by Looking47
Mario Spagnola was active on MarriageMindedPeopleMeet.com, until I notified their security on Oct 08/2014 (username: Happy4Me1947). He contacted me Aug 28/14. We corresponded via his email address: [email protected] He claimed to be living in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada and prior to that he had lived in Ontario and he was a widower. After 2 weeks of constant email communication he claimed he had to fly to Dubai, UAE, to complete the purchase of a gemstone collection and he also stated that he had stopped over in London, UK to see his grandson Allan. At this time he requested that we correspond via Yahoo Messenger, to which I agreed. After another week he told me that his wallet had been stolen, his bank account hacked, his bank accounts and credit cards frozen, police were investigating. He claimed he had no one else to turn to for financial help except me. He was desperate for money for his living expenses and to complete his transactions in order to have his purchases shipped to my residence (he constantly declared his love for me, I was his soul mate, God had chosen me just for him,I was his partner, the shoulder he could lean on, he 'needed to be close to the nose of his woman' - does any of this sound familiar to anyone out there??) I felt so bad for him being stuck in a foreign country without help, yes I fell for it, I decided to take a chance - my only excuse for such stupidity was that my husband had just died 6 months earlier, I was incredibly lonely, he said all the right things to me that I longed to hear - how naive I was.... Anyways the saga continues, I told him I could manage to send him $3000. He told me not to send via Western Union because in the U.A.E. in order to receive funds, the receiver had to possess Emirate ID (untrue, only ID required is a passport I discovered later). So he requested that I send the money through his Pastor in the U.S.
He claimed that his Church had a mission there in Dubai from whom he would receive the money without me having to pay exorbitant fees (very amusing in hindsight). I was given the information to send the funds via: Linda Jones, 19627 E 37th Ct Broken Arrow OK 74014
Chase Bank, 41 St and Garnett, Tulsa OK 74146, Swift: CHASUS33, Acct#: 630953276, Routing: 103000648
Yes, I did send $3000 Cdn to him. I hoped this was the end of any requests for money and that my belief in him was justified (What fools we mortals be). After receiving the funds he was so happy that in a couple of days he would be coming home to be in my arms (awwww). So he stated that he had arranged for shipment to my address, via Midland Express Courier Service, he emailed to me the Deposit Certificate. Okay, I thought, this is progress, no money being asked for, I breathed a sigh of relief. Two days later while conversing on Yahoo Messenger he emails to me a photo of him in his swimming trunks, telling me how he's so longing to hold me close. Yes of course I'm enjoying such banter, geeeess, who wouldn't, but I'm also thinking why all of sudden would he send me such a naughty photo, then he suddenly states 'honey, I'm so worried, there's something strange with the Dubai Customs document. Could you take a look at it, I just emailed it to you'. Oh no, my heart sank, I take a look at the export duties document - total amount due: $25,158.75. I ask him what is he going to do about it? He tells me that we're partners in this business, I must be strong for both of us and go to my bank to get this money because he needs to get out of that country, to be in my arms. He quickly claims to be having computer problems and signs out of Yahoo Messenger. Finally, I can no longer deny the truth - my Mario is a con man. I printed out the Dubai Customs document, which was created via Microsoft Office, Author Tosin Adigun. When I read the complete paper I started to laugh - it was signed by Mark Twain, Clearance/Check Officer and S.L. Clemmins, Unit Head. Silly me, I had always thought that Mark Twain was dead, but apparently he was working for Dubai Customs. How stupid 'Mario Spagnola' must think his 'Marks' are. I just shook my head at his own stupidity/arrogance in using such a famous name (and the S.L. Clemmins was close enough in spelling for another reference to Mark Twain). Right away I sent an email to Dubai Customs, several days later they confirmed that they did not have document entitled 'Dubai Custom and Excise Duties Clearance (MEDC)'. The next day, Oct. 3/14, Mario asked if I had gone to the bank, I played along, told him that I couldn't get an appointment with the bank manager until Oct 6th, but that I had also tried other lending establishments, unfortunately the answer was 'No'. I said that he should've chosen a woman with a large portfolio and more ready cash than I. That I was so sorry that I couldn't be his Sugar Mama. All of a sudden he said he had to go he was so sleepy (oh dear, poor boy). He didn't contact me for the next 2 days - I was disappointed, I wanted to play my game with him a little longer. Of course, now I knew that he couldn't possibly be in Dubai, so I checked our email correspondence, realizing that the time difference from when I emailed him to when he received it was 8 hours for the last several weeks, from Sept 29 - Oct 5/14, time difference was 4 hours. So I concluded that he was in London, UK (8 hr time difference) and then in Forest Park, IL (4 hr time difference). So since he was not contacting me via Yahoo Messenger over the weekend, by Sunday night, Oct. 5th, I decided that it was time to end the game since he wasn't playing and I knew exactly what I was going to say to him. So I decided that the best way to end it was to email him. My email was entitled: How is the weather in Forest Park, U.S.A.? Basically I told him Game Over/No More Money. I said that his Customs document was an amateurish patch job, very unprofessional. And isn't it time that he retire? This is a younger man's con game. Told him that I had been playing my own game back with him ever since seeing that pathetic excuse for a document. I stated 'Mario you are the Loser and a Liar and i feel sorry for you.' At the end of my missive I put 'A VICTIM NO MORE'.
