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- Chalfont, PA, USA • Aug 08, 2026
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This gentleman pretended to fall in love with me and proceeded to refuse to actually meet with me, but this gentleman constantly called me claiming that he needed money desperately due to alleged medical elements that turned out to be nonexistent over a period of two years. This gentleman stole well over $125,000 of my mother's inheritance from me. I now cannot reach this individual and I have no idea how to get my money back because I do not even have this individual's home address. If there's any way that I can be assisted in this issue, I would truly appreciate any kind of assistance because I do not have enough money to hire a lawyer and I've tried this person completely cleaned me out of money and I have no financial means to fight him for it and I can't find him to fight him anyway

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA • Apr 08, 2026
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Random love messages like your abscences left a space. I hole can fill

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- Fayetteville, NC, USA • Apr 06, 2026
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I contacted an escort service company for company in August 2025 for a date night. The escort told me to contact the manager once I had gotten to the hotel which I did. They told me that there were fees and these fees got dragged to months. They asked for PayPal, Bitcoin, Zelle and Apple Pay. Once I paid them they kept changing the fees and reasons for them to a point where it got to be over $5K. They will run your money and is definitely running a trafficked pros*******n ring as well. (“Escorts” I was able to talk with told me of contracts being forced to sign and underage girls being brought in this is a wicked operation.)

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- Norfolk, VA, USA • Sep 10, 2025
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This person contacted me on Facebook. I had secure settings I thought. When he contacted me I asked if he was a scammer or real person. He sent me a picture of himself holding a sign saying I am a real person and not a scammer. He told me he had been through a really bad divorce. He was from Italy but married to a woman here in the US. He then said for us to start talking on Telegram as it would be more fast. And we could talk. He said he was having financial issues and his bank account had been closed. He was waiting on investments to come through but needed to pay fees. And if I would help him he would pay me back. A couple of times he did send funds back to me through crypto. For a year and a half this person has sucked the life out of my financially and emotionally. There is so much too much to say in this little box. Thousands of dollars later every week he would promise to meet and to this date nothing. He did FaceTime once. The relationship was mostly talking over Telegram.

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- New Rochelle, NY, USA • Sep 01, 2025
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My mother is involved in a romance scam. The scammer has asked her for money gift cards pleading to raise $125,000 for his bail. We have their phone number and that is all the information I have so far on the scammer.

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- Belleville, WV, USA
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This woman tried to scam my elderly dad into giving all bank account info. Got some money. She was stating she wanted to build a life with him.

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She said she was going to Dubai and close on a7.6 Million deal When she got there she was short now 9350.00 to have material shipped to Dubai to fulfill the contract.This all started on April 12th.She contacted me promising to pay me back within 5 days of initial start up of contract and promising we would be together upon completion of contract.The last I heard from her was Thursday before Mothers Day still looking for me to send her what ever amount I could.Please put an end to this Evil person .She says she just turned 71 and claims to follow the scriptures for the past 35 years

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- Lancaster, PA, USA
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Met on eharmony after 6 months he claimed he worked for homeland security and was doing a final project before retiring and needed money for licenses for satellite software in Washington DC

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- Marshall, TX, USA
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I was helping a guy who got robbed and beaten at gun point and lost everything. I kept thinking we had a future to get him back state side. I paid for him to return the money to his employer. His employer looked to replace him to finish the project. His employer didn’t except no one in end because they weren’t going to pay any more money. I would pay for his rent, food, electric and for necessities for several months. I did in the end block him but lost lots of money

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- Washington, DC, USA
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Jonathan Bayler

Today at 2:24 PM

For babysitter For Andrew

$150.00

Transaction details

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Waiting for Jonathan to accept this payment.

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#D-5V69XERD

What you can do

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View history with Jonathan And more info I have please I want my money back all of it I never met these people before at all this was a scam

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- Shickshinny, PA, USA
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His name was Peter Jackson. He said he was a military doctor in Syria and that he’s from California and he has a son in boarding school in California. He wanted to get out of the military because he wanted to be with his son. He said he lost his wife in a terrible car accident. So I paid for him to get out of the military, for a cab to the airport, and for his flight home. I didn’t hear from him for a day or two . I was then notified by email from a doctor that said he was in a terrible accident and needed surgery immediately. He said that terrorist shot the cab driver in the cab kept on going with Peter in it. The initial payment that the doctor said was required to do. The surgery was $11,000 so I sent it bitcoin. Then I paid for his hospital stay and food. After Peter was better, he needed another flight and he asked me to email air safe to see how much a new flight would be. I paid over $6000 for each flight and they said there was no refund on the previous flight . Air safe said they would send a secure cab and pick him up from the hospital and take him to the airport. When the cab got to the airport, the security guard would not let the cab beyond the gate and the guard never let anyone know that the cab was there. The security guard let them know when the cab had left. Peter was very mad and got in a fight with the guard. The doctor called the police, the police came and took him to the police station. The police told me that I needed to pay for bail and for the court proceedings. I paid for the bill, but I didn’t have no more money to pay for the court proceedings. Peter was emailing me about how the police were treating him to help him with the court proceedings. I told him I didn’t have any money left and he kept emailing me begging for more money so I deleted and blocked him. He then started emailing me through Gmail. That he was very sick and his son was very sick and that his son had colon cancer . He asked me to email air safe to see how much a flight would be and I told him I didn’t have any money. He said just email them to see how much it would be. I emailed air safe and ask them how much a flight would be for Peter. They emailed me back and said it would be $3000. I told them I didn’t have $3000 and they told me that he is very sick and his son has colon cancer that he needs to get home. I told them I already paid for two flights that I didn’t have any more money left that they need to help him. I haven’t heard from them since I have my bank statement of the money I had withdrew from my account. I also have the receipts from the bitcoin I had purchased and sent to Peter, the hospital, and air safe. If there’s any way that you can help me retrieve my money that would be wonderful. Thank you.

