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Maxwell Guadiola - online scam

Emme · 2012-03-13 13:18:11

I got an email from somebody calling himself Maxwell Guadiola via MeetUp. I googled him and found this: http://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19999&start=105 See the last post on this page. Apparently it's a Nigerian scam and they use photos of an unsuspecting German called the Bavarian Cowboy. There's a…

13-03-2012 1:18pm

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Emme

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I got an email from somebody calling himself Maxwell Guadiola via MeetUp. I googled him and found this:

http://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19999&start=105

See the last post on this page. Apparently it's a Nigerian scam and they use photos of an unsuspecting German called the Bavarian Cowboy. There's a whole thread on it.

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#2 13-03-2012 1:50pm

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That website is fascinating, particularly the Real Faces of Scammers page!

Great to see some kind of organised defence against them.

Although it would be nice to think that no-one could possibly fall for these guys in this day and age, specialising in older (so less tech savvy) and vulnerable people as they do, can mean that there are still some people out there at risk.

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