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This Stolen Identity: Talia Shepard
Do You Know Talia Shepard? She Is A Victim Too!
She Is Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Male Scam Victims!
You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before!
Her name is Talia Shepard and She is an Adult Video Star
Talia Shepard Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner
Of course, you don’t really know her Talia Shepard, since these are stolen photos used by Romance Scammers, but she is popular!
If you see her photos on social media or on a dating site – guess what? She is being used by Online Fraudsters & Cybercriminals!
Remember Talia Shepard’s face for the next time you see him!
Here is a gallery of Talia Shepard’s photos we have found used by Romance Scammers:
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Do you have or have seen other photos of Talia Shepard? Send them to us on our website www.Anyscam.com
WARNING:
- Do Not Contact Her – You Do Not Have A Relationship With Her! That is called Cyberstalking!
- She Does Not Want To Hear From Scam Victims Who Have Fallen In Love With Her Face!
- She Is A Victim Also And Deserving Of Her Privacy And Respect
- She Knows Her Identity Has Been Stolen And Used By Scammers
- If you attempt to track down the face in the photo and contact them that is cyberstalking and is a crime
- To learn how to report scams visit reporting.AgainstScams.org
If You Are Being Impersonated & Your Photos Stolen
Please contact us, SCARS can help you develop effective strategies to combat this abuse of your identity!
Please contact us by email to impersonation@AgainstScams.org
One of our specialized team members will follow up and help you to address this problem of your stolen photos being used by criminals to defraud others.
SCARS Scammer Preferencing Study
SCARS is conducting a long-term study of the ways that impersonation criminals preference the photos they select. It is important to understand why scammers choose the photos they do. Remember that these criminals select a limited number of images to be used in their impersonations and why they choose them can help both in training AI to recognize these choices and also alert victims about them when they see them in profiles and contacts online.
For example, we have learned that scammers are victims of their own cognitive biases just like their victims. They tend to select images that reflect what they believe will be disarming and trustworthy. Photos with animals, for example, trigger an amygdala hijack in their victims. Photos of people doing normal things tend to communicate that the people in those photos are normal and trustworthy. But those same biases in the criminals also lead them to select images that represent what they hope to accomplish, such as wealth, if you know what to look for.
Every stolen photo on this site is a part of this scholarly study and contributes to the volume of knowledge we obtain from them. To learn more about the current SCARS research visit study,AgainstScams.org To add photos that you have collected from these criminals to our work visit www.AnyScam.com
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- Talia Shepard – Is An Impersonation Victim
- This Stolen Identity: Talia Shepard
- Do You Know Talia Shepard? She Is A Victim Too!
She Is Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Male Scam Victims! - Talia Shepard Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner
- If You Are Being Impersonated & Your Photos Stolen
- SCARS Scammer Preferencing Study
- More Impersonation Victim Galleries
- This Is A Perfect Example Of Why You Need To Preserve The Evidence
- Scam Victim Self-Help Do-It-Yourself Recovery Books
- SCARS Printed Books For Every Scam Survivor From SCARS Publishing
- Do You Know Talia Shepard? She Is A Victim Too!
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I too, have been in contact with someone using her photos. I have continued the conversation because it is entertainment for me during COVID. She is stunning and the real person may or may not be part of this ongoing scam. If anyone knows where the real person is I would like to hire her for some spokesperson modelling for our client.
It the same as all other say just like I text you before wanting money to come over and so on
So several days I started talking to a Lucy Scott I met on Plenty of Fish (POF app/pof.com) after they liked my profile. We got to talking for a minute and then started text via a TextNow number I use just in case I meet a scammer.
After talking there for a bit she wanted to message me via Facebook messenger. I have no problem doing that because I d9nt use Facebook ever really so I have no pictures or info that a scammer can steal from it.
Once I saw photos of her I did a Google image search. Automatically this site came up as well as other links to a photo she sent me. Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and some other random ones.
