[WalterBlack]

'Casanova conman' sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for scamming women on dating apps and collecting more than ONE MILLION dollars

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An Arizona man was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for scamming several women on dating apps such as Tinder, PlentyOfFish and Match.

Daylon Pierce, who also went by the alternate name Daylon Jung, reportedly set up a fake account on the internet claiming he was a licensed stockbroker under the company name 'Credit Investment Group LLC.' He told the ladies he was a wealthy businessman.

Pierce used his charm and sharp communication skills to persuade the women to partake in fraudulent activity, officials say.

The 'Casanova conman' targeted vulnerable women and initiated conversations that became romantic. He convinced some of them he could assist in paying off student loans and other debts.

In an interview with ABC 15 Arizona, one of the victims revealed she had recently gone through a separation and was online searching for someone to fill the void, when Pierce came along.



'I was vulnerable and he 'wowed' me,' Tara DeGrazia explained. 'I had just gotten a divorce.'

An unidentified victim, who had a good credit score, said Pierce came off as 'very charming.'

Another victim invested a whopping '$240,000 including part of her 401K,' while someone else 'took out a $100,000 loan to give to Pierce as an investment.'

Rose Reddy said Pierce had the ability to take advantage of women because he was believable and a smooth talker.

'He was on the phone making deals on his computer while I was right there listening to him talk,' Reddy said.

Pierce reportedly raked in more than one million dollars from 13 different women between the time period of 2013-2016.

While he was running the fraudulent business, he was living an extravagant lifestyle, with new clothing, cars and even homes.

'When you went over to his house — he had it all,' Reddy added. 'The closet all organized; all the colored shoes. He had everything covered that you would never question.'

Following Pierce's Friday sentencing, the women spoke to ABC about their relief.

'It feels like we've kind of won in a sense,' Sarah Schroeder said. Finally being able to see him in handcuffs and being sentenced was very liberating.'

According to a recent study conducted, nearly 50 million Americans have tried online dating apps. As the popularity of online dating continues to grow, so does opportunity for fraudulent crimes.

The FBI has been involved in cases affecting large numbers of people or having 'large dollar losses and/or those involving organized criminal groups,' according to its website.

Many of these cases have been investigated by local and state authorities.

WYB those women for $1m?

[Rush87]

He did them a service. They would have spent that money on donuts anyway.

[John Michael Kane]

I know a woman who got romance scammed by a criminal from Ghana. Took her for over $30k. She's been suicidal. It isn't a pretty business. Lonely people are desperate people. The real question is why women don't settle down earlier and are alone into their middle and old age. The scammer plays into their sense of getting a larger than life alpha despite being fat and old. True hamster stuff.

[Scoundrel]

I've watched a bunch of the Dr. Phil videos on YouTube when he interviews women who have been victims of similar scams. It's astounding how much money some of these lonely women will send (usually via Western Union) to a guy who is obviously a scammer, and obviously stringing her along. Sometimes it's hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If memory serves, there was a woman who was brought back on the show after her family found out that she had been chatting with (and sending money to) the same guy who had been exposed as a con man on her previous appearance. The fantasy can be that strong.

I've seriously thought about how one might do this sort of thing legally. Some of these women are so desperate, so hungry for something that even resembles love, that they don't seem to care much that it isn't real.

[WalterBlack]

There's online romance scams going on globally:

Hong Kong and Taiwan police bust love scam syndicate in joint operation

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Police from Hong Kong and Taiwan have busted a syndicate running online romance scams which duped Taiwanese women out of over HK$77 million [USD $9.8m], according to Taiwan’s official news agency.

The racket, based in Taiwan, swindled 127 Taiwanese womenover the past 12 months, the Central News Agency reported on Friday.

The biggest victim was a woman in her 40s who was conned out of NT$17 million (HK$4.36 million) in three months although she had never met her “lover”.

Forty-five people including the suspected ringleader of the syndicate were arrested in Taiwan earlier this week.

Taiwanese authorities sought the help of Hong Kong police as money involved in the scams was laundered through bank accounts in the city, according to one source with knowledge of the investigation.

“The scams took place in Taiwan and all the victims are Taiwanese. Hong Kong police are involved because the duped money was transferred into bank accounts in the city,” he said.

Officers from the city’s commercial crime bureau were understood to have helped Taiwanese authorities track down the account holders.

