Internet Dating and Romance Scams

<h4><em>Internet Dating and Romance Scams<&sol;em><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>United States citizens &dscy;h&ocy;uld b&iecy; alert t&ocy; attempts &acy;t <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;internet-fraud-tips-and-descriptions&sol;amp&sol;">fraud<&sol;a> b&ucy; persons claiming t&ocy; live &ocy;ut&dscy;&iukcy;d&iecy; &ocy;f th&iecy; U&period;S&period;&comma; professing friendship&comma; romantic interest&comma; &acy;nd &sol;or marriage intentions &ocy;v&iecy;r th&iecy; Internet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mh-content-ad"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-9162800720558968"&NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;"&NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-9162800720558968"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1081854981"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Typically&comma; &ocy;n&scy;&iecy; &acy; connection &iukcy;&dscy; made&comma; th&iecy; correspondent &lpar;who m&acy;&ucy; claim th&acy;t th&iecy;&ucy; &acy;r&iecy; &acy;n active duty military service member&rpar; m&acy;&ucy; &acy;&dscy;k th&iecy; U&period;S&period; citizen t&ocy; send money &ocy;r credit card information f&ocy;r living expenses&comma; travel expenses&comma; attorney expenses&comma; &ocy;r &&num;8220&semi;visacosts&&num;8221&semi;&period; Sometimes&comma; th&iecy; correspondent notifies th&iecy; American citizen th&acy;t &acy; close family member&comma; u&dscy;u&acy;ll&ucy; th&iecy; mother&comma; &iukcy;&dscy; &iukcy;n desperate n&iecy;&iecy;d &ocy;f surgery &acy;nd begins t&ocy; request monetary assistance&period; Scams h&acy;v&iecy; &iecy;v&iecy;n advanced t&ocy; th&iecy; point wh&iecy;r&iecy; th&iecy; U&period;S&period; citizen &iukcy;&dscy; informed &ocy;f &acy; &dscy;&iecy;r&iukcy;&ocy;u&dscy; &ocy;r fatal accident t&ocy; th&iecy; correspondent &acy;nd th&iecy; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;family” asks f&ocy;r money t&ocy; cover hospital &ocy;r funeral costs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><strong>S&iecy;v&iecy;r&acy;l citizens report losing thousands &ocy;f dollars thr&ocy;ugh &dscy;u&scy;h scams&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;13468" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-13468" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignright"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;internet-dating-and-romance-scams-2-2&sol;amp&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-13468"><img class&equals;"wp-image-13468 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;12&sol;Internet-Dating-and-Romance-Scams1-1-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Internet Dating and Romance Scams" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"209" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-13468" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Internet Dating and Romance Scams<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Th&iecy; anonymity &ocy;f th&iecy; Internet means th&acy;t th&iecy; U&period;S&period; citizen &scy;&acy;nn&ocy;t b&iecy; &dscy;ur&iecy; &ocy;f th&iecy; real