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Complaint Review: Fredrick Podloski - Internet
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Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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Fredrick Podloski
Internet, United States of America
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Fredrick Podloski ozil podloski Romance scam...said he needed help to come home. I gave him $1,900 out of my retirment account Internet
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I met Fredrick Podloski on Cupid.com on July 30.. He said he was from Houston TX but currently working in the Philippines (Manila) as a civil engineer. We talked on the phone and texted several times a day.
At first I thought he looked too much like a model and told him I didn't believe his pictures were his. I had already dealt with a few scammers before. He kept coming. He sent me flowers which made me think he was for real.
A few days before he was to leave his cite, and after passing inspection he was told he had to pay taxes up front before they would pay him. He said his money back home was frozen. He was able to borrow all but $1,200. I didn't give in until 3 weeks later. He gave me the number of a friend Steve who works in the states and who supposedly has known him for a long time. I sent the money through Western Union although I wanted to pay the officials directly he said it would slow everything down.
When he arrived at th airport, he said his medical records had expired and they wouldn't let him board the plan. He needed $700. to get tests. I knew the tests were expensive so tapped my retirment account again. So close to having him come through Buffalo. We even talked about picking he up from the airport.
He said he had a lay over in Amsterdam. He met a nice lady on the plain and they got off together. He carried one of her bags. In the other bag the officials found cocaine. Fredrick was taken into custody and detained. He then said he needed 5k, his friend Steve could give him 3k if I could come up with 2. I said no. I couldn't give him anymore.
He promised to pay me back as he was quite "comfortable" financially.
When he got back he said his mother died and he's have to leave immediately so he could pay me when he got back in two weeks.
I put a complaint on scambook. Two other women have come forward telling the same story but didn't give him money. He is talking about visiting/talking with his mother with them.
So he says to one he lives in Fairfield NJ, the other, Chicago, IL but overall same story.
My parents are both ill. Dad has cancer. I travel to Canada to take care of them every weekend. It's been stressful. This was a nice distraction and I started to have feelings for him. Just more vulnerable and impresssionable these days...and foolish I know.
At first I thought he looked too much like a model and told him I didn't believe his pictures were his. I had already dealt with a few scammers before. He kept coming. He sent me flowers which made me think he was for real.
A few days before he was to leave his cite, and after passing inspection he was told he had to pay taxes up front before they would pay him. He said his money back home was frozen. He was able to borrow all but $1,200. I didn't give in until 3 weeks later. He gave me the number of a friend Steve who works in the states and who supposedly has known him for a long time. I sent the money through Western Union although I wanted to pay the officials directly he said it would slow everything down.
When he arrived at th airport, he said his medical records had expired and they wouldn't let him board the plan. He needed $700. to get tests. I knew the tests were expensive so tapped my retirment account again. So close to having him come through Buffalo. We even talked about picking he up from the airport.
He said he had a lay over in Amsterdam. He met a nice lady on the plain and they got off together. He carried one of her bags. In the other bag the officials found cocaine. Fredrick was taken into custody and detained. He then said he needed 5k, his friend Steve could give him 3k if I could come up with 2. I said no. I couldn't give him anymore.
He promised to pay me back as he was quite "comfortable" financially.
When he got back he said his mother died and he's have to leave immediately so he could pay me when he got back in two weeks.
I put a complaint on scambook. Two other women have come forward telling the same story but didn't give him money. He is talking about visiting/talking with his mother with them.
So he says to one he lives in Fairfield NJ, the other, Chicago, IL but overall same story.
My parents are both ill. Dad has cancer. I travel to Canada to take care of them every weekend. It's been stressful. This was a nice distraction and I started to have feelings for him. Just more vulnerable and impresssionable these days...and foolish I know.
