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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:56 am

Does anyone recoginize this man?

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He is from London and he is doing business in Republic of Benin. We have been talking on YIM for about 2 months now and he says he is love with me.
He is staying in a hotel that has guard dogs.......what hotel has gaurd dogs?

One of his clients has sent me a check for 4, 876.76 usd and so far 700.00 usd has cleared at the bank.
I have not seen him on webcam, cause he says they dont have them in the cafe he use's.

I have talked to him on the phone and he has an accent, but i cant tell if it nigerian or african or if it is a London accent.

Can anyone tell me if u have seen or baited him before? I met him on www.face-pic.com

Thanks for ur help!
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:32 am

Just my 2 cents worth;
Looks like Daniel, see the Daniel thread below. I'm probably wrong, but.

London + business in Africa raises a huge red flag.

Guard dogs? What is he a King, or a Prince?

If he's that important, why can't he get a webcam if he's in love?

In love after 2 monthes, and you have never seen each other?

Being as he looks like a model, who stays at Hotels with guard dogs, why is he trying to woo someone over the internet, if he is rich, handsome, and possibly famous?

Why is he using an internet cafe? Why not the expensive dog guarded Hotel? He can afford Hotels, and sending out 5,000$ checks, but not a laptop computer?

I am hoping you have not given him too much personal information. I don't want to sound like a paranoid grouch, but that's what I am. Trust no one over the internet, save for the experts on this website. This whole thing reeks of badness. I imagine you will get a few more comments from our more experienced pro's as well. In the meantime, I would just not contact "him" until you get more information.
And, that's my 2 cents worth.
Be safe, writertodayks. That comes first.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:58 am

He does look a bit like the gent here:

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83141&start=0

Not sure its him though.

EDIT: I think JoeTam and I are talking about the same thread.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:37 am

The company is located in London and when I did a search on the UK phone book, it didnt come up, I have searched other websites also! The company name is "Jakes and Company located at 30 Salisbury Rd. London, SJ4 3NW" His name is James Edward King and his address he gives me is: 305 Gloucester St. London, SW7 4UB.

He said he went to Republic of Benin to buy and sell Cocoa beans, someone had told him they were cheaper to buy them there! He said he has over 80,000.00 USD in Cocoa beans and the check that was sent to me was from a man out of Florida, by the name of Mitchell Givens.

I looked at the picture on the site u had posted and they dont look the same to me.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:39 am

He's not Daniel the love scammer/sexual deviant working Kobe.

---Alarm---But wait a second.

What do you mean $700 cleared the bank? You deposited a check he sent you? He has real life info on you? This does not sound safe at all.

You should post the details of your contact with this person in either the main forum or the scambait help section immediately.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:17 am

Oh crap, thatll teach me to not read the entire post! Yeah you gotta do something quick if you actually deposited that check. Even if just running to your bank first thing in the morning and explaining what happened.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:42 am

Yeah Devil, that's the guy I was thinking of, not Daniel. If they are one in the same, he seems to be a rather smooth operator. Time to calibrate the sights? Writer, I hope you will read the link Devil posted above. Very eye opening as to our pro's capabilities. I'm sure you will be getting lots more info soon from our resident experts. Be safe!

I looked at Devil's pic he supplied in his link, again. I'd bet 1.27 dollars that is the same BS dude in Writers pics she submitted. The resemblance is uncanny. Scam, all over it.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:13 am

writertodayks wrote:

He is staying in a hotel that has guard dogs.......what hotel has gaurd dogs?

the same hotel that has iron bars, armed guards and searchlights...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:19 pm

writertodayks wrote:

One of his clients has sent me a check for 4, 876.76 usd and so far 700.00 usd has cleared at the bank.

Let me guess. He wants you to send that money (or a portion of it) somewhere else?

He's a scammer. 1) From London, now in Africa. 2) Model / Professional Picts. 3) A multi-millionaire? Right. 4) Having other people send you money. All these are tell-tale signs.

What you need to do, at the bare minimum:

- STOP communicating with him right away. This includes sending others any money. Don't say goodbye, don't "break up" with him. He's a criminal who has your real-life info.
- Go to your bank IMMEDIATELY and tell them you believe the check you deposited was forged or stolen (this could protect you from any blame if law enforcement decides to get involved)

You may also want to PM his details to a mod / experienced baiter to confirm he is a scammer. And feel free to ask any questions here. You're in good hands now.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:29 pm

Let me hazard a guess here. He wants you to send the money on via Western Union and has graciously offered to let you keep - oh, I don't know - 10% for doing it maybe? It's a classic fake check scam. DO NOT SEND HIM ANY MONEY. Let me say that again to you. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SEND HIM SO MUCH AS A SINGLE CENT!!!! Put all the details you have up here, including email addresses, letters and the headers from the emails you've been receiving. If you don't know how to do headers then let us know what provider you use (yahoo, hotmail or whatnot) and we'll talk you through it.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

Just to reiterate some of the very good suggestions posted in this thread:

-Contact the bank immediately. Even if the check clears you may still be responsible for it. If the check was stolen it may take months before it is reported and by that time the scammer is long, long gone with your money and you will be held financially and possibly criminally responsible.

-Do not send this person any money.

-Cease all contact with this person.

-PM the mods header and contact information. If this is indeed a lad I would also encourage you to file a report with you local law enforcement or, if one is available and you are in the US, a US Secret Service field office. They probably won't be able to arrest the lad, but it will help prove that you didn't intentionally attempt to defraud the bank with kited checks should the bank come after you.