the Female Gender (Or at least I hope you are)!! Also, it seems that you know him, by the tone of your finishing sentence!!! In any case, I do not have a clue as to what you are doing on this Site!!
C K., Did you notice that SMILE, or Da SMILE is back??? Wonder what his motives are ???He must have made a lot of MONEY from this Site, by getting people to contact him, and for him,it must be hard to let that go!! In any case, we have warned people about him, and we do not need to waste more time praching about him, as now people know his motives, and his Modus Operandi!!
As for the Posting by NUGGET, I will agree that Nigerians are scamming in Ghana. (incidentally, just for informations sake, SMILE is a NIGERIAN, which is something he forgets to tell people, I wonder why??) However, Americans are scarce on the ground in Ghana, and those Americans that are there, are either in University, or are CEO's of Multinational Companys, or are Executives in large Companys, and have very large Salaries, so why in Gods Name would they ant to scam?? I know of no incidence of any Americans who were caught, or exposed for scamming in Ghana!!
As C K., said, the incidences would be about 0.0001%.
Scamming is on the increse in Ghana, and the Ratio of Scammers would be about 20% Nigerian, and 75% Ghanian, and 5% others!!
Cafes are open 24/7, so thats tells you that business is brisk for these Scammers....Anyone who has an Email Adddress is a potential Victim, and they Harvest Sites for these Addresses.. Regarding Proxys, they could not care less, because as C K said, the Scamming is done, in the main, from Internet Cafes, and so to try to find a Scammer, is like looking for a needle in a Haystack!!
I do hope that this Site can get to helping people, and that we will have less of the comments from people who are just trying to confuse the issue......Either way, they will divert either C K., or I from doing what we do to help Victims or potential Victims!!
Regards C K., GIT, and Stephanie, and to all with good intentions on this Site,
Stay safe,
JOHN
Git 05-Nov-2009 08:27
To Guest
I suggest that you use lowercases instead of uppercases. It is difficult to read what you want to point out, especially on this black background and if people have problems with their eyes. And it also means shouting on internet and is very unpolite. People will probably "listen" to you a little more if you write in a way that we are able to read, without copy and paste into word and then change to lowercases.
CK 05-Nov-2009 03:26
It's laughable how people love to comment on what is posted here, but it is clear they don't actually read what has been posted.

Nuggett quotes me as saying "all single parents are mothers" and that I need to open my eyes. Go back to my post 2 Nov, 14:57 and read the first line, second sentence and as I cut-n-paste I said and quote "A lot of victims of love scams are single mothers raising children."

Did I say all? No I did not. I said "a lot". Maybe you should open your eyes and read a bit more carefully next time. As for your statement for somebody from America using Proxies to make it look like they are in Ghana, yeah maybe one person for every 10000 in Ghana who are scamming. 99% of advanced fee fraudsters have no idea what a proxy is, let alone how to use one. Besides since they mostly operate out of internet cafes, they don't need to use a proxy since it won't point back to them anyhow.
NUGGETT 05-Nov-2009 00:42
Forgot to mention, that person will tell you that they are from Ghana and is living with the mother...when you have cammed with this person...hahaha, you've been scammed by a famous person from 'vegas' and to comment on the person who had said that "all single parents are mothers" open your eyes to the real world..a lot of single parents are Dads too..like me and i am from the UK.
NUGGETT 05-Nov-2009 00:23
For gods sake, you people on here always blame the Ghanaians...Americans should start looking on their-own-doorstep. The Americans & Nigerians use Ghana as their base to scam people out of their hard earned cash because they know it would be hard to prove other-wise as the Technology there isnt as good, like it is in the rest of the world. Have you ever heard of Signal-hopping???..in the Oriental side of the world; they are famous for this....will give you this to check out and find out for yourselves who the scammer is and where from..ask to web cam when you get to chat find out who it is and ask for an email and check it out from where it came from with the IP address...you will have your answer and where that person comes from..be ready for a Surprise... here it is ajara_09@yahoo.com
Guest 05-Nov-2009 00:22
AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING SCAMMED HAVE TO CHRIST AND LOVE SELF FIRST
Guest 05-Nov-2009 00:19
AND TO STEPHANIE NO I AM NOT A SCAMMER JUST SOMEONE THAT NEEDS SAID IT EVERYONE HERE WANTS TO ACT LIKE THEY ARE VICTIMS SOMEONE NEED TO SAY IT WAKE UP......AND I FOUND THIS SITE AWHILE BACK HELPING A FRIEND FIND A SCAMMER THATS HOW I FOUND IT
Guest 05-Nov-2009 00:14
CK. THERE ARE AMERICANS DOING THE SAME SCAM BUT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THEM. YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE OVER THERE ARE MAKING A LIVING JUST LIKE THE BIG TIME SCAMMERS HERE. THE ONLY THING THAT COVERS THEM UP ARE THE NAME LIKE SAVINGS AND LOANS AND INVESTMENT FIRMS THOSE TAKE BILLIONS AND U R RIGHT THE AUTHORITIES DO NOTHING BCS THE MONEY THEY TAKE FROM PEOPLE THE NEED TO HEAR I LOVE YOU. IF WOMAN WOULD STOP TRYING TO BUY A MAN AND LET A MAN BE A MAN THEY WOULD JUST BE HURT BUT THEIR CASH WOULD STILL BE IN THERE WALLETS.QUESTION ANYTHING WHEN YOU SENDIND MONEY TO SOMEONE THAT TELLS YOU CAN'T SEE THEM BECAUSE THEIR CAMS IS BROKE AND I guarantee NO BLACK AFRICAN MAN SOUNDS WHITE. I MET A WONDERFUL MAD FROM OVER THERE AND NOT ONCE HAS HE ASK ME FOR ANYTHING AND WE HAVE BEEN 2GETHER 2YRS NOW. WOMAN STOP LOOKING WHN I MET THIS MAN I WAS NOT LOOKING AND CK IF A WOMAN IS WORKING AND HAS KIDS SHE CAN STILL MET SOMEONE THERE ARE MEN ON THE JOB, IN THE GROCERY STORE AND AT THE PARKS WORKING OUT OR PLAYING BALL YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT. ITS WHAT I KNOW I HAVE MET SO MANY WOMEN FROM HERE THAT WERE LOOKING FOR A FAIRYTALE. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A PERSON TO DUMB NOT STUPID OH HEY SMILE...........LUV U MUCH,,,,HAHHAHAH . KEEP THEM ON THEIR FEET
Smile 04-Nov-2009 22:46
I don’t want to know what you think about me but I have resolved to keep posting issues and materials to help people avoid been victims of scam. You might call me a scammer or a thief but I know within me that I am doing what my conscience wants me to do and that is to keep posting to help those who know nothing on how scammers operate. I still will help those who think I can be of help and receive criticisms from those who want to criticize my goodwill. It is said that ‘’ the owner of the horse can take the horse to the river but he can not force it to drink from the river’’. Regards, Smile (Da-Smile)
SMILE 04-Nov-2009 22:26
A British millionaire William West was beaten to death with a cooking pestle by his young Nigerian wife Kate Artori as they stayed at his beachfront home in Gambia. The body of the 76-year-old retired computer entrepreneur, was found near the four-bedroom holiday property he bought soon after meeting Artori, in 2000. He had been bludgeoned to death with the heavy pestle, doused in petrol and his charred body dumped in a bin bag close to the beach. Artori was convicted of Mr West’s murder by the Gambian court yesterday, London’s Telegraph has reported.
Stephanie 04-Nov-2009 03:09
Hi CK and John,
You made me smile, thanks :) Yes John, I've been sleuthing a little about the topic and look forward to your enlightenments.

Well, it appears we're dealing with two "twit-twats". Smiel or DA_Smile who according to Urban Dictionary is one "who smiles big and retarded". And Guest 02-Nov-2009 01:15, who lacks the brains to make-up a name. Even "little boys" can do that.... LOL

Ah, pockets to let, wonder who's smiling now........

Take care
Warm regards



CK 03-Nov-2009 03:36
Great to see you Stephanie!

The "little boy" comment is pretty close to hitting home on a major insult that drives Nigerian scammers nuts. They hate being called a "small boy" as it is very demeaning, though I'm not sure if other West African's are as insulted as the Nigerian scammers get.

John, can't wait to read your future posts and hopefully some great news coming on how bad things are going for the criminals over there! Git, nice to see you not taking it either and dishing it back. You can see how they can't take it when the tables are turned on them.

Regards to all as well!
JOHN 03-Nov-2009 02:07
Hi Stephanie...
Great to see your Posting, and it's great to see that you put that "Twat"..."Twit" in his place..LOL..You certainly have your sense of humour back, and that is brilliant to see.....Yes Stephanie, you are right, it is getting harder for these Scammers now, and they do not like it one bit....At last the Public are becoming informed about their schemings, and it is hurting them in their pockets, as you said.....Thanks to the likes of C K., and people like you who have the courage to come on this Site, and share experiences...I really can't say how happy I am to see your Posting, and I hope that you will be able to add my "word" to your repitoir...lol.....Keep up the good work Stephanie, and I am sure that C K, will be happy as well to hear from you....Watch for my Posting soon about what happens, or is happening to Scammers, especially in Ghana, and you will be delighted to know that all is not to ROSY for them....As you know,as does C K., there is a price to be paid for doing wrong, and when you hear what is happening to them, you will hardly believe it, but it is true and factual.....
Till next time, stay as well as you are,
God bless to all,
Talk soon C K.,
Stay safe everyone,
Best Regards,
JOHN
Stephanie 03-Nov-2009 00:13
To Guest of 02-Nov-2009 01:15:
Why are you on this site? Did you run out of victims to "Scam" so you need to vent here? Poor baby, what's the matter "little boy", feeling the pinch of empty pockets? Business not so good lately? Ouch, it seems the "little boy comment" hit too close to home or is it that you identify too closely with "little boys have little"......

Hello CK, John and Git. Nice to see your posts.
John, I learned a new word, "twat" for "twit"
Smiles to you
Stephanie
JOHN 02-Nov-2009 20:35
CK....
I was going to answer that "Guest", whoever he is....Now I do not have to, because you have put him/her firmly in their BOX forever.....What an insentitive twat!!!
God knows that victims need help, and not to be made feel as if it eas their fault that Scammers came onto them....They are trusting people, and the Scammers feed on that...However, it is nice in this modern ERA to see that there are still trusting people in the world....The work that you and I do C K., is no ones business, and as you said,we do not look for praise...Like you CK., I too have a life, and I thank God that I am fortunate in my life...Like everyone it has it's ups and downs, but that will still not deter me from trying to help people......A great summary C K., and well done!!
FOR GIT......Also well said..........You were direct and to the point, and you are right....These Scum have never worked a day in their miserable lives, but they cause devestation for good people who are just looking for friendship......They rake in vasts amounts of money at the expense of innocent Victims, and they justify that by thinking that the world owes them a LIVING......But I have good News about a lot of the Scammers, and it is that they come to a very bad end...Trust me, I know what I am talking about, and when they have to face up to the consequences of their Scamming, they cry like children, and try jusify their actions, but to no avail.....I will say more about this later, as will will give some comfort to Victims, and proves that their is such a thing as KARMA...
For the "GUEST", I still see that your Spelling and Grammer has got worse instead of better, maybe you could get a life BY GOING TO NIGHT SCHOOL, and learn how to write proper English, and you might then be able todo a Posting that makes sense!!!
Stay safe everyone,
Regards to C K., and GIT, and all on the Site,
JOHN
Git 02-Nov-2009 17:20
To CK I can only say "Amen"!
To guest I will say this: Instead of writing here and put a guilt on victims who are already lying on the ground, go and kick those bastards in their asses and make them work as normal people do. Invest and start companies so they have a work to go to.
CK 02-Nov-2009 14:57
guest,

Just saying look in your backyard is not as easy as you would think it is. A lot of victims of love scams are single mothers raising children. A mother who has to work a job or 2, getting kids to school, doing all the housework, running kids back and forth to day-care while they work, etc etc. Doesn't leave a whole lot of time for running out to bars and singles events to meet people. So a lot of people turn to online dating sites to look.

Scammers (using stolen credit cards) post phony profiles on every singles site there is. They say they are from New York. They say they are from Ohio, Florida, Texas, wherever. They look for other people from the same areas and contact them. Then they tell them some elaborate story about being a businessman and they are currently working overseas and will be back home in the U.S. (or whatever country) shortly. The scammers don't always say they are in Africa, there are plenty of them in the UK, Amsterdam, Spain, Hong Kong, etc.

So since you are so smart, please explain how the targets of these crimes are supposed to know instantly they are dealing with scammers? If you have never heard of the red flags then how would you know? Hey "Bill's" profile says he is from New York and so am I! Well that's backyard right? As I mentioned previously, I clearly spelled out that not all victims of these love crimes are asked for money. Guess you missed reading that. I also mentioned that some of these criminals are so good they will spend months trying to get their victim to fall in love with them before they ever ask for money or favors.

Its easy to sit there and arm-chair quarterback when you have not the first clue as to what goes on with these crimes. You have no idea of the emotional needs of the victim that gets heavily exploited by the scammer in order to get them to part with money or do favors for them. You have no idea how lonely a single parent can be when they barely have time to get the grocery shopping done let alone go out every Friday night bar hopping. How many guys run when they find out the woman has a kid and they don't want to become an instant father?

It's not simple to bring victims of love scams back to reality, especially if they have been schmoozed for months with love and affection. Not everybody can be like Mr. Spock from Star Trek and turn off their emotions to take a hard logicial look at the facts and events. You go and tell a lady that her love interest (who she has been involved with for say a year)is a scammer and see how fast she tells you to drop dead. And no, I don't just throw my hands up and say "oh well, she doesn't want to listen to bad for her, she'll have to live with her mistake". That's the easy thing to do. You know, like sitting around and mocking victims on bulletin boards rather than lifting a finger to do anything about it.

People like John and I volunteer our time, without asking for reward or praise, because we believe we can make some difference out there. Key word is - VOLUNTEER. I assume you are the same guy who told us "TO GET A LIFE". If John and I choose to devote some of our free personal time to trying to help others, what business is it of yours?

The question that should be asked is what does it say about a person who belittles victims and then mocks the volunteers who try to help the victims?
Git 02-Nov-2009 07:40
To guest
You are not to judge over the people that has made a mistake, falling in love with a person they did not understand was a fake. What you are doing is to put all the guilt on those who made this mistake, not on the men/boys in West Africa that started all this. This is criminal and the authorities make almost nothing to prevent. It's like they think that western people has to be punished because of what they did in the past. Those guys is making a bad name of their countries and that will not help them, rather make it more difficult because nobody wants to invest in such countries.
Guest 02-Nov-2009 01:15
If i typed anything wrong and out of grammar text, ONLY because i was typing too fast and pissed off at a statements that were made. NO I AM NOT SMILE. And I am not a scammer. It was sometime back a posting about "grown people being so foolish they are the idiots where they are send large amount of cash to people they have never seen. And if either of you know helping people it was be as simple as bringing them back to reality. When you talk about a cafe. NOT thats little boys telling lonely people what they want to hear. AND DONT TRY TO CORRECT MY GRAMMAR THERE IS TOO MUCH I WANT TO SAY, BUT I DO NOT SPEND THAT MUCH TIME HERE. JUST PEOPLE IF YOU WANT TO MEET SOMEONE LOOK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD. YOU MAY BE SURPRISE WHAT YOU FIND
CK 29-Oct-2009 23:32
Well said John!

Best Regards to you too as always!
JOHN 28-Oct-2009 23:29
C K.,
Smile can "dance" with me too if he likes, but like you, he is onto a hiding to nothing!!
I refer everyone to what "SMILE" wrote on 6th Febuary on this Site.....He said that all Americans were "Stupid and Foolish"....Read it and see for yourselves, and then judge the kind of person he is.....Who in their right minds would put such a statement as that on this Site, and he says that he is married to an American!!!! I wonder what she thought of that Statement, and also when he called a Guest on this Site a "White Pig", also in that same Posting!!
Those Statements just tell me the kind of person he is, because the person he called a "White Pig" had also challenged him about his MOTIVES for being on this Site...He must have hit a Raw Nerve, for Smile to reply like that.......They say that it is hard to face up to the truth, and if Smile thinks that by saying things like that will make people like C K., and I go away, well then he is sadly mistaken..... We have seeen people like you before Smile, but that will not deter us from helping people on this Site who need our advice......I asked you before Smile, to do yourself a favour and stay off this Site, because you have nothing to offer, but a lot to try to gain, so I say again, please go away!!!!! Do you not realize that every time that you come on here, that you are just putting yourself deeper and deeper into a Hole??
There are many people who wish to use this Site, to get advice on Scamming, and that is what C K., and I will continue to do....We will not be diverted from that Goal..
Regards to you C K., and everyone,
Stay Safe,
FROM,
JOHN
CK 28-Oct-2009 17:20
Here is another little nugget Smile forgot he posted back in August....

SMILE - 08-Aug-2009 03:51

MOST OF THIS PEOPLE USE MAGICAL POWERS AND THEY ARE NOT JUST EASY TO DEAL WITH. NOBODY WILL DO AN ASSIGNMENT FOR ME TO GET SOMEONE IF HE OR SHE DO NOT GET SOMETHING TO MOTIVATE HE/SHE. YOU DON'T ALSO EXPECT ME TO LEAVE WHATEVER I AM DOING TO START WOALKING THE STREETS OF ACCRA TRACKING SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW WITHOUT GIVING THE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO GIVE ME INFORMATION. IN ACCRA NOBODY WILL JUST PASS INFORMATIONS TO YOU WITHOUT GETTING SOMETHING FROM YOU. ..... I HAVE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE AND I HAVE NEVER ASKED MONEY FROM THEM BUT IF YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS RISKY,YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE I WILL NEED TO INVOLVE OTHER PEOPLE WHO KNOWS HOW TO TRACK THEM. .......DA-SMILE

Thus, Smile puts his own nails in his coffin here. SMILE can make always make the truthful claim "HE" has never asked anybody for any money. What he does (as most scammers do) is pass you off to the next scammer in the food chain. Then the guy SMILE connects you to (Private company, PI, police contact, etc etc)is the guy who says he can get you the scammers identity if you pay them! That's because SMILE is what is referred to as a "catcher".

The "catchers" job is to hook the victim with the story. If the victim looks like they might pay, he then passes them off to the next level scammer who goes about trying to collect the money by using the next part of the story. Typically its the banker, Barrister, Diplomat, but here its the Private Investigator.

So SMILE can swear on the Bible he never asked anybody for any money, but he is the one who hooks up the victims with the guy who will ask for the money. Then if they are successful, SMILE and his partner split the money. Anyway, his own post says you might need to pay if he has to refer you to the people who can track these scammers down. Which of course is in total contradiction to the comment of his I just posted where he said he was successful in helping LOTS OF PEOPLE track down these criminals.

Wanna keep dancing SMILE? I can go all day!
CK 28-Oct-2009 17:06
Smile,

Since you want to run your mouth, let's dance, you and I shall we?

Here is a post of Smile's back in Jan.....

SMILE - 24-Jan-2009 10:05

IF YOU ARE DATING ANYONE IN ACCRA AND YOU FILL THE PERSON IS A SCAM.............YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. JUST EMAIL ME AND I WILL HELP YOU FIND OUT THE REAL IDENTITY. I HAVE DONE THIS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I FEEL I CAN HELP YOU OUT. MY NAME IS SMILE AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS xxxxxxxx

You've done this for lots of people? ORLY? Fake names, fake addresses, disposable SIM cards, internet cafes and you've tracked down these scammers and exposed their real identies FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE? For FREE? A real Private Investigator would need months if not years to be that successful, not to mention spending a good amount of money on the cases. If your claim was true, the Law Enforcement agencies all over the world would be paying top dollar for your "expert" and very fast services. In other words - BS!
CK 28-Oct-2009 16:57
John,

Thanks for defending me, but no worries. The "attack" was nothing more than a scammer being upset that he was exposed and is trying to make us look bad. Look at his illogical rambling and twisting of my words. I never said I was the victim of a love scam (I never was) and I never said I could track down scammers, other than by their location via IP address.

Smile, or whoever you are, you busted yourself long before I showed up here. I was just another verification that you were a fraud trying to get people out of their money. Anybody can show up here and look back at all the posts and read for themselves and make the same determination.

I come here to lend a hand and help people. I don't ask for money and never will. Smile did by claiming he could hire a private investigator to track the scammers down. Again. A scammer using a fake name, working in a public internet cafe where dozens of citizens use every day and using free e-mail. But a PI being paid a couple of $100 can track down the scammer for a victim based on phony information? Yeah okay.

It's cool, it's all part of their story. When they get caught red-handed in their lies and scams, they attack the people who are doing the warnings as fraudsters. Just remember, look at who is asking for money and who isn't. Game over Smile. :-)
Smiel 28-Oct-2009 12:49
What have I done wrong John, Have I stolen anything from you or anyone you know? Why calling me names I don't deserve? Is it a crime to have been truthful to people in this forum? Now you just called someone else smile. I have done nothing wrong and no one here can call me a thief because I stole nothing from them. I think you better stop calling me names and concentrate on helping people from becoming victims of fraud. Thanks for your understanding. Regards, Smile NB: This is the first time of me visitin this pge after some time. I have been busy recording my songs. Wishing everbody well.
JOHN 27-Oct-2009 22:28
FOR GUEST @ 3.59 on 27th.....
You are an Idiot to come on this Site and try to vilify C K......Reason being that C K., has done more in a day to help people, than you will ever do in a lifetime..OK...I was not going to even to answer you, but I cannot stand idly by and see you try to make little of someone, nor indeed anyone on this Site who helps people.....By the way, it may do you no harm at all to try to learn how to spell properly, and I suspect from your Posting, and your Spelling, that you are a Scammer as well...You may even be "Smile", because your grasp of the English Language leaves a lot to be desired.....I am stating again that "Smile" is a SCAMMER, because anyone who asks for MONEY over the Internet, no matter what that money is for , is a Scammer....I have proof that he asked for Money on more than one occasion to find "Scammers", and if you read what C K., said about this, then you would know that he "Smile" has as much chance of finding a "Scammer" as I have of winning the LOTTO!!!
Who said that C K., had a "Broken Heart"??? I have known him now for a long time, and he has never stated that OK....
Incidentally, it's you who should get a life, and leave this Site alone, so that people can get help here......I know Ghana well, it's a lovely Country, with very nice people in the main, but it is the Scammers who are ruining the good name of Ghana!!!
C K., tried to help you, who ever you are, and this is how to repay him!!!
You should engage your Brain before you come on this Site attacking good people,who are here to help, and maybe you could also learn how to spell properly!!!
That's all that I have to say to you for now....
Stay safe everyone,
Regards to you C K.,
JOHN
Guest 27-Oct-2009 03:59
CK my question was there any woman not it some man asked SMILE to get info for him. One person comment dsnt make him a scammer. And the stuff you are telling these people that you track down scammers if you are claiming to to this. You are a joke, because you DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING ARE TALKING ABOUT. GET A LIFE WHICH MANY OF YOU NEED TO DO STOP LETTING A PERSON TAKE YOUR MONEY AND HEART.
JOHN 26-Oct-2009 17:45
GIT...
Nice to hear from you, and that you are doing fine.....Also delighted to hear that the "GUY" in Ghana has not contacted you again....Reason being of course that he now knows that you are wise to his tricks......He is not a loss, and I am really glad to get your update, as I am sure that C K., will be as well!!!
Keep up the good work, and you do know that time is a great healer.....As I said before, we will always be here for yo, God willing.........
Stay safe all,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 26-Oct-2009 12:27
John and CK
Update. The guy in Accra has not tried to contact me again, even though he has 2 e-mail addresses to me. I guess he has given up, or at least I hope that. I feel good, no problems so far.
JOHN 20-Oct-2009 22:59
C K.,
Thanks for clearing that up for me, as you are perfecly right in your summation of my Posting.....I was indeed just puting out that as a general statement for people who would see this Site, and it was not meant for GIT as you rightfully said!!! Git,it goes without saying that we know that you would not tell a Scammer about this Site, and that you would not direct one here,and I am indeed sorry if I gave you that impression....I would never doubt that you are a genuine person, so as C K., said, no worries on that score.... If that person does Post here, I will only be too glad to talk to him, as indeed I am sure that C K., would as well.....I know how RomanceScam works, and they are doing a very good job on that Site regarding waring people about Scammers, and also exposing them......They are to be commended for the work that they do in that regard, and the more Sites that are informing people about Scammers the better, as the fight against the Scammers must go on!!
Sorry again Git if I left you with the wrong impression, as I never intended to do that...
Stay safe everyone,
Regards,
JOHN
CK 20-Oct-2009 21:14
Git,

I understand that is what you were referring to and that you would not direct a scammer here. John was making a point in his post .........."but EVERYONE has to be so careful, when they talk to people on a one to one basis, because Scammers are everywhere, and can even try to use this SITE,"

That was the part of the post I was referring to. He was making a general statement for everybody else reading here. That's all, no worries.
Git 20-Oct-2009 18:43
CK
Then you both misunderstood me. This person is posting on RomanceScam, he is not a scammer. Would not even cross my mind to tell a scammer that he is posted somewhere.
CK 20-Oct-2009 18:02
Git, I think John just meant that as a general reminder for anybody reading this.

For somebody it could be tempting to tell the scammer...."HA! You were exposed as a fraud at this website. Go look for yourself and see!".....Which could tip off the scammer about where he went wrong and what steps he needs to correct for next time. Granted, any scammer could stumble in here, but scammers generally are not wasting their money in internet cafes surfing around for scam warning sites.
Git 20-Oct-2009 13:46
John
I have told this person to post here and ask.
JOHN 20-Oct-2009 10:44
C K,
What I meant in my Email of 20th @ 00.01 was that you will have some fun with the Spammers and the Scammers, who sent you Mail to the Email Address that you Posted....
Hope all is well,
Regards,
JOHN
JOHN 20-Oct-2009 10:36
Git,
Happy to hear that you are doing fine......It's good that you have thrown in the towel with that guy from Ghana..........He is just taking time to think up a plausible excuse that he can come up with, so that he can try to convince you that it is alla mix-up, but don't fall for it, because he is a defnite Scammer, so bury your past history with him, and move on....Remember, as I told you, that these guys are professionals at what they do, so do not be lured back to him by his petty excuses, because they are all lies.....Let it go, even if he comes back, because as you know in your heart, their is nothing to gain, but a lot to lose....You are over the worst of it now, so just keep moving forward,and you will gain your happiness back....He is not even worth a second of your time.....
Regarding the person from Romance.Com., what does he want exactly???
I can get my Secondary Email Address to you, because it is only one of a few Email Addresses that I use, and it is well protected from Viruses, Trojans etc., and that's why I just want to know what that person want's me for....
Like C K., if or when I Post it here, it will be inundated with Spam, and with Letters from Scammers, but that is not a problem, if I thought that it would help this person!!
Like C K., and Frankiers, I also Scambait, and I want to be sure that it will serve a purpose if I Post it here, but I have to be a little careful, as you can appreciate, and I want to state that I have no problem giving advise, or passing on my knowledge to people on this Site, but EVERYONE has to be so careful, when they talk to people on a one to one basis, because Scammers are everywhere, and can even try to use this SITE, by posing as a "GOOD GUY"!! I do not want to undermine myself, as you can appreciate, because a lot of people out there need advise, need help, need to know about Scamming, etc., and that is what C K., FRANKIERS, and I are doing here on this Site, each in his own way......
So if you let me know why that person wants to contact me, just come back on the Site, and tell me......
For now, stay safe everyone,
Best Regards,
JOHN
Git 20-Oct-2009 06:14
John
I am okay, no problems. That guy from Accra have still not answered my request for pictures, so he excluded himself. It was the last drop - so to say.
Had a mail-conversation with a guy from RomanceScam a couple of days ago. He had tried to come in contact with you by e-mailing Brian. But he did not get any answer. Is there another way to contact you? He wanted to know if he could help you.
JOHN 20-Oct-2009 00:01
Hi Stephanie,
Glad that you are making progress, and the reason that he does not like you being confrontational is because he now realises that you are on to him.......If I were you I would cease all contact with him, and here is the reason why........I notice you said that his adopted Sons Name is Dan "Quashie"...Well I can tell you this, that is a Ga Name, from Accra in Ghana.....They are one of the Tribes in Ghana, and a lot of them live in Osu, Labadi, Nungua, and Teshie, which are all part of Accra, and Greater Accra.....The Ga Tribe look after their own, so that is another lie that he is telling you.....This is a Gang of Scammers,Stephanie, that operate together, between Ghana and Nigeria, and they are dangerous people........They would sell their own Mother for Money, and indeed some have already done that.......They are "SCUM", and have no regard for anyone!! They have no Morals, and they "work" the Cafes 24/7 in search of Victims...Thank God that you are rid of him, and he will not be happy now that he is losing you, because he thought he was on to a good thing....
Am so happy that you are much better, as I am sure that C K., will be as well, and we are happy that we were of help to you........Glad that you Posted his Name and Email Addres here, BUT NEVER TELL HIM ABOIUT THIS SITE, because he will only be forewarned, as they read these Sites, if they can get the Addresss.....Thanks for coming back to us with your update, and do stay safe.....I promise you that you will get better, and your life will be good......Bye for now Stephanie!!!
C K.,glad to see your Postings as usual, and you are right to remind people not to Post their Email Addresses either on this Site, or indeed as you said, on any public Forum.......I would say that you will have some "fun" with them, and no doubt will give them the run around......At least it will keep them busy for some time...LOL...
I hope that GIT is fine as well, and we will always be here for them....
As you said C K., if we only help one Person from these Scammer, it will be reward enough for us....
Stay safe everyone,
Best Regrds,
JOHN
Stephie 19-Oct-2009 22:42
Hello Everyone, John and CK
Well I am doing much better now. I've slowly been breaking it off with my scammer for the past two weeks. With each conversation I'm confrontational which he dislikes. For anyone new reading this post, he's under the name Dave Lewinston, Lewinston1@yahoo.com,posing as an US Army Soldier stationed in Iraq, however emails are from Nigeria. Has an agent Jeremiah Bonsu, Diploma004@yahoo.com and adopted son Dan Quarshie. on danquarsh01@yahoo.com - beware, they will take your money and laugh!

