Information on romance scams and scammers.
#221974 by Marsattacks Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:38 am
Can someone confirm whether this is a legitimate online bank? http//www. swizonline. tk/

Disabled the link to prevent clicking. The site is now redirecting and attempting to trick you into downloading files that may be harmful to your computer. Mike W
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#221975 by AlanJones Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:43 am
It was a fake site - it appears to have now been suspended.

Whoever gave the URL to you is a scammer and you should cut off contact with them and anyone else related to the transaction that you are involved in with them - do not tell them you know it is a scam or that you posted here. Just block them.

Can you also please post the email addresses and emails that these scammers have been using.

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.
#222566 by Marsattacks Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:11 pm
Here is the latest email this guy sent me. Unfortunately he has already duped me out of a substantial amount of money with his lies. I have been in contact with him for 6 months and he promised he was coming to live with me. He contacted me through facebook and I wasn't even looking for someone. Unfortunately I was going through the end of a difficult relationship and he pushed all the right buttons. I feel a complete idiot about it all and even at times suspected him as fake but he seemed so sincere and very good at turning things around. He said that the money in this fake bank account was retirement money from the US army and money he received from a contract that I helped to fund. I have received nothing in return though originally gave him my bank account details which I have since closed down. I feel a fool because I trusted him without doing substantial research.

The latest email:-
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References: <[email protected]>
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Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 09:55:30 +0100
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Subject:
From: lucas hood <[email protected]>
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Office of the Minister for foreign affairs,

Ministry of External/foreign Affairs,

Government of Australia,


Respected Sir Hon. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honourable> Julie
Bishop <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Bishop> MP
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliament>

This is in recommendation to Mr. Lucas Hood who wishes to seek the
citizenship of Australia. I would like to inform you that he is a native on
the Texas,united states of America.He worked with the US army and retired
Since then, he had been staying in USA, working for a government affiliated
company in St Louis Missouri. Now he wishes to change his nationality as
Australian.

We have verified all the facts pertaining to his stay in Australia and
confirm them as valid.His US passport no was also confirmed by your embassy
and he has not applied for any voter identity card/ration card/pan card for
the same reason

Important Documents are already forwarded to your embassy as requested in
support of the above said.

Kindly consider his citizenship.

Thanking you.

Yours sincerely.
Allan Pat
PRO,US Army defense
St Louis,Mo

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><p><span class=3D"" id=3D"IL_AD8">Office of the =
Minister for foreign affairs</span>,</p>
<p><span class=3D"" id=3D"IL_AD4">Ministry of</span> External/foreign Affai=
rs,</p>
<p><span class=3D"" id=3D"IL_AD2">Government of Australia</span>,</p>
<p><br></p><p>=C2=A0Respected Sir <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T=
he_Honourable" title=3D"The Honourable">Hon.</a> <a href=3D"http://en.wikip=
edia.org/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title=3D"Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a> <span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:85%"><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Pa=
rliament" title=3D"Member of Parliament" class=3D"">MP</a></span></p>
<p>This is in <span class=3D"" id=3D"IL_AD3">recommendation</span> to=20
Mr. Lucas Hood who wishes to seek the citizenship of Australia. I=20
would like to inform you that he is a native on the Texas,united states of =
America.He worked with the US army and retired Since then, he had been stay=
ing in USA, working for a <span class=3D"" id=3D"IL_AD5">government</span> =
affiliated company in St Louis Missouri. Now he wishes to change his nation=
ality as Australian.<br></p>
<p>We have verified all the facts pertaining to his stay in Australia and=
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confirm them as valid.His US passport no was also confirmed by your embassy=
and he has not applied for any voter identity card/ration=20
card/pan card for the same reason</p>
<p>Important Documents are already forwarded to your embassy as requested i=
n support of the above said.</p>
<p>Kindly consider his citizenship.</p>
<p>Thanking you.</p>
<p>Yours sincerely.</p>Allan Pat<br></div>PRO,US Army defense <br></div>St =
Louis,Mo<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br></div></div>

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#224524 by AlanJones Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:58 am
As it was sent from a Gmail email address, it is impossible to tell where it was sent from as Gmail do not provide that information.

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.
#224549 by TerranceBoyce Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:20 am
I agree with vonpaso xlura's belief that the writer is most likely of West African origin but there is evidence that he may be located in India. I won't mention why I say this as it would only help the scammer to improve his next scam attempt if he knew why.

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#224577 by Marsattacks Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:40 pm
So if he is from Africa or India why has he got me to send money to various bank accounts in the USA. Some of the photos he sent me matched those of the videos. He had an American accent in the videos. The videos looked like they were taken with his phone.
#224581 by TerranceBoyce Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:51 pm
To clarify 'Marsattacks' - the style of English he uses suggests that he learned English in West Africa and is therefore most Likely West African, but something in his writing gives a clue that he may be located in India.

Scammers frequently have contacts worldwide and you'll see on this forum the efforts they go to to recruit 'money mules' worldwide who have no realisation of the underlying fraud they may be involved in. Scammers aren't the brightest of people but they are experts in deceit and how to abuse financial systems.

