Apologies if I don't post the correct information, this is my first time posting ... after spending an entire month getting scammed by various scammers, I'm glad I found this site so I can start adding to their rap sheet!
This guy also goes by Major Daniel Brown (aka Dan Brown). His IP address just seems to be a generic Hotmail one:
Return-Path: <majordanbrown@hotmail.com>
Received: from [65.55.34.16])
Country: United States
State/Region: Washington
City: Redmond
Badoo website details (member since deleted):
Name: Daniel
Location: Sydney, Australia
Wants to meet with a girl, older than 43
About me: Speaking about me, I'm romantic, emotional, sensitive and a family Oriented man. Happy Father of a wonderful boy. I am very Energetic and when it comes to work - I get stern and serious, that gives best results and also I can say that I am bright, elegant, cheerful, determined, kind and intelligent and open-hearted man who loves jokes and always in a good mood. My life is three quarters full and I work and travel a lot. If you are serious and sincere and may want to make it full then am ready to have you in my life. I consider myself to be a very giving, caring, passionate, compassionate, and loyal hard working man. I'm a self made man. I'm healthy, in excellent shape, proportionally built, and fit. I have good manners and can be taken out in public. I enjoy an average social life and like to entertain in my home. I like to spend time doing things with my soul mate.
Looking for: am looking for a kind loving honest and loyal woman who respect and treat other people with care and loyalty... a woman who knows what she wants and is ready for a serious relationship .. someone who is open and understand the true meaning of love and is ready to share it fully with me .. a woman who will love me for who i am and be faithful to me at all times.
Person info:
Relationship: I'm single
Sexuality: I'm straight
Appearance: 170cm (5'7"), 86kg (190lbs), average body, black hair and blue eyes
Living: By myself
Children: Already have
Smoking: Non-smoker
Drinking: No
Education: College/University
Languages: English (Average)
Conversation details giving information about 'Daniel' (snipped parts not pertinent, but I have a full transcript - after realising how many scammers were out there I've started saving all conversations and a snapshot of their original profile!):
Friday 10 February 2012:
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Daniel — 06:33 AM
How long have you been on this dating site?
Me — 06:33 AM
been on here a couple of weeks now ... how about you?
Daniel — 06:35 AM
Am a major in the United States Army
Me — 06:36 AM
why does your profile say you're in Sydney?
Daniel — 06:37 AM
that is were i comes from and very soon i will retire from the army and come home for good
Me — 06:38 AM
where are you stationed at the moment?
Daniel — 06:41 AM
am in a camp in afghanistan
Me — 06:42 AM
do you manage to get much internet time over there?
Daniel — 06:44 AM
no
Daniel — 06:45 AM
am always busy with duties..because in this Islamic community there is always fighting and riot going on ..so we are always alert
Daniel — 06:46 AM
i really need to go into the real love where i can have my son and show him all the love that he deserves
Me — 06:48 AM
what made you join the US Army?
Daniel — 06:49 AM
Is a long story,and a very long one
Daniel — 06:50 AM
if i want to tell you..you will be late for work
Me — 06:51 AM
you can still tell me - I'll just have to read it later when I get time Actually just saw the time, really do have to run ... have a good day
Daniel — 06:53 AM
Do you have any private mail so that i can send you some pictures of me and also tell you some few things you will like to know about me ok...i am new on here and i don't know much
Me — 06:53 AM
sure -
Me@gmail.com Daniel — 06:55 AM
Don't you have hotmail?
Me — 06:56 AM
I used to, but don't know if it's still active anymore - haven't used it for years and years now
Daniel — 06:58 AM
Do you still remember the hotmail id ?
Me — 07:00 AM
will have to think about it - will check later on - why is hotmail good to use? Sorry, really do have to run - I can always hunt my hotmail down during the day if I remember talk to you later
Daniel — 07:00 AM
so can i always write to you in the e-mail ?
Daniel — 07:01 AM
what time do you think we can meet again to chat ?
Me — 07:04 AM
I use my gmail account the most - I set it up especially when I signed up on here, you can still email there no problem ... sadly if you're in Afghanistan, though, the time difference can be an issue ...
Daniel — 07:07 AM
yes i know but if you tell me your time of coming online then i will be very happy to meet you on time
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Daniel — 07:33 AM
oh okay you can make it in your time 8pm that will be fine by me on this site okay
Me — 07:35 AM
sounds good to me chat later ... have a great day
Daniel — 07:36 AM
same here and enjoy your work
Daniel — 07:36 AM
i will be here on time so please promise and try to be here okay
Me — 07:42 AM
sure thing ...
Daniel — 07:45 AM
okay take care and have nice day at work
Me — 07:53 AM
You too I look forward to reading your life saga of how u joined the forces Crikey it's harder typing this on the phone!
