Comments on: The New Military Dating Scam

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:29:06 +0000

Ladies, there are men on Mate1, that are also targeting us. The man I mentioned earlier who wasn’t giving me any signals of being a fake army man is indeed a big fake. He’s going by the name Captain Nicholas (Nick) Mann with the U.S. Army. First – there is no Captain rank in the Army, second – there is in fact a SSg. Nick Mann within the Army. The fake Nick I met says he’s stationed in Panama City (even gave me his address there, which of course, doesn’t exist), 49 years of age, and goes by the username ghanaman1107 on the Mate1 dating site. I have pictures of this fake Nick if someone will tell me where and to who I send them. Now, the REAL Nick Mann was/is stationed in Afghanistan as of July 2011, 29 years old, from Tucson, AZ, and is with the 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry Regiment.. as per the picture and brief caption that I viewed in the Yahoo news this evening via a google search.
With all that I’ve read in all of these Army scam stories from women, I’ve read over and over about how you get an idea that something’s not right just by the way these scam artists speak the English language. However, the fake Nick Mann, appears to be very intelligent, speaks perfect English and was able to give me a lot of info about the Army that I’ve double checked, just to be on the safe side.
I’m disheartened, angry, and sick to my stomach that I’ve been played by this so-called Army man. I hate the fact that women are such targets of this kind of disgusting behavior by men we meet and think we can trust. Is this crap ever going to stop?!
I’m really hoping that women out there who meet a supposed military man online do a thorough search online about him, before things go too far.

By: Traycie

Traycie — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:03:56 +0000

I found out yesterday that I have also been fooled by one of these scammers, going by the name of Jeff Dawson, or Ssgt Jeffrey D Dawson of 802 Airbourne out of Fort Bragg. A widower with a 9 year old son, deployed to Afghanistan since last June and then sent to Nigeria last Tuesday! I paid for the phone connection of $250 but when he asked $1200 for the VAT on his leave request, I realised something was n’t right. I have photos of this guy and I’ve spoken to him on the phone. I feel so stupid and humiliated. I hope you can stop this scam because it does nothing but hurt.

By: cheryl

cheryl — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:39:02 +0000

Hello Debbie, or anyone else who has been contacted by Captin Aaron Johnson can you please contact me, I too have two aurtistic sons, and i am recently Widowed. Alarm bells are ringing. I would like to here from debbie Who was also in touch with Aaron Johnson. Please contact me on this, cheryl192@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you, Cheryl Nelson.

By: jane

jane — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:46:24 +0000

hi their it,s still going on but is now gravespederson and he,s moved to texas fort worth he wanted money for transit money from me no way also a richardjames today,s scam sending his property home to cardiff as he,s retiring also had somone who is supposed to be unworker in selangor malaysia all on connecting singles sight what scams jaredbuckley

By: bennett cosentino

bennett cosentino — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:11:03 +0000

please if you could write i need to see if this guy i am talking to is real is says he is in the army/with pics

By: lynn cooper

lynn cooper — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:49:00 +0000

Dear A B , i my be contact with the same Michael Mooris as you. He goes by the name Cpt in the US Army .nick names is Mic. He is a widower wife died of lung cancer 4yrs ago, has a 8yr old daughter called Kate. his mother & a nanny cares for her need while he is away with the army. i met him on uniform. com dating site xx he said he was living here in england , frm bromely kent uk. He at his post in Nigeria. i have fallen head over hills in love with this guy in the pictures he says that is him xx & im really hurting & have fullishly sent money to him. i sent the money by moneygram the address that he has given me is Folarin Salawu N6/781 Lope Street, Mokola, Ibaden, Oyo State, Nigeria, plse could u send me any photos of this man so we can see if its the same person you r in contact with my emial is belindac001@hotmail.co.uk. many thanks hope to hear from u soon take care from Lynn

