The Art of Love... and Conning: A Look into the World of Romance Scammers
Ah, love. It's a beautiful thing. Or so we thought, until we heard about the rise of romance scammers. These smooth-talkers have found a new way to steal people's hearts (and wallets) through the internet. But how do they do it? Let's dive into the mind of a romance scammer and see what makes them tick. In this article I will tell you 7 ways on how to spot a romance scammer easily.
In the video above you can see how this poor woman fell victim to a romance scam and ended up sending 500K to someone who doesn't even exist. You will ask yourself how it can even come to this point that someone sends so much money without asking themselves the question: "Should I continue on sending money?" or "Is this person even real". It is purely because the scammer promises the victim that they will finally be able to see each other if they send them the money. Then after they come up with an excuse that will make you feel so guilty that you will accept. This woman is one of the many many victims of romance scams. Even though scammers target widowers and older women the most, younger men and women have also fallen victim to these horrendous activities.
1. The sob story
First off, they always have a sob story. "I'm a widower with a sick child who needs surgery" or "I'm a millionaire who's been stranded in a foreign country without my wallet." The possibilities are endless, but the goal is always the same: to make you feel sorry for them and more willing to help them out.
2. They will refer to you with 'Queen' and 'Beautiful'
If a man calls you queen online right off the bat: RUN! I'm not saying that you're not a queen. I'm just saying that that's how most scammers reel you in.
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The men always pretend to be very rich and can't make their money for some reason.
They tell you phrases that everyone wants to hear and send images, beautiful flower ruins, cuddly animals. Pretend to think you're the most beautiful and sweetest woman in the world, their twin soul.
And when they notice that you've fallen for it, they ask for a phone card and tell them that, for some reason, they can't get their money. My girlfriend's said that he was a general in the U.S. Army and that the money she earned was temporarily blocked with the army. Which, of course, is complete nonsense, especially for a general. They use the photo of someone famous and beautiful. My girlfriend's is a famous general whose photos anyone can find on the internet.
My girlfriend thought she could start a new life with him and sent him a lot of money.
He would give it back to her as soon as the army forwarded the money to him.
Once you have deposited enough money, they will do or come to you.
But, of course, this does not happen.
Because they then have a car accident on the way to the plane. That's how they end up in the hospital, so to speak.
They are then unable to pay their hospital bills there and ask for help again.
They are real scammers who keep insisting that they are really the person they show themselves in.
So you can never get to eat where they really live and what they really look like.
They Never Admit They're 'Scammers'.
Their conversations are very common.
Nothing profound, no stories about what they think or do.
Just good morning, did you have a good breakfast, do you feel good,
I would love to see you. In their conversations, they are as boring as a ball of wool.
And yet, there are many women who become attached to them.
Out of loneliness, because of their low financial income or dissatisfaction with their current life. With or without a man.
For my girlfriend, it was an attempt to run from a man who was never nice to her again.
When she really believed, she was in the clouds of happiness.
After that, she was hurt, sad and depressed and lost a lot of money that she allegedly donated to him while waiting for them to get together.
After all, they all claim to be millionaires. While they're probably scamming women because they don't find or want to find work.
They spend hours on their laptops trying to persuade women with their so-called immense love for them to send them money.
That money goes to them in a detour. They have intermediate Banks.
They do this because you can't track them.