Daniel — 07:54 AM
don't worry i will write you an e-mail in your gmail account
Me — 08:24 AM
I look forward to it - I enjoy reading novels haha
Daniel — 08:25 AM
ha ha i bet you would love this
Me — 08:26 AM
Time will tell ... Does it have a good ending?
Daniel — 08:27 AM
ha ha well yes
Daniel — 08:27 AM
so tell me how long have you been on this site and what experience have you had since you joined ?
Me — 08:29 AM
Been on for about 3 weeks now ... Not sure what to say about the experience so far ... "interesting" perhaps ... How about you?
Daniel — 08:30 AM
well just joined some hours ago and nothing so far apart from talking with you
Daniel — 08:31 AM
so what are you looking for on this dating site ?
Me — 08:33 AM
I'm starting to get used to the fact that things are not always as they seem ... But keep trying to keep an open mind - so I will apologise in advance if I ask lots of questions
Daniel — 08:34 AM
oh no don't worry just ask me anything
Me — 08:34 AM
I don't know many people in Sydney so it was originally to get out and make friends ... With the underlying hope to find a compatible partner out there
Daniel — 08:35 AM
so how serious are you with looking for a partner or soul mate
Me — 08:39 AM
I need to get to know people before I declare undying love - I wouldn't be on here if I wasn't serious about finding someone to share my life with ... And it's a good way to get to know people better this way cos I can be quite shy face to face until I know someone better ... This way it breaks the ice first
Daniel — 08:41 AM
oh okay i can understand
Daniel — 08:44 AM
so tell me more about yourself ,any hobbies,any kids
Daniel — 08:49 AM
any kids ?
Me — 08:50 AM
No kids what about u?
Daniel — 08:50 AM
i have a son
Me — 08:50 AM
How old? And where is he?
Daniel — 08:50 AM
my is 10years old and in grade 5 his name is Mark
Daniel — 08:51 AM
he is in the state where he is been taken care of by a care taker and the military base force
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Daniel — 09:00 AM
so what is your position in your work ?
Me — 09:02 AM
Glorified title for an office worker dealing with system issues and spreadsheets ... Zzzzzzzz haha
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Me — 09:14 AM
Which military base is your home base?
Daniel — 09:15 AM
am with the US military force
Daniel — 09:15 AM
and among the troops to Afghanistan
Me — 09:15 AM
But isn't yr son at your home base?
Daniel — 09:21 AM
yes my son is in US Maryland,Baltimore
Me — 09:26 AM
What about your wife/ex-wife?
Daniel — 09:29 AM
well am a widow
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Me — 08:35 PM
Just read your email ... you're right, there is a happy ending in there ... how long ago did you lose your parents?
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Daniel — 08:35 PM
well it's been very long as my dad died two years after i was born
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Daniel — 08:37 PM
well my mum died after i got the chance into the force
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Daniel — 08:39 PM
life has really been sorrowful and painful for me during the past and sometimes i hate talking about it because it makes me cry by bringing back past memories
Daniel — 08:39 PM
yes i guess so but for me life was never fair to me in my growing age
Me — 08:41 PM
everyone has their burdens to carry - sadly some hurt much more than others ... you can at least be grateful you had such a loving relationship with your wife - many people never get to experience such love
Daniel — 08:42 PM
well i did but today if i may ask where is she to comfort me when i needed it the most ,who will be there for me in times of pains and troubles
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Me — 08:51 PM
yep, definitely a good start whereabouts in Sydney were you based before you emigrated to the US?
Daniel — 08:53 PM
in Enmore
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Me — 09:16 PM
so, tell me, what do you enjoy doing for fun?
Daniel — 09:17 PM
well alot ,i like to dance ,sing,play soccer,golf ,jogging
Me — 09:18 PM
what sort of dancing? and singing?
Daniel — 09:21 PM
well any dance at all once i hear the sound .ha ha ha
Daniel — 09:21 PM
i love country music,classical,rnb and cools
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Daniel — 09:30 PM
have you been able to open your hotmail
Daniel — 09:32 PM
so can you try and do it as it will be better for us talking over there
Me — 09:35 PM
remind me again why hotmail is better? I wasn't quite awake this morning haha
Daniel — 09:37 PM
well that place we can chat and it's where i know we can chat more this place is a site and it's better to leave this site if we have each other
Me — 09:37 PM
I normally use Yahoo Messenger
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Daniel — 09:43 PM
then try setting up the hotmail
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Daniel — 09:57 PM
can we chat on the massenger instead of here?
Daniel: Hello
Me: hi there - fancy seeing you here ...
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Daniel: whenever i feel adventurous,i took my gun and go for more practice
Daniel: and also hunt for bush meat
Me: not quite sure I can picture you in red in Afghanistan doing rifle practice
Me: have to admit I quite like the colour red too - deep jewel tone reds ... not so different to that sitting in a wine glass
Me: excuse my ignorance but what do you call "bush meat"? wild boar or something??
