Scam Type
Romance Scam
Business Name Used
Romance Scam
Date Reported
September 13, 2024
Postal Code
24088
Total Dollars Lost
$ 500
Scam Description
The man’s name is Frederick Hill he claims that he’s working in an oil rig off of Scotland & that his money is tied up in his contract..So he’s asked my Mom to help him come on vacation & that it costs $55,500 but supposedly the company has let pay $10,500 instead & he told he’d pay for it by sending her the money through air mail…Now, she has been buying him apple pay cards, 2 cards for $50 a piece (that we know of) now he’s claiming to have typhoid fever & instead of going to a hospital he told her to buy 2 $500 (Razor) Cards so he could get injections that would cost $1000 instead…My mom is 84 yrs old & really believes everything this man is saying…I’ve tried to tell her he is a scammer but she refuses to believe me or anyone even when we tell her about the shows like Dateline or the news storied about how men scam older women…Mom only has her Social security check to live on & I’m just praying it isn’t too late that she hasn’t given this man her banking information…I reported him to Facebook & they said it nothing they could do…He has 2 profiles, one says he lives in Los Angeles, California & the other says Red Bluff, California…I’ve seen some of their messages & when they’re messaging back & forth he says he doesn’t understand what she’s saying, to me that’s a red flag because if you’re from the US then you would understand English…..According to her she was to get the $10,500 & send it to someone else once she got the money from him, through the air mail…She hasn’t mentioned anything yet about that…She even spoke to a lady at her bank about this man & she told her he was a scammer but yet she’s still talking to him…i honestly don’t know what else to do at this point but to report him…my phone number is ************ & my email is **************************** if you have anymore question I’ll try my best to answer them…Thank you
