Information on romance scams and scammers.
#271261 by Kate1970 Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:24 am
Hello, if I could ask more of a message about this men?
john oswin <[email protected]>

"Hello dear,

I am John Oswin by full name, I live in Beverly hells, California, United States of America. I would describe my personality as love to laugh a lot, honest, trustworthy, dependable, caring, compassionate, loyal, quiet, easy-going and open-minded. I prefer staying home and at times peaceful outings not over crowded/loud venues, although I enjoy activities such as reading, cooking, housekeeping, travel, outdoors, shopping, movies, music, sight-seeing and photography. I travel a lot because it's part of my job been to few countries Europe and some countries in Asia etc.

I wouldn't describe myself as being particularly adventurous though I enjoy trying and learning new things from people. My social political beliefs lean toward liberal views on individual human rights and tolerance but I'm generally physically conservative. I believe in self-determination and value hard work and perseverance. I am in the united states of America military army and I am presently stationed and on duty serving in Kabul, Afghanistan for this peace keeping mission exercise in helping and keeping the innocent, poor, weak, helpless men, women and mostly the children from not being killed, hurt or wounded by the talibans or other words rebels but in few months from now I will be retiring from the united states of America military.

I seek a woman who sees the best in those around them not just the worst, A woman to watch sunsets with. Walk along beaches with holding hands as we watch the sun set. Who will be there for good, bad, happy, sad, laugh, cry and even share and smile with. My life is bright but with you it'll be brighter, I hope that all I have written to you will help you to know me much better and please see attach file for pictures of me .

Sincerely,
John"

This headline from another e-mail from him:
Return-Patch:[email protected]
Received:from SNT148-W42([65.55.90.71]) by SNT004-OMC2S32.hotmail.com over TLS channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC9(7.5.7601.23008)
X-TMN:[576TXe4j6QoYrSazQrjBYJ5GdC062u5J]
Another message from him:
"hello my dear,
i hope you doing great? i'm also fine, had a good sleep and woke up with so many thoughts of you. always feel happy when i come online to read or send you mails.I am so happy, I feel complete.. I didn't know what would fill that void, but I know now that it was always you. We've become such good friends, I trust you, and I care about you so much and I know that you feel the same way. Thinking of how much you care about me brings me such comfort when I'm not feeling so great. Everything seems so right these days; everything makes sense.i want you to take good care of yourself and enjoy the rest of your day. always remember someone special cares.

John."
Please answer, if all they have is the scammer?Thank You.
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#271267 by Tim Atem Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:58 am
I'm sorry, but he is more than likely fake, too. Searching sentences from his emails pulls up numerous profiles by different names across different dating websites which is the typical way these people operate. These other profiles have the exact same script, word-for-word.

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#271342 by legionlady14 Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:53 pm
that is almost the same wording I received from a scammer. anyone that picks you out of the blue and tells you that he finds your profile interesting and wants to get to know you is most likely a scammer. i found out this the hard way. when I was contacted I was so flattered that a nice looking guy wanted to get to know me I ignored the red flags.
#271343 by Dotti Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:15 pm
I'm going to take it a step further.

There is no "more than likely" in this case. He IS a scammer, plain and simple. I didn't have to read past the first paragraph to tell you that the writer is not American, he is African.

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#271937 by Kate1970 Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:14 am
Please help once again!
Is it wrote, African or American?:
"My love, how are you doing babe? How was your night? I am so so sorry! I have
been very very busy working over here. I miss you so much. We will chat
tonight. My love, I want you to know that there are many fishes in the ocean,
but to me you are the sea. Like all the women here in the world, you are the
world to me. Love is light and fire, a mystery that has defied human
comprehension. Emotion upset, obsession, illusion externalize it babe. have
you ever fallen in love before? As there is a passion for everyone, I adore a
word you ''you are my best companion ever''. This is the only passion in which
I satisfied...If loving you is a sin, then I will get the first ticket for
hell because I will never stop loving you. Every time I see look at your
picture, my heart just can't control itself. Your looks, your smile, your
body, your style. You. You're the one for me. I love you for all that you are
and all that you're yet to be. I love everything about you
babe.
I love you babe.!!

Loving you always,
Your Husband"
I think I already crazy!
#271940 by vonpaso xlura Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:34 am
Copied platitudes. You can't tell where he's from by his writing unless you get his own words that he writes. The message you posted first contains sentences that were obviously written by an African. If this is the same person, he's still African, he's just pasting words he copied from somewhere.

Does he ever call you by name? Real people don't call each other "babe" or "beautiful" all the time. If he does, it's because he's talking to lots of other women at the same time, telling them all lies.

