Grace John is a Nigerian Scammer

I just got an email from a Nigerian scammer who says they "found" me profile on a dating site. I have no profiles on any internet dating sites, and they think I am a male, and I am actually a female. Here is the letter and fake photo.

My Dear ,

I am more than happy in your urgent reply to my mail.How was your day?.
mine was cool over here in Daker Senegal.
My name is grace john am from libaria in west Africa and
presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in dakar as a result of
the civil war going on in my country.My late father Dr john was the
personal advicer to the former head of state before the rebels attacked my
house one early morning killing my mother and my father. It was only me that
is alive now and i managed to make my way to near by country Senegal where i
am leaving now. I would like to know more about you. Your likes and
dislikes,your hobbies and what you are doing presently.I will tell more
about myself in my next mail.
Attached here is my picture,
Hoping to hear from you soonest.
Thanks.grace joh

Ben Ford - Nigerian Scammer

We received the following email from a reader who recognized a con artist/scammer before it could go any further. She found the photos he was using of himself on an online Italian magazine story. This is what our reader wrote:
He was instant messaging (IM), he asked for my email saying he was having issues with his IM at the dating site (which duh I gave, not sure if he can do anything with it). He kept asking the same question... what did I consider romantic? what did I think of the dating site? "how beautiful I was" messages were mostly questions, asking for my full name, where I lived, what type of work I did, and their stories are always the same: they are single dads, living with a child they adore at home, and they think "I" am so perfect... I started asking him questions about exact location where he lived, his favorite restaurant in the area, and he kept ignoring, and asking the question back at me. Then I made up the name "blue room" said it was my favorite place and asked him if he liked it, he said he loved it, I click disconnect, and therefore did not continue for him to ask for money, but I am pretty sure if I continue the communication game, he will. If that helps get them off the crook biz of taking advantage of women, I'll do it
Here is his first email:
From: Bend Ford <bendford@yahoo.com>
To: X
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 11:22 PM
Subject: My Pics and More about me..

Hello How are you doing Am Ben 48 Years old ,From California , I feel I'm pretty laid back & have a really good sense of humor. I have lots of interests & can carry on a conversation with just about anyone. I'm very creative. Kind of hard to explain, but I love it & it keeps me occupied! I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. I'm a Christian & like to sing. I'm not a needy, clingy person, but at the same time I can be very affectionate & loving. I am comfortable in a crowd, but enjoy quiet times as well. I am said to have a great sense of humor and love to make people laugh. I am generally a happy person and once you become my friend it's a lifetime commitment to me. I would love to be in love but am not needy nor desperate.Friendship is the foundation and if love was meant to be, then it will. Am confident and satisfied with the life I have made for myself. Am not looking for anyone to change me but to accept me for who I am. I love to be romanced and to me the little things in life are very important. A card, flowers, an I love you call, holding hands and just those things that let me know that I am important to you. I love to be pampered and I love to pamper my Woman. What you see is what you get. No pretense, no show. I am proud to be a true man .what am searching for someone who is loving and kind, intelligent and adventurous. she will be my best friend, my lover and my partner. she must know how to laugh at life's absurdities and find the humor in things. ...i will be 100% honest and sincere to her but i will like her to do the same for me.i dont want to get divorced/widowed or allow what have happened to me in the past run my chance of happiness...because i will get hurt more and more.....But i know one day i will find my sweetest love ever...Actually understanding matters alot and trust is another thing that goes along with a good relationship and friendship.If you can give me your trust, am sure we can be friends without hurting each other.Although relationship is just like a perfume of which certain amount may delight you, but too much of it can turn you off...i want you to be there for me if am not in happy mood to carry me on i can assure you..you will be the happiest lady on earth.Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart, for friendship doesn't count the miles, it's measured by the heart.No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each others worth,also say My Special Angel.One of my questions is can you handle kindness?K kindness comes from the heart and most people treat kindness as weakness.So if you are looking for a kind person then you need not look any further.I am looking for a commitment.No head games please.So if my Angel is out their you can come to me.and i also believe Nothing good comes easy except by hard work.Hey guess a little about me will be glad to receive a response from you... Ben.. PS. The reader who submitted this info is going to "toy" with "Ben" and see when he asks her for money. Will post further details as we get them. Thanks so much to the lady who submitted this, and to all of you that submit your stories to us to help others from being scammed.

