Four Lessons I Learned from Losing $30,000 to an Online Dating Scam 杀猪盘. YOU COULD BE NEXT!!!
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I am posting a video on behalf of my friend. My friend had fallen for a romance scam and lost all the money she had saved up in the past. Though still recovering from this traumatic experience, she made this video to share her story and lessons learned, in order to help raise public awareness of this new type of romance scam and prevent more people from becoming victims. Please help forward this video to your communities. In addition, please support her financial recovery using the above GoFundMe link. Your kind donation will help an international student to pursue her graduate degree and receive the medical care she needs.
Pig Butchering Scheme or Sha Zhu Pan 杀猪盘 is an elaborate long-term online dating scam. Scammers steal pictures of other people from the Internet and create fake identities. They are active across social media and text messaging, wherever they can DM you. Scammers would first fatten up the “pig”/victim to gain their trust and affection, introduce themselves as a professional investor and share investment skills with the victim. Afterward, they would slaughter the “pig” by asking you to put money into a well-made fraudulent trading website or app multiple times, until you spend all you have, and even make you in debt. They do not target a specific population group with a particular gender, socioeconomic status, or sexuality. ANYONE COULD FALL FOR PIG BUTCHERING SCHEME IF THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF HOW THE SCAM WORKS.
Learn more about Pig Butchering Scheme and crypto romance scam:
news.bitcoin.c...
www.ic3.gov/Me...
Video timeline:
(1) 00:00:00 - 00:17:00: Story about how she became a victim of this new type of Romance Scam
(2) 00:17:00 to End: Lessons learned
1) 00:17:00 - 00:22:00 What are common tricks that scammers use?
2) 00:22:00 - 00:23:23 How to prevent yourself from falling for a romance scam?
3) 00:23:23 - 00:24:52 What should you do if you know someone who fell for a scam?
4) 00:24:52 - 00:27:38 What should you do after becoming a victim of a romance scam?
Resources for victims:
FBI’s dedicated space to report an Internet Crime: www.ic3.gov/ FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission: www.cftc.gov/c...
FTC Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov/
Place a fraud alert on credit to prevent scammers from using your personal information to take out loans or open credit cards without your permission (Choose one of the three, they will notify each other):
Equifax: www.equifax.co...
TransUnion: www.transunion...
Experian: www.experian.c...
Other real stories about “Pig Butchering Schemes:”
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watch out people, in the comments section there are lots of scammers, who will scam you AGAIN & AGAIN, promising to help you get your money back from other scammers!! 😲😡 do not answer such posts..
We can all press " report" * choose spam or unwanted commercial content too as well as remind channel owner to delete
@@bladerubber I do, but there are just WAY to many to deal with. They're automated, so you don't really stand a chance. Also, what's the chances of CZcams doing anything. We just don't know. There are loads of these stories on CZcams now, so awareness is out there. Especially CNA Insiders has been doing a ton.
When reporting, CZcams doesn't even have an option for 'scam'. How ridiculous is that?
Thank you
Thank you
Scammers are like fleas: they hide everywhere! They're hiding right here. ✅
I feel so bad for anyone who has gone through this.
I have not, but see these scammers all the time on social media, like Facebook.
They often try to reach out to a comment, "I saw your comment, went on your page, you're so lovely, and love the things you say, could we be friends? They often have 2 first names, {example, Christopher Scott} say they're either in the military, a surgeon, or work on an oil rig.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS EVER!
They are looking for more victims, don't you be one of them.
Great observation on the weird 2 first names. They are mostly non-American and very clueless about typical first vs last names in America 😆. they randomly pick 2 generic American names and don't know the difference lol
@@emilyk5718 I watched a show on Netflix called TinderSwindler. But these gals actually saw this thief and thought they were dating him.
I was then shocked to find out many middle-aged woman get scammed by crooks they've never even met! And to make matters worse, these crimes are on the rise.
I'm honestly puzzled how women can't see through these pieces of crap.
@@PorcelainLeigh It's not middle aged women, not just women. Scammers are not picky about choosing their targets. They target all people of all ages, genders. As long as the person is gullible enough to believe the scammers lies, that is all that's required.
The ex huzz's brother was in his mid 20s, he was a good-looking guy, educated, had bought his first home, had a good paying career. He was shy, lonely. He was targeted by a scammer, claiming to be an Italian model whose lifelong dream was to move to the USA. The actual scammer was a Nigerian male, using photos from an actual Swedish models Instagram, account. The scammer only got $100. in phone cards from him. It was very painful for him when I did some checking & revealed to him that he was actually being scammed by a team of Nigerian males that worked together.
