Complaint Review: James Charles - Internet

He contacted me on April 3rd, 2010 on MySpace.Said he was an american business man, did a lot of traveling. Was very nice, actually told me about 3 days later he was "falling" for me right away, and I believed all he said. It was about (I have all the e-mails I can send you)2 weeks later on April 17th,when he wrote telling me was having money problems problems; cant use his credit cards where he is (Lagos, Nigeria)said he was just waiting on his shipment(said he was in auto exporting)and then he would be coming home. Sunday April 18th i received an e-mail, he was sad because he had only a couple dollars and only coffee all day. that afternoon he IM'd me on Yahoo Messenger, and after chatting awhile, I offered to send him $100 to at least get him through the week until his shipment came in,then he would get paid,and he would pay me back. I was clueless.hewrote the next day, telling me thank you, that with the money he was able to get transportation to get to his shipment. That he only needed $2620.00;He asked If I could help him with that and that he would pay me back three times the anount when he was paid. I am not a rich woman,but I did want to help, and I assumed, he was being honest with me.I didnt know. On April 21st he sent me an e-mail telling me all went a well and would like my banking information so that he could have money wired to my account.( I have since closed that account, although he did not ever try to take out of it between this time and now)I gave it to him. He sent me invoices on April 22nd, showing the money from this "job" (I have these copies - On the Transfer(swift)slip,he had his bank listed as "City Nat'l Bank Of Florida,Miami,Florida; ACCT#:6439467324;ROUTING#271972572 - Letterhead is Bank PHB, Platinum Habib Bank Plc,102, Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos-Nigeria; Branch # PHB/NG/06;Branch Code:PHB26 007645) and told me he would flying out.He sent his Itinerary and was to leave Sunday April 25th. That morning I recieved an email he could not make it out.That2 of the vehicles were damamged on teh way to his client and that theclient had the police cometo thehotel. Took his passport, would not let him leave until they were fixed. This is the begining of a 4 month long streak of bad luck for him.For a couple weeks I was tryingto see if he was in fact telling me the truth about himself,I couldnt find anything on him. I mentioned going to the American Embassy, he decided to that on April 30th told me it was $760 for the flight.about aweek later I sentit to him. I sent him money to fix the 2 cars. Then came the day one of them was more damamed and needed a complete engineoverhall. He was a wreck, how would hepay for this. Plus the hotel was ready to kick him out on the street because he had not settled his bills. I asked for the managers e-mail, he actually gave me one. (now I realize, he was part of the scam too) I actually sent him an e-mail calling hima scammer, that his mail andmanagers sounded alike. He was able to once again convince me that I was wrong. He was not a bad person, that Iwould see that. when he was here. That if I wasnt comfortable sending him money, I could keep it to myself, and he might be kick out on the street,but he would at least have piece of mind and his good name.that when he made his way back he will certaily pay me back.I fell for it anyway, I kept sending money for 3 months to keep him from getting kicked out. I eventually gave him the mother load $6500 to pay off the bills completely so he could come home. He said he would deal with his client later when he got home and wire money to fix the cars. He said he would make sure the 2 loans I took out would be paid for within the week and when he got in town he would withdraw from his account what I needed to catch up on my bills. That he was so thankful.On August 17th I sent the first 1/2 and the next day sent 2 more (one through MoneyGram andone through Western Union - See Below)
he sent me his Itinerary on August 20th, he would be flying out that night. Saturday Morning of August 21st, I received an e-mail from the hotel manager. I did think that was weird. He was telling me James called him and told him to get ion touch with me to let me know that he was arrested while trying to checking in at the airport. that hisclient was responsible for it. I did doubt it, but I was really confused. The next morning I received an e-mail from James himself, telling me what happened, that the police say they cant do anything, he has to fix thecar before leaving the country. That was the last e-mail I received from him. A week Later on Friday August 27th I received an e-mail from the manager again; this time telling methat James has been ill and is in the hospital. that he didnt want to bother me, I had done so much for him already.Thats when reality smacked me in the face.Since then no more e-mails of course have come in, But I have seen him on the other sites, starting from July 12th to August 3rd.All transactions went through Western Union, to James Charles, Lagos, Nigeria