Romance scam victim speaks out on "psychological manipulation" that cost her $2.5 million
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Published 2024-04-22
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All Comments (21)
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A person you’ve never met in-person is still a stranger…
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Your mistake was in thinking that conversing with a stranger online and phone was a RELATIONSHIP.
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The strange part is that if her closest relative asked her for $20,000 she probably would have said no.
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This is insane. Sending 2 million to someone you’ve never met.
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Why isn't a man asking for money a turn off? I don't get it.
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How does an "international businessman" need money from someone?
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I'm grateful for my pets. They never ask for money.
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I've been married and had long term relationships, but I'm single now. And no matter how lonely I get, I am never, ever giving a man money. Ever.
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Sending entire $2mil life savings to someone she’s never met—to the point where she sold her house & became homeless/living in her car—seems an obvious question of mental competency.
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If they claim to be a businessman, but they need Your money for their business expenses, that's a BIG red flag. Either they aren't one or they are bad at it.
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My husband and I was scammed twice last year, totaling losses over $550k. It was a lengthy process involving federal intervention to get our money back. We need more people like Retrievebackteam taking a stand against these criminals. Much love and support from California.
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This isn't normal.
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If they don't want to meet you within 2 weeks, and then they cancel the first time, move on. That is your first clue.
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He was a stranger, dear lady. You never met him.
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"He wasn't a stranger at that point"! say what! No meeting in person, no video chat, no vetting of this person in any way...thats a hard lesson to learn ma'am. It's bizarre that a person can see themselves as trapped and punished when all they needed to do was hit delete.
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Online is not a ‘dating relationship’. It’s an online conversation.
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I knew she was in trouble when she said “I can live with him and be poor”. She had already accepted downgrading after working her whole life. Sad. 😔
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I was going out with a man I worked with. He asked to borrow $100 so his car could be repaired & pass inspection. Then he started telling me how his mother was sick and he needed to send money back home for medication she needed. I ignored this thinly veiled request for more money. Next payday, I started asking for the $100 he owed me. After I got it, I stop seeing him, never answered his texts again, and quit not long after. THAT is how you deal with a scammer. You do not keep giving them money!!
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I wouldn't give a family member $2.5M; much less a stranger.
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Anybody who truly cares for you will not ask you for massive amounts of money. IMO, being broke is far worse than loneliness.
