It can happen to anyone who's in a vulnerable state emotionally and seeking validation from a stranger. Those who make sure to never be in such disposition will recognise a scammer from a mile.
I'm 68 years old, retired nurse and tech savvy. So, no, not true that this can happen to anyone. I have scam baited these scum myself. No way would I fall for foolishness like this!
@Get Real I've been looking at these "love scams" quite a bit and this is the first time I've seen an in person meeting being a part of that. A duplicate FB account could very well be how this was done.
I've seen this lately on some news shows. They meet up first then the man goes on a business trip and gets stuck in some other country or on an oil rig. I guess they have a nice looking man probably hit up lots of women to set them up for online scammers to follow up and drain them dry.
@@eckankar7756 I do doubt she really met this man...but she said she did. I guess the scammers are getting more sophisticated. They are now using fronts.
I myself live in a studio apartment, am 53 and disabled. Multiple sclerosis. If I ever had a nice home and money in the bank I'd be so happy I'd never give it away!
@@cynthiagipson8039 don't. She met him online. Never spoke never met. Bitcoin? She doesn't understand that she's communicating with a stolen photo and a Nigerian. Completely fooled by someone's stolen identity.
Why is the FBI responsible? She made a decision to send this money. The taxpayer isn’t responsible for her poor judgment. Yes, it’s very sad, but she made own choices.
There are a lot of lonely 😞 men and women out here. This is not an isolated event just about women. Men get done in a lot too. The difference a lot of times is that men usually don’t talk or say anything about it like women. Women talk more then men. Be careful both men and women on these praying mantis.. sad 😞 but it is what it is.
@@merilynwinter731 real sad someone of "sound" mind can give all their money to someone they haven't met. I feel for the people who are some what retarded, an easy mark
I feel sorry for the scammer to have to look and listen to these ugly middle aged women who sold their dignity and cleaned out their bank accounts for the word "LOVE" '
We all can fall for some form of scam in our life but she still believes he might be an honest man after having lost a house and now having to live in one small room? That takes gullibility and denial to a new level.
@@Me97202 not really, real religion isn’t a scam, no real religion makes you pay money. You believe in them out of your own free will. It’s the cults that scam money
lol...that's what I say too, no man should never think he's going to get to my money. I don't want another man, the love of my life died 5 yrs ago. I'm happy & perfectly content.
@@shirleyharrison2580 I'm so sorry you lost the love of your life, but also so happy to hear that it sounds as though you're strong & confident enough in yourself that you've been able to live a fulfilled, contented life. I wish you all the very best! 👍🏾♥️
I've seen a couple of news shows where there is someone that meets with the victims first for a few dates then they go off on a business trip and get stuck in some country or on an oil rig. That's when the online scam team bleed the victim dry. It really does give validity that the guy is real. The guy probably hits up lots of women in the area to set them up for the scam then probably moves on to set up others to be taken.
Every time someone asks for money then it has to be a scam. Anyone who professes love will never ask for money if they are honest. Denial of what happened to her is a facade on her part. She doesn’t deserve any credit for being so naive.
There is no way on Gods green earth I would send a man any money...a grown man needs my money....I don’t think so. Not one red cent would I send a man. These stories they are involved in is just over the top, if it sounds Outlandish, it is.
Likewise. I was contacted on Facebook by some bloke who came on strong but I wasn't fooled. I spun him a huge story, none of it true, and strung him along until I became bored with the game then I blocked him. It was all too much, too soon, and you could shoot peas through the holes in his story.
It’s really sad when someone is so lonely and desperate for Romance that they let someone make a complete fool out of them. I stop talking to a man if he ask me for $20.
Millions are lonely and desperate in the USA. That's why the drug use is so high. The two-parent family has been downgraded and destroyed, and a real humane meeting of these needs, which would include a legal commercialized sex industry (for consenting adults) is shunned in the puritanical USA. What are these millions of isolated, lonely, non-pretty (by TV and Hollywood standards) supposed to do? They are still humans with human needs for affection, attention, and sex.
@@starcatcher3691 The U.S. is. That's why commercial sex is "illegal," but Secret Service agents get "busted" for buying sex in South America, and congressmen are caught having affairs with minors who are congressional pages. Etc.
It’s baloney when they say it can happen to anyone because sensible people know the difference between words and actions. Sensible people find it suspicious when someone doesn’t have family and friends to support them if they get into difficulties.
I agree...except for the fact that even the most perfectly sensible, educated & intelligent people will often have at least some brief period of their lives in which their circumstances make them vulnerable to scammers and parasites. Grief, extreme loneliness, depression & social isolation can cloud the minds of even the most confident people with desperation. I know, because I've seen it happen myself: when my grandma suddenly died after 60+yrs of marriage, my grandpa spiraled into grief, depression & loneliness. He was a very intelligent, savvy, educated man with an extremely solid support network of family & friends, but he was SO lonely that he married the first attractive woman who paid attention to him. She turned out to be a horrid, greedy, nasty piece of work who had mistakenly thought my grandpa was wealthy. When that turned out not to be true she got mean, fast. Luckily, he was able to divorce her before he passed away, but it was a lasting reminder to me that literally *anyone* can potentially find themselves in a situation which makes them at least temporarily vulnerable to financial predators. That's why I think no it's SO vital to educate people about scammers and similar predators. Because almost everyone will likely be vulnerable at some point in their lives.
I think they mean that anyone can be scammed in general. Not romance scams in general. I agree that it takes a very delusional and lonely person to fall for this type of scam where logic takes no place in the mind in search for companionship.
You have a point. But I think what happens here is, they prey on isolated lonely people or you could isolated lonely people are more desperate to find someone, so it is probably not hard for them to believe that the other person might be isolated or lonely aka in the same boat. Second reason could be, that they actually believe that they are in a relationship and they think they have hit a gold mine with the other person and they don't want that person to leave so do anything to keep them. So they prey on lonely people with low self esteem too. It is kind of a no brainer that when you look certain way you would expect a certain type of people to approach you but when these handsome guys approach these women, these women who are not in a very good shape physically and mentally, do believe that the other person finds them attractive, that is the most bizarre thing to me here, but these women think that someone finally saw them. It is the low self esteem and maybe past trauma. A lot of these scammed women are earning well that means they do know better, but the mind games get the better of them owing to low self esteem and desperation.