I'm sure that as a Sociopath he just shrugged his shoulders and continued on to his other Marks. He did try to phone me 4 times since then, but I don't talk to poisonous predators anymore.
Usually the call display stated Private Number, but on Oct 12/14 call display was 708-689-2931
By the way he did call me (once from the Forest Park #) several times during September to wish me a goodnight & lots of kisses (lucky me).
Here's more information, hope it helps.
Mario Spagnola Email address: [email protected]
Cellphone: 647-485-0361 Landline: 708-689-2931
<removed homeowner info-dotti>
I've since seen that he uses many different names and nationalities, I've seen photos that he's sent to me on a scammer information website and he's (whatever his real name is) been a Predator for decades. I sincerely hope that he ends his days in jail but I guess that's just wistful thinking.
He claimed that his Church had a mission there in Dubai from whom he would receive the money without me having to pay exorbitant fees (very amusing in hindsight). I was given the information to send the funds via: Linda Jones, 19627 E 37th Ct Broken Arrow OK 74014
Chase Bank, 41 St and Garnett, Tulsa OK 74146, Swift: CHASUS33, Acct#: 630953276, Routing: 103000648
Yes, I did send $3000 Cdn to him. I hoped this was the end of any requests for money and that my belief in him was justified (What fools we mortals be). After receiving the funds he was so happy that in a couple of days he would be coming home to be in my arms (awwww). So he stated that he had arranged for shipment to my address, via Midland Express Courier Service, he emailed to me the Deposit Certificate. Okay, I thought, this is progress, no money being asked for, I breathed a sigh of relief. Two days later while conversing on Yahoo Messenger he emails to me a photo of him in his swimming trunks, telling me how he's so longing to hold me close. Yes of course I'm enjoying such banter, geeeess, who wouldn't, but I'm also thinking why all of sudden would he send me such a naughty photo, then he suddenly states 'honey, I'm so worried, there's something strange with the Dubai Customs document. Could you take a look at it, I just emailed it to you'. Oh no, my heart sank, I take a look at the export duties document - total amount due: $25,158.75. I ask him what is he going to do about it? He tells me that we're partners in this business, I must be strong for both of us and go to my bank to get this money because he needs to get out of that country, to be in my arms. He quickly claims to be having computer problems and signs out of Yahoo Messenger. Finally, I can no longer deny the truth - my Mario is a con man. I printed out the Dubai Customs document, which was created via Microsoft Office, Author Tosin Adigun. When I read the complete paper I started to laugh - it was signed by Mark Twain, Clearance/Check Officer and S.L. Clemmins, Unit Head. Silly me, I had always thought that Mark Twain was dead, but apparently he was working for Dubai Customs. How stupid 'Mario Spagnola' must think his 'Marks' are. I just shook my head at his own stupidity/arrogance in using such a famous name (and the S.L. Clemmins was close enough in spelling for another reference to Mark Twain). Right away I sent an email to Dubai Customs, several days later they confirmed that they did not have document entitled 'Dubai Custom and Excise Duties Clearance (MEDC)'. The next day, Oct. 3/14, Mario asked if I had gone to the bank, I played along, told him that I couldn't get an appointment with the bank manager until Oct 6th, but that I had also tried other lending establishments, unfortunately the answer was 'No'. I said that he should've chosen a woman with a large portfolio and more ready cash than I. That I was so sorry that I couldn't be his Sugar Mama. All of a sudden he said he had to go he was so sleepy (oh dear, poor boy). He didn't contact me for the next 2 days - I was disappointed, I wanted to play my game with him a little longer. Of course, now I knew that he couldn't possibly be in Dubai, so I checked our email correspondence, realizing that the time difference from when I emailed him to when he received it was 8 hours for the last several weeks, from Sept 29 - Oct 5/14, time difference was 4 hours. So I concluded that he was in London, UK (8 hr time difference) and then in Forest Park, IL (4 hr time difference). So since he was not contacting me via Yahoo Messenger over the weekend, by Sunday night, Oct. 5th, I decided that it was time to end the game since he wasn't playing and I knew exactly what I was going to say to him. So I decided that the best way to end it was to email him. My email was entitled: How is the weather in Forest Park, U.S.A.? Basically I told him Game Over/No More Money. I said that his Customs document was an amateurish patch job, very unprofessional. And isn't it time that he retire? This is a younger man's con game. Told him that I had been playing my own game back with him ever since seeing that pathetic excuse for a document. I stated 'Mario you are the Loser and a Liar and i feel sorry for you.' At the end of my missive I put 'A VICTIM NO MORE'.
I'm sure that as a Sociopath he just shrugged his shoulders and continued on to his other Marks. He did try to phone me 4 times since then, but I don't talk to poisonous predators anymore.
Usually the call display stated Private Number, but on Oct 12/14 call display was 708-689-2931
By the way he did call me (once from the Forest Park #) several times during September to wish me a goodnight & lots of kisses (lucky me).
Here's more information, hope it helps.
Mario Spagnola Email address: [email protected]
Cellphone: 647-485-0361 Landline: 708-689-2931
<removed homeowner info-dotti>
I've since seen that he uses many different names and nationalities, I've seen photos that he's sent to me on a scammer information website and he's (whatever his real name is) been a Predator for decades. I sincerely hope that he ends his days in jail but I guess that's just wistful thinking.
