Exgemstones

Taryn – Aug 23, 2020

Scammer’s phone 414 253 8033

Scammer’s website Plenty of Fish & Match.com

Scammer’s address Milwaukee, WI

Scammer’s email [email protected]

Country United States

Type of a scam Romance

Initial means of contact Website

Marc Smith is a total fraud. (He’s smooth, excellent grammer, punctuation & manners. He’s spent a lot of time perfecting his craft.) Sent me pictures (not inappropriate), and the following pictures he sent me were the same man. However after many texts, emails & phone calls, I discovered he’s a fraud stole and someone’s profile: https://www.dmglobalcontractors.com/company-information-history/index.html.

Then I found him here: https://www.scampulse.com/search?q=Exgemstones+.

Same story, a gemologist that had to fly to Istanbul for mining. Never got far enough where he asked me for money.

Here was his email signature line (the website is now down):

Marc Smith
Investor/Consultant
Exgemstones Ltd
www.exgemstones.org

What’s really odd is that all the other pictures he sent me, some he said were selfies, is the same person! He may be an identify thief.

Please check him. He didn’t scam me out of money (I’m too smart for that), but I don’t want someone else to fall for his BS. Thanks.

Charles – Sep 09, 2020

I believe that Marc Smith is using the alias Allan Hartley. As mentioned previously, I was scammed out of some serious money over a year long period. I wish these [censored] would get busted. I filed a report with the FBI but never heard a thing. Totally smooth operator, perfect English, so well mannered etc. etc. I was going through a divorce and fell for it.

Rose – May 23, 2020

Scammer’s phone 2036352324

Scammer’s website www.exgemstones.org

Country United States

Type of a scam Romance

Initial means of contact Website

I met Allan Hartley through Match.com dating website in April or 2018. He had phone with a CT area code but said he lived in New Hampshire. We spoke and texted quite a bit for a couple of weeks. Then he said he was going to Istanbul for a business trip for the Exgemstones company. He started asking me for money, first $1,500 to pay an interpreter, then additional sums as time went on. Very much mirrors what the other person said happened with Exgemstones and Marc Smith, e.g. the mining accident etc. It took a year, but in the end he got about $90,000.00. from me. Now I had to file for bankruptcy. The differences are we spoke, texted and emailed and video chatted hundreds, if not thousands, of times. It took a lot for me to part with my money. There is so much detailed information I have pertaining to bank account and names in Turkey where I sent the money. I wish we could nail these scammers. Thank you.

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Samantha – May 23, 2020

Hi, I wish I could speak to person who posted this. I had a very similar situation with a person named Allan Hartley, who is also associated with Exgemstones, whom I met on Match.com. We actually got very involved in terms of phone calls, emails texts etc. but ultimately he scammed me of around $90,000.00. Almost the same exact story as Marc Smith. Could they be the same person? I have several photos, copy of passport, and we also video chatted… it’s hard to say but since Allan Hartley was using photos of a French politician on the Exgemstones website, who knows? I had to file for bankruptcy but I did speak to a PI last year who was willing to investigate. Please contact me via email [email protected] or text 8605081346. I’d love to get these [censored]. I wired $ to Turkish bank accounts. TIA

Carrie –

Victim Location 60089

Total money lost $193,000

Type of a scam Romance

I met Marc Smith through Plenty of Fish which is an online dating site. He told me he was a gemologist and was associated with Exgemstones, Ltd. We spoke only once with a phone call but never met. He left for Turkey to get a contract to mine zultanite. While he was there he ran into a series of bad predicaments. First of all his bank account at Bank of America was hacked and frozen thus not allowing him to use his money. First he needed to pay his interpreter and get a new laptop because it crashed. I talked to him once on the phone while he was in Turkey. I lent him $1500 for the interpreter and laptop. Then he needed funds for a license and permit to start mining and I lent him $15,000. A worker was critically injured and died and the family required him to pay for the loss of his life which was $50,000. Then an earthquake hit and Mr Smith needed to purchase earthquake insurance for $50,000. He also asked for $6000 so he could return to the US. And last but not least he misplaced his check he received for mobilization and was being bribed $70,000 for a new check to be issued to him.

Marc Smith scammed me of $193,000. He supposedly transferred share of his stock to me to cover the money I lent him and if needed I could liquidate the shares. But he told me he lost his contract with Exgemstones and therefore I would need to pay a 20% penalty due to the fact it was too soon to liquidate those funds and the 20% would need to be paid up front by me and once that was received I would receive the money.

The financial officer is David Weber. Mr Weber said if I waited until October there would be no penalty and I would receive the funds in full.

All the cashier’s checks were made out to Nurudeen Subair in Houston, TX. These funds were then to be wired to Mr Smith in Turkey

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