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12-09-2010, 06:49 AM
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Romance Scam has left a widow Bankrupt in Australia
JAYNE RICKARD, The West Australian December 9, 2010, 10:18 am A 43-year-old Perth widow was scammed out of $600,000 after falling for a man online who was involved with a professional crime gang. The woman, who has two children aged 16 and 17, is now homeless, bankrupt and without a car after selling everything to give the man she believed loved her with funds for a business venture. "All the time I was questioning myself but I had to give something a go, I wasn't working and I was trying to change my life, trying to make it better, a better life for my kids," the woman said. The woman met the man through an online dating service in November 2009. She went online in search of a partner after her husband died 11 years ago and met 'Christopher', who told her he was of Greek origin and living in the US with business interests in West Africa. The pair were soon messaging each other directly in what she believed was a budding romance. Christopher began calling his victim almost every day and after chatting with him for a month, invited her to invest in an oil export project in the vicinity of the Nigerian/Cameroon border. Later she began wiring him money through a series of deposits to overseas bank accounts over 12 months. "He was really convincing, he was a master, a master of convincing and making me feel loved and trusted that he knew what he was doing," she said. "I had to borrow funds from my investment property, which they helped me set up, I sold my properties, sold jewellery, sold my cars to raise the funds for this." She was sent numerous fake documents and certificates supposedly from lawyers and accountants in the US and Nigeria. The victim borrowed against her Redcliffe home and investment property in Swan View and also borrowed money from family and friends before realising she had been scammed. "I didn't want more of the same from the past, I wanted to do something more, I wanted to travel the world and experience everything. "I was lonely and the kids are grown up now so I thought I could have a man to grow old with," the woman said. "It was like Christopher hypnotised me into a false sense of a dream of what could be possible. I am back to reality now and I want my life and home back. "I'm bankrupt now, none of my family talk to me, except my daughter, my daughter still loves me and I've got a couple of friends left but no, everyone deserted me." The scam is a timely reminder for women who could be dealing with fraudsters online. Consumer Protection Commissioner Anne Driscoll said romance scams targeted vulnerable people and built up trust using false documents and websites to support their claims. "The person perpetrating this scam is a professional conman. There is no sense of remorse as he has cold heartedly groomed his victim with regular telephone calls and promises that have convinced her to send money overseas," Ms Driscoll said. "People searching for partners online should never entertain business propositions or send money to people they have never met in person or don't know they can trust." The woman's complaint to WA ScamNet at Consumer Protection has also been reported to the WA Police for further investigation. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission estimated money lost by Australians in romance scams totalled $6.5 million in 2009. WA ScamNet has got information and advice about romance scams. 
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12-09-2010, 07:02 AM
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i received one such email last week from annycidlarry AT RATE yahoo DOT com
BEWARE of thiS id,
Anny cid Larry AT THE RATE yahoo DOT com It is perfect example of Romance Scam. Please see below "what template they use to fool and scam" FIRST EMAIL THAT I GOT: hello I saw your email today at quickr matrimonial dates It is my pleasure to contact you, I am searching for a sincere and trusted man for true love that may lead to nything and i believe i have found you.Looking forward to your reply soonest. if you can write me in my email address i will be happy so that I can send you my picture. Anny SECOND EMAIL THAT I GOT My Dearest. Thanks for your mail.How are you doing this beautiful day ! I hope all is well with you .Friendship can not be measured in terms of material value, nor can it be explained through our use of language, it is a thing that is felt deep within the heart, where no words can ever come close to the truth. I want to assure you that Color, Race, Religion, or Nationality makes no difference to me . What i see in people are their Personality and Character . Meanwhile, I want to use this opportunity to brief you little about myself, My name is Miss Anny Cid Larry I am Single, 24years old, was born in Rwanda Central Africa, with no kid and never married. 