He STILL felt bad because he had promised to send "her" another $100. when he got paid. He STILL wanted to send it!
🤢🤢🤢🤢
It took a little more convincing. Finally, he had to keep himself from communicating with the scammer, he didn't send any more money.
I started getting him involved in some singles groups to help with his loneliness.
@@FreeSpirit47 Right here on CZcams is a channel called "Catfished"
Most victims are middle-aged women, being scammed by Nigerian males.
@@PorcelainLeigh That's pure manipulation by the media. Scammers target all people equally. The variety of aspects of targets who take the bait is varied, not predominantly any age group or gender. They are akin to cancer, it strikes who it strikes, it isn't unique to any certain type of person.
I've been a victim, been talking to the scammer since april... i got butchered on September.. imagine almost 6 month long talking to this person, trusting.. fallen in love and suddenly found out everything was a scam. I lost over 20k usd.. most of it borrowed.. i was left heartbroken, broke and in debt.. I also almost took my own life.. still trying to recover from this
Watch out as you may be targeted again usually successful scam victims are very specifically re targeted.
You can get over this. You can. Although its devastating. You got to forgive yourself.
Make sure you know about ALL the wide variety of scam formats but remember scams also come personalised and outside of common formats.
I am lucky as I fell into scam awareness through entertainment..not being scammed but either way...you can also be confident that you are 99.9 % scam proof in future.
As you can see your comment has attracted 2 replies from people attempting to Scam you . So be careful! Once they know you been scammed once you go on some sort of " sucker list" that gets circulated / sold
I’m same victim it not romantic scam that f$&@er take advantage of kindness make into profit oh I have feeling he lose all his Instagram followers because my revenge and also my girlfriend help me and he also block me 😅
@Lily Mitchell🌷 yolo. Keep the scam rollin baby....
Don’t fall to II scammers they claim “get your $$ back” not even a dime back after you scammed twice, third …times
yes, i am a victim of scam too. lost 120k, thinking to commit suicide. however, thankful i am still alive and broke.no one want to be in this position. however what you go through is what i go through. and i met another two that told me that are in army and need money to get out of their army or jobs. they always have a middle person to talk to us and themselves and to create a website, either a company or their superior. mentally this is not easy for me. thank you for sharing your story to spread this out to more people to help them be aware.
I am the same I lost almost $200k. Still in traumatize.
Contact Adriannotch
Adriannotch just helped me recovered $78k
Tons of terrible scams out there! Dating apps should be held responsible for some of this since they allow fake accounts,!
@@adeyemidamilola8620 scam
While I’m not inclined to donate, I am very emotionally grateful that you have made your experiences into an educational teaching moment for others. Thank you.
she is talking about scams and she asks for money "for a friend" ?? seriously ??
Too many red flags!
1. DO NOT INVEST IN SOMETHING YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT!
Rabbithole effect for those who were scammed is real
I am selling "@inerit5175" stock
I am a victim too . But i realized it and stopped just in time. But it ruined my trust in others.
Same here. I stopped before digging into my retirement funds. I feel so low.
Sorry to hear about your ordeal. When anyone wants to go off on site to another means that their fake profile will most likely be taken down. You are not the only one who has been a victim of these heartless fools. Thankyou for your story , by sharing this you may help someone else to avoid this nonsense
Your story very resonates with mine. I am going through exact same situation at the moment. Lost money but also left me with a numb feeling 💔
Anyone else notice that this person who refuses to reveal their image or identity and is warning you to never send money to someone you've never met, is also asking YOU to send THEM money? This reeks strongly of a scam within a scam story, and I, for one, am definitely not going to fall for it.
not really hiding anything. check out the rest of the youtube channel
Team *VortexTrace* , your out-of-the-box thinking and distinct perspective transformed an otherwise mediocre presentation into an excellent one. You did an excellent job identifying errors and preventing us from squandering time and going down the incorrect path. Your attention to detail truly separates you from the competition. Excellent work! Jack, Your excellent labor has yielded tangible, beneficial outcomes for me. You are a formidable opponent…..!!!!!
Pleae, people - don't send her money! That she asks unknown people for money is a huge red flag. No matter if her story is true or not - you don't have to send money to a stranger! THAT is rule number one regarding protection from scams. And she should know that. Think of a matroshka - scams come in many forms!
