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  by lavieenrose
 
BEWARE OF THIS SCAMMER

This narcissist has strung my sister along for and has caused her an immense amount of stress! He goes by the name of Michael Carlos and his pic on OK Cupid is that of a handsome Italian man in his 40s. He is a smooth-talking bold-face liar full of fake tragic stories, including sickness, taxi accidents, robbery, travel agent murdered, etc., etc. He will call you baby, dear, and sweetheart and ask you for money which he promises to pay back threefold when he comes "home" to you. He will tell you he has funds being held by his broker in the US from a home he sold. He will pull on your heartstrings and tell you his young son Frank is very sick and he needs help in paying the hospital bill. He will tell you that his wife died of cancer and that his uncle killed his parents.

HE DOES NOT HAVE A SON AND WAS NEVER MARRIED! He is a 30-year old BLACK AFRICAN man! He recently confessed this to my sister when he realized after several months that she was not going to send him any more money!