What you read and learn on this site in valuable. They saved me money and an ever deeper wounded heart. Thank you all.
CK 19-Oct-2009 20:56
Just in case anybody was wondering, John is 100% correct in advising you not to post your e-mail address here or on any bulletin board service. This is because they use software called e-mail harvesters to go through the internet to pull e-mail addresses to send their scam mail to. This is just one method they use.

Anyway, it only took 3 days after I posted an e-mail address here to start receiving scam mail. I'm surprised it even took that long! LOL
CK 18-Oct-2009 13:44
randy, glad to see information here helped save you from a scam. Can you give any details as to what the scammer was trying to do? The info you post could save another potential victim down the road!
randy 18-Oct-2009 11:15
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CK 13-Oct-2009 19:00
SMILE was a fraud. Here is a part of what a guest wrote back on 13-Aug-2009 19:48


For John, you are right,Smile is a wolf in sheeps clothing. I contacted him some months back, I could quickly tell where he was going so disappeared on him during conversation after couple minutes. I never gave him photos of my scammer or anything he asked for. He contacted me a couple days later trying get money for detective he hired for me.

Paying a private detective, to hunt down a person who is using a false name, false pictures, a free e-mail account and of course an IP address that would only lead to an internet cafe that dozens of people use over the course of the day with many pictures. It's wishful thinking at best that a PI would be successful.
JOHN 13-Oct-2009 18:51
For Guest of 13th October @ 15.37.....
Please read my Postings regarding "SMILE" from the 21st August to 30th August, and also CK's Posting of 29th August.......
If you are in contact with him, for Gods sake stop immedaitly, or it will cost you Money, and then some.............He's a Wolf in Sheeps clothing, and I do not want to waste more time talking about him, as you will see in the Postings that I have mentioned, I have said all I want to about him....If you need help,then we are on this Site to help you, and we will!! All you have to do is to Post your Query here, and I promise you that help will be available, and it will cost you NOTHING.....
FOR GIT; I can just imagine what you are going thru, and it cannot be easy, but the advise that FRANKIERS gave you is excellent advise, and you will feel all the better for sharing your Story as you did.....That Format has been used for people, who can share their experiences, their hopes, and their grief with each other,so that each can help by sharing their own Stories......As bad as yours is, you will come to realize thaat you are not alone in what happened to you, and it's theraputic, and will help you on the way to recover......Keep up the good work, and remember you are not alone, because CK., Frankiers and I will always be here for you......Do please let us know from time to time as tohow you are doingm and we all wish you the very best......
Stephanie.............Hope you are doing well also......Be sure to let us know how you are also doing...
May God be with you both, as you go forward ( Don't look back),
Regards to all.
Stay Safe,
JOHN
Guest 13-Oct-2009 15:37
Is there any womam on here talking with the guy named SMILE if so has he ask u for anything
Git 13-Oct-2009 06:17
John
I am ok. Some of my wounds got open again when I posted my story at RomanceScammer a couple of days ago. When I first started to talk with Frankiers about this he encouraged me to do so. It took me a week to first translate the report I made to the police and then to re-write a lot of it, all with a lot of thinking in between (and of course I have another life also). But it really helps to get it out in the open. I got some kind of perspective on what has happened. I still have not decided if I should post the guy from Accra, but I do not have any contact with him now.
JOHN 12-Oct-2009 23:20
CK
Thank you so much much for your kind words....Your help to me and others on this Site have been so much appreciated...I was finding it hard to geet thru to some people until you came here and gave us all your wisdom and experience....Yes this is lonely work, but T G.,that we have been able to advise people, and they did take notice...Stephanie is a case in point...She is now doing grest work, and it must not be easy for her...I too was moved to tears by her story, and she has been thru Hell and back...She is a great example to others who were in her situation,and I know that she will be all the better when she is over the Emotional stress...She should realy be do proud of herself...I wish her well in her life.....Frankiers is so welcome here, and what you said to hom also applys to you...Between us, we will do our best to pass on our experiences to people who are in the clutches of these Scammers, and we will make inroads.....Sorry about that poor man in America, but the Scammer will answer one day...Not by us, but by a Power greater than us...I hope that GIT is alright too, and those people know that we are here for them......God Bless, and take Care everyone,
For now,
My Regards,
JOHN
CK 12-Oct-2009 20:36
Frankiers,
Yes dealing with a SHS victim can be very emotionally draining on the warner as sometimes we have to move mountains in order to get through the shell the victim has placed around them to shield them from the truth. It is very easy to get burned out, I know, I've been there. Reading Stephanie's very brave post below brings me joy that we were able to assist in helping her out and brings me to the verge of tears with her story.

Warning SHS victims is not for everybody, you really have to have a lot of patience, thick skin for the abuse you sometimes get from the victim and be able to get on a personal level with the victim. As you said, sometimes there is that one victim that will not hear from anybody. You can only do as much as you are willing to put forward. I could easily sit down and send out 50 formatted e-mails in a night warning Craigslist sellers they are the targets in a fake check scam. Anybody can do that. Spending weeks trying to convince somebody who is in love that their "soulmate" is really a scammer? That is not for everybody. It's not a knock, it's just how it is.

Also, when you say you are not doing any special stuff, just posting scammer profiles, well in fact you are doing something special. What you are doing is 99.9% more to stop fraud than more people will do in their lifetimes. If one profile you post averts a scam from happening, that is again 99.9% more than people do in a lifetime. You don't get paid for it, you volunteer your own personal time to make a difference. That is something special, because a lot people will never volunteer their time to help out with anything in their lives, let alone fighting scam and fraud. I give a lot of props to John who was carrying on the fight here on this forum by himself for a long time without help. Every little bit helps.
frankiers 12-Oct-2009 17:52
Thank you for this shocking report, CK.
Recent stories I came across while overlooking how some threads on reported scammers grew and grew with people saying "I know this face, I have been in contact with the same man OMG!", I tend to "forget" details of individual scams after days on purpose, I need this to not get too emotionally involved into this, I see them as "cases" with individual fates and losses but also with so many parallels to other romance scams that after a while, in my head they are all a big grey cloud with possibly 95% successes (they seem to believe it was a scam and the money is lost and gone...) and 5% "failures" (they dont believe posted evnidence, yet put the blame on you and sometimes getting abusive. These 5 % are the reason why I see them all now as cool as possible, in order to keep going to write so many worldwide people basically the same day after day after day, as a pure hobbyiost, amateur, non-policeman and non-psychologist.
Well you see the 95% by far outrun the 5 % :)-
Anyhow, what I wanted to say originally was that I failed in convincing a US person that his Bulgarian girl was a fake, despite all evidence hving been piled up by me and other forum contributors. At a point, I simply had to say "Good luck for your future.", and move on. It was demanding too much energy, the way he denied all evidence.
The only thing that was clearly his fault is that he continuies to speak to his scammer (often for 1 hour on the phone). While I understand this to be hard for anyone, just 1 week without internet might be great for him...instead, he still WANTS to believe....and while I do not expect his story to end like Dan´s, he is on a great way :(
To sum it up, most people I think are a bit suspicious already when they start to research...so your job is easier with these 95%. It´s the other 5% that make it, well, challenging. And I do not do any special stuff, I´m just an ordinary forum member posting up scammers´ profiles.
Cheers.
Stephanie 12-Oct-2009 14:39
CK - thanks for sharing this story
It has given me the courage to share mine, in hopes it will impact someone else. My scammer was successful because I had an emotional need. Deep in mourning for the loss of my husband and the death of my two children this past year, my heart was broken to pieces. Depressed, despondent and suicidal, I desperately needed to hear "I love you" once again. My scammer played on those needs and was able to extract $2,800 from me. Only he was greedy and asking for $8,000 and another $5,000 made me question what was going on. The sad part is, while I'm investigating his stories, I'm continuing the love dialogue making it more and more difficult to break off. Reading this website and my sessions with my grief counselor literally saved my life. A week ago suicide was the immediate plan. Pulling on my faith, Counselor and you all on this site, I was able to turn this sad experience into a positive one by adopting a Troop of US Soldiers as I previously mentioned. The pull to be needed and appreciated is very strong.

Thank goodness my friends have been so supportive and helpful as well. Thanks CK, John and Frankiers for caring to help those who aren't able to help themselves. For me, it will take a long time to heal from this wound. Doable but not easy.

Bless you
Smiles
CK 12-Oct-2009 10:33
This is a personal story I was involved into help show people how bad these scams can be and how fragile a victim of a love scam can be. About 4 years ago, we came across a deaf man from the US named Dan. Dan was a victim in a long running love scam where the scammer (a male) pretended to be a beautiful woman, who used pictures he lifted from a modeling website. Since Dan was deaf, no need to worry about needing a female voice.

Dan was contacted by several people and he ignored every warning that was sent. Dan had sent the scammer $1000's in cash and gifts. He sent the money always Western Union and it was $500 here, $300 there, $600 this time. The scammer would have an endless supply of excuses, medical bills, rent, car payment. Anything that made it look like she was a damsal in distress and Dan could save his princess. The scammer was next using stolen credit cards to send items to Dan's house, who in turn would take the packages and mail them out to Nigeria. Here, the scammer said "she" owned a store and companies in the US would not ship to her in Africa because of fraud concerns. So she asked Dan if she could have the packages sent to him and for him to mail them to her. He agreed. These were very expensive electronics.

His family was contacted and they tried to intervene, again with no luck. Then with the help of Law enforcement contacts, the police in Dan's town were brought in to stop it. At first it looked like he succeeded until he turned around and told the scammer everything about the police investigation. Then the police in another state got involved because of where the stolen credit cards were from. Finally it looked like it had stopped.

Six months later, it was learned that Dan had to move back in with his parents (he was in his mid 30's). Even after everything the police and his family had told him about his "love" really being a male scammer, he got sucked back in because the scammer kept writing to Dan and telling him it was all a big misunderstanding and "she" was for real. So he fell for it because his heart overruled his brain. This cost him every dollar he owned plus his house which had to be sold to cover his debt. A few months later after he moved back in with his parents and still overwhelmed with the grief of what happened, he committed suicide.

The mother blamed everybody involved especially the lady that had worked tirelessly to help stop the scam. The loss was devastating to all of us that pooled together to save Dan. I will never forget that as long as I live. That is my motivation to help out anyway I can to stop these criminals.
CK 12-Oct-2009 10:02
Hi frankiers and welcome,
I commend you for wanting to do more to help out the victims of these love scams. IMO they are the worst of the scams because of the emotional damage that happens once the victim finds out they have been scammed. As John and you have said, education is the key and the more the word gets out, the better chance a scam will be averted. One big problem is that love scams are often not reported by their victims because many of them feel ashamed and hurt by the deception and don't want their friends and families to know what happened. Though I have seen it happen to people that are lawyers and doctors all the day down to the blue collar, single parent struggling to make ends meet.

One point I'd like to stress is that with a love scam victim, if they are already in deep, it takes a lot more than a simple form letter with links to educate them with. It's not like a next of kin or gold dust scam where a form letter will do the trick. That's because the heart will not overrule the reasoning of the brain in a "greed" based scam. I've seen a few victims over the years take the most dire of warnings and brush them aside because in their hearts, there was no way that "David" or "Sarah" were fakes and scammers. Victims that are in deep in love scams need a very personal touch to get them to see the light and not form warnings with suggested links to an FBI website.
I know you and John are aware of this with your experience, I just am posting this for the other people that follow this forum that are reading for information purposes.
frankiers 11-Oct-2009 23:37
Thanks, John :)
Yes, I have been baiting for nearly 3 years now on Eater and indeed this is how I came into the dark sides of this subject...now focussing on collecting scammers´ details they use in scams and letting victims find that by Google, with the main purpose of education about romance scams and preventing them to lose more, which very often means long strings of emails and PMs. So for me, what started as a mere hobby (baiting) has turned into a very rewarding task.
Mind to add, I also browse a few traveling blogs and read non-scam-related information about Africa, South America etc. and therefore have an additional reason to enjoy photo galleries and travellers´ reports. :)
JOHN 11-Oct-2009 21:55
To Frankiers;
Nice to have you on the Site.....I am sure that you will be of great help here...CK is excellent and is a great asset on this Site...
Each of us in our own way, who "fight" the Scammers try to do two things...First as you know, we warn people when we know that they are being Scammed, and secondly we try to offer them advice, as we know what the feEling is like when a person discovers that they have been the victim of a Scam...Like CK, and I am sure that this applies to you as well, we also Scambait, so that we can give these Scammers the run around, and waste their time, because time is money to them, and if we only divert them for some time, they have less time to Scam innocent people... CK., and I have also warned people not to engage in this Scam baiting, unless you have experience, because it is both time consuming, and can be dangerous....
In any case, it's nice tohave you here, because the more people with experience the better....
BEST REGARDS TO ALL,
STAY SAFE,
JOHN
frankiers 11-Oct-2009 13:03
Hi to all. I come from a forum against these love scams and was invited to follow this discussion. It is excellent and also disillusioning reading. I specially like the summaries CK did 05-Oct-2009 15:11 and 15:02...in fact, I have written them down because they sum all the problems up in a nutshell and all that we are trying to say to victims of these kind of thieves always circles around this. I also agree with Git in that writing down bad experiences (oh whichever kind) and posting this has the helpful quality of writing a diary, it helps to get one´s thoughts back into order again and like a book, you close it afterwards and look ahead and they are dealt with and it all adds to to something called life experience.
Git 10-Oct-2009 08:36
John and CK
Thanks for your wonderful words. It is nice to have someone to share thoughts with, as I don't want to tell my relatives.
Stephanie
Don't know what sites you have tried to post on, but on DelphiFAQ you post and then it has to be approved to be put in. It can take a while if the moderator is out of town. On RomanceScam you have to register before you post. But it is easy to do, use a nickname. They are very helpful and concerning, all of them have the same experience as you and I. Post every e-mail address and name you have and pictures if you have that also. It will help others when they Google adresses and names.
Stephanie 10-Oct-2009 02:36
To Everyone,
I shared my experience with five of my best friends and they have all offered to help me fill boxes for "my adopted troop". Thank you John and CK for the positive feed-back. It was very heartwarming. I have tried to post my scammer on different sites but can't seem to do it. Must be doing something wrong.

Talk about Karma, how fascinating that you mention this since I'm taking an Asian Humanities course and it's all about Buddha, Karma and Nirvana. While I'm not angry with these scammers, I do pity them. For their day of judgement will come.

Hey CK, I'm hoping you'll keep me posted........

Bless you
Smiles to all
JOHN 10-Oct-2009 00:15
Stephanie and Git...For you both.
As C K., said to you Stephanie, you have turned a negative into a positive, and thats a credit to you...You are taking this experience on the chin, and fighting back in a very positive fashion, ans both I and C K., admire you for that...You see Stephanie, as C K., has said, too many people have been devestated by experiences like this, and you are an example to all the people who have been Scammed!! Those Soldiers,who are 1,000's of Miles away from home, will feel nothing but gratitude for the kind thing that you have done for them, and you have shown them that people do really care, and that there are good people in this World like you......Keep up the good work, and you will fel very satisfied by the response of thode Soldiers that you have been so kind to...Mark both C K's and my words, Karma does exist, and a bad deed from a person will always come back to haunt, just as a good deed wil be rewared....You are to be admired, and now get ahead withy your life and enjoy it, because we can't change the past, but we can change the future...May you have a very happy life, and thanks for the kind words to both C K., and I, because they do mean a lot....
For Git, I promise you that good things will happen to you, because you are also a caring person, and please don't allow an experience with a Scammer to stay with you....You will rise above it, and then it will have no no power over you...Please don't give up on people, because of this bad experience, instead, focus on all the good that you have inyour life, and I promise you that the Pain will go away...I wish you well for the future..
Thanks again C K., for your nice Posting....You are proof that there are indeed good people in this World,,,
Stay safe everyone,
God Bless ,
JOHN
CK 09-Oct-2009 20:26
Stephanie,

Great post! It's heartwarming to see you take the steps to not let the scammer beat you. I've seen quite a few people go into total despair after such an experience. You and Git are wonderful people and don't ever forget that. I am a firm believer in Karma and you both will meet somebody great, while the loathsome scammers will continue to live in squalor as John as mentioned.
Stephanie 09-Oct-2009 18:56
To All:
While it is never easy to accept being a victim, I have taken this experience and turned it into something positive. Because my scammer posed as an US Army Soldier in Iraq, I decided to go onto "Any Soldier dot com" and pick a small troop that needs some "home" attention. Today I sent them 10 dozen cookies from "Cookies Direct". Now I feel good and the bad taste of being a victim is wiped from my mouth, and replaced with the desire to do more for our Freedom Fighters.

I do appreciate the work and help you provide John and CK. All the best to you
Git 09-Oct-2009 17:34
John
Thanks for your kind words. Actually I got tears in my eyes. I have been tought to believe in the good in people until they prove the opposite. Today you can't do that, you have to get proof that they are good. What a world we have made for ourselves!!! Everything is about money. In a way I can understand them, politicians that only think of their own best and not of the people. An oldfashioned society with clan system that collapses. It is a result of the western worlds colonialism, we should not forget about that.
I am now on a datingsite called Dating'nMore, which really try to prevent scammers. Well, dating and dating...I look for new friends, but it also a kind of community.
I am not a christian, but I will say a prayer for every honest human being, that they will not have these experienscs that I have had. It has been an expensive experience, but not more than I can handle. Most of all it is the feeling that I have been betrayed, that some people have made me look at new people with suspiciousness. I don't like that feeling, I don't....
JOHN 08-Oct-2009 19:57
JOHN,
GIT,
Don't be too disappointed OK....If I were in your shoes, I would just thank God that I found out, before you got in too deep....Remember, the Picture is only an illusion, and it may or may not be him at all.....In any case, I would say good riddance to him,because he is only a Scammer, and after a while you will even forget he exists....You have left him in his squalor, and believe me,he is more annoyed and upset than you, because he thought that he was on to a nice little earner in you.....but now you are too clever for him, and he will be very frustrated, and very annoyed!!
It's a sad fact that people like him exist, because we have all met someone in him in our lives....but don't think think that all people are like him, because they are not!!
Good people like you get upset when you come across people like him, as we would all do, but don't let it shake your confidence in all people, just be a little more cautious in future, as indeed we should all be!!
You sound like a very nice person, and the day will come when you will meet someone nice, and then all this will be behind you.........Whatever you do, don't waste time wondering or thinking about his person, because it will only be a waste of your good time!!
Human nature is very fickle, and some people are also evil, but thank God that there are good people are well.....
You could also put his Picture on www.delphidaq.com, and I guarantee you that someone will also have his Picture there as well, because I assure you that you are not the first one that he will have tried to scam....
In conclusion, don't feel too bad, because as I told you before, you are not the first person to meet one of these Scammers, and you will not be the last!!
Keep your faith in human nature, and I promise you that all will work out fine for you in the long run...I will day a Prayer for you, and you do likewise...
God Bless and stay safe,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 08-Oct-2009 18:26
John
I will disappear from him, he does not answer anyway. I have tried before to get pictures from him, without luck. I guess I will post him on RomanceScam to see if somebody else have talked with him.
But I feel sad about the world being like this, that you can't believe in or trust people from everywhere.
CK 08-Oct-2009 01:18
Hi Stephanie,

Thank you for the update. Several things, first the passport. Yes the passport can easily be faked with a Photoshop program. Any types of papers or ID scammers can make up on their PC's quickly and quite professional looking. It's quite amusing that you asked him to take the picture I suggested and he responds by asking you to send him a webcam? Clever excuse. He has a few pictures of himself to send you but now can't get anybody to take just one more picture for you? It's just one more freebie he is hoping to secure from you. He'll sell it and make a few dollars off of it. The only way he could truly, and I mean truly verify who he is, is to see him holding up a sign with the same exact face as in the other pictures. Since he is not that person, he will never do it for you. Instead he begs you to check out a scanned copy of his "passport" as proof? No. In fact I would bet you if he did send you a picture of this passport, the head shot in the picture would be the same as in one of the 6 photographs he already sent you. See, scammers screw themselves when they use a fake picture. They are then stuck with that same face. If they only have one pic, they will use that same headshot on the Drivers Lic, Passport, work ID, etc etc.

If he was a legit person stationed in Iraq and asked you to mail him something, it would go to an APO military address. From there they would send it to the solider in Iraq. I'm guessing he is saying send it to his son in Ghana so he can mail it to his Dad? That's because he is a fake.

The IP address you mentioned for Sunnyvale, Ca. That is the e-mail server address for Yahoo Mail. In the header their are several IP addresses listed. You want to check the IP that is listed closest to the bottom of the header information. That is generally the starting point for the IP. Since you said you sent something to his son in Ghana, I would not be surprised to see the IP being Ghana itself.

Stephanie, I know it's hard to truly accept this, especially if you have been in contact for so long. There is a part of you that wants to think this is all one big misunderstanding and he is for real. I've talked to numerous people over the years who were victims of a SHS and gone through the same thing. But remember, this is not your fault. These scammers are pros and could deceive anybody, anywhere at anytime. 1000's of people are scammed every year in sweetheart scams. Men and women alike. Unless you are aware of the scam from the start, it's hard to see the warning signs and red flags.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask and John and I will do our best to help answer them.
JOHN 08-Oct-2009 00:03
For GIT......
Be careful about the Information that you received by Email from the Contemporary Centre, because this person may be in cahoots with this man... I promise you, that a few Cedis to her/him, and that person would tell you anything...You may think that I am paranoid, but you have to know how the people in Ghana operate, and then you would believe me....They would sell their SOULS for a few Cedi, and thats a sad fact...
You have to realise that a good Wage in Ghana is about 400 Ghana CEDI a Month, that's about $350!!
So for them, $1,000 is a FORTUNE!!
The average Wage is around 80 Ghana Cedi a Month, that's about $70... So you can imagine the tempation for them, if they were offered any kind of bribe at all by these people!!
The majority of Ghanians' are honest people, who do the best that they can to survive,and get on with their lives, but it's the Scammers that are ruining the good name of Ghana, and those Scammers have destroyed many a good persons life,because they are SCUM!!!
Remember Git, that person could easily pose in front of the Art Centre, but what would that prove!! He is more than likely using his own Phoos, in the ones that he sent toyou,but it would not prove that he has a business there....and even if it did, why waste your time with him??
He is a definite Scammer, and nothing can change that!!
Forget about him,and get on with your life...Life is too short to be wasting it on someone like him......Their are a lot of nice people in the World, and you will find one, but I I promise you that it will not be in Ghana....
Please stay safe, and all my best regards to you,
For now, take care,
Regards,
John...
JOHN 07-Oct-2009 23:30
Hi C K., and Stephanie,
For Stephanie, do as C K has suggested, and Email him...I promose you that you will not be sorry! He will give you the advice that you need on a one to one, and I guarantee you that you will be glad that he has ofered you that facility...
As C K., has said, don't be worried unduly about this, because the Scammer realises that you are on to him, and he will make every excuse to you to try to win back your trust!!Don't fall for it, OK. He can't touch you or harm you in any way, because these Scammers are cowards, and he will not be able to get a Visa out of Ghana, if thats where he is...Just think about it for a moment....Even if he could get a Visa, do you think that he would travel half way around the World on a Wing and a Prayer....It would not be worth it for him, and in any case, even if he could afford to do that, he would lose too much time, and that's time he would not waste, because he has other people to Scam...
Take C K's., advise, and let him handle it, because C K., is an expert at what he does, and you could not buy better help or advise!!
Also, don't be too caught up in tracing Email IP Addresses because as C K., knows as well, these can be tampered with, and you will only waste your valuble time!!
Clever of you C K., to use gmail, because I use it as well to Scambait, you know what I mean about gmails IP Addresses, because they can't be traced, but lets not give too much away, as Scammers look in on this SITE as well.....
If it's OK with you C K., I will contact you soon, and we can chat for a little while...I will also be using my GMAIL ADDRESS when I contact you...It's a Secondary Email Address that I also use for Scambaiting....
Sorry I have not ben on the Site for a while, it seems that the Server for this Site was having some troube, but it is fine now...
By the way C K., I was reading the Postings on Scambusters 419, and its brilliant reading as you know.....He is also doing brilliant work, just like yourself, and he has made IDIOTS out of a lot of these Scammers, as well as wasting their time...It's like reading a Novel, and I think that it is hillarious the way he gives those IDIOTS the brun around!!
Please Stephanie, be guided by what C K., advises, and you will have back your peace of mind OK...
In the meantime, stay safe, and we will talk soon CK....And thanks againfor your advise to Stephanie..
God Bless.
Regards,
JOHN...
CK 07-Oct-2009 22:53
Hi Stephanie,

Don't worry, it's all part of his Modus Operandi. He will keep on e-mailing you because you have already sent him some things and he does not want your giving to stop. By his constant e-mails and phone contact this keeps the pressure on for you to get over your doubts about him so he can win you over again. A lot of people give in again because the pull of the heart strings often overrules what the brain is saying. Be strong and you will get through this okay.

I want to help you with this so I'm going to ask you to send me his e-mail address and which website you met him on. You can use this address to contact me at colekutz2009@gmail.com Now John correctly points out that you should not post your e-mail address on any forum or bulletin board because scammers harvest any e-mail address they can find to send out their spam. Since John knows I scambait, he knows that me posting the e-mail contact above does not affect me.

