Information on romance scams and scammers.
#96096 by SobrnSexy Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:04 pm
I have been corresponding via email and yahoo messenger with a man name Sgt. Collin Handy. I have feelings for him and he (supposedly) was deployed to Nigeria early this morning. I met him on LargeNLovely dating site which is a very strict site. They individually screen the profiles and don't hesitate anyone who follows their guidelines. That is why I am concerned whether I am being scammed or not. I have used your sister sites Romance.com and the Military Scam sites, Email-scam, etc. I also did a photo search with his 7 photos he sents me. I am just going to enclose all the information I have and would like if you or someone could please tell me if this is a scam or really a legit soldier stationed over near Iraq/Nigeria.

I blew up all his military photos and followed the Army guidelines to see if the uniforms and insignias and ranks were legit. They are to a T!!! Including his name, his rank badge, his infantry patch and his pin on the front of his uniform.

The photo search via google brought up none of his photos. The email search with this header brought up a legit yahoo address and id. His avatar picture is the same as what he emails me with. He doesn't have a profile on fb, my space or any of the other sites suggested thru romance.com. He hasn't asked me for money. He hasn't asked me for a cell phone. What has my curiosity peeked is the fact that he proclaims we were meant to be together, and that he loves me. Also the fact that his spelling is atrocious and his grammar sucks. And the story about being a widow, that his daughter lives with his mum over in London while he is away. He says she died while giving birth to his daughter. I read thru your scammer romance msg thing and I have read thru others. And I am still not sure what to think. I am willing to send you all the pictures if you need them as well if this man is really a scammer. If he is he is good, if he is not than THANK GOD.

This is his profile from LargeNLovely.com

-*About brown555
Height 5' 7" (170 cm)
My Orientation Straight
My Body Type Athletic
My Marital Status Single
I Have Children Yes
I Have Children living at home No
My Religion Christian
My education level Masters
What type of relationship are you seeking? Marriage and children
What is your ethnicity / race? Black / African American
What color are your eyes? Black
What color hair do you have? Black
Do you drink? Occasionally
Do you smoke? No
Are you a sports fan? Yes
Check all of the following sports that interest you Football, Basketball
How many pets do you have? One
Which kinds of pets do you have? Dog(s)
Would you date outside your race? No
Would you be willing to relocate? Yes
Personality
About yourself
Happy and enjoy living life! I am so not dead yet...lol. Enjoy the simple things in life. Am a bit ole fashioned, still like to pamper a lady, treat her with nothing but respect. Like to kiss, cuddle, snuggle, not a rough guy, just a sensual easy going person. No Drama, my kid have enough of that for a whole family...lol. So live life, don't let it live you!
Ideal Match
I am thinking to many people are judging people to harshly. Race, Height, Weight, Age....So I put this extra field on to say....Ease up people, your not all that nor a bag of chips..lol. Great things come in all kinds of packages, like my buddy Forest Gump says, it's like a box of chocolates, never know what you gonna get inside....lol.

This is our correspondance via emailing through the site.
Subject: Re: NiceBreaker
---------- Original Message ----------
You are someone I would like to get to know.
---------- Original Message ----------
Hey,
What would you like to know other than I live in Houston, TX.... :)
---------- Original Message ----------
Hi,
Gudmorinn how are you?am fine out here!!!!am Sgt brown a military,i have a daughter whom i lost her mum for very long time,since then have bein searchin for true minded lady as my first wife,when i saw your picsi felt agitated and i decided to let you know how i feel about you.We might find out if we were compatible.
---------- Original Message ----------
We could be. Never know. And agitated means bothered by....lol I hope I didn't bother you that bad. Anyway, do you have yahoo messenger? Hope to hear from you...Debbie
---------- Original Message ----------
Debbi,oh nope you didn't you are makin me a complete guy out here,just need a companion,someone after service i can call my home and spend the rest of my life with....heeer
here its goes [email protected]
---------- Original Message ----------
I see that you are having sign in problems with your yahoo messenger. its ok. I understand. I am still interested in getting to know you. Keep trying, you never know when that moment will be....Hugs, Debbie
---------- Original Message ----------
Message: Hello dear,thanks for ur understandin with me,the connection is fuckin bad i felt mad at myself when i was not able to express my feelin to you.Debbie i will always wait for you as well....ok

OK I SEE THAT HIS SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ARE BAD BUT A LOT OF MEN CAN'T TYPE WELL AND SPELLING AND GRAMMAR INCLUDED. I WAS GIVING HIM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