On Wednesday, Hong Kong police arrested eight people, including several Hongkongers, in the city.

“Initial investigations showed they included suspected account holders and those who aided and abetted the opening of the bank accounts,” the source said.

When asked whether the suspects would be handed over to Taiwanese authorities, the source said they were likely to face prosecution in Hong Kong.

He explained that “they were accused of breaking laws in Hong Kong. They were arrested for the offence of money laundering that took place here”.

The Taiwan news agency reported that the victims aged between 35 and 55 got to know the swindlers through online dating platforms.

“The swindlers befriended victims and then lured them into making bogus investments and cheated them out of money,” the agency reported, adding that some of the women had to borrow from relatives.

The joint crime-fighting operation by police from Hong Kong and Taiwan came after three fugitives wanted by Hong Kong police over a grisly body-in-cement murder case were returned to Hong Kong in April last year.

This was the first coordinated law enforcement effort resulting in the return of suspects from Taiwan since the 1997 handover. There is no extradition treaty between the two places.

In 2015, police from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan mounted an unprecedented joint operation and cracked two overseas-based syndicates operating phone scams. They made 431 arrests. One gang, set up in Indonesia, duped Hongkongers out of HK$118 million in 431 cases. The other syndicate operated in Cambodia but did not target Hongkongers.

[Conscious Pirate]

He looks like the bastard of a black woman who got tag teamed by Lawrence Fishburn & OJ Simpson.

[John Michael Kane]

What's even more crazy is the lady I know has been told by the cops and friends this internet "finance" from Africa is actually a scammer who is pretending to be US Army soldier. She's still sending him money and her house is in foreclosure and her car has been impounded.

The hamster is that delusional.

She has grand designs on sex and love at age 64, despite being homely and overweight. She thinks she's marrying an attractive army captain who also happens to be a millionaire. Truly scary how delusional desperate people can be to justify their own illogical behavior.

[Barron]

What law did he break?

[Rush87]

(08-14-2017 02:29 AM)NomadofEU Wrote:  

What law did he break?

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A young woman is being both praised and criticized online for a Tinder scam that has seen her make money by tricking her matches.

Maggie Archer, 20, from St. Louis, Missouri, has gained online fame for finding a use for Tinder going beyond looking for love, writing the intriguing request in her profile: 'Send me $5, see what happens.'

When Maggie matches with a guy, she then provides him with her email associated with her PayPal account and waits for the $5 to turn up there.

I didn't read the link, so perhaps he did something criminal with the money, but meanwhile, women do this and the men are morons [Rightly so] - But the opposite happens and the women are victims.

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

Just from reading the title I knew that either the age or BMI of victims could not possibly be below 40.

[Harvey Specter]

(08-14-2017 02:29 AM)NomadofEU Wrote:  

What law did he break?

My guess, as it doesn't really say in the article, is that he was getting them to invest in a business that didn't really exist. Is same premise as a ponzi scheme except he wasn't paying out returns. If he was smarter about it, and just got gifts, wouldn't have been illegals, but the amounts probably would have been far less.

[Vill@in]

(08-14-2017 02:29 AM)NomadofEU Wrote:  

What law did he break?

For being a male and exploiting the stupidity of females.

However, if you're a female you can simply ask for money straight up on Tinder and thirsty betas will throw it at you. This kind of strategy lacks creativity, but it is celebrated and the males are mocked.

[realologist]

I know there are some fucked up laws and a lot of guys still hate women here but this dude still committed fraud with a shell financial company. The fact that he fucked the women just helped him sell the dream of being a fat, ugly and quick rich chick with a "great guy."

Guy is getting what he deserved.

[Simeon_Strangelight]

Supposedly he used bogus investments - if he would have asked them for cash, for gifts, then he could have done it.

But if you take loans, invest cash for someone, then you are liable.

Female rinsers are much better at promising nothing of the sort - they need it for rent, for studies, for the sick mother, for the sick dog, for the new shoes, for the new holiday - if you word it like that, then you can accept unlimited amounts without any liability.

[Blacklisted]

(08-14-2017 12:01 AM)Scoundrel Wrote:  

I've watched a bunch of the Dr. Phil videos on YouTube when he interviews women who have been victims of similar scams. It's astounding how much money some of these lonely women will send (usually via Western Union) to a guy who is obviously a scammer, and obviously stringing her along. Sometimes it's hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If memory serves, there was a woman who was brought back on the show after her family found out that she had been chatting with (and sending money to) the same guy who had been exposed as a con man on her previous appearance. The fantasy can be that strong.