Once I get his information, I can use my tactics to expose him as the fraud I already know he is.
Stephanie 07-Oct-2009 21:05
Hello CK and John,
Riyadh in Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia is the first address for the emails that he sends. I have done all you've suggested but he still emails me and now he is emailing me asking what my week-end plans are? Nothing regarding Ghana has shown up. Should I be nervous?
Git 07-Oct-2009 19:48
Stephanie. I met one that used a picture of a retired american general. He called himself Ken Cody, he could not use other surnames than Cody because the name was on the uniform. With my experiences I did of course check his IP-number and found it was from Ghana. I faced him with that and he disappeared.
If you have not done that I think you should report him, with pictures, IP-number and so on, at RomanceScam.com. You might help another victim wbu doing that. Unfortunately I had no knowledge about romance scam and I was actually the first to post two of these scammers.
Git 07-Oct-2009 19:38
Hello CK and John,
Have not been looking in here for a couple of days. Thanks for all your advice. I realize that Ghana and other West African countries are full of people that wants money to do what they should do. Yesterday I actually e-mailed Foundation for Contemporary Art i Accra and asked if they had heard about this man. They knew about a man with almost the same name, but not the right age. So I e-mailed Lawrence and asked him to pose in front of what he calls his craft and send me some pictures. He has not answered so far and I will probably not get any answer either. That's it! No problem with me at all.
CK 07-Oct-2009 18:38
Hi Stephanie,

Thank you for the update. Several things, first the passport. Yes the passport can easily be faked with a Photoshop program. Any types of papers or ID scammers can make up on their PC's quickly and quite professional looking. It's quite amusing that you asked him to take the picture I suggested and he responds by asking you to send him a webcam? Clever excuse. He has a few pictures of himself to send you but now can't get anybody to take just one more picture for you? It's just one more freebie he is hoping to secure from you. He'll sell it and make a few dollars off of it. The only way he could truly, and I mean truly verify who he is, is to see him holding up a sign with the same exact face as in the other pictures. Since he is not that person, he will never do it for you. Instead he begs you to check out a scanned copy of his "passport" as proof? No. In fact I would bet you if he did send you a picture of this passport, the head shot in the picture would be the same as in one of the 6 photographs he already sent you. See, scammers screw themselves when they use a fake picture. They are then stuck with that same face. If they only have one pic, they will use that same headshot on the Drivers Lic, Passport, work ID, etc etc.

If he was a legit person stationed in Iraq and asked you to mail him something, it would go to an APO military address. From there they would send it to the solider in Iraq. I'm guessing he is saying send it to his son in Ghana so he can mail it to his Dad? That's because he is a fake.

The IP address you mentioned for Sunnyvale, Ca. That is the e-mail server address for Yahoo Mail. In the header their are several IP addresses listed. You want to check the IP that is listed closest to the bottom of the header information. That is generally the starting point for the IP. Since you said you sent something to his son in Ghana, I would not be surprised to see the IP being Ghana itself.

Stephanie, I know it's hard to truly accept this, especially if you have been in contact for so long. There is a part of you that wants to think this is all one big misunderstanding and he is for real. I've talked to numerous people over the years who were victims of a SHS and gone through the same thing. But remember, this is not your fault. These scammers are pros and could deceive anybody, anywhere at anytime. 1000's of people are scammed every year in sweetheart scams. Men and women alike. Unless you are aware of the scam from the start, it's hard to see the warning signs and red flags.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask and John and I will do our best to help answer them.
Stephanie 07-Oct-2009 16:16
Hello John and CK:
I thank you for the dire warnings and advice. As suggested I broke it off with my soldier/scammer, however he has sent me an email begging me to accept a copy of his passport as proof of identity. I believe it's mentioned somewhere in your blog that this is easy to counterfeit. The six photos he has previously sent are of him in uniform. I mentioned taking the photo as you suggested and he said to send him a webcam so he could prove his identity. If the passport is not a military photo, do you think there is some validity? Actually, do they even need a passport when deployed? Or am I dreaming and need to get off this nightmare of a merry-go-round quickly. I really value your words of wisdom. I ran his IP address which is coming from Sunnyvale, CA. Not sure what to make of that? I haven't spoken to him but it's hard to let go - something you know too much about, I am sure. One last note: I had sent something to his son at 60 Mango Tree Avenue, Accra, Ghana. Looking it up on the internet, this address came back as a political address although that could be a different town. Is there any way I can determine if this is an actual residential home?

In regards to this website, I am so thankful for the time and energy you put into it. Thank you for your generosity.

Smiles
Stephanie
JOHN 05-Oct-2009 21:29
Hi CK,
Nice to see your Posting again...I do hope that Git takes our advise...This is a definite Scam, and he is good..He is playing all the Scammers CARDS,as you and I know, and he is patient, another Sign of a Scammer!! What in Gods name is he doing on all the Dating Sites, other than finding people to Scam!! For you Git, you sound like a lovely Lady, and I plead with you to hear what C K., has to say!! He has more experience than anyone on this SITE, and I for one thank God that he also takes the time to come on this Site, to pass on his Years of experience....So I beg you to do as both he and I have advised you, and move on with your life...Otherwise, we promise you that you will suffer both Financialy, and Emotionaly...
As C K., has said, you will never find this person...I regularily go to Ghana, and do you know, that the population og Accra is over 6 Million People, and growing all the time!!
The population is growing so fast, and Shanty Towns are springing up all over the Subarbs of Accra, so much so that most of these places have no Street Names!!
As C K,told you, even if you find this person, what will you gain?? He would use his own Photo onthese Sites, because he knows that the Ghana Police will just do nothing, regardless of what he does in the way of Scamming, and it's a sad fact but you can "buy" a Policeman in Ghana for a few Ghana Cedis, and some of them are even involved!! They are also immune from any action being taken against them by anyone!!
I was in a Police Station, reporting an incident that had taken place, and before they would do anything, the Police Sergeant demanded 100 Cedi, which is about $80 Dollars, and if I did not give it to him, he would do nothing!!
His immediate Superior, who was a Police Inspector was right beside him when he demanded this Money, and she was only laughing when I protested!! Also, this Policeman had his Name and Number displayed, but he just did not care.....The new Police Chief is trying to clear all this corrupion up, but where does he start??
So please Git, do as we ask, and get on with your life.... I for one can give you no other advise, and it's now up to you.
Regards C K., and to all others on this Site, please stay safe,
Yours,
JOHN
CK 05-Oct-2009 16:06
Okay, if he's told you that he is suffering from a financial crisis and has had to resort to selling his house and car, that is a sympathy play. He is a liar. He says that to lay the groundwork for whatever plan he has. That is classic SHS (sweetheart scammer) material. Git, I'm telling you that if you went to any website that is involved in exposing SHS and told them the things you have mentioned here, every one of them will tell you the same thing John and I are saying. He is a scammer, cease all contact with him and move on.

Also, Facebook is also loaded with scammers, just like any dating or networking site. This guy could be bold enought to use his own pictures because he knows the likelihood of a victim travelling from another country to find him and get him arrested are slim to none. I know this because there is a Nigerian scammer living in Jakarta who I have been thwarting for sometime now. He uses his own picture on phony UN Diplomat ID cards that he uses when he is scamming. Interpol has a copy of this ID and they have done nothing to stop him since they got the copy of the ID 3 years ago.
CK 05-Oct-2009 15:54
Git, my past experience with helping sweetheart scam victims makes me nervous about what you are posting. You said you have been scammed before and have cut off all other contacts from Africa, except from this "Lawrence" that you say you just have a casual chat with from time to time. You said he has asked you to do some things for him which you say you have denied, but you sent his daughter a book. So it's more than just a casual chat. If you are aware of the scammers and "Lawrence" is just a casual contact, then why the need to determine if he is real or not? You seem to be going to extra lengths here to validate Lawrence's identity which points to an emotional attachement. I strongly urge you to heed John's warning posts to you. All the red flags are there, gold, art dealer in bad financial times, dating site, little daughter, asking you to do things for him. Those are all classic signs of a sweetheart scammer.
Git 05-Oct-2009 15:24
CK. Yes I know about check frauds. Have been there also, but that check ended up in the garbage bag in peaces. But it was not from this man. He is also suffering from financial crisis, but seem to manage - as he say by selling house and car. It is quite interesting to see how this will end, now when I am aware of the danger.

John. I might do this, have to think about it for some time first. I am not fond of talking English in telephone, especially not with somebody who has a thick accent(have problems with american accents too). English is not my native language. This man is on Facebook also and he looks just the same as the man I have seen in webcam. But that doesn't say that he is honest on Facebook.
CK 05-Oct-2009 15:11
Also, be aware that the sweetheart scammers often pose as single parents with young children. They do this to play the sympathy card in order to make the victim think this truly is a great person, working hard to take care of a child. They usually say their spouse died in some tragic accident to claim even more sympathy from the victim. A month from now the "Art Dealer" could come out and say that his daughter broke her leg or got sick with swine flu and because his business is suffering, he needs $500 to pay for the medical bills. If you say you can't pay, he'll lay a big guilt trip on you for not helping out a poor little sick 6 year old child and thinking of yourself while he is struggling just to put food on the table. Guess you don't care or love him/her enough if you can't part with a measly $500 to help a hurt/sick little girl get better. Oh the stress you just put him under by not paying. Then the victim can't stand the guilt and sends the money. That's just the first payment of course, the scammer has a dozen other tricks up his sleeve to get you to send more, regardless of your own finanical conditions.
CK 05-Oct-2009 15:02
You also have to beware that a good sweetheart scammer will take his time in getting to get his victim to completely trust him. Sometimes months of innocent and friendly contact can go by before the sweetheart scammer gets to the point he is either ready to ask for money or get his victim to do something for him (that can be used to scam other victims)....Also, something to we wary of with this "art dealer". He could be trying to set you up for check fraud. He could eventually say his business is suffering because his bank will no longer cash checks / money orders from other countries and that is where most of his money comes from. So he could ask you if you will receive money orders from customers of his in your country, cash them and then wire him the money via Western Union. Then what happens is you get Postal money orders or cashiers checks that are very well done counterfeits. You take them to the bank, the banker looks at them and they look good to your relief, so the bank cashes them and give you the money....you wire the money WU or MoneyGram overseas.....then about 3-4 weeks later after the checks/MO's get to the clearing houses, that is where they are discovered to be frauds. Next thing you know the bank is calling you and telling you the checks were fake and now you owe the bank say $50,000.... you try to contact your "art dealer" who then will tell you not to worry he'll make some calls and straighten everything out, but never will.
JOHN 05-Oct-2009 11:26
JOHN...for Git..
Yes, that is where the Art Gallery is.
It's on Castle Road, just down from STATE HOUSE.
They sell everything there, and there are many Shops there as well!
If you persist in trying to find this person, well here is the Number to ring;
0233 027 6902806.
You will be able to ask the Receptionist if such a Person or Business is there, and they will put you thro to him!
Then you will know whether it is the real person or not, or someone just using his Name!
Good luck, and let me know the results, because you seem intent on finding if this person really exists!
Stay safe,
Regards,
JOHN
Git 05-Oct-2009 08:35
Charway Art, Opp. Trade Fair Center. Found it again on Yellow Pages Accra. Art Gallery. Near (north of) Accra Race Course.
Git 05-Oct-2009 06:23
I have been fooled by scammers so I am very much aware of the danger. We don't talk much as I have uninstalled Yahoo IM and only use web version. I don't open that so often, only to keep my yahoo account alive. I am only curious about to know if he is what he says. I have cut of every other contacts in Africa, had some in Gambia. Yes I know that Quechup is a dating site, but I only wanted contacts to chat with. I tried Badoo also, it was the same. Either scammers or men trying to think with the wrong head - the one without a brain. I am a lot wiser now than I was before, it was an expensive lesson, but life has to go on.
JOHN 05-Oct-2009 00:44
FOR GIT...
I am sure that you also realise that QUECHUP is also a Dating Site!!
There is not a Dating Site in the WORLD that Scammers do not "Harvest" for potential people to SCAM...
You have been talking to him now I note, for a long time!!
What in Gods name do you think he is doing if he is on that SITE??
If he has a daughter, then obviousely he has a a, or is married, so I ask you what do you think he is doing on such a Site!!
He may well be doing the work that he states, but trying to find him would be nigh impossible!
There are 1,00's of Art Workers in Accra.
Anyway, he may be just saying that to put you off your guard.....
They are very good at playing on peoples emotions, so my advise toyou is to cease contact with him immediately!!
Scammers can wait years to ask for Money, so be aware of that!!
If he has "GOLD" then what do you think he is upposed to be doing Art Work for....??
That's the ALARM BELL!! Thats the BAIT!!
Scammers use that to keep people interesed in talking to them, until the are ready to use their "GUILE", so that they can then pounse, and then comes the sad Stories and the request for Money!
His next move will be to tell you that his "Daughter" is sick, and in need of urgent Medical care, and that he needs Money for Medical Bills for her!!
Oldest trick in the Book, for Scammers!!
You have to ask yourself only one question, and that is this;
"What's in this for you??
You may think that you are helping a "Poor Soul" in Africa, but in fact these Scammers make a FORTUNE every Year, so you just make sure that you are not the next Victim!1
They are ruthless people, and very good at what they do, because they have been doing it for years!!
That is my advice to you!!
Please be very careful, before you regret what you may do....
Think rationally, and just recap on how he contacted you, and then ask yourself. what are his real motives??
Better to be safe than sorry...
Regards,
JOHN
Git 04-Oct-2009 19:11
As you have knowledge about Ghana and Accra I want to ask about a man I chat with from time to time. I met him on Quechup, he started the usual way, but as he is around 37-38 I said he is too young and I could be his mother. Now he calls med sweet mother "LOL". He has never asked about money only for some help which I have denied. I once sent a childrens book to his daughter, 6 years old. Anyway, he says that he is making and selling African art in Accra. Name Lawrence M Charway. I have found a businessman by that name in Accra, but wonder if he is using this persons name or is real? I am wondering because he once talked about gold, but that was before this economical crisis that started last year.
Guest 04-Oct-2009 14:07
If you are already here, you will probably have the same information Wymoo will give you back. Chances are they will just confirm your suspicions, with what they say, but look very closely at what they say, they do not back up their investigation and show you how they arrived at their conclusions, most of it will be the background you already know which is why you are here. As a matter of fact most is a form letter filled in with most information on the country you want info on. If you are here, if you want more information, You will get in their basic offer of around 350.00 exactly what is being said here. If you want your culprit watched, I am sure that will cost much more. I was not satisfied with what they provided, they did not tell me anything else I didn't already know. Mainly, that there is a high probablity I was being scammed, that is it. I have compared notes with others that have used them. Yep, with a few exceptions a form letter. Use your money wisely.
JOHN 02-Oct-2009 21:27
Hi C K., It's nice to see your informative Posting.
As usual, you are straight to the point, and your Postings should be heeded by those who look in on this Site, and thay will be well educated on all the tricks that the Scammers use!
I wish you well in your "Baiting" of that "Chief of Police" (SIC)!!
He will be severely p..sed off when he discovers that you have made a FOOL out of him, and that you have wasted his time...
The fight against these Scammers is not easy, but if you or I just save a few people from their clutches, it will have been worth it all.
That kind of work is very time consuming, and the true rewards will never be known, but I do know for a fact, that a lot of Scammers are getting very, very frustrated, when it turns out that they have been led up the garden path.
It's dangerous too C K., as you and I are aware, and I just want to remind people again, it is not a task for just for anyone...
You have already pointed that out, but I just want to reiterate it...
I exposed one sometime ago, and he is furious, and has threated me, but he is an IDIOT, because he even thinks that I live in another Country, and he can never trace me!!!
The IDIOT even thinks that he has my real IP Address, but you and I are too wise to be caught in that way!
He even tried to destroy my Computer by sending Trojans, and a very clever Virus, but he is only wasting more of his time, which is great, because it leaves him less time for Scamming!!
Stay safe as usual C K., and good luck with the great work that you do!
As long as there are good people around like you, there is hope in this fight against these Scammers.
Stay safe everyone, and I hope that Stephanie, and the other person have read your Postin as well.
It's great to know that you are always looking in on this Site, as your points of view and knowledge are always very welcome!
For now everyone, stay safe, and be very careful with who you may be in contact with!
Regards,
JOHN
CK 02-Oct-2009 18:37
For the person asking about doing a background check on somebody in Ghana (or anywhere overseas), if the person says they work for a bank, call the real bank and ask. If they say they work for the government, call the consulate. Beware that scammers do use the names of real officials to perpertrate scams. Best example is Charles Soludo of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Do a yahoo search for "Solduo scam" and you'll see plenty of examples of how he has been used by scammers in Africa.....Here is your basic red flag to watch for, if they are using any type of free e-mail service (yahoo, gmail, aol, hotmail, livemail, etc etc) and they are posing as somebody official, it is a fraud. Example, James Addo says he is from UBA Bank Ghana, but uses the e-mail address uba_bank_ghana@yahoo.com. No real business or govt official would use such an e-mail address. That is the MO of scammer e-mail. Watch for "official" sounding e-mail too such as @lawyer.com. There is a free service that uses official sounding names like that and scammers use that to fool people....right now I am baiting the "chief of ghana police" who goes by a name like inspectorchief_ghanapolice@yahoo.com No police chief would ever use a free e-mail account for official business, though they will have plenty of excuses as to why they are if you asked them. Also, they are quick to push "official ID" to show you they are legit, so they will send you scanned copies of their ID or passport. These are photoshopped fakes, some bad and some very good. Nevertheless, they are all fake. I could show you a George W. Bush Nigerian passport I did with photoshop that looks almost 100% real. As John has said, if somebody approaches you about a deal or a relationship and they say they are overseas, run for the hills and save yourself the trouble of losing your money.
CK 02-Oct-2009 18:08
Hi Stephanie..............The "Iraq Solider" bit has been used to death by scammers. Sometimes they send out e-mail saying they found Saddam's long lost money, or some Iraqi General who escaped as got funds hidden in Dubai and will share it with you if you help them get it out. Of course these are just stories that are used as a means to scam somebody......The Solider story as John correctly pointed out is just another means to sweetheart scam people through dating sites. As for the picture he sent you, the internet is filled with thousands of pictures that scammers can use at their disposal, so finding a serviceman would be quite easy to do......I would follow the advice John gave regarding dumping him and ignoring him. At least you were savy enough to figure out that he was scamming you, most people in sweetheart scams are not so lucky and end up with shattered hearts. Just do a google search for sweetheart scams and you'll find dozens of websites devoted to exposing these scams. There is no chance this guy is for real (other than his picture) but he would swear on his mother's grave and the bible to convince you he is for real and not a scam.....if you doubt what John and I have said, the best way to expose the fraud is since he sent you a picture of himself already, ask him to send you a picture with a big red heart on it and your name and his name and the date in big block letters. Since he is not really the solider, there is no way he could ever take such a picture and would come up with every excuse to say why he cannot take such a picture....if you have any other questions, please ask and John and I will do our best to answer them for you. Knowledge is the key to putting a stop to most of the scammers.
JOHN 02-Oct-2009 11:16
FOR STEPHANIE...
Stephanie, The fact that he asked you for Money, and an Ipod,and then some, means that he is Scammer!!
No one, unless he is a SCAMMER, asks for Money on the Internet!
In any case, before you divulged that Information, re giving him your Address etc., I already knew he was a SCAMMER!
Not because I am clever or anything like that,it's just that I have Years of experience dealing with these SCAMMERS, and they do devise new SCAMS each day, to SCAM people!
Regarding the fact that he has your Address and Phone Number, well don't worry about that for now, as he will get fed up tyrying to contact you,and when you do not respond, then he will just give up, because time wasted for these SCAMMERS, is MONEY!
Also, Stephanie,please don't ever be tempted to talk to him again. Believe me, we all have emtional needs, and even though you now know he is a SCAMMER,you may think that you have some kind of feelings for him!!
But these feelings are only for a Soldier in a Picture, and this in all probablity is a stolen PHOTO!
THE PERSON YOU ARE CORRESPONING WITH IS A YOUNG "CAFE BOY", WHO IS SITTING IN A DINGY INTERNET CAFE, SOMEWHERE IN GHANA, MOST PROBABLY IN ACCRA, WHO WOULD SELL HIS MOTHER TO GET MONEY!
Stephanie, there are 1,000's of them who do this 24/7, and they are ruthless people.
They do not deservere any pity, because they are Robbing genuine people daily!
It's now an EPEDEMIC in Ghana, and Nigeria, and these people have never worked a day in their lives, and when you don't respond to this "SOLDIER", he/she will just move on to the next PERSON that they want to SCAM!
I must warn you however, that SCAMMERS do not give up easily, and he/she will persist in trying to contact you, so that they can give you another STORY, or an "EXPLAINATION", now that they will be aware that you have are on to them!
Also, they will use other "friends" to contact you, so be carefull of who you correspond with from now on.
This SCUM may even threaten you, but ignore the threats, and just get on with your life.
Don't spend too much time looking for him/her, because it is like looking for a needle in a Haystack, and you have better things to do with your life!
Just put it down to a bad experience, and time will heal any emotional pain that you feel now!
You will be much wiser now, and you will be able to help people if you become aware thar something similar is happening to them.
Don't feel foolish either, because we all have been SCAMMED at some time in our lives, by one means or another, because we are human, and people play on our emotions!
Just thank God that you found out in time, because 1,000's were not so fortunate!
A word of caution, Stephanie, be very careful of who you choose to contact by Email, even if the Email Address is on this Site, because SCAMMERS also try to use, and disrupt this SITE, and they will use very devious means to do that!
Never give your Email Addres to anyone that you do not know, and never POST it on any Public Forum!
Also be aware, that MATCH.COM, is full of SCAMMERS, because that Site does not "VET" people properly, and people who register there, with proper PROFILES, are easy TARGETS for these Scammers!
They look at these Dating Sites on a daily basis, and they just "HARVEST" the people on them!
Regarding wanting to contact that other person, well wait to see if they wish to reply, and then see what you will do, but DO NOT put your EMAIL ADDRESS on this SITE.
I hope I helped you, and please feel free to POST again, if you think you need any kind of assisantce, if that SCAMMER insists on contacting you.
I will be able to advise you on that as well.
Maybe C K., will see this as well, and comment on it!
Stay safe, and I wish you all the best in your Life,
Regards,
JOHN

Stephanie 02-Oct-2009 03:53
To the guest who posted Sept. 16 in regards to the US soldier. Would he be attractive, with brown hair, in the Army, serving in Iraq this past year and did he send about five photos to this woman from Ghana? If so we need to talk.
Stephanie 02-Oct-2009 02:18
Thank you John for your honest and informed comments. I appreciate your sincerety is wanting to help would be victims as well as those who have been stung. Yes, I gave him my Florida address and phone number because I sent an Ipod and yes some money. It was the repeated request for more money and an Iphone that alerted me to a probable scam. Thank goodness for sites like this that helped me get the information needed, which enabled me to put a swift end to the communications. Now I will pray that they will not feel a need to bother me further.

Thanks again John
Smiles
Stephanie
JOHN 01-Oct-2009 02:11
FOR STEPHANIE ENRILLE.......
Stephanie, Scammers would use the Guise of God himself, to set you up....
They have no Morals at all, because they are just the SCUM of the Earth..
There is not a cunning Scheme yet that they have not adopted to dupe people!!
Sure he was nice, thats how they play on your emotions!!
My Question to you Stephanie is this?
What do think that you will gain, even if you think that this person really exists?
This is a Ploy that is used a lot by Scammers!
Why in God's name would this person want to entrust these Items to you!!
Just think about it for a minute!!
Also, I hope that you have not given this person any personal information, but I actually think that you have, because otherwise why are you aware that these Items are "supposed" to be held up in Kotoka Airport!!
I can assure you of this, that if these Items were LEGITIMATE, and if they were discovered by Customs Agents at KotokaAirport, then I can tell you for certain that one of two things would happen!
The first thing that would happen is that they would most likely keep them for themselves, because it is my experience, that a lot of them are crooked themselves!!
The second thing is, that if they were confiscated by honest Customs Men, then they would just impound them, and Social Security would have no say in this whatsoever.
Stephanie, I don't care if this man sent you 50 Photo's, he is a SCAMMER out and out!!
Just suppose that he is a real person, well then he is trying to get you involved in something that is illegal, and you could leave yourself open to be prosecuted, by both the Autorities in Ghana, or in the Country that you live in......Do you think that this is worth taking such a big risk for?
My final advise to you is that you break off all contact immediately, or you could find yourself in danger!!
This is a SCAM, and do not even think for one second that it's not!!
You have too much to lose, and I promise you that you have nothing to gain!!
I do hope that C K., sees this Posting,as I know that he will also give you the same advise that I am giving you!
You now have my advise Stephanie, and I hope that you take it!!
If not, then I hate to be cruel or blunt about this, but I promise you that you will regret your actions, if you go ahead with mad escapade, for the rest of your life!!
Stay safe, and may God look after you.
I wish you all the best in your life,
My Regards,
JOHN



In either Scenario, you are
JOHN 01-Oct-2009 01:34
TO GUEST @03.40 30th September.
If you read my Postings, over the last few Months, you will see that I have stated that I am not affialiated to any Group, nor have I any ulterior Motives regarding why I Post on this Site, other than to state again,that I want to help people who are being SCAMMED, or about to be SCAMMED.
However, I will give you thye address of a reputable Investigation Company, who have Agents all over the World, and they also carry out Investigations in GHANA!
The name of the Company is Wymoo International, and you can contact them on www.wymoo.com.
They did do work for me in the past, and they did get results for me!
They are based in New York.
Do be advised that they will Quote you a Fee for there Services, and they will report back to you in 7 Days, from the time that you give them the go ahead!
Its up to you if you want to engage them or not, as I am only supplying you with this information, in relation to your Query!
Bear in mind that the person that you want to do a background check on,may not even exist!
Whatever you decide to do, I wish you all the best, and I have no vested interest with the Company's name that I gave you.....
I am sure that C K., will have some observations to make on this, if he sees your Posting...
Best Regards,

JOHN
Best Re
Stephanie Enrille 30-Sep-2009 14:25
I was sent recent pictures (6) of an American Solider in Iraq, who contacted me through Match.com. He said his deceased Dad worked as a manager for a gold mine in Ghana and the "agent" is bringing me a gift of gold jewelry and some money he wanted me to hold for him. The plan is for him to retire next month. Curious that the package was held up by Custom's Agents who are (requiring a bribe) at the Katoka Airport. Having satisfied that debt, now the Social Security company has the package. Determining this to be a scam I've been doing extensive research. Problem is I can't locate any accurate/authentic pictures of an American Soldier being used to lure potential victims. This is very distressing. He has only pleaded for help and never threatened me in any way. I still wonder as to this being a scam but........
guest 30-Sep-2009 03:54
Just wondering how do you do a background check on someone in Ghana? All I can find is sites for US and even though they say international they dont have anything to offer
CK 18-Sep-2009 21:40
Also to note, some scammers use a format where they pretend to be a hit man who claims he has been paid a lot of money by an enemy of yours to kill you. But due to the "sliver" of conscious he has, he will tell you that if you wire him more, he will let you live. He'll also say he is watching you and if you contact the police he will kill you. Seems unbelievable, yet people fall for this scam and pay off the "hitman". Meanwhile this hitman who says he is watching the victim, is really sitting in an internet cafe, drinking a lukewarm Fanta and laughing at the people who send him money......Basically anything the scammers send out can be Googled and found on the internet, labeled as a scam.
CK 18-Sep-2009 21:29
Hi John and good to see your posts too.....as John pointed out, if a scammer has your real life information and you cut the communication, you will not be in any danger. As John said, they may keep trying to contact you and might even threaten you, but time wasted for them means money wasted. They want to spend their time with victims who will pay, not waste time and resources tracking down somebody who refused to talk to them......that said again, somebody who wastes their time and money by baiting is another story...those are the people the scammers would be interested in finding.
JOHN 18-Sep-2009 21:09
FROM JOHN..
HI C K...GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU,AND AS ALWAYS A GOOD POSTING...
I HOPE THAT PEOPLE HEED YOUR ADVICE, BECAUSE AS USUAL YOU ARE ACCURATE AND TO THE POINT!
YOU DO NOT MESS WITH THESE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS PEOPLE. AS C K SAID, THEY HAVE NO VALUE FOR HUMAN LIFE, ONLY THERE OWN!!
IT HAS NOW GOT A LITTLE HOT FOR SOME OF THESE SCUM IN NIGERIA, AND A LOT HAVE NOW RELOCATED TO GHANA, MOSTLY TO THE ACCRA, KUMASI, AND NIMA AREAS!
UNFORUNATLY THEY CAN TRAVEL THERE, AND RELOCATE, TO START THEIR SCHEMEING AGAIN,AND JOIN UP WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL SCAMMERS THERE, AND SADLY IF THEY PAY A FEE TO THE LOCAL POLICE,THE POLICE JUST THEN IGNORE THEM, AND IN SOME INSTANCES EVEN HELP THEM IN THEIR "DIRTY WORK".
THESE PEOPLE ARE ALMOST UNTOUCHABLE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE CARRIED OUT KIDNAPS AND MURDER, AND ALL THIS FOR MONEY.
THESE "SCUMBAGS" EVEN INVOKE THE NAME OF GOD, AND SOME ARE EVEN ON THEIR LOCAL CHURCH COUNCILS, WHERE THEY GAIN "RESPECT(sic) FROM THEIR COMMUNITY, AND UNFORUNATLY, THE PASTORS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE "MONEY".
MONEY THERE GIVES THEM STATUS, AND NO ONE DARE ASK THEM HOW THEY OBTAINED IT, OR THEY WOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THESE PEOPLE VERY SEVERELY.
IN FACT, IN MOST AREAS THE LOCAL PEOPLE KNOW WHO THESE "SCAMMERS" ARE, AND SOME, BUT NOT ALL, REVERE THEM, FOR TAKING MONEY FROM THE "MUGUS", IE., THAT IS HOW THEY REFER TO WHITE PEOPLE!!
AS C K SAID, NEVER ATTEMPT TO TRY TO OUTWIT THESE PEOPLE, BECAUSE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, THEY WILL OUTWIT YOU, AS THEY HAVE BEING DOING IT FOR YEARS!!
THESE GHANIANS, BUT MOST ESPECIALLY NIGERIANS,ARE INDEED ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND THEY ARE LIKE THE MAFIA.
THEY ARE HIGHLY ORGANISED, AND COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY...
MONEY IS THEIR "GOD", AND THEY SPEND 24/7 TRYING TO OBTAIN IT BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE!
C K, AND I, AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE LIKE US DO DEAL WITH THESE "SCUMBAGS", BECAUSE WE HAVE SPENT YEARS DOING IT, BUT FOR ANYONE ELSE, AS C K JUST SAID, PLEASE DON'T ATTEMPT TO DO IT, BECAUSE THEY WILL OUTWIT YOU, AND YOU COULD EVEN BE PUTTING YOUR LIFE IN DANGER!!
ANYONE THAT IS IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE FROM GHANA, NIGERIA, BENIN, TOGO., ETC., DO AS C K AND I HAVE SAID, AND CUT OFF ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THEM IMMEDIATELY, OR YOU ARE IN DANGER!
IF YOU CUT YOUR TIES WITH THEM, THEN THEY WILL PESTER YOU FOR A WHILE, AND EVEN TREATEN YOU, BUT THEY WILL GIVE UP AFTER A WHILE IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT THEM, BECAUSE ITS WASTING THEIR TIME, WHICH THEY DON'T LIKE, AS THEY HAVE OTHER PEOPLE TO SCAM!!
AGAIN, NEVER PUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON ANY PUBLIC FORUM, NEVER SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE THAT YOU HAVE NEVER MET, NEVER GIVE DETAILS OF YOURSELF TO PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET, AND NEVER LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!
LIKE C K., SOME OF THESE SCAMMERS HAVE TREATENED ME, BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO I AM, WHEREAS I ON THE OTHER HAND DO KNOW WHO THEY ARE!
IT HAS TAKEN ME A LONG TIME TO DO THAT, AND EVEN THOUGH I TRAVEL TO GHANA REGULARELY, THEY WILL NEVER KNOW ME, BUT TO STAY SAFE, WHEN I TRAVEL TO GHANA, OR EVEN NIGERIA, I HAVE MY OWN SECURITY NEAR AT HAND, JUST TO BE DOUBLY SAFE.
TO FINISH, FOR PEOPLE WHO VISIT THIS SITE, PLEASE LISTEN TO OUR ADVICE.
THATS ALL WE CAN DO, ADVISE YOU, THE REST IS UP TO YOU,
FOR NOW, BEST REGARDS TO ALL,
TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE,
JOHN.