THIS IS OUR YAHOO MESSENGER CONVERSATIONS, MINUS MY NAME AND SOME INTIMATE TALK. MAINLY CONVERSATION ON MILITARY AND RED FLAGS THAT WENT UP ON MY SIDE OF THE STREET. THE BLANK SPOTS IN BETWEEN ARE MY TALKING TO HIM, NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE THAT I SEE.(HAVE IT ALL IF NEEDED THO)

questions that may not be right?
4/6
12:38:56 AM collinsmoore84: i was just comin from the field
12:40:30 AM collinsmoore84: pray you still there

12:45:21 AM : are you currently overseas?
12:45:32 AM collinsmoore84: yea
12:45:44 AM collinsmoore84: right there in iraq
12:46:15 AM WOW, thank you hun for my freedom today
12:46:21 AM i was in desert storm
12:46:47 AM collinsmoore84: We shoud be thankin God
12:46:51 AM collinsmoore84: not me

12:51:38 AM collinsmoore84: Debby am so sorry i just got are signal that i have to report back on the field

12:57:01 AM collinsmoore84: i will send my too
12:57:50 AM collinsmoore84: thats my little kid keeram and myself
CALLS HIS DAUGHTER LITTLE KID, SPELLS IT KEERAM

12:58:00 AM collinsmoore84: i have to go

12:58:28 AM send me your phone number,i can send pics via cell too
12:58:50 AM if u got one, im assuming ur on one now...
12:58:56 AM collinsmoore84: its not allow on camp

4/7
12:43:26 AM I help others when I can. That is what the Creator tells us to do
12:44:30 AM collinsmoore84: That what Sgt Collins is doin out here
12:44:58 AM collinsmoore84: to make the world a place to be
12:45:09 AM : yes he is.
12:45:28 AM : you always talk about yourself in the 3rd person? lol
12:46:07 AM collinsmoore84: We are trained as that
12:46:17 AM collinsmoore84: babie
12:46:43 AM thats cool. so when do u get to come home?
IM Apr 7, 2012 12:57:03 AM
12:47:26 AM collinsmoore84: hopefully by october 15
12:47:48 AM collinsmoore84: that when my leave commence
12:48:11 AM is this your first tour?
12:48:12 AM collinsmoore84: and i hope to see you by then
12:48:35 AM collinsmoore84: nope bein to afgh
12:48:46 AM collinsmoore84: iran
12:48:53 AM collin, I live in Texas. Your profile says you are in New York
12:49:10 AM collinsmoore84: libya and now iraq
12:49:33 AM collinsmoore84: thats was when i join the sites
12:49:51 AM collinsmoore84: my work not my home
12:50:10 AM who is taking care of your son, why you are there?

NOTE I SAID SON, HE DID NOT CATCH IT????
12:50:39 AM collinsmoore84: my mum
12:51:28 AM collinsmoore84: but they both stay in london
12:51:57 AM wow as in london, paris?

12:51:59 AM collinsmoore84: i have a home down there as well
12:52:40 AM not sure i understand why you are interested in me. I am older than you
12:52:44 AM collinsmoore84: nope paris in summer
12:55:39 AM collinsmoore84: Debs am tryin to my mum stay in london and my Angel
12:56:05 AM collinsmoore84: but doin summer she is my grandmum
12:56:23 AM collinsmoore84: did you get it now
12:56:41 AM collinsmoore84: Debs this her pics

1:04:46 AM collinsmoore84: Handy Collins
1:04:57 AM collinsmoore84: was my name
AT THIS POINT I RECIEVE 5 PICTURES OF SGT HANDY IN UNIFORM. THEY SHOW HANDY ON THE POCKETS. ONE OF HIM WITH HIS DAUGHTER KEERAM, ONE OF HER, ONE OF HIM AND ANOTHER SOLDIER, AND ONE OF HIM STANDING IN FULL GEAR IN FRONT OF A TANK.

4/8

12:28:46 AM \: you say you want to own a resturant. Do you have one in mind? are you a chef by trade?
12:29:12 AM collinsmoore84: are chef
12:29:16 AM collinsmoore84: npe
12:29:30 AM collinsmoore84: am a military officer
12:29:50 AM \ i know that but before you joined the military you must of done some kind of work
12:29:52 AM collinsmoore84: just dont care
12:30:27 AM collinsmoore84: true my life have been a military man
12:30:44 AM \ how come a good looking guy like you dont have a girl already. I am sure there were lots of gurls in ny who you were involved with...
12:31:12 AM collinsmoore84: but i have a friends that own a restaurant there in paris

