Is this a scam? | Forum
danielleb
Nov 6 '17
I met a guy online he says he's from Wisconsin but doing business in Africa. It sounds like a scam to me up until one point.. ok he has me western union money to him from a credit card BUT he then refill/relays the credit card and then do it again.. the part that doesn't seem like a scam is the money put back on the credit card... HELP IS THIS A SCAM?
Moderator spectrumAU
Nov 6 '17
Definitely a scam, actually sounds like money laundring and punishment for this is... not nice. The authorities don't accept the excuse that you didn't know, it's your credit card. Block him everywhere you can so he can't contact you. Do not speak to him again as these people are very clever at convincing you they are innocent.
Never send money to someone you don't know and if you haven't met face to face then you don't know them even if you've been chatting online for months.
Moderator billyHill
Nov 8 '17
agreed with both Classy and Spectrum. I'd also like to add that you should report to both WU and the credit card company about the fraud. Be sure to have the CC company send you a new card with different #'s on it so he can not do anything with it in the future.
The fact is there are very few people in Africa from the USA and if for some reason they need money they have a company and/or family and friends they can get money from.
I can't speak for authorities anywhere else in the world, but in the USA given the circumstances they are generally knowledgeable you are a victim.
to reiterate what Louise said, never send money to anyone you do not know. It is no different than handing it to someone on the street you don't know and expecting them to return with a product for you.
You should go to https://www.romancescam.com/cgi-bin/scamtest.cgi?areyoutalkingtoanigerianscammer and take the test (even though it tells you not to because it is a known fact you are being scammed). then go to the sign up page on romance scam dot com, register (it is free) and post information about your scammer in this forum : https://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21
See what factual information some of the members there come up with. if you care to learn real facts there are many willing to find them for you, and show you how to find them for yourself and avoid scammers in the future as well.
The fact is there are very few people in Africa from the USA and if for some reason they need money they have a company and/or family and friends they can get money from.
I can't speak for authorities anywhere else in the world, but in the USA given the circumstances they are generally knowledgeable you are a victim.
to reiterate what Louise said, never send money to anyone you do not know. It is no different than handing it to someone on the street you don't know and expecting them to return with a product for you.
You should go to https://www.romancescam.com/cgi-bin/scamtest.cgi?areyoutalkingtoanigerianscammer and take the test (even though it tells you not to because it is a known fact you are being scammed). then go to the sign up page on romance scam dot com, register (it is free) and post information about your scammer in this forum : https://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21
See what factual information some of the members there come up with. if you care to learn real facts there are many willing to find them for you, and show you how to find them for yourself and avoid scammers in the future as well.
The Forum post is edited by billyHill Nov 8 '17