I've seriously thought about how one might do this sort of thing legally. Some of these women are so desperate, so hungry for something that even resembles love, that they don't seem to care much that it isn't real.

Miss Piggy FOUND.

[RoastBeefCurtains4Me]

I knew a woman (co-workers' girlfriend's mother) who got taken in one of these schemes back in the late 80's. He took her for $10-15,000 back then when that was real money, over the course of a few weeks. He was going to buy a new construction condo for them to live together in, but his money was tied up, and he needed her to put up the down payment, which he would repay in a couple of weeks. Typical story. I think he even gave her a post-dated check for the money as repayment, but of course the check was bogus.

He gave them a story about going to another state where his bank was, and they were supposed to meet him there so he could pay the money back. They were driving around the state looking for him before they finally accepted what had happened. It was the first time I ever heard of such a thing.

Several others on here have known of such cases. I wonder just how common they are? 5,000/year in the US? 50,000/year?

[John Michael Kane]

http://romancescams.org

On this one community alone, 1800 victims have reported losing over $25m.

Truly amazing.

[Germanicus]

(08-14-2017 11:34 AM)Zelcorpion Wrote:  

Supposedly he used bogus investments - if he would have asked them for cash, for gifts, then he could have done it.

But if you take loans, invest cash for someone, then you are liable.

Female rinsers are much better at promising nothing of the sort - they need it for rent, for studies, for the sick mother, for the sick dog, for the new shoes, for the new holiday - if you word it like that, then you can accept unlimited amounts without any liability.

I knew a guy who was an officer in the military police. He looked ok (no homo), dressed decently, no obvious effeminacy or such mannerisms. He got involved with a woman in Montreal who had lower end model/Dubai porta potty level looks. She went on a few dates with him and they made out and had heavy pettings, but no bang-- according to him. Then she started getting "sick." Bitch by her descriptions should have been disintegrating at the atomic level, yet she was constantly throwing up smiling at the beach bikini pics on her social media. She starts asking him for money. Thirsty McChump obliges.

Then she asks him for $25 000 for a "special cancer surgery" she'll get at a clinic in Toronto. Do you get that? A Canadian citizen needs 25 grand for surgery in Canada (What socialized health care?) for cancer. A bared-faced, not-at-all clever lie is something you'd expect a 85 IQ McDonald's employee to see through, but a dude with a criminology degree, policing experience, and blue balls totally believed it when it came out of the mouth of his one true thot and ponied up the money.

Moral of the story: Devious people that prey on the horny and lonely are out there in spades. Never let hope, thirst, or despair cloud your judgement. There but for the grace of game and self-control go we all.

[scrambled]

Who gonna pay my board bill now?
Had a good man, and he turned me down
Landlord comin', knockin' at my door
I told him my good man don't stay here no more…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oYv_Mo7c9M

[Delta]

(08-14-2017 02:49 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  

Just from reading the title I knew that either the age or BMI of victims could not possibly be below 40.

There's a lesson in this funny little quip.

To all the newbies out there who fantasize about meeting a cute young girl who, like you, is lonely and yearning for love due to paralyzing shyness...

She doesn't exist. The photo in the OP and the Dr. Phil video... THAT is what truly lonely women look like, 10 times out of 10. A halfway cute girl could be a mute and still have more suitors than you can wrap your little mind around.

Your mythical shy soulmate will not save you from loneliness; only overcoming your own social problems will.

[WilliamDoor]

You are a naive man if you think a woman who does the same as this will get the same jail time.

There is no karma in this world but that which a man makes and takes.

[Kid Twist]

RE: Delta, as I was falling asleep last night I was thinking about what the objection would be to the generalization that all a guy really cares about is looks, knowing that of course nothing is "all or nothing". But when you reason by extreme, even a woman wouldn't deny that if you had a 10 out of 10 that was the dumbest person in the world, and a 1/10 that owned the world, a man would choose the former if for no other reason than he couldn't ever even get a boner with the latter, so literally he could never be with Oprah. I wonder if the hypothetical woman hearing this obvious argument would laugh.

Of course, that would depend on how attractive she was, ironically.