Daniel: brb
Me: what happened to you last night ... all of a sudden I was baking for you, then you disappeared
Daniel: oh good that is nice...
Daniel: oh i had very bad internet connections yesterday..am sorry for that ok..
Me: you're lucky to have such a lot of access over there
Daniel: Yes that true..and you know as milltary camp, internet is very important to us
Me: very true - so what do you actually do in your role
Daniel: am incharge of weapons and aminitions sector
Me: how long have you been over there? and how much longer left to go/
Daniel: i have been there for a very long time..but i will be coming home very soon and that will be next month but i don't know the exact date yet.
Me: what will you do when you get home? what is the first thing you can't wait to do?
Daniel: as i am here talking with you,am praying that things should get serious with me and you so that when am coming,i will come to you straight away from here before going to see my son..
Me: I would have thought your biggest priority would be to see your son ... family is really important
Daniel: Yes that is true..family if very important.having a wonderful woman in my life to spend the rest of my life with is very important too..
Me: relationships are important, I agree ... but I truly believe your son should always take priority ... if he knew that you had finished your tour and not come straight home to be with him, he'd be really hurt ... I don't have kids, so I probably shouldn't really comment, but I'm honest to a fault and speak my mind sorry
Daniel: i think he is going to understand me very well..it is been a very long time that i have been with a woman and my son too is growing now..it is been long time he had mother love..but am not here because of him
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BUZZ!!!
Me: hey, you're back?
Daniel: yeah
Daniel: i will be going for patrols
Me: no problem hun
Daniel: i was called to check up on my troops
Daniel: so please i need to go now ok
IM 15 Feb 2012 12:03:15 AM
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Me: what have you been up to since we last spoke?
11:57:27 PM
Daniel: We had so many things going on here...i had a speech on saturday..and also our internet cables were destroy by tourist
11:58:23 PM
Daniel: So we were unable to connect to internet for some days now..but i am here now with you and i am very happy see you on here again
11:58:59 PM
Me: you're really sweet
11:59:22 PM
Daniel: thanks but not as sweet as you are
11:59:42 PM
Daniel: So if i may ask .are you still on the dating site..please be honest with me
12:00:34 AM
Me: yes, my profile is still showing ... but it doesn't show me as being online ... and I sent you a message this morning on there that I will be removing it at the end of the week
12:00:37 AM
Daniel: because me i have not been there since we started talking on here
12:02:00 AM
Daniel: as i have told you already..i don't like it out there because it is a place were people search for love and if you are still there that means you are still searching for someone
12:03:15 AM
Daniel: Because i am very serious and i am looking for someone ok..So if you are serious and you see somethings in me that you like and you want to be with me on here..then we will have to be out of there so that we can be here alone with each other to know more about ourself and i hope you get me right
IM 15 Feb 2012 12:26:45 AM
12:07:33 AM
Me: I appreciate your honesty, but we are still getting to know each other and whether we are compatible ... I don't believe it is realistic to make undying declarations of love after one or two days of chatting ... real relationships take time to build ... and it's especially difficult when the people in question are miles apart on the other side of the world from each other
12:09:26 AM
Daniel: oh yes that is true..i never mentioned anything of love..am just say we should have a private time on here.and get to know each other well..
12:10:24 AM
Me: am happy to chat on here, or via email and get to know each other better
12:10:32 AM
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Daniel: You mean you are talking to some two guys?
12:16:18 AM
Daniel: on badoo or here on the massenger?
12:17:53 AM
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Daniel: <ding>
12:19:53 AM
Daniel: Have you talk with some other guys on here before?
12:20:07 AM
Daniel: i mean anyone serious on here before?
12:20:32 AM
Me: define serious ... just kidding
12:21:57 AM
Me: yes, I have spoken to someone earlier that I really liked ... he turned out to be a scammer ...
12:22:36 AM
Daniel: what happens and you get to know that he is a scammer?
12:23:29 AM
Me: I'm also speaking to one guy still now that we have agreed to be friends and remain in contact as such
12:24:05 AM
Me: what do you think happens?
12:24:17 AM
Daniel: where is he?i mean the guy you are still talking to?
12:24:46 AM
Me: what does it matter where he is?
12:26:45 AM
Me: are you still there?
And he now remains out of contact

... haven't removed him from my chat list yet, but now I've recorded everything here for posterity, I'm happy to go ahead and do that. I knew he was a scammer as soon as he said he was with the US Military deployed in Afghanistan, as I'd just been scammed by the guy before him with the same, and the actually got as far as requesting financial help! Daniel used one of the photos previously shown in a post above.
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