The most common name of course is Talia Shepherd. But I’ve seen other names like Diane Kessman and Ruth Veginia Kelso.
While talking to her she has stated she is originally from Italy. That she lost her parents and came to stay with her aunt which was 10 years ago. Then we started talking about Thanksgiving coming up. She asked me if I would like it if she flew out to spend Thanksgiving with me. Told her that was up to her. That we really didn’t know each other so I wasn’t going to ask that of her.
She said maybe we can plan something for Christmas since her birthday is also that day. Now from what info I have seen Talia was born October 3, 1989. She sent me a photo of her passport tonight, 11/22/2023, showing her birthday as December 25, 1983. Picture on the passport in the photo you can tell was photo shopped.
So I continued to chat with her while gathering info. She told me she is trying to save up for a iPhone 11 Pro Max when I told her I would get her a gift for Thanksgiving if she was her. Also said I could send her the funds to help her get it. But told her I don’t send money to people I don’t really know. She said she understood that. But I told her that I had a new Motorola moto g stylus 5g, which I actually do, that I could send her if she needed a phone. We continued to just chat after that.
Then on Monday, 11/20/2023, she sent me a photo of her again. This time it’s the one of her in the purple shirt with burgundy and white stripes. That help lead to more search results on Google which I already mentioned. So after gathering a lot in info and snap shots I confronted her. Said I had a question to ask and used the snapshots as the question. Said she wanted to meet me in person tontalk about what I showed her.
This is what she told me:
I have been a pornstar before but it was situation that made me went through all that, but I have stopped it, due to that people had my pics and used it to scam others. So any time I post pic it shows up on scam pic that’s the main reason I wanted to even change phone. But I will understand if you don’t want to talk to me or you want to move on, it my past and not everyone that will accept that. That’s why I also work and I don’t depend on anyone, due to my past I don’t have family and friends anymore, getting a job have become another problem to me that’s why I even work as delivery driver.
Basically told me that she was happy I found out.
After this I continued to chat with her to see how much further it would go. I mentioned buying her a ticket to fly out for Christmas. She wanted to know how much. Told her not to worry about that. Just that I would buy the ticket then provide details to pick it up at airport. Said she would like to come with her coworker then because it would be our first meeting up. Told her I can only afford one. If coworker can pay their way then that’s fine. I would only pay for her. Then mentioned I also had the phone for her. Said she didn’t like it but only needed $100 for the one she wants.Said she would be happy if I could get the iPhone, a 12 Pro Max white, for her on my end by Thanksgiving and send it to her. So now it’s a 12 Pro Max and not an 11. Wants it so we can do video calls until we meet. The one she has now isn’t good enough to do video calls.
Now granted I still fully 100% believe this to be a catfish/scam. However, I have nothing better to do so I keep up the charade. She asked if the one I would get would be through my phone provider. I said yes. Asked if I could get one that’s unlocked because she has Straight Talk. I said I could more that likely do that if not request it to be unlocked. Could probably even get one better than 12 Pro Max. Maybe a 14 Pro Max. She said she didn’t need that an expensive of a phone. 12 Pro Max would do. I made no promises.
I asked her how she would get here if I didn’t buy the ticket. She said she would come by bus or just drive.
So as of today it’s just normal chat like it has been. And again I still fully believe 100% that this is a catfish/scam. And I intend in no way to send her money or buy anything for her. But the more details and information I can gather the better equipped I can be when I release all info as a warning post against this scammer to hopefully stear other way from these scams in the future.
Jae, so while you are chatting away, ‘she’ is mining you of everything necessary to steal your identity. If she is not asking for money, ‘she’ (really they) are harvesting other things from you. Criminals are not in this for a good conversation, they have one objective to get anything of value from you they can. Either you month, access to friends and family, or your data. By this point it is already to late. But you need to take real precautions now.