CK (part 3) 18-Sep-2009 18:55
If you have given a scammer your real life info (phone #, home address) and then discovered they are frauds, it is best to drop all contact with them and ignore them. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PLAY THEM if they have your real life information. Nigerian scammers are all over the world, from the US to Europe to Africa all the way to Asia. You have no idea if they have contacts that are close enough to travel to your front doorstep. You also have no idea how sadistic the "Oga" or leader of the gang is and how much revenge he might want to extract revenge on you for messing with them, especially if he has friends near your home address. That is why if you don't know how to "bait" a scammer safely, do not engage in it......I've had my share of death threats over the years, but I know how to engage these scammers safely.....It's like snake handling, if you don't know how to pick up a King Cobra without getting bitten, you certainly aren't going to run out and do it.
CK (part 2) 18-Sep-2009 18:40
Also, travelling overseas to catch the scammer is foolhardy and extremely dangerous. As John pointed out, these guys often operate as part of a gang. Even if you were lucky enough to track one down, what are you going to do? Take on the whole gang? I just recently baited a group to wait for me at Accra airport who waited there for over 7 hours to discover I was not actually there. But they thought I was coming with cash and very expensive gifts. They told me in advance they had my hotel room all set up and would drive me over there personally for security reasons. Had I been an actual victim and really thought this deal was real, they would have picked me up, driven me out of the city, robbed me and then left my dead body in a field some place. These scammers might seem dumb from the way they write their scam letters, but they are still dangerous criminals who have no remorse in what they do to their victims.
CK 18-Sep-2009 18:27
To reiterate what John said in earlier posts......................If you sent money overseas to a scammer, consider it gone. I hate to sound harsh like that, but that is the reality. It sucks that a serviceman got scammed and I would love nothing more than to get it back for him, but it is gone........Searching down addresses to track down the scammer is a waste of time....the scammers operate out of internet cafes so IP lookups are meaningless and if they give you a receiver address for a WU or MoneyGram wire, it is not their home address. All the scammer needs to do is show an ID with his matching name on it, address match is meaningless, especially if the scammer has a "friend" at the Western Union office. Sometimes the scammers get innocent people to collect the money for them and then tip them a few naira or whatever the local currency is....
JOHN 18-Sep-2009 16:47
TO GONZO,
I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, BUT I AM NOT IN GHANA RIGHT NOW. SUFFICE TO SAY THAT I AM IN EUROPE JUST NOW.
MAYBE THE DNS SERVER TREATED MINE AS SPAM, AND OBVIOUSLY JUST REJECTED IT, INSTEAD OF IN GOING INTO YOUR JUNK BOX.
I WILL TRY AGAIN, BUT I THINK WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF BRIAN ANSWERS YOUR EMAIL.
BYE, AND REGARDS,
JOHN.
Brian McMorrow 18-Sep-2009 16:41
Removed msg TO GUEST...17th 00.51
Guest 18-Sep-2009 14:22
TO JOHN:
FYI, reason mail did not go through, is through my experience (recently) at least one of the ISP providers in Ghana changed their DNS software, and it caused a lot of thing it the US to cease to work. In our global DNS servers, the address is there (maybe rocket science to some), but it does exist and spam is caught all the time in it.
JOHN 18-Sep-2009 10:40
TO GONZO...
Thats fine...
If Brian puts a Message on here in relation to that, then I will give Brian my Email
Address, and will be able to contact you.
I will be doing a positive Posting shortly about Ghana, because there are a lot of nice things there as well, or else I would not have spent over 9 Months there in the last Year.
It may take Brian some time to answer, but I will be visiting the Site regularily.
Good luck,
Regards,
JOHN.
Guest 18-Sep-2009 09:53
TO JOHN: Re: gonzo
Sent Brian an email, other information included.
JOHN 18-Sep-2009 09:50
TO GONZO.
MY EMAIL TO YOU RETURNED TO ME AGAIN, BY THE SUBSYSTEM.
MESSAGE AGAIN READS;
DOMAIN NAME NOT FOUND......PERMANENT ERROR.
YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE THE RIGHT EMAIL ADDRESS, SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
BYE FOR NOW,
REGARDS,
JOHN.
JOHN 18-Sep-2009 09:35
TO GONZO...REPLY.
I SEND THAT EMAIL TO THE PROPER ADDRESS.
YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, BUT NO ONE ELSE WILL WHEN I TELL YOU THAT YOUR ID IS 192!!
MY EMAIL TO YOU CAME BACK AFTER 8NHOURS, STATING THAT THERE WERE PEMANENT ERRORS ON YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
IN ANY CASE, I HAVE RESENT IT, SO I WILL SEE IF IT IS DELIVERED THIS TIME.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO FOR NOW.
TALK SOON,
REGARDS TO ALL,
JOHN.
Guest 17-Sep-2009 17:26
TO: JOHN: Re: 17-Sep-2009 16:21
re-read and resend. not received, do not worry about the scammer and the email address. I would not give you something that I would not let a scammer use. Matter of fact, I want them to use it.
Guest 17-Sep-2009 16:21
TO JOHN: Re: GUEST...17th 00.51
Not to worry, don't run windows, I will get the mail. It is a spam trap address anyway, I will get your mail, but anything after we talk, will be at another address anyway. Wouldn't run windows if it was last OS on earth it is a virus in itself. I love to get the viruses they send me and dissect them anyway, help me do what I do best.

So, let them use it, don't care, I'll clip 'em anyway, builds my database.
JOHN 17-Sep-2009 11:21
TO GUEST...17th 00.51.
Please Email Brian McMorrow, his address is on this SITE, and ask him to remove your Email Addres from your POSTING!
Better still, he will remove the whole Posting.
Never ever put your EMAIL ADDRESS on any open Forum, as you will be inundated with 100,s of EMAILS from SCAMMERS, as I promise you that they HARVEST sites like this for EMAIL addresses, because they are like VULTURES just waiting for their prey to appear!!
I have done something that I do not usally do, and that is that I have EMAILED YOU, with my Secondary Email Address.
I do not want you to POST that Email Address here, but if you do, I will not reply to any Email, or open any Attachments, that are sent to that EMAIL address, because SCAMMERS will send TROJANS, WORMS, VIRUSES, etc, to that Address.
No one knows that Email Addres but you, so if I receive any other Mail, then I will not reply to you again...
I am not accusing you of being a scammer, but tricks, and tactics like this have been used before,so I have to stay one step ahead.
If you are legitimate, then I promise you that I will help you.
Sorry if this all sounds a bit harsh to you, but one cannot be carefull enough!!
Just ask CK!!
This is a risky business exposing SCAMMERS, and they would love to get my Primary Email Address, but that will not happen.
I have exposed some dangerous people on this, and other SITES, and I have to take every precaution, because this is not a GAME!!
A further note!!
Tracing my IP Address will bee useless as well, just ask CK, how this can be hidden!!
I will help anyone on this SITE, but if any SCAMMERS think that they can divert me from doing that, then if they want to waste their time, thats fine, because I will not be wasting mine!!
Stay safe everyone,and take care,
Regards,
JOHN.
JOHN 17-Sep-2009 00:17
FROM JOHN..
I AM TIRED AND THERE WERE SOME ERRORS IN MY POSTING JUST NOW, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.
A BIG MISTAKE WAS WHEN I MEANT TO SAY THAT "I AM NOT OVERDRAMITISING ANYTHING I SAY",SO THAT WILL CLARIFY THAT ERROR. THE OTHERS WERE JUST SPELLING ERRORS.
TILL LATER TODAY THEN.
STAY SAFE, AND TAKE CARE,
REGARDS,
JOHN
JOHN 17-Sep-2009 00:09
REPLY TO GUEST..RE PROPTERTY ETC..
Don't worry, I just saw your posting now, as I look at the Site regularily.
I won't go into detail now as I am very busy just at this time. but if you visit the Site lter today, I willhave news for you.
I just want to think about it for a while, as I did guess properly as to why you wanted this information.
I assure you that I will help you, and want nothing in return, just thr satisfaction of knowing that I can help people, as I know Ghana very well, and have PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS THER WHO WILL BE OF GREAT HELP TO YOU.
DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM ME.
dEALING IN PROPERTY IN GHANA IS A RISKY BUSINESS, AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY SURE OF WHO YOU ARE DEALING WITH, BECAUSE EVEN THE LAW FIRMS THERE ARE SUSPECT, AND PEOPLE CAN FORGE ANY TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION, AND YOU MIGHT THINK THAT THEY WERE LEGITIMATE LAWYERS, WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE NOT.
I NOW CANNOT PUT MY EMAIL ADDRESS HERE BECAUSE I GO TO GHANA REGULARILY, AND THERE ARE SCAMMERS ON THIS SITE AS WELL, WHO MIGHT, IF THEY HAD MY EMAIL ADDRESS DO SOME HARM.
IF I GAVE IT OUT, I WOULD THEN NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ANYONE AT ALL.
REMEMBER THAT IT IS VERY RISKY BUSINESS EXPOSING SCAMMERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT THINK TWICE ABOUT TRYING TO HARM ME!
I DO NOT FEAR THEM, BUT I HAVE A FAMILY, AND THEY WOULD BE VERY WORRIED IF I DID THAT!
HOWEVER, I TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION WHEN I GO TO GHANA, THAT IS I HAVE A SECURITY PERSON WHO WATCHES OUT FOR ME.
THIS IS FOR EVERYONE, THAT IF YOU GO TO GHANA TO MEET SOMEONE, NO MATTER HOW REPUTABLE THAT PERSON MAY SEEM, DO A BACKGROUND CHECK ON THEM FIRST!
IT COULD SAVE YOU A LOT OF GRIEF, AND EVEN YOUR LIFE, IF YOU GO TO GHANA WITHOUT TAKING A LOT OF CARE.
I WILL TALK MORE ON THIS TOMORROW.
AGAIN REGARDING PROPERTY, BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL, BECAUSE PEOPLE GROUP TOGETHER TO SCAM PEOPLE, AND IF YOUR MONEY IS GONE, IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT BACK!
PLEASE STAY SAFE EVERYONE, AND BELIEVE ME, I AM OVER DRAMITISING ANY THING THAT I SAY.
TAKE CARE, AND GOD BLESS UNTIL TOMORROW,
BEST REGARDS,
JOHN.
Guest 16-Sep-2009 23:03
Reply to JOHN FOR GUEST OF 16TH SEPT., @ 01.21 & 09.46.

I do not want to give too much information, but the reason is looking for a person who gave me that address. I was kind of wondering, what kind of building/property it was, i.e. house, aprtment, etc. Maybe if the were one or more cars out there. I do know you do this voluntarily and I appreciate what you do. I was unable to locate your email address here. Wish there was another way to contact you. You are bold even putting it here. Thanks for your help. If you choose to post your email address here again, I would like to discuss a few things with you. Thanks.
Guest 16-Sep-2009 22:56
To John

I am looking for a place. 2nd Sunflower Link, if it exists and what is there. As for the purpose. Mainly for the reasons that this comment board is about. It is supposed to be in North Accra.
guest 16-Sep-2009 17:41
Just wondering we text on cell phone and yahoo message/im am I okay or can he use any of those numbers for anything else? Will he just move on to the next person or should I be concerned
guest 16-Sep-2009 17:11
Just wondering he hs my email and cell phone number am I ok or can he do anything or do you think he would just move on to the next victim
JOHN 16-Sep-2009 17:02
FOR GUEST @16.22.
THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK, AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THINKING THAT YOU FEEL FOOLISH, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT!
YOU WERE SMART ENOUGH NOT TO SEND HIM MONEY, AND THAT WILL SICKEN HIM, BECAUSE HE WAS THINKING THAT THIS WAS "SOFT MONEY" FOR HIM.
HE IS THE PERSON THAT WILL FEEL FOOLISH, AND STUPID,BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN BOASTING TO HIS "SCUM" FRIENDS ABOUT THE "KILLING" THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE!
THEY WILL TAUNT HIM FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT IT, SO YOU CAN TAKE COMFORT IN THAT!
ALSO REMEMBER, THAT THERE IS NOT A PERSON ALIVE TODAY WHO HAS NOT MADE A MISTAKE.
IT'S HUMAN TO ERR.
DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF, BECAUSE WORRYING ABOUT THAT "SCUM" IS NOT WORTH IT.
IT'S JUST A WASTE OF YOUR ENERGY, SO PUT IT BEHIND YOU, AND REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL EVENTUALLY FEEL BETTER, AND YOU WILL BE A LOT WISER.
SO YOU HAVE ACTUALLY GAINED KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS, AND WILL BE ABLE TO ADVISE SOMEONE ELSE, IF THEY ARE IN, OR EVER GET INTO THE SAME SITUATION AS YOU WERE IN!
STAY CLOSER TOHOME AS I ALREADY SAID, AND YOU WERE VERY WISE TO COME ON THIS SITE!
ALL THIS WILL BE FORGOTTEN ABOUT IN A WHILE, SO JUST GO ABOUT YOUR DAY AS NORMAL, AND REMEMBER THAT GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN FOR YOU AS WELL.
GLAD THAT I COULD BE OF SOME HELP TO YOU.
MY BEST REGARDS FOR YOU IN YOUR LIFE, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND HAPPINES SOON.
GOD BLESS, AND TAKE CARE,
KIND REGARDS,
JOHN.
guest 16-Sep-2009 16:22
I had checked google before I was on here for dennis and found the same one you did. It isnt the same person/picture I received. Yes I had my suspicisions and just wanted confirmation from someone. Thank you. No I hadnt sent money and didnt send credit card info. So other then looking foolish to family and time spent I'm not out anything else. As far as looking foolish - isnt first time probably wont be last so I'm used to it LOL
JOHN 16-Sep-2009 11:43
FROM JOHN FOR GUEST OF 16TH SEPT., @ 01.21 & 09.46.
YES IT DOES EXIST, BUT REMEMBER THAT ACCRA HAS A POPULATION OF OF OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE, AND SUBURBS ARE SPRINGING UO ALL OVER THE PLACE!
SOME HAVE NOT EVEN GOT NAMES YET, AND ONLY USE PO BOX NO's.
I SUSPECT THYAT YOU ARE THINKING OF GETTING INVOLVED IN A BUSINESS DEAL!!
IF IT'S PROPERTY, THEN BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL!!
THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WHERE UP TO 5 PEOPLE HAVE "PURCHASED", AS THEY THOUGHT, LAND AND PROPERTY, AND IN THE END, LOST ALL THEIR MONEY.
IN A LOT OF AREAS IN GHANA, THE "CHIEFS" OWN THE LAND, BUT THE LAWS ARE SO COMPLICATED, THAT IT IS EASY TO BE TRAPPED!
IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING THERE, ALSO BE VERY CAREFUL, BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED, AND EVEN KILLED!
IF THIS IS THE CASE, PLEASE POST HERE AGAIN, AS YOUR QUERY IS A LITTLE AMBIGUOS.
(SORRY, EVEN MY SPELLING IS GONE NOW)
I GIVE THIS ADVISE ON THIS SITE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, AND HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH ANY PERSON, BUSINESS, OR GROUP, BUT IF YOU NEED FURTHER ADVISE, COME BACK, AND I PROMISE I WILL TELL YOU HOW TO FIND OUT, IF WHAT I HAVE SAID IS CORRECT.
TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL, AND SAFE,
REGARDS TO ALL,
JOHN.
JOHN 16-Sep-2009 11:23
FROM JOHN...FOR GUEST OF 06.47, RE DENNIS DORMENU!!
A DENNIS DORMENU IS ON FACEBOOK, AND ON BEBO.COM, AND HAS HIS OWN WEBSITE THERE, IE, BEBO.
HE HAS A PHOTO OF HIMSELF ON IT, AND HE IS COLORED.
HE ALSO STATES THAT HE IS FROM GHANA!
HE SAYS THAT HE IS STUDYING TO BE A LAWYER, AND WANTS PEOPLE TO CONTACT HIM, AND HE HAS A LOT OF HITS ON HIS SITE!!
THERE IS ALSO A PHOTO OF, AS HE SAYS HIS "OTHER HALF", AND SHE IS NAMED TORIAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS THE SAME PERSON THAT YOU WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT, BUT HAVE A LOOK IN ANY CASE.
JUST TYPE IN THE NAME DENNIS DORMENU, AND THEN HIT SEARCH ON GOOGLE, AND IT WILL BRING YOU TO HIS SITE.
A WORD OF ADVISE FOR YOU!!
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THIS IS THE PERSON OR NOT, NEVER EVER SEND MONEY TO ANYONE THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW, OR HAVE NOT MET IN PERSON!!
NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO ASK ANYONE FOR MONEY ON THE INTERNET, AND THOSE THAT DO ARE "SCAMMERS", AND DON'T EVER DOUBT THAT!!
JUST ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION!!
WOULD YOU EVER ASK ANYONE THAT YOU HAD NEVER MET IN PERSON FOR MONEY!!
I THINK NOT!!
FINALLY, REGARDING THE "OLD STORY" OF HAVING BEEN IN SWEDEN,OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY FOR THAT MATTER, THAT IS A FAVOURITE PLOY USED BY "SCAMMERS" TO PUT YOU OFF GUARD!!
JUST THINK OF IT THIS WAY OK!!
A MAN FROM SWEDEN, AND A "BUSINESS MAN" AT THAT, GOES ALL THE WAY TO ACCRA, GHANA, ON "BUSINESS, AND THEN HAS NO MONEY!!
HOW STUPID IS THAT STORY!!
SCAMMERS MUST THINK THAT EVERYONE ARE AS STUPID AS THEMSELVES, TO FALL FOR A STORY LIKE THAT!!
REGARDLESS OF WHO THIS "PERSON" IS, OR SAYS HE IS, BREAK OFF ALL CONTACT IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE IF NOT YOU WILL BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!
HE IS A "SCAMMER", AND NO RATIONISING CAN CHANGE THAT FACT!!
ANYONE, I REPEAT AGAIN, WHOM YOU HAVE NEVER MET IN PERSON, WHO ASKS FOR MONEY OVER THE INTERNET IS A SCAMMER, BIG TIME.
THEY CAN WAIT FOR YEARS TO ASK FOR MONEY, WHILE THEY PREY ON YOUR EMOTIONS, AND THEN WHEN THEY THINK THAT THE TIME IS RIGHT, THEY COME UP WITH "SOB STORIES", SO THAT YOU WILL FEEL SORRY FOR HIM, OR HER!
OLDEST SCAM TRICK IN THE BOOK.
AS I STATED, I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER ITS THE SAME PERSON OR NOT, AND I AM NOT ACCUSING HIM, THE DENNIS DORMENU ON FACEBOOK AND BEBO OF BEING A SCAMMER, BUT IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU FOR MONEY, ON THE INTERNET, THEN THEY ARE SCAMMERS!
I HOPE THAT I HAVE HELPED YOU IN YOUR QUEST.
LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GET ON, AS THIS WORK FOR ME IS VERY TIME CONSUMING, BUT I HATE TO SEE PEOPLE BEING SCAMMED, AND THEN HAVE TO FACE THE TRAUMA AFTERWARDS!
YOU MUST HAVE SUSPECTED SOMETHING YOURSELF, OR YOU WOULD NOT HAVE COME ON THIS SITE, SO YOU WERE VERY LUCKY THAT YOU DID.
1,000'S WERE NOT SO LUCKY, SO PLEASE TAKE MY ADVISE, AND STAY NEARER TO HOME, IF YOU WANT TO CHAT ON THE INTERNET.
AT LEAST THAT WAY, YOU WOULD HAVE THINGS IN COMMON.
FINAL WORDS OF ADVISE, NEVER EVER TELL ANYONE ON THE INTERNET THAT YOU ARE TALKING TO ABOUT THIS SITE.
IF YOU CONFRONT THEM, AND THEN TELL THEM THAT YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THEM ON THIS SITE, THEY WILL COME ON HERE, AND CAUSE CONFUSION, AND WILL LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING SAID.
WE DO NOT WANT TO FOREARM THEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE SLICK ENOUGH AS IT IS.
BOTH C K., AND I COULD SPOT THEM A MILE AWAY, BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN DO THAT!
IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO AQUIRE THAT EXPERIENCE.
MY LAST ADVISE TO YOU IS TO IMMEDIATELY BREAK OFF COMMUNICATION WITH THIS PERSON, BECAUSE IF NOT, YOU MAY REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
THE DECISION IS YOURS, I CAN ONLY ADVISE YOU, WITH THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE, AND HAVING HEARD THE SAME STORY REPEATED A HUNDRED TIMES.
ASK YOURSELF THIS; IS IT WORTH THE RISK!!
TAKE CARE, AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GOT ON,
REGARDS TO ALL,
JOHN.
JOHN 16-Sep-2009 10:21
FOR GUEST..RE REINER NII.
PIG FARM ROAD DOES EXIST.
IT IS NEAR 37 MILITARY HOSPITAL, ACCRA.
DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE "PERSON" REALLY LIVES THERE THOUGH.
JOHN.
JOHN 16-Sep-2009 09:47
FOR GUEST..16th SEPT..@ 03.44..
BAD NEWS FOR YOU,I'M AFRAID !
REINER NII, IS POSTED ON www.romancescam.com.
Just go to that Site and see for yourself!!
She is supposed to be a Journalist with one of the Accra Newspapers, but she is not SCAMMING heself........Her Name is being used by a lot of SCAMMERS from Accra Ghana.
ONE OF THE EMAIL ADDRESSES BEING USED IS loveishardtofind_11@yahoo.com, AND ANOTHER IS eunicelinam@yahoo.com.
STAY AWAY FROM THESE EMAIL ADDRESSES!!
THESE SCAMMERS ARE SCUM, HAVE NO MORALS, WILL ROB YOU OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE, AND THEN LAUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE WESTERN UNION!!
FOR GOD'S SAKE, PLEASE USE YOUR COMMON SENSE!
IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, OR TO BE REAL, THEN ITS FALSE!
LOOK BACK FURTHER ON THIS SITE, AND YOU WILL SEE WHERE I HAVE POSTED INFORMATION ABOUT THESE SCAMMERS, AND THE TACTICS USED!
ALSO, READ C K's POSTINGS AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT HE, AND I ARE TALKING ABOUT!
WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, BELIEVE ME!
I HATE TO HAVE TO SAY THIS, BUT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS NOT TO HAVE CONTACT VIA EMAIL, FROM DATING SITES,WITH ANYONE IN ACCRA, OR GHANA, OR NIGERIA, UNLESS YOU KNOW THE PERSON, OR THAT SOMEONE YOU KNOW WELL CAN VERIFY THE PERSONS IDENTITY!
PROFESSIONAL (sic) SCAMMERS CAN WAIT FOR YEARS, BEFORE THEY ASK FOR MONEY, BECAUSE THEY ARE SCAMMING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL, AND THEY "WORK" AT THIS 24/7!