Come on man. You have to be extremely desperate and lonely to fall for these type of scams. Smh. Like wth? The fact that she still believes that he’s innocent is scary.
My mom’s story is very similar to this woman. She had to sell her house and bought a mobile home. I believe my mom spent over $500k on her “ military boyfriend”. It’s quite sad that she still believes he will pay her back. I don’t even know what to do with her anymore. Whenever I see her, I just get so upset. No matter what we say, she doesn’t believe her own family members.
It's okay to feel sorry for people that are not totally with it. As people age they tend to lose their faculties for one thing. This lady was played and lost her house, and still has to work full time because she fekk prey to a scam.
@@MoNsTeRDaRkZz . Doesn't matter. U can be high maintenance/ good looking and men are just nOt into older women. Fsve ot gals, u need a companion go for the other lone ladies. Plenty a quality women alone.
Hearing stories like this, you HAVE to question what her relationship was like with her father growing up! Was he present? And if so, was he abusive to her in any way? FATHERS make a life saving, colossal difference in helping people avoid delusions like this.
She's willingly ignorant and needs someone to be her payee representative for receiving her benefits to even get a social security or ssi check because she's not doing well handling her own financial affairs
Fake ID . Stolen ID. Bitcoin can't trace which is just controlled by gangs, mafia. She never met him. Lost her house to somebody she never met. Talking to an African and trafficking laundered money. She lost more than 200Gs
@@rosie6 I am by myself and I am never lonely because I have my dog, my books and the Science and Smithsonian channels. I was an only child so that might make a difference. And I am not desperate. Just enjoying my retirement.
@@pce-sz1gi I also was an only child and after a 15 year marriage that didn't end well. I am by myself and very happy. I have my dog, and cats I rescued, my books and hobbies jewelry making and mosaic art. I also have a lot of long term friends.
I have a friend who was "had"twice by these scammers. In her case, she did spiritual counsel online. She thought these men were sent by god. She blindly trusted their sincerity. Didn't listen to any family members and their concerns. It was really sad to watch.
It's horrifying just how far scammers will go to get money. It is frustrating that victims gladly give everything for the ideal they believe is love. Makes me sad that people value their own well-being so little.
Many of these women don't see theirselves. They are not attractive, are living a simple life without many sensations, and they are very naive..Hunting after love make them very blind and vulnerables.
She says He didn’t look like the type of person! How exactly is a Scammer supposed to look? People keep subconsciously believing the dangerous person is “ the other”. Certainly not a clean cut W Man.
She’s a brave lady to tell her story. Very embarrassing. I feel sorry that she felt so desperate for someone to need her. Many people do the same in different ways…and then, it’s gone way to far to fix.
I hope that Maria enjoys her studio room; and has a small dog to take for a walk outside; and she can reflect on her irrational decisions by meditating for a few hours!
Never let friends or relatives "borrow" from you either. If you want to give them a monetary gift fine.I had a cousin "borrow" $3000.00 dollars from my mother and slowly pay it back. Then they(husband and wife) "borrowed" $15,000.00 from her and kept the money. I cut them out of my life because of that. My mother passed away as well as my cousin's brother. At his wake they wanted to know if I had a will knowing i don't have children. As a Christmas Greeting I am sending a card letting them know that they are in my will in that there is a bill of $15,000.00 due and owing to my mother's estate: - ) I am the executrix.
This situation is different than others because she actually met the guy in person. So her attachment is more personal. But that woman’s ego is very delusional, she doesn’t see herself or reality as she is. She really believed that attractive younger man was going to marry her, the shape she’s in? A person who’s honest with themselves could never fall for this type of scam.
@@oliviamartini9700 She is not lying to save face or she would have lied about the large sum of money she sent the basturd(s).She did not save face at all. I have seen a few cases where someone met a live person initially and then the scammers took over.
It's ego and vanity, with a big dose of superficiality. There is no shortage of people -- Americans especially and females especially -- who live this way.
When I see the *type* of women being scammed... I don't see it as so much of a scam... but more of a delusional person who *thinks* they have finally found someone who they *feel they deserve* You can call it ego, you can call it misplaced confidence. *But mostly it's over estimated self worth* I'm not sure I really feel that sorry for them at all... and may God have mercy on my soul I never get in that position.
I had this happen to me. I met a guy, a Nigerian. I had a bad feeling about him, but he was GOOD. Said “give me a chance, I’m not a bad guy. It’s just dinner.” So we went to dinner, then he bought me gifts. A few months later we got married. A day after the wedding he quit his job, started drinking. He wanted ME to support him. I wouldn’t and I couldn’t, so we divorced. Turns out he did this same scam to other women. Now he’s a cop in Houston
I don’t intend to be mean, but this is not a very attractive person. Unattractive women need to come to terms with the reality that handsome or attractive men would not give her the time of day. This is a handsome man. Sorry- he just wouldn’t. The fact that a handsome guy would even talk to this unattractive woman should make her very suspicious. Yes. I know. It is a very unkind thing to say about her but that’s the reality. It’s a very honest thing. I’m not a particularly attractive person, so, I KNOW that the busty 20ish and 30ish women represented In photos are scammers for that reason alone.
You ever notice the bigger the amount that's lost in a Romance scam the more ugly the person lol. Also the scammer always looks better than the one being scammed.
This same thing happen to one of my best friends- the guy took her entire life savings - she was a social worker and made very little money but managed to put money away for retirement and this guy without remorse just cleaned her out. These are narcissists- they are predators and the sad thing is people are so desperate to find true love that they fall for these manipulative creatures.
You are so clueless! There is no 'guy'! It's a ring of people, men and women, who text these suckers, they probably take turns on a shift to keep the mark on the hook. This is an industry. Preying upon lonely people who will do anything to fell good. The predators use greed and lust to get money. They always pose as having wealth and are always good looking, unlike their prey. Open you eyes.
This is a twist, because she actually met him in person. That part took me by surprise. - Edit - Now I see the other comments that say she just made that up. I can see that.
@@loralieisa I think you are getting a few things mixed up. But I do agree with your quote, that's one of my favoriite. I think that every time I see someone wearing a mask LOL
@@loralieisa Well, you do make a good point. I've never even considered the possibility that someone could meet someone in person, then someone else impersonate that person. It's got to be much more rare than the traditional romance scams, though.
