David Taylor - Nigerian Scammer

Here is an email sent in by a reader warning others of David Taylor. Here is the email:

This is an email from a David Taylor from a dating web site who said he was from my home town. I have proved he doesn't live at the address he gave me.

Thank you for responding back to my e-mail. About me, okay where do i begin, Well i am new at this online dating thing, so please forgive me if i have provided too much information about my life and childhood. I am a widower, been widowed for 6yrs now. I still miss her but she's in a good place now. I am 5.9 175cm, 185lbs (84kg) Black Hair, Brown Eyes, Hobbies: Fishing, Camping, Gardening, Card/Board Games, Swimming, Ice Skating, Music, Art & Science. I enjoy a lot of sports Football, Basketball, Golf, Hiking, Scuba Driving, Fishing, Swimming, Rugby & Camping. I a quite athletic, enjoy going to the movies, listening to music. I like writing, reading and also playing cards & board games. Music, Soul, R&B, Classics, Country, Soft Rock. Movies (Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama, Old Movies & Comedy I worked with a Private Construction company for a very longtime, close to 20years and now i have started my own company which is gradually growing, although we are about 6months official and i have my own clients and agency appointing contract and projects for me. My field is basically in Special Designing & Supervising of Road, Rail, Bridge, Water Dam, Building and Drainage construction and sometimes Electricity Power Stations, sometimes it involves me moving around sometimes but i haven't been doing a lot of that recently, since doing my own thing i have to make sure everything is in order and also keep new clients updated on projects that has been awarded and also it always majorly field work so now i'm an Entrepreneur which who owns a business based on Construction, to be specific I am a Construction Contractor/Consultant & Engineer. I work my own hours and very flexible and hard working. My job mainly involves working with clients handling agencies now. I would also say i am someone who is bright, positive, understanding, kind, caring, grounded with a nice smile, good listener, affectionate and wonderful companion, I also don't look my age as i have been told. I grew up almost everywhere because my father served in the army and also lived in Ireland for some years, also in 4 different cities,3 before i got married and finally settled down in Adelaide after my wife died. I'm Irish descendant, I even have some relatives back at Ireland. My Father was a proud Irish man while my mother was Australian. I am a Christian and i attend church once a week and i believe in God. Your Spirituality, Belief or Religion doesn't matter to me, like i said i have am open minded. I was born and raised a christian and it has always been a major part of me. Catholic to be precise, my beliefs are, Family, God & everything else.

I have daughter, who's 27yrs old, born deaf.. but she had a very good education, in fact she went to normal high school and everything. She teaches sign language part-time now at a local school around, we're planning on enrolling her into college to get her teaching degree and start her own life properly. Oh, I've mention she's deaf, was born that way and she is the apple of my eyes, all my life is for her and to make sure she has a very easy and wonderful life. We are also checking for hearing aids/plugs, she should be be able to qualify for an implant in a couple of weeks. I was married for 26yrs and it was a very pleasant, bumpy, loving and most of all i am proud to say blissful marriage and i still miss her very much. My late wife had Breast Cancer,stage 3 but she died in a Car Crash, she was the victim. She used to be a teacher too and also a principal, also i have been widowed for 6yrs now. Wow! I really have said a lot about my life, i usually don't talk or write this much about myself to anyone. I am hoping you are someone who is growth oriented,trust worthy and sincere, personal, anyway, that's it about what i do and me. I hope i find the right person that can connect with me and i can find honest and true happiness with, although all those have been pressures into dating someone and also finding the love of my life and the queen of my heart. I have been alone too long to try and not planning to make any odd assumptions of finding the right one or fool around with people online, that's why i tend to start by getting to know you more and also understanding each other and hopefully, something beautiful would happen from there. I am interested in getting to know more about you, Your Past relationship? How long you've been single? What kind of man and relationship you want???