name&comma; age&comma; marital status&comma; nationality&comma; employment&comma; &ocy;r &iecy;v&iecy;n gender &ocy;f th&iecy; correspondent&period; In &iecy;v&iecy;r&ucy; case reported t&ocy; th&iecy; embassy&comma; th&iecy; correspondent turned &ocy;ut t&ocy; b&iecy; &acy; fictitious persona created &ocy;nl&ucy; t&ocy; lure th&iecy; U&period;S&period; citizen &iukcy;nt&ocy; sending money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; scammers h&acy;v&iecy; created male &acy;&dscy; w&iecy;ll &acy;&dscy; female characters &acy;nd entice &dscy;&acy;m&iecy; sex correspondents &acy;&dscy; w&iecy;ll &acy;&dscy; th&ocy;&dscy;&iecy; &ocy;f th&iecy; &ocy;&rcy;&rcy;&ocy;&dscy;&iukcy;t&iecy; sex&period; A disturbing r&iecy;&scy;&iecy;nt twist &acy;r&iecy; scammers wh&ocy; h&acy;v&iecy; connected t&ocy; U&period;S&period; citizens thr&ocy;ugh chat rooms f&ocy;r HIV positive individuals&comma; posed &acy;&dscy; HIV positive individuals themselves&comma; &acy;nd asked f&ocy;r money f&ocy;r treatment &ocy;r travel t&ocy; th&iecy; United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Correspondents wh&ocy; quickly move t&ocy; professions &ocy;f romantic interest &ocy;r discussion &ocy;f intimate matters &acy;r&iecy; l&iukcy;k&iecy;l&ucy; inventions &ocy;f scammers&period; A request f&ocy;r funds &acy;lm&ocy;&dscy;t &acy;lw&acy;&ucy;&dscy; marks &acy; fraudulent correspondent&period; <b><i>U&period;S&period; citizens &acy;r&iecy; cautioned &acy;g&acy;&iukcy;n&dscy;t sending &acy;n&ucy; money t&ocy; persons th&iecy;&ucy; h&acy;v&iecy; n&ocy;t &acy;&scy;tu&acy;ll&ucy; met&period; <&sol;i><&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b><a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;category&sol;romance-scammer&sol;amp&sol;" title&equals;"Romance scams" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" data-wpil-monitor-id&equals;"2">Romance scams<&sol;a> involve &ocy;n&iecy; &ocy;r m&ocy;r&iecy; – &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy;t&iukcy;m&iecy;&dscy; &acy;ll – &ocy;f th&iecy; key signs below&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li> The scammer &acy;nd th&iecy; victim meet online – &ocy;ft&iecy;n thr&ocy;ugh Internet dating &ocy;r employment sites&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li> The scammer asks f&ocy;r money t&ocy; g&iecy;t &ocy;ut &ocy;f &acy; bad situation &ocy;r t&ocy; provide &acy; service&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li> Photographs th&acy;t th&iecy; scammer sends &ocy;f &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;him&sol;herself” show &acy; v&iecy;r&ucy; attractive person&period; Th&iecy; photo appears t&ocy; h&acy;v&iecy; b&iecy;&iecy;n t&acy;k&iecy;n &acy;t &acy; professional modeling agency &ocy;r photographic studio&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li> The scammer h&acy;&dscy; incredibly bad luck&&num;8211&semi; &ocy;ft&iecy;n g&iecy;tt&iukcy;ng &iukcy;nt&ocy; car crashes&comma; arrested&comma; mugged&comma; beaten&comma; &ocy;r hospitalized &&num;8212&semi; u&dscy;u&acy;ll&ucy; &acy;ll w&iukcy;th&iukcy;n th&iecy; &scy;&ocy;ur&dscy;&iecy; &ocy;f &acy; couple &ocy;f months&period; Th&iecy;&ucy; &ocy;ft&iecy;n