See yourself, later you ask why people scam people...'cause it's obvious you won't give them if they beg
I honestly don't blame scammers, this is how the world works...the world believes that money should only be given to friends and lovers...if one doesn't fall among the two, they've got no choice but to engage in scams
@@allell8852 You don't blame scammers? That's preposterous. Scammers are thieves. Your comment "if one doesn't fall among the two, they've got no choice but to engage in scams" is ridiculous. One should try to make an honest living and live on their own income instead of victimizing others.
@@ozzierabbit587 are you done talking? D'you everyone can make an honest living in this society that's heavily based on lookism and connections???? Stop saying trash
I think in her story she said, she deposited money in to a website that was suppose to look like the real crypto website. She wasn't really giving money to the guy, she was using the website, and he pretended to be helping her make money.
I can buy myself flowers 💐 walk myself down the beach have a romantic dinner with myself &just back fr Bali solo trip. If I could be alone I won’t be tempted to converse with strangers online. Solitude is the answer to combat love scams
Great advise. Thank you for posting to make people aware of romance scams.
@perfume addict Hi Perfeme. Is so nice to see you chats and comments 🥰
@perfume addict hey guys
Thank you for sharing your story and sorry that you Ve had to go through that awful time. I had a similar situation where I was almost fooled in exact same way that you were. In my occasion they sent a message randomly to me to a taxi driver so I immediately thought I was just some person accidentally sent me a text. It was only when they kept talking about investment in gold and then someone mentioning it's a scam that the alarm bell started ringing. But anyone that uses romance to steal money from people is disgusting and vile person
Those saying this story is a scam, it's not. It's a true scam. Scammers burn in hell. At least you are safe. It was money. Don't let them take your health too.
For me. He already took my money and my health too
@@Diamanter. Which country are you based?
@@kelso1286 i am living in Norway😌
@@Diamanter. Depending on your own experience, you may have a case with the Norwegian Financial Services Complaints Board. Look into it. Hope this is helpful.
@@Diamanter. Find Someone In Person This time
You will never ever be the same person anymore!!!! Scammers look for vulnerable lonely people!!!!!!!
He & they scammed me horrible heartless! They are worse then pig animals!
Outstanding work, *VortexTrace* ! I'm thrilled to see you taking on these despicable individuals.
It's our responsibility to do everything possible to shield the elderly and the general public from these reprehensible scammers.
You deserve all the accolades! Your commitment to our safety is remarkable and worthy of the highest recognition, such as the Nobel prize….
Very unfortunate. I do hope with all the information that is out there on Romance Scams, more people will become aware, and avoid becoming victims. I am still very shocked, that I myself, was not aware of this practice, until after it happened to me. I now do whatever I can, to help spread awareness.
thank you
Hmmmm...
Admirable job, *Vortextrace* I’m glad to see you actively combating these individuals who lack integrity. We must prioritize the protection of the elderly and the wider public from these reprehensible scammers! Well done, my friend!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for your commitment to keeping us safe.
Lady, you are such a doll and a heroine. Your story is nearly everyone's story who has been romanced-scammed. Am truly sorry it happened to you and others. People think it can't happen to them, until it happens to them. Your advise is broken down in a reachable manner.
Thank you for taking the time to share,,,,! 👏👏👏
Mr *VortexTrace* !, - would like to sincerely thank you from the BOTTOM of my heart! So many from tough harsh living conditions that suffer and you helping and giving them something that they desperately need just to survive. thank God for wonderful people like you that are making the differences that truly matter most! God bless you VortexTrace!!! Love from Greenville NC….!!!
Thank you very much for posting your experience with this type of scam. This is one of the ways to prevent people from falling to this kind of scam. I would strongly recommend you and everyone who has viewed this video to not only take your story to heart but to also learn as much as possible about every other kind of scam out there - email scams, bank scams etc etc The internet is a dangerous place…
This a message to the woman in this video and the rest of the world.
If you develop feelings with someone who you never met in real life and he/she is long distance from you.
You have a problem and please seek professional help immediately!
Online chatting and getting to know each other online is the stupidest thing in this world.
Face-to-face is the only way to go!
hmmm..... to develop feeling for someone who is love bombing you and giving the image of an ideal spouse is inevitable, Its not a problem. In the world or post covid and isolation, online chatting is the only way to meet new people beyond your circle. I agree that face to face is the best way to truly develop a relationship, but now, with all these scammers going around, its truly painful for the naive be it online or in reality.
The best way is be aware of what is going on, learn from the cautionary stories of the victims, be cautious and wary of the red flags. Always have good friends to double check and be your source of wisdom and clarity. If they say its a scam. When seeing the red flags (eg refuse to meet you the 3rd time giving you excuses, showing you their investments and persuading you to invest), do GTFO immediately and report.
exactly!