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- Shippensburg, PA, USA
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Person has been pretending to be Elon Musk. Saying i was his soul mate. And he wanted to meet me but it had to be a secret because of who he was. I played along. I was bored not stupid. Finally he told me I needed to buy a 500 to 600 dollar VIP card in order to met him.

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- Brooklyn, NY, USA
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I was emotionally manipulated and financially exploited by Roberta Gabriela Ticarau, a Romanian woman who also goes by the online alias “VanessaEsther.” I first spoke to her on an adult video chat site during a time of personal distress. I wasn’t looking for a relationship — I was looking for someone to talk to. She took advantage of that vulnerability.

After gaining my trust, she began inventing crisis after crisis — claiming she was in legal trouble, needed money for medical issues, had no rent, or needed help with a pregnancy. She played on empathy, guilt, and my mental health struggles to push me into sending money. Each time, she promised to pay it back or said her family would — but the excuses and delays never stopped.

When I stopped sending money and began seeking help, she escalated to sextortion — threatening to release private content unless I withdrew any complaints. She has also tried to reverse the narrative by claiming I initiated the sexual element of our conversations, which is untrue. I had asked for that to stop and made my boundaries clear.

She preys on people going through difficult periods in their life. She uses emotional pressure, false promises, and shame to keep victims quiet. If you encounter Roberta Gabriela Ticarau or “VanessaEsther”, do not engage. She is dangerous and manipulative.

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- Brooklyn, NY, USA
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George is also saying he’s a Sargent and is stationed in Syria. He claimed his bank account in the states were frozen. I send him $3500.00 via Zelle.

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- Bethlehem, PA, USA
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I met a woman on Timmy website and then we started to text…. Her name is Christine Kivi. She told me she lived in Texas and was moving to California and then was stuck in Pompeii in a job where she needed money to pay her workers. I paid her through my PayPal and I was eventually taken for $900.

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- Moreno Valley, CA, USA
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Hello this person send me a video and of me where i doing sexy with a little girl and they tell me if u payme $1600 i will remote the video from face book so i send him $800 but when i send that money he start getting mad telling alot nusty thinh he is hoing to kill and my mother yo do i went to police to report them but i did know that maybe i can get my money back

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- Woodstock, GA, USA
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Reached out to me through Instagram. Posted and dm me through their verified account. Communication through LINE app. Used the son as leverage and his accounts were froze due to tryin to see me. Has to pay a fine to have them unfrozen. Sent me an engagement ring. Linked his bank accounts into my cred cards paid the balances so i can get him more cards. Payments came back since accounts were frozen. Crypto investment but never got my return its routed to him. Very pushey.

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- Greeley, CO, USA
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He infamous celebrity dating anyone and needing gift cards etc fto meet

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- Newport News, VA, USA
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In December 2022, It started with the woo dating app. We began talking and then he wanted me to delete it so that he can have my cell phone number to talk without limits. He stated that he's in the army and will leaving in 6 months. I told him I was an Teacher Assistant in a high school. I have 3 kids and 1 in collage. He said that he has 1 daughter name Evelyn. Months passed and he started to ask me how much I made and when do I get paid.I got highly upset with him and told him that he didn't need to know all that and I hung up on him. He kept calling multiple times and I finally caved in and answered the phone. He begged and apologies for making me feel that way. I'm crying on the phone with him and still apologizing and promises he will not do anything to hurt me.

Months later we're still talking then he says that he wanted to help out with my bills in the house and he wanted my bank information so he can send it. At first, I said no because I'm not giving out my bank information to get messed out because my family and I are trying to get a house. He somehow convinces me to trust him and he'll never hurt me. Again I trusted him. And gave him my information.

Everything came crashing down. My 1st bank kept calling me to say that someone tried to get into my account. I approved it and the flood gates opened. Someone put money in my accounts and then took it out fast. The bank called me onto the office and said they don't want me banking there no longer. Then it happened at my second bank.

Then he wanted to pay my credit card off. I fought with him on that and said no. Leave it alone. He left it alone for a couple weeks and then brought it back up again. He wanted to pay it off so that when he gets home I don't have any bills to pay.

I had calmed down and agreed to it.

He paid it in full but then asked the credit card company to increase the limit. They did. He said we needed new phones so he started to buy me and him a Samsung Galaxy phone. Next thing I know the new iPhone 15 came out. He wanted me to buy it from Amazon but they only had the 13 and 14. He was fine with that. I brought 6 phones and he wanted me to send it to Texas.

Omg, why did I do this? Ofc I had to pay fedex to send it.

Now, it's tax time ??

Robert says "don't worry about it" give me your ss number and I'll handle it. You will get back more than you ever gotten back before. He shows me pictures other people had gotten back. He gets it . 1 year later I still haven't gotten my tax refund and I can't go on the irs.gov it says I'm blocked. I'm blocked from many cash apps.

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- Bandy, VA, USA
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My girlfriend in Tokyo was going to send me $55,000 through a form of cash app. Had to pay $1600 in bitcoin. Meet her on Facebook a year ago. Never seen her.

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