Dear Dotti,
I write to you to inform you of another scammer out there.
I too was taken in by this scammer. He goes by the name of Sgt. Steven Bobby, Combat Engineering Department, Weapons Repair, stationed in Kahbul, Afghanistan.
He told me he lost his wife to cancer 2 years ago, had no kids and was looking for love. His words were so sweet and his seemed so caring and sensitive.
Unfortunately as our conversations were on line, I have no record of them, I did not save them. Our conversations were on Yahoo messenger.
After 2 days of conversation, he decided he was in love we me and had to meet me right away. He asked me to apply for "special leave" and told me how to do it. Being excited at the prospect of a new life, with someone so sweet and caring, I Obliged and received an email back from "the army leave department" (which I will forward, shortly). The email requested I send a processessing fee through Western Union. (All details are int the following email.
Now Dotti, I am normally a rational, level headed and intelligent person (but far too trusting), These people are so good and play with peoples emotion on such a high level, that I actually did send they money.
He then requested I send a further $1450.00 for a maximum security flight payment and he told me that once he was paid his leave bonus he would pay me back. He again gave me instructions on how to do it and gave me 2 names, one in the US and one in Nigeria. At this point I became suspicious and called the Military Department, of the US Embassy here in Australia. They advised me it was a scam. I immediately called Western Union and was able to stop the original payment.
I confronted him with what I knew and he was still insisting he was real and his "love" for me was real. He was so convincing, I almost fell for it again, but then I found the Scamwarners site, which I thank you for. I have cut all contact with him and ask you to post his name along with Sgt Alan Donohue's.
Army emails to follow.
Kind regards
Petra
Australia
I write to you to inform you of another scammer out there.
I too was taken in by this scammer. He goes by the name of Sgt. Steven Bobby, Combat Engineering Department, Weapons Repair, stationed in Kahbul, Afghanistan.
He told me he lost his wife to cancer 2 years ago, had no kids and was looking for love. His words were so sweet and his seemed so caring and sensitive.
Unfortunately as our conversations were on line, I have no record of them, I did not save them. Our conversations were on Yahoo messenger.
After 2 days of conversation, he decided he was in love we me and had to meet me right away. He asked me to apply for "special leave" and told me how to do it. Being excited at the prospect of a new life, with someone so sweet and caring, I Obliged and received an email back from "the army leave department" (which I will forward, shortly). The email requested I send a processessing fee through Western Union. (All details are int the following email.
Now Dotti, I am normally a rational, level headed and intelligent person (but far too trusting), These people are so good and play with peoples emotion on such a high level, that I actually did send they money.
He then requested I send a further $1450.00 for a maximum security flight payment and he told me that once he was paid his leave bonus he would pay me back. He again gave me instructions on how to do it and gave me 2 names, one in the US and one in Nigeria. At this point I became suspicious and called the Military Department, of the US Embassy here in Australia. They advised me it was a scam. I immediately called Western Union and was able to stop the original payment.
I confronted him with what I knew and he was still insisting he was real and his "love" for me was real. He was so convincing, I almost fell for it again, but then I found the Scamwarners site, which I thank you for. I have cut all contact with him and ask you to post his name along with Sgt Alan Donohue's.
Army emails to follow.
Kind regards
Petra
Australia
