I'm sorry that you were scammed. There is a link in my signature to information for victims. Please do read the information there. It is important that you cut off contact with this criminal, and don't point out any of his mistakes.
The English is a dead giveaway--he is African,
not American.
I also see that large chunks of his emails are just copy and paste of love letters and poems he found on the internet. I found 4 different poems and/or letters he copied all or in part with just quick searches. Also, he made the usual impossible scammer claim. The US military has strict requirements regarding single parents, and a single father cannot just leave his kids with a nanny.
Posting for google to pick up:
Email address for phony leave request:
[email protected]
Phone number that showed up on caller ID when he called a target: 18586099037. This is most likely a magic jack or a VOIP number.
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