12:32:00 AM collinsmoore84: since the dead of my wife have bein alone
12:32:13 AM collinsmoore84: but i need a companion
12:32:20 AM collinsmoore84: you see
12:33:00 AM \ yes i understand, we all need a companion.
12:33:13 AM \ how long has your wife been gone
NOTE ON WHEN HIS WIFE PASSED
12:34:39 AM collinsmoore84: imediately after givin birth
12:35:06 AM collinsmoore84: thats 7years back
12:35:27 AM collinsmoore84: i dont like talk about this
12:35:44 AM collinsmoore84: pls its a bad memorries#
12:35:48 AM \ ok hun, sorry, i was just asking. didnt mean to bring it up if it bothers you
12:36:04 AM collinsmoore84: it is

12:36:14 AM \: how long you been in the military?
12:36:18 AM collinsmoore84: am sorry Debby
12:36:52 AM collinsmoore84: 9years
12:37:19 AM \wow, are you going to retire?
IM Apr 8, 2012 12:46:00 AM
12:37:22 AM collinsmoore84: Gd bless you
12:37:36 AM collinsmoore84: its bad memorry
12:38:05 AM collinsmoore84: am plannin my retire by next year june
12:38:16 AM collinsmoore84: by His grace
12:40:37 AM \ you started a new life when she left this world. I know it hurts and its bad memories, but you have a gift together. you have your son and you have your life with him and your doing something wonderful for your country now. you have a lot to be proud of
12:40:53 AM \its 130 am here
12:41:19 AM collinsmoore84: my son nope i have a daughter
CATCHES MY SLIP UP ON HIS CHILD THIS TIME

12:45:35 AM \ you cant get mail or packages there?
12:45:44 AM collinsmoore84: when babie
12:46:00 AM \ i dont know, i am going to church in the am, then brunch with friends...
IM Apr 8, 2012 12:50:28 AM
12:46:14 AM \ when i have the time, i cant make a commitment to something i dont know
12:46:32 AM collinsmoore84: yes i can but there most be a protcol
12:46:47 AM collinsmoore84: its k then
12:47:15 AM i understand. if you want to set it up to where i can send you a package with needs and homemade cookies and such, let me know
12:47:32 AM collinsmoore84: k then

12:47:57 AM collinsmoore84: pray fr we guys out here
12:48:26 AM collinsmoore84: and God bless you as well
12:48:34 AM I really got to crash hun, im falling asleep at the pc...lol
12:48:55 AM collinsmoore84: my cookies
12:49:20 AM collinsmoore84: goodnite hun

9:43:18 PM : seriously, how do we go thru the protocol so I can send you a package or two or three?
9:43:32 PM collinsmoore84: hope its non aclcoh
9:43:57 PM dont drink alcohol, and never heard of a creme soda with alcohol in it....lol
9:44:31 PM collinsmoore84: yeah i need to talk to my commandant on this
9:44:50 PM I can email you my home address if you want...
9:44:53 PM collinsmoore84: then i let you know the next step

9:52:50 PM collinsmoore84: here most of the time on field and a little at the hotel

9:56:29 PM ok you have confused me with your name. is it Sgt Collin Handy?
9:56:43 PM collinsmoore84: yeah
I MAKE MISTAKE ON SPELLING OF HIS DAUGHTERS NAME, HE CORRECTS IT. DIFFERENT FROM EARLIER, BUT NOTING HIS SPELLING AND WHAT NOT, IT MAY BE A SLIP UP

10:33:39 PM ok just checking...would Kaaren be ok with that?
10:33:47 PM collinsmoore84: my daughter's name Keeran
10:33:57 PM : did i spell it rite, sorry
10:34:07 PM collinsmoore84: her mum is white as well
10:34:07 PM ok Keeran
10:34:21 PM collinsmoore84: keeran


10:34:54 PM collinsmoore84: i will tell her about you
10:35:25 PM collinsmoore84: i dont like talkin about her mum
10:35:36 PM when u lo0ked at my profile, did you see what i had written on the bottom of it about American soldiers??
10:35:51 PM collinsmoore84: may be some other good time as this

10:41:58 PM collinsmoore84: Debbie,i have to report back to field
10:41:58 PM everything just froze up
10:42:18 PM ok hun. PLEASE be careful and take care of yourself
10:42:32 PM collinsmoore84: need to get myself prpare

10:44:01 PM do you share this computer with others?
10:44:05 PM collinsmoore84: life is beautiful with you hunny
10:44:20 PM collinsmoore84: no me alone
10:44:31 PM ok, just wondering...
10:44:42 PM collinsmoore84: sent to me by Keeran mum

10:46:49 PM collinsmoore84: till when
10:46:52 PM collinsmoore84: ?
10:47:07 PM not sure, how long u be on field
10:47:19 PM collinsmoore84: 6hrs

4/9
3:31:13 AM collinsmoore84: hunny i miss you all day long
3:31:26 AM please don't hurt me
3:31:30 AM collinsmoore84: wish you are down here with me on the field