I met the girl online said her name was Sandra lee and also freda lee we then text for months and then she was to fly here and of course I would help pay for ticket then she said that her granny told her since she was coming here she had to tell her about her dad inheritance which was in ghana where she was so they decided using her dad lawer that she was going to bring 2 bar of gold with here and when she left she was detain in Amsterdam international for having it in her carrier on and was sent back to ghana after a few day lock up so a lot of money was paid by her mom and granny to get out andi been sending money till now my son downloaded Google lens and I found out a different name which is Talia shepherd so is this person a fake and I question it you know the rest of the story
She was not Talia. The rest of the story is all a lie anyway, so it does not matter. You were being scammed. It is really just that simple.
The question is what are you going to do now? Are you going to get angry and lose yourself to these criminals, or are you going to recover from this?
This scammer is using the picture as its own in Friends and Dating;;AU
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Got one going right now – calling themselves Jessica Heart from Australia, I smelt a scam and said I couldn’t help with money till a video call – 6 days on still having issues with their camera so can’t call…. Finally got a picture that scanned via google and confirmed my suspicions- no money sent fortunately but still using Talia’s images – time to cut them off. Using the Ghana story but hasn’t got to the gold part just wanted me to pay for an airtime card which I refused.
Ran into this person using the same photos and the name Jessica Moore. The story this time was that she lives in South Carolina, is a hair dresser, and is taking care of an uncle with Alzheimer’s. is “A widowed” as well. Even more interesting is that she claimed to have grown up in Italy, but only speaks english (badly). A new tactic being used is to take screen caps from videos instead of photos (which can be more easily found via tin eye)
THANK YOU FOR THE TIP
I was scammed out of $27,000 from Lisa Roberts. This person using Talia Shepard photos. This started November 2021and ended by January 2022.She/he wanted another $41,000. She gave all legit paperwork for the gold held in a London vault. All fake paperwork that looked so real my lawyer said it looked legit. All sent through PayPal.
Please report it on http://www.Anyscam.com and share all the paperwork? You can create multiple reports to upload it all if needed. Thank you. You can also share the fake documents with us directly at contact@againstscams.org so we can share them with the public.
Mine is going by Esther Morgan.
I am here to pay visit to my mom and aunt , my mom couldnt stay in colorado after i lost my Dad so she has to come back here to stay with her sister that why sis ended up here and family is very important so i had to visit them once in a blue moon to see how they are but again she told me about the inheritance my father left for me that says when i am of age they should give that to me to start my life with so that has made delayed me here
He was a manager at Auto Industry and also deals in buying and selling of Gold bars from Ghana to the States so that when he met my mom
He is the best Dad ever in the world
Its 120 Kilos of Gold bars which are in the factory where they kept it right now
for years so we are not talking to the solicitors to come to the conclusion as to what to do to have the Gold
Yes we went to the Factory last months
No please, Its in the Will that i am the next of Kin so i have to make sure i will have the legal documents and pay for the years that the factory has kept it then i will have it
When you leave a comment, it is always a good idea to think about who will read it, and not just copy and paste text out of context. You have to explain what you are pasting and why.
They are still scamming with her pictures. This time using the name Eva Neumann
Thank alot it good to know cause I made lie up to her why I can’t send money till now and now she want me to help her come here in the usa don’t think that going to happen again I lie to her why I can’t
I was contacted by a Rena Wells on Facebook a while back by her or whoever that her name was Talia Shepard. With all photos she wanted me to send her an iPhone 13. to Betty Hardwick
P.O. Box 2874
San Angelo , Texas.
The first time was to Michael Bishops
473 Mundet Place
STE US403068
Hillside,New Jersey,07205
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You were asked to send merchandise to a MULE working for the scammer. You need to report this to the FTC at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/?orgcode=SCARS
We do not allow the promotion of third-party businesses unless approved by SCARS. Especially unlicensed unlawful investigation businesses.
How about the name sandra or freda lee being used as with those pictures of Talia
Names really do not mean anything since there are thousands of fake names used for each photo. It is impossible to track them all. You spot a scammer by what they do not by their name.
