1ClassyLady 68F
3126 posts
2/26/2015 12:20 am
A scammer emailed me


I have received an email on Feb 24, 2015 at 8:03 a.m.

vianni101 - lives in Dallas, Texas, 59 Male
hello how are you doing? you look beautiful, am Arben is nice to meet you.

Although I can't read his entire profile, but if I put computer mouse over his photo, I can read his headline "Live and Let's Live"

I am well educated hardworking, athletic man who lives by the motto: "Live and let live". I work hard and play hard.

vianni101 His photo is on "Popular Photo" section, Wow,.....

Okay, he said in his profile he is "well educated", but why he wrote such a lousy email?

hello, should be Hello
how are you doing? should be How are you doing?
am Arben is nice to meet you. should be "I am Arben, nice to meet you"
Why there are two "Be verbs" in one sentence and no pronoun "I"? So much well educated.
If a person can't write a simple sentence, forget about him.

Ladies, if you received his email, report him, block him, and spam him. Someone else wrote the profile for him or he copied and pasted someone else profile.

He is very easy to be caught. It has been two days, Chinese FriendFinder has NOT deactivate him. I am waiting.


vianni101 has been deactivated as of Feb 28, 2015 11:45 a.m. Pacific Coast Time.


vianni101

Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/28/2015 12:01 pm

That fake person used U.S. Army General photo to go on Chinese FriendFinder chatting with women has been deactivated as of Feb 28, 2015 at 11:45 a.m.

To teach scammers a lesson "Do NOT attempt to pretend you are U.S. Army General". There are no general has time 24/7 chatting online. We are Asian women but we are NOT dumb.



Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/28/2015 12:14 am

I am NOT a subscriber now. I can't read anyone's profile. That's why I only put up blogs to communicate.

Thank you.



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1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/27/2015 9:31 pm

Of course. Friendship is good. I traveled with women to the Down Under just recently.



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1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/27/2015 12:47 pm

Hey laogui:

AFF bloggers know too much about me.



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1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/27/2015 8:42 am

I am very picky on their professions. 72 over 10 & 1/2 years is NOT too many. Southern California has many good candidates. I still like that banker the most for 8 & 1/2 years. Till June of this year, will be 9 years. He cares of me, but wants only "friendship".

Yes, all 72 guys are REAL people who they said they are. The most disappointed man is the guy in Zurich, Switzerland. I spent $2,000+ to meet him, but the stock plummeted but went up and I made $8,000+ profits out that stock. He lied about his success (exaggerated about his success in the past). I met him on Oct 30 but left on Nov 1, 2013. I had a big fight with him, only stayed 2 nights/ 3 days. There is only one air flight in between L.A. and Zurich. Anyway, he is an Indian. He was at top of his life in 2007 but closed 2 of his stock day-trading offices before 2012. So, he is going down as global financial crisis started in 2008 - 2012. This guy is on Chinese FriendFinder who has lived in same apartment in Zurich Swiss for over 27 years by now. He said he was a professor at Harvard University teaching "Architecture" for few years. All his jobs can NOT held for more than 2 - 3 years.

Most of 72 guys are in Southern California. My banker CEO friend lives only 18 miles from me. He understood me the most. But I like him more than he likes me. He is very honest businessman, too busy. His many advices have benefits for me on real estate and stock. He has traveled around the world.



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1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/27/2015 2:17 am

PolarisSg:

Thank you for come forward and speak up that you also received email from vianni101. U.S. Army General must graduated from West Point Military school and well educated, so their English must be good. From his email to me, I have no doubt, he is a fake. I have received so many emails from pretending generals as I mentioned previously. They have been deactivated since I reported them. I put up a blog in order to support my intuition that this guy is a fake. How can a general has time 24/7 online to talk with girls? I am NOT a fan for military personnel.

Kayra:

I also trust my intuition and instinct. I can read between lines, if the person is real or fake. I usually emailed with them from the website for couple weeks to build up trust and their background matched my criteria before I met them. Southern California have many good candidates.

Still it is a difficult task to find a good guy who can match up with criteria. As long as 85% matched, i will meet them. Some of criteria can be compromised.



Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 2:06 pm

There are many scammers on all the online dating sites.

I have received emails from a woman saying her boss is interested in me and provided his email address for me to contact him on Match. I have received winks from a man and the next day that guy became a young girl's profile. The photo changed, gender changed, profile changed, age changed, .... but the city and state remained the same. How weird that be !!! Go figure !!! I am NOT a lesbian. That man winked me became a girl overnight.

