This is a personal experience.
I met this person on an app called Friended. This is the information that he shared from numerous text messages together.
> Widow, wife died of cancer three years prior - Wife's name: Kylie Thompson
> One child, a daughter named Michelle who is 6 years old who is watched by his mother while he is away
> Born in France on 7/26 but moved to South Africa when his mother was lecturing at the University of Cape Town. He moved to the US when his mom retired from her position
> Employment: Self-employed and recently won a $15,550,000 contract from Exxon Mobil (pic included)
> The work: Going to the Gulf of Mexico in Lousianna to fix an oil spillage on a Rig
> Purchased a present for his daughter and decided to pick something up for me as well (pic included)
> Goals: To open his own jewelry store
> 1st Request: Asked me for my bank account number to transfer funds to me to help me out. I refused.
> 2nd Request: My mailing address, home or work, so he can mail me a gift. I refused.
> His account: He told me that he once had $31K stolen from him while he is on the rig, so he will have his accountant close his account down to be safe.
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MAIN Request: First he said that he needed gift cards to finish a project that he was working on. That soon changed to he can only speak to two people daily on the rig, so that will be me and his daughter. However, I have to download an app called Viber. He no longer needed the gift cards for the project, it was now to stay in touch with me. I couldn't log into Viber with the number I was using (it wasn't my mainline) and I showed him a screenshot. Then this changed to I don't need to use Viber, he just needs the gift cards so we can stay into communication over normal text messaging. He refused to give me an email address, saying I could text the number. He needed $700 but could take $100. However, it could only be iTunes, Google Play, or Amazon. These cards do not have theft protection. I recommended Amex, Visa, or MasterCard and he declined.