The same for older men looking for younger women. That is also only a financial transaction. Or young Asians marrying sexpat old men. No money, no honey. These people are ALL deceived.
There is a fetish some men have for old ladies. I also have a friend who is in her 80s who elicits the sexual interests of men.Some men are interested in any woman no matter the age or whether blind crippled or crazy.
A studio ordinarily would be ok to live in, but in this case she lost a beautiful home. She still has to work full time whereas she should be retired or at least semi-retired.
Unfortunately, it is almost always the same frumpy, dumpy, looking older women falling for, way out of their lane, much younger men. It is possible she met him in person, but that does not make it any better. She knew she was lying when she first said she lost 67,000 Notice how her eyes shut when she said it. She is never getting her money back! I am a woman in my 50s. We are one of the least desired age groups. Unflattering as that sounds. It is the truth! I am so glad that I am married and not in the dating world at my age. She seems like a genuinely nice person. She needs to spend the money on herself!
Wow people must have big egos to think a total stranger would love someone that has known them a week or two., then to give money to them as if they’d pay it back especially this woman believing in him and lose so much jeeez…
Looks are very deceiving. And as far as how he sound doesn’t make sense at all. I applaud her bravery for telling her story. It’s heartbreaking because she really thought he was genuine. Sorry that happened to you ma’am. Thanks for sharing…
Seen the same thing on several news segments. A guy contacts women online then meet them in person for a few dates. Then they go to another country for business and get stuck there needing money to get out. That's when the scam online team take over and romance and bleed the victim dry. The women are hooked because they did meet up in person. My guess is that actor sets up plenty of women in an area then moves on and repeats the plan.
TIP: Stay off the internet. Get your friends u know find someone for you in person. This woman is talking to someone in Nigeria with a fake photo. Class Dismissed.
What about India and the Ukraine? Don't give money to strangers. India calls me everyday. Not sure why people feel the need to highlight Nigeria? Racism is real
I never understood how ; how should I put it ! Not very attractive women think that guys ( most of the time good looking guys) would fall for them , ladies be real , and don’t fall for this BS .
This woman didn’t lose her money. She gave it away for a fake desire and fake dream and for being very gullible. I am sorry these older women are so lonely they that they believe in these Nigerians sweet talk and actually fall in love with a fake picture and fake sweet talk. Then they always give the same reasons for needing money. And you ladies give your money away. Please stop it.
The women are told it is a loan and in some instances are given the scammers fake bank website so they see the scammer has lots of $$$$. Then the scammer endures all sorts of hards ships to get their target to send them money. Many are mot worldly wise and fall victim to these scammers.
@@EuleneWages4644 Yes, exactly true. I am seeing very snarky keyboard warriors on youtube. This woman is a crime victim who for whatever personal reasons was roped into this scam.
I mean I guess the older we get the more vulnerable we are...I don't understand how you can fall for this but then again I guess lonely people are desperate and that is pretty sad.
@@rachelcharlieboy6340 You can search for the real person on a youtube channel called catfished. They have a link below that allows you to do just that. Show her their videos as well. A simple search for romance scam pulls up a great deal of information just on youtube. I deal with many people through my work that are being duped into wiring money to Mexico by scammers to sell their timeshare. They are told they need to pay taxes and etc.before the sale can go through. It's not easy to convince them to stop being scammed, but it can be done.
I finally made my idiot friend see she was scammed by having her put the email text in a search engine. The exact words were on scam busting websites. Plus I pointed out the man's mistakes. Romeo was pretending to be American. My friend is from the UK. For example, scammer said he went down to New York from Carolinas. ???!!! He also said he was military and needed cash to pay hospital bill in Afghanistan because marines pulled out leaving him no money or way home. ???!!!! Um, no you are a liar. Then there was his rank--- Left Tenient. We don't have that rank and he spelled the rank wrong. He also used African words of endearment like "My royal queen, etc.". She had sent him 30,000 GBP! He demanded more. Horrendous. She even invited me to their "wedding"... So sad. In all other aspects of her life she is well put together and rational. She is lonely and not attractive so in person seems to end as soon as she "puts out". 😔
She went to the FBI to complain. The Secret Service would be another option because they investigate financial crimes and have recovered monies from other countries on a number of occasions.
When people are on these dating apps, they need to do research and if you can’t meet somebody locally then please block them! And please by all means educate yourself on the military and how it works.
I have a great deal of friend requests from men in the military that up until now I ignored. I am now going to let the romance begin to entertain myself and share with others. Stay tuned. . .
@@ber1779 They have an excuse to not be able to meet in person because they have stolen someone else's pics. They also use the claim of working on an oil rig for the same excuse of not meeting in person. Then they can't access their money and start asking for gift cards or other non-traceable monies.
@@loralieisa People in the military do that? And also wouldn’t in the military be an excuse to not be able to meet up in person bc you’re training, touring, your location must be confidential etc.?
Who would have thought that over 10 yrs later scams would still work? I met a scammer online back in 2011, when this was barely known and checked his flight details to my city. Flight didn't even exist lol.
are these woman never looking in the mirror ??? I am in my 80' and get unsolicited contacts by much much younger good looking guys quite often ! And they fall deeply in love within days !!! The best was an Admiral stationed in Bagdad (ha ha ha) with a very sick son and no health insurance ! He even sent pictures from the hospital ! This was better than a suspense movie ! they knew my Million Dollar house and my lifestyle ... it was a lot of fun until they realized I am rich for a reason : brains !!!
This is not romance. She was lusting for his money. He said he was in jewellery and that is enormous money. She was not scamming him, but his money was her motive, how much difference is there? He got the upper hand. No man on this planet would be interested in her. She needs to be truthful to herself.
I have been watching and observing this scamming business for some time and I see a pattern. The scammer love bombs the victim right away. Loves them by the second message, wants to know their friends and family names. They also try to ingratiate victim to their own (fake) children. If she is religious and buys into that love every body nonsense and second chances and give benefit of doubt blah blah, she will OFFER money when he says Susie needs an iPhone. Once she starts sending low dollar gift cards, she feels she owns him now, surely he would never leave her?!? Eventually he does deed start asking for more and more. But will pay it back, he says. BS. Anyway, it’s not a scam if you OFFER the money. That loan stuff is up for grabs and vague. He’ll just say he doesn’t have it. Why do these women say they were scammed? They weren’t!! They willingly gave it all away.