I have dated before, it just wasn't towards what i had hoped for, that is why i have to be sure and certain i am doing the right thing, because it didn't turned out as much as i had hoped for.. I am looking forward to getting to know you, up close and personal, i mean getting to know more of you and establishing a good friendship and hopefully grow into something more beautiful. I hope this does not scare you away, basically that's the most about me i can think of for now and you will probably know more when we continue exchanging e-mails, now its your turn to tell me about yourself. You can ask me any questions if you would like to know more about me alright. I also attached some pictures hope you like them.

Waiting to read back from you soon.

David Taylor.

PS: My Full name is David (J W) Jeremiah Walker Taylor. Walker's my mother's maiden name, so its part of my name. I would like to talk to you more often, so maybe we can chat sometime on Yahoo Messenger, you can add my email address.

John Morrisson - Nigerian Scammer

I just received an email from a reader asking to share this information as she has been scammed recently for big bucks. If anyone has any more information about him, please email us. There was a language barrier and I could not get more information, but wanted to share what I got. Here is the email and the fake pics the scammer has been using:

I HAVE BEEN SCAM FOR 60 .000 EURO WITH A INTERNET DATE ,HIS NAME WAS JOHN MORRISON AND NOW HE IS ON A OTHER DATING SITE SO BE CAREFUL . HE SAYS HE WORKS IN LONDON BUT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT TRUE AT ALL.

Vivian Nelson - Nigerian scammer

Here is an email from Vivian Nelson, who wrote me out of the blue and thinks I am a male and an idiot. I also posted the stupid flowers that Nigerian scammers like to put in their emails. You see these on an email, they are a Nigerian scammer. Here is the email:

My dearest ,
How are you doing today? i hope you are fine. i am very happy for your replied at the mail i sent to you and i hope to have a good conversation with you. let me first of all reveal my self to you, i will appreciate the best of your honesty and sincerity after knowing more about me because i will really like us to have a strong and good relationship in-spite of anything (be it age,distance or color) because i have this feeling that you will not betray me after having in contact with you.

My names are Miss Vivian Nelson Age 24. ft 5/7. wt 65, i am the only daughter of ( Late Dr.Linus Nelson) from Ivory coast in West Africa sub region who died during a political conflict in my country in some years back. My father was the personal adviser to our former head of state. LATE GEN ROBERT GUEI. he was also chairman managing director ( ARUNA COCOA / DIAMONDS INDUSTRIES (PLC) in the capital of my country Abidjan, and he also exporting cocoa, diamonds, coppers, coffees, cobalt. My father was killed along side with my beloved mother on a cold blood one morning by some hoodlums,who parades themselves as political thugs which they accused my father of coup attempt (which he never did).I managed to escape for my dear life and ran into a neighboring country, Dakar the capital of (Senegal) where i am presently seeking asylum in the refugee camp called.(SOCIETY DU REFUGEE TAMACOUNDA DAKAR SENEGAL). My relatives ran away during the middle of the conflict and they are no where to be found which i lost contact with them.

The only person i have now is Rev.Peter Johnso, who is the Reverend Minister in charge of the church in this camp (CHRIST DU KING MISSION). He has been very nice to me since I came here but I am not living with him rather I am living in the Women's hostel. because the camp have two hostels one for men the other for women. Reverend's e-mail address is (revpeter.johnson200@gmail.com) Phone (+221- 77-986-69-72) __(00221- 77-986-69-72) i would like you to call me with the Reverend number. when you call tell him that you want to speak with vivian Nelson and he will send for me in the female hostel to answer your call OK. i would be very happy to hear your voice on phone today.

Please listen to this vital information,i was Lucky to discovered my father's File which contains important documents of his access like deposit certificate of his account where he deposited a large sum of $6.8m USD. (Six Million eaight hundred thousand dollars) in a leading Bank which he use my name (Miss Vivian Nelson) as the next of kin to the account. i also have with me death certificate and will certificate of my late father which I will send to you later.

I had contacted the bank and they ask me to search for a foreign partner who will stand as my trustee to assist me in transferring the fund because of my refugee status which has denied me of making the transaction by myself and the law of this country does not allow refugees to make any international transactions that is the reason why i have contacted you to assist me. However, i will like you to send me your full contact information below so that i will use them to introduce you to the bank first before i shall give you their contacts information so that you will contact them directly for confirmation of your acceptance to assist me in transferring the fund to your account.