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:34:47 +0000

@Anonn… After all the astonishing reading I’ve been doing all day about these vile African scammers, I saw that you commented that there won’t be any US military in Nigeria or Ghana which tells me that I’m glad I paid attention to this Sgt. John Lingo, jlingo42 yahoo id. Now I know without a doubt that he’s also a scammer, considering he told me he was deployed to Nigeria in the past 36 hours. It’s a huge disgrace that innocent soldiers lives are being affected because these digusting African parasites are using their pictures to portray themselves so they can scam women. I seriously hope something is being done to stop this.
Also, do you by any chance know how myself, as well as all the other women on here can find out if the men they start chatting with are for real and really from the US Military? As I said earlier, I’ve started chatting with another guy who says he’s in the military but isn’t stationed anywhere near Africa or that side of the world period but I would like to know if he’s for real. I’m just unsure of where I can on the web to find out if he’s the real thing or not. I’d appreciate an answer or an email, victoriah669@hotmail.com.
I’m very thankful these sites are available!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:44:54 +0000

The name Lingo is being used often. I met a Sergeant John Lingo on a dating site recently. Is this another name that’s out there being circulated amongst all the other Lingo’s? We got onto each other’s yahoo messengers right away rather than chatting on the dating site. I had alarm bells going off quite quickly. It wasn’t necessarily what he said in his messages but the look of his messages. I’m 99% sure he was copying and pasting his messages to me from something else, like it was messages that he sends to all the women he speaks to. Also, the couple of times I tripped him up with info he’d already given me or talked about the military he would miraculously go offline for a bit of time, come back online and say he was called to his commandants office. Commandant? Really? Not Commander? I know stupidity when I see it! At first he told me he was at his base in Dallas, Texas, but within 24 hours he tells me he’s been deployed and is now in Nigeria on a mission to eliminate a terrorist there (he also gave me the name of the terrorist). As soon as he said Nigeria, I was immediately alarmed because I know from experience, websites and news, how many scams are being run from that country. This is so out of hand and the fact that it’s being done using the US Military is disgusting!! It’s pretty much the same story from any of the Lingo’s or any of these men who are supposedly with the military and stationed in Nigeria or other African countries. I’m not American but it really ticks me off and disgusts me that these scam artists are using the US military as their supposed background!!
Now I’m not sure if this is coincidence or not but I’ve happened to meet another military man on the same dating website but so far I haven’t had any alarm bells going off in my head. He’s sent me pictures of him in army fatigues and with fellow army members. Be sure that I’ll be addressing these military scams to him the next time we chat, see what he says and watch for everything he says from now on.
I seriously hope that women will keep their eyes wide open to men who contact them in any way, asking for money, and are stationed outside of North America. This is has been a world-wide problem for years, women need to pay attention and stop being suckered into these scams. Pay attention to websites like this and to the news. It’s all over the place about these scam artists.

By: samantha vigor

samantha vigor — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:03:26 +0000

Well here we go again, theres a new boy on the block, goes by the name of Captain Mike Edwards Wood, based currently in LIBYA, he claims he’s a widower of 4years and asks for money to a Tadiran Communications company so he can hear “your sexy voice” by satelite phone! then he wants your phone number, so u can hear a black nigerian talk on the end of it. Also he’s in the process of selling three homes , one in south carolina, one in Houston and the other in ohio, he claims he is wealthy , he wants to buy you a new mercedes ml320, so he can go buy himself another one! i will provide photo’s of this soldier if u need them, he operates alongside a Janet Woodgate who claims to be his sister, she’s trying to find him a wife! Be warned ladies this ones a slippery customer!

By: lynn cooper

lynn cooper — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:26:49 +0000

Hi everyone has anyone been in contact with somebody going by the name Michael Mooris or more or moore. his nick name is Mic & is a Cpt US army. his email is mic_mooris01@yahoo.com or mic_more@hotmail.co.uk. if anyone has or has any photos. so i can see if its the same person. because i really think im being scammed please help me xx thankyou xx