Check fake passport?

Yak Rider

Of course it's fake.

You are in the middle of an Internet scam. She's beautiful, she loves you and she met you on the Internet. She wants to come here to visit you. She needs a little money for her "police check" or some "medical tests" before she can get the visa. You're going to send it to her.

Then, there will be another complication and she'll need some more money.

Pretty soon you'll get a phone call from her. She's stuck in London or Frankfurt or some other place half way to the USA. There's a problem with the passport or something else. She needs $1,500 or the local cops are going to take her into custody. It's an emergency. She needs you to wire the money right now.

P.T. Barnum knew a lot about the people who fall for this stuff. Save yourself the agrivation. Phone the US embassy in Ghana if you don't believe me. The call will only cost you a couple bucks......

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Internet Dating Scams

United States citizens should be alert to attempts at fraud by persons claiming to live in Ghana who profess friendship or romantic interest over the Internet. Correspondents who quickly move to discussion of intimate matters could well be the inventions of scammers. If they are after your money, eventually they will ask for it.

Once a connection is made, the correspondent typically asks the U.S. citizen to send money for living expenses, travel expenses, or "visa costs". Sometimes, the correspondent notifies the American citizen that a close family member has suffered an â€œaccidentâ€ and is in need of immediate monetary assistance to cover medical bills. Other variations of this confidence scam have emerged of late, all with the principle goal of soliciting money from the U.S. citizen. Several Americans have reported losing thousands of dollars through such scams.

The anonymity of the Internet means that the U.S. citizen cannot be sure of the real name, age, marital status, nationality, or even gender of the correspondent. In the majority of cases reported to the embassy, the correspondent turned out to be a fictitious persona created only to lure the U.S. citizen into sending money.

- U.S. citizens may refer to http://uscis.gov for authoritative information about the immigration process and the true costs involved.

- They may arrange to prepay for a plane ticket directly with the carrier rather than wiring money for transportation to the traveler.

- If the correspondent provides an image of a purported U.S. visa as proof of intention to travel, the U.S. citizen may contact the United States Embassy in Accra at acsaccra@state.gov to ascertain the validity of the visa.

http://ghana.usembassy.gov/wwwhdating.html

US Embassy
No. 24, Fourt h Circular Rd, Cantonments, Accra
P.O. Box 194
Accra, Ghana
Telephone: (233) 21-741-000
After Hours Emergency: (233) 21-741-775
Fax: (233) 21-741-389

Hours of Operation
Monday to Thursday: 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

CPG

Grow up. All passports should have a seal of some kind imprinted onto one of the pages.

ibu guru

Of course it's fake. And the guy you're corresponding with is swindling 100 other guys at the same time he's conning you.

Be sure to cut off all communication with this person immediately. Change all usernames & passwords on your 'puter, accounts, etc. Make sure you have top-of-the-line firewall and other security. You are in danger, and not just the old "send me money" variety.

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