AS REGARDS GETTING THE MONEY BACK, WELL I AM SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT EVEN IF YOU WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND THAT "PERSON", THE MONEY IS LONG GONE!!ALSO GO TO www.Delphifaq.com, AND YOU WILL SEE 1,000s OF STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SCAMMED AS WELL.
THERE ARE GREAT PEOPLE ON THAT SITE AS WELL, WHO "BAIT" SCAMMERS, AND THEY WILL ALSO GIVE YOU GREAT ADVISE!
A LOT OF THEM WORK OUT OF THE USA!
THERE IS ONE PARTICULAR PERSON WHO MAY BE INVALUABLE TO YOU ON THAT SITE, BECAUSE HE WAS, OR IS A "DISABLED" VIETNAM VETERAN, AND HE LOST EVERYTHING TO THESE "SCAMMERS".
SO MUCH IN FACT, THAT HE IS NOW HOMELESS!!
HE USES THE ALIAS OF "MAXWELL SMART 86", AND HE NOW SPENDS MOST OF HIS TIME TRACING , BAITING, AND WASTING THESE "SCAMMERS" TIME.
HE WILL GIVE YOU GOOD ADVISE, BECAUSE HIS CASE IS SIMILAR TO YOURS.
BE WARNED OF THIS THOUGH, NEVER POST YOUR EMAILL ADDRESS ON ANY FORUM, OR SITE, BECAUSE SCAMMERS SCOUR THESE SITES FOR EMAIL ADDRESSES!
THESE "SCUMBAGS" WILL BE EVEN READING THIS POSTING, BUT I CAN TELL THEM THIS, THAT THERE DAY IS COMING!!
C K, AND I HAVE TRACKED NUMEROUS OF THESE "SCUM", AND I PERSONALLY TRAPPED 4 OF THEM, AND THEY ARE NOW IN PRISON, DOING HARD LABOUR, AND I WILL DO IT AGAIN!
FINALLY,DON'T FEEL TOO BAD ABOUT BEING SCAMMED.
YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST, AND YOU WILL NOT BE THE LAST.
IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, BUT TIME IS A GREAT HEALER!
MY ADVISE IS TO STAY NEARER TO HOME, AND FORGET ABOUT GHANA, OR NIGERIA.
I HAVE AN ADDRESS FOR YOU TO CONTACT, POLICE etc., IF YOU LOOK FURTHER DOWN THE SITE.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, AND I HOPE YOUR LIFE TURNS OUT WELL FOR YOU,
REGARDS TO ALL,
JOHN.
Guest 16-Sep-2009 09:46
To John

I am looking for a place. 2nd Sunflower Link, if it exists and what is there. As for the purpose. Mainly for the reasons that this comment board is about. It is supposed to be in North Accra.
Guest 16-Sep-2009 06:47
Does anyone know of a Dennis Dormenu. First he said he was from Sweden and is in Ghana now on business. He didnt ask for any thing untill lately. He has picture posted and sent me 2 others but I can't find a match anywhere. I just learned of this site and would like to know if he is a scammer. He was on InterratialMatcher.com and is dennisdormenu@yahoo.com.
Guest 16-Sep-2009 03:44
Has anyone seen Reiner Nii, 34 Pig Fram Road, Accra Ghana 00233? She has scammed one of our US soldiers out of thousands of dollars and we can't get him to listen that this person is a scammer and the United States needs the years worth of wages that has been sent by Western Union to these creeps. I can't locate the address on the maps and the zip code is the international calling prefix.
Guest 16-Sep-2009 01:21
To John

I am looking for a place. 2nd Sunflower Link, if it exists and what is there. As for the purpose. Mainly for the reasons that this comment board is about. It is supposed to be in North Accra.
JOHN 15-Sep-2009 12:36
TO GUEST,
IF TELL ME WHAT SPECIFIC MAP OR LOCATION THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, THEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP YOU FIND SAME.
BY THE WAY, CAN YOU PLEASE SAY WHY YOU WANT THIS?
FOR C K; THANKS FRIEND, AGAIN GOOD ADVICE, AND ITS GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU LOOK IN ON THE SITE.
THATS SHOWS A CARING NATURE, SO THANKS.
YOU AND I WILL TRY TO HELP PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THE "SCAMS" THAT THESE PEOPLE TRY TO PULL!
YOUR VAST EXPERIENCE OF BAITING "SCAMMERS" IS, OR WILL BE VERY USEFULL INDEED!
EVEN IF WE ONLY PUT A FEW OF THEM OUT OF "BUSINESS", WE WILL HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB, AND SAVE SOME GENUINE PEOPLE FROM FALLING INTO THEIR HANDS!
I ALSO BAIT THEM, WASTE THEIR TIME, AND THIS ALSO HELPS TO STOP THEM FOR SOME TIME, FROM BAITING OTHER PEOPLE.
C K, AS YOU KNOW, WHEN THESE SCUM DEAL WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN MAKING THEM RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES, IT REALLY AGITATES THEM.
HOWEVER, AS YOU SAID, UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THIS, AND HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, SO AS YOU SAID AGAIN, ITS NOT SOMETHING THAT ANYONE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE CAN DO.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND C K, THAT I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS WELL, BECAUSE "SCAMMERS" DO LOOK ON THIS SITE, AND NEITHER YOU OR I CAN GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY ABOUT TACTICS, AS IT WOULD ONLY FOREWARN THEM!!
I HAVE BEEN IN GHANA THREE TIMES,FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS,IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, AND WHILE THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THERE ARE VERY NICE AND FRIENLY, IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS BOTH BEFORE, AND WHEN YOU ARE THERE, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
IN THAT TIME ALONE, THERE WAS ARMED ROBBING, KIDNAPPINGS, AND EVEN KILLINGS, AND MOST WERE UNFORUNATELY TOURISTS, WHO WERE VERY NAIEVE, OR VERY GREEDY.
IN THIS WORLD, YOU GET NOTHING FOR NOTHING.
TAKE CARE ALL, AND STAY SAFE.
WILL TALK TO YOU SOON C K., AND MY REGARDS TO YOU,
REGARDS TO ALL,
JOHN.
Guest 14-Sep-2009 23:24
Can anyone locally give me some informations about streets and locations in Ghana, I am unable to find any decent maps. I have heard stories of it being hard to find more obscure locations.
CK 14-Sep-2009 20:50
Good post John and you are very correct about the method used....Here is a great way to expose the scammer as a fraud. He sends you a picture of a white woman from some modeling site he found on the internet. He might have a few pictures of the same woman to use because this helps the scammer to keep his deception going. What you do to trap him is ask her (him) to send you a picture with her holding a large sign that says her name and yours in a heart shape. Now since the scammer cannot possibly send such a picture because he has been using photos of a girl that he got off the internet, he will ignore your request or make excuses to get out of sending such a picture. Like her camera is broken or she loaned her camera to a friend, etc etc.......do though note that they could be using an African girl to participate in the scam and she could be sending her own picture or paying an innocent African girl to pose for pictures. That scenario is rare, but does happen.
JOHN 14-Sep-2009 11:03
THE LAST MESSAGE IS FOR BGARZ01.
SORRY ABOUT THE MISPELLING OF NAME....I ASSURE YOU IT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL..
JOHN 14-Sep-2009 10:58

This is for your Information CG.
The person you are talking to is not a WOMAN, but is a MAN.... if you could call him that!!
Break off contact immediately. This person operates out of a Cafe in Nio-Boi Town, in Accra, and has a lot of girls to help him when THE PERSON HE IS IN CONTACT WITH WANTS TO TALK WITH HIM, THE SCAMMER.
He is a scumbag, and will gladly bleed you out of your Money, and just laugh at you.
He has many "ALIASES", AND NOW THAT HE HAS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, you will get him coming to you in the guise of another "WOMAN",even if you tell him to get lost!!
He also uses Fakes on Webcam, so never believe what you see at the other end.
To finish with, will you be very careful on the Internet, because if you do not know how to spot a "SCAMMER" immediately, you will be drawn into something that you will find it hard to stop, even if you have a gut feeling that you are being duped.
I bet that HE sent you you nice Photos of a WHITE WOMAN, but these are fake, so in your mind you are attached to someone who is probabely a Model, or a Porn Star, and does not hnow that you even exist!!These SCUM download these Pictures, without that persons knowledge, and use all over Dating Sites......
You are lucky that you did not send any Money to this "MAN", SO GET OUT NOW, WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD!!
You will soon get over the Emotinal side, because you are attraced only to a Photo.
Finally, remember that there ate very few WHITE WOMEN in Ghana, and those that are there, are too busy with their lives, and are not into SCAMMINNG...and would not have the time for being on the Internet all day!!
In any case, most of them are in Relationships as well, and would not be bothered with "Dating Sites".
So you have been told, and warned, because this takes up my time as well answering these Queries, so stop talking to this man NOW, and just get on with your life.
Don't feel too bad that this happened to you, because it has happened to 1,000's of people, so count yourself lucky, instead of feeling bad....
Read my other POSTINGS on this Site, and also look at CK's Postings as well.
Stay safe, God bless,
Regards,
JOHN.
BGarz01 13-Sep-2009 04:53
I have been chatting with a Ayisa Mohammed Everything seemed ok until she said if I wanted to take it to the next Whych was eo hear my voice She asked for me to send her 120 dollars for a calling card After I told her I dont send money by way of internet she suggecred western union Of course I wont send anything just keep her thinking I net her on Are you interested? Her habdle is ayisatu210 She says ayisa is her name but half of the people on this site start with AYI YOU KNOW ARE YOU INTERESTED Has anybody heard of her She says she is from Ghana Accra These are the details she gave me Asiya Mohammed Country : Ghana City : Accra Address : 2nd nima road Zip code : 00233
CK 01-Sep-2009 20:19
To point out my experience with scammers, I have been talking to scammers for over 5 years by answering their mail and pretending to be a potential victim. That is how I have in depth detail and knowledge into how they operate and how their scams work. I can tell you from first hand experience what is going on. Having said this, this is not a game for people to be undertaking if you don't understand the dangers involved. I work with others in a world wide group of people who have gotten fed up with internet scams and fight back. I've talked to some victims first hand while they were being scammed, in particular victims of Sweetheart scams, which is the worst type of scam possible because of the shattered hearts that sometimes take place. I just wanted to clarify where I come from and how I know what I know.
CK 01-Sep-2009 20:08
Part 2 - Also be aware of anybody that tells you they want to come to be with you. There are scammers that set up love interests in order to get a letter of sponsorship from their victim, so the scammer can get a temp visa to come to the US or Canada. Once they get that, they come overseas and soon as they arrive, they disappear into the woodwork, never to see the person they hoodwinked into sponsoring them. Of course the sponsor then is responsible since they vouched in the letter so the scammer could get a Visa to enter the country legally. As for thinking you can set up a scammer to come over and then entrap them to have them arrested, it will not work. You first have to convince the authorities to get the person arrested which is 1000 times harder than you think it is. Then you have to actually find the scammer once he arrives and I can tell you that he has no intention of being found. He'll already have a friend or accomplice set to meet him and take him out of the airport. Best thing to do is just ignore all these criminals trying to contact you with their scam mail and spread the word about these types of scams. Knowledge is the key to putting a stop to this nonsense, not relying on Law Enforcement who is outmanned and under equipped to handle such matters.
CK 01-Sep-2009 19:54
Yes it's important to remember that not all scams are about trying to steal money from you. There are gangs that engage in very elaborate scams and when they are asking you to open a bank account on their behalf, they plan on using that to scam other victims. For example, they ask you to open an account that they will have control over. The scammers then pretend to be a legitimate business and use the BOA or WF bank account as proof they are legit. The scammers will then ask victims of other scams to wire money to the bank account you opened on their behalf. The scammers will then wire that money to a bank account in their country, they withdraw the money and it is gone. The authorities then research and then next you know, you are in trouble for being an accomplise. This is a big problem because when nobody asks money, the victim will think this seems legitimate because they are in no danger of losing money. Never, ever agree to do anything for somebody overseas that you met on the internet.
mr tech 01-Sep-2009 10:23
To John, lol its funny you say that its true they're scammin, big time they say they want to come to usa to be with me and love me lol,they're good at what they do, i'm on to them i would like to find a way to bust they're asses out and prosicute them. They have worked on a lot of people in my area, I wont do anything or give them shit, beside they're infringeing on raven rileys privacy, she needs to be notified that these assholes are stealing pics from her, thanks for your advice and i will be careful and post any activity they do on here so other people can avoid being scammed thanks I will keep in touch, Mr Tech
To Mr Tech 01-Sep-2009 01:08
I have this advise for you Mr Tech, and it is that you better break off all correspondence with the People that you are talking to, or you are in for heartbreak, and you will lose a lot of Money!!
This is the oldest SCAM in the BOOK....
Raven Riley is a Porn Star in the USA, and she would not even have the time to go on the Internet, let alone Scam people...
She is very WEALTHY, but those SCUM in Ghana, and Nigeria ( The Scammers)are all using her Picture without her knowledge!
Just go to www.Delphifaq.com, and you will see 100's of her Photos that are being used!
If you attempt to open a Bank A/C you could be in trouble with the Authorities!
Run as fast as you can, or you will only store up trouble for yourself!
For God's sake, why would anyone who has a "RELATIVE" in America want you to open a Bank Account?
My advise to you is to cease all contact with these "People", because you are talking to a young "BOY", if you could call him that!
These people are the SCUM of the Earth, and they will not stop unless you cease talking to them immediately!
If they have your Email Address, then expect to have more contact from others in Ghana, because they work in Groups, and they will not want to let you go!
Please be very careful with who you talk to on the Internet, and especially anyone from Ghana or Nigeria!
I can only advise you, so it's now up to you to heed my advise!
Stay safe, and good luck to you,
Regards,
JOHN.
mr tech 31-Aug-2009 21:34
names i have seen are benice ataa, ebenezer ayeh, ask for money, i see photo's of raven riley being used for benice ataa, ebenezer ayeh i found on a site called hi5 similar to my space, all from say they're from accra ghana. makes me wonder hmmmmmmmmmmmm
sounds like scammer to me. a person named faruza abubakari from ghana has chatted with me on the I M but hasn't asked for anything yet but she said her father was a gold dealer from wasington DC and has passed on and needs a american bank account opened, so she can deposit money in it specified either bank of america or wells fargo,
JOHN 31-Aug-2009 00:39
WELL DONE CK, YOU HAVE A;; THE SCAMS OFF BY HEART.
I WAS IN GHANA 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, AND THE THINGS THYAT GO ON THERE, LIKE YOU HAVE MENTIONED IS A FACT!!
PEOPLE SHOULD INDEED RUN A MILE IF THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE FROM EITHER NIGERIA, GHANA, BENIN, ETC, ETC....
WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET?
TO SCAM PEOPLE.THAT'S THEIR WORK, BECAUSE THEY DO NOTHING ELSE!!
THEY ARE THE SCUM OF THE EARTH, AND NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY SCAMMING!!!
SO PLEASE DO LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE POSTED HERE, AND ALSO PLEASE LISTEN TO C K...
IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT NEEDS HELP, THEN JUST CONTACT THIS SITE, AND I ASSURE YOU THAT BOTH C K AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO HELP..
ALSO, I HAVE KNOWLEDGE FIRST HAND AS TO WHERE THIS CAN BE REPORTED..
THERE HAVE BEEN RAIDS IN CAFES IN ACCRA, AND IN KUMASI, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS LIKE THROWING SNOWBALSS AT THE SUN, BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY OF THEM OPERATING IN GHANA...
THYANKS C K, AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THIS SIT..
WITH MY BEST REGARDS TO ALL.
STAY SAFE,
JOHN.
CK 30-Aug-2009 12:21
The post listed as guest below is mine (CK), just forgot to add my name....oh and here is a tip that fools a lot of people. Many scammers know that if they mention either "Nigeria" or "Africa" in their scams, people will run for the hills. So they will often say they are in the UK and give you a +44070xxxx UK phone contact to try to fool you into thinking they really are in the UK, +44 being the UK country code. Except that the phone number (070)is actually being redirected to Nigeria, to the scammers cell phone. Not to advertise, but there is a website that gives free UK redirect #'s to Nigeria as well as other countries. A clever lad will also photoshop perfect looking UK Passports and other fake ID to help give the illusion he is in the UK, so be aware of these tactics if you are dealing with somebody over the internet.
Guest 30-Aug-2009 11:47
Thank You John. I actually ended up here because I was looking for a contact for the Ghana police and that led me to the board here. You are 100% correct on warning people not to post their e-mail addresses on the internet, especially forums and guestbooks. The scammers used e-mail harvesters to scour websites to give them 1000's of e-mails to send their scams to. For people that are interested in how these criminals work, to start go do an internet search for "guestbook, guyman". You will find 1000's of entries on this. When you go to the guestbook you will see entries like "I DON LAND HERE KEEP OFF OOOOOOOOOOO" usually from mugu@mugu.com. This is a scammer telling other scammers that he has claimed the e-mail addresses in that guest book as his and telling others not to use them. Of course most other scammers dont care and harvest the mail anyhow......anyway, I will be happy to check this board from time to time and if anybody has any questions or if they think they are being scammed, I'll do the best to help you. I'll never ask for one cent or anything personal about you. I most of their scams like the back of my hand. Next of Kin scams, consignment scams, wash-wash scams, sweetheart scams, fake lotteries, ATM cards, bank flashing, gold dust, work at home, check scams, etc etc......Though I have to say in advance that if you have been scammed and lost money, it is gone forever and you'll have to consider it a lesson learned. The scammers work out of internet cafes and use fake names in their scams so they can hide like rats. It is next to impossible to have these people arrested. They mostly use Western Union to receive most of their money because once the money leaves the WU office, it is untraceable. The police and other Law Enforcement are almost powerless to help you because the scams take place overseas in most cases.....Anyway, glad to be here and help out in any way I can!
JOHN 30-Aug-2009 09:30
HI CK,
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.
YOU ARE 100% IN THE RIGHT, BECAUSE "SMILE" IS IN FACT A NIGERIAN, DESPIT TELLING EVERYONE ON THIS SITE THAT HE IS A GHANAIAN!!
HE HAS BROUGHT THIS NIGERIAN SCAM TO GHANA, AND IS TRYING TO FOOL PEOPLE ON THIS SITE, SO THAT HE CAN GET MONEY, OR TO BE MORE CORRECT, TO SCAM MORE MONEY FROM THEM!!
I HAVE WARNRD PEOPLE WHO USE THIS SITE ABOUT THIS ALREADY, BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE USING THIS SITE!
I HAVE SUGGESTED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SCAMMED, TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM, AND THAT'S WHY I AM HAPPY AT YOUR POSTING!
IT'S BAD ENOUGH TO BE SCAMMED ONCE!
WELCOME C K, AND MAYBE WE CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO POST ON THIS SITE, AND IT WILL COST THEM NOTHING.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO NEVER POST YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS ON THIS SITE, OR INDEED ANY OTHER SITE LIKE IT, AS "SCAMMERS" LOOK AT THESE SITES, AND YOU WILL ONLY HAVE 100'S OF MORE SCAMMERS E-MAILING YOU.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD C K, AND PEOPLE CAN USE YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE!!
TILL NEXT TIME, GOD BLESS TO ALL, AND MOST OF ALL, NEVER EVER, SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE THAT YOU HAVE NEVER MET IN PERSON, NO MATTER HOW WELL THAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW THEM, AND USE THE ADDRESS'S THAT I HAVE GIVEN ON THIS SITE TO REPORT "SCAMS", AND PLEASE DON'T THROW GOOD MONEY, AFTER BAD!!
STAY SAFE, AND REMEMBER THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO ON THE INTERNET,
BEST REGARDS,
JOHN....
CK 29-Aug-2009 14:58
This "Smile" character is pulling a variation of a Nigerian format to steal people's money from them. The Nigerian's pretend to be EFCC or some crime-fraud division that promises to help scammed people get their money back, all for a small "fee of course. Smile is using the same technique except he is pretending to be a good samaratin instead of a anti-fraud unit like the Nigerians do. I've been involved with fighting internet scams for the better part of 5 years now so the formats are very familiar to me.