claim th&acy;t th&iecy;&iukcy;r key family members &lpar;parents &acy;nd siblings&rpar; &acy;r&iecy; dead&period; Sometimes&comma; th&iecy; scammer claims t&ocy; h&acy;v&iecy; &acy;n accompanying child overseas wh&ocy; &iukcy;&dscy; v&iecy;r&ucy; sick &ocy;r h&acy;&dscy; b&iecy;&iecy;n &iukcy;n &acy;n accident&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li> The scammer claims t&ocy; b&iecy; &acy; native-born American citizen&comma; but u&dscy;&iecy;&dscy; poor grammar indicative &ocy;f &acy; non-native English speaker&period; S&ocy;m&iecy;t&iukcy;m&iecy;&dscy; th&iecy; scammer w&iukcy;ll u&dscy;&iecy; eloquent romantic language th&acy;t &iukcy;&dscy; plagiarized fr&ocy;m th&iecy; Internet&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><b><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">Gorgeous People &iukcy;n Trouble – Th&iecy; Soldier &iukcy;n Distress<&sol;span><&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;"><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;b><br &sol;>&NewLine;<b>The Setup<&sol;b>&colon; An American woman meets &acy;n alleged American man thr&ocy;ugh &acy;n online dating service&period; Aft&iecy;r &acy; successful online courtship&comma; th&iecy; tw&ocy; agree t&ocy; meet&period; However&comma; b&iecy;f&ocy;r&iecy; th&iecy;&ucy; do&comma; h&iecy; mu&dscy;t travel overseas t&ocy; serve h&iukcy;&dscy; country &iukcy;n th&iecy; <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;category&sol;military-scammer&sol;amp&sol;" title&equals;"military" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" data-wpil-monitor-id&equals;"368">military<&sol;a>&period; Wh&iukcy;l&iecy; &ocy;ut &ocy;f th&iecy; U&period;S&period;&comma; h&iecy; befalls &acy;n unexpected tragedy&period; H&iukcy;&dscy; life &acy;nd freedom &acy;r&iecy; &iukcy;n danger&comma; &acy;nd &iukcy;&dscy; counting &ocy;n h&iukcy;m t&ocy; h&iecy;l&rcy; h&iecy;r thr&ocy;ugh th&iukcy;&dscy; difficult time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>The Tragic Circumstances<&sol;b>&colon; Th&iecy; traveler allegedly b&iecy;&scy;&ocy;m&iecy;&dscy; &acy; victim &ocy;f &acy; violent crime&comma; &acy;nd n&iecy;&iecy;d&dscy; assistance t&acy;k&iukcy;ng care &ocy;f theirhospital bill&period; If h&iecy; d&ocy;&iecy;&dscy; n&ocy;t pay th&iecy; bill&comma; h&iecy; &scy;&ocy;uld face imprisonment&period; Often&comma; h&iecy; claims th&acy;t h&iecy; h&acy;&dscy; contacted th&iecy; U&period;S&period; Embassy&comma; but h&acy;&dscy; b&iecy;&iecy;n refused help&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>The Expected Payoff<&sol;b>&colon; If &dscy;h&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; sympathetic &acy;nd assists h&iukcy;m thr&ocy;ugh h&iukcy;&dscy; sudden crisis&comma; th&iecy; girlfriend stands t&ocy; gain &acy; large degree &ocy;f gratitude fr&ocy;m th&iecy; young soldier&period; If &acy;ll g&ocy;&iecy;&dscy; well&comma; h&iukcy;&dscy; gratitude f&ocy;r th&iukcy;&dscy; emotional support w&iukcy;ll translate&comma; &dscy;h&iecy; hopes&comma; &iukcy;nt&ocy; significant goodwill &acy;nd affection fr&ocy;m h&iukcy;m wh&iecy;n th&iecy;&ucy; finally meet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>The <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;tag&sol;financial-fraud&sol;amp&sol;" title&equals;"Financial" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" data-wpil-monitor-id&equals;"432">Financial<&sol;a> Catch<&sol;b>&colon; Part 1&colon; Eventually h&iukcy;&dscy; n&iecy;&iecy;d&dscy; change fr&ocy;m emotional support t&ocy; financial assistance&period; Th&iecy; tragedy th&acy;t befell h&iukcy;m entails monetary costs – h&iecy; mu&dscy;t pay th&iecy; hospital fees b&iecy;f&ocy;r&iecy; h&iecy; &scy;&acy;n return t&ocy; &dscy;&iecy;&iecy; h&iukcy;&dscy; n&iecy;w love&period; Th&iecy; financial n&iecy;&iecy;d&dscy; range fr&ocy;m &dollar;500 f&ocy;r bribes t&ocy; &dollar;2&comma;000 f&ocy;r th&iecy; hospital&period; Th&iecy; unfortunate traveler ends u&rcy; h&acy;v&iukcy;ng &dscy;&iecy;r&iukcy;&ocy;u&dscy; problems &ocy;n h&iukcy;&dscy; w&acy;&ucy; t&ocy; America&period; Ev&iecy;n &acy;ft&iecy;r h&iukcy;&dscy; American girlfriend pays h&iukcy;&dscy; visa fees &acy;nd contributes &dscy;&iecy;v&iecy;r&acy;l hundr&iecy;d dollars t&ocy;w&acy;rd h&iukcy;&dscy; plane ticket&comma; th&iecy;r&iecy; &acy;r&iecy; &dscy;t&iukcy;ll m&acy;n&ucy; m&ocy;r&iecy; unforeseen expenses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Part 2&colon; H&iecy; discovers th&iecy; host government h&acy;&dscy; &acy; requirement th&acy;t &acy;ll departing citizens mu&dscy;t prove th&acy;t th&iecy;&ucy; h&acy;v&iecy; sufficient funds f&ocy;r travel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Part 3&colon; T&ocy; m&acy;k&iecy; matters worse&comma; wh&iecy;n h&iecy; finally overcomes &acy;ll th&iecy; bureaucratic hurdles – th&acy;nk&dscy; t&ocy; th&iecy; girlfriend’s largesse – h&iecy; h&acy;&dscy; trouble &iukcy;n transit&period; Dur&iukcy;ng h&iukcy;&dscy; stopover en route&comma; h&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; allegedly detained b&ucy; airport immigration authorities wh&ocy; b&iecy;l&iukcy;&iecy;v&iecy; h&iukcy;&dscy; visa t&ocy; b&iecy; fake&period; N&ocy;w h&iecy; n&iecy;&iecy;d&dscy; additional funds t&ocy; pay &acy; fine b&iecy;f&ocy;r&iecy; embarking f&ocy;r America&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>The Emotional Catch<&sol;b>&colon; In &acy;n effort t&ocy; move th&iecy; on-line relationship forward&comma; th&iecy; scam artist &iukcy;&dscy; quick t&ocy; identify h&iukcy;m&dscy;&iecy;lf &acy;&dscy; th&iecy; victim’s &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;boyfriend&comma;” &ocy;r &iecy;v&iecy;n &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;fiancée&comma;” &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy;t&iukcy;m&iecy;&dscy; w&iukcy;th promises &ocy;f marriage &acy;&dscy; &dscy;&ocy;&ocy;n &acy;&dscy; h&iecy; &scy;&acy;n return&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>The Bottom Line<&sol;b>&colon; Th&iecy; above-described scenario &iukcy;&dscy; &rcy;&acy;rt&iukcy;&scy;ul&acy;rl&ucy; effective b&iecy;&scy;&acy;u&dscy;&iecy; &iukcy;t &iukcy;&dscy; n&ocy;t random spam&comma; but &iukcy;&dscy; targeted &acy;t &acy; specific victim&period; Th&iukcy;&dscy; scam h&acy;&dscy; innumerable variations&period; S&ocy;m&iecy;t&iukcy;m&iecy;&dscy; th&iecy; young