Given the right circumstances, most people can be scammed, though of course not to this extent. Friends and family scam each other all the time, though maybe for only a few hundred dollars.
As a woman myself as well, our own personal experience being one thing doesn't mean that's the same for everyone. ESPECIALLY wealthy women, who are RAISED with wealth, tend to commonly use money either as gifts, or as charity, or BOTH... making these scams much more likely for them. More so for women that gain wealth and aren't born in it.
These scam artists are very practiced at manipulation. They play the long game. They learn exactly what your weaknesses are and play on them. They only pull the rug out from under you after they have played the trustworthy role for a long time. One example - borrowing small amounts from you but always paying it back until they suddenly claim to have a crisis and ask for a large sum. They've always paid you back and maybe even spent extra on you and by this point they are a loved one so of course you'd help a reliable loved one. And then you're screwed.
You can say that maybe because you have never been scammed like this. The circumstances are different especially with rich people, their view of hundreds of thousands dollars is different from the average people. Especially when emotion and romance involved, I know people who wasted more for less. It's so different when facing it yourself. Manipulators are good at what they do, and sometimes you don't even realise that your money was gone because they get access to the money one way or another. Even if you know it's wrong, you might not know how to avoid or say no to them. Without people like you calling them dumb, victims have always told themselves that they were dumb for falling for it, but it is wrong. They are not dumb. They didn't know they were being deceived. Never blame the victims.
If it seems too good to be true, it's a lie. Edit: "All men cheat"? You've already spent so much on the wedding? Think if all she'll spend on the divorce! Think of all it will cost get in the end! Consider that everyone isn't always a doormat that will allow themselves to be walked on just because those commenting "all men cheat" will or that the money already spent on a wedding is exorbitant compared to what a marriage (for even a day) will cost in the long run.
In reality this is quite common. My friend's neighbor, a 78 year old retired widow, is convinced Mark Harmon is in love with her and talks to her frequently. Of course it is solely texting. She has never seen him in person, but assures my friend that his marriage of 37 years to Pam Dawber is a sham. And of course this megastar and TV producer of the NCIS franchise is broke and needs her money, of which she has sent over $100,000. You can make this up, but the real stories are heart wrenching.
Come on. He was only a paralegal, but he was pretending to be big shot lawyer at the firm, 'mentoring' multiple women, but the actual legal firm didn't notice he was doing the wrong job for literally years? He scammed his employers into believing he was a lawyer and winning them cases but they were only paying him as a paralegal?
@@cheyenneherrera5 This WAS a mini series, only the marks were women over fifty for the most part. Netflix has a whole list of scammer cases, most true crime, some fiction based off true crime stories.
I am sorry for you, but I have to be honest. You know the value of hard work and you wanted to give your fiancé 4 million dollars as a gift? For what? I understand wanting to share with your money with husband, but this sounds like bribery. What did he do that was so valuable that you want to pay millions for it? Was it supposed to boost his ego? Well it did and he immediately chose another one - the one he really loves. It may sound brutal, but it reminds me of stories of old men who throw expensive gifts at their young women, because otherwise they wouldn't be in a relationship with them. You can't buy love. Next time choose someone who really cares about you and loves you not your money. Please use your intelligence and intuition and avoid scammers. It's such a betrayal to be with someone just to steal their money. I hope you are doing well.
Did you miss the part where it wasn't a gift FROM her, it was a wedding gift TO them, from her parents? A joint wedding gift that he was planning to gradually drain (steal), in secret. You spent that entire long post essentially victim-blaming for something you apparently didn't even understand.
I want to explain something I've never been scammed or anything but I was in a very abusive relationship men like that they prey on vulnerable women women who have had s.a. when they're young women who have daddy issues if anyone starts trying to tell you you don't need to hang out with your friends that's a big red flag abusers like to isolate their victims
How did Mark's mother send her a 10 page letter, 19:20, that Op sent back unopened, then in the same sentence Op reveals in detail what the letter said, lol? And how did a family with so much money not do even a cursory background check on any suitor Op had and not have a serious pre-nup? Just a simple visit to Op's office or checking the office website would show that this guy was a paralegal. Anyway, a true crime series WAS done about the real case, unfortunately one of many, and a quick browser search shows how common these scams are worldwide. This is why many super rich families have some sort of arranged marriage, not just people in places like India. The two families research the backgrounds of the prospective bride and groom thoroughly so the main thing they have to concern themselves with is if they get along.
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Romance scams has to be the most disgusting crime, bad enough you steal their money, now you want to break them
This is absolutely heartbreaking but also a reminder of how careful we need to be about the people we let into our lives
It's always amaze me that they say that they send the letter back unopened and yet know wat was in it. How many pages and what was written in it.
I’m sorry but these women are kinda dumb. I say this as a woman myself, I would NEVER hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars to ANYONE.
Given the right circumstances, most people can be scammed, though of course not to this extent. Friends and family scam each other all the time, though maybe for only a few hundred dollars.
