B.C. dating website scammer pleads guilty
 

That this is occurring really doesn't surprise me -- particularly with the large number of various dating sites that are all clearly using phony people: I'm always amazed, when visiting dating websites, by just how many black doms and transsexuals (for example) apparently reside in tiny villages (pop. approx. 500 - 1500) in my area.

B.C. dating website scammer pleads guilty
The Canadian Press

U.S. officials say they've put an end to the illegal online activities of a B.C. man whose promises of matching people with their future sweethearts turned out to be a scam.

Barrie Turner, of Delta, B.C., has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in a Seattle court in relation to 200 websites he ran offering executive dating services, U.S. prosecutors said Friday.

Turner, 65, collected more than $1.2 million US from clients, 100 of whom filed consumer complaints saying they'd paid as much as $997 for six-month memberships only to be matched with fictitious people.

Turner was arrested in March when he tried to enter the U.S. at the border crossing in Point Roberts, Wash., where he had a postal box that collected payments from customers.

He was charged with mail fraud for operating websites with names like Executive Catholic Dating, Executive Gay Dating and Executive Seattle Dating.

In some cases, the same picture of a supposed match was used with multiple clients while the personal information about the match was changed to suit the geographic location of the client.

Clients who wanted to meet their match got identical emails telling them the person had decided to date someone else.

Turner will be sentenced on Sept. 24 and faces maximum penalties of 20 years in prison or a fine of up to $250,000.

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This has nothing to do with dating sites and fake members.. this is completely different dude

omg .

Thanks for sharing your unqualified opinion.

its not unqualified fucker..

you are trying to compare dating sites that have fake girls, to this guy that scammed people for $1,000 each...

cant u not see how this is NOT the same shit.. this guy was committing mail fraud.. dont try to stir up shit..

he committed mail fraud...people mailed him payments to a POBOX and he promised them matches, and he provided fake matches.. so they bitched to fbi/ftc or whoever and the guy was nailed

Read. "Turner, 65, collected more than $1.2 million US from clients, 100 of whom filed consumer complaints saying they'd paid as much as $997 for six-month memberships only to be matched with fictitious people."

$1.2million from "clients"

Dating sites with fake members just have fake girls maybe message u, they never "MATCH YOU"

Once you get a little smarter u'll realize what this man did is not the same as a dating site with fake members..

cheers

no it is not... it my not be exactly the same, but fraud is fraud... :2 cents:




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This is sad

except u wont get indicted for having fake member profiles on ur dating site.. if it were so we'd have 100's of indictments

every dating site ive ever joined had fake profiles

this guy was having people mail him money and he provided them fake matches, then told them they found someone else.. cant u see how this is different?:error

You are exactly right. Even though both are fraud, only one will send you to prison.

im impressed that the american authorities could find point roberts.. it used to be the forgotten border

tons of fake profiles at fling as well. do ppl actually have gotten laid with people they find on adultfriendfinder ? Normally, craigslist suffice.

And married.

wow, he managed to fuck people out of 1 million+ before he got busted? and it took 100 complaints?!

no wonder scamming people is so popular...