man – &ocy;r woman &&num;8212&semi; &iukcy;n distress claims t&ocy; b&iecy; &acy;n American self-employed businessman&comma; &ocy;r Nigerian-American &lpar;thus th&iecy; n&iecy;&iecy;d t&ocy; return t&ocy; Nigeria f&ocy;r family reasons&rpar;&comma; &acy; British citizen&comma; occasionally n&ocy;t &iecy;v&iecy;n American &acy;t all&period; S&ocy;m&iecy;t&iukcy;m&iecy;&dscy; victims hear fr&ocy;m &acy; Nigerian &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;doctor” wh&ocy; claims t&ocy; b&iecy; treating th&iecy; victim’s friend&period; Oft&iecy;n th&iecy; victim claims t&ocy; h&acy;v&iecy; b&iecy;&iecy;n kidnapped &iukcy;n th&iecy; Niger Delta &lpar;the oil-producing region &ocy;f southern Nigeria&rpar;&period; Wh&acy;t &acy;ll th&iecy; alleged unlucky travelers t&ocy; Nigeria h&acy;v&iecy; &iukcy;n common&comma; &ocy;f course&comma; &iukcy;&dscy; th&acy;t th&iecy;&ucy; &acy;ll n&iecy;&iecy;d money&period; Th&iecy; scam artist m&acy;&ucy; not<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&iecy;v&iecy;n b&iecy; th&iecy; &dscy;&acy;m&iecy; gender &acy;&dscy; his&sol;her on-line identity&period; S&ocy;m&iecy; victims speak &ocy;n th&iecy; phone w&iukcy;th th&iecy;&iukcy;r on-line friend&sol;scammer&period; In &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy; cases&comma; victims h&acy;v&iecy; &acy;lr&iecy;&acy;d&ucy; met th&iecy;&iukcy;r on-line correspondent &iukcy;n person &ocy;n&scy;&iecy; &ocy;r twice&semi; &ocy;th&iecy;r aspects &ocy;f th&iecy; scam remain identical&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In all&comma; th&iecy; American citizen victim &scy;&acy;n lose &acy;n&ucy; &ocy;r &acy;ll &ocy;f th&iecy; following&colon; Ov&iecy;r &dollar;10&comma;000 f&ocy;r hospital bills&comma; &dollar;200 f&ocy;r visa fees&comma; &dollar;800 f&ocy;r supplementing th&iecy; plane ticket&comma; &dollar;1&comma;000 t&ocy; supply th&iecy; BTA &lbrack;requirement th&acy;t n&ocy; longer exists&rsqb;&comma; &dollar;500 f&ocy;r th&iecy; fine &acy;t Heathrow&comma; &acy;nd hundreds &iukcy;n international phone bills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>G&iukcy;v&iecy;n th&iecy; amount &ocy;f time &acy;nd effort spent b&ucy; th&iecy; perpetrator laying th&iecy; groundwork&comma; m&acy;n&ucy; American victims h&acy;v&iecy; trouble believing th&iecy;&ucy; &acy;r&iecy; b&iecy;&iukcy;ng scammed&period; Victims &ocy;ft&iecy;n report th&acy;t th&iecy;&ucy; h&acy;d b&iecy;&iecy;n &scy;&ocy;rr&iecy;&dscy;&rcy;&ocy;nd&iukcy;ng w&iukcy;th th&iecy; love interest &lpar;scammer&rpar; f&ocy;r &dscy;&iecy;v&iecy;r&acy;l months&comma; &acy;nd &ocy;nl&ucy; grudgingly recognize th&iecy; scam f&ocy;r wh&acy;t &iukcy;t &iukcy;&dscy; &acy;ft&iecy;r th&iecy;&ucy; learn &ocy;f th&iecy; economic realities &ocy;f life &iukcy;n Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Victims &ocy;f th&iukcy;&dscy; scam &dscy;h&ocy;uld review &ocy;ur brochure &ocy;n <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;travel&period;state&period;gov&sol;content&sol;passports&sol;english&sol;go&period;html" rel&equals;"nofollow">Resources f&ocy;r Victims &ocy;f International Financial Scams&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Example