Scammers abusing the stolen identity of Markus Laubenthal

[firefly]

Email address used: marklaubs@yahoo.com

Zorpia:

Hello, am interested to know a beautiful lady like you, please contact me back at marklaubs @yahoo.com

I Look forward to hear from you.

Kisses.
Markus

Profile used:

Markus / MarkusLaubentha1 - no picture
53, New York City, United States

On Skype as Marcus Laubenthal - Afghanistan.

The scammer is abusing the stolen identity of Markus Laubenthal, a Brigadegeneral in the German Army and the designated Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Europe.

[firefly]

Email:

Dear xxx,

How are you doing ? I hope you are fine and good. Thanks for accepting my friend request. Do you mind if we get talking on here sometimes, that's if it's good by you to keep in touch with me. I'm Markus Laubenthal from Germany. Presently I'm in Afghanistan where I have been deployed with some American soldiers for peacekeeping mission.

Please tell me about yourself.

My regards
Markus

[firefly]

Email:

My Dear xxx,

Thank you once again for your kind and urgent respond and also thanking you for bringing out your precious time to respond back my messages, please I may want to know, how long have you been on social network and what is your experiences on it? please also tell me which country you come from and how old are you.

Regards
Markus.

[firefly]

Email:

My name is Markus Laubenthal, i'm single now, I got divorced some years back.I have a son, he is my little king and his name is Greg. I'm from Germany and I have a home in New York, I'm serving with the US military but current among the US special force soldiers deployed to Afghanistan for UN peace keeping mission.I'm looking for a kind and caring woman that will love me for who i am and not for my money and who loves children and who will take my little boy as her own child. An honest, truthful and trustworthy woman. so my dear tell me about yourself and love life, where are you from, Are you married with kids? And how old are you? What is your profession?

Return-Path: <marklaubs@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Dear XXX. From Markus. Please Reply Back !!

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Form received 2019-04-01 19:14:31


What name did the scammer use?:
Markus J. Laubenthal

How old did the scammer say they were?:
56

What site/app did you first meet the scammer on? Please provide a link if
possible.:
He contacted me on Messengef

Who made the first contact?:
They contacted me first.

If they asked you to leave the site/app and go elsewhere, where did they
take you?:
Hangouts/Emaill

Any other social media profile links used by the scammer.:
Not that I am aware of

Scammer's email address if you have it.:
Generalmarkus007@gmail.com

If they gave you a phone number, please add it here.:
There is a cell

Scammer's Skype name.:
N/A

Scammer's Skype username (right click their photo/avatar and click "view
profile").:
N/A

Name you were told to send the money to.:
To various receivers/agents that work for the UN

What country/city were you told to send the money to?:
NEW York City

How were you to send the money ?:
Direct deposit, bank-bank wires, Money Gram

What steps, if any, have you already taken to block the scammer?:
I have blocked General Laubenthal and his daughter RenateTh

Are there any other details you wish to share? Anything you say may help
prevent someone else from being scammed.:
This man truly does have a German accent and does speaks four different
languages
He has an excellent memory and is soft-spoken .

He is very proud of his daughter Renate, age 16-17 and attends a military
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If they posted your video on a website rather than simply show it as part
of the chat, please include the link.:
K

If you sent money via money transfer, please provide the transaction
number. This can help in getting the scammer arrested.:
I will need to try to get some info. From my banks

[firefly]

Fake profiles on Facebook:

Markus Laubenthal
chief of staff of the US army at US soldiers germany
Lives in Tampa, Florida
From Aachen, Germany
Widowed

Someone posted on the fake profile:

SCAMMER.... Laubenthal is NO LONGER UNDER U.S. COMMAND and HE'S HAPPILY MARRIED!!!!!!

Stolen pictures used:




Markus Laubenthal
Lives in Kabul, Afghanistan
From Aachen, Germany

Stolen photo used:



Markus Laubenthal James



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