If this is not the same man as before, please post his email address, or better yet, complete headers of the email. Remove your own name and address of course.

... ni los estafadores heredarán el reino de Dios. 1 Cor. 6:10
#271942 by AlanJones Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:45 am
Your Husband


These 2 words are enough to tell me that he's a scammer.Anyone (that you aren't legally married to) that refers to you in such a way or calls you his wife is a scammer.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.
#271958 by Bryon Williams Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:58 pm
It is 100% a scam.

Military members do not pay for leave. They earn free leave each year. Also only the member can request leave through his chain of command. His wife, mother, children nor internet girlfriend can do this. Also they would never have contact with his chain of command.

Military members have access to their money. They also do not pay for phones, internet or medical.

Please stop all contact with the scammer. If you confront him he will continue to lie.

Post his fake name, rank and email address. This will help other women avoid his scam.

This is a warning from the Army about this scam.
http://www.army.mil/article/130861/Army ... nce_scams/

QUANTICO, Va. (July 30, 2014) -- Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as CID, are once again warning internet users worldwide about cyber criminals involved in an online crime that CID has dubbed "the Romance Scam."

CID special agents continue to receive numerous reports from victims located around the world regarding various scams of persons impersonating U.S. Soldiers online. Victims are usually unsuspecting women, 30 to 55 years old, who believe they are romantically involved with an American Soldier, yet are being exploited and ultimately robbed, by perpetrators who strike from thousands of miles away.

"We cannot stress enough that people need to stop sending money to persons they meet on the internet and claim to be in the U.S. military," said Chris Grey, Army CID's spokesman.

"It is very troubling to hear these stories over and over again of people who have sent thousands of dollars to someone they have never met and sometimes have never even spoken to on the phone," Grey said.

The majority of the "romance scams," are being perpetrated on social media and dating-type websites where unsuspecting females are the main target.

The criminals are pretending to be U.S. servicemen, routinely serving in a combat zone. The perpetrators will often take the true rank and name of a U.S. Soldier who is honorably serving his country somewhere in the world, or has previously served and been honorably discharged, then marry that up with some photographs of a Soldier off the internet, and then build a false identity to begin prowling the internet for victims.

The scams often involve carefully worded romantic requests for money from the victim to purchase special laptop computers, international telephones, military leave papers, and transportation fees to be used by the fictitious "deployed Soldier" so their false relationship can continue. The scams include asking the victim to send money, often thousands of dollars at a time, to a third party address.

Once victims are hooked, the criminals continue their ruse.

"We've even seen instances where the perpetrators are asking the victims for money to purchase "leave papers" from the Army, help pay for medical expenses from combat wounds or help pay for their flight home so they can leave the war zone," said Grey.

These scams are outright theft and are a grave misrepresentation of the U.S. Army and the tremendous amount of support programs and mechanisms that exist for Soldiers today, especially those serving overseas, said Grey.

Along with the romance-type scams, CID has been receiving complaints from citizens worldwide that they have been the victims of other types of scams -- once again where a cyber crook is impersonating a U.S. service member. One version usually involves the sale of a vehicle; where the service member claims to be living overseas and has to quickly sell their vehicle because they are being sent to another duty station. After sending bogus information regarding the vehicle, the seller requests the buyer do a wire transfer to a third party to complete the purchase. When in reality, the entire exchange is a ruse for the crook to get the wire transfer and leave the buyer high and dry, with no vehicle.

Army CID continues to warn people to be very suspicious if they begin a relationship on the internet with someone claiming to be an American Soldier and within a matter of weeks, the alleged Soldier is asking for money, as well as discussing marriage.


The majority of these scams have a distinct pattern to them, explained Grey.

The perpetrators often tell the victims that their units do not have telephones or they are not allowed to make calls or they need money to "help keep the Army internet running." They often say they are widowers and raising a young child on their own to pull on the heartstrings of their victims.

"We've even seen where the criminals said that the Army won't allow the Soldier to access their personal bank accounts or credit cards," said Grey.

All lies, according to CID officials.

"These perpetrators, often from other countries, most notably from West African countries, are good at what they do and quite familiar with American culture, but the claims about the Army and its regulations are ridiculous," said Grey.

The Army reports that numerous very senior officers and enlisted Soldiers throughout the Army have had their identities stolen to be used in these scams.

To date, there have been no reports to Army CID indicating any U.S. service members have suffered any financial loss as a result of these attacks. Photographs and actual names of U.S. service members have been the only thing utilized. On the contrary, the victims have lost thousands.

One victim revealed that she had sent more than $60,000 to the scammer. Another victim from Great Britain told CID officials that over the course of a year, she had sent more than $75,000 to the con artists.