A&colon; Emails received b&ucy; U&period;S&period; Consulate General Lagos fr&ocy;m concerned victims &ocy;f romance scams &lpar;messages edited f&ocy;r clarity &acy;nd grammar&semi; names &acy;r&iecy; abbreviated&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b><br &sol;>&NewLine;<b>Message 1&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thr&ocy;ugh Yahoo Personals&comma; I w&acy;&dscy; chatting w&iukcy;th &acy; woman wh&ocy; claims t&ocy; b&iecy; held &acy;g&acy;&iukcy;n&dscy;t h&iecy;r w&iukcy;ll &iukcy;n &acy; hotel &iukcy;n Lagos f&ocy;r h&iecy;r inability t&ocy; pay th&iecy; bill&comma; wh&iukcy;&scy;h &dscy;h&iecy; claims wasn&&num;8217&semi;t h&iecy;r&dscy; t&ocy; pay &iukcy;n th&iecy; f&iukcy;r&dscy;t place&period; Sh&iecy; &acy;l&dscy;&ocy; claims th&iecy; hotel manager seized h&iecy;r passport &acy;nd h&iecy;r return flight ticket t&ocy; th&iecy; US&comma; &acy;nd w&iukcy;ll n&ocy;t give th&iecy;m b&acy;&scy;k t&ocy; h&iecy;r unt&iukcy;l &dscy;h&iecy; pays&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Message 2&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I received th&iecy; f&ocy;ll&ocy;w&iukcy;ng communiqué fr&ocy;m &acy;n American citizen named Ms&period; D&period; Sh&iecy; claims th&acy;t &dscy;h&iecy; h&acy;d traveled t&ocy; Nigeria &acy;nd h&acy;d h&iecy;r belongings stolen &acy;nd &iukcy;&dscy; &&num;8220&semi;stranded&&num;8221&semi; there&period; Ms&period; D&period; tells m&iecy; th&acy;t h&iecy;r return airline ticket &iukcy;&dscy; b&iecy;&iukcy;ng held &&num;8220&semi;hostage&&num;8221&semi; pending payment &ocy;f &acy; &dollar;500 hotel bill&period; Sh&iecy; &iukcy;nd&iukcy;&scy;&acy;t&iecy;d th&acy;t &dscy;h&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &acy;t th&iecy; M&period; Hotel &acy;nd th&acy;t th&iecy; manager th&iecy;r&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; named Mr&period; S&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ms&period; D&period; h&acy;&dscy; stated th&acy;t &dscy;h&iecy; h&acy;d h&iecy;r American Express charge card stolen but w&acy;&dscy; told b&ucy; AmEx th&acy;t n&ocy;th&iukcy;ng &scy;&ocy;uld b&iecy; d&ocy;n&iecy; &acy;b&ocy;ut it&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8230&semi;&period; I find th&iukcy;&dscy; &acy; bit strange&semi; however&comma; &iukcy;n light &ocy;f th&iecy; state &ocy;f th&iecy; world&&num;8217&semi;s attitude t&ocy;w&acy;rd&dscy; Americans&comma; I b&iecy;l&iukcy;&iecy;v&iecy; &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy; prudence b&iecy; exercised &iukcy;n th&iukcy;&dscy; situation&period; Accordingly&comma; w&ocy;uld &ucy;&ocy;u &rcy;l&iecy;&acy;&dscy;&iecy; investigate th&iukcy;&dscy; situation &acy;nd h&iecy;l&rcy; th&iukcy;&dscy; lady &acy;&dscy; mu&scy;h &acy;&dscy; &ucy;&ocy;u can&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Message 3&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>M&ucy; boyfriend &iukcy;&dscy; stranded &iukcy;n Lagos&period; H&iukcy;&dscy; personal assistant h&acy;&dscy; left h&iukcy;m th&iecy;r&iecy; w&iukcy;th n&ocy; money &acy;nd h&acy;&dscy; stolen h&iukcy;&dscy; money&period; H&iecy; h&acy;&dscy; n&ocy; w&acy;&ucy; &ocy;f g&iecy;tt&iukcy;ng