Debra Danielson - Vapor

DebraDanielsen

Cybercrimes are easier than ever topull off. No global police force exists to go after these criminals, socybercrimes are increasing exponentially year after year. The FBI estimatesthat over twelve million cybercrimes and scams occurred in the United States in2013 alone.

Scammers are sophisticated,professional and intelligent. They target potential victims carefully and thesevictims include homemakers, celebrities, professional athletesanyone withassets! Successful scams result in CEOs stepping down and people being drivento commit suicide. If you are on the internet in any waya dating site, email,shopping, social media or through a businessthis book is a must-read toprotect your assets.

Vapor is a true story about being conned out of $250,000 through a Match.com scammersupposedlynamedJames Richardson. Vapor includes industry expert recommendations for both individuals and businesses toprotect their assets from cyber scammers. Read this so your assets dont get vaporized ! You are atarget.

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James Richardsons Match.com profile photo and thefirst photo he sent of himself to me.

Dedication

Once in every life, a person comes along who has the powerto transform who you are. They bring life into focus as everything appears inricher, fuller colors. Their value as a partner, lover and friend is slowlyrevealed while sharing in a series of life events and circumstances that takeyou down a road together that you never anticipated. Steven, you are that personfor me. Every day you amaze, challenge and help grow me into someone who makesthis world a better place. Your love and essence are imprinted in my heart,mind and soul. I look forward to sharing our lives and many rewardingadventures. Thank you for demonstrating what a real father, friend, partner andlover are. I love you now and through eternity.

Debra

Acknowledgement

Robin A. Gandhi is an Associate Professor of InformationAssurance in the College of Information Science and Technology at the Universityof Nebraska at Omaha. He received his Ph.D. from the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte. His research, teaching, and publications are in theareas of information assurance, regulatory requirements modeling and analysis,software assurance, certification and accreditation, and risk assessment. Inthe final chapter of this book, Dr. Gandhi has provided expert tips andrecommendations for individuals and businesses to protect their assets frompotential scammers. As a cyber-security expert, he shares insights here thatcan save you time, money, and lost data. I would like to thank Dr. Gandhi forsharing his recommendations and insights to make the world a better place, andfor his advice on my scamming case.

Notes from the Author

Vapor is interesting. You can see it, but you can never takehold of it. It lacks substance and therefore cannot be permanent. This book iscalled Vapor because it is about James Richardson, who is someone I cannever take hold of.

This story you are about to read is about James Richardsonand our relationshipboth professional and personal. Both James Richardson andour professional and personal relationship turned out to be vapor. JamesRichardson is a phantasm in my life. He is an ideal person created by an intelligent,articulate, and professional scammer to catfish his way into my life (andperhaps yours) for the sole purpose of perpetrating an international businesscrime. As you read this book, James is walking around free and happy with over$200,000 of my money. He is a professional business man who is part of aninternational crime organization that operates its business just outside of thejurisdictional reach of the United States government. James freely comes intoand goes from the United States. The problem is he uses different identitiesand photos to carry out his catfishing and business scams. The money hecollects is then used in real business ventures where he can own property inthe United States or other countries. The extensive use of cyber technologyenables James to be vapor.

James Richardson at a soccer game in Europe withpeople he described as clients. Notice the two people who appear in thisphoto with James Richardson are two of the same guys in the vacation phototaken in Europe around a large fountain. His story didnt match these photos

Sharing my story will help other victims to boldly sharetheir stories. It will help people who may be involved in a scam that isoccurring right now. This story could help you or a loved one not to be avictim. If you are a victim, dont hide behind shame and embarrassment. Be boldand report the scam. If we share information about our scam experiences andpost photographs and other documents used by scammers to a centrally locatedblog site (at www.scammed.com), perhaps this information tool can assistfederal, state, and local governments with new insights that will lead to thearrest and conviction of scammers. The information may be just want you need tosee to avoid a scam situation, or report one that you are in the middle ofcurrently.

The first step in fixing a problem is to take action toprotect yourself. You must have a clear understanding of the problem. I definemy experience with this scammer as vapor.

Vapour US, vapor

n.

4. Rare something fanciful that lacks substance orpermanence

the vapours Archaic a depressed mental condition believedoriginally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach

vb

1. (Physics / General Physics) to evaporate or cause to evaporate;vaporize

2. (intr) to make vain empty boasts; brag

[from Latin vapor]

Source: The Free Dictionary by Farlex. www.thefreedictionary.com/vapour ,Dec. 25, 2013.

1Vapor

n.

: a substance that is in the form of a gas or that consistsof very small drops or particles mixed with the air

: diffused matter (as smoke or fog) suspended floating inthe air and impairing its transparency

a : something unsubstantial or transitory : phantasm

b : a foolish or fanciful idea

b : a depressed or hysterical nervous condition

Source: Merriam-Webster, m-w.com, Dec. 25, 2013.www.merriam-webster.com

The Bible is another great source for understanding howvapor is relevant to our lives and how we should consider it daily. There aremany references to vapor throughout the Bible. I have included four referencesbelow that pertain to my story.

Psalm 39:5

Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.

James 4:14

For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears fora little time and then vanishes away.

Proverbs 21:6-7

6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue

Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek

death.

7 The violence of the wicked will destroy

them.

Because they refuse to do justice.

Hosea 6:4

What should I do with you? asks the Lord.

For your love vanishes like the morning mist

and disappears like dew in the sunlight.

Foreword

No one believes they can be scammed. Everyone likes to thinkthey are not gullible. You dont fall for those emails and phone calls aboutunclaimed money in some mysterious account with your name on it. And you dontfit the category of being unemployed, elderly, lonely or naive. You dont haveany identifiable weakness where someone could use psychological warfare to getyou to do something you would never do ordinarily. Stop and think again. Local,state and federal law enforcement agencies cannot keep up with the rapidlyincreasing incidents of reported scams occurring in the United States involvingrelationships and businesses. In 2013 alone the FBI, CIA and Secret Serviceestimate there were over twelve million scams our country. There is such anexplosion of business and relationship scams occurring that these lawenforcement agencies do not have the staff to investigate them unless theyinvolve $10-million or more.