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BryanK · 01-27-2014, 06:42

I recently had to utilize the vast resources here at PS.com for a friend of my wife for this very thing. Apparently a nigerian scam, some bastard assumed the identity of a Soldier (PFC) who was KIA back in '05. This is going to sound like I'm in the third grade, but the "sister of my wife's friend" who is mentally and physically disabled, was "in love" with a "U.S. Army Special Forces Sniper" whom she met on facebook.

My wife's friend told me that her sister had sent this guy thousands already in accrued disability funds. She was also requesting from my wife's friend that she lend her thousands more so this guy could "come home on leave to be with her", because they were "in love". Apparently he was saying that since he was "Special Forces", he had to pay his own way home from Afghanistan because the Army didn't pay for SF Soldiers to come home on leave. The bullshit flag raised immediately. The sister didn't know any better because after all, she is mentally disabled. Well hearing that pissed me off something awful.

So my wife's friend knew I served, and asked my wife if I had connections with any real Special Forces Soldiers. So I came here seeking confirmation of the claims. I had PM'ed TS back and forth about this, and as I figured, it was a scam. The guy had a realistic FB page with pictures of this deceased Soldier, and even went as far as exchanging telephone conversations with the sister. Time and time again my wife's friend told her sister not to send him any money until she was certain he was for real, but as it turns out, she wound up sending him every last cent she had saved during her lifetime.

I did what I could and verified that this "guy" was fake, but it was too little too late for the sister. No sooner than TS confirmed the fraud, I had already asked her where her sister wired the money to, and what a shocker, it was nigeria. At least my wife's friend didn't lend any money to her to give to this fraud.

I copied the FB page, I.P. addresses, and got ahold of some of the exchanged emails, and sent them to the FBI as well as reported the oxygen thieves who perpetrated this to facebook themselves. THE PAGE IS STILL THERE

. Apparently no one gives a shit that these scams are going on so long as it doesn't affect them directly. Bigger fish to fry I guess.

As a reference, here is a link to the FB page in question (not hot-linked): hxxps://www.facebook.com/#!/russel.james.3388

01-27-2014, 06:42	#5
BryanK Guerrilla Chief Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Posts: 859	I recently had to utilize the vast resources here at PS.com for a friend of my wife for this very thing. Apparently a nigerian scam, some bastard assumed the identity of a Soldier (PFC) who was KIA back in '05. This is going to sound like I'm in the third grade, but the "sister of my wife's friend" who is mentally and physically disabled, was "in love" with a "U.S. Army Special Forces Sniper" whom she met on facebook. My wife's friend told me that her sister had sent this guy thousands already in accrued disability funds. She was also requesting from my wife's friend that she lend her thousands more so this guy could "come home on leave to be with her", because they were "in love". Apparently he was saying that since he was "Special Forces", he had to pay his own way home from Afghanistan because the Army didn't pay for SF Soldiers to come home on leave. The bullshit flag raised immediately. The sister didn't know any better because after all, she is mentally disabled. Well hearing that pissed me off something awful. So my wife's friend knew I served, and asked my wife if I had connections with any real Special Forces Soldiers. So I came here seeking confirmation of the claims. I had PM'ed TS back and forth about this, and as I figured, it was a scam. The guy had a realistic FB page with pictures of this deceased Soldier, and even went as far as exchanging telephone conversations with the sister. Time and time again my wife's friend told her sister not to send him any money until she was certain he was for real, but as it turns out, she wound up sending him every last cent she had saved during her lifetime. I did what I could and verified that this "guy" was fake, but it was too little too late for the sister. No sooner than TS confirmed the fraud, I had already asked her where her sister wired the money to, and what a shocker, it was nigeria. At least my wife's friend didn't lend any money to her to give to this fraud. I copied the FB page, I.P. addresses, and got ahold of some of the exchanged emails, and sent them to the FBI as well as reported the oxygen thieves who perpetrated this to facebook themselves. THE PAGE IS STILL THERE . Apparently no one gives a shit that these scams are going on so long as it doesn't affect them directly. Bigger fish to fry I guess. As a reference, here is a link to the FB page in question (not hot-linked): hxxps://www.facebook.com/#!/russel.james.3388 __________________ "1000 days of evasion are better than one day in captivity" "Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completion, satisfies me."- Richard Proenneke Last edited by BryanK; 01-27-2014 at 06:50.
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