1, Your full name______________
2, Your address______________
3, Your telephone number______________
4, Your occupation______________
5, Your country______________

After the transaction you will arrange for my trip to enable me come over to your country and meet with you so that i will continue with my studies while you will invest the money wisely in a very good business of your choice or if you don't intend me staying with you or your family, then i will compensate you with 20% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my investment for real estate which you will also help me. I am waiting to hear from you soonest. Please do keep this information only to your self and don't disclose it to any other person for my security purpose because if many people hears about this transaction they might hurt or kill me as they did to my parents. take good care of yourself and have a lovely day. think about me,
Yours sincerely
Vivian

Michael Butler - Nigerian Scammer from internet dating site

Here is a letter from a reader who met a Nigerian scammer on Match.com. Here is the story and the scammer's info so you can all avoid him like the plague:

Here is how he started with me back on November 12 2011...He claimed to be an Architect living in San Francisco making a trip to work on a 5 Star Hotel In Benin. He said he couldnt get at his funds yet, and asked that I send him $200 Western Union to a man he said was a business partner named Henry Morgan in Nigeria.

He always had a reason that he couldnt fly back to San Francisco, and he always had some reason he needed me to send more money promising to pay me back more then I ever sent him.

Once this hotel remodel was finished he said he also had an import export business dealing oil, and he would have to stay over there even longer. Beggged me to send more money. He gave my cell number to another partner Greg Richardson. He was terribly rude and I would yell at him on the phone and get him all worked up. He ended up calling Michael and I both liars and stopped calling and texting me after I threatened to change my cell number. Just a team of horrible people working the Match dot com website.

I have phoned Match and sent complaints about this idiot.

He always sends sappy love letter emails. He like to send music videos of his favorite band Westlife, the song

Flying Without Wings, He is sometimes really hard to understand on the phone because of his thick accent which he claims is French, I bet it is Nigerian now that I know better. I told him he lacked verbal skills and not to call me because he is too hard to understand.

Here are some of his flowery emails :

From: Michael Butler
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:30 PM
Subject: Changes...

Life is so unpredictable. Changes always come along, in big or small ways. I don't know what happened that this sudden change has turned my world upside down. I don't know exactly what it is, it just hit me, but there is something really special about you.

It might be all the things I see on the surface, the things that everyone notices and admires about you, qualities, capabilities and a wonderful smile obviously connected to a warm and loving heart; these things set you apart from everyone else. But it may also be the big things ... the person you really are that I hope to know more someday. And it might also be the little things ... the way we talk online for hours as if we have know each other for a long time. I'll receive so much joy just being able to see a smile in your eyes. If I ever figure out the magic that makes you so special, I'd probably find out that it's a combination of all these things. You are a rare combination of so many special things. You are really amazing.

Inside of me there is a place where my sweetest dreams reside, where my highest hopes are kept alive, where my deepest feelings are felt and where my favorite memories are safe and warm. I find that you're on my mind more often than any other thought. Sometimes I bring you there purposely just to make my day much more brighter. But more often, you surprise me and find your own ways into my thoughts. There are even times when I awaken, I realize that you've been a part of my dreams. Then during the day, when my imagination is free to run, it takes me into your arms and allows me to linger there knowing there's nothing I'd rather do. I know my thoughts are only reflecting the loving hopes of my heart because whenever they wander, they always take me to you.

Only the most special things in my world get to come inside my heart and stay. And now, I realize how deeply my life has been touched by you.

Have a wonderful day...