She does not have any problem for developing feelings online, it's like reading a book that makes you feel in a certain way, watching a movie, listening to music....
As a victim myself, I sympathize with you. Your courage to say it out is admirable
As soon as she talked of intersectionalities, I was immediately put off. The psychobabble tells me she was/is someone of low self esteem despite her intelligence who, however sad it may be, deluded herself and is trying to evade accountability. The video may help to warn others, so it is worth a try, but I am not holding my breath. The CZcams algorithm seems to throw up a bunch of these, and a depressing pattern shows itself among the victims. They are easily led; the red flags that would warn off most people are ignored, one after the other. I wish her well and I'm sorry she wasn't surrounded by wiser souls who could have brought her to her senses before the inevitable drama unfolded.
that is a harsh statement dear. even the smartest of ppl can sometimes be vulnerable and take decisions based on emotion, which can happen to be the wrong decisions. your comment comes across as incompassionate. we all think we know how to rule the world until something unthinkable happens to us.
@@nadejdaloumbeva9729 The problem I have is that in the world of online media, many of these victims, perversely, want their story to go viral. I don’t think they are hoping to warn others. They really want validation, maybe people sending money, which I don’t think wd help them. I have been ripped off in the past (not romance scams) and it was during a marital split. Judgement process goes awry, and poor decisions result. But there is a degree of addiction in all these catfishing victims, and I become more suspicious even of the programme makers.
Don't trust anyone that you did not get to meet. The person in the profile can be fake. The profile can be fake. The accounts can be fake. Everything is fake. I wonder how there is such a thing called "trust" when you never see that person.
Your right, I don't know why i am soo dumb
this whole video sounds like a scam asking people to replace money you supposedly lost
Especially, when she said her friend that had started helping her had the exact same thing happen to him a few years earlier. That part sounded fishy.
,NEVER EVER send your SSN to ANYBODY!!!
I don't care if it's your sister or your husband! It can be used against you!!!!
Keep up the great work *VortexTrace* , and never get down about what you do.
These scum are responsible not you. So keep your head up regardless of what happens. You keep saving people all the time, so just remember those you have already saved if you ever get down. Love your channel and always stay positive….
How do we know that you r not scamming us with ur go fund me cos I heard a story exactly like urs on one documentary
I have been screwed so many times by scammers that is my stupidity on my part. It’s just so very sad how vulnerable you are, and how much they take advantage of you to all the women and even men that’s been in my place. My heart is with you and I so wish we could do something about this. It’s very sad.😢
This has happened to me as well, I’ve lost close to 30,000 dollars a few months ago😢😢😢 .. I am so ashamed 😢😢
@Annabel Anna go ring your own bell.
It's good that a lesson was learned from this.
At the same time, an animal chained to a tree, starving is a victim. A small child being abused by those they trust, is a victim.
When you self-label as a *victim* you're absolving yourself of responsibility for your actions. Unlike a real victim, you could choose what to do. You chose badly.
The reason that law enforcement is mostly unwilling to help when a scammer is involved is because you willfully sent money, resources, etc to that person or entity. You had to take actions, maybe sign for it or use an electronic signature. You did it, then, regardless of whether it was a scammer or a gift sent to your grandmother, you had to take steps to send it with ample opportunity to stop, think about what you were doing, along the way.
You chose to do it.
After a divorce, then a year or so after the divorce, a man who had asked me to marry him, died. He was a real, flesh & blood person that I knew in real life, not an online scammer.
I was so sad, lonely, depressed, devastated. I continued to wear my engagement ring for a year afterward.
Romance scammers delight in this! Perfect target to con.
The romance scammers were crawling up out of their slimy holes, coming after me in full force. The information wasn't as prevalent, then. Even in the state of mind I was in, I knew just what these pos scammers were.
I truly wanted to believe they were who & what they claimed to be, as much as I wanted it, I knew it was all fun & funds for them.
I was the perfect target for the scammers, I chose to NOT give them anything. You can choose, too.
You are SO right....I sympathise but humans have been deceiving each other for years...deceiver and deceived. Not victim in the true sense. The only possible rope of help via criminal justice is the money laundering / organised crime aspect and that's how it should be: law does not seek to control behaviour of competent adults in a parentally protective way.
@@bladerubber Excellently worded. Your comment seems to be one of thought & intelligence.
I mean if you are physically vulnerable and get assaulted you had the choice of surrounding yourself with a strong crew and being physically strong/fast to run away through exercise. As long as there's intent to wrong you you are a victim to a certain extent
@@Qwertz772 True. The ones who made poor choices to give their money away to someone they didn't know, had more choices. They chose poorly, then cried over the consequences of their own actions.