3:32:57 AM collinsmoore84: babie there is bad connection
3:33:18 AM collinsmoore84: being with you in jiff
3:33:23 AM collinsmoore84: love you babie
3:33:34 AM collinsmoore84: talk with you later

IM Apr 10, 2012 2:16:16 AM

2:01:25 AM collinsmoore84: hi hun
2:01:25 AM collinsmoore84: Gudmornnin
2:03:43 AM collinsmoore84: are yo there?
2:03:54 AM collinsmoore84: i was just comin from the field
2:04:02 AM collinsmoore84: u wont believe that
2:09:15 AM collinsmoore84: Debby since yesterday i was just comin online,and just goin through my mail
2:09:35 AM collinsmoore84: pls hunny talk to me
2:10:06 AM collinsmoore84: i love you so much
2:10:06 AM collinsmoore84: pls pls
2:10:19 AM collinsmoore84: am not here for game or what ever
2:10:22 AM collinsmoore84: <ding>
2:11:24 AM collinsmoore84: yestarday i told am home just to say hi i get back to field
2:12:22 AM collinsmoore84: i love every thing about you Debby talk to me dont made me get crazy right now
2:12:35 AM collinsmoore84: am gonna hurt myself
2:12:42 AM hey baby
2:12:53 AM collinsmoore84: oh baby

SENDS ME A PICTURE OF HIM IN BLUE SHIRT STANDING IN FRONT OF A HOUSE, CLOSE UP, LOOKS AMERICAN AND VERY HANDSOME.

2:17:27 AM collinsmoore84: i wasn't online today
2:17:48 AM collinsmoore84: let me send ur pics.....ok
2:19:05 AM really? i saw you online... for over an hour...least your name was...lol
2:19:42 AM ok now i really feel like a dork...i thot you were ignoring me...
2:20:14 AM collinsmoore84: probably i did not take my time to logout yesterday

MENTIONS BIT ABOUT WHATS GOING ON OVER THERE

2:37:38 AM oh and did u chek with your capt about my sending you mail
2:39:23 AM collinsmoore84: he is on a trip to west africa they we were told those group from Al-queda bomb a church in nigeria
2:39:38 AM collinsmoore84: and 3 soul were kill
2:39:49 AM collinsmoore84: and 13 injured
2:40:05 AM collinsmoore84: i will have to wait tll his back
2:40:25 AM oh well that sucks, i am sorry baby
2:40:36 AM collinsmoore84: they call themself Bokhara group
2:41:53 AM collinsmoore84: bokharam affiliated of Al-queda

2:46:41 AM if you had a phone i could send it rite away, but you dont...
2:46:49 AM ironic they let you have a pc but not a cell phone
2:47:13 AM collinsmoore84: IT NOT ALLOW HERE IN CAMP
2:47:40 AM collinsmoore84: BUT IF I WANT TO MY WIFE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A REQUEST
2:48:34 AM : why arnt cell phones allowed? makes no sense...
2:48:43 AM collinsmoore84: THE PC WAS SENT TO MY BY KEERAN'S MUM
2:48:55 AM collinsmoore84: ITS ALLOW
2:49:06 AM cuz they think you guys be on the cells on the field and not paying attention to whats going on?
2:49:26 AM collinsmoore84: .YEAH

2:50:24 AM when was the last time you were in the states my love?
2:51:07 AM collinsmoore84: a couple of month ago......3mnth back

SPECIFICALLY ASKS ABOUT THE CARE PACKAGE

3:03:05 AM collinsmoore84: when are gonna fix that sturff for us?
3:03:29 AM collinsmoore84: am in the hotel for 6hrs
3:05:09 AM fix what stuff...the goodies? soon as i get an address and approval/ok from your capt...
3:05:32 AM : then i can bake the cookies and get a list from you and send them out asap...
3:05:39 AM collinsmoore84: ths pc
3:08:21 AM collinsmoore84: ok

4/11

4:49:35 PM internet is a luxury for me, but its also a necessity nowadays...
4:49:58 PM collinsmoore84: hunnie thing might change at any fuckin time
4:51:03 PM collinsmoore84: we were told that 17 among us will jointh commandant in nigeria by tuesday
IM Apr 11, 2012 5:05:18 PM

4:52:38 PM collinsmoore84: hunny if i was among the choosin i will keep you in touch
4:52:58 PM collinsmoore84: no babie you have me now
4:53:27 PM collinsmoore84: and we both have God
4:53:44 PM no i dont collin, face reality, you are out of the states...you are fighting for my right to work and I am fighting to find that work, no matter what
4:54:37 PM : you are not here with me or me with you wherever that would be and we are not working together to make it in this world rite now. Its you in Iraq and me in Tx....big difference
4:54:42 PM collinsmoore84: that what we were train for
4:55:33 PM collinsmoore84: to make the place for every human bein to live
4:55:39 PM collinsmoore84: you see