As a woman myself as well, our own personal experience being one thing doesn't mean that's the same for everyone. ESPECIALLY wealthy women, who are RAISED with wealth, tend to commonly use money either as gifts, or as charity, or BOTH... making these scams much more likely for them. More so for women that gain wealth and aren't born in it.
These scam artists are very practiced at manipulation. They play the long game. They learn exactly what your weaknesses are and play on them. They only pull the rug out from under you after they have played the trustworthy role for a long time. One example - borrowing small amounts from you but always paying it back until they suddenly claim to have a crisis and ask for a large sum. They've always paid you back and maybe even spent extra on you and by this point they are a loved one so of course you'd help a reliable loved one. And then you're screwed.
You can say that maybe because you have never been scammed like this. The circumstances are different especially with rich people, their view of hundreds of thousands dollars is different from the average people. Especially when emotion and romance involved, I know people who wasted more for less. It's so different when facing it yourself. Manipulators are good at what they do, and sometimes you don't even realise that your money was gone because they get access to the money one way or another. Even if you know it's wrong, you might not know how to avoid or say no to them. Without people like you calling them dumb, victims have always told themselves that they were dumb for falling for it, but it is wrong. They are not dumb. They didn't know they were being deceived. Never blame the victims.
don't victim blame..
If it seems too good to be true, it's a lie.
Edit: "All men cheat"? You've already spent so much on the wedding? Think if all she'll spend on the divorce! Think of all it will cost get in the end! Consider that everyone isn't always a doormat that will allow themselves to be walked on just because those commenting "all men cheat" will or that the money already spent on a wedding is exorbitant compared to what a marriage (for even a day) will cost in the long run.
I can't believe this could happen. He is a bad person to run away with your money. 🥺🥺
In reality this is quite common. My friend's neighbor, a 78 year old retired widow, is convinced Mark Harmon is in love with her and talks to her frequently. Of course it is solely texting. She has never seen him in person, but assures my friend that his marriage of 37 years to Pam Dawber is a sham. And of course this megastar and TV producer of the NCIS franchise is broke and needs her money, of which she has sent over $100,000.
You can make this up, but the real stories are heart wrenching.
Humans need to stop romanticising romance 🌹.
You can have true love 💗without romance. It is not a substitute for a real connection.
Why are mothers always in floods of tears in these AI stories. It's almost as prevelent as "tearing the family apart"
Come on. He was only a paralegal, but he was pretending to be big shot lawyer at the firm, 'mentoring' multiple women, but the actual legal firm didn't notice he was doing the wrong job for literally years? He scammed his employers into believing he was a lawyer and winning them cases but they were only paying him as a paralegal?
This is so full of shit?? Netflix really
yes🤣
This would be a mini series
@@cheyenneherrera5 This WAS a mini series, only the marks were women over fifty for the most part. Netflix has a whole list of scammer cases, most true crime, some fiction based off true crime stories.
How’d she meet up with Sarah if someone said Sarah went back to Ohio?
Cars, trains and planes exist.
@ who would travel to just meet up and tell someone something, why not just call?
I am sorry for you, but I have to be honest. You know the value of hard work and you wanted to give your fiancé 4 million dollars as a gift? For what? I understand wanting to share with your money with husband, but this sounds like bribery. What did he do that was so valuable that you want to pay millions for it? Was it supposed to boost his ego? Well it did and he immediately chose another one - the one he really loves. It may sound brutal, but it reminds me of stories of old men who throw expensive gifts at their young women, because otherwise they wouldn't be in a relationship with them. You can't buy love. Next time choose someone who really cares about you and loves you not your money. Please use your intelligence and intuition and avoid scammers. It's such a betrayal to be with someone just to steal their money. I hope you are doing well.
Did you miss the part where it wasn't a gift FROM her, it was a wedding gift TO them, from her parents? A joint wedding gift that he was planning to gradually drain (steal), in secret.
You spent that entire long post essentially victim-blaming for something you apparently didn't even understand.
I want to explain something I've never been scammed or anything but I was in a very abusive relationship men like that they prey on vulnerable women women who have had s.a. when they're young women who have daddy issues if anyone starts trying to tell you you don't need to hang out with your friends that's a big red flag abusers like to isolate their victims
I heard we have been dating regularly lol
Good story 👏
How did Mark's mother send her a 10 page letter, 19:20, that Op sent back unopened, then in the same sentence Op reveals in detail what the letter said, lol? And how did a family with so much money not do even a cursory background check on any suitor Op had and not have a serious pre-nup? Just a simple visit to Op's office or checking the office website would show that this guy was a paralegal.
Anyway, a true crime series WAS done about the real case, unfortunately one of many, and a quick browser search shows how common these scams are worldwide.
This is why many super rich families have some sort of arranged marriage, not just people in places like India. The two families research the backgrounds of the prospective bride and groom thoroughly so the main thing they have to concern themselves with is if they get along.
What do you expect for America. They elected a con man for president 😂😂😂😂
I would agree with you, but a quick Google search shows that this is an international problem, spanning all the continent except maybe Antarctica.
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