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By Bridger Dansereau - Investigative Reporter and David Burger, Founder and Director, True Signal Media
Published: January 9, 2026 Reading Time: 17 Min Read
Investigation Series: Abandoned
Agencies Involved: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State
Location: Federal Level, International (Non-US), Togo, West Africa
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THE "ROMANCE SCAM" DESIGNATION

Agencies Involved

  • Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Department of State

Location

  • Federal Level
  • International (Non-US)
  • Togo
  • West Africa

The fabricated W/W summary includes this case designation:

“Case Name (Owning Post – Status): Subject of long-term romance scam”

“Comments: Amcit David Burger, [Redacted]@proton.me, is the victim of a long-term romance scam involving a fictitious ‘Kelvin BL/'”

This designation means:

  • The case subject is the romance scam itself—not Kelvin Blas
  • David Burger is identified as the victim of fraud
  • Kelvin Blas is designated as “fictitious“—not a real person

But the evidence proves Kelvin Blas is real:

February 2020: Embassy Lomé officials exchanged 14 emails with David Burger discussing Kelvin Blas. Embassy officials claimed they could not help without his passport number—effectively refusing assistance to a stranded U.S. Army veteran

June-July 2025: State Department officials corresponded about Kelvin Blas’s case, including discussions with Country Officer and Consular Section Chief

November 11, 2025: Embassy security guard Abdulai Majeed physically shoved Kelvin Blas at the embassy entrance

November 11, 2025: Agawu Raymond, a Togolese staff member working at the U.S. Embassy, watched from a window as am embassy security guard physically assaulted Kelvin Blas

November 11, 2025: Independent civilian witness Susan Williams intervened during the assault, telling guards: “Stop handling him like that”

If Kelvin Blas is “fictitious,” who did the embassy guard assault?

The “romance scam” designation isn’t a legitimate fraud warning its bureaucratic cover for abandonment. By designating Kelvin as fake, the State Department created justification for refusing consular services to a real U.S. citizen and combat veteran.


THE PATTERN: DESTROY REAL, CREATE FAKE

The W/W fabrication isn’t isolated. It’s part of a systematic pattern of evidence manipulation:

November 11, 2025: Physical Assault

Six witnesses observe an embassy security guard assault a U.S. citizen. Event requires mandatory documentation:

  • Security incident report
  • CCTV footage review
  • Visitor log entries
  • Internal communications
  • Ambassador’s Secretary authorization (documented by witnesses)

November 16, 2025: Preservation Demand

FOIA F-2026-03441 filed with explicit records preservation demand for November 11 assault documentation.

December 8, 2025: Mass Destruction

Nine FOIAs closed simultaneously, all claiming “no records exist” for categories of documentation that cannot possibly not exist (CCTV footage, visitor logs, security reports).

The Parallel Track:

September 17, 2025: FOIA filed for internal communications
November 25, 2025: State Department CREATES W/W case summary
November 27, 2025: FOIA closed with fabricated records
December 3, 2025: Fabricated records delivered

The pattern: Destroy records of real events. Create fake records to close FOIAs. Use administrative tricks to bury challenges.

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Table of Contents

Page 1 Abandoned: Part 4 - The Fictitious Veteran Who Got Assaulted: State Department Caught Manufacturing Evidence File Metadata Catches State Department Red-Handed: Backdated Creation, Wrong Name, Zero Welfare Checks Page 2 WHAT WAS ACTUALLY REQUESTED Page 3 THE INADEQUACY APPEAL Page 4 THE "ROMANCE SCAM" DESIGNATION Page 5 THE ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTION Page 6 THE FORENSIC TRAP Page 7 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
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Investigation Series: Abandoned
Agencies Involved: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State
Location: Federal Level, International (Non-US), Togo, West Africa

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