5ft 8inches Tall, 55kg weight, black hair and brown eyes, fair in complexion I have a nice family which I lost doing the war that took place my in country some years ago. My Father name is Dr Larry John and He was chairman managing director of Larry & Sons Industrial Company Ltd in the capital of my Country, before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed he with my mother in cold blood. It's was only me that survive this tragedy because i wasn't around when it happened. I was first year student then, studying Accountant in the University of Kigali and I managed to run to the refugee camp where I'm presently seeking asylum under the Unitaire Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. Because the evils that killed my parents seize to kill and take away my belongings. I am Calm, Joyful, Honest, Sociable, Intelligent, Romantic, Kind and Tender. I enjoy Traveling, Having Rest on Nature, Meeting with Friends, Swimming, Tennis Game, Poem, Driving, & Going to the Beach . Also I love all kinds of musics,mostly R & B, Blues ,Hip Hop etc. I am a Simple & understanding girl who Cherish ,Honesty, Tolerance , Love , Care and Friendship.I am looking to meet a someone who will first of all be my friend and maybe more than Friends later. I want to know a bit about you and you can send your picture to me too because i have just sent mine here . I am looking forward to hearing from you and knowing about you, Your family , work , etc. Wishing you a nice day and all the good things that comes with it Hoping to hear from you soonest. Best Regards Miss Anny THIRD EMAIL THAT I GOT My Dearest One Thank you immensely for your response, How are you doing over there together with your health which is always my concern? hope fine and you are shining in with the light from above. I will really like to have a good relationship with you. I promise you all that makes up a defined and a refined LOVE and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you immediately going through your profile which I was well satisfied with. I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation here. As I told you in my previous mail, Am Living in refugee camp where our movement are restricted, We are not eligible to go out from the camp unless we took permission. Its just like one staying in the prison. l don't have any relatives now whom l can go to, all my relatives abscond in the middle of the war the only one l have now is Rev James Matthew who is the pastor of (Salvation Ministry Dakar Branch) here in the camp he has been very nice to me since i came here but i am not living with him rather i am live in the female hostel due to the camp have two hostels one for women & the other for men The Pastors Mobile Number is (+ 221-771-445-760 ) revjamesmatthew AT THE RATE yahoo DOT com. if you call tell him you want to speak with me, then he will send for me in the female hostel. As a refugee here i don't have any privilege to anything be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country.I want to go back to my studies because i only attended my first year before the tragic incident that lead to my being in this situation now took place. I wish to contact you personally for a long term relationship and investment assistance in your country or any-where you might recommend. I have my late father Statement of account and Death Certificate here with me because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in one of the leading bank which he used my name as the next of kin. The amount in question is $7.2M(Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Meanwhile, As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest, I will put things into action immediately and will educate you more on the way you will assist me receive the money. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent response indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely. I am staying at the female hostel here in the refugee camp. Please, keep this transaction to your self only. Do not disclose it to any one due to it nature till the fund (Money) gets to you in your country which I will also come over once the fund is been successfully transferred. I really appreciate your concern, waiting for your urgent response so that we can proceed.Please send me your full contact 1.Your full names and country name... 2.Your phone and fax number.............. 3.Your working place and position in the office.......... 4.Your age and passport number..... so that i can use it to write a letter of nomination to the bank so that when you contact the bank, they will know of a truth that you are coming on my behalf. Note: I wanted to escape to the Europe but unfortunately lost my international passport and other valuable traveling documents when I was absconding from my country on public transport. I promise you sincerity and honesty over this our transaction and relationship and will always love you forever. I expect your honest and earliest reply. Best Regards Miss Anny KINDLY COPY ALL AND PASTE IT TO THE USEFUL WEBSITE OR BLOG TO AVOID OTHER TO GET TRAPPED IN THESE CRIME WEB. Thanks so much
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02-10-2011, 10:33 AM
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Hi americancold,
I can't believe her. How could she trust a man whom she never met, saw and transfer $600,000 in his account without investigating. That's why it is said LOVE IS BLIND. My sympathy is with that women. Did that dating site support her?
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