I currently specialise in car ad scammers on one single ad site and they use bank accounts mostly in the UK but they will use bank accounts all over Europe - from Spain to Germany and Czechoslovakia. In days gone by a bank account might have been a means to confirm the integrity of a person but that is no longer the case. There is very good reason to believe that in the UK organised criminals gangs are opening up bank accounts solely for use in crime.

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#224584 by Marsattacks Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:01 pm
Should I then report this to American authorities since the money I have sent has been to bank accounts there? Is it worthwhile. I have accepted I will never see the money again but i am really determined not to let this experience ruin my life. Rather I hope to learn from it, educate myself and others about the dangers of online dating. Before this I really had no idea of the lengths people go to and wish I had found this site long ago.
#224587 by vonpaso xlura Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:18 pm
We have contacts in the fraud departments in banks. PM the message that told you to send money to a bank account to a moderator, and the mod will forward it to the bank.

... ni los estafadores heredarán el reino de Dios. 1 Cor. 6:10
#224662 by TerranceBoyce Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:36 am
There is no way of knowing whether the account holder is a dupe or is a part of the fraud but, in either case, by receiving stolen money they are committing a crime. Even if they are a dupe and they can convince the bank and law enforcement of this, at the least they risk losing their bank account and being 'blacklisted', meaning they can't get an account anywhere else. In this day and age that can have a devastating effect on a person.

At the worst, even in the UK where authorities are pretty lenient, I have known money launderers be jailed for up to 12 years, though that's pretty unusual. Money laundering is is a crime on its own and people should be very cautious when they are asked to receive money for someone else, especially when that person is taking steps to remain anonymous and make the final destination untraceable.

Getting these bank accounts shut down is very important in preventing them from being used in other crimes.

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#225802 by Dotti Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:58 pm
Most likely the d you messaged is not active right now. All of our support staff are volunteers, and sometimes when work or other responsibilities become too busy, they become inactive for a while.

You can PM me or a moderator that you see with recent posts.

Need to post photos? http://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3219
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#226013 by Mike Wilson Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:16 pm
A whole cast of characters used in this scam.

From: [email protected]
Subject: the approval

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Fake Banker
From: Greg Scott <[email protected]>


Subject: Activation request Status
To: [email protected]


Dear LUCAS HOOD,


Your International Online Banking Activation request with STAN 849200,Account Number 0100241038,ID Number: SP350267 has been logged by SwizzIntl. Please expect further updates.
Thank you for contacting us..This is to acknowledge the receipt of your Payment.


Thank you for banking with us.



Fake IRS Agent
From: [email protected]
Subject: Tax Dispute From IRS-Internal Revenue Service
To: [email protected]; <removed>

Timeframe for Resolving Your Case

The time it takes to resolve your case depends on the facts and circumstances. It could take anywhere from 5 working days to a year. Please contact your Appeals Officer or Settlement Officer for a more specific timeframe
As it is an independent organization,so the Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration`s Report(PDF) on their audit of Appeals`s independence,
Hence,
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Depending on your response to the initial prompt, your call is routed to one of five PPS locations and routing is based on an evaluation of the lowest expected wait time.

Questions regarding client's individual tax accounts (IMF) are handled by one of three campus sites: Brookhaven, NY; Memphis, TN; and Philadelphia, PA.
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Services provided by PPS assistors are:

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Issues outside the scope of the PPS employees' authority are transferred or referred to the appropriate IRS functions such as:

Tax Law questions
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If the PPS assistor cannot transfer the call, the assistor will provide the caller with the appropriate contact telephone number.

Note that we have contacted you as regard the screening that came from the United States Of America Immigration and the Swizz International Online Account you opened,which contains more than five hundred thousand USD,which has been put to constitution,Money Laundry Sector A of 1998 constitution, that any money earned on the soil of the United State of America must be kept within/spent/invested right here..hence the notification we got from the Immigration that you,Mr Lucas Hood is looking to naturalize and your request has been granted and you now have the right to become an Australian Citizen,which means you will be taking the money away and no benefit or tax will favor the United states of america....Moreover,you havent commited any crime,this is merely a warning and tax dispute which most citizen doesnt know about...in cases like this,citizens pay 5% of the given amount to the Government as the basic tax and benefit they ought to get if the money had to be spent or invested in the United State of America,but considering the fact that you have fought and served this Great Gallant Country,Veterans are always considered and allowed to pay 3% as a way of showing appreciation by the government for their Services,you can come to our office for further questions,check for the nearest branch to you...a;so note that we sent a copy to your given Next of Kin(REMOVED)
have a nice day



Fake IRS agaent
From: thomas cobb <[email protected]>

Subject: Dispute Clearance From IRS-Internal Revenue Service
To: [email protected]


Dear Lucas Hood of St Louis,Missouri

I,Special Agent Thomas Cobb is happy to confirm to you that after paying the 25percent of the money billed by the IRS for your Tax Revenue,the agency have considered your plea and decided to let you have full access to your money in the swizz international online banking to be effective from next monday....this was put into deep consideration hence your service for the great country,we are sorry for the inconvenience this might have caused you,because it was stated in the record that you have been naturalized and heading to Australia to start a new life....i personally wish you a happy and blissful life with your beautiful woman(this is unofficial)


yours sincerely,
Thomas Cobb



SPECIAL AGENT Thomas Cobb


The bank account mentioned earlier in the thread has been reported.

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