That was a nice catch of the "guests" giving those phony testimonials, all using the same spelling of a small "i". The scammers sometimes are to clever for their own good.
Guest 27-Aug-2009 00:54
John,I think you have hit the nail on the head. I am so glad you brought that out.
Guest 22-Aug-2009 01:11
TO GUEST FROM AMERICA.............
I THINK YOU HAVE JUST HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD........THESE WERE MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY....BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM GLAD THAT IT WAS YOU, AND NOT I THAT NOTICED THAT!
MOST AMERICANS HAVE GOOD GRAMMER, AND SELDOM MAKE A LOT OF SPELLING ERRRORS...THEY WOULD ONLY BE KEYBOARD MISTAKES......
SOMETHING TO TAKE NOTE OF, AND YOU MADE THIS VERY POINT......A LOT OF GHANAIANS, AND NIGERIANS AS WELL NEARLY ALWAYS USE A SMALL "I"..LIKE THIS IN THEIR SPELLING.
ITS USALLY A SIGN TO BE VERY WARY OF, AND I AM DELIGHTED THAT YOU WERE ASTUTE ENOUGH TO NOTICE IT....FAIR PLAY TO YOU..
THANKS FOR THAT, AND KEEP WELL,
BEST REGARDS,
JOHN.
Guest 21-Aug-2009 23:13
John, is it just me or have you noticed a pattern in the recent positive remarks about DaSmile? It seems they repeatedly refer to him exactly the same way. a good guy 15-Aug-2009 07:25. Smile is a good guy 11-Aug-2009 04:57. Being American this terminology sounds a little odd. Additionally, I have noticed the person fails to capitalize "i" in most cases.
Guest 21-Aug-2009 09:13
TO JIM,
Thanks for that Jim.
It shows that you are a caring person, because otherwise you would not have bothered to look up this Site after you found out about your own case.
I think that "SMILE" has now dug a HOLE for himself, and no amount of explaining from him can now change that!
Also, I am sure that there are other people that he took MONEY from, or like your case, asked them for MONEY!!
I really wish you all the best for the Future, and I guarantee you that you will meet someone special some day, but not from Africa!!!
Again, I have this advise for people.
BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL IF YOU ARE IN CONTACT FROM ANYONE FROM EITHER GHANA, OR NIGERIA, BECAUSE IN 99% OF CASES YOU ARE IN CONTACT WITH A SCAMMER, BECAUSE THEY WORK IN GROUPS, AND YOU ARE PROBABLY TALKING TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON, BECAUSE THEY WORK IN SHIFTS!
THEY WILL PLAY ON YOUR EMOTIONS WITH THEIR SAD STORYS, WHICH ARE ALL LIES ANYWAY, BECAUSE IF YOU THINK YOU ARE TALKING TO A MAN IN THESE COUNTRYS, YOU ARE IN FACT TALKING TO EITHER A BOY OR A MAN.
THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL SCAMMERS, AND THEY ARE GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO!
LIKEWISE FOR THE LADIES!
IF YOU ARE TALKING TO A MAN IN THESE COUNTRIES, ITS A SCAM!!
THEY ALL SHARE INFORMATION BETWEN THEMSELVES ABOUT THEIR CONTACTS, AND WHEN THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SCAMMED IS SUFFERING EITHER FINANCIALLY OR EMOTIONALLY, THEY ARE LIVING THE HIGH LIFE AND ARE LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE WESTERN UNION OFFICES, AFTER THEY MAKE THEIR "KILL"!!
IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR FRIENDSHIP OR LOVE, THEN BE VERY CAREFUL ON DATING SITES!!
THESE SITES ARE COMBED DAILY BY THESE SCAMMERS, AND THE USUAL APPROACH IS THAT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THEY WILL CONTACT PEOPLE ON THESE SITES, AND NEVER SAY THAT THEY ARE FROM GHANA, OR NIGERIA!!
AFTER INITIAL CONTACT, AND SOMETIME LATER, THEY WILL THEN SAY THAT THEY ARE EITHER HAVE GONE TO AFRICA, OR THEIR PARENTS BROUGHT THEM THERE UNEXPECTANTLY!
THEN THE LIES BEGIN!
SOUNDS FAMILIAR?
YES, BECAUSE THATS ONE OF THEIR APPROACHES, AND THEY ARE HEARTLESS!!
ONCE YOU PUBLISH OR GIVE ANY OF THEM YOUR OERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS, YOUR PHONE NUMBER, YOU HAVE A BIG PROBLEM!
THEY WILL NEVER RELENT!
ALL THEY WANT IS MONEY, AND THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET IT!!
I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF PEOPLE EVEN BEING KIDNAPPED, OR TORTURED, OR KILLED BY THESE "SCUM OF THE EARTH".
THESE PEOPLE WENT TO GHANA IN PARTICULAR, EITHER TO MEET THEIR "LOVED ONES" OR TO BUY GOLD, AND THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED FOREVER!
PEOPLE ON DATING SITES SHOULD STAY NEARER TO HOME, AND THAT WILL LESSER THE DANGER, BUT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THE BAD, AS WELL AS THE GOOD!!
I HAVE GIVEN DETAILS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS ON THIS SITE, ABOUT SCAMMERS, SO PLEASE, PLEASE READ MY OTHER POSTINGS!
IF YOU DO, AND USE COMMON SENSE, THEN YOU CAN SAVE YOURSELF MONEY, EMOTIONAL TRAUMA, AND POSSIBLY YOUR LIFE, AND I AM NOT OVERSTATING OR DRAMITISING ANYTHING!!
I BEG ANYONE WHO IS IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE IN GHANA, OR NIGERIA, TO BE VERY CAREFUL, AND WOULD EVEN TELL THEM TO BREAK ALL CONTACT, NO MATTER HOW "REAL" THE PERSON APPEARS TO BE!!
GO TO THE SITE www.Delphi.com, AND SEE ALL THE 1,000s of SCAMMERS, AND SEE THE STORIES OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN SCAMMED. IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO READ ABOUT IT, AND THOSE "SCUM" WHO WREAK HAVOC IN GOOD PEOPLES LIVES!!
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, THEN PLEASE ASK THEM ON THIS SITE.
I PROMISE THAT I WILL ANSWER.
IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT I AM PREACHING, BECAUSE WHAT I AM OR HAVE BEEN STATING OS FACT, SO BEWARE!!
ALL THE BEST TO EVERYONE ON THIS SITE.
MAY GOD WATCH OVER YOU ALL, AND PLEASE STAY SAFE!!
TILL THE NEXT TIME,
MY BEST REGARDS,
JOHN...............
Jim 20-Aug-2009 21:28
I promised John that I would come back every once in a while & check on DaSmile-----All I have to say is---2 good deeds does NOT overlook 1 bad one. If DaSmile asked me for $500.00, then somewhere down the line he'll do it again.
Guest 15-Aug-2009 07:25
I contacted Smile sometime back and he never asks of money, I guess he must have changed his stand. When i sent him the picture of the lady that i was talking to he just said it was a scam and i should not contact her again. He offered to help me look for a good woman if i need any and also added that i should concentrate on doing other things with my money. He also said there were good looking girls in America, if I relaxed and pray I was going to get the right person. I think is a good guy. Let’s not crucify him for his good deed, I can testify to that.
Guest 14-Aug-2009 11:36
FOR GUEST OF 13th AUGUST @ 19:48 HOURS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY, AND THE SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION REGARDING "SMILE".
THIS VINDICATES WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT "SMILE".
HE IS JUST USING THIS SITE TO GET PEOPLE TO CONTACT HIM, BECAUSE IT IS A NICE LITTLE EARNER FOR HIM!
YOU DID THE WISE THING BY NOT CONTINUEING TO TALK TO HIM, WHEN HE ASKED YOU FOR MONEY!.
I AM SURE THAT YOU HAD LOST ENOUGH MONEY, AND IT WAS NO USE WASTING MORE OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!
THAT IS WHY I SAID THAT WHAT "SMILE" DOES IS ALSO A SCAM!!
I HAVE ALREADY GONE INTO ENOUGH DETAIL ABOUT HIS SCAM ALREADY!
THE FACT THAT HE SAID THAT HE NEVER ASKED ANYONE FOR MONEY, AND NOW YOU TELL US THAT HE DID, SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!
I JUST HOPE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WILL READ THESE MESSAGES, AND TAKE NOTE OF THEM!
ALSO, I AM NOT SURPRISED THAT THE POLICE WERE OF NO HELP, BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ONLY WANT MONEY AS WELL, AND WILL DO NOTHING FOR ANYONE UNLESS THEY ARE PAID TO DO IT!
IT'S A CULTURE OF GHANAIAN SOCIETY, THAT THEY WANT MONEY FROM PEOPLE TO EVEN DO THE JOB THAT THEY ARE PAID FOR, UNLESS YOU GIVE THEM A "BRIBE"!!
NO "BRIBE" NO HELP! HOW SAD!!
MOST OF THEM HAVE NO MORAL OR CIVIC VALUES AT ALL!!
HOWEVER, THERE IS SOME HOPE ON THE HORIZEN. A NEW POLICE CHIEF WAS APPOINTED IN MAY OF 2009, AND HE IS ADOPTING A "ZERO TOLERANCE" APPROACH TO MALPRACTISE IN THE GHANAIAN POLICE FORCE, BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET THIS IMPLEMENTED, AS THE POLICE FORCE THERE ARE VERY CORRUPT, AND IF YOU EVER VISIT GHANA, YOU WILL SEE AT FIRST HAND HOW THEY OPERATE!
I HAVE MANY STORIES REGARDING THEM, BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR THE PLACE!
IF YOU WANT TO SEND YOUR COMPLAINT TO THE POLICE, THEN SEND YOUR REGISTERED LETTER TO:
Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye,
IGP.,
Police Command & Control,
Ghana Police Service-HeadQuarters,
Accra,
Ghana.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU MARK IT PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL!!
TELL HIM THAT YOU HAVE SENT A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO YOUR EMBASSY!
ALSO SEND A COPY OF THE SAME LETTER TO YOUR EMBASSY IN ACCRA, OUTLINING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
YOU WILL FIND THE ADDDRESS'S OF ALL THE EMBASSYS ON GOOGLE!
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT ANYONE WILL EVER LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SCAMMED, AND IF ENOUGH PEOPLE WRITE TO THE POLICE CHIEF, AND INFORM THEIR EMBASSYS AS WELL, ACTION WILL BE TAKEN! IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BECAUSE THE "POWERS THAT BE" KNOW THAT THIS IS BAD PUBLICITY FOR GHANA!
REMEMBER, THAT TOURISM IS NOW GHANA'S 3RD BIGGEST MEANS OF REVENUE, AND AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT THERE SOME MONTHS AGO, THEY ARE TRYING HARDER THAN EVER TO PROMOTE TOURISM! THAT IS WHY THEY ARE NOW BECOMING CONSCIOUS OF THEIR IMAGE ABROAD!
SORRY THAT YOU WERE SCAMMED, BUT AT LEAST YOU WERE NOT SCAMMED BY "SMILE" AS WELL!
I WISH YOU THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE, AND YOU WILL GET OVER THIS, AND YOUR POST HERE WILL HELP OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL!
WITH MY BEST REGARDS,
JOHN
Guest 13-Aug-2009 19:48
For John, you are right,Smile is a wolf in sheeps clothing. I contacted him some months back, I could quickly tell where he was going so disappeared on him during conversation after couple minutes. I never gave him photos of my scammer or anything he asked for. He contacted me a couple days later trying get money for detective he hired for me.He tried to tell me George had just few moments before been picked up. What he did not no was George left a message on my phone while Smile was online trying to reach me. I did not waste my time answering him. The police were no help at all when contacted.
Guest 12-Aug-2009 12:34
I agree with Guest of 11th August. I think that it is bad enough that someone who has already lost Money to these Scammers, is asked to pay someone who has offered to do this for them on this Site....and for the Record, I think it is wrong for someone to call people who look for help on this Site as being foolish......They have already suffered enough, and don't need to be made feel worse.....Everyone have made mistakes in life....The least that they can expect on this Site is that they are treated with some kindness, and even some words of comfort!!!!!
Guest 11-Aug-2009 05:45
i don't support the idea of asking people for money. If you can't do the job don't do it.
Guest 11-Aug-2009 04:57
I am Linda from Florida and Smile has been of help to me in the past. I hope i see him someone time in the future. He saved me from Michael Brown who scammed me of over $75,000 dollars. Smile is a good guy, he never asked me to pay him any fees.
SMILE 11-Aug-2009 04:41
LET ME TEACH YOU HOW TO TRACK THIS PEOPLE. GET THEIR PHONE NUMBER FROM THE VICTIM. CALL THEM . ARRANGE A MEETING WITH THEM. GET CLOSE TO THEM AND TRY TO BE THEIR FRIEND. BUT YOU MUST USE A GIRL IF YOU ARE A GUY THEY WILL NEVER SEE YOU. AND NO WOMAN WILL JUST WANT TO MEET SOMEONE SHE DOES NOT KNOW. AND I WOULD NOT EVEN USE ANY OF MY FRIEND TO DO SUCH. THAT IS JUST A LITTLE OF WHAT IS DONE TO TRACK PEOPLE DOWN. YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY ME FOR THIS LECTURE. I AM SURE YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN ACCRA. TELL THEM TO HELP YOU TRACK SCAMMERS IN NIMA.
SMILE 11-Aug-2009 04:28
THANKS FOR THOSE QUESTIONS...........IF I RECEIVE CONTACTS FROM PEOPLE EVERY NOW AND THEN ASKING ME TO HELP AND THEY KEEP SENDING ME EMAILS TO HELP I DO ALL I CAN TO HELP AND IF THE THING IS GOING TO PUT ME IN DANGER I HAVE TO PAY OTHERS TO GET THE WORK DONE FOR THEM. DON'T COME HERE AND CLAIM THE PASTOR THAT YOU ARE NOT SAYING YOU WOULD JUST DO SOMETHING FOR THEM WITH YOUR OWN MONEY EVEN IF THEY KEEP BEGGING AND ASKING YOU TO HELP THEM GET THINGS DONE. LIKE I MENTIONED TO YOU EALIER, I HAVE ASSISTED A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WITHOUT COLLECTING ANYTHING FROM THEM. SOME JUST SEND ME PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE THEY CLAIM THEY KNOW AND I TELL THEM THE PICTURES ARE FAKE. BUT SOME PEOPLE NEED MORE THAN THAT THEY TELL THEY WANT TO KNOW WHERE THIS SCAMMERS STAY, THEY WANT TO KNOW THEIR REAL NAMES, THEY WANT TO GET THEM ARRESTED. THOSE ARE THINGS I CAN'T DO AND IF THOSE THINGS ARE TO BE DONE. THEY HAVE TO BE PAID FOR. I AM HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TO GHANA AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THE POLICE HERE TO DO ANY KIND OF INVESTIGATION ON SOMEONE THEY DON'T KNOW AND IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM SOMETHING I BET IT WILL BE A WASTE OF TIME FOR YOU. MY BROTHER LET'S BE REASONABLE AND TALK SENSE. YOU SAY MOST OF THIS SCAMERS ARE 10YRS OLD........ THAT IS A VERY WRONG IDEA YOU ARE GIVING THIS PEOPLE. THOSE 10YRS OLD KIDS ARE SPONSORED BY MOST OF THIS MALAMS AND THE MALAMS ARE ALWAYS TOO SPIRITUAL. MOST OF THIS GUYS STAY IN NIMA AND NEW TOWN AND THEY ARE READY TO DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT THEIR POCKET. I AM SURE YOU KNOW THAT I AM NOT A HUNGRY MAN BECAUSE IF GHANA IF YOU CAN BUY A TICKET TO VISIT AMERICA THEN YOU ARE WELL TO DO. I WOULD NOT TAKE ANYTHING FROM ANY VICTIM TO ENRICH MYSELF. I AM A GHANAIAN AND YOU ARE NOT. SO I KNOW THE SYSTEM HERE AND I KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED TO BE DONE AND WHAT GOES ON AROUND HERE. YOU CAN RELOCATE TO GHANA TO HELP VICTIMS TRACK THIS THIEVES FOR FREE. YOU ARE AN AMERICAN YOU ARE NOT AT RISK AT ALL. ONCE YOU TRACK 1.2.3 THEN YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT AS EASY AS YOU THINK IT IS. ONE A POLICEMAN ARREST SOMEONE HERE WHAT YOU JUST NEED TO BE DONE IS GIVE THE POLICEMAN SOMETHING AND THE POLICEMAN WOULD TELL YOU WHO AND WHO WAS INVOLVED IN TRACKING YOU. WITH ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE YOU WANT ME TO KILL MYSELF OR YOU WANT THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO DO THIS JOB TO ALSO GET THEM SELF KILLED. PLEASE ALWAYS THINK BEFORE YOU MAKE STATEMENTS. THANK YOU
Guest 08-Aug-2009 11:35
FOR SMILE..........aka DA SMILE...
FIRST OF ALL I HAVE THIS QUESTION TO ASK YOU;
HAS ANYONE EVER ASKED YOU TO RISK YOUR LIFE LOOKING FOR SCAMMERS?
THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO!!!!
1.YOU WERE THE "GREAT CRUSADER" WHO CAME ON THIS SITE, POSTING YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND TELLING PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD HELP THEM!!
2.YOU THEN SAID THAT YOU HAD MARRIED AN AMERICAN LADY, AND THAT SHE ASKED YOU NOT TO DO THIS ANYMORE, AND YOU THEN PUT A "POSTING" ON THIS SITE, SAYING THAT YOU WERE NOT HELPING ANYONE ANYMORE BECAUSE YOUR WIFE SAID THAT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS!
IF THAT WAS A TRUTHFUL STATEMENT, THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STILL ANSWERING E-MAILS, AND THEN TELLING THESE PEOPLE, LIKE THE AMERICAN WHO CONTACTED YOU,THAT YOU WOULD TRACE THE PERSON FOR HIM, IF HE PAID YOU $500!!
GET REAL!!
3.IF YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO CHARGE MONEY TO TRACE THESE "SCAMMERS" THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT WHEN YOU CAME ON THIS SITE!!....BUT YOU DID NOT EVER SAY THAT!
INSTEAD YOU WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO CONTACT YOU PRIVATELY, AND THEN YOU TELL THEM THAT IT WILL COST THEM!
TO ME THAT IS A "SCAM", NO MATTER WHAT WAY YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN IT!!
4. YOU SAID "I WONDER HOW YOU GUYS THINK SOMETIMES".
WELL IT TELLS ME A LOT ABOUT YOU,WHEN YOU CALL PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING SCAMMED, OR ABOUT TO BE SCAMMED "STUPID".
THATS A TYPICAL NIGERIAN/GHANA WAY OF SAYING THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE "MUGU'S"( STUPID)!
COINCIDENTALLY,THAT IS THE KIND OF LANGUAGE THAT "SCAMMERS" USE.
5. IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME HOW YOU TRACK THESE "SCAMMERS" DOWN, BY USING A "COMPANY", WELL THEN YOU MIGHT MAKE MORE SENSE!
6. AS YOU AND I KNOW, THERE ARE 1,000's OF THESE CAFES ALL OVER GHANA, AND IN ACCRA ITSELF, SOME EVEN USING FAKE IP ADDRESSES, SO HOW CAN YOU TRACE ANYONE UNLESS YOU HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE PEOPLE WHO CONTACT YOU.
THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE MOST OF THE WORK, AND YET YOU ASK THEM TO "PAY YOU" FOR YOUR "SERVICE"
7. ALSO, AS YOU ARE AWARE, MOST OF THESE SCAMS ARE DONE BY YOUNG BLACK GUYS, SOMETIMES AS YOUNG AS 10 YEARS OF AGE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TRACING THEM WOULD PUT YOUR LIFE IN DANGER!
I HAVE YET TO HEAR OF ANYONE WHO TRACKED DOWN A SCAMMER BEING KILLED IN GHANA, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT SOUND SO DRAMATIC!
FINALLY, HOW WAS IT THAT I WAS ABLE TO TRACK THE "SCAMMER" ANITA ADAMS, FOR THAT GENTLEMAN IN THE USA, AND NOT CHARGE HIM EVEN A CENT, AND I DID IT ANONOMYOUSLY?
HAVE YOU NO FEELINGS FOR THESE PEOPLE, WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCAMMED OUT OF A LOT OF MONEY, AND ARE AT THAT TIME EMOTIONALLY VUNERABLE?
REMEMBER, YOU VOLUNTEERED FOR THAT SERVICE, NO ONE FORCED YOU!
SO TO FINISH, THE GOOD NAME OF GHANA IS BEING DESTROYED BY THESE PEOPLE, AND YOU CERTAINLY DON'T HELP EITHER, BY ASKING FOR MONEY!!
SO AS I SAID BEFORE, DO YOURSELF AND THE PEOPLE ON THIS SITE A FAVOUR, AND STAY OFF IT!
YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE A JOB, BUT LIKE MOST GHANAIANS, AND NIGERIANS, YOU THINK THAT THE WORLD OWES YOU A LIVING!
JOHN


SMILE 08-Aug-2009 03:51
MOST OF THIS PEOPLE USE MAGICAL POWERS AND THEY ARE NOT JUST EASY TO DEAL WITH. NOBODY WILL DO AN ASSIGNMENT FOR ME TO GET SOMEONE IF HE OR SHE DO NOT GET SOMETHING TO MOTIVATE HE/SHE. YOU DON'T ALSO EXPECT ME TO LEAVE WHATEVER I AM DOING TO START WOALKING THE STREETS OF ACCRA TRACKING SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW WITHOUT GIVING THE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO GIVE ME INFORMATION. IN ACCRA NOBODY WILL JUST PASS INFORMATIONS TO YOU WITHOUT GETTING SOMETHING FROM YOU. IF YOU SAY YOU HAVE LIVED HERE THEN YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. I HAVE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE AND I HAVE NEVER ASKED MONEY FROM THEM BUT IF YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS RISKY,YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE I WILL NEED TO INVOLVE OTHER PEOPLE WHO KNOWS HOW TO TRACK THEM. JUST IMAGINE THAT SOMEONE CALLED ME YESTERDAY SAYING THAT HE WANTED TO SEND $4900 IN ACCRA. IT SOUNDED STUPID TO ME. KI HAD TO TELL HIM TO SEND IT TO ME IF HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO USE HIS MONEY FOR AND IF I ASK THEM TO PAY TO GET THEIR JOB DONE FOR THEM THEY SAY IT A SCAM. I WONDER HOW YOU GUYS THINK SOMETIMES. I AM NOT A JOBLESS MAN YOU KNOW. DA-SMILE
SMILE 08-Aug-2009 03:36
IT IS STUPID FOR ANYONE TO TELL ME THAT I SHOULD GO OUT THERE RISK MY LIFE JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO HELP. WHAT HE ASKED ME TO DO WAS NOT A EASY TASK AND MOST OF THIS SCAMMERS WON;T TAKE IT EASY TO SEE SOMEONE TAKE AWAY WHAT THEY EAT FROM. I HAVE TO INVOLVE PEOPLE AND GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO GET THIS WHOLE THING DONE. SO IF YOU THINK I WOULD RISK MY LIFE OR THAT OF MY FRIENDS FOR YOUR STUPIDITY PLEASE THINK AGAIN. SMILE (DA-SMILE)
Guest 06-Aug-2009 09:41
TO MY FRIEND IN USA........RE..ANITA ADAMS...ACCRA, GHANA.
I am delighted that I was of help in finding her/him for you.
She/he has been Scamming people for Years..and thats why she/he is good!!
The Photo that she/he sent you, may be a Stolen Photo of another person, because they download these Pictures from diferent Sites.
Lately they have been using a lot of Photos of Raven Riley, a noted Porn Star in the USA. SO EVERYONE.........BEWARE!!
I am really sorry that you have lost $3,000 to this Scammer, but thank God I was able to help you, and you can put it down to a BAD EXPERIENCE!!
Thank God also that you found this SITE, because you could have lost a lot more!!
ALL THAT I NOW ASK YOU IN RETURN IS FOR YOU TO LOOK AT THIS SITE FROM TIME TO TIME, AND IF "SMILE" OR "DA SMILE" OR WHATEVER HIS NAME IS, COMES ON THIS SITE, THAT YOU POST THE EMAIL THAT HE SENT YOU, LOOKING FOR THE $500 HERE.
THIS WILL ENSURE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOT "SCAMMED" OR ATTEMPTED TO BE SCAMMED BY HIM!!
THE ONLY PERSON THAT HE WANTS TO HELP, IS HIMSELF, AND HE CAN DO THAT IF VUNERABLE PEOPLE SEND HIM MONEY!!
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CATCH OUT,AND FIND OUT ABOUT THESE SCAMMERS, AND I WILL TRY TO HELP ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT THEY ARE BEING SCAMMED, AND I ASSURE YOU, IT WILL NOT COST THEM ANYTHING!
IT WILL BE DONE ANONOMYOUSLY!!
ANYWAY, AFTER YOUR POSTING, AND MINE, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WILL HEAR FROM THIS GUY "SMILE" OR "DA SMILE" AGAIN!!
GLAD THAT I WAS OF HELP, AND TAKE CARE IN THE FUTURE!!
REGARDS,
JOHN
Jim 06-Aug-2009 02:03
The people at the data department of her network service are demanding that i pay them $500 before they give me any information about her address and real name and you and i know i don't have that money to pay them. That is why i just kept mute

This is a copy & paste of the email I recieved from DaSmile......I just want everybody to know that I wasnt making it up.

I want to that you very much John for directing me to Google & the web site....Yes, thats her & to think I have sent her over $3,000.....I even sold things so I could send her money.
I really think I'm going to email only people in the good old USA from now on...AGAIN---THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Guest 05-Aug-2009 21:53
FOR SMILE,
HOW DARE YOU COME ON THIS SITE, AND TRY TO TAKE MONEY $500, FROM THAT MAN IN AMERICA, SAYING THAT A "COMPANY" WAS CHARGING YOU THAT AMOUNT TO FIND THIS GIRL'S ADDRESS!!
HE HAD ALREADY GIVEN THE ADDRESS TO YOU.
YOU STATE ON THIS SITE THAT YOU WOULD HELP PEOPLE, BUT IS THIS WHAT YOU DO WHEN THEY E-MAIL YOU PRIVATELY? ASK THEM FOR MONEY?
IN EFFECT YOU ARE USING THIS SITE FOR YOUR OWN GAME!!
IS THAT NOT "SCAMMING" AS WELL!!
YOU KNOW HOW LITTLE MONEY THAT THIS MAN HAD, AND YET YOU WANTED TO CHARGE HIM THAT MONEY!
HE HAS ALREADY LOST THE MONEY, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, THAT HE HAS ALREADY SENT TO THAT SCAMMER!
IF YOU ARE USING THIS SITE FOR THAT PURPOSE, THEN YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN THE "SCAMMERS" THAT YOU SAY THAT YOU WILL "TRACK DOWN".
I KNOW THAT THERE IS NO SUCH "COMPANY" IN GHANA, BECAUSE IF THERE WAS, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE PHONE NUMBER, AND THE ADDRESS TO THAT AMERICAN MAN!
WHY WERE YOU ACTING AS A GO BETWEEN?
YOU ARE THE "COMPANY" SMILE, SO I THINK THAT IT IS TIME THAT YOU GOT OFF THIS SITE, PRETENDING TO BE THE GREAT CRUSADER.
ANYONE WHO TRYS TO DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING, IS AS BAD AS THE SCAMMERS!
THIS PERSON WANTED HELP, AND NOT TO HAVE TO BE PAYING YOU MONEY FOR NOTHING!
ALSO, DID YOU TELL HIM THAT YOU WERE FROM NIGERIA, AND NOT FROM GHANA!
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE 419 SCAMS STARTED THERE, AND HAVE NOW FOUND THEIR WAY TO GHANA!
DO EVERYONE WHO GOES ON THIS SITE A FAVOUR, AND STOP PUTTING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HERE, BECAUSE YOU ARE ONLY SOLICITING MONEY WHEN PEOPLE FEEL VUNERABLE.
YOU ARE ONE OF THE "SHEEP" IN "WOLVES" CLOTHING THAT I WAS REFERRING TO IN MY OTHER EMAILS OF THE LAST WEEK!
I KNOW ALL ABOUT GHANA, SMILE, I HAVE SPENT ENOUGH TIME THERE,AND I ALSO MET ENOUGH PEOPLE LIKE YOU THERE, TO LAST ME A LIFETIME!
IF YOU TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS TO GET NOTICED, SO CAN I!

JOHN

Guest 05-Aug-2009 15:26
FOR GUEST 3rd Aug 05.08.
IMPORTANT!!
If she has given you that name, then she is a SCAMMER!!! BIG TIME!!
What you do is just Google the Name Anita Adams.
When the Page opens, just scroll down to Anita Adams across the United States.
When that Page opens, scroll down that Page, and you willsee the heading" View more results for Anita Adams.
Just enter Anita Adams,Accra, Ghana, and when that Page opens, again just scroll down the Page, and there you will see all the Information about the SCAMMER Anita Adams, with Messages she has sent, along with Photos!
Just let me know if this was of some help.
If it is her, please don't feel too bad.
You are not the first to be Scammed, and believe me you will not be the last!
In any case, just let me know if this was of any help!
If not, I can tell you another way to find out!
Best Regards,
JOHN
Guest 03-Aug-2009 05:58
For 7 months now I have been emailing a lady in Accra, Ghana. She says her name is Anita Adams, . She claims she lost her ID card so, all mail & W. U. is to be sent to a different name...(I have the names if somebody wants them) About every 2 weeks she wants money for food, rent, electric & etc. $20.00 is enough...She asks for more but accepts that. About 5 months ago she started on this having gold. Pictures & LEGAL papers that will allow her to take it out of Accra. I told her to keep the gold I didnt want it. Just a week ago she was going to lose all the gold because the goverment was going to take it all for taxes unless she left at once to come to me. Well, I didnt send her $855.00 plane fare......She hasnt mentioned it for about 5 days now. I have priced plane fares & for me to buy a ticket for her to come here is $1800............BUT she claims she can get a reduced rate of $855.00.....I have at least 20 pictures of her but, now she claims she & her mother are so broke she cant afford to have any pictures taken......All the pictures that I have are 2 years old or more. Shes of mixed race. Her Dad was white & mother black.
I have her PO Box number & I have her actual home address. I am alot older then she is but she says age is nothing but numbers....If she is a scammer she is REALLY GOOD....I do know its a women because I have called & talked to her on the phone....She no longer has a phone because (she says) it broke.. About a month ago I was readintg a web site & someone by the name of Dsmile said they could help people......I emailed him & he said he would help.......After about 3 emails I heard nothing for 2 weeks so I emailed him back....NOW GET THIS---He said that some company wanted $500.00 to give him her real name & address.....I already gave him her real name & address. Now to me that sounds like a scam but in a different way.....I have went to the web site www.delphifaq.com & it shows me nothing.......What am I doing wrong??? I'm in the states & on Social Security..I make very little money every month....How can I find out if this girl is for real or a very gifted scammer???? I really need help......Thank you very much
Guest 31-Jul-2009 21:03
FOR DT.
My pleasure to try to help.
Just to say that the Site is www.Delphifaq.com, and you will see how there are many very good people there who spend a lot of their valueble time in tracking down these Scammers, then exposing them on that Site,and also making people aware of who these people are, and also how they operate.
You will see hundreds of Case historys of honest people who were either Scammed, or were in the process of being Scammed until they found that Site.
You will be able to expose your Scammer there, and then you will help other people that he will try to Scam in the future.
These Scammers do not give up easily, and just remember that this Scammer, who has your Email Address, will try and contact you using a different Name, and a completely different Story. So beware!!
Remember that these Scammers are the SCUM of the EARTH, most of whom have never worked a DAY in their lives, and all they want is easy MONEY!!
I wish you the best for the future, but always remember to be vey, very careful on the Internet, because there are a lot of people out there pretending to be SHEEP, when in fact they are WOLVES in SHEEPS clothing!!
With my best Regards to everyone,
JOHN
Guest 31-Jul-2009 19:06
Hello everyone and thanks so much John for ur comforting words and the site to look for help. I really appreciate u getting back with me as fast as u did. I will look into the information given and once again thanks a million.
May God bless,
DT
Guest 30-Jul-2009 22:14
Sorry DT,
I meant to say "most especially Africa ".
JOHN
Guest 30-Jul-2009 22:03
For The Attention of DT.
Hello DT,
I have just been reading your E-Mail on this Site.
Please don't feel too bad, because you were Scammed. Just thank God that you found out in time.
You are not the first person that this has happened to, and believe me, you will get over it.
You were very lucky. Many people have lost fortunes to these people, and it will take them years to get over it.
They will also have to get over the motional trauma as well.
None of us like to think that we were so guillable, but then these people are very clever and professional at what they do, so you will just have to put it down to experience, and this experience, bad as it seems, will serve you in good stead in the future.
Be very careful of who you talk to on the Internt, because a lot of these people have no scruples at all. Remember that you are really talking to faceless people, no matter what they profess to you.They will invoke the Name of God, claim that they are good Christians, and that they are nice people!
They do not care what Monetary, or Emotional loss that anyone suffers, because their PRIMARY PURPOSE is to gain peoples trust, and then SCAM them.
I have been in Ghana, and in Nigeria, on a long Holiday for the last 9 Months, and I saw at first hand how these people operate, so I know what I am talking about.
Now I am going to give you the Name of an anti-Scammer Site, and I promise you that they will give you great help.
The Name of the Site is www.Delfifaq.com, and there are a few American people on that Soite who will be able to help you. They have tracked down Scammers from all over the World, but most especially, because that is where most of these Scams emanate from.
Just open the Site, and Log onto any of the pages that appear.
Then go to the last Page, and you will see what I am talking about.
You have no need to worry about your Safety on this Site, because it is all anonomous.
Make sure that you do not Post your EMAIL ADDRESS,if you look for help on that Site, because that is the last thing that they would want you to do.
I wish you well for the future, and remember that time heals everything!!
If you need any further advise, just Post an Anonomous Email on this Site again, and I will see your Initials, ie, DT.
God be with you,
JOHN
Guest 29-Jul-2009 20:05
Hello again I forgot to give Marty Law's email address that he is using, it is :
mlaw1964@yahoo.com please help me if u can. Thanks
DT
Guest 29-Jul-2009 20:00
Hello everyone I am writing because I meet this guy on Jacksonville singles and he told me he was living in Seminole Fla. with his one and only daughter, named Pearls, 7 yrs old and her mother died right after having her, due to GI Tract infection. He has been alone now for 7 years and looking for someone to spend his life with and in one day he told me that he was in love and that I was God sent, his angel. He also stated that he owns a construction company and he just won a contract of millions of dollars in West Africa, called the West Africa Project, Tinapa. He was leaving for Niegera on this Weds but will be back in 2 weeks. He showed me photos of his large expensive home and sport car. He also showed me photos of himself and his daughter. He stated that his Nanny was going to watch the child while he was away and he can trust her because she has been in their life for over 5 yrs now. He is Africa but resided in London most of his life with his mother but no father in the picture. He has alot of money in the bank and on Friday he had to withdraw 289,000 out to give the agents to buy the project in Africa, the place would be built with airport, amazement parks, shopping malls etc. He stated that he didn't have his cell phone to call me but he would call me from his computer. He did call but the number was privated on the caller ID. He also allowed me to chat with his nanny, billy jo claxton from seminole county and I completed a background check on her and there is a person by that name residing in seminole county, so I don't know how he got that person correct information and was posing her as the nanny? This guy was very good and always use the word, Baby, i, angel and ok. He stopped chatting with me when I told him about what I found out concerning scamming in Africa, so he doesn't call or chat with me any more. I did see him still on the single dating site with someone pics and foney information. I am so disappointment in those dating sites because they just breed people of deception. His information is:
Marty Law, age 44, resides in Seminole County, address: 10570 66th Ave North Seminole, Fla. In his photo he is wearing a blue shirt and tie with low hair cut very handsome man, stated he is 6'3 but I know that is all untrue. So, I just wanted to let all of u reading this site be aware of this person and be very wise when chatting with anyone, if that person can't give u a phone number to contact him or correct address then please be careful and watch what u are telling them because they could do some really damaging things to u. Can anyone tell me if they have chatted with a Marty Law, from Seminole, Fla. ? Thanking u all in advance.
PS I want to thank Smile for all his help on this site. God bless
DT
Guest 28-Jul-2009 23:08
answering for Smile, yes the person has to pay taxes.When i send things to Ghana my husband has to pay the taxes. BUT, there is one thing, do not put the price on the items they will tax more than its worth...
Guest 27-Jul-2009 20:06
SALLY,
I have just returned from Ghana, after spending 6 Months there, and I stayed for some time at the Novotel Hotel in Accra. If I had a $ or a Ł for every time that I was approached to buy Gold when I was there, I would be a wealthy man. It is one of the biggest SCAMS that these people use. I am sorry to say that a lot of people are motivated by GREED! Unforunately its inherent in all all of us.
Look at all the people who lost Millions of Dollars with the Financier in America, the "Guy" who was sentenced to 150 Years in Jail, about a Month ago.( His Name escapes me at this moment).
As you are aware, there is a saying, that if it looks too good to be true, then its not true!
Your Father-in-Law will not listen to advise at this stage, because of EGO. It's a human trait that we all have, when we don't like to admit that we are wrong. However,when he goes to meet this "Musaf", if that is really his name, then he will be faced with a dose of reality.
I am not preaching Sally, but I am going to tell you now, that this "Musaf" may well meet with your Father-in-Law in Philidelfia, because he will be "Banrolled" by his friends, and if it he is not there himself, he will have a "Friend" in the States pretending that he is "Mustaf", and he will be well briefed!
However, he will not have "Gold" with him, but he will have FORGED DOCUMENTS, which he will use as Testimonials that he has "Gold", and that he is a Miner.
These will BE FORGED BANK DOCUMENTS, and FORGED TESTIMONIALS, and anything else that he thinks that he needs to convince your Father-in-Law.
These will consist of Photos of his "GOLD MINE", and also Photos of the Gold.
Further, Sally, is your Father -in Law aware that a Bona Fide Gold Mine owner, would never use methods like these to sell Gold. Why would he share any of his Money with a third Party.
AS I have already told you that it is illegal to sell Gold from Ghana, unless it is all cleared by the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade.
I have already given you the Address of a Reputable Detective Agency in New York to contact. They will tell you in 7 Days whether this person is who he purports to be, and their Charges for this Service are very reasonable.
To me, based on what you have said, I think that is your only hope.
I do really wish you all the best in your endevour, and I just hope that your Father-in Law will be safe. JOHN
Sally 27-Jul-2009 14:45
Thank you, John. We are well aware that this is a scam, but my in-laws will not listen to any reason, including hearing it straight from an FBI officer. They are very upset for the pressure we've put on them and the idea that we could think they are that dumb! They believe this man is a wonderful, Christian man. We have spent hours online studying about these scams and know of all the tell-tale signs. We are beside ourselves in trying to figure out how to convince them. My father in law is at this moment on his way to fly to Florida to meet "Musah" and the gold. We don't believe Musah will show up, but will come up with all kinds of reasons why he couldn't get there, and, of course, will need more money to help him. If anybody can help us understand how to approach them so their eyes will open, I would love some guidance.
Guest 27-Jul-2009 13:44
To Sally Re your Message of 9th July 2009.
This is a TYPICAL GHANAIAN SCAM. Just think of this for a minute! Why would a Gold Miner want to sell Gold Bars,and spend Months Weeks,and hours trying to get someone to "help them sell gold bars"? BE VERY CAREFUL, because this could lead to something WORSE than just getting caught for Money by a Scammer. Firstly, it is illegal in Ghana to sell Gold in this way. It all has to be documented properly by the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade. Gold is currently the No 1 export from Ghana, and is very strictly Regulated. My main concern is that should any of your In-Laws go to Ghana, that their lives will be in DANGER. Believe me this will be this person or persons next suggestion. After that, it is not uncommon for people to be either robbed or kidnapped for ransom. Currently in Ghana, there is a case going on where a German Business man, of Ghanaian descent, who was in Ghana to allegedly "buy Gold", and on arrrival he was allegedly assaulted in his Hotel Room. There are about 8 Police and Army Personell currently on trial regarding this alleged incident. It is alleged that all were involved in this SCAM. The man was allegedly badly beaten, and had allegedly had over $55,000, and other items stolen from him, and then was allegedly dumped on the road, just outside Tema. The reason I am using "allegedly" is because this CASE is currently being heard in Court in Accra! This is not the only one of these Scams that has happened in Ghana lately! One Month ago a German Lady, had over $40,000 taken from her in another type of SCAM. She had to travel to Ghana to attend the Trial of her Scammer. He got a long term in Prison, but the Money is gone, and now she may be wiser, but is a much poorer Person!!
My advise to you is to show this Email to your In-Laws, and if that does not suffice, then you should look for other help.
I can recommend that you contact www.Wymoo.com,and talk to a David Brooks, who is their Senior Investigator. They are a reputable "Detective Agency", and have there Offices in New York, and have Investigators all over the World. You can Google this Address ie www.wymoo.com, and you will get all the details there.
I wish you all the best, but please let me know what transpires, and do please take NOTE OF THE WARNINGS that I have have given you.
John
SMILE 24-Jul-2009 21:35
IF AN ADDRESS IS NIMA OR KANDA DO NOT SEND MONEY OR GIFT THERE. THEY ARE LOTS OF SCAMMERS THERE.
Guest 23-Jul-2009 17:29
Guest,
I have just spent nearly 9 Months in Ghana in the the last tear. I spent a lot of that time in Accra. Firstly I must say that it is a beautiful Country, with beatiful people. It is a very poor Country,with the average Wage being about 2 Ghana Cedi per day. (That is about $1.50, or 1 Euro). Yet, in the main, the people appear to be happy with their lot. Now that President Obama has been there,most people will now have heard of Cape Coast, and the History of the Slave Trade,because it was from here that most of the Slaves were sent to the "New World". If you read the History of that period,it was indeed the ultimate example of "mans inhumanity to man". In any case, that is not the reason for this Message. In my 9 Months there, I discovered some frightening things that are happening there, and people should take special notice of what I am about to say. Scoff if you like, but there are dark forces at work there, that we in the West have no understanding of at all! It has to do with Scamming, and it is is on a massive scale in Ghana. It is called "Sakawa", and it is the latest "weapon" that the Scammers are using.Sakawa is a Ritual that young men and some young girls undergo, to obtain occult powers, so that they can be VERY successful in scamming.Groups of these people go to a "Malam", or to a "Spiritualist", and what they sacrifice to gain these supernatural powers is very scary. Usually the Ritual is done with a group of 10 people. During the Ritual, the "Malam" or "Spiritualist" summons the power of Evil Spirits, and the Devil. It is occultism! After the Ritual, the people who took part then have to sleep in a coffin for 3 days. During this time, the "Malam" and or "Spiritualists" perform their various Chants, invoking the Evil Spirits, and the Devil. At the end of the 3 days, only 9 will emerge from the Coffins. One will be dead. That is the price that these people "pay" to obtain these supernatural powers, because if they survive, they will become very rich and successful SCAMMERS. There are many more parts to this Ritual, but I will not go into detail now. Suffice to say, that anyone who is in contact with anyone in Ghana, on the Internet, or by Phone, should be warned of this practise. These people have acquired THE POWER OF THE OCCULT, and I will say with confidence, that a lot of people reading this will have often wondered as to why they parted with their hard earned Money to people that they have never met face to face.
If any interest is shown in this, I will do a little Feature later, but for now, BE WARNED!!
Just a few other little things. In my research, I visited a lot of Internet Cafes, mostly in Accra, and the suburbs, and they are full of YOUNG BOYS, some as young as 8 years of age. These Cafes are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Children are even there in there School uniforms.
Some of these Scammers, having never worked a day in their lives, have BMW's Merc's etc., have large houses, and Properties. Also remember, that these people are mostly from very poor families and have never even been out of Ghana in their lives!!
As I said, scoff if you like, but you have been warned.
Also, remember, that there are very few WHITE GIRLS in Ghana, and those that are there are mostly professional people, or have very good jobs,and I can assure you that they do not spend their time on the Internet,or in the Cafes'.
Finally, I would say that in all the Cafes that I was in, that in most cases, possibly 90% of the people there were young boys. There were certainly very few girls.
Finally,I wish everyone on this Site the best of good fortune, but please be very careful. People have lost fortunes to Scammers, and will continue to do so. Just be careful that it is not you.May God be with you all. JOHN
Guest 21-Jul-2009 21:25
This is for SMILE. I made a shipment to a girl in Accra. Nothing big or expensive. Mainly just to see if she was scamming me. I figure cost was about equal to a night out so no big deal. Anyway I listed on the customs form what it was and placed a value of $50. The package has gotten to the post office, and she is telling me that they want her to pay $50 in taxes before they will let her have package. Sounds like B.S. to me. Do they charge like this? Especially being a gift.

