Theodore Arnie Mertens

Victim Location 02860

Type of a scam Romance

Met on Match.com. Indicated he was an engineer who was in Massachusetts looking for a few new contracts. He stated he worked in the oil and gas field and worked on off shore drilling rigs where he provided technical support for engineering problems. The day before we were suppose to meet he had an emergency on an oil rig and showed me a picture of himself through his phone sitting at Logan Airport. Several days before he was suppose to come back to Massachusetts and meet me he stated he needed money as he had run out and needed to fix the problem before he could leave. He asked for $2000. I did not send the money knowing it was a scam at that point but beware. He is very good at what he does and will convince you he is real. He is a fraud with a heavy British accent and his passport picture is a fraud.