5:00:20 PM am lucky to find a decent one now for barely over minimum wage. not sure what it is in ny, but in tx its only $7.25
5:00:58 PM since it went to that a few yrs ago, alot of companies now only hire you part time so they dont have to offer you insurance...it really sux
5:02:15 PM collinsmoore84: every thing we be good once am back in state

NO MENTION OF MONEY, HAS NOT ASKED FOR MONEY, OFFERS TO TAKE CARE OF ME

5:24:22 PM collinsmoore84: oh ok am in my hotel
5:24:57 PM you were in hotel 2 nites ago, so you get a few days to rest up in hotel?
5:25:06 PM collinsmoore84: be on the field in 7hrs
5:25:20 PM collinsmoore84: yeah just to rest
5:25:35 PM : ohhh ur not staying in a tent? ur in a hotel? wow thats cool
5:26:42 PM collinsmoore84: for very long time we dont stat in the tent
5:26:49 PM i was picturing something like M.A.S.H
5:26:57 PM collinsmoore84: now in the hotel

11:36:01 PM collinsmoore84: i just dont know what get over me every day i keep lovin and think about you
11:36:01 PM collinsmoore84: that one day i hold your arm right there at the airport

4/12/12

9:45:56 PM collinsmoore84: hunnie let give glory to God for makin this to be
9:46:28 PM collinsmoore84: i tolh Keera about you
9:46:48 PM collinsmoore84: she said she cant wait to meet you

MISPELLED HIS DAUGHTERS NAME, COULD BE SLIP UP, HE DOES HAVE ALOT OF ERRORS... LOL

9:47:02 PM : uh wow, what did you tell her?
9:47:16 PM : that you met a crazy white lady from texas....lol
9:47:41 PM collinsmoore84: That i met a lady on internet
9:48:16 PM collinsmoore84: and i love this person so much
9:48:40 PM collinsmoore84: did u know the first thing she said?
9:48:47 PM no what did she say?
9:49:21 PM collinsmoore84: she said did you trust this person
9:49:45 PM collinsmoore84: and i said i trust her with all my heart

10:01:59 PM so do u have a nickname your friends call you?
10:02:24 PM collinsmoore84: they call me brown
HIS NAME ON LARGENLOVELY IS BROWN555

10:04:55 PM collinsmoore84: nope this the first time i will tell her about my relationship with other lady
10:05:04 PM collinsmoore84: apart her mum
10:05:09 PM collinsmoore84: you see
10:05:36 PM collinsmoore84: i pray all this work in our way
10:05:52 PM me too
10:06:05 PM when u get out in sept...are u going back to new york or where?
10:06:25 PM guess i should ask where are u planning making ur home after you get out
10:08:14 PM collinsmoore84: yeah hunny that depends on you actually i was plannin to locate in England
10:08:28 PM collinsmoore84: or colorado
10:08:44 PM collinsmoore84: i have two buildin in state
10:09:45 PM u have two buildings? as in you have a place in colorado and a place in england?
10:09:48 PM collinsmoore84: i have one in colorado with my cars park in my sturff were there
10:11:21 PM collinsmoore84: then the other in england

10:14:45 PM collinsmoore84: hunny for real
10:15:05 PM collinsmoore84: what kind of car did like?
10:15:53 PM you would prefer coming home to me than going to colorado? Oh wow, collin, now i feel really cherished...
10:16:51 PM collinsmoore84: i told you i love u so much
10:17:05 PM collinsmoore84: the car hunny?

10:19:43 PM collinsmoore84: i have two dodge ram one lexus
10:20:07 PM collinsmoore84: parked there in my house there in colorado

10:41:05 PM collinsmoore84: tryin to let u know that am here for u and not game like

10:54:30 PM so u gonna mail me your apo addy
10:55:32 PM collinsmoore84: hunny i told i have to wait for my commandant
10:55:44 PM collinsmoore84: to be back frm nigeria

4/13

10:04:38 AM collinsmoore84: oh thats too bad well did u want me to bud a plane now to state
10:05:16 AM : want u to what with a plane?
10:05:43 AM collinsmoore84: to come down
10:05:49 AM when?
10:06:01 AM collinsmoore84: and meet my babie once she is bud
10:06:07 AM collinsmoore84: you see
TEASING ME ABOUT BEING BAD AND TAKING A PLANE TO COME RESCUE ME
AGAIN, NEVER HAS ASKED FOR MONEY, VERY CARING AND SUPPORTIVE