George Nicolas - Nigerian Scammer

From: George Nicolas <colasgeor@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Subject: GOOD TO HEAR FROM
To: X;

Dear X,

It's a pleasure writing you at this very moment. How are you today? I hope you are doing great? I am indeed very grateful receiving your mail. Am so sorry for not responding on time it was due to my busy schedule here with work. Before i proceed, let me introduce myself properly. My names are George Nicholas from Scotland but i live in Manchester England. I'm an offshore platform/Oil platform Engineer working with Chevron Oil Company. Hence, i am mailing right away from our ship in high sea. The nature of my job takes me to places.

Meanwhile, for a long time now i have not been in any relationship ever since the demise of my beloved wife due to my long absence from mainland. Oh! May her soul rest in perfect peace. I registered in this site recently in search of someone who is honest, caring, understanding and above all have a good sense of humor. Again, I’m not here for a fling or temporary relationship but a forever lasting relationship. Moreover, Age, distance and location should not be barriers to her because i don't mind relocating for the right woman. So my friend introduced me to this site in order to meet a good lady for a serious relationship.

As a matter of fact, your profile warmed my heart. You look so cute, decent and with this gorgeous picture of yours, i don't think i have the exact word to express myself at the moment .I am so interested in getting to know more about you. i was in South Africa during the World cup for just 2 weeks, but I promised my self that I would come back as the country was such a beauty not like what we used to hear {negative things} over the news about Africa. Well my second visit was on April during my holiday and I Visited your table mountain & Robben Island, wow what a memorable experience it was, though I still don’t know much about the country. But I got to know that South African ladies are good as regards to marriage, and here I am now chatting with you. Lol.

I really don't believe that distance matters, one can be in the same room with another and yet have no connection, while one can be on the other side of the planet and be close in heart, I believe we live in a "global" world and the entire world is "at our fingertips." So, I don't see geography as inhibiting relationships, but enabling them.

Due to the fact that i do not trust on outward beauty but on integrity and human relation, I would appreciate it if you can tell me more about yourself. I hope you'll give me the chance to get to know you better. Till i hear from you again.

Kind Regards & take care.

George Nicolas.

This is a photo pasted on the just Christian dating site. Greatful enough my instinct told me something is not right.

I have this guys telephone number and when calling him I could hear the Nigerian voice. Please warn all.

Email adds are colasgeor@yahoo.co.uk his mobile no 0044735963279

georgeo@contractor.net

his mobile no 0044735963279

Jose Hernandez -- Nigerian Scammer part 2

Jose decided to write yet again to the reader that sent us his hideous email. He got that reader for 700 dollars. And for all you ladies he is talking to, he wrote our reader that he already has a woman in his life that is there with him. (Yeah right). Anyway, here is more of Jose and his stupidity. Glad we could "stain" him a second time lol. Yeah, he went to college...........

From: MJD <midavell@gmail.com>
To:XXXXX
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:35 PM
Subject: Re:

Oh! Saw your post.. Yourself and your friend did a really nice job trying to stain me. I am surprised you didnt include on the website that you fell for it? Again, I would say.. I am not a SCAMMER and I belong to a real woman now who appreciates a real man. She discovered the site, but it wont make much difference as she is here with me. I am hoping this new strategy of posting my info online is giving you closure and putting money into your bank account, I advice you continue. Just incase you care to know, I am now in Provo, UT.

Dont bother us anymore.

-Jose.

Gretchen_sexygirl scamming on Migente - reader shares story

Hi this person is on match.com aka cantip4. Also found them on a site in 2008
called migente aka gretche_sexygirl. Doing an internet search of gretchen wales.
Well this person contacted me saying I was on her match list. And was having
problem with her in box and asking to correspond using misssmile990@yahoo.com.
We started emailing and she said she was in gold and diamond business inherited
from late parent doing business in Malaysia. We soon were caught up in the
whirlwind relationship. She was educated at school in London. Lived part time in
states and UK. Soon would be coming back to states0and would like to meet me. I
was elated. Our relationship quickly blossomed. Now she wanted to come to my
hometown directly. I was falling in love my head spinning with the idea of
someone to good to be true. She made plans and sent flight plans from klm
airlines. I was to pick her up at airport. I couldn't believe it. Well from then
on communications between us began to wane. Then at the different times between
communications seemed as if talking to different people. Writing grammar was
slopy or neat. Then she said she was on business as art sculpture, beads and
crafts shipper like we were meeting for 1st time. Now I suspected I was being
scammed. I checked the online scam sites and found nothing. So I did an online
search and found the older date site called migente. So now was unsure if was
being scammed but 99 percent sure. I confronted her/him and she tried to alay my
fears. I consented to find out truth. When time came near for her to come hear
she sent urgent message that hotel would not honor her master card do to chips
on back being damaged. She needed money right of way and would repay me when she
got here. I replied that such a prominent business owner would have other
financial resources and would not be in need of relying on 1 such as myself and
that I knew she was a scammer and would not get 1 dime from me. This did not
stop her. She said I didn't trust her and had wrong impression. I said I never
did trust her and she/he should be ashamed of themselves using the good Lord in
this manner and would never get 1 cent from me. My letter was actually not that
nice. I'm getting sick of these people. They are everywhere! They are ruining
the whole experience and making it next to impossible to meet someone online
without having trust issues or fears. Also owners of these dating sites should
take more responsibility to secure them from these people. They are receiving
big money from people to join and should do more to protect them.