thank you!
Guest 17-Jul-2009 15:14
Regarding a posting in April about a man named Micheal Obiri,....stay away..She was right on in her assessment. I too was fooled by the terms of endearment, presents yet he never once asked me for money so ???? I don't know if that was coming or not. Just Beware with whom your dealing with in this situation.
Guest 17-Jul-2009 15:14
Regarding a posting in April about a man named Micheal Obiri,....stay away..She was right on in her assessment. I too was fooled by the terms of endearment, presents yet he never once asked me for money so ???? I don't know if that was coming or not. Just Beware with whom your dealing with in this situation.
Sally 09-Jul-2009 01:18
My in-laws are dealing with someone supposedly named Musah Iddrisu. Everyone around them can see that it is very clearly a scam, but we cannot convince them of that. He claims to be a miner with many gold bars and is having trouble getting them out of Ghana. He needs money to help with the process, promising my in-laws a percentage if they can help him. He has spent months patiently developing a relationship with my mother-in-law, and now is going in for the kill. We would also appreciate any additional information.
Gerald Harris 25-Jun-2009 17:21
I've been asked by to visit Ghana by someone who says they're a member of the Ghana Parliament. Do Ghana parliament members use hotmail on their official business cards? They also have a PO Box instead of physical address and the PO Box is in: "Millers Square, Saltpond" Does this sound correct?
guest 22-Jun-2009 04:05
Does anybody out there know of a woman by the name of Janet Inkoom in Accra? If you have, or can get a current picture of her, it would be greatly appreciated. Supposedly she lives @ 23 Research St, Nima, Accra, Ghana. Any and all help in identifying this woman would be a tremendous help!
Guest 21-Jun-2009 04:02
How interesting. Actually, few of you (if any) on this site speak good English. Aside from that, most of us who have been "scammed" by people in Ghana and elsewhere probably did not think of them in terms of being poor or terribly in need. I had no idea of the magnitude of the problems and concerns of third-world country populations until I actually travelled there to meet the people I had been talking to. They were so wonderful to me . . . I felt very safe. However, they want money because they need money very badly . . . I wonder what we might do under similar circumstances?? In the end, I realized that I too had been scammed -- I am not happy about that -- however, if I helped some of them in any small way, I'm glad about it. It doesn't make me feel better for having a little more, nor do I look down on any of them. I just wish things were different for them and I hope some day that will happen. Scamming innocent people will not aid in their development or global reputation. For those who think it couldn't happen to them -- I believe it could -- and quite easily. For what it's worth . .
MissWilly 20-Jun-2009 01:45
To Rita Smith - for starters "learn how to spell" and in answer to your foolish questions, stealing is stealing regardless of what country you're in. This gives you no right to insult the victims, as if you are spared and feel it won't happen to you. Honestly, you sound like a scammer yourself!
mimi22 20-Jun-2009 00:19
This is directed to Rita Smith....your ignorance does not surprise me. Nobody is talking taking advantage of the poor. We are just letting each other know of our experiences and what to look for. Anybody can be fooled by these people. Before you come on here shooting insults at people..LEARN HOW TO SPELL!! Scamming is stealing and that is not how to make money..By the way you are speaking, it sounds like you're one of them.
rita smith 19-Jun-2009 00:41
I I have read most of these comments and I am very surprised at USA.To alow yourself to be fooled by people,weather they are from Ghana or wherever,your money,your problem I say.Would it be better if you were scammed by an american? Poor country huh,then why do you even talk to such people?Because you feel like you are better,some people like to feel needed by others,they get some sort of good feeling being needed,then when they feel they have been used they are upset.It happens to the best of us,LEARN! It happens right here in america evryday,Quit trying to take advantage of "THE POOR" as you say.Everyone have their own way how they make money.You send yorself to jail fool.Take the lost,you played a part as well.
larry clark 16-Jun-2009 15:05
found a camera nikon make contact me at 233276398393 to claim it.
Lisa 15-Jun-2009 03:16
Most of this scammers use different id and i feel you should contact Smile he has been of help to a lot of people on this page.
mimi22 10-Jun-2009 01:57
Concerning Jake Brown:
I encountered Jake Brown and was scammed. Just like Ms Willy, he gave me the same story and I was foolish enough to fall for it. I have filed investigations also with the FBI and US Army CID...and Western Union. I also have a police investigation going on. I have been able to give them alot of information so hopefully they will get caught. Remember stay away from this email address jake_brown004@yahoo.com
ANIM DANIEL 26-May-2009 09:11
anim daniel of p o box c 446 accra cantoment is to contact the holland consulate accra
under their immigrations for his visa card and checks
then also ask a bout the canada immigrations for their informations on my behave in accra ghana.please contact the ghana immigrations from accra for my informations.
thank yours
anim Daniel
Guest 24-May-2009 21:53
Is there anyone out there that know of a guy that goes by the name of Musah Iddrisu. If so please post any comments about him.
coolancrazy 24-May-2009 04:00
You guy's are really something. I am an American that has been to Ghana many times. I meet my wife there she is from Accra. Let me set some of you strait. If you have been scammed it was by a man not a woman. And all the pics you see are of models not Ghana weman most Ghana girls would not even look for marriage online why would they you think there is not men in there own country. Ghana girls are very pretty and hard working it's the men there that are lazy and scam people.
animal 15-May-2009 23:05
WOW.just stumbled onto this website and can only shake my head in wonder.i can hardly believe that there are so many fools out there being conned out of money,time,emotions etc.wish i was smooth enuff to be a scammer because there are so many idiots out there.but i can only laugh and shake my head
Ms. Willy 14-May-2009 17:37
P.S. Concerning "Jake Brown" - his e-mail address is jake_brown004@yahoo.com, beware! He just wants your money and nothing more! His helper whom he calls his "agent" is Martin Agbenovar and his e-mail address is martinpilaato@yahoo.com. Avoid these guys!
Ms. Willy 14-May-2009 17:33
I met "Jake Brown" via an online dating site posing as a U.S. Army soldier and the Army soldier happens to have the name "Jake Brown" on the front of his uniform. This Jake Brown and I chatted via Yahoo Messenger daily for about five weeks. Oh yes, he said "I love you" within an hour of our chat and wooed me so perfectly each and every day although I was concerned with his poor English (grammar/writing) and kept asking if he was African, Russian, or foreign. He denied it and continued to say he is American and is stationed in Iraq. He sent me a dozen beautiful roses with a teddy bear about 4 weeks into our chatting and then within 48 hours of sending the flowers asked me for U.S. $5,500 to get a suitcase filled with U.S. dollars out of a security company which has been stored there since his father died. I almost gave in to this but my "gut feelings" insisted something was not right. I did an "IP trace" (just google this and tons of free sites come up that give you this information) which you cut and paste off the e-mail headers and bingo....he was connecting through Accra, Ghana and NOT IRAQ. I began to ask him for his APO address, his home address, I asked him to take a photo of himself by his laptop with my photo on the laptop background, I offered to send him a cell phone or calling card to his APO address so that he could call me, and to all my questions his response was "because you don't trust me, our love can never be stable. Go for the one you do love and trust." Once I refused to agree to send the money to his agent (whose name is: Martin "Pilaato" Agbenovar), he told me it was over and to leave him alone.

I have reported all this information to the U.S. Army and the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center with the photos of the soldier he is posing as, all of our Messenger chats (chats can be saved via Messenger's preferences "archive" and "save all messages" feature) and his last two e-mails to me.

I feel so foolish for falling for someone based on his photos and simply writing messages to one another. Although I met my ex-husband this way, I trusted too much. So people out there, men and women, please be very careful and educate yourselves. If it sounds too good to be true....IT IS! Listen to all the signs....don't get blinded. I have now educated myself so much on this that I doubt this will happen to me again. I am now paying attention to the grammar, how quickly the person professes their love, how much the person begs for pity, and how they offer you the world.

Don't be a victim! And please, if you have been scammed, report it! Somehow, someway, it will catch up to them eventually!
SMILE 10-May-2009 13:17
HELLO EVERYONE, I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU? I MUST CONFESS THAT I HAD A WONDERFUL STAY IN THE UNITED STATES AND I VISITED A LOT OF PLACES. I MUST CONFESS THAT AMERICA IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME ROUND THE CITY OF HOUSTON TEXAS AND ALSO I SAW OTHER CITIES THROUGH OUT MY STAY IN THE USA. I VISITED PLACES LIKE TIME SQUARE IN NEW YORK, THE LIBERTY STATUE, I VISIT DALLAS TEXAS, I WAS IN CHICAGO, ARIZONA, LOUSIANA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, CAPITAL HILL IN WASHINGTON DC AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PLACES. AM LOOKING FORWARD TO COME BACK AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE NEAREST FUTURE. IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU HERE IN GHANA JUST LET ME KNOW. MY CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS IS i2muchtobeg@yahoo.com. WISHING YOU THE BEST THAT YOU WISH YOURSELF. REGARD, SMILE
Guest 08-May-2009 04:44
I had a person pop up on yahoo and was asking me questions and I asked this person where she is from and here is what this person wrote.maureenmcdermontt (10:59 PM): I am located nevada las vegas
maureenmcdermontt (10:59 PM): But right now i am presently visiting my
ill mum in Accra Ghanna
I have a friend who just got the same deal here a few days ago. So would any one might know about this person?
Smile 06-May-2009 18:31
I have been here in the US for the past two weeks and i am ready to go back to Ghana tomorrow. If you need my help for anything please let me know.

Regards,
Smile
Guest 02-May-2009 21:43
Does anyone know a james cooper or a james kwesi? They are not scammers. We lost touch several years ago so I am trying to see if they are still in accra, ghana. Thanks!
Guest 02-May-2009 19:00
Does any one know CID ERIC TAWIA Cid.eric.gh@gmail.com ?? is he for real??
Guest 02-May-2009 18:22
Does any one know the contoment Police Station?? Could you please send address the one in Accra.
Also any one hear of A Joel Johnson?? He is a big scam artist. Any ifo please post here. thanks
Guest 30-Apr-2009 11:59
Does anyone know a james cooper or a james kwesi in Accra Ghana? He uses p.o box 1614 ct cantonments as an address.
guest 26-Apr-2009 17:12
I was trying to obtain info for a Michael Obiri from ghana.. He , too is a scam artist.Always saying what I wanted to hear and sending me gifts , flowers and candy. Says he is from New Jersey and went there on busniess, for mining. Says he has a son Leslie living in south Africa,and lost his wife. Asking for money beause he was in accident and needed it so he could come back to the US. BIG SCAM,,he sure knows what to say
Guest 22-Apr-2009 03:43
who's asking SMILE for help i and would like to know
Guest 10-Apr-2009 21:07
Hey Smile me too i think.
Guest 08-Apr-2009 15:49
Hey smile drop me a line need your help
Guest 06-Apr-2009 00:21
Anchor Hocking Trading Ent.
Tarzan Road, Kantamanto
Accra is the only Anchor anything listed in Accra.
Guest 05-Apr-2009 18:54
Are there a security company i accra with the name
anchor atlantic security company
Guest 05-Apr-2009 14:06
REGARDING STARLITE GHANA. THIS LOOKS TO BE A FRAUDULENT WEBSITE. MOST OF THE WEBSITE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE GRAMMER IS NOT CORRECT AND I NOTICED "OTHER" WAS USED IN PLACE OF "ORDER" AS "OR" IS USED INSTEAD OF "OF". THE WORD "THE" IS USED INCORRECTLY IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE WORD "OUT" FOR SOME REASON IS OMITTED IN MANY AREAS. THIS IS COMMONLY SEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH SCAMMERS IN THIS AREA, AS A POINT OF REFERENCE "UP" IS OFTEN OMITTED BY THEM AS WELL. ONE SECTION OF THE TERMS IS PLACED OVER A BLACK DESIGN TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS A

Starlite Co. Ltd. IN ACCRA ON Oxford Street, Osu Accra

AND

Shop No. 5, Accra Mall Accra

SORRY TO HAVE TO GIVE YOU THE BAD NEWS.
Otto 05-Apr-2009 07:56
Please help me too on information about http://starlitegh.com/contact_us.html
1) Does it exist?
2) Is thre acces to the Trade or Company Register to x-check this company
3) Any reports ,logs, referrences and figures...
3) Scam reports?
Thanks
ologh 04-Apr-2009 23:22
Jason,
what is the situation with your transaction? Did it work?
Guest 04-Apr-2009 23:04
Regarding the post from TIM NOONAN in late 2008...
Tim I am Kathleen Gammack Clark's 'Sister'... unfortunately.....I live as u know in the uk. She told me in Feb 2007 (i believe that is correct date)she needed 1,000 dollars for a much needed operation. And she had me crying, telling me she would soon be dead,if no operation took place as her medical insurance was over due....I sent her 500 british pounds, which she changed for just over 1000 dollars. Now according to her so called lap dog Son, timmy, she has gone senile????? and can no recall anything regarding the money she owes me!
She is a real bad scammer. And a horrid evil person. The money is not thepoint here, it is the fact she would lie about her own sister.
MAYBE NOW YOU SEE THE REAL KATHLEEN........ AS I AGAIN DO!
but i will never feel sorry for her again, i am glad i am not like her a lonley evil old bag! tim she will never be happy. i am over the hurt now and i have much happiness. i wish you the same. and her address is 145 Coconut Key Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33484 which she bought on November 13, 2008 for $272,500
Buyer:- Kate Gammack-Clark. take care susan x
Jason 26-Mar-2009 20:44
Help me on this please!!! Is there an existing company in Accra,Ghana called "Starlite Finance and Company Limited"??? Does the company director of operation named Joseph Asare? I am in a middle of a transaction now but I started to have a doubt if this is a scam because the is asking me to deposit monies through western union. I need your reply please...thank you so much
mary crown 26-Mar-2009 16:15
i want to confirm if clifford amoako addo is realy married to a woman called diana in canda.and what other information do u know about him,he is from tema in ghana.////
Guest 21-Mar-2009 17:41
I have sent money to Ghana specificly accra to a real address and a real person. we messenger each other every nite/day depending on what time it is here and there. Good people exist every where just like bad peole do. We have our share of reprehensible dirt bags in this country (USA)too. How many people have thought what it must be like to be / live in a third world country? Was there not a book called the ugly American? Oh by the way Ghana is the first country on the african continent to adopt democraticly elected officials. Also their official language is english. Possibly it would have to do with where one looks for a mate determines the results dating sites etcetera. JAT
jj 20-Mar-2009 11:47
Hi. I have been talking to girls in Ghana for more than 1 year, and i will say that more than 99% of all the white/mixed girls in Ghana are scammers. The black girl are a little better. I have done it all and learn the hard way. I have send money to many girls for passport , visa, tickets, internet-connection, webcam and more. Its the same story. Nothing happend and there is new new stories why they dont get the web cam working or the imigration stop them at the airport, every time new stories. Never send money. Many of them have adds on all the major dating pages around the world. You can find the same pic with different ID behind in USA, UK, South America, South Africa, and more.. Its stolen pics and its very done by people who do this for a living. Most of the times its not even girls behind, but men. Also read al the warnings that the different Embassys in Accra write about this problems. The best and only way to find out if the girl /man is real, is to meet them on web cam. If they dont want to do that, they are scammers. Some girls pretend to meet you on web cam, but often its a recorded video. Not live.
In the end i will say, go to Ghana and meet your "love" live, or stay off.
GUEST 20-Mar-2009 02:39
Did anyone hear about the 19 year old Nigerian who got caught and sentenced to 17 years for scamming an older woman? He got over $47,000 and prison walls for his effort of which he has to pay back the $47,000. There is justice!
Jake got scammed ! 12-Mar-2009 21:01
the best way to find out if a person is a real scammer is to keep on sending them tons of money to them via western union ,since after all all over seas people dont have a post office box or a real mailing address. And if you talk on the phone to these scamming pieces of shit,if they give you several different phone numbers its a dead give away that this is a scammer. Only honest people have real address and a real phone number. I was foolish and learned the hard way after loseing several thousand dollars to a scamming woman in accra . Don't be fooled. If the person seems to good to be true ..then do the math. In a first place accra being part of a poor country,where did these poor peoiple get the money to take such good pics of themselves. They stole the pics from others thats how and dupe poor unsuspecting souls of their money. Accra police please capture these theives and punish them !!!!!!
Guest 11-Mar-2009 23:19
Hello,not been on in awhile.Let's get real .We would not have sent monies if we thought they were not real.We're on these sites looking for our soul mates.I didn't know about all this scam stuff till I found this site.I thought he was real!I'm a pretty good looking lady.So I thought he was real when he told me he cared.Yes I sent many $ to him thinking he was trying to get here to me.Make long story short,I sure would not have sent all the monies and all the other stuff.But I learn a lesson.Don't say what you would not do unless you been there and did it!!I want to share something with some of you.If you were talking to :Jim Williams,Renard Williams,Andrew Gray,Larry Williams,Peter Cares, or Thomas Criagg.They are all the same person,using different pictures.Mine was using a model by the name of Peter Oaks .It even had all the e-mail addresses they were using.I've been looking for the picture he used for a year,then I found it with all the other names he was using.I have not talked to him for months,but I just needed that closeure, I guess. Hope this helps some of you...
Guest 07-Mar-2009 04:46
Yes, me too -- I know what the need is there . . but why lie to get help when you don't have to?? That turns our best intentions into an unpleasant experience . . . it's too bad these people can't put their considerable charms and "street smarts" into some better use than this, especially the young people in those internet cafes..
Guest 06-Mar-2009 04:39
A point well made; however, it would be nice if they just asked. Being honest without the grandeur of LOVE, etc., would be nice. Why tug at our heart strings because they need money . . . just ask, seems simple to me. I will help out, that is something I would be happy to do. There will be restrictions, but why would I want to spend my life savings on someone who professes love to get money . . . why?
Guest 05-Mar-2009 04:04
Hello all . . . don't you think it is sad that in the end it is about MONEY .... HOW VERY SAD . . . what would we do if we had none of the so called good things in life?? We won't know until we have been there . . . and let's hope we can understand without having to experience it . . . help if you can . . . we are not the final judge . . . ya think???
Kazelgok 27-Feb-2009 06:57
Hi webmaster! pml
christine olney 25-Feb-2009 23:34
do you know if mark schelter is a scammer. he almost had me sending him money and i would have done anything for him. i was very much in love with him and i was devasted when i put it together. watch out for him and his sweet words. he is very good at it and i really believed him.
SMILE 13-Feb-2009 05:55
Romance Scams

United States citizens should be alert to attempts at fraud by persons claiming to live in Ghana who profess friendship or romantic interest over the Internet. Correspondents who quickly move to discussion of intimate matters could well be the inventions of scammers. If they are after your money, eventually they will ask for it.

Before you send any money to Ghana, please take the time to be very well informed. Start by considering the fact that scams are common enough to warrant this warning. Next, look over this partial list of indicators. If any of them sound familiar, you are likely the victim of an internet scam.

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You met a friend/fiancé online
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You've never met face to face
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Your correspondent professed love at warp speed
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Your friend/fiancé is plagued with medical problems requiring loans from you
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You are promised repayment upon the inheritance of alluvial gold or gems
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You've sent large sums for visas or plane tickets but the person cannot seem to make it out of Ghana
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When your friend does try to leave the country, h/she is detained by immigration officials demanding payment or bribes
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Your correspondent consistently uses lower case "i's" and/or grammar not in-keeping with their supposed life station or education level
SMILE 12-Feb-2009 17:55
Romance Scams

United States citizens should be alert to attempts at fraud by persons claiming to live in Ghana who profess friendship or romantic interest over the Internet. Correspondents who quickly move to discussion of intimate matters could well be the inventions of scammers. If they are after your money, eventually they will ask for it.

Before you send any money to Ghana, please take the time to be very well informed. Start by considering the fact that scams are common enough to warrant this warning. Next, look over this partial list of indicators. If any of them sound familiar, you are likely the victim of an internet scam.

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You met a friend/fiancé online
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You've never met face to face
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Your correspondent professed love at warp speed
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Your friend/fiancé is plagued with medical problems requiring loans from you
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You are promised repayment upon the inheritance of alluvial gold or gems
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You've sent large sums for visas or plane tickets but the person cannot seem to make it out of Ghana
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When your friend does try to leave the country, h/she is detained by immigration officials demanding payment or bribes
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Your correspondent consistently uses lower case "i's" and/or grammar not in-keeping with their supposed life station or education level
SMILE 12-Feb-2009 17:47
For the first time in the history of this forum I must say I have read the most wonderful words and I must tender my apologies for insulting whites. I am really sorry from the dept of my heart. I said what I said because the other guy made me angry. I will never scam anyone. I am trying to help out and he really made me looked like a bad guy and that is one thing I hate. Please note that I am married to an American that is why I am doing all I can to help out.

