Dr Emre Ilhan

Today I would like you to meet a Turkish doctor called Dr Emre Ilhan. He is used incessantly by online romance and finance scammers as a front for their fake accounts. 

As you can see he is a very well respected surgeon who specialises in rhinoplasty operations.  He is definitely NOT messaging men and women on Instagram looking to form a relationship.  You can also see that the real man is based in Turkey and is not abroad working with soldiers, any military or the UN in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, or Nigeria.

As you can also see below the real doctor is verified on Instagram.  This is helpful when reporting any fake accounts because it means you can report the accounts for being inappropriate and then choosing impersonation.  Usually, Instagram removes such accounts quite quickly.

When I add fake accounts to my Instagram page that use this doctor, I add them like this - #dremreilhanfake

Your comments

 I really do need to say a big thank you to each and every single one of you who posts and leaves comments.  I have finally had enough time to spend here on the blog today to catch up with them and reply to as many as I can.

Looking at the comments - there have been those that have been left on a specific real guy that I have posted about telling us all about the names they are using on online platforms to approach us all.  This is helpful thank you so please keep adding what you find.  I do moderate them eventually so they may not appear immediately but I do try and do it with some regularity - I do aim for weekly.

Some of you have been so candid about your experiences too.  There have been really emotional tales of how you or another relative have been tricked by these awful scammers.  I am so sorry that you have been so badly hurt and this is why I spend time on this blog and on my Instagram account.  We need to keep educating everyone far and wide about who scammers are and how they operate so we can keep each other safe online. So thank you for taking the time out to write about your experiences even if you are ashamed, embarrassed, or angry about what has happened.  Your experiences can really help to stop it from happening to others.

Please do keep on commenting and I will post your comments and reply as soon as I can!!