10 Things You Didn't Know About David Petraeus

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Same "General Petraeus" contacted me on ICQ on the 18-th of July. And several days earlier I've got the message there from "General Carter F. Ham". That is such a shame! All these scammers are obviously not native English speakers, it's so easy to notice it when you start chatting to them...

Sunrise of FL 3:54PM July 18, 2011

I am kinda having a same experience with Christine. I want to share this in case any of you would encounter the same situation in the future.
This general.david.howell.petraeus112 wanted to add me on Skype about 10 days ago. He then pretended to be a lonely general without true friends and seemed to care about you and your family. He would try to get as much information about you but wouldn't reveal much about his own. He even sent a pic, in which General is sitting in his office, what's more, he tried to cam though it failed due to "bad connection". I started to feel his conversation was anything but ernst,he then slowly opened up - as if it'd been hard for him - that he had a huge sum of USD and gold to trust to someone before his retirement from Afghanistan.
Once read this, you came to realize it's fraud. BTW, if you search his name on Skype, there are bunch, so someone (a couple of them, a few or more) must have been pretending to be the real one to commit crime.

Bo Wong 1:57AM July 08, 2011

I came across this guy on Tagged ,, I wonder why such a high profile general would get into online networking when he don't need to get attention from other people. Somebody must be using his pictures and making it appear to be him. I am not an american either but I have strong belief that Gen. Petreaus should be given equal protection for his honor and stature as a gentleman in uniform.

sally 9:34PM July 04, 2011

Scum, low life, useless, good for nothing. General David Howell Petraeus is the Greatest Man to walk the planet, I am his biggest fan. Though it was a scammer like you( or you) that lead me to pursue research the facts about The Legend, The Husband, Father, Man, Soldier, General, Leader, Teacher,The Son, Hero & Peacemaker.

howsit of AK 5:50PM July 04, 2011

This person has also been in contact with me on Skype and Facebook, he wanted money for his refugee son in the UK, he haas several profiles on FB, he sure does get around, I am appalled that these scammers are getting away with this stuff, gen petraeus is an honorable man and should be treated with respect by everyone.

christine Adams of FL 11:01PM July 02, 2011

@alisonm: I was contacted yesterday in Skype by a person who has the user name gen.david.petraeus13(David Petraeus). I'm not american and I don't live in USA!! why would the real gen. Petraeus try to contact me?!? Weird, isn't it?

Mirtha C. 1:03AM June 27, 2011

I was contacted today and believe this is a scam. The real general is a hero very sad his information is being used in this way

Alison 1:37PM June 23, 2011

Norway: I have been contakted the last days (today also) by a person who says that he is general Petraeus. He has the name "David Petraeus" on his profile, if anyone wants to send him a message. Can`t belive how he became a general, because I think his way of writing is strange.... just like other persons here tell...
Can`t anyone stop persons who do this?
Anyway,- now I have read about the real Mr. Petraeus and he really seem to be a very nice and good man:)

Inger L 8:46AM June 20, 2011

I do believed u David...

Patama 10:42PM June 10, 2011

I from Toronto I was on Skype I was message by this person pretending to be the General David Petraeus seeking romance with me he also give me information about his son training to be in army like him how could this person get caught who can punish the person for using General David Petraeus profile

michelle 11:55AM June 08, 2011