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Senior Alert Letter

Gypsies Targeting Older Adults

What you don’t know about Gypsy sweetheart con
artists could result in your death.

An Open Letter To All Older Adults Now involved with Gypsies
Dennis M. Marlock

As we grow older, we learn to the true value of having someone to share our remaining years with. Then, for reasons we always find difficult to understand, that special someone dies, leaving us to face the realities of loneliness. Our families are busy with families of their own, and we just don’t want to get in the way. But the loneliness eats away at us, making each day drag on into what seems an eternity. Then, as if by Divine intervention, someone comes along and captures our heart. Never mind that this wonderful person is half our age, for whatever reason they seem to really care about us. They know how we feel, what we need, and are there for us in our time of need. What we will later discover is that our astonishing heartthrob is really an uncaring and ruthless con artist, intent on taking us for everything we have --- including our life. And herein enters the criminal groups who call themselves Gypsies.

These gross violations of trust have become the mainstay for many individuals who derive their entire parasitic existence from harming others. What sets the Gypsy criminal groups apart from the countless other suspects, who commit such unconscionable acts, is their impatience. These thieves want everything their victims have, and they want it now. If such impatience means they have to kill someone, then kill them they will. For those in need of an example of how ruthless and cold-blooded such criminals can be, then get a copy of a book written by true-crime author Jack Olsen. The book is titled, Hastened To The Grave.

After reading Mr. Olsen’s book, you will no doubt disbelieve what he has written. His stories will appear far too bizarre to have actually occurred. As a former police detective, who worked Gypsy crime cases for over 30 years, I can assure you that everything Mr. Olsen has written is true. Moreover, the crimes he details continue to take place everyday. In fact, it was learning about two ongoing cases that prompted me to write this article.

Life-Saving Advice

Although the techniques used by these Gypsy sweetheart swindlers and murderers are endless, I can tell you about the ones that should remove any doubt you might now have about their true intensions. Should any of this upset you, it’s only because it should.

Before you pass judgment on what I am about to say, you need to question my motives. In other words, what am I asking you to do or believe? If I am lying to you, then what will I gain from such deception? Also, consider that I have never met you, I do not want anything from you, and I’m not asking you to buy anything. All I ask is that you carefully compare what I say to what is now going on in your life. If this allows you recognize and put a stop to any ongoing scams, then I will have provided a worthwhile service.

Here’s a list of how these Gypsy criminal groups select, isolate, manipulate, and sometimes kill their prey:

To become a potential victim you must have access to large sums of money, own property, or have a good credit rating. Gypsies never fall in love with poor people.

Your first encounter with these people will be pleasant and satisfying. They will say and do all the right things. They will take you to doctor’s appointments, do your shopping, clean your house, and attend to your every need.

Soon after meeting such people, they will either profess their love for you, or introduce you to one of their family members, who shall immediately fall on love with you.

You will be told that a possible marriage is forthcoming, or at the very least, you will be led to believe that a very long-term relationship is in your future. What won’t be included with this loving relationship is sex. Affectionate physical contact of any type will be rare, and at best you’ll receive a pat on the head, much as if you were a family pet.

To assist you with your financial affairs, these people will con you into giving them power to write checks on your behalf, use your credit cards, and eventually sign over your home, car, and other possessions to them.

If you have any living sons, daughters, or other relatives and friends, who might interfere with this scam in progress, the Gypsies will quickly restrict your contacts with them. This is accomplished in many ways, but the most common include the following: (1) they will convince you that your relatives are evil people who really don’t love or understand you. (2) they will tell you that such relatives are only interested in your money and other possessions, and are not to be trusted. (3) they will create as many lies as necessary to convince you that your family and friends have said bad things about you. (4) you won’t be left alone. One of their group members will always be nearby. They will answer your phone, screen your mail, and deal with any visitors to your home.

You are in greatest danger when and if you resist the Gypsy’s attempts at isolating you from the outside world. Do so, and you will most likely experience a sudden and unexpected illness. Such illness  will usually be the result of the medications these criminals have slipped into your food or drinks. Others will substitute your normal medications with drugs that will eventually cause your death.

Once these criminals have taken control of your life, death will seem a welcome relief. You cannot possibly imagine the living hell you will go though should their control exceed your ability to resist. The loving comments they once showered on you will be replaced by an endless barrage of hateful words and physical abuse. By the time you realize how vicious these people really are, it shall be too late because you will be either dead or emotionally devastated.

Multiple Victims

Although you will be the primary victim in all of this, let me assure you that you won’t be the only one to suffer. Your untimely death will upset and anger your family, friends, and others who knew all along what these criminals were doing, but were unable to help because you ignored their warnings. Such people will then seek justice only to find that justice will be neither quick nor certain. They will invest years of their life attempting to get the attention of law enforcement officers who know little about these crimes, or lack the investigative resources needed to bring such criminals to trial. Should they attempt to go public with the circumstances leading to your death, misguided Romani activist groups, who somehow think it proper to defend this criminal subculture, will accuse them of being racists and bigots. In the end, the criminals who caused your death will be living in your home, driving your cars, and making sure that your hard earned savings are spent post haste. And I rather doubt that any of this money will be used to put flowers on your grave.

Please don’t allow yourself to be taken by these ruthless people. Listen to those who really care about you, even if what they say isn’t what you might want to hear. There are people who really do love and care about you, and can help you find worthy companions to share your life with. The hardest thing for many of us to is ask for help. Why this occurs is a topic for another day, but for now, please turn to your family or friends should you need help with ending your dangerous relationship with these ruthless con artists. Don’t make the mistake of believing that these parasites will just go away. They won’t.

The Big Question


You might now ask why, if true, these horrendous crimes don’t receive a lot of media attention or serious law enforcement intervention. There are three reasons for this, Ignorance—Political Correctness and Politics. I will address all three of these items in future articles. For now, your greatest source of help is your family and friends.

Here's a link to a recent article that provides a glimpse of what a Gypsy sweetheart scam looks like, how they deceive the criminal justice system, and of how the media carefully avoid any mention of the dreaded 5-letter word "GYPSY." 

 

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