Regards,
Smile
Guest 12-Feb-2009 13:22
I find it very sad that there is all this finger pointing, name calling, threats, etc. How can anyone say "ALL AMERICANS," or "ALL GHANIANS," or even "ALL SCAMMERS" ???? We are all individuals. This site is to recognize the beauty of Ghana.
Smile, do not hold the behavior of one as an example of all Americans. You have the right to voice your opinion..it is the American way. Please I ask that you not lump all Americans together...I for one am not the bigot you have accused all white Americans as being.. You should know that for a fact.. You may find it interesting that a large part of Americans do not approve prayer being taken out of schools and a lot of Americans regardless of economic class do read. I hope someday you come to the USA to see what it is really like for yourself. It is I assure you not like the movies and TV portray it. Many here struggle for their very survival just as they do there.
Mystery person, maybe you are right and maybe you are not. One thing for sure we are the land of free speech, you have the right to your opinion and to voice it. You are blessed to be an American, please remember that others in this world are not so blessed with our freedoms. I can guarentee you not "ALL GHANIANS" are scammers. I know several and most are good, friendly, people.
One thing we all need to remember, no one human being is of more value then another.
God Bless.
Guest 12-Feb-2009 13:21
I find it very sad that there is all this finger pointing, name calling, threats, etc. How can anyone say "ALL AMERICANS," or "ALL GHANIANS," or even "ALL SCAMMERS" ???? We are all individuals. This site is to recognize the beauty of Ghana.
Smile, do not hold the behavior of one as an example of all Americans. You have the right to voice your opinion..it is the American way. Please I ask that you not lump all Americans together...I for one am not the bigot you have accused all white Americans as being.. You should know that for a fact.. You may find it interesting that a large part of Americans do not approve prayer being taken out of schools and a lot of Americans regardless of economic class do read. I hope someday you come to the USA to see what it is really like for yourself. It is I assure you not like the movies and TV portray it. Many here struggle for their very survival just as they do there.
Mystery person, maybe you are right and maybe you are not. One thing for sure we are the land of free speech, you have the right to your opinion and to voice it. You are blessed to be an American, please remember that others in this world are not so blessed with our freedoms. I can guarentee you not "ALL GHANIANS" are scammers. I know several and most are good, friendly, people.
One thing we all need to remember, no one human being is of more value then another.
God Bless.
Guest 10-Feb-2009 22:09
With what i have read here i think Smile was angry because of the statement that was said to him. I feek he is a good guy.
SMILE 10-Feb-2009 21:42
''I work for the FBI and will uncover you in less then 2 heart beats. And I could care less if you are a Ghana resident, you are just as visible as a mole in a hole'' THOSE WORDS SHOW HOW FOOLISH YOU ARE............YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME AND BECAUSE I HAVE A MISUNDERSTAND WITH SOMEONE HERE YOU COME UP CLAIMING TO BE AN FBI AGENT. LISTEN AND LISTEN NO FBI AGENT WILL CLAIM TO BE FBI WHEN HE WANT'S TO INVESTIGATE ANYONE AND WITH THOSE WORDS YOU MAKE ME CRY FOR YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THE READING CULTURE HAS LEFT YOU GUYS. THAHT IS ONE OF THE WEAPON THAT THOSE GUYS SCAMMING YOU HAVE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW. THEY READ ALOT ABOUT YOU BEFORE THE CONTACT YOU. THEY KNOW YOUR HISTORY, YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION IS NOTHING ONCE THEY HAVE IT. THEY CAN BRAKE INTO ALL YOUR FILES AND YOU COME UP HERE AND BRAG A FOOLS BRAG. DAM, YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW GOOD WHEN YOU SEE ONE. I AM TRYING TO HELP YOU HERE BECAUSE MY WIFE IS AMERICAN AND I TELL HER THIS EVERYDAY.............. I HOPE THAT YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN HOW TO READ ALWAYS AND STOP YOUR LIFE STYLE.
Malcolm 10-Feb-2009 14:09
Anyone det with a woman from Accra Ghana named Nana Amponsah?I think she is a scammer.
GUES 10-Feb-2009 03:29
ALERT TO EVERY ONE HERE: SMILE IS NOW STATING THAT WE ARE COMPROMISED . . . ISN'T THAT INTERESTING. SMILE NEEDS TO GET A LIFE AND THE SOONER HE/SHE DOES THE BETTER HE/SHE WILL BE. SUCH ABSOLUTE GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guest 10-Feb-2009 03:26
Directed to SMILE, we are better than the rest of the world. What is your probem? We can prove it 100,000,000,000 times over and over again. Sorry, you are so jealous, you have been misinformed and a very poor roll model toward the democracy of sovereign Nations. Get your priorities in order before you spew venom upon the United States. Your knowledge can sit on a pin head . . . which is next to nothing, and the more you respond, the more you prove it.
Gues 10-Feb-2009 03:01
It is obvious I set a fire under some ruthless individuals. No one cares about you or your impromptu attitude, we don't, they don't. And don't you EVER criticize my Country, the United States of America. I dare you, in fact, I treble dare you. You can't even come within a 5,000 country miles of my Country. You are so backward; your response proves that . . . and I think you need to go back into your hole and rethink your approach. Anyone from Ghana who takes advantage of US needs to know their WRONG. We are a Country of TREMENDOUS POWER . . . we can wipe you off the MAP with a simple breath. So, don't get foolish SMILE . . . you are a wonder to be reckoned with in due time. You are EVIL . . . We are a GOD Loving Country, and how dare you say anything less. You are so ill informed, how dare you? Come to this Country and see for yourself. I do not like you, you hate Americans, yet you want to help them? GET
REAL!!! You are slime in the pools of hell. Get a friggin life. Don't ever say anything negative about my Country without standing face-to-face with me. I will show you what being an American is like. Go away . . .
Guest 10-Feb-2009 00:29
I DON'T KNOW WHO U R THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH SMILE. BUT U NEED TO BACK OFF// I KNOW SMILE AND HIS WIFE AND THEY R AWSOME PEOPLE. DON'T JUDGE ANYONE, GOD IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN JUDGE. SMILE AND HIS WIFE HAVE HELP ME A LOT. UNLESS U KNOW THE FACTS BACK OFF.AND SMILE IS NOT A SCAMMER
SMILE 09-Feb-2009 20:35
''I work for the FBI and will uncover you in less then 2 heart beats. And I could care less if you are a Ghana resident, you are just as visible as a mole in a hole'' THOSE WORDS SHOW HOW FOOLISH YOU ARE............YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME AND BECAUSE I HAVE A MISUNDERSTAND WITH SOMEONE HERE YOU COME UP CLAIMING TO BE AN FBI AGENT. LISTEN AND LISTEN NO FBI AGENT WILL CLAIM TO BE FBI WHEN HE WANT'S TO INVESTIGATE ANYONE AND WITH THOSE WORDS YOU MAKE ME CRY FOR YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THE READING CULTURE HAS LEFT YOU GUYS. THAHT IS ONE OF THE WEAPON THAT THOSE GUYS SCAMMING YOU HAVE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW. THEY READ ALOT ABOUT YOU BEFORE THE CONTACT YOU. THEY KNOW YOUR HISTORY, YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION IS NOTHING ONCE THEY HAVE IT. THEY CAN BRAKE INTO ALL YOUR FILES AND YOU COME UP HERE AND BRAG A FOOLS BRAG. DAM, YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW GOOD WHEN YOU SEE ONE. I AM TRYING TO HELP YOU HERE BECAUSE MY WIFE IS AMERICAN AND I TELL HER THIS EVERYDAY.............. I HOPE THAT YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN HOW TO READ ALWAYS AND STOP YOUR LIFE STYLE.
Guest 09-Feb-2009 20:22
i am a black american and anyone on here fron the d USA understand what white pig means history tells us that. and if you know your history more blacks have been done bad and the killings more blacks have been done bad i understand all whites did not take the guns, knives, and ropes themeselves but so many are just as guilty because they stood by through the years and i want take away from other races but blacks from any country have a hard time trusting white. because the world have painted blacks spoils people but we are not just some are angry. white will not understand. so i know Smile personally and have not found him a person scamming people and know one knows me here either. it true i have found Smile to be a good person
SMILE 09-Feb-2009 20:09
U see the mistake your guys over there make is that you think you are better than the rest of the world. The bible said if you humble yourself you will be uplifted. Just listen to yourself ''Sorry, I forgot to add, any idiot who thinks Ghanaian's care for you, just read Smile's verbiage regarding a US citizen. It is disgusting'' That is why America is crumbling and the Arabs would want to do everything possible to bring down the glory of the nation that men with vission and God's direction built. You should have read what your fellow American wrote about me before you start saying things that will show the rest of the world that you look up to your interest alone. I beg you American's change from your ways and return to God because if you don't it will be shocking for you. Just imagine that you have stopped prayer in schools and you have taken to idol worshiping. I pity for you guys because if you don't consider your ways and return to God you will find it difficult to eat and as the bible prophecy has already stated in the word that hunger will finish you. Obama and any other leader has nothing to offer you, Only God can help you return to your former glory.
Guest 09-Feb-2009 01:29
SMILE lost credibility with me when refering to me as a WHITE PIG. I know in Ghana that is a usual reference for Americans . . . so SMILE, you really did yourself wrong. I have no use for anyone who calls me a WHITE PIG. I live in America, the land of the free, where do you live? Do not question me, and please do not respond to me, that will be a most fatal mistake. You are no different from the Scammers . . . You are bleeding off our wealth. Get a life, and leave us alone. And, if you do have crediability, then prove it. Show some restraint and correct the problem that is existing in your country; not looking for fault in the US.
Guest 09-Feb-2009 01:17
Sorry, I forgot to add, any idiot who thinks Ghananians care for you, just read Smile's verbiage regarding a US citizen. It is disgusting . . . and should give anyone here a clear view of what is really going on. Stay clear of Ghana, stay clear of "do gooders" and yes, run, run, run. They are nothing buy lying cheats who will steal from you in a split second. They are uneducated idiots, mostly young black men in distress. Get a life, and get out as soon as possible. Men talking to women to . . . there is no difference, they are all liars. They are after your money . . . get out!
Guest 09-Feb-2009 01:09
Is it me, or what? Why would anyone visiting this site trust anyone here? Please tell me, I am interested. Case in point . . . SMILE who claims he/she has helped people here, yet he/she refers to us as WHITE PIGS; excuse me, how can you trust him/her? What about the BLACK PIGS scamming American's . . . any response there SMILE? Never hear him/her substaniating his/her claim. SMILE . . . give me one name with whom you have cleared and I might listen, otherwise, get on with your life. We are not stupid, and you need to clean up your act if you are for real, seriously. I work for the FBI and will uncover you in less then 2 heart beats. And I could care less if you are a Ghana resident, you are just as visible as a mole in a hole.
fred from norway 07-Feb-2009 09:07
hello everybody, i am from norway and have been talking to girls from accra and other places in ghana for more than 4 mounth, sometimes i find girls with 3 diferent profile and they try to laie me, says its not them or someone have stolen the identity, dont belive anyone in ghana, all are trying to get your money and noone will come in cam for you. go away and find girls from another country, i will.
Guest 06-Feb-2009 23:22
i have talking to many diferent girls in accra last 4 mounth, i also find same girl with 3 diferent id. dont send or talke with them anymore. go away and find girls from another country
Derick 06-Feb-2009 14:35
I contacted Smile some time back and he was nice and help me locate the scammer who was scamming me. She said was coming to spain to see me but she never came. I really appreciate Smile. He is a good guy.
Guest 06-Feb-2009 12:21
I you, yourself have not contact Smile do not assume he is a scammer. Contact him for yourself i have been with Smile over a year now and he has not once ask me for anything and i know no one on here can say he has scammed them. now i will say this if you want him to find out if u are being scammed pay him for his time. hell u are paying those scammer to hear what you want. and when he tells you about the person let it go dont keep sending money because you didnit want to here what he had to say about the person. he has nothing to gain but you do. keeping your money and having more for yourself. if you want to go to ghana contact for him to let me know but i will be charging a fee and i am thinking about starting a Bed and Breakfast so the people that want to go will feel safe bsc a will have american food there to :).
SMILE 06-Feb-2009 03:47
WHO IN THIS FORUM HAVE I EVER SCAMMED OR ASK TO PAY ME ANY FEE............... I HAVE HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE BY TELLING THEM THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. BUT SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW ME OR ANYTHING ABOUT ME COMES UP HERE AND SAY STUPID THINGS ABOUT ME. I DON'T BLAIM YOU FOOL BECAUSE I FEEL YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SCAMMED BECAUSE OF YOUR HUNGER FOR SEX, YOU PAY LITTLE BOYS FROM ACCRA TO SHOW YOU FAKE PICTURES. THOSE WHO I HAVE HELP IN HERE KNOW ME VERY WELL AND NO ONE I REPEAT NO ONE CAN COME OUT AND SAY THAT I DEMANDED MONEY FROM HIM OR HER. PEOPLE KNOW ME SO WELL THAT THEY EVEN ASK ME TO HELP THEM BUY THINGS FROM ACCRA AND SEND TO THEM. I YOU REALLY MADE ME SICK AND I FEEL YOU ARE A FOOL WHO WOULD CALL EVERYONE FOOLS. WE STILL HAVE GOOD PEOPLE HERE IN GHANA AND DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE LIKE YOU STUPID AND FOOLISH WHITE AMERICANS WHO THINK THE WORLD IS HEAVEN, YOU ALWAYS THINK YOU ARE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE AND STILL THERE IS POVERTY AND TOO MANY HIV IN YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE BLACKS LOOK BAD. HEY PIG YOU BETTER LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE..............I WILL SAY THIS LAST THING TO YOU FUCK YOU.
Guest 05-Feb-2009 15:39
I you, yourself have not contact Smile do not assume he is a scammer. Contact him for yourself i have been with Smile over a year now and he has not once ask me for anything and i know no one on here can say he has scammed them. now i will say this if you want him to find out if u are being scammed pay him for his time. hell u are paying those scammer to hear what you want. and when he tells you about the person let it go dont keep sending money because you didnit want to here what he had to say about the person. he has nothing to gain but you do. keeping your money and having more for yourself. if you want to go to ghana contact for him to let me know but i will be charging a fee and i am thinking about starting a Bed and Breakfast so the people that want to go will feel safe bsc a will have american food there to :).
ANIM DANIEL 04-Feb-2009 22:49
sir/madam
i have contact thge police from italy reggio emilia a bout a medical history under the
W S A lowyer from washingtion dc. please kindly contact the director of immigration@reggioemilia immigration.com for her assitant.
under my family. i have also inform the vix .family police.co.,uk for their servise.
thank you
ANIM DANIEL
Guest 02-Feb-2009 09:54
From what I have learned the last guest has no idea how right they are.
guesg 01-Feb-2009 20:12
Anyone who is conversing with anyone in Ghana under any name is probably an assumed name. They all are scammers and will eventually feed you a line and try to get money from you. The pictures are not them but someone else. Just walk away from conversing with them and don't bother with SMILE. He probably is one of them. RUN RUN RUN!!!!
Guest 30-Jan-2009 04:14
charles quist is supposedly from accra
Guest 30-Jan-2009 04:13
if anyone has any info on charles quist, email adress: cedicoin@yahoo.com, please let me know!!!!
Howard 27-Jan-2009 17:29
I'm glad I found this website. It seems as though I am not alone. A young lady calling herself Doris Diaz, who now lives in Ghana, but is supposed to be from Greece. I have received a number of pictures from a beautiful young, asian looking woman, who has been trying to get me to send a computer and money to her. She is supposed to live with her brother, Bismark Osei at 1st airport street in Accra Ghana. If anyone can tell me about her and him that would be great. I know its a scam but I am interested in finding out what going on.
tommy 24-Jan-2009 14:25
i,m chatting with this girl name sandra_perllo@yahoo.com from ghana-accra/tema and want to find out if shes a scammer or not.She sayss her name is sandra anders borg.has an uncle name jonny.also her sister is suppose to own a clothing factory/manufaction company.also she has a friend who picks up her money orders name is elskerlen agyei.her url is 1577343635 and i got a phone call from her which came back as 866-849-2438.soif anyone out there can help me with this before i get caught anymore than i'm already am.please do so.god bless thanks tj...
akwasi 24-Jan-2009 11:13
www.ireportghana.com get the news from Ghana, and learn about the people, create your profile with the MYGHANA page
SMILE 24-Jan-2009 10:05
IF YOU ARE DATING ANYONE IN ACCRA AND YOU FILL THE PERSON IS A SCAM.............YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. JUST EMAIL ME AND I WILL HELP YOU FIND OUT THE REAL IDENTITY. I HAVE DONE THIS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I FEEL I CAN HELP YOU OUT. MY NAME IS SMILE AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS i2muchtobeg@yahoo.com
Kevin Gomez 24-Jan-2009 09:47
Does anyone Know of Angela Tettah,Just trying to get some info. on her if you know her
or know someone who does, please email me at:buffalosoldier22acr@yahoo.com, I hope she not another scam arist.
Guest 21-Jan-2009 05:00
does anybody know a 32 year old girl called abigail aponsah
guest 15-Jan-2009 13:24
l was talking to a lady for about three weeks.She told me she loved me and wanted to come to the UK to meet me.She said she needed $1500 for flight and visa.l said l would send it to her(but l did'nt)l then emailed her to see if the money had arrived.She said it had not and l told her that Western Union in my town said it had been spent.l asked her to call my cell phone so l could liaise with her and western union on my landline to clear up the matter.l kept her on the phone for over an hour.l wonder how much that must have cost her.SHE HAS BEEN SCAMMED
John 15-Jan-2009 12:18
l'm of to Accra for three weeks next week 22nd Jan.Any advice or tips would be appreciated.l'm a single straight guy
Guest 15-Jan-2009 04:20
Ghana is a civilized Democracy in Africa. They have certain rules and regulations ruled by a Democratic Government. They just elected a new President without incident. They do believe if you do wrong you will be punished. I believe, without concrete knowledge, anyone imprisoned in Ghana is treated the same as anyone in the US, as we are their roll model to a democratic, peaceful Country. Therefore, being imprisoned there may not be pleasant, as it is not supposed to be; as far as torture, I sincerely doubt it. Sounds to me like you have been 'brain-washed' by someone and only you know who that may be.
Guest 15-Jan-2009 04:19
hi there i live in the uk and my uncle has been talking to a girl who lives in accra for a short while now she has convinced him she loves him and he has sent over money for various things that she claims she needs to get over here at the moment she has had 14oo pounds and is now asking for 1000 pound for bta money is this a scam or wot and is there such a thing as bta fees
Guest 13-Jan-2009 15:24
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN GOING TO GHANA POST ON THIS SIGHT
steppenwolf 12-Jan-2009 16:48
can you tell me it is true that they torture prisonsers in jail for information? also my girlfriends cousin's boyfriend is being held in jail in accra along with other non ghana workers for missing gold in a gold mining company operated by chinese owners who now has been deported, they want 270ghs to stop torturing him until his bail is posted? will this actually help or they will take teh money and continue torturing him?
thanks for any info.
Guest 08-Jan-2009 04:15
This is the most insane situation known to man. These idiots prey on us for whatever they can get. We believe them, they promise us love/companionship/marriage, whatever it takes. They are SCAM ARTISTS operating in the Country of Ghana as their backdrop. Don't fall for it, it is all a SCAM. It is your money which provides them the way to their next victim. Cut the strings . . . find true love at home. These people will never fulfill your desires. They will keep you dangling on a string until you get smart. Been there, done it . . . believe me . . . get out of it as soon as you can before real damage is done.
iasd 08-Jan-2009 03:54
oh also - those who can afford to sit at a computer café in ghana, by ghanaian standards have too much money.. And those who own their own computer and have internet, are generally wealthy.
JUST DONT GIVE MONEY.
iashd 08-Jan-2009 03:48
I dont understand why you guys meet people from Ghana on the net, and then ask if they may be scammers. I am confident that most of those online are. If you go to Ghana you will see that 100's of Ghanaian guys will throw themselves after you, just because you are a foreigner, and most of these guys find honor in getting laid with foreigners - if they can further exploit you they will - obviously. Put yourself in their shoes.
They hold different cultural qualities (def. not all bad, but some are), and tricking those who are naive and better off (inkl. or especially white people) is not seen as a bad thing because - well again put yourself in their shoes.
Many of my friends when i lived in Ghana were half ghanaian. What I've observed in those families is that the father is "the ruler".. the father gives money to his (ghanaian) family, while this same family will not see the children, because they are not "honorable".
Remember that men in Ghana because of their culture see themselves as above women.
guest 07-Jan-2009 04:57
Yes they are all scams,and yes it hurts.But...just know they will say anything to get monies.I have talked to a man for almost two years.He tells me he loves me,but when the monies stopped he quite calling me everyday,now about once a month.He still calls tells me loves me and needs monies to come to me.All lies it's just away for them to make monies on lonely people looking for love.It's really sad,they must not have much of a heart but they are making alot of monies off of us.I wish I had known about this site before I sent all the monies I sent.I sure wouldn't have sent a penny.This site is wonderful.It really helped me get through this awful mess.I didn't know there was people out there like this.I wish all of you luck.But know matter what they tell you just know it's all lies.They line up in inter net cafe and try and make monies off of all us on all the computers they talk back and forth on.I got some same e-mails word for word as some of you got.It's all make believe.Don't get hung up in it .It will drive you crazy.Just know all make believe...I'm sorry.Go through the message board all is alike,changed up alittle wording is all.I hope each of you find a real person to love.I hope I do too.It's hard being alone.But we all want someone real.Don't waste your time on make believe.Good luck to all.....
Warren 06-Jan-2009 07:22
i'm talking to a girl in Accra. We met on love2meet in Dec 2008. Hav not sent money yet. Very convincing & works very fast too. Simliar story i've read here...Lonely, been hurt,loves me, marriage, send money for visa, wants to meet me & stay with me forever. I have my doubts. The question is...How can i be sure or better still, catch her out?
Warren 06-Jan-2009 07:21
i'm talking to a girl in Accra. We met on love2meet in Dec 2008. Hav not sent money yet. Very convincing & works very fast too. Simliar story i've read here...Lonely, been hurt,loves me, marriage, send money for visa, wants to meet me & stay with me forever. I have my doubts. The question is...How can i be sure or better still, catch her out?
guest 05-Jan-2009 03:19
who is Asuna Iddrisu in Accra, Ghana?
Guest 31-Dec-2008 06:26
hmmm . . . there are a lot of messages on here and yet it seems the point is missed -- your person is not any different than all the others who are scamming thousands of people out of thousands of dollars. Doesn't matter what the story is -- you are talking to people who often have very little -- and they will do anything to get your money (which they really do need). However, KNOW what you are dealing with. Forget the love -- it is second if it exists at all. I found this out the hard way. People on this site have talked about this for months on end -- yet people are not getting the message. THESE ARE SCAMS AND NOTHING ELSE . . .
Guest 30-Dec-2008 21:52
Nuggett are you still in contact with mercy?
Guest 29-Dec-2008 07:13
MISTY SORRY VLJ ITS PLAYMISTY716@YAHOO.COM
Guest 29-Dec-2008 07:12
MISTY HERE, VLJ CONTACT ME AT PLAYMISTY@YAHOO.COM WHN WILL SHE BE GOING TO GHANA AND DOES SHE KNOW WHAT PART
Guest 27-Dec-2008 18:17
I found out the man I'm looking fo information on , is Solomon Antwi, I just want to know if anyone can tell me anything about Solomon. He is telling my sister he loves her and wants her to move to ghana and marry him. VLJ
Guest 26-Dec-2008 22:28
James, What was the name of the lady who scammed you?
Guest 26-Dec-2008 21:26
Elliex, I tryed to email you and it didn't go through. Are you sure you gave me the right email address? VLJ.
Guest 26-Dec-2008 17:49
Hi VJ

My email is emclyrics@hotmail.co.uk write to me there and i will give you my number

Elliex
vlj 26-Dec-2008 06:13
Has anyone ever heard of any of these men, Soloman antwi Koodjan,Joseph Sakyi, My sister is being lured to ghana by this Soloman, I'm realy worried because she's thinking about realy going.can any one help me?
Guest 24-Dec-2008 14:30
Seems my concerns were right about this man... I was lucky he got very little out of me... I am so disgusted that anyone would do these things at all but to do it to a family that have suffered such traumatic times is beyond my comprehension..

Merry Christmas to all of you jooped survivors of date scammers.. and I hope you all find love in the new year..x x xEllie x

Any nice men here who would like to get in touch check me out on www.myspace.com/emclyrics If you like what you read you can get in touch with me there.

A little wiser

Elllie x
James Nicks 24-Dec-2008 08:44
i was scammed by a lady in accra whom i sent over $2600 dollars worth of gift to and now i am tired of dating anybody overthere in Africa. I am looking for a beautiful lady here in the States or Canada and any interested person should reach me on 2104016983 or better stiil through my email: greatmenluv@yahoo.com...............
Guest 24-Dec-2008 02:30
If anyone would like to talk to me about this or has any info they want to pass on privately ..please email me at emc.avon@ymail.com. I am the lady who has just written below about Larry Mclaren.
Guest 24-Dec-2008 01:58
hi there

I am looking for some advice. I am a lady from the uk and recently I joined a dating site called Parship. I met a man claiming to be Larry Mclaren who lives in Gosport. We have been chatting only two weeks when he told me he had to go to Accra Ghana on business as he was a Hotel renovator.. In the first two weeks I have received hampers worth around 500 pounds for me and my children for Christmas. In his first week in Ghana asked if I could send him some money as all his money was tied to credit cards. I sent him 50 quid as i am poor due to my sons ill health. He asked me to send him some more money this week.. I explained I don't have it spare as I have a sick child and due to someone hurting my son I have had to have time away from work to fight for justice... I pulled him up on this and asked him why he was asking me for money when he knows I don't have it.
He told me he was Scottish but he has an African accent. He says this is due to spending so much time abroad.. He gets distant when I question him.

In the last three years my little boy was raped by my boss and he is also a very sick little boy. i ant believe anyone would want to scam a family that has had so much trauma. I am even suspecting that the hampers may have been bought from stolen or cloned credit cards. The more I sit and question it the more I am trying to make sense of it all.. Which has lead me to searching the internet for answers.

The money I had to send was to a Michael Addo in Accra Ghana. He claims is his driver?

Please someone tell me if my instincts are right. I am going to ring the credit card company tomorrow and try and find out if this man claiming to be Larry Mclaren is for real.

Please help me.. Ellie
kinkin 23-Dec-2008 00:56
Update!...It is definitely a scam. A rival scammer of the one I had been speaking with contacted me and advised me the the man I was talking to was married and had a child. He gave me the wifes name and lots of background info. I quickly dismissed him because I knew what he was up to. I couldn't wait for the original scammer to contact me though. When he did I engaged him in normal convo for a while and casulally slipped in a "how is your _____? It was so smooth he didnt haesitate to answer. He said she is fine we just got home from a show. Then he remembered that he had never told me of her. He freaked out! He was straight busted. Why are they such liars? I am done.
Guest 22-Dec-2008 05:55
Yes, I did go to Accra and met the man I thought I had been talking to -- he and his family met me == they were sweet and kind and thoughtful. I had a very good impression of them and Ghana . . . they were so kind and polite . . . I felt very safe. However, I still believe it was still a scam. They are very good at getting things from you. If you do go there, you see the difference in the way many of them live and the way North Americans live -- still, I believe it is all about money .. and survival. Although my heart still goes out to them, I can't stand the lies .... I still talk to them now and then, but I won't send anything anymore. Too bad . . . so sad . . . .
Guest 21-Dec-2008 15:08
I don't belive anyhone from accua - they are scammers.
KinKin 20-Dec-2008 04:12
Has