Scam Tip Report #10131 - romance scam via Facebook


Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
Anonymous
Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2013-06-01 13:02:38
Identity Theft
+2 romance scam via Facebook 
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Frank Ledger
Scam Website:
Telephone:
+306997543029
he uses the pics of Billy Gavigan, an American, owner of a company. Telling me he is a native Canadian from Barrie, civil engineer, having his own renovation firm, divorced, with a 10 year old daughter, living with his mum and on weekends with him. In the moment having a restauration job in Greece for a government building and moving to Germany within the next weeks. wanting to set up a renovation firm in germany and having a contract with IKEA for a couple of years. I still did not get an email adress or more, but will report about, as soon as possible. It all starts as a romance, but the Identity at least the photos are stolen from Billy Gavigan.

Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
Tried to borrow money today, wanted 3000 Euro to pay one of his workers in Greece. His cheque from the government was not to be paid cash. Gave the following name for to send the money via Western Union: Phince Gillia,Athens, Greece.
Maybe that this is his real name
his FB-site was imedatiately deleted after he fount out that the given WU RefNo was a fake.
Alan Fl

Anonymous   () Added the following extra information on :2013-06-06 14:12:14
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Frank Ledger
Email Address:
customhomes@contractor.net
IP Adress located in Mountain View, California, so he ought to be actually in Greece. IP Adress= 209.85.128.66.
His "mother" Mary Ledger has also a FB-site. He told, that his parents are native Canadians. Her FB-site shows South Brisbane, Queensland in Australia as her home country.

Anonymous   () Added the following extra information on :2013-06-04 09:42:01
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Frank Ledger
Email Address:
customhomes247@gmail.com
Telephone:
+306997543029

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