@@FreeSpirit47 I mean everybody thought they knew that person it's like an angler fish pretending to be real like who would expect somebody that vile to spend that much time digging for your secrets it's actually so unbelievably cruel that I have a hard time understanding the scammers are human like at least the mugger isn't forging a fake bond with you for years
I’m going this right now. No funds have been exchanged yet, but I’m grateful for the information. Thank you for the service you’re doing for others.
Hard to actually listen to your story because the music was so overwhelming. Lose it - definitely unnecessary.
I've always wondered why the relevant authorities didn't take down those fake trading platforms when police reports were made. Sure, the scammers are almost impossible to get caught, but can't they track the platforms and organisations who created them?
I'm a victim, as well. I lost slightly more than mentioned in the video, but I am in a position to quickly recover, financially. Fortunately, I stopped before digging into my 401k. This hurts. I feel violated and angry. Even though I'll financially recover from this quickly, my emotional recovery will take a long time. This has destroyed my trust in people.
@user-gh2ng4co1m Sorry to hear that. Reach out to you family and friends to get emotional support. Keep telling yourself that everything will be ok. Develop a plan to recover financially.
Sometimes, it's good to be a bit selfish with your money because for me, I would rather ask jokingly, "Hey, I need that money, why don't you give me money?? Investors/military/oil rig workers/etc. earn more than me, why beg nobody-me for money??"
I almost had a money mule scam try to get my money, and he was asking for my bank info (only knew him for like 2 weeks! And just wanted friends, not a relationship). That really freaked me out because I don't know that person that long and he's already asking for money-related help? But they can groom you well and weave a convincing yarn, so even when I said no and why, I felt kinda guilty anyway, but blocked him and never looked back.
Uhhh your advice giving money to victims??? Unless you're family or long term loved ones you trust, NO. lmao, Economy is globally rough as hell, why use my money?? Gtfo lol.
The only thing that is inaccurate is that sometimes scammers actually do let you take a little real money out to gain your trust. So it's still not a reason to send so much money to strangers nor spend on new 'investment' websites. Never invest in anything you don't understand. 💯
I am a victim also .
I have lost 400K
I am too I lost life saving of 500k usd. Hate scammers minds!
Too many Wangs here.
@@sabrinawang6267 Exceptional work, *ExposeGadgets* -I'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've earned it!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother
these centers should be world wide vou guys do such a great thing for people and this recovery has restored a bit my faith in humanity. That there are good people out there doing stuff like this. Hat off to you, Sir. You're a blessing in disguise. Thank you for saving all those vulnerable victims and educating each & everys one of us. Love you *ExposeGadgets*
@@sabrinawang6267 these centers should be world wide vou guys do such a great thing for people and this recovery has restored a bit my faith in humanity. That there are good people out there doing stuff like this. Hat off to you, Sir. You're a blessing in disguise. Thank you for saving all those vulnerable victims and educating each & everys one of us. Love you *ExposeGadgets*
In reality, your friend didn't lose anything, she gave it away.
I agree. She paid big $$$ for a dream.
It IS foolish
@Lil Nikki If one is going to interact with others on a computer, you should take the time to educate yourself. Who actually believes someone they've never met, can be madly in love with them after two conversations. Who just hands over hundreds or thousands of dollars to someone online, who can disappear with the click of a mouse??? Sorry, I guess I've never been that lonely/desperate for a man, that I would bankrupt myself and my family, just because some dude calls me his queen. A small part of me does feel pity for these victims, but mostly, I wonder how they've actually managed to live so long, being that gullible and delusional.
@@Cindy-cj8bw I agree with you 💯 because whenever someone you meet online who starts asking you for money regardless of what their sob story is you should automatically smell a rat and end the conversation there and then
@@jameslowry1 Exactly! You wouldn't hand over large sums of cash to a random person you happen to meet in person, so why in the world would you give cash to a random person you've "met" online??? Ugh.... 😩
So sorry to hear about your loss. I almost got scammed myself. Thanks to people like you, I came to my senses and did not send any money. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤
You are amazing. I usually the person who finds it hard to have any sympathy for victims, but you have challenged me to think differently. I wish you all the best. Just know that my thoughts are with you.
Having no sympathy for the scammed person means that you are a bad person. It looks that you are totally selfish and think only about yourself. How can you be so sure that you will never be scammed ? Because you are too smart for this ? Don't be so sure about it because life is unpredictable and you never know what will happen to you. Scammers are everywhere , not only on dating sites.