"The criminals are preying on the emotions and patriotism of their victims," added Grey.

The U.S. has established numerous task force organizations to deal with this and other growing issues; unfortunately, the people committing these scams are using untraceable email addresses on Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc., routing accounts through numerous locations around the world, and utilizing pay-per-hour Internet cyber cafes, which often times maintain no accountability of use. The ability of law enforcement to identify these perpetrators is very limited, so individuals must stay on the alert and be personally responsible to protect themselves.

"Another critical issue is we don't want victims who do not report this crime walking away and thinking that a U.S. serviceman has ripped them off when in fact that serviceman is honorably serving his country and often not even aware that his pictures or identity have been stolen," said Grey.

What to look for:

DON'T EVER SEND MONEY! Be extremely suspicious if you are asked for money for transportation costs, communication fees or marriage processing and medical fees.

Carefully check out the stories you are being told. If it sounds suspicious, there is a reason, it's routinely false -- trust your instincts.

If you do start an internet-based relationship with someone, check them out, research what they are telling you with someone who would know, such as a current or former service member.

Be very suspicious if you never get to actually speak with the person on the phone or are told you cannot write or receive letters in the mail. Servicemen and women serving overseas will often have an APO or FPO mailing address. Internet or not, service members always appreciate a letter in the mail.

Military members have an email address that end in ".mil." If the person you are speaking with cannot sent you at least one email from a ".mil" (that will be the very LAST part of the address and nothing after), then there is a high probability they are not in the military.

Many of the negative claims made about the military and the supposed lack of support and services provided to troops overseas are far from reality -- check the facts.

Be very suspicious if you are asked to send money or ship property to a third party or company. Often times the company exists, but has no idea or is not a part of the scam.

Be aware of common spelling, grammatical or language errors in the emails.

Be cognizant of foreign and regional accents that do not match the person's story.

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP

Report the theft to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (FBI-NW3C Partnership) at http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx.

Report the theft to the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft.

Your report helps law enforcement officials across the United States in their investigations.

Report the theft by phone at 1-877-ID-THEFT (438-4338) or TTY, 1-866-653-4261.

Report the theft by mail at the following address:

Identity Theft Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20580

Report the fraud by email to the Federal Trade Commission on Nigerian Scams via at [email protected].

For more information on CID, visit http://www.cid.army.mil.

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#272376 by Kate1970 Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:47 pm
This is a fragment of a conversation by skype from John Oswin:
..."and another thing is that few months ago i was awarded by the Afghanistan government due to my hard work,dedication and long service to my nation. i was not the only soldier who got this award. i was awarded together with some few other officers here..."
"...the award came in a form of a package. those who got this award sent theirs to their families, relatives,loved ones and girlfriends, i kept mine with me and said i will come home with it when i retire from this hellish country. but due to this current attack. here is no longer safe for the package and i can't afford to lose it as well. i don't have anyone else in my life apart from you and since you are the woman i want to live and share the rest of my life with. and you are also the only person i trust in this life. i want to send you this package so you keep it safe for me. i will soon retire and when i come home, i will sure it for any profitable business..."
I think it is gearing up to strike.
#272378 by Bryon Williams Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:54 pm
^^^ He will have you pay fake fee's for courier service, customs, documents and what ever else he can make up.

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#272381 by malu53 Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:15 pm
email address leads to three profiles on Skype

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Skyoe ID #1: johnoswin01
Name: John Oswin
Location: United States
IP not found

Skype avatar

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Skype ID #2: john.oswinn
Name: John Oswin
Location; Beverly Hills, USA

IPs used:
41.215.163.9 <<< Millicom Ghana Limited)
41.66.208.245 <<< Vodafone Ghana

Skype avatar

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Skype ID #3: live:johnoswin01
Name: John Oswin
no IP, no Skype avatar
#272383 by Kate1970 Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:36 pm
This is a picture at the bottom, I have more pictures but I can not paste.
He continues:
"...most of the international organisations are not working here due to the war in this country. you also know the security reasons in this base camp as well. the package contains an amount of 650,000 dollars. i will send you the package through a private diplomat. as soon as you receive the package, please take good care of if for me . i trust you so much and i know you will do that. when i retire and come to you, i will use the money for any profitable business..."
"...i almost forget my dear. the package contains certificated, medals,awards and money given to me by the Afghanistan government due to my hard work and dedication to my country. i want to send you this package so you take good care of it for me. i trust you so much that's why i'm doing this and i know that this will even serve as a proof to you that as soon as i leave this place you would be my next destination. i trust you so much and i know you will take good care of if for me until i finally arrived..."

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