The New York Daily News tells the story of John Taylor who posed as an oil tycoon and businessman to scam a number of women across the country out of hundreds of thousands of dollars meeting the women on dating websites like Match.com;
Alleged conman John Taylor stole nearly $360,000 after tricking at least 15 women he met online to give him access to their credit and personal information, prosecutors say.
Taylor, who alternately posed as a businessman and an oil tycoon as he sweet talked his victims, was arrested Wednesday.
The 46-year-old carried on romantic relationships with several of his victims who lived in Manhattan, Atlanta and Virginia, and racked up thousands of dollars in credit card charges in their names. When one woman confronted the conman he threatened to send explicit pictures of her to her employer, according to the complaint.
From The New York Post;
A woman ID’d only as Victim 2, who lives and works in Manhattan, began dating Taylor in April 2013 after meeting him on match.com.
Under the guise of ordering furniture for her, he got her to give him personal info, including her Social Security number, so he could open a store credit account.
But instead, he used the information to get an American Express card, on which he racked up $60,000 in charges, the complaint says.
When Victim 2 confronted him about the bill, he promised to pay her back. But when she later pressed him about repayment, he allegedly threatened to send X-rated photos of her to her employer.
“Have fun at [work],” Taylor allegedly mocked in a text to Victim 2, who gave screenshots of the messages to the FBI.
Meanwhile, two other women, Victims 5 and 6, believed they were getting into lucrative business deals with Taylor after connecting on Seeking Arrangement.
He allegedly told them he sought to start a business marketed toward “professional women” who could meet and become friends with each other, court papers say.
Ladies, just stop, please.