10:09:56 AM collinsmoore84: hunnie it seem it as been comfirm that we will be deploy on saturday by 15;15gmt
10:10:26 AM your being deployed to where hun?
10:10:41 AM are you coming home?
10:11:00 AM collinsmoore84: to nigeria to tackle theBoharam group

10:11:08 AM : oh shit
10:11:28 AM damn collin, now im scared for you
10:11:34 AM for us

IM Apr 13, 2012 10:18:56 AM
10:11:51 AM we wont be able to talk either...
10:11:52 AM collinsmoore84: hunnie it were call
10:12:09 AM collinsmoore84: i cant say for now
10:12:12 AM i understand, its your duty
10:12:23 AM collinsmoore84: i have to tell KEERA
10:12:29 AM collinsmoore84: THATS TOO

AGAIN NO MENTION OF MONEY, JUSTS TELLS ME HE IS BEING DEPLOYED, GOING INTO THE FIREING ZONE

10:12:33 AM and you are a soldier, cant say that im happy about it
10:12:51 AM collinsmoore84: SHE WONT BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT AS WELL
10:12:57 AM : no she wont
10:13:05 AM how will i know when and if your ok?
10:13:25 AM can u at least tell me your squadron # or unit
10:13:26 AM collinsmoore84: I HAVE TO LET HER KNOWS MY MOVEMENT
10:14:04 AM collinsmoore84: AM AT THE INFANTRY
10:14:21 AM : ok but you still have a infantry unit number

10:14:31 AM how are you on this? are you ok?
10:14:59 AM collinsmoore84: HUNNIE AM NOT
10:15:13 AM collinsmoore84: BABIE ITS MY CALL MY DUTIES
10:15:35 AM i understand hun.
10:16:02 AM just watch your back 24/7, do what u do best and be
strong no matter what
10:16:20 AM and never ever stop believeing that God isnt with you,
cuz he is
10:16:28 AM collinsmoore84: I PRAY THE NETWORK THERE IS GOOD SO I CAN STILL KEEP IN TOUCH

10:19:27 AM collinsmoore84: HUNNIE I NEED TO FIXED UP SOMETHING
10:19:31 AM collinsmoore84: UP NOW
10:19:53 AM collinsmoore84: I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH HUNNIE
10:20:49 AM collinsmoore84: LOVE YOU DEBBY
10:21:02 AM collinsmoore84: BE BACK LTER
AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANOTHER WORD FROM HIM SINCE. BEING AN VETERAN MYSELF, I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE REASONS HE COULD NOT TELL ME SOME THINGS. BUT HE AVOIDED THE INFANTRY ? WHICH WAS ODD AND HE WENT FROM HIS KID TO HIS DAUGHTER'S NAME AS KEERAM TO KEERAN TO KEERA...

This is his header that I had checked out:

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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:40:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Collins Moore <[email protected]>
Reply-To: Collins Moore <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Heres looking at ya baby
To:
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This is the reply I got...
Email sender [email protected]

This Email was sent at Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:40:01 -0700 (PDT)
from IP address 65.18.196.46
IP Location: United States.

At Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:40:01 -0700 (PDT), the email sender [email protected] sent you an email from the IP address 65.18.196.46 located in United States.
Email Sender: [email protected] [more info]
IP address: 65.18.196.46
IP address country: United States
IP address state: n/a
IP address city: n/a
IP address latitude: 38.0000
IP address longitude: -97.0000
ISP of this IP: OLM
Organization: OLM

location of ip address itself is in kansas...not colorado

location of where its being used from is in NY which is where collin told me he registered his service from and signed up with LnL at. this is the current ip addy now
IP Information - 65.18.196.46
IP address: 65.18.196.46
Reverse DNS: [No reverse DNS entry per ns.host4u.net.]
Reverse DNS authenticity: [Unknown]
ASN: 19916
ASN Name: ASTRUM-0001
IP range connectivity: 1
Registrar (per ASN): ARIN
Country (per IP registrar): US [United States]
Country Currency: USD [United States Dollars]
Country IP Range: 65.16.0.0 to 65.19.255.255
Country fraud profile: Normal
City (per outside source): New York, New York
Country (per outside source): US [United States]
Private (internal) IP? No
IP address registrar: whois.arin.net
Known Proxy? No
Link for WHOIS: 65.18.196.46

Even showed a little map of where IP addy origniate, which was by Kansas City, not Colorado.