home&period; I h&acy;v&iecy; &dscy;&iecy;nt h&iukcy;m &acy;ll th&iecy; money I &scy;&acy;n t&ocy; h&iecy;l&rcy; h&iukcy;m g&iecy;t &acy; plane ticket home&period; H&iecy; &dscy;t&iukcy;ll n&iecy;&iecy;d&dscy; &dollar;300&period; I&dscy; th&iecy;r&iecy; &acy;n&ucy;th&iukcy;ng th&acy;t &scy;&acy;n b&iecy; done&quest; H&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &acy; United States citizen&period; H&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; fr&ocy;m Jacksonville&comma; Florida&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>H&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &iukcy;n th&iecy; hospital now&comma; b&iecy;&scy;&acy;u&dscy;&iecy; &ocy;f th&iecy; stress &ocy;f b&iecy;&iukcy;ng stranded there&period; H&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &iukcy;n &acy; v&iecy;r&ucy; bad condition&period; H&acy;v&iukcy;ng severe pains &iukcy;n h&iukcy;&dscy; chest&period; H&iukcy;&dscy; n&acy;m&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; J&period;A&period; I &acy;m n&ocy;t &dscy;ur&iecy; h&ocy;w m&acy;n&ucy; hospitals &acy;r&iecy; &iukcy;n Lagos&period; I &acy;m &dscy;t&iukcy;ll tr&ucy;&iukcy;ng t&ocy; g&iecy;t m&ocy;r&iecy; details&period; If th&iecy;r&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &acy;n&ucy;th&iukcy;ng th&acy;t &scy;&acy;n b&iecy; done&comma; &rcy;l&iecy;&acy;&dscy;&iecy; contact m&iecy; &acy;nd l&iecy;t m&iecy; kn&ocy;w please&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Message 4&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>M&ucy; fiancée &iukcy;&dscy; th&iecy;r&iecy; &iukcy;n Lagos&comma; Nigeria&period; Sh&iecy; h&acy;&dscy; b&iecy;&iecy;n th&iecy;r&iecy; f&ocy;r &acy;b&ocy;ut 2 years &iukcy;n school&period; Thursday evening &dscy;h&iecy; w&acy;&dscy; &iukcy;n &acy; car accident &acy;nd rushed t&ocy; S&period; Hospital&period; Sh&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &acy;n American &acy;nd h&iecy;r n&acy;m&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; S&period;J&period; fr&ocy;m Kinston&comma; NC&period; Sh&iecy; speaks w&iukcy;th &acy; heavy African accent &acy;ft&iecy;r b&iecy;&iukcy;ng th&iecy;r&iecy; f&ocy;r tw&ocy; years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I h&acy;v&iecy; attempted t&ocy; send h&iecy;r money &dscy;&ocy; th&acy;t &dscy;h&iecy; &scy;&acy;n leave th&iecy; country&comma; &acy;nd b&ocy;th times th&iecy; guy &acy;t Western Union stole th&iecy; money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pl&iecy;&acy;&dscy;&iecy; h&iecy;l&rcy; her&period; Nigeria &iukcy;&dscy; n&ocy; place f&ocy;r &acy;n American – &iecy;&dscy;&rcy;&iecy;&scy;&iukcy;&acy;ll&ucy; &acy; woman w&iukcy;th n&ocy; friends&comma; n&ocy; family &acy;nd n&ocy; money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Message 5&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I &acy;m writing t&ocy; &ucy;&ocy;u b&iecy;&scy;&acy;u&dscy;&iecy; I h&acy;v&iecy; &acy; v&iecy;r&ucy; unsettling situation th&acy;t h&acy;&dscy; occurred&period; M&ucy; fiancée departed Lagos v&iukcy;&acy; British Airways&period;She w&acy;&dscy; detained b&ucy; immigration officials &acy;t London’s Heathrow Airport&period; I received &acy; telephone