When they say: it can happen to anyone, it's offensive. Not all of us are delusional.
Exactly, absolutely true, no we are not. Some of us actually use common sense. Real and true love has nothing to do with money...EVER!
Thank you!
*deluded -grand sense of self with no factual basis. Delusional leans more toward paranoid schizophrenia/hearing voices etc
It can happen to anyone who's in a vulnerable state emotionally and seeking validation from a stranger. Those who make sure to never be in such disposition will recognise a scammer from a mile.
I'm 68 years old, retired nurse and tech savvy. So, no, not true that this can happen to anyone. I have scam baited these scum myself. No way would I fall for foolishness like this!
Saying she met him in person seems like a lie to prevent further embarrassment. I doubt the guy in the photo had any idea his photo was being used.
yep, I didn't believe that either.
My thought exactly. She never met the man in those photos....another part of the delusion.
@Get Real I've been looking at these "love scams" quite a bit and this is the first time I've seen an in person meeting being a part of that. A duplicate FB account could very well be how this was done.
I've seen this lately on some news shows. They meet up first then the man goes on a business trip and gets stuck in some other country or on an oil rig. I guess they have a nice looking man probably hit up lots of women to set them up for online scammers to follow up and drain them dry.
@@eckankar7756 I do doubt she really met this man...but she said she did. I guess the scammers are getting more sophisticated. They are now using fronts.
The woman lost life savings a 4 bedroom home now living in a studio no bedroom one room apt and still not thinking its a scam. Unbelievable and sad.
She needs psyciatric help. big time!
No fool like an old fool
I myself live in a studio apartment, am 53 and disabled. Multiple sclerosis. If I ever had a nice home and money in the bank I'd be so happy I'd never give it away!
Child ok i pray for her
@@cynthiagipson8039 don't. She met him online. Never spoke never met. Bitcoin? She doesn't understand that she's communicating with a stolen photo and a Nigerian. Completely fooled by someone's stolen identity.
Why is the FBI responsible? She made a decision to send this money. The taxpayer isn’t responsible for her poor judgment. Yes, it’s very sad, but she made own choices.
Romance scams are. . .a big thing now and LE should do what they can to curtail the crimes.
Thank you, yes true. This was HER choice, no one else', so she needs to live with what she did to HERSELF.
The FBI is Responsible for arresting her for money laundering.
So true. These people are crazy, sending money to a stranger.
she is grasping at straws
This woman is delusional!!! Too many desperate woman out there. She needs professional help, fast!!!!
Way too unrealistic...
I agree
She can't afford it anymore.
Sad...lonely. thats her problem. That's what social media has done to our nation. I closed all social media accounts and I love it
There are a lot of lonely 😞 men and women out here. This is not an isolated event just about women. Men get done in a lot too. The difference a lot of times is that men usually don’t talk or say anything about it like women. Women talk more then men. Be careful both men and women on these praying mantis.. sad 😞 but it is what it is.
Those women need psychological help ASAP!!
U are right
They know what they're doing the women are the client the men are selling sexting pay for lay
Agreed!!!
Indeed. She's definitely not playing with a full set of marbles, that one.
she didn't loose 200k, she paid someone to make her feel in love. it worked
Exactly
Hope it was worth it...
@@merilynwinter731 real sad someone of "sound" mind can give all their money to someone they haven't met. I feel for the people who are some what retarded, an easy mark
@@ceciliapreziose3783 She did meet this guy. They met at a convention.
I feel sorry for the scammer to have to look and listen to these ugly middle aged women who sold their dignity and cleaned out their bank accounts for the word "LOVE"
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We all can fall for some form of scam in our life but she still believes he might be an honest man after having lost a house and now having to live in one small room? That takes gullibility and denial to a new level.
Never trust anyone that ask you for money !
No kidding????
Exactly, and that especially includes relatives.
@@mrsx7944 hahahahaha
That's the most obvious red flag
Have a prepared response when someone asks for money. Just tell them you don't have it.
"He was very religious." LOL
Enough reason to run away!!!!
The _original_ scam.
I stay away from religious people!
@@Me97202 not really, real religion isn’t a scam, no real religion makes you pay money. You believe in them out of your own free will. It’s the cults that scam money
@@Me97202 Thank you...and yes, absolutely true. Love your comment by the way.
If they ain’t got nothing and want mine that’s a red flag there
lol...that's what I say too, no man should never think he's going to get to my money. I don't want another man, the love of my life died 5 yrs ago. I'm happy & perfectly content.
@@shirleyharrison2580 I'm so sorry you lost the love of your life, but also so happy to hear that it sounds as though you're strong & confident enough in yourself that you've been able to live a fulfilled, contented life.
I wish you all the very best! 👍🏾♥️
@@maneckineckbeard1749 Thank you. We'd known each other since I was 16 & he was 22, he was 70 when he died.
@@shirleyharrison2580 Sorry for your loss age 70 is rather young to die.
I must be tight , I would Never give anyone my hard earned cash ,
Teresa Brady you got that right
I dont understand how these naive people have so much money to give!
Stay that way honey.
@@reginapolo3357 oh I will , lol
It’s very Sad . She lost her four bedroom home . I hope that Jerk can be Caught !!
Lies! She never met him in person. She's just trying to save face. A mess!
Surely she knew if she met him ???!!! If she did , they may catch his Sorry Butt !!
@@patsygroves3812 It's not that she doesn't know; it's that she lied about it.
@Get Real Thank You . God Bless .
@@whateverchannel22 I see ... Go Bless you .
I've seen a couple of news shows where there is someone that meets with the victims first for a few dates then they go off on a business trip and get stuck in some country or on an oil rig. That's when the online scam team bleed the victim dry. It really does give validity that the guy is real. The guy probably hits up lots of women in the area to set them up for the scam then probably moves on to set up others to be taken.
She’s just living in a fantasy world!
Every time someone asks for money then it has to be a scam. Anyone who professes love will never ask for money if they are honest. Denial of what happened to her is a facade on her part. She doesn’t deserve any credit for being so naive.
I don't believe she ever actually met him in person that's a bunch of BS ..she met him online and that's how it all started..
