This man who presented himself as a Marine Engineer contacted me through Italianpeoplemeet.com online dating site and created a very elaborate story involving his mother to scam women on line.  He has been writing to me for a little over a month.  He introduced himself as a Preacher, who teaches the word of God and uses scripture quotes in his emails.  He concocted a story about his mother was sick, Barbara Mangroove, who according to him was in a coma and was suffering from cancer.  He had asked and begged to loan him money to be able to get treatment in the amount of $2,600.00 with the promise to pay it back.  I refuse in the beginning but to his insistence and my conscience if the mother will die so I sent the money so as not to carry the guilt in case the mother dies. 

Barry Mangroove sent me another email asking for $6,000 to pay for taxes which I then totally refuse (email below). 

When I tried to collect the money from the first loan through phone messages, text messages and email, Engr. Barry Mangroove and the mother, Barbara Mangroove, both have not responded back in any way through this time.  No response, No remorse whatsoever.  This is a conspiracy between Mother and Son!  “Taking advantage of other people’s money is not a good business practice.”

On July 19^th, he sent another email asking for another $6,000 to pay for taxes which I then totally refuse. His email quote:

From: Barry Mangroove <emanb247@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sat, Jul 19, 2014 2:10 pm
Subject: Honey please get back to me ASAP

Hello Darling,

How are you doing today? I hope everything is going well for you honey am sorry for not chatting with you this morning because I have been in the office of the Lawyer and in a hot sit in the office of the head Ministry of finance UAE, here in Dubai who is suppose to disburse my contract pay to me today but they decline to issue my payment,

 I just came back from the office. Darling when I got there, there were so many other foreign contractors like me that have the same Problem. So we had to wait for the Officials of the Ministry to ASSEMBLE then they started to call us one after the other into the office. When it got to my turn, they Issued me a stoppage alert document notifying me that I have to Pay a TAX of 10,000 USD as foreign Tax as a foreign business man , before I can be paid

 Honey I was not expecting such a heavy Tax. Because I have never paid such a heavy tax all my years in this business.

Honey the Problem here is that I am left no much money on me due to some security I cannot access my account due to many things the happen online I was told to come to the STATE to activate my account in person, since it stated I have been able to raise 4000 from a friend now I need just 6000 after paying all my workers and other debt here {as liquid cash here with me}.

Please take good care of you and Hope to hear from you soon.