And this is his trace route:

.Traceroute to 65.18.196.46
Hop T1 T2 T3 Best Graph IP Hostname Dist TTL Ctry Time
1 0 0 * 0.4 ms

174.133.202.225 AS21844
THEPLANET-AS e1.ca.85ae.static.theplanet.com. 255 US Unix: 8:13:36.205
2 0 0 * 0.4 ms [+0ms]

74.55.252.89 AS21844
THEPLANET-AS te1-8.dsr01.hstntx2.networklayer.com. 0 miles [+0] 254 US Unix: 8:13:36.232
3 0 0 * 0.4 ms [+0ms]

173.192.18.236 AS36351
SOFTLAYER ae16.bbr02.sr02.hou02.networklayer.com. 0 miles [+0] 253 US Unix: 8:13:36.283
4 1 1 * 1.1 ms [+0ms]

63.237.96.213 AS209
ASN-QWEST iah-edge-09.inet.qwest.net. 0 miles [+0] 251 US Unix: 8:13:36.294
5 62 22 * 22 ms [+21ms]

67.14.5.90 AS0
IANA-RSVD-0 jfk-core-01.inet.qwest.net. 0 miles [+0] 246 US [Router did not respond]
6 59 41 * 41 ms [+19ms]

205.171.230.58 AS209
ASN-QWEST jfk2-edge-01.inet.qwest.net. 0 miles [+0] 245 US Unix: 8:13:36.472
7 * 144 * 43 ms [+1ms]

65.123.206.190 AS209
ASN-QWEST unknown.qwest.net 0 miles [+0] 245 US Unix: 8:13:36.633
8 55 43 * 43 ms [+0ms]

69.94.1.69 AS19916
ASTRUM-0001 gi1-1.corea.trum.fastdns.net. 0 miles [+0] 243 US Unix: 8:13:36.561
9 82 51 * 51 ms [+8ms]

65.18.196.46 AS19916
ASTRUM-0001
[Reached Destination]65.18.196.46 [No PTR] 51 US Unix: 8:04:05.124
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So now can you see why I am confused? He fits the description in many ways but in all the rest he seems like a real legit soldier. Unless he is BRAND new to the system. Thanks!
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#96098 by Helen Halper Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:28 pm
Welcome to Scamwarners, SobrnSexy!

I commend you for all the research that you've done on the scammer using the name Sgt. Collin Handy.
Yes, he is definitely a scammer. His story and his use of the English language leave no doubt.

The headers that you traced? You may have noticed the NNFMP in them? NNFMP is a little understood yahoo mail protocol that, according to yahoo, means the headers were forged. While it's not always the case, these headers are most often associated with scammers and spammers. When you see NNFMP, the IP information is typically unreliable.

There is a real person named Sgt. Collin Handy, but the person that you are communicating with is actually a low-life scammer who is most likely sitting in an internet cafe in Nigeria, setting you up to steal your money. The best thing for you to do now is to just stop all contact. Don't let him know that you know he's a scammer or that he is listed here. That could cause him to change the name that he's using and we want people such as yourself to be able to find his info here and not be scammed.

#96103 by SobrnSexy Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:57 pm
:( :( Thanks for the input. Is the Real Sgt Collin Handy a black man? I am going to post the pictures I was sent.

Can't say I am not bummed, really liked the guy....but you live and learn.
#96104 by Justin Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:04 pm
It's possible the name was stollen from a real soldier and the pictures certainly were. Yes more than likely the scammer you have been in contact with is a black man from West Africa it is fore sure not the man in the pictures he sent those were just stollen from the Internet.

#96106 by Helen Halper Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:37 pm
Hi SobrnSexy!
There is no chance that you are in contact with the real Sgt. Collin Handy. His story and language absolutely scream of scam.

#96107 by Justin Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:49 pm
I can assure you 100% without a doubt he is a scammer for all the above reasons. Soldiers do not have time to date on the Internet while serving active duty. They are there to do a job not chat online. It's just a matter of time before he ask for money. These scammers are crafty and will take time to hook their victims before they ask for money. They often start with the phone then move on to the fake leave request. Both are totally bogus and not how the military works.

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Happy and enjoy living life! I am so not dead yet...lol. Enjoy the simple things in life.


It's always good to google parts of a profile or parts of an initial email along with the address. Scammers constantly change email addresse so it's impossible that they will always show results on an anti-scam site. Also unless the pictures have been posted on an anti-scam site or in a public place your not going to find results. The scammers often steal the pictures from soldiers face book pages or similar these pictures are usualy not searchable.
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#96108 by Dotti Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:50 pm
Just to address a couple of the original comments:

You are right in thinking that anyone can make mistakes in English. However, there is a distinct difference between the type of mistakes an American would make and those someone from Africa would make. Certain key phrases and some specific mistakes do actually indicate the scammer's origin, and the mistakes here are definitely telling us he is African.