Nancy Muro online is the only time they meet
I doubt that as well....
Hmmmmmm, u may be on to something!
I thought the same thing.
I agree....story does not add up. This woman needs professional help....I feel bad for her.
There is no way on Gods green earth I would send a man any money...a grown man needs my money....I don’t think so. Not one red cent would I send a man. These stories they are involved in is just over the top, if it sounds Outlandish, it is.
Likewise. I was contacted on Facebook by some bloke who came on strong but I wasn't fooled. I spun him a huge story, none of it true, and strung him along until I became bored with the game then I blocked him. It was all too much, too soon, and you could shoot peas through the holes in his story.
@@BinoDist I have a Doctor in Syria in the military who sent a FB request. I wonder if he'll pay off my car loan.
It’s really sad when someone is so lonely and desperate for Romance that they let someone make a complete fool out of them. I stop talking to a man if he ask me for $20.
What if you needed 20$ and didn't have it. Would you be mad if the man said no?
Millions are lonely and desperate in the USA. That's why the drug use is so high. The two-parent family has been downgraded and destroyed, and a real humane meeting of these needs, which would include a legal commercialized sex industry (for consenting adults) is shunned in the puritanical USA. What are these millions of isolated, lonely, non-pretty (by TV and Hollywood standards) supposed to do? They are still humans with human needs for affection, attention, and sex.
@@davidb2206e are not "puritanical" anymore. Come on. Sex everywhere. Yes people have needs but they need to be smart.
@@starcatcher3691 The U.S. is. That's why commercial sex is "illegal," but Secret Service agents get "busted" for buying sex in South America, and congressmen are caught having affairs with minors who are congressional pages. Etc.
Where do they get so much money to give away,? I dont even have $6 let alone $60,000. Wow!
Lady Zerima they go into debt
200,000.
And she lost her home ! I bet she mortgaged it to get money for that Scoundrel !!
some get bank loans or borrow from friends and family members.
She sold her house.
I can't believe she would fall for his act.
I do. She's old and overweight. In other words, desperate.
She did NOT meet him in person she just told yall that because she was ashamed
I doubt she would have done an interview if she felt embarrassed about the situation.
I don't believe she met him in person.
Does it matter?
It’s baloney when they say it can happen to anyone because sensible people know the difference between words and actions. Sensible people find it suspicious when someone doesn’t have family and friends to support them if they get into difficulties.
Margy Rowland you are right
Margy Rowland vast you are so right when they want your money boom red flags
I agree...except for the fact that even the most perfectly sensible, educated & intelligent people will often have at least some brief period of their lives in which their circumstances make them vulnerable to scammers and parasites. Grief, extreme loneliness, depression & social isolation can cloud the minds of even the most confident people with desperation.
I know, because I've seen it happen myself: when my grandma suddenly died after 60+yrs of marriage, my grandpa spiraled into grief, depression & loneliness. He was a very intelligent, savvy, educated man with an extremely solid support network of family & friends, but he was SO lonely that he married the first attractive woman who paid attention to him. She turned out to be a horrid, greedy, nasty piece of work who had mistakenly thought my grandpa was wealthy. When that turned out not to be true she got mean, fast.
Luckily, he was able to divorce her before he passed away, but it was a lasting reminder to me that literally *anyone* can potentially find themselves in a situation which makes them at least temporarily vulnerable to financial predators.
That's why I think no it's SO vital to educate people about scammers and similar predators. Because almost everyone will likely be vulnerable at some point in their lives.
I think they mean that anyone can be scammed in general. Not romance scams in general. I agree that it takes a very delusional and lonely person to fall for this type of scam where logic takes no place in the mind in search for companionship.
You have a point. But I think what happens here is, they prey on isolated lonely people or you could isolated lonely people are more desperate to find someone, so it is probably not hard for them to believe that the other person might be isolated or lonely aka in the same boat. Second reason could be, that they actually believe that they are in a relationship and they think they have hit a gold mine with the other person and they don't want that person to leave so do anything to keep them. So they prey on lonely people with low self esteem too. It is kind of a no brainer that when you look certain way you would expect a certain type of people to approach you but when these handsome guys approach these women, these women who are not in a very good shape physically and mentally, do believe that the other person finds them attractive, that is the most bizarre thing to me here, but these women think that someone finally saw them. It is the low self esteem and maybe past trauma. A lot of these scammed women are earning well that means they do know better, but the mind games get the better of them owing to low self esteem and desperation.
Come on man. You have to be extremely desperate and lonely to fall for these type of scams. Smh. Like wth? The fact that she still believes that he’s innocent is scary.
What is wrong with these women. No matter what, always keep your pocket book zipped .
My mom’s story is very similar to this woman. She had to sell her house and bought a mobile home.
I believe my mom spent over $500k on her “ military boyfriend”. It’s quite sad that she still believes he will pay her back. I don’t even know what to do with her anymore. Whenever I see her, I just get so upset. No matter what we say, she doesn’t believe her own family members.
Get a Power of Attorney
Then leave her be
That's crazy!
Wow holy shit. I'm so sorry man. How is she doing now?
What will it take? Her ending up on the streets? Maybe she should start watching scamfish on UA-cam. It will definitely give some insight
It's hard to feel sorry for her since she was Soo stubborn in her belief and not too smart. I hope this helps someone else not get scammed
It's okay to feel sorry for people that are not totally with it. As people age they tend to lose their faculties for one thing. This lady was played and lost her house, and still has to work full time because she fekk prey to a scam.
He did not ripped her off, he was begging and panhandleing and she gave it to him
You wouldn’t say that, if you were in that position.
@@debbierandall6256 I love money to much to be in that position and I will not send or give it away
How a woman at that age thinks someone 40 years younger and that good looking would love her.
If you notice it’s mostly woman that looks like her who gets scam
@@MoNsTeRDaRkZz .
Doesn't matter. U can be high maintenance/ good looking and men are just nOt into older women. Fsve ot gals, u need a companion go for the other lone ladies. Plenty a quality women alone.
@@stormyweather8798 huh🤔
I don’t think he’s good looking . Just my opinion .
I totally agree and losing her home and now living in squaler?
I watch stories like this to feel better about my life
Hahahaha, guess me too!
