Says he is a captain on container cargo ship, goes by Eddy James Mike Wayne? He has two children, daughter 17 and son 14 and widowed, his sister watches them while he is out on containership. He is about 52 gray hair very nice looking, very attractive crazy handsome blue eyes? Very sweet talker and sends love videos. I'm aware of fake videos that can be made to look like anyone. He said it was because of the Waves and connection. How long have you been chatting with him and did you get a video chat call? I got one and it was short and no sound. Hey Lucylou.I believe we spoke to the same man. Stop and think about this, how many people have said in their comments that they talk to a guy on a oil rig in the gulf of Mexico, there’s only two in the whole gulf I have talked to at least 15, do all these guys work on the same rigs, I don’t think so, so if they say they work on an oil rig they Are lying does anyone out there know a Liam Andersson, if you do please let me know I’ve reversed imaged Him but came up with nothing, saw him on another site, he told me he was 52, father of one daughter, which we did video chat and his daughter was with him but he kept saying he couldn’t hear me I went through that once before, sends me flowers, a teddy bear, but I have talked to so many scammers, they don’t realize it but they put up a lot of red flags, when they tell you the same thing that other guys have, it’s so sad, and I’ve turned four or Five guys in because they have four different names on Facebook dating with the same picture, and they tell me after checking them out that there’s nothing out of the ordinary for it, that they are not a scam when I know they are, don’t send anyone money if you don’t know them personally thank you for listening If this happens to you, please report it at ftc.gov/complaint - click on Scams and Rip-Offs, then select Romance Scams. There may be tens of thousands of victims, and only a small fraction report it to the FTC. Unfortunately, online dating scams are all too common. If your online sweetheart asks for money, you can expect it’s a scam. Here’s the real deal: Don’t send money to someone you met online - for any reason. And if the person’s online profile disappears a few days after they meet you, that’s another tip-off. wire money using Western Union or Money Gramĭid you know you can do an image search of your love interest’s photo in your favorite search engine? If you do an image search and the person’s photo appears under several different names, you’re probably dealing with a scammer.chat off of the dating site immediately, using personal email, text, or phone.Here are some warning signs that an online love interest might be a fake. Victims think they’re just helping out their soulmate, never realizing they’re aiding and abetting a crime. The scammers transfer stolen money into the new account, and then tell their victims to wire the money out of the country. After they form a “relationship,” they come up with reasons to ask their love interest to set up a new bank account. Here’s how it works: The scammers set up dating profiles to meet potential victims.
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