Those guys pretended they are generals because they think women will be impressed by a "Hero". Little do they know, I don't like men carry guns. The guy pretended he is a cardiologist but he should know I will test him with knowledge of medicine.

In 2004 to 2007, I have had very good time on dating. At that time, I could trust most of profiles. People said they live in Beverly Hills, MD, JD, CEO, MBA, ... and they really are what they said. But ever since 2008 financial crisis, the situation drastically changed, more and more scammers. I think economy has changed people. Lots of people's houses have been foreclosed. Scammers use the convenience of internet communication, so they figure out how to scam people. They sent out hundreds of same email to different women, wait for 1 or 2 victims to hook their bait.

In recent years, they even provided cellular # or skype ID to chat outside. Don't trust them. Don't contact them. Because if you email them, you gave away your email address, if you call, you gave away your phone #, if you skype with them, you also expose your face and skype ID to them. Yes, they have different levels to teach them. The lower level will ask higher level how to handle the situation as soon as you have been hooked.

Be vigilant, be alert. Use your intelligence to judge if you can trust them. Scammers come with many faces. Most of them want MONEY. But I have dated a guy who said who he is the true, but when I met him. He said he wants sex but he won't be monogamous. He sleep with many women and those Caucasian girls don't mind he fool around with many women. I immediately leave him. He is a Casanova.



Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 9:38 am

Just now, I received another email from New York City, NY state. He provided his email address and said he is coming to my town soon and wants to meet me.

Ha, another scammer.


Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 9:35 am

Please refer to my other blog that a fake person pretended he is a cardiologist doctor. I tested him with medications. He provided his email address in 2nd email but didn't answer my question about the medicines should be used for patients with Osteoporosis with Hypertension. Soon after he provided his email address, Chinese FriendFinder deactivated his profile and he disappeared for good.

Yes, I realized the scammers are improving their skills. They pretended more professional level. But they didn't know I posted many blogs on them, teasing them stupid. I am NOT a sucker for fake general or cardiologist. I can read and think (refer to my other blog)



Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 8:46 am

My user's name is "pharmacist2" and I am a California licensed pharmacist since Sept 1987 and also have Taiwanese pharmacist license since 1977. I have both license to prove. I have worked as a pharmacist full time for years.

I have met 6 MD, 5 attorneys, 1 orthodontist, 4 CEO, 7 PhD, many MBA, many engineers, CPA, .... in person and they are real persons who they said they are.

I read profiles very carefully. I Google their names before I met them. I have website California Board of Medicine to verify MD by their name and city where they practice. I can check their license # and DNA license #, if they tell me their real name and city where they work. Pharmacist need to make sure the MD authenticity. None of these 72 guys I met are fake. Fake person doesn't want to meet. I have been on Chinese FriendFinder since Sept 2004. I am very selective (picky) and have been on many online dating sites. I like a banker CEO the most for 8 & 1/2 years So, there are REAL PEOPLE too. You just need to use your intelligence to know who is real or fake.



Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 8:13 am

Does this fake person know "Live and Let's live" mean "Live and Let us live" in his headline? Which is different from the motto "Live and let live" that he said in his profile. "Live and let live" is from a 007 movie mean "Live and let someone else live". Two sentences have different meanings.

Although I am an Asian, I am educated. My English is NOT good, but I know the basic English grammar. He is NOT well-educated. He is not an U.S. Army General.


Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 7:47 am

Anyone recognize this photo? Who he wants to pretend to be?

Ladies, if you have received his email, please contact me. Don't be afraid. He is NOT an U.S. Army General. He is a fake. The real general won't write such a lousy email.



Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 7:37 am

Why those U.S. Army General have time 24/7 online talking to women? We, as U.S. taxpayers, are paying taxes for our general to talk with girls?

Should I feel flattered or shamed? I want those women who have been contacted by this fake person come out to let me know I am NOT the only person he emailed with, so that I can show to AFF.

I am sick about this pretending generals thing.



Honesty is the best policy.


1ClassyLady 68F
3289 posts
2/26/2015 7:28 am

I wonder which U.S. Army General he wants to be this time? I have been contacted by so many generals already. I am NOT a fan of generals, they carry weapons.

U.S. Army General David Petraeus
U.S. Army General Joseph Dunford (he appeared twice)
U.S. Army General Paul LaCamera
U.S. Army General John P. Abizaid

Who is next general?



Honesty is the best policy.