@@kingahorsztynska8428I agree with you.
How do we know this story about a scam isn't itself a scam?
maybe look at other videos on the channel. hopefully would convince you otherwise
Thank you for sharing your story so that everyone is more educated regarding all these scams !! Very helpful !
story "i got scammed sending strangers money! now you strangers, please send me YOUR money to help me financially recover!" no way
Sorry to hear that. You should consider reporting your case to *GILLIETECH* he can help recoup your lost back
Sorry for what happened to you 😢
Check him on instagram
I lost the same as you. This scam really got me good and i am suffering right now. Just wish i can turn back time.
dont think people raised in Taiwan would use simplified Chinese in the first place
They use traditional
thank you for sharing! i have a friend that is going through this scam. she is calling everybody on he phone contacts to borrow upwards of $10K to pay this tax to have her make believe money released. she wouldn't listen to me and my advice.
Send her the video
This happened to somebody close to me. Evil people do exist and heart wants what it wants. Sorry you had to go through this experience .
Thanks for posting this "Pig Butchering" scam common in the Chinese speaking victims. I have a friend who is now being scammed by this insidious scammer and it is quite similar to your story. I hope my friend watch this video.
Do you think the relaxing music with calming waves can ever sooth the thought that you will be losing thousands and even millions of dollar or have already lost your life savings to the scammers?
Recovery scams are also a problem, so hopefully people won't go around speaking to people saying they would recover their money. for example, Gillietech, Jotham here is created his account less than a month ago. There's no need to trust him.
@@earthnote This is also similar to the Timeshare scam, where some scam companies also scam you to get rid of your timeshare too. This world is full of scum bags, predators and vultures. Stay vigilant.
There is no free lunch, don’t trust someone that is too good to be true !
Even if there was tax to be paid,the tax should be taken from the money inside the account.
Why would there be a need for the victim to add in money to account to pay tax,
when money to pay tax was already right there inside the account ??
At this stage,it should be obvious to victim that it was all a scam
When someone you just met starts showing you personal information like bank accounts, it’s a scammer.
I'm so sorry this happened to you I'm sorry these parasites do what they do but I think if we all work together stop sending money online of any source I think maybe we can run them out of business but we got to work together on it I appreciate you sharing your story and then again I'm very sorry this happened to you
Education is the only way. I sent money to my broker and the bank asked me 10 questions before releasing the funds, i trust my broker but i was made very aware of scams.
When they start calling babe without even seeing you in live person, RUN !
This man has not even met you but have ‘fallen in love’ with you, someone whom he hasn’t even met! Calling you ‘babe’ and all that n you became the only person he trust to teach you his ‘exclusive’ trading abilities…. Hey he hasn’t even met you n all these are happening??? When this ever happen to you, from someone you haven’t even met, it’s 99.9% a scam!!!
Thank you for sharing this excellent video 🫶🏼
I'm truly appreciative of the efforts you're putting into this cause. My 76-year-old mother fell victim to scams twice in a single year, losing over $60,000. It took a whole year and the involvement of federal authorities to recover her funds. It's high time these fraudsters were put to an end, and I'm thankful for individuals like *Prophecytrace* who are standing up against them. Sending a lot of love from Texas.!!.
I met someone from the Philippines almost three years ago and have sent her over $80,000, we have done video chats and she has had a myriad of issues including health, job and family etc. I don’t think I’m getting scammed just a willing participant…
He's on Instagram with good records and 12.8k followers.
Seriously can't just imagine life without this man he's a certified crypto recovery expert @Francishotzz.
these centers should be world wide vou guys do such a great thing for people and this recovery has restored a bit my faith in humanity. That there are good people out there doing stuff like this. Hat off to you, Sir. You're a blessing in disguise. Thank you for saving all those vulnerable victims and educating each & everys one of us. Love you *ExposeGadgets*
I wish i found your video 2 weeks ago! I just had almost the same experience!
My advice to anyone if you meet anyone and they ask you to invest money...run as fast as you can never invest in nothing that someone that ur suppose dating advices you to invest in
Believe me, nothing sounds ridiculous, if they know our heart was broken, it's an ideal script for them to use on us. To being able to break an unhealed heart all over again, I stopped lising my trust into humans because of this and I hate it cause love and a loving heart is the most precious, amazing gift we can give others but unfortunately many others don't care, understand. Stay positive, keep believing, please 😮
Didn't watch it till the end - Gullible comes to mind- really. Once a man mentioned finances to me I'm out.