Anyone been contacted by someone using Danielle Mark. She sent me pictures of Talia Shepard saying it was her. Ghana, gold, lawyer, you know the story.
I was contacted by Veronica Samory claiming to be Talia shepard. Ghana, gold, lawyer. Rescue me from porn story
Bella Tremblay from Juneau (Alaska) approached me on Twitter: working for Ghana Oil Company, on vacation in Alaska, unable to fly back to work in Accra because of her sick aunt, asking me money and when I confronted her with origin of the pictures she sent me, she confessed that it was her, but she had chosen for a new life etc etc. I did not send money and blocked her …
I’m being scammed by Emerald Knight right now who contacted me through Facebook a few weeks ago. She kept sending me photos saying she just took them right then for me. I wasn’t smart enough until over the weekend I uploaded one of her pics on Google images and every single photo came up as Talia Shepard. I confronted her about it and she said she is actually Talia but changed her name because so many people stole her photos to scam people. She says she loves me over and over again and doesn’t want to lose me. She actually sent flowers to my address. Yes I was stupid and gave her my address. I told her the only way to prove she is not fake is to do a video call with me. We did it through Google Hangouts but it was like she was using dial up internet so slow and choppy. I could see her but you could tell it was a video. I was also stupid enough to send money through PayPal. After the transaction it said the recipient was Schroeder Atoh which is a Nigerian name. I called her out on it and she is still asking for money because her mom needs surgery. I’m devastated.
Because it was PayPal you should be able to recover your money if you act fast and report it as fraud to them. You will also need to report it to your local police to get a report number for PayPal so they will take you seriously. Read or Checklist before reporting to the police: https://romancescamsnow.com/dating-scams/a-scam-victims-checklist-interacting-with-the-police/
Make sure you also read our 3 Steps for New Scam Victims here: https://romancescamsnow.com/dating-scams/scars-3-steps-for-new-scam-victims/
I was scammed by someone who calls herself, Ann Angel.
Her email is, or was:
annangel4545@gmail.com
Over a period of approximately
3 years, I sent her over $3,000,
believing she was Talia Shepard, not knowing, that she is a porn star, nor that her name is, Talia
Shepard. I found out the truth,
when I happened to see Talia, on the Reddit Website. What had convinced me that I was texting
Talia (Ann Angel) for those 3
years, was that I thought I had
come up with a foolproof way of
proving that I was texting the
same woman in the pics (Talia)
I had Ann Angel write down on
a piece of paper my name and
certain phrases, that couldn’t
possibly already exist in someone else’s photo file and
send me the pic in a selfie. I had
her do this five or six times in
that 3 year period. They all passed with flying colors. However, if totally slipped my mind that Photoshopping was
involved. Sure enough, Ann Angel had photoshopped Talia
holding a photoshopped paper
w/ the info I requested. I verified
this by locating every single
“Proof” photo used in Talia Shepard’s Portfolio. “Ann Angel”
I’m sure is not this scammer’s
real name. She is located in
Ghana.
Watch the National Geographic series Trafficked episode from season 2 on Romance Scams to fully understand. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/trafficked-with-mariana-van-zeller/episode-guide/season-02/episode-02-romance-scams/vdka25543244
I got a FB Friend Request from “Elina Asamaoh” and have been chatting on HangOuts with this person who says her name is “Elizabeth Asamoah” for some months now. She claims to be 35, from Austin, TX but is now in Kumasi, Ghana. Claims to be heir to $12.5 million in cash and 75 Kg of gold held in a bank in London. He an attorney named “Duncan Lewis” who wants $1,250 to start to claim the estate. With info from 419Eaters.com I’ve been stringing them along since April.
Why would you string them along? Why do that? What do you hope to gain? Their real identity or something else?