Just to clarify: unless someone has located the real owner of the photos, there is actually no guarantee that there is a real soldier named Collin Handy. There is a real soldier with the last name Handy, but his first name is not necessarily Collin.

You can see here that the "Handy" photos are making the scammer rounds--the scammers have just created different names:

http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=38353&p=95753

And the users didn't post the photos here, but chances are this scam used the same photos:
http://www.scamwarners.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&p=53099

Need to post photos? http://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3219
Are you a victim of a romance scam? Read here for advice and FAQ's.
#96113 by SobrnSexy Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:19 pm
The name he is going by is Sgt Collin Handy. He contacted me via the LargeNLovely dating site on April 5,2012.
His screen name for that site is brown555. His email address is [email protected] and his yahoo messenger is also collinsmoore84. He claims to have a 7 yr old daughter, Keeran, who lives with his mum in London, England. Her mother died while giving birth. He has a building (home) in Colorado, where he claims to have 2 dodge rams and a Lexus at his house. His other building(home) is in England.This man is good ladies! I researched his IP address, retraced routes, etc. The IP domain came back UNITED STATES and the city was Kansas City, Kansas, NOT Colorado. The reversal IP came back from New York, where he claims he was visiting at when he was home on leave 3 mths ago. He said he got his browser and set up his account for LnL there. One of the WONDERFUL administrators on here pointed out the false information that was not seen. THANK GOD!
His knowledge of the military jargon is good. I am a Veteran myself, so I tested him quite a few times. Of course he had good reason for not being able to give me an APO address and why he did not have a cell phone. He claims he is on his 2nd tour, has already served in Afghanistan, Libiya, Iran, and now is in Iraq. Yesterday morning, 04/13/12 he briefly came on yahoo messenger and informed me that he was being deployed to Nigeria to aid them in the fight against the Bakara? He ended the conversation with he had to set up to leave but he would bbltr. Have not heard from him since.
He never asked me for money or a cell phone. But he did start mentioning coming home to be with me. He loved me, we were destined to be together, God brought us together. LOL Anyway, red flags started going up, then a friend mentioned a scammer she met awhile back posing as a Sgt in the military too. I did my homework and realize now that I too, was scammed . Sucks, as I really liked the guy. Live and Learn. Hear are the pictures he sent me. The one in blue is the one that shows on his yahoo messenger. [email protected]. The one of him in yellow and in front of his truck are on his profile brown555 on the Large N Lovely dating site. The rest he emailed me personally. Email addy is same as yahoo messenger.
They are military photos and two of him with his daughter Keeran.

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#96294 by SobrnSexy Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:44 pm
UPDATE!!!!!

The picture of him in the blue shirt was tracked to FB on a private acct. uid 100001925700122 (thanks to our sister site RS) and following a suggestion I ran several of his emails through and this is what was found----

Sgt. Collin Handy - [email protected]
april 7, 2012
I babie ,how are you and your weekend?hope am around to take you out for the first outting.
Where will you like us to go on our first outtin, beach restaurant cinema,i cant wait to hold
your arms right there at the airport.Big hugssss and kiss

Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 108.59.12.8
Originating ISP: Leaseweb Usa
City: Wilmington <<<<----North Carolina
Country of Origin: United States

april 8, 2012
Just call to say hello,First thing when i see you i will be on my kneel and ask you again XXXXX
will you marry me?i need you so badly in my life need a change in life i want to move on with my
life babie but you have to be there for keeran

Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 207.210.82.149
Originating ISP: Gnax
City: Atlanta <<<<---Georgia
Country of Origin:United States

april 8, 2012
BABIE I MISS YOU DOWN HERE.XXXXX WE NEED YOUR PRAYER DOWN HERE.....OK
,ITS A PITTY THAT U'RE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW,I NEED YOUR COMPANY
NOW...XXXXXX
Sgt Handy

Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 108.59.12.8
Originating ISP: Leaseweb Usa
City: Wilmington <<<----North Carolina
Country of Origin United States

april 9, 2012
Hi babie,how are you?i have to rush back from the field just to hook up with you hunnie.I love those pics of yours they are so nice.If all this come to reality i will have all right to thank Large and LOVE.

Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 41.203.64.129
Originating ISP: Globacom Ltd
City: Abuja <<<<---------- Imagine that!!!!
Country of Origin: Nigeria

Definitely worth letting others know!! :=) :=) :D
#96334 by vonpaso xlura Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:23 pm
This Wilmington is in Delaware (both states also have Arden, which can be confusing). The Georgia IP address is also mentioned in http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewto ... 13&t=25518. Google doesn't show any information like "open proxy" for either of them, but a machine can be compromised in other ways.

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