I actually get super sad for the person who's life is ruined. :(
Damn I don’t even have that much money to give away so I’m not sure my life is better haha
Hearing stories like this, you HAVE to question what her relationship was like with her father growing up! Was he present? And if so, was he abusive to her in any way? FATHERS make a life saving, colossal difference in helping people avoid delusions like this.
When someone does something like this to severely hurt you and you can't see it something vital is missing.
If she didn’t think it was a scam, why was she talking to the news?Why were they even in touch with her? 🧐
She's willingly ignorant and needs someone to be her payee representative for receiving her benefits to even get a social security or ssi check because she's not doing well handling her own financial affairs
A man that looks like that is not going to be interested in her. How delusional can she be, geez.
Fake ID . Stolen ID. Bitcoin can't trace which is just controlled by gangs, mafia. She never met him. Lost her house to somebody she never met. Talking to an African and trafficking laundered money. She lost more than 200Gs
Hey ugly people deserve love too
She isn’t just delusional, she is too lonely and desperate, it’s sad really. Loneliness is an epidemic
@@rosie6 I am by myself and I am never lonely because I have my dog, my books and the Science and Smithsonian channels. I was an only child so that might make a difference. And I am not desperate. Just enjoying my retirement.
@@pce-sz1gi I also was an only child and after a 15 year marriage that didn't end well. I am by myself and very happy. I have my dog, and cats I rescued, my books and hobbies jewelry making and mosaic art. I also have a lot of long term friends.
I have a friend who was "had"twice by these scammers. In her case, she did spiritual counsel online. She thought these men were sent by god. She blindly trusted their sincerity. Didn't listen to any family members and their concerns. It was really sad to watch.
sounds like a desperate lady in need of some attention from a good looking man.
They brainwash them . It is Very Sad ! God Bless All .
@@ShawnSoth yes she was in her 80's and alone for many years. It was sad to watch her lose her life's savings. She had too much faith in humanity.
@@littlelulu4107 Her advanced age also played a factor in her being susceptible to those sociopaths.
Religion is a scam.
I have never seen a car or woman worthy of 200,000 thousands dollars and she did not get any sex.
What's sex got to do with anything smh
@@Bebedollie men pay women to get sex, nothing free
Men go to strip clubs to pat for fantasy but its alot cheaper
It's horrifying just how far scammers will go to get money. It is frustrating that victims gladly give everything for the ideal they believe is love. Makes me sad that people value their own well-being so little.
Many of these women don't see theirselves. They are not attractive, are living a simple life without many sensations, and they are very naive..Hunting after love make them very blind and vulnerables.
She still believes in his story , then a fool and her money should be apart .
She still doesn’t seem to believe that he’s a scammer
At this point it is a defense mechanism. She got herself in a very bad situation.
She says He didn’t look like the type of person! How exactly is a Scammer supposed to look? People keep subconsciously believing the dangerous person is “ the other”. Certainly not a clean cut W Man.
She’s a brave lady to tell her story. Very embarrassing. I feel sorry that she felt so desperate for someone to need her. Many people do the same in different ways…and then, it’s gone way to far to fix.
kicking the scammers sorry asses help , what else to do when police are so incompetent ??
Loneliness and desperation can make people do foolish things.
I hope that Maria enjoys her studio room; and has a small dog to take for a walk outside; and she can reflect on her irrational decisions by meditating for a few hours!
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THERE ARE...SOME....EXTREMELY.....IGNORANT...PEOPLE OUT THERE!!!!
LOOK AT YOURSELF....IN THE MIRROR!!! NEVER...NEVER...SEND MONEY TO PEOPLE!!!
Never let friends or relatives "borrow" from you either. If you want to give them a monetary gift fine.I had a cousin "borrow" $3000.00 dollars from my mother and slowly pay it back. Then they(husband and wife) "borrowed" $15,000.00 from her and kept the money. I cut them out of my life because of that. My mother passed away as well as my cousin's brother. At his wake they wanted to know if I had a will knowing i don't have children. As a Christmas Greeting I am sending a card letting them know that they are in my will in that there is a bill of $15,000.00 due and owing to my mother's estate: - ) I am the executrix.
This situation is different than others because she actually met the guy in person. So her attachment is more personal. But that woman’s ego is very delusional, she doesn’t see herself or reality as she is. She really believed that attractive younger man was going to marry her, the shape she’s in? A person who’s honest with themselves could never fall for this type of scam.
Do you really think she met him in person, or is lying to save face?
@@oliviamartini9700 She is not lying to save face or she would have lied about the large sum of money she sent the basturd(s).She did not save face at all. I have seen a few cases where someone met a live person initially and then the scammers took over.
It's ego and vanity, with a big dose of superficiality. There is no shortage of people -- Americans especially and females especially -- who live this way.
Agreed!
@@loralieisa Huh? She said she lost $67,000. The reporter discovered that wasn't true --it was actually $200,000. Big difference.
I have no mercy for these women.
If you win a sweepstakes, you don't pay money to get your prize.
I bet if a family member did ask her for some money to start a business she would a tell them no how can some one be so naive foolishness
When I see the *type* of women being scammed... I don't see it as so much of a scam... but more of a delusional person who *thinks* they have finally found someone who they *feel they deserve*
You can call it ego, you can call it misplaced confidence.
*But mostly it's over estimated self worth*
I'm not sure I really feel that sorry for them at all... and may God have mercy on my soul I never get in that position.
Narcissistic egotistical shallow
I think ppl have money burning their pockets.
ThankTheLord they go into debt
I had this happen to me. I met a guy, a Nigerian. I had a bad feeling about him, but he was GOOD. Said “give me a chance, I’m not a bad guy. It’s just dinner.” So we went to dinner, then he bought me gifts. A few months later we got married. A day after the wedding he quit his job, started drinking. He wanted ME to support him. I wouldn’t and I couldn’t, so we divorced. Turns out he did this same scam to other women. Now he’s a cop in Houston
First Clue I'm from Nigeria
@@Timshot100 Not all Nigerians are as crafty and smart as he is. I’ve been with a few, and they too dumb to carry it out.
