I Lost the Majority of my Life Savings in an Online Dating Scam
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Published 2023-05-11
Resources to Report if this has happened to you:
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: www.ic3.gov/
The Global Anti-Scam Org: www.globalantiscam.org/contact
A story about the pig-butchering scam: www.cnbc.com/2022/08/25/pig-butchering-crypto-scam…
Thank you for watching and I hope this helps get the word out and prevents it from happening to you or people you care about. In case this has happened to you or someone you know, I hope sharing my story can provide some support.
All Comments (21)
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So grateful for the kind words and support I am receiving!
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If someone you have “met” online and never met in person, EVER asks to borrow or help with money. That’s an online “dating”scam.
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I was contacted by a man who looked 30 and GQ model. He said I was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. 🙄I told him we could meet but not at my house because I live in my son’s basement since I have no money, lol. That was the end of that 😂.
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I'm 99% sure he was talking to a man.
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Why do you call it “dating” if you never met the person? That’s not dating. It’s just a delusion.
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Same thing happened to me and my initial $100 turned into $230. She told me to try withdrawing it and it worked and i transferred $230 to my bank! She said "I told you so" and told me to now put $20,000 in to make easy bigger money. I said nah, I'm happy with my $230 and cut her off my contact ever since
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Some Chinese "woman" tried to pig butcher me, too. But once I told her I worked at McDonald's, it was an immediate "bye." I don't work at McDonald's, but I could easily tell where it was going and just wanted to play along.
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This guy is as witty as his scammers with this grafting video. “Oh look at me, I got scammed! Buy my course!”
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NEVER EVER invest money that you can’t afford to lose. Investing rule no1.
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Something like this happened to a friend of mine, he. He felt so ashamed he told friends each a little part and no one the whole. It is upset him so much he committed suicide and has been devastating for all of us that he felt unable to talk to us about it. Therefore, the fact you’re talking about it and warning people makes such an important contribution. Thank you for that and stay well.
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Anytime a woman refuses to talk to you on the phone and insists only on text messages, run away immediately! Run away immediately!
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The real scam is that gofundme link
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Most people who get scammed never tell anyone because it's too embarrassing .
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It probably wasn’t even a woman you were talking to.
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We need to stop using "met" and "relationship" for people we've never actually met in person. No in-person meeting = no meeting. No in-person relationship = no relationship. We need to establish this as a foundation. Romance scammers parasite from people with weak principles, boundaries and definitions.
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Excellent job, Briskdeft -I'm delighted you're out there fighting these jerks. We must do everything possible to protect the elderly and the general public from these vile con artists! You deserve it!! Big up, brother, you deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe👑🙌🏽…….
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Outstanding job done by Charge backtools I'm so Glad you're out there battling these vile con artists. We must take every precaution to protect the general people and the elderly from these vile con artists!! Bravo to you!! You ought to be awarded the Nobel Prize for protecting us. Big up, brother.
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This is an established scam. I'm always shocked when someone falls for this.
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If everyone had the courage to share their scam stories the scammers would go out of business.
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This isn't a dating scam. It's a greed/investment scam