Michael

From: Michael Butler <pohkerdot@yahoo.com>;

Sent: Fri, Dec 30, 2011 11:08:29 PM

I know I am in love because I see you no matter what I am doing. I know I want to be with you, not just with you, but share everything with you. Just being close to you is not enough for me. I want to be a part of you. A part of your life forever. I never have to wonder if you love me. You complete me, my mind, my body, my heart, and my soul. You're my best friend, my lover, and my soul mate. You have been there and supported me like no other has before. I'm lost without you. I love you more then life itself. There are no words that I can say to truly tell you how much I really love you. I couldn't picture myself without you in my life. You are perfect for me in everyway possible and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You give me reason to strive for more. I learn more and more from you every day. My heart is forever yours. I know saying I love you is a powerful, yet I feel it's not enough. It feels great to actually love and be loved in return. My life was a wreck before now. I never thought it would change, but you came into my life and everything took a turn for the best. You show me the value of life. You give me the most amazing feelings inside. I know we have only known each other for a short time now, but I know our love will last a lifetime. I can't wait until I am your husband. I love you with all of my heart. I am forever yours, Sweetheart. Michael

From: Michael Butler [mailto:pohkerdot@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 4:34 AM
Subject: Invitation...

My Lady,

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living, I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love for your dreams for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain mine or your own without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it. I want to know if you can be with joy mine or your own if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful be realistic to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another

to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. If you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy. I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day.

And if you can source your own life from its presence. I want to know if you can live with failure yours and mine

and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes."

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up

after a night of grief and despair weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire,with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

Good morning my lady, I hope you slept well

Michael

Leonice Colman - is Stupider Than I Thought

I heard from the lovely and fake Leonice Colman today, who is obviously so stupid "she" did not realize she wrote me yesterday. Today Leonice must have gotten plastic surgery because she sent a picture again and is a completely different woman. She again acts as if my profile is on a dating site, which it is not, and still thinks I am a male. (Which I am not). Here is Leonice's latest email, her new fake photo and my comments in purple:

Hello
I found you very attractive and would like to contact you (which you did yesterday and without x-ray vision I would like to know how you found me attractive as my picture is no where on the internet.)

for a possible relationship. please I'm not in the age

problem, I like you and if you give me how to send

me your e-mail address so I tell you more

about me. (Idiot you have my email address, that is how you sent this message to me moron)
Meanwhile is my e-mail (leonicecolman27@yahoo.com)
Leonice

Leonice Colman - Nigerian Scammer and idiot

This email came to me out of the blue from a Nigerian scamming idiot. They claimed to have gotten my profile and email from an internet dating site. (I have never had a profile on ANY internet dating site) She also thinks I am a male. Once again, they are an idiot. Here is the email from Leonice:
My Dearest In Love,
I am more than happy in your reply to my mail. How are you over there in your country? I hope fine. My name is Miss Leonice Colman. I am 23 years old but age is not matters what matters is love and understanding, i am a second year medical student before the incident that lead to my being in this place. I am hoping to further my education in this career. I am not married and don't have children. I am chocolate in complexion and of average height, my picture will explain to you better.
I am from Liberia in west Africa and presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar Senegal as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country .
My late father Dr Dave Colman who was one of the most successful entrepreneur in my country and my mother was a senior accountant at the Eco Bank Of Liberia, before the tragic war which claim their life and now living me as an orphan and i was the only child so i managed to make my way to near by country Senegal where i am seeking asylum now. I haven't finish up my education and i need a man who will make use of my fathers wealth and get me through in life.I would like to know more about you.Your likes and dislikes. Your hobbies and what you are doing presently.
I will tell you more about myself in my next mail, here is my picture for you, though I am not all that photogenic, i hope you wouldn't mind i will like to see your photos,
I wait to hear from you soonest,
your baby Leonice

Kelly Love - Nigerian Scammer

A reader sent us 2 emails from "Kelly Love" (what an obviously fake name). First is his introduction letter, and then his money request.

