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  by ratt84
 
http://www.wayn.com/profiles/Rolandsmith-6402
Hi, my name is Roland Smith. I'm a 47 year-old Irish male,currently in London, England. I last logged in on 16th Jan 2012 and I have 9 friends around the world.
Personal Note
I AM EASY GOING MAN.DOWN TO EARTH,RESPONSIBLE AND UNDERSTANDING TO.I AM GOD FEARING AND VERY FRIENDLY TO PEOPLE.I LOVE MAKING EVERY ONE AROUND ME HAPPY.I WILL DESCRIBE MYSELF AS A ROMANTIC,CARING MAN WHO LOVES TO KEEP HIS FAMILY.I LOVE TO HAVE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY FAMILY LIFE .I KNOW HOW TO TREAT A WOMAN LIKE A QUEEN.I AM FUNNY,HARDWORKING,DEDICATED AND PROMISING TO HAVE A FAMILY SOON.
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http://www.whitepages.com/people/mark-bull-2
Mark Bull
5716 N Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28213
Job: Owner of Killian oil company,North carolina, Merchant Contractor

http://www.pof.com/member35116805.htm
george009 : I want serious Relationship..
City Los Angeles California
Details 46 year old Man, 5' 11" (180 cm),
Christian - other
Ethnicity Caucasian
Marital Status Widowed
Pets Dog
Do you have children? Yes
Profession Self Employed
Education Masters degree
  by ratt84
 
his twin from yesterday

http://www.wayn.com/profiles/mintluck65
Hi, my name is Mint Luck. I'm widowed 46 year-old American male,currently in New York, United States. I have 16 friends around the world and I'm online now!
I am just an average man simple in nature easy going down to earth, widow and i have a lovely son pretty young lol.i like out doors activities.
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one of the pics he uses on Wayn is already posted in thread
http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewto ... 42&t=28423
a comprehensive documentary find here
http://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30905

further profiles:
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn ... erican.asp
http://datememateme.com/hartjimmy147
you'll find his pics associated with numerous social sites in the web
  by Grunt
 
my.opera.com/curlin
Curlin Filanzy
April 4 2012 18:06:34
“How do you intend to spend this weekend? I can see that there is
something particular about this one,” I said trying to push aside the
unnecessary comparison.
“It is not special in any way.” She slapped an insect that was flying too
close to her eyes, “It’s just that my leave starts tomorrow.”
“You are on vacation?”
“Yeah, for a month”
“Wooaw! So it?s… you will…” I rubbed my hands together, it was a reflex
action. I couldn’t complete the sentence. She wanted to say something too
but thought better about it and kept quiet again. There was a long silence,
my mind was busy, and I was equally looking for words.
“I will not go anywhere, I will be around.”
Her voice was calm and calculated. What was I even thinking? I raised my
head to her direction, and she was watching me I was already missing her in
ways I never anticipated.
  by began steele
 
http://www.tagged.com/profile.html?uid=5987686800
John D

Profile URL: http://www.tagged.com/johndiego

Last Active: 13 days ago

Profile Views: 17 times

Profile Skin: Default

Member Since: April 6, 2013



Gender: Male

Location: Washington, United Kingdom (This is a real place in Tyne and Wear, outside Newcastle upon Tyne)

Age: 42
  by brocada
 
This individual has a profile on Mingle2 as Jaahny71 and is using snowbergerjohn on yahoo messenger. This time he is claiming to be from LaGrange GA and has a son named Carl. He is working in Ontario Canada but will return to the states to celebrate his birthday July 5th.
I don't know "who" he is but I actually had a video chat with this guy on June 7, 2013 and I was talking to the guy in the photos. But who did I talk to?
  by Bryon Williams
 
Welcome to Scamwarners brocada,

You were talking to the Scammer and not the person in the photos. The photos are stolen and scammers will use fake video to make them look real.

You should stop all communication with him. He will more than likely write to you again with a new profile and email address.

Thank you for posting his yahoo id [email protected]
  by Texas Chic
 
He was reported to eharmony 4 years ago because he tried to scam money out of my daughter. I have other pictures of him that he sent to her and they are the same man as in the photos above in other posts. He skyped my daughter and he is the same man in the photos. Hope the FBI catches this SCUM. He is also on Badoo social site but I have alerted them to him. http://badoo.com/01123567143/
I would attach other photos of him but I don't see an option to attach them here.
  by Dotti
 
Welcome Texas Chic,

I wish it were that simple. The parameters associated with those profiles (e.g., widower, child, high income, working overseas, highly romantic) is typical of an African scammer, and the writing itself also contains clear signs of an African author.

Even 4 years ago, some scammers were learning that the webcam issue was a major one, and inability to appear on webcam affected their ability to get money from victims. Some of the more experienced and/or tech-savvy scammers learned to search for photos of women or men who also appeared on video online (for example, men who had posted videos on youtube, aspiring actors who posted samples online, or soldiers with recorded interviews.) Or, alternately, they looked for video of someone who looked very similar to the photos they used. The scammers learned to save that video, and using readily available software, edit it to make it look like webcam streaming live. In some cases, they even used the software to pick certain portions of the video so they could simply press a button to play that part immediately. (For example, when playing a woman, they will often use photos and videos from an internet porn actress. They can then make it appear as if "she" is lifting up her shirt or taking some other kind of action on request.)

So the fact that your daughter saw "him" on Skype doesn't necessarily mean that the person in the photos is actually the man who scammed her. We know for certain that African scammers are using those photos--it is extremely likely that those same scammers have enough video to fake a Skype session as well.