Dating SCAM…Just don\’t want anyone else to be fooled or suckered into the same thing I did.

Met this guy on eHarmony, his name William Craig Souders, from Columbus OH. Moved here to the United States from Portugal 6 years ago. Had a daughter who lived in Portugal and attended Oporto British School (boarding school). Lost his daughter Mary’s mother at childbirth. His father was deceased. His mother was very ill…and of course she died during our correspondance (mid August).

He supposedly went to London to bid on an oil spill clean up and won the contract. His job (environmental engineer) was to clean up oil spill in Nigeria. But then his mother died and he left the job abruptly. He needed money to pay her doctor bills, burial, etc… Said he now had to sell his contract with The Shell Company (2.5 million dollar contract)….the story goes on and on…

Needless to say I got taken on this scam. (lots of money, digital camera, etc).

He supposedly is to be home here (US) this weekend. However, I have NOT be able to reach him by phone, email, or through Yahoo Messenger.

I am deciding how I want to proceed. Thinking of hiring a Private Investigator, contacting the police/FBI. I don’t want any other woman to experience the same thing I experienced.

phone # he used
london -44-703-1972439 (August 4, 2008)
(not sure where he was here)-080-36741686 (August 12, 2008)
nigeria -234-703-6719027 (August 15 to September 29, 2008)

Sunshine Hotel 8/9 Ebeano Estate New Have Junction Enugu State, Nigeria (sent digital camera via DHL)

Wired money via Moneygram and Western Union to…Chijioke Omenazu Nigeria, Enugu State (test question and answer…Who is it for? William C. Souders)

oh yeah….he even gave me his Columbus address…

1268 Langland Dr. Columbus, OH 43220

I went to this location and a man answered the door. And guess what? The man was named…. William Craig Souders (supposedly not the one from eHarmony though). Kind of fishy if you ask me.