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Jeannie dear, when you get to England.. begin to gather roses and lemon balm.. and dry them together...to make a lovely dream pillow for your wedding bed..and always remember that the rose of true love will always bloom for you, because you are not deterred in your faith..

My thoughts are with you and I hope all will be well for you and your family,

Blessings from woodland groves and the oak trees of England....

Yeah, where are you in the world Paul? Register as a member and then tell all your POE friends here in the forum about yourself, I am sure they will have some questions for you also!! I am in regular contact with Jeannie so answers to the following questions will be a start, and help greatly.

It seems strange to me that Jeannie doesn't know too much about you whilst you declare your love for her as a clean living, honest man making a living buying and selling fabrics and electronics. Hmmm, now where have I read similar to that before? Of course I have no reason to doubt that you are anything but as described.

What is your actual job of work, where do you buy and sell? Where are you in the world? Where were you born with date of birth please (This via the POE 'contact this member' form to keep it private)? Where do you live currently? Whats the date of the proposed wedding? Where will the wedding take place UK, USA, Africa? Why do you need $500 from Jeannie - I might add I have advised her not to send you a single cent!

In this world of electronic technology why is Jeannie struggling to make contact with you?

C'mon Paul don't be nervous, join us here in the forum because we want to talk to you.

My understanding is that your surname (family name) is Akin, so anybody got a friend called Paul Akin, or know anything about this dear man? Normally one can research names on the internet...

Jeannie, where I come from we tend to call a spade a spade (a digging tool) and tell it as it is. i cant stand-by without asking the question 'Is this man genuine?', if he his, then I'm happy for you and he should be glad that someone is looking out for you.  

I know from experience that there are organised teams set up out there, particuly based in parts of Africa that 'pray' on vulnerabal people by pretending to be people they are not. Our investigative journalists have uncovered many simular 'scams' whose sole aim is to extract money, information and property from unsupecting victims worldwide or they are in the 'money laundering game'. ie they will say they have come into a large windfall and because they think their bank or Government is corrupt they are looking for somewhere to 'store' their money (they will offer you a fee for the use of your account). once they have your bank account number you dont see them or your money, in your account again.  This guy or women 'could' be one of these people They actualy sit in a call centre special set-up for this type of theft. 

The problem in your case is that this person, if not genuine, is playing with your heart as well. My advice if you were living in the UK, would be to get him checked out, here we would talk to our local 'trading standards' people, inland security or even journalist. I suppose you could have a private investigator check for you but that will cost you, but DONT release any money or finacial details.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong in your case Jeannie, good luck!

further to my above posting check out the following site if you think you may have been a victim of scammers.

http://www.safefromscams.co.uk/OnlineDatingFraud.html