I would have liked to find your video earlier. I'm from Paris and just realized that I was also scammed by a European living in London. he contacted me on the Tandem app for languages. I had never heard of the trading scam. I lost money and I have debts.
Never ever follow a strangers advice on money especially if you never met them and its some weird app you never heard of.
I feel your pain. I've been scammed similar to you and it truly ruins a person. I hope things get better for you. Whatever you lost, I hope you get it back ten folds.
Outstanding job, *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.
Thanks for sharing the story. I was almost got scammed from someone who approached me from LinkedIn. I noticed some red flag but did not see the whole scamming picture until now. thanks for the wake up call. Best of luck to your future
I'm also victims. I'm still trauma again. I'm suffering right now. Still thinking where need find money pay the debt.
'Kimberley Asmuri Aru'. The same Nigerian....
Be careful out there guys. I got scammed out of my monthly pay and all I've saved the previous month, l'm a bartender, I never In this world thought I will be able to recover my money not until I connected with the company who’s handle is on my bio. He made me understood the crypto space more.
So sorry to hear about the romance scam... It can happen to almost anyone. Criminals have gotten very sophisticated with they're scamming technique's. Hang in there and don't blame yourself, merely for being a nice person...These people almost always go after people with good hearts....I hope they get caught
First 500 initially then growing bigger and bigger to 11,000 then 25,000 34,000 US dollars! She wanted me to get my equity by borrowing against my house to put it to COINBASE WALLET. She showed me her 3 to 4 very EXPENSIVE CARS! This got me convinced with her rich background in Thailand!
these centers should be world wide vou guys do such a great thing for people and this recovery has restored a bit my faith in humanity. That there are good people out there doing stuff like this. Hat off to you, Sir. You're a blessing in disguise. Thank you for saving all those vulnerable victims and educating each & everys one of us. Love you *ExposeGadgets*
Don't feel bad it happened to me too thank you for your story my story is almost identical they catch you at a vulnerable time
An individual try to convince me yesterday to do this I immediately research him and shut him down Thank you for this video more knowledge and wisdom
This is what happened to me last year, it's more likely the way it is. They broke my heart and my wallet.
Mate just don't go on these sites. Once they start asking for money you run.
Hi ,
I’m sorry about this Scam!
I feel for you! I am got Scared too about $20,000! We have to be careful about this scammer! I has a broken heart as well!
Seriously can't just imagine life without this man he's a certified crypto recovery expert @Francishotzz.
He's on Instagram with good records and 12.8k followers.
Exceptional work, *ExposeGadgets* -I'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've earned it!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother
these centers should be world wide vou guys do such a great thing for people and this recovery has restored a bit my faith in humanity. That there are good people out there doing stuff like this. Hat off to you, Sir. You're a blessing in disguise. Thank you for saving all those vulnerable victims and educating each & everys one of us. Love you *ExposeGadgets*
Sorry to hear this happened to you. In the last two months, I had about 4 attempts to scam me. Very similar to what you were telling - very nice and beautiful girls (in my case), "good nights" and "good mornings", quick switch to whatsapp. Often they show that they live a wealthy lifestyle, implying you can too. What saved me is that I'm not used to this amount attention from women, so their behavior was very suspesious. I'm still using dating apps but I placed a message for scammers that I know about thier tricks - funny enough amout of likes dropped to 0.. Be vigilant people.
I feel the same. Sorry to hear your loss
@Earthnote ... can you tell if those Taxes were required by their scam web site or the real coinbase app ??? its confusing because the real coinbase will not accept fake numbers and make you pay taxes over fake numbers
sorry about getting back to you late. the taxes were part of their scam website to reel in more money, in reality you only pay taxes to to the IRS, not to the website.
Thank you so much for your realistic approach and coverage. I wish you all the very best and success in your future endeavours.🎉❤🎉❤
Hi darling. I recently got scammed with an investment scammer. I laugh at most things, including this incident for me.
I have the Australian government and the American government on this. I feel for you. $10,000 is my figure. This won't break me, but to think of the stuff I could have "blown" this money on is staggering. $10,000 worth of mixed lollies, a brand new bicycle, a campervan, a cruise, giving it to my grown children and becoming the best mother ever. I have a person trying to get it reversed for me, so this may work out. I can only wait and see. I hope you are well.
Issue isn't "giving money"--the issue is giving your TIME. 3 exchanges, meet or block. Zero excuses. Time is how a target become compliant
It's terrible to go through this. Please remember, there is no such thing as fast money. The best motto is not to give anyone money that you have not met in person. This was not only catfishing but also pig butchering. Be social media wise. These scammers are scrupulous. Dating sites are dangerous. Scammers have scripts from which they read. Block and delete them.
