Offshore Oil Rig Contractor & Subsea Engineer Scam (FTC Consumer Alert)

Claimed Identity: Independent Offshore Petroleum & Subsea Drilling Engineer • Claimed Age: 52 • Claimed Location: North Sea / Gulf of Mexico / Brent Oil Platform

⚠️ Victim Alert: The photographs used by this persona are Stolen photos of civil/marine engineers in hardhats from LinkedIn and engineering company websites. The real individual depicted in these images is an innocent third party whose identity has been impersonated.

🎭 Typical Romance Scam Script Used

"Claims to be working on a deepwater oil platform when a drilling valve explodes or equipment fails, or claims his bank account is locked out while at sea and needs urgent funds for replacement machinery or his child's boarding school."

🚩 Key Red Flags & Warning Indicators:

🚩 Claims to be on an offshore rig with no cellular/video signal
🚩 Asks for wire transfers or crypto to buy 'urgent subsea drilling parts'
🚩 Sends fake offshore bank portal links showing a frozen $500k+ balance
🚩 Asks the victim to log into a staged fake bank website on their behalf

Reported Aliases: North Sea Oil Rig Contractor Scam, Gulf of Mexico Drilling Engineer Catfish, Offshore Escrow Tax Scam

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