From: Kelly Love <klove197@yahoo.com>
Subject: More About Me
To: "XXX">
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 6:26 AM

Hello Dear,

My name is Kelly Love.. /Caucasian. I'm Self Employed Structural Engineer studied the course Structural Engineer with a Master Degree, I have a good sense of humor. I live inAtlanta GA, USA Age (60yrs).I'm a widower been widowed for 8 yrs now. I have just only 1 lovely son (Paul)(19 years old). After the sudden and devastating death of my wife, Who was a wonderful, sweet and caring wife and mother..Have been single for the past 8 years, am a man with a strong heart, loving, caring,honest, compassionate, affectionate, i also believe in God. I like swimming, camping,fishing, reading & writing, tennis, Football, Basketball, Baseball, golf, swimming etc,Thanks for your email. I feel so happy and contented to read back from you. Well , I said a little about myself on the website and in my first email to you on the site. My Believe is that there's one woman out there that can help me find that Love and affection again..Someone who is Understanding,Kind,good sense of Humor,Loving,caring, honest,sincere, passioniate and affectionaite ,The Bible says" Seek the Kingdom of God first and every other thing shall be added on to you" I've sort the kingdom so i'm waiting for one of my other things thats my Dream woman and i believe when i have a woman that is honest and caring,she wouldn,t hurt my feelings and emotion which i have for her.Most people doesn't know what it take to hurt anothers once feelings and emotion and how it feels so i'm not into playing games. I enjoy my job. I do work for firms, for government buildings and some huge companies.I have lived in Atlanta all my life. Paul ( my son ) goes to college here in the city, he goes from home. you know what it takes to be together for over 18 years now and wouldn't love to miss each other so much. He lives here in my house with me. I drive a 2010 Toyota Camry, well i was the only son of my parents so i was so close to them but you know they,died while i was 12 years old and i never had the chance to get that special care from them for so long. i used to live with my father's uncle who treated me so hard, i had to work to fund my self to school back then, i was fortunate to get a scholarship who helped me through school. I lost him too on the way and it become so hard for me but i thank God who i am today .i haven't had much care in my life , when my wife came into my life to show em that care my parents was unable to show me , i lost her too .. So here i am now, wishing and hoping you would give me all that care i have always longed for. My grandparents were Irish.My favorite color is blue (Sky Blue),I do like country music, I like romantic and historical movies. Sunday is one of the day i dont like , i lost my mother on Sunday and i lost my wife too on Sunday , so i dont feel so much happiness on that day. I have always been with my son for so long and we are very close.Basically that's all on me for now unless if you're willing to know more,then you can ask!.meanwhile i'll love to know more about yourself also....Well thats if about me and Looking forward to hear from you soon

I care,

Kelly

From: Kelly Love <klove197@yahoo.com>
Subject: ACT FAST MY LOVE
To: "XXX">
Date: Friday, December 23, 2011, 12:14 PM

My Dearest Love,

Am very happy. I am very glad to know that you are still with me in this hard time and I feel very happy to find out that someone truly loves me for who I am and not for any other worldly reason.I am going through alot of pains at the moment and i cant withstand it for much longer, Please love i don't want you to think i am imposing myself on you but i think a friend in need is a friend in deed..Am a man of my words and of high ethics and scruples and wont go back on my word.I have given you my word back of repayment and trust me i wont let you down if you take this step of faith to see me through this..I will be ever grateful to you forever as well as my son(Paul)..I hate to see him go through this with me..His well being and happiness means alot to me and i believe if you help me get this sorted out,everything will be fine.

I want you to understand that I am doing everything possible to recover on time here. The doctor has promised that he is going to help me get the money out once you send it via Western Union. He however said that I can't leave the hospital premise yet and that it will be collected by the hospital cashier if only you send it to the name MARY RICHARD,He said is that you split the money and send it twice in 2 different Western Union Wallmart store. He said there are usually problems when people want to send large sums of money at once. Since he has had several cases like his, he said there is no problem. you just need to help go to a Western Union Walmart store like 10 miles away. So, the person you are sending to now is:

Here is the info

MARY RICHARD

87 READING AVE

IKEJA LAGOS 23401

NIGERIA

So as soon as you get the funds sent , just send me the Western Union details. Information's that i need on Western Union will be 1.Mtcn number its will be on the receipt given to you at Western Union for the both transaction..2...sender's name and address 3...Total amount you sent down here for the both transaction 4...Text question and answer for both transaction so i can get it as soon as possible. I cant withstand the pain my love

I await your response. I love you.....

Kelly