This is not healthy for you. You really need to completely disengage from these criminals, report them, and be done with it. Victims can develop dependencies that continue and transform after the discovery. Make sure that it is not happening with you. Read our 3 Steps guide for New Scam Victims and put an end to this relationship. https://romancescamsnow.com/for-new-scam-victims/
Thanks for your advice. My thought is if I am wasting their time they can’t be focusing on others for a while. I did end it today by asking for a “real picture”. I also got bank account info that the 419+eaters people reported.
You are not wasting their time, it just serves to train them to be better scammers. The more engaged contact they have with victims the more they learn.
As far as reporting through amateur groups, it is largely a waste of time. You can report it properly through the FBI, FTC, Anyscam.com, and others that actually are law enforcement or feed to law enforcement.
Regardless, we are glad it ended and you are trying to move forward.
She is still on facebook with name Rose Kelly and Christine Cox. She also approach me for gift card and money transfer which I refused to do.
Oscar, not she. She is not scamming you, scammers are. They steal peoples photos and identities for that purpose. We suggest that you read our guides for new victims to help you make sense of this: https://romancescamsnow.com/for-new-scam-victims/
All the best.
Hi I’ve seen talia on hangouts platform says lives in Sydney too along way from USA etc she sent m e her pic of herself which I saw on this site just now w h at a scammer.
I’m being in scammed right now with her she is Francisca Manfred
I was contacted yesterday on Facebook by a woman named Linda Tom. I realised practically straightaway that it was a scam, but for my own amusement I went along with it as she wrote long ridiculous posts about being in love with me and stuff. I drew the line when she suddenly asked for nude pics (which I didn’t supply of course) and then searched on Google and found the images she had posted on our chats of Talia but tried to pass off as herself. At one point she even tried to convince me via a phone call but the screen was black and in the background I could hear several men talking and laughing! Then she said she couldn’t said pics because her phone card was running out or something and asked me for money. Which of course I didn’t send. I’ve now blocked her. Feel free to email me if you have any questions I will be more than happy to answer and provide any evidence if you wish.
Add the name Jen Chang to the list. Email was a gmail account. 07/20/2018 She just not hit me up on Google Hookkups 17:34 hours US mountain time.
Don’t be lazy, report her properly. Use the report forms – look in the site menu
Hello my name is Frank, I am being sent messages by a woman named Sandra Wesley but she shows pictures of Talia Shepard She says that she traveled to Ghana but she lost her documents and can not go back, she also says that she is from the UK where she was born
She’s also going by the name Mercy Spear. Claiming she’s from Atlanta Georgia. She has a fake letter from a Hong Kong bank and in the letter it states a man is owed $6 million dollars. Mercy says this was her deceased father and now she must fly to Hong Kong to recover his estate. But there’s a catch; she needs $1,500.00 in basic travel allowance BTA from you before she can go.
This person has been having her photos sent to my dad from dating site saying they are in Ghana Africa age 32 my dad is 60 her name is ernestina she told my dad. How can I find out who the real person it talking to my daf?
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David D. – your comment has been purged due to your fabricated story.
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Talia shepherds pictures have been sent to my dad from a dating site saying her name is ernestina and is in Ghana Africa I want to know how I can find out who is really talking to my dad posing as her this person told my dad they are 32 and my dad is 60
Also got taken by. Talia Sheppard. Working with FBI (1c3 )team have tracked down who in usa is washing the money grams western union. And where there being sent in africa and usa. Talia sheppard is clearly involved the real Talia Sheppard
What?? Dime no tf I’m not….. TJK
I met scammer which using Talia Shepard profile recently. She claim that she is US Army and work at Syria basement. She requested me to transfer money to her for emergency leave.However she was not received money from me.
Her profile on facebook now is “Janey Bradley (Samantha)”
This is not the way to report a scammer. Report then using the Report Forms we provide or on http://www.AnyScam.com only so they go into the SCARS Anti-Scam Data Reporting Network. Anything else is a waste of time.
I have seen her too.The first time she used the name Vida.Then I found out who the person in the photo really was.Confronted her and she would help identify the scammer.What a joke.