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#76362 by isfjy786 Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:36 pm
Now that I have become so paranoid about checking out if I am being scammed, how can I confirm if this is a scam or real?

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Email content:

Thanks for your interest, I will like to know you more than what you have written down on your profile.
First of all let me describe myself as a straight talking,very soft nature, simple person with morals and very conservative down to earth guy. What you see is what you get from me. I have been divorced since 2007 and since then i have been living alone in my own house. I have a son, who i am raising to become a better man in the near future.
I am the socializing type and I love to travel. I am kind hearten and prefer others to be of the same type. I like people to be polite & well mannered and detest foul mouthed, bad mannered people. People tell me that i am a good communicator but to be honest i just love meeting interesting people. I have been a sports person for the most of my life and i play polo, though not these days, i play a little golf and also spend some time in the gym. At home i enjoy cooking and entertaining. I also enjoy listening to a variety of music...


Over the years,i have worked hard to make a living for my self.i have my own business that i manage,the nature of my business is base on mostly export and importation of crude oil.i buy crude oil from crude oil producing nations like the Saudi Arabia,Iraq,Kuwait and many other oil producing country and sell to my client at affordable price.
Well! I believe in trust, honesty, respect and love.I am Interested in a person who is honest, loves to laugh, who is easygoing, who loves to love and be loved, who believes in a partner as a best friend and who is absolutely not of the nagging type. A woman who enjoys the outdoors, travel, different cultures or sometimes just lazying off on the beach.I am a man that is looking for a partner, from any religion, who would offer me honest love and devotion and all the moral support that i didn't derive from my previous marriage.. I am hoping that the lady that enters into my life possesses the qualities that can extract the best out of me..
take care,
here is a little about me,i will write you more when i get a response from you.


warm Regards,

What I notice is that he has not even taken the interest to address me in the email. So it must be a generic standard email that he uses to send out to all. I am told he lives in New York with his son and mother - so not sure if the email header validates that.
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#76365 by Dotti Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:51 pm
The NNFMP in the header means it is most likely forged, and you won't get accurate information. That's definitely a red flag.

But the truth is, I don't need a header on this one. This is a scammer. The writing tells me that you are not dealing with an American. The types of mistakes tell me that this is an African.

The actual writeup is typical of a romance scam, and here:
i buy crude oil from crude oil producing nations like the Saudi Arabia,Iraq,Kuwait and many other oil producing country and sell to my client at affordable price.

we have nothing more than a setup for him to travel to Nigeria or another country where he can have an "emergency."

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#76372 by isfjy786 Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:48 pm
Thanks for the warning - so should I post the profile ID and the site on which this scammer is on? Not sure if the site will delete him since he is a premium paid member and these sites may be interested in keeping his for his monetary status.
#76375 by AlanJones Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:01 pm
Please do post his profile ID and the name of the site as it will help others.

With regards to his premium membership, it is probably paid for with a stolen credit card.

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.
#76376 by began steele Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:05 pm
premium paid member and these sites may be interested in keeping his for his monetary status.

:no-really: :laugh-s:
They won't be once they discover the money is stolen and the transfer to them is reversed. It's a credit card fraud again.

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