Nigerian men don't do hard work. Their women do all the work
I don’t intend to be mean, but this is not a very attractive person. Unattractive women need to come to terms with the reality that handsome or attractive men would not give her the time of day. This is a handsome man. Sorry- he just wouldn’t. The fact that a handsome guy would even talk to this unattractive woman should make her very suspicious. Yes. I know. It is a very unkind thing to say about her but that’s the reality. It’s a very honest thing. I’m not a particularly attractive person, so, I KNOW that the busty 20ish and 30ish women represented
In photos are scammers for that reason alone.
I'm a senior citizen and overweight and I know that no good looking younger man would care about me. I agree with you 100%.
These scammers don’t understand the pain and destruction they caused
He's not really that attractive, let's be honest
But even so, they prey on their emotions, to the point where they can no longer think rationally
U dee good looking guys married to plain Jane's alot.
Yes it Is Unkind !! Especially coming from a fake persona named for a Laxative !!!
Anybody can do that bull shit but who is that desperate. I am to busy earning my own way and proud of it
Exactly. She must have gone without good D for decades to be this desperate!
she GAVE....you had me at JAIL!!...i talked to an jamaican for 2 yrs, when i told him I couldnt marry him for a green card...he stopped talking!
Wow 😯 did he? Crazy
You ever notice the bigger the amount that's lost in a Romance scam the more ugly the person lol. Also the scammer always looks better than the one being scammed.
This same thing happen to one of my best friends- the guy took her entire life savings - she was a social worker and made very little money but managed to put money away for retirement and this guy without remorse just cleaned her out.
These are narcissists- they are predators and the sad thing is people are so desperate to find true love that they fall for these manipulative creatures.
You are so clueless! There is no 'guy'! It's a ring of people, men and women, who text these suckers, they probably take turns on a shift to keep the mark on the hook. This is an industry. Preying upon lonely people who will do anything to fell good. The predators use greed and lust to get money. They always pose as having wealth and are always good looking, unlike their prey. Open you eyes.
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This is a twist, because she actually met him in person. That part took me by surprise. - Edit - Now I see the other comments that say she just made that up. I can see that.
She likely did meet a man in person, and scammers stole his identity and pretended to be him. The other commenters scammed you.
@@loralieisa I doubt it.
@@loralieisa I think you are getting a few things mixed up. But I do agree with your quote, that's one of my favoriite. I think that every time I see someone wearing a mask LOL
@@loralieisa Well, you do make a good point. I've never even considered the possibility that someone could meet someone in person, then someone else impersonate that person. It's got to be much more rare than the traditional romance scams, though.
@@loralieisa you’re back to mixing things up again. That has nothing to do with people impersonating someone in person.
Sorry people, wake up. Do you really think a handsome younger man wants an older women ?
That is what i am thingking..so many delusional old women..heaven help them🙄
The same for older men looking for younger women. That is also only a financial transaction. Or young Asians marrying sexpat old men. No money, no honey. These people are ALL deceived.
There is a fetish some men have for old ladies. I also have a friend who is in her 80s who elicits the sexual interests of men.Some men are interested in any woman no matter the age or whether blind crippled or crazy.
Actually, there is a fetish in some cases for an older person on the part of a younger person.
thank god im so mean with money
Ha ha ha... Me too 😀
“Not for the fact that he is very religious” 🙄
Thank you for sharing your story
... When I feel like someone is scamming me..
I just say..
Let me talk to my attorney....
Ends the Conversation..
I like 👍🏽
These scammers are bloated maggots!
This is embarrassing, what the hell does she think he’d see in her! I’m being honest, just sayin. She’s obviously a sandwich short of a picnic too.
Oh my goodness... Really lady
2:27 "You don't feel you being Scam? No I DON'T" She still think he is HONEST Man....well she deserved to live in Studio. End of Story!!!
A studio ordinarily would be ok to live in, but in this case she lost a beautiful home. She still has to work full time whereas she should be retired or at least semi-retired.
Unfortunately, it is almost always the same frumpy, dumpy, looking older women falling for, way out of their lane, much younger men. It is possible she met him in person, but that does not make it any better. She knew she was lying when she first said she lost 67,000
Notice how her eyes shut when she said it. She is never getting her money back!
I am a woman in my 50s. We are one of the least desired age groups. Unflattering as that sounds. It is the truth! I am so glad that I am married and not in the dating world at my age. She seems like a genuinely nice person. She needs to spend the money on herself!
She has nothing left to spend on herself.
Wow people must have big egos to think a total stranger would love someone that has known them a week or two., then to give money to them as if they’d pay it back especially this woman believing in him and lose so much jeeez…
Looks are very deceiving. And as far as how he sound doesn’t make sense at all. I applaud her bravery for telling her story. It’s heartbreaking because she really thought he was genuine. Sorry that happened to you ma’am. Thanks for sharing…
Hmmmmmmm, met him in person? Are you sure?
How do they fall for the Nigerian accent
Seen the same thing on several news segments. A guy contacts women online then meet them in person for a few dates. Then they go to another country for business and get stuck there needing money to get out. That's when the scam online team take over and romance and bleed the victim dry. The women are hooked because they did meet up in person. My guess is that actor sets up plenty of women in an area then moves on and repeats the plan.
@@eckankar7756 OMG, I'd never heard of that. That's taking it to the next level. Ty for the info
TIP: Stay off the internet. Get your friends u know find someone for you in person. This woman is talking to someone in Nigeria with a fake photo. Class Dismissed.
What about India and the Ukraine? Don't give money to strangers. India calls me everyday. Not sure why people feel the need to highlight Nigeria? Racism is real
@@andreawoodson9133 Yes! And these poor people have big hearts that's what they are after. I believe Bitcoin is a laundry making scheme.
@@jage5256 They also ask for gift cards because they are not traceable. Bitcoin works better because they get to keep all the money.
AMEN TO THAT
Or America. Ya'll love to point the finger every where except at the mess in your own yard.
She STILL feels she isn't scammed?
She's a dunce.
I never understood how ; how should I put it ! Not very attractive women think that guys ( most of the time good looking guys) would fall for them , ladies be real , and don’t fall for this BS .
THEY DO NOTHING TO SCAMMERS TO STOP THEM ITS OPEN SEASON FOR SCAMMERS 24_7
They do try, but it's difficult for federal agencies to keep up.
This woman didn’t lose her money. She gave it away for a fake desire and fake dream and for being very gullible. I am sorry these older women are so lonely they that they believe in these Nigerians sweet talk and actually fall in love with a fake picture and fake sweet talk. Then they always give the same reasons for needing money. And you ladies give your money away. Please stop it.