I'm a Police officer and I'm tired of taking these reports where people are scammed anywhere from 100 to seriously $50,000. It's unfortunate, *Briskdeft* Seriously thank you for fucking with these assholes.
You make me want to spend the next 10 years learning how to do this lol""
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I saw poor Asian girl so this her mom died her n her dad lives in a RV they took all moms insurance money 200k and tried flip it it was gone
This is real. I’m facing it right now on a dating site. He is using the same exact platform. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a Police officer and I'm tired of taking these reports where people are scammed anywhere from 100 to seriously $50,000. It's unfortunate, *Briskdeft* Seriously thank you for fucking with these assholes.
You make me want to spend the next 10 years learning how to do this lol""
Sorry to hear your loss. I am thinking im in the same boat. But i think ill see if i can work on getting my starting funds back.
No, accept that you won’t get back any penny of your funds, your money is gone forever
@@HASSPREDIGER20 how do you know for a fact.... i count it lost but i do have a feeling it can be gotten back.
@@semperfi-1918 it must be hard to accept, but bro your money is gone. What ever happened, happened…please be strong & Learn to accept & live with it, or it will break you. And don’t fall for the recovery scams at the comment Section, it’s a scam in a scam
@@semperfi-1918 yo bro are u ok? I know it’s hard to accept, but like I said what ever happened happened, u are not alone, it happened to a lot of people. Don’t let it go to your head and try to stay strong, and try to connect with people who had the same experience via fb, ig or reddit ( and don’t fall for the recovery scam )
I lost $20,000 to scammer similarity to your situation on 07/16/2023 to a young woman about twenty-six years old. This was a love scam story. I lived in Florida.❤
@divinewilly Bravo, *ParticleCracker* ! I'm so glad you're out there fighting these scumbags. We must do everything in our power to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers. You're a true hero, my brother!!!!!!
Bravo, *ParticleCracker*
He's on Instagram with good records and 12.8k followers.
Bravo to *Charge backtools* team,
I'm so glad you're out there fighting these scumbags.
We must do everything in our power to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers! You're a true hero, my brother
How do I know this is not a Go Fund me scam?
My thoughts exactly.
@@danpatterson6937 what proof do you want to convince that this not a scam. I mean you can look at other videos in my channel. it's all school projects.
@@earthnote I wasn't sure about the opener "I'm doing this for a friend."
And then some of us who are educated professionals won't get scammed 👍👍
Thank you so much for sharing as I did got scammed and what you saying the guy did the same thing for me I already spend $2,000 that was taken from my account ,, I really appreciate that you are sharing this information, you saved my life really, as I am right now in Critical situation as a single mother. I meet him in Facebook it really painful as I lost $2,000 as I told this guy I don’t have money but he was saying you need to get 50k that I don’t have, but he did not care I guess, I told him that I am not financially stabled,, but I guess he wanted money that was it… Thank you so much as I was shaking by watching your video as I got on this drama as well,, I don’t now how this people live after this by ruining other people life.. 🤬. Thank you I going to share you vedio all over .. Thank you a 1000 times really …
Similar to a scam I fell for previously, luckily for me i was able to recover back my initial deposit from the scam site, my channel name Carries the handle of the professional that made that possible.
With over 10k followers
I always believe that there isn’t any free lunch in this world!!
I feel you. Thanks for sharing this. I almost fall for this kind of scam..thank you. Hopefully you recover what lost from you. And god gave you more blessing.
Thanks for helping to save other to fall for this kind of trap..❤❤❤
I was recently approached on Facebook by three different women. Luckily I was suspicious so I was on high alert and I was able to avoid losing any money. I feel for you but you should not feel poorly for having trusted someone that you thought you were in love with.
These scammers are everywhere. They will either do a regular friend request or they may respond to a comment you made on Facebook pretending they like your name or your profile and then say within the comment that they tried to send a request and they were blocked even though there was no reason for you to block them previously.
When someone sends me a friend request on Facebook, I check their profiles and check to see how long have they been on Facebook. Sometimes it’s easy sometimes not. If you don’t see an actual date scroll down and check the dates of their Facebook activity. You’ll find that quite a few of these people have been on Facebook a very short period of time.
If I get a request from someone who has no or very little activity on their Facebook account, I don’t accept their friend request.
Scammers might be smarter but can be smarter than them by trolling them and played their games while doing some 'homeworks'/ research their identities and .........