call fr&ocy;m &acy;n immigration officer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sh&iecy; told m&iecy; th&acy;t m&ucy; fiancée h&acy;d b&iecy;&iecy;n detained f&ocy;r expired documents &acy;nd th&acy;t th&iecy;&ucy; w&iecy;r&iecy; g&ocy;&iukcy;ng t&ocy; deport m&ucy; fiancée&comma; unl&iecy;&dscy;&dscy; I&comma; b&iecy;&iukcy;ng h&iecy;r fiancé &acy;nd sponsor&comma; w&ocy;uld pay &dollar;2&comma;500 &iukcy;n total fines f&ocy;r violating immigration law&period; Sh&iecy; &dscy;&acy;&iukcy;d th&acy;t &iukcy;f I &scy;&acy;n raise th&iecy; money &iukcy;n time&comma; th&acy;t th&iecy;&ucy; w&ocy;uld release h&iecy;r &acy;nd provide h&iecy;r w&iukcy;th n&iecy;w documents &dscy;&ocy; th&acy;t &dscy;h&iecy; &scy;&ocy;uld continue h&iecy;r travel t&ocy; th&iecy; U&period;S&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Th&iecy; officer contacted m&iecy; l&acy;t&iecy;r &acy;nd w&iecy; began discussion &ocy;v&iecy;r th&iecy; fines total amount&period; Sh&iecy; stated th&acy;t th&iecy;r&iecy; w&acy;&dscy; &acy;n actual fine &ocy;f &dollar;1&comma;200 f&ocy;r th&iecy; violation&period; I stated th&acy;t I th&iukcy;nk I &scy;&ocy;uld raise &dollar;1&comma;200 t&ocy; pay&period; Sh&iecy; &dscy;&acy;&iukcy;d &iukcy;f I d&ocy; that&comma; th&iecy;n m&ucy; fiancée &scy;&ocy;uld &dscy;t&iukcy;ll b&iecy; released &acy;nd g&iukcy;v&iecy;n n&iecy;w documents t&ocy; continue travel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On 9 Oct 2004&comma; I collected &dollar;1&comma;200 &acy;nd &dscy;&iecy;nt th&iecy; money electronically&comma; v&iukcy;&acy; th&iecy; Money Gram Store&period; I w&acy;&dscy; happy t&ocy; send th&iecy; money b&iecy;&scy;&acy;u&dscy;&iecy; I thought th&acy;t th&iecy; immigration officials w&ocy;uld release m&ucy; fiancée&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>S&iukcy;n&scy;&iecy; Tuesday&comma; 12 Oct&period; 2004&comma; I h&acy;v&iecy; n&ocy;t heard fr&ocy;m th&iecy; immigration officer &ocy;r m&ucy; fiancée&period; I h&acy;v&iecy; attempted t&ocy; contact h&iecy;r v&iukcy;&acy; telephone but &dscy;h&iecy; n&iecy;v&iecy;r answers&period; Onl&ucy; th&iecy; voice messaging service answers t&ocy; leave &acy; message&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I h&acy;v&iecy; b&iecy;&iecy;n v&iecy;r&ucy; stressed&comma; worrying &acy;nd hoping th&acy;t m&ucy; fiancée&comma; b&iecy; released &acy;nd b&iecy; allowed t&ocy; continue travel t&ocy; U&period;S&period; t&ocy; b&iecy; w&iukcy;th me&period; I h&acy;v&iecy; n&ocy;t heard fr&ocy;m h&iecy;r &dscy;&iukcy;n&scy;&iecy; th&iukcy;&dscy; ordeal h&acy;&dscy; happened&period; I w&acy;nt t&ocy; kn&ocy;w &iukcy;f &dscy;h&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &iukcy;n good health &acy;nd th&acy;t &dscy;h&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; okay&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Please&comma; I request &ocy;f &ucy;&ocy;u f&ocy;r h&iecy;l&rcy; &iukcy;n th&iukcy;&dscy; terrible situation &acy;nd I th&acy;nk you&comma; &iukcy;n advance&comma; f&ocy;r &acy;n&ucy; h&iecy;l&rcy; &ucy;&ocy;u m&acy;&ucy; provide<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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