COMMON SCAMS

 #New Scam Series, Episode 1- Romance Scams!


We are starting a new series of daily alerts called Scam Series. I started this scam series so that you won't become a victim of one. 

Scam Series Episode 1- Romance Scams!

Romance scams are as simple as they come: Convince someone on Tinder, Hinge, or Trek Passions that you are in love with them, then ask them to send you money.

The end result can be more harrowing than anything in The Tinder Swindler, with victims lucky if money is the only thing they lose.

Consider the sad story of Australian grandmother Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto. She met “Captain Daniel Smith” online. He first convinced her to send him all the money she had, then persuaded her to carry a backpack filled with meth through customs in Kuala Lumpur.

The grandma-turned-unknowing-drug-mule was caught, tried in a Malaysian court, found guilty, and sentenced to death.

Luckily her appeal was successful, so she only spent years in a Malaysian prison.

But on the plus side, some romance scammers actually get caught!

How to spot & avoid this scam: If an online match is sketchy about their personal details, professes love very quickly, or won’t meet offline, you should be very wary. But the real “tell” is when they ask for money. Don’t give people you meet on online dating sites money.

Let me know in the comments about this new 'Scam Series' and your thought on Romance Scamming! If I can make at least one person aware of this scam with this article, I believe this app was worth it!

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