The women are told it is a loan and in some instances are given the scammers fake bank website so they see the scammer has lots of $$$$. Then the scammer endures all sorts of hards ships to get their target to send them money. Many are mot worldly wise and fall victim to these scammers.
So sad.... I'm glad they are putting this out there in the media the more people see it. the lesser chance it can happen.i despise scammers
Someone gets it. So many are here looking down their noses at a crime victim.
@@loralieisa so many say well how dumb.when they should be thinking about how bad the victim was hurt.
@@EuleneWages4644 - No. If everyone would just use their goddamn common sense, there wouldn't *be* any scammers in the world.
@@EuleneWages4644 Yes, exactly true. I am seeing very snarky keyboard warriors on youtube. This woman is a crime victim who for whatever personal reasons was roped into this scam.
I mean I guess the older we get the more vulnerable we are...I don't understand how you can fall for this but then again I guess lonely people are desperate and that is pretty sad.
AS people age they become more susceptible to being scammed because their faculties also tend to decline.
We are supposed to gain wisdom
So why is that psychologist SMILING??!! She is NOT professional!!!!
If you have to buy love it isnt real love
My sister is getting scammed and there’s no telling her he’s scamming her. Probably cleaned a lot of money through her.
Show her these video's, surch his photo's, contact "scamfisch" etc.
I bet she won't give you 1 red cent
Going to try to share as much as possible. To see if anyone knows who he is. Hopefully the dude can talk to her.
@@rachelcharlieboy6340 You can search for the real person on a youtube channel called catfished. They have a link below that allows you to do just that. Show her their videos as well. A simple search for romance scam pulls up a great deal of information just on youtube. I deal with many people through my work that are being duped into wiring money to Mexico by scammers to sell their timeshare. They are told they need to pay taxes and etc.before the sale can go through. It's not easy to convince them to stop being scammed, but it can be done.
I finally made my idiot friend see she was scammed by having her put the email text in a search engine. The exact words were on scam busting websites. Plus I pointed out the man's mistakes. Romeo was pretending to be American. My friend is from the UK. For example, scammer said he went down to New York from Carolinas. ???!!! He also said he was military and needed cash to pay hospital bill in Afghanistan because marines pulled out leaving him no money or way home. ???!!!! Um, no you are a liar. Then there was his rank--- Left Tenient. We don't have that rank and he spelled the rank wrong. He also used African words of endearment like "My royal queen, etc.". She had sent him 30,000 GBP! He demanded more. Horrendous. She even invited me to their "wedding"... So sad. In all other aspects of her life she is well put together and rational. She is lonely and not attractive so in person seems to end as soon as she "puts out". 😔
She still think he real, OMG
She went to the FBI to complain. The Secret Service would be another option because they investigate financial crimes and have recovered monies from other countries on a number of occasions.
How does one sound like a scammer?
Lady, anyone can be a scammer...no matter how they sound or look...or how religious they are.
When people are on these dating apps, they need to do research and if you can’t meet somebody locally then please block them! And please by all means educate yourself on the military and how it works.
I have a great deal of friend requests from men in the military that up until now I ignored. I am now going to let the romance begin to entertain myself and share with others. Stay tuned. . .
Why the military?
@@ber1779 They have an excuse to not be able to meet in person because they have stolen someone else's pics. They also use the claim of working on an oil rig for the same excuse of not meeting in person. Then they can't access their money and start asking for gift cards or other non-traceable monies.
@@loralieisa People in the military do that? And also wouldn’t in the military be an excuse to not be able to meet up in person bc you’re training, touring, your location must be confidential etc.?
@@ber1779 Scammers pretend to be in the military. People in the military don't have time to romance scam.
She did not lose she gave her life saving away so someone else can have a life saving
I don’t care what they say ain’t no body getting their hands on my money, too many women have tried and flunked out even in person. Yes no maybe so
lol
She still believes him, so she deserved what she got.
Stupidity has no borders. Amazing how they always protect those guys knowing they have been screwed.
HOW??? WOMEN BELIEVE THIS KIND OF STUFF?? THERES NO WAY I CAN FALL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT 😂
An interesting part of this (besides that she says she met him) is that like a lot of victims, she has keep detailed records of the transactions.
Who would have thought that over 10 yrs later scams would still work? I met a scammer online back in 2011, when this was barely known and checked his flight details to my city. Flight didn't even exist lol.
This is why you NEVER lend money you cannot afford to LOSE FOREVER. Much less, give a MAN money,... 😒
Being religious doesn't mean some one won't lie.
are these woman never looking in the mirror ??? I am in my 80' and get unsolicited contacts by much much younger good looking guys quite often ! And they fall deeply in love within days !!! The best was an Admiral stationed in Bagdad (ha ha ha) with a very sick son and no health insurance ! He even sent pictures from the hospital ! This was better than a suspense movie ! they knew my Million Dollar house and my lifestyle ... it was a lot of fun until they realized I am rich for a reason : brains !!!
Are you kidding me, she lost that beautiful home?! How do people keep falling for this
She’s a liar-she didn’t meet the man in the stolen photos-unless she flew to Lagos Nigeria to confront a 17 year old Nigerian guy.
This is not romance. She was lusting for his money. He said he was in jewellery and that is enormous money. She was not scamming him, but his money was her motive, how much difference is there? He got the upper hand. No man on this planet would be interested in her. She needs to be truthful to herself.
Woahhh... that's harsh!
I have been watching and observing this scamming business for some time and I see a pattern. The scammer love bombs the victim right away. Loves them by the second message, wants to know their friends and family names. They also try to ingratiate victim to their own (fake) children. If she is religious and buys into that love every body nonsense and second chances and give benefit of doubt blah blah, she will OFFER money when he says Susie needs an iPhone. Once she starts sending low dollar gift cards, she feels she owns him now, surely he would never leave her?!? Eventually he does deed start asking for more and more. But will pay it back, he says. BS.
Anyway, it’s not a scam if you OFFER the money. That loan stuff is up for grabs and vague. He’ll just say he doesn’t have it. Why do these women say they were scammed? They weren’t!! They willingly gave it all away.
Give me $67k and I’ll cry on demand too!
She never met the dude...that was a straight lie