Forum Subject: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2018/10/24 03:32pm
By: Anonymous (Nory)

I've been using the HINGE app and I would like to report a user by the name of Brentin.

We had been texting for the weekend of October 20 and I called the number he gave and it was a telemarketer.
Unfortunately I did not have a chance to report him, as I immediately deleted him before reporting him.

Thanks
Nory

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2019/01/20 01:01am
By: Anonymous (Bea)

All the guys on Hinge in the 53-59 year age range are scammers. All are foreign, have usually one young kid who’s in boarding school, wife is dead, they change their location on their profile, they’re in the Oil/engineer field of work, bad grammar and spelling. Cannot answer questions about location. Profile pics do not add up and usually not traceable. Hinge does not care these people are scamming - they could be a front for these scammers.

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2019/07/28 09:43pm
By: Anonymous (dater)

Scammer with very handsome photos. Said he was 52, was a petroleum engineer. Went to MIT. Half Spanish and half Romanian. Wife died 8 years ago of breast cancer. Texted for a couple days and he got very romantic very fast. I said I do not discuss those things by text and actually suggested we talk so I could hear his voice. He called me and sounded 25-35, with poor grammar and and a very weird accent. Fortunately I am very good at accents since I speak a few languages and have lived in foreign countries. He sounded stilted, and in one of his texts used y'all. Y'all is definitely not used by foreigners. He said he learned his English in South Africa. I am sorry but my professor was South African. He did not have that accent at all. He acted very hurt when I paused and asked me what was wrong. I told him there is a huge disconnect here. You do not sound like what you have represented to me. I cannot continue to talk to you. He hung up and disappeared from my matches.

Beware of the handsome photos that look too good to be true. That is meant to lure you in.

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2019/08/09 07:58pm
By: Anonymous (Jane)

I’m reading these posts and have had the exact same experiences. Hot guys with professional photos (stock art I’m sure) all have dead wives, kids with nanny’s or boarding school and work in oil industry as engineers. WTF? So what I do is scam them back. Tell bold lies. Then after I get them sucked in thinking I’m some rich *censored*, I ask them for money. I’m onto them. Plus you can tell by their pics they are fake, every other site guys have shitty selfies or pics of them holding fish

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2019/09/22 07:21am
By: Anonymous (Samantha )

I was recently scammed by a guy on Hinge named Steve Oakley. Supposedly a pilot for Emirates Airlines. Beware!

I never thought I'd be dumb enough to let a guy scam me but I was. He got me for about 15k I am reporting him to the Federal Trade Commission as well as the FBI. I doubt I will ever get my money back which is bad enough but the emotional toll he has taken on me and that damage that has been done will never be repaired. Ladies be cautious.

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2019/09/22 07:22am
By: Anonymous (Samantha )

I was recently scammed by a guy on Hinge named Steve Oakley. Supposedly a pklot for Emirates Airlines. Beware!

I never thought I'd be dumb enough to let a guy scam me but I was. He got me for about 15k I am reporting him to the Federal Trade Commission as well as the FBI. I doubt I will ever get my money back which is bad enough but the emotional toll he has taken on me and that damage that has been done will never be repaired. Ladies be cautious.

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2019/10/03 04:00pm
By: Anonymous (AK)

I was scammed out of a fortune by a man on Hinge named William Sudeikis. Anyone else? And is anyone willing to speak with me about their experience? I feel like I need a support group at this point. I reported everything to the FBI and FTC, but it is so unsatisfying. The one good thing is that the fake Keytrade link he sent me has been shut down. There is no IP address for it anymore.👌How can we reach out to each other if we want to commiserate?
Thank you,
AK

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2020/03/25 08:23pm
By: Anonymous (Stephanie )

He recently tried to scam me on Tinder until I asked for a video.

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2021/02/08 11:42am
By: Anonymous (Anon)

I should have read this sooner. I almost fell on the scam from this one's name was "Carl Johnsen - Danish". I ran private search on the name and phone number and they don't yield anything

I had my doubts when from a domain of an email address he sent me so I decided to play along and see where it goes still hoping it was not a lie and as expected the email I came saying to send money.

Re: Scammer on Facebook

Posted on: 2021/05/21 08:53pm
By: Anonymous (Moose)

"Carl Johnsen " - danish got a little lad called eriksen

Tried to scam me. Wonder who's pictures he's using. Hate these scammers!!

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2021/05/25 12:41am
By: Anonymous (Pillywiggins)

I'm actually chatting with him (Carl Johnson) right now. We are about a week into the texting. I knew within a day he was a scammer. I think because he was saying he was from Texas but in Wisconsin for a week but could get sent to Illinois (my state) for a week or even months. So I'm just playing along to see where this goes.

I just started using a dating site and so far I've had 7 guys that aren't who they say they are. They are pilots, Drs, engineer or in the military.. I've found myself some new entertainment. Can we turn them in if they ask for money?

How have these men asked for money? I wouldn't send anyone money without knowing them

Also beware, I had one say he was in the military and he wanted me to send a picture of my driver's license to a number that would text me so they could verify my identity for clearance to video chat. Don't fall for it.

Re: Scammer on Hinge

Posted on: 2021/06/13 05:50pm
By: Anonymous (Lupine)

Hello,
I’m happy I found your posts.
Thank you so much for sharing.
I was contacted by Carl Johnsen in a dating app. My first time using one.
He is supposed to be a pilot and he hasn’t asked me for any money or anything else in particular but he was writing to me every day and love bombarding.
After reading your posts, I decided to put an end to it all for my own well-being.
I hope this also helps other women not to be fooled by the same person/name.