Complaint Review: Michael Santschi

Michael messaged me through dating website Zoosk.  Started texting me from phone number 469-444-7990 than asked to communicate through app Hangouts.  As time progressed (about a week) he grew more and more affection sweet & romantic.  He told me he was from Switzerland but relocated to the US 15 years ago because his wife was from Houston and wanted to close to her ailing mother & too they wanted to raise their children in the US.  He told me his wife (Sarah) died of cancer & he had 2 children boy age 8 and girl 7.  He told me he owned a very large cattle ranch/business in Zurich.  He told me he lived in Wimberley, Texas and had to travel to Zurich Switzerland a couple times a year and was currently there for a big cattle sale.  He said he would return to the US in a couple weeks.  He was very convincing and played on my vulnerability.  But on the 7th day he asked me to go the store for him and purchase a Visa gift card and asked how he could get me the money (trying to get bank account info) this is when the RED flag went up.  I did not give any banking info. but he continued to ask me to purchase a gift card.  When I told I couldn't do that, he got angry &called me a liar and deceitful and asked me to not text him again.   I have reported him to the Federal Trade Commission, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) who is a partnership with the FBI, & EConsumer. 

BEWARE OF THIS CRIMINAL!!!!