printed with permission from our reader

Another Mate1.com Scammer - this one from Russia

Now for the Russian femme fatale who is also registered on Mate1.com under the name "simma" and (like the nigerian one) has her email neatly hidden in her profile. I knew she wanted someone to get her out of russia, but she gave up on me when I told her I was broke. This is her email: lismaminison@yahoo.com


Hello!

My name is Vera
I’m 29 years old. My height is 175 cm and weight is 56 kg.
I think my picture will tell you more detailed about my appearance.
I live in Russia and I love my country, but I have got an interest
to talk to people who live abroad. Of course borders between Russia
and other countries are not closed right know and Russian people got
a chance to travel practically everywhere. But unfortunately I haven’t
got a chance to travel anywhere abroad and to see how people live over there.
I believe that one person who live in the country can tell more about it than
any guide during the trip. And what interests me the most is the question how
close or far are the mentalities of our peoples. I should say that there is a
more serious reason  of my talking to foreigner through the internet, it is not
just a simple curiosity or desire for learning . well, here in Russian I haven’t
met a person who I would like to make a family with, there were several reasons for
that not to happen, and I hope that with the help of internet I will be able to
meet a person who will understand me and who will be close to spiritually,
and eventually who I will be able to make a good family and who will be the
father of my  children.  And what kind of relation are you looking for?
Do you need serious relationships at all? Just a flirtation or only friendship
is not my goal at all. If I’m interested in talking to person I would like to
learn as much as possible. So could you please send me your photo and tell me
about yourself? For example, what do you like to do when you have free time from work?
How much do you work? What is your job and do you like it or
you have it just for making money and do not like at all.
How have you decided what you wanted to do for living.
I have finished Mari State University, Law faculty, but right now
I don’t work in the field of law. Thought it is a long story and
I will tell it to you if you are interested.
I have one appeal to  you. Well, I do not know English very well
and you might not understand everything I write, please, feel free
to ask me if you find something illogical or inadequate.
And I will ask you if I don’t understand everything you write. Ok?
I am finishing my first letter to you and I will be waiting for you to answer.

Malvin Edward got ROBBED at Knife Point and Needs $$ to Save His Daughter!

This idiot calls himself Malvin Cares - yeah oh - SURE he does.

Hello Pretty How are you and everybody around you? You might be surprise why i have mailed you among all the women that are on here. The answer is I went through your profile and I felt i should drop you a line expressing my feeling to you. I`m on tagged for the purpose of getting a true life partner. Sincerely, I was captivated with you and the words that made up you profile. I will appreciate your reply. You might not be looking for that true life partner just as I`m but only God knows why we meet each other in this life and smile while we met with so other people and walk away. Have a good day ahead and i will be looking forward to read from you. malvin_e@yahoo.com Malvin Cares Thanks so much for the lovely mail you sent to me i really appreciate it.Well I need to tell you what happened to me recently..Armed robbers attacked me and that took all i have and I and my daughter was stabbed,That was the reason i why i couldn't get online all these while,My injury was not too much compare to my daughter's own and i have spent alot for a quick recovery ,But my dughter is not responding to the treatment and the DR said they will have to carryout an Emmergency opration for her,I have spent close to $1350. And the DR said i will have to deposite $1000 Before they can carry out the operation,and i dont really have that much on me.I will be glad if you can help me with any amount to deposit so that i wont loose my daughter,She's all i have,Please Honey when i get back to the state i will get you back your money.. I COUNT ON YOU Love you,,,You can send the money to the Infor followed that is the DR's infor Name: Kevin Leke Address: 10 Kayode Street Country: Nigeria State: Lagos City: Ikeja ZipCode: 23401 Text Question: Whats your name Text Answer: Anna Malvin