Singer scammed out of more than $1 million by 'love bomb'

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  • čas přidán 21. 03. 2024
  • Singer Liza Linkins talks with "Impact x Nightline" about how she was scammed out of over a million dollars by an imposter who wooed her with his charm on social media.
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  • @user-yt8hm4oc5r
    @user-yt8hm4oc5r Před 2 měsíci +577

    I've been lonely in the past but if a man asks me for money, I will run to the hills

    • @mariaseidi4023
      @mariaseidi4023 Před 2 měsíci

      What people fail to understand is that scammers work with wichkraft ...

    • @dianabeurman364
      @dianabeurman364 Před 2 měsíci +13

      Thats all they really want!

    • @artboy789
      @artboy789 Před 2 měsíci +14

      Even bus fare?

    • @louniece1650
      @louniece1650 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@artboy789That's where it starts.

    • @os2958
      @os2958 Před 2 měsíci

      when ANYONE asks for money its one of many red flags. so is secrecy, isolation, breaking the law etc. and no were not talking about bus fare

  • @joannebeauchamp1169
    @joannebeauchamp1169 Před 2 měsíci +513

    If a scammer ever calls you his “QUEEN”…Run for the hills! 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

    • @mason96575
      @mason96575 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Be sure you “kindly” run, at that!

    • @UncleDavesKitchen
      @UncleDavesKitchen Před 2 měsíci +28

      Joanne, my Queen, have you eaten today? I'm stuck on a barge in Africa and Little Betsy will have her leg amputated if she doesn't get medical treatment.

    • @musicformonsters
      @musicformonsters Před 2 měsíci +8

      lol- thank you for that
      @@UncleDavesKitchen

    • @alexandranitana295
      @alexandranitana295 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Or dear

    • @cremebrulee4759
      @cremebrulee4759 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Or my wife.

  • @haru100
    @haru100 Před 2 měsíci +421

    1. Calling her queen 2. Unable to video chat 3. Asking for money very early.

    • @essieessie5399
      @essieessie5399 Před 2 měsíci +29

      Obvious RED FLAGs!

    • @Quiche543
      @Quiche543 Před 2 měsíci +21

      Asking for money EVER..N.O.!!!!!

    • @crocadoodle7101
      @crocadoodle7101 Před 2 měsíci +16

      Asking “have you eaten today?”

    • @BLESSFUL-Bliss
      @BLESSFUL-Bliss Před 2 měsíci +4

      TBF, I am always titled #1 by family, friends and others who love and/or admire me. New people included. So that doesn't _inherently_ apply to ALL, though it does to most; I understand I am the exception, not the rule.
      *_I_** do not prefer to video chat. My family, friends, loved ones, new people alike don't love **_that_** about me.* So, that too doesn't inherently apply to ALL.
      *NUMBER THREE SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE, AND [IMO] APPLIES TO ALL. I COULD **_NEVER._** In MY life, MEN PAY, **_never_** ask.*

    • @haru100
      @haru100 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@BLESSFUL-Bliss Number 2 is necessary because of all the scams. Before you get in deep you have to be sure of who you are speaking to this will eliminate 95% of the scammers who just take a picture of someone else.

  • @CKLee-rs4kl
    @CKLee-rs4kl Před 2 měsíci +608

    Ladies, if you are supporting yourself financially and you meet a man who asks for money; shut him down, lose his number and block his calls and texts. There is NEVER an acceptable reason why a man should be asking a woman for money.

    • @MegTelevised
      @MegTelevised Před 2 měsíci +64

      Yes, let him ask another man

    • @lucakat9262
      @lucakat9262 Před 2 měsíci +35

      Yeah, I knew a couple who lived together and they were good friends for a time. But, the woman had an affair on him and moved out. Then he started calling me. When he sent a text asking for $60 I was like no. So I blocked him and never saw him or heard from him again.😊
      It's definitely a red flag when someone asks you for money.🧐

    • @Edmond347
      @Edmond347 Před 2 měsíci

      And when the woman does it's ok? GTFO.

    • @katyarnold-ji8sv
      @katyarnold-ji8sv Před 2 měsíci +19

      @CKLee-rs4kl Thank you! I been saying this a long time too!! If a man starts asking for money lose his phone number. I have the Lord Jesus Christ who is the head of my life. Who gives me discernment over anyone spirit that isn't right. Thank you! for telling us women to be aware of scamming men who only purpose is to scam women out of their hard earn money. Thank you! God bless you!

    • @ricai132
      @ricai132 Před 2 měsíci +6

      💯

  • @whyamiheredlb
    @whyamiheredlb Před 2 měsíci +462

    Wait… you sent 1 million dollars to some guy you had never met!!!??? WHAT!

    • @chuck9380
      @chuck9380 Před 2 měsíci +86

      She probably wouldn’t give a homeless person 5 bucks

    • @maryc4152
      @maryc4152 Před 2 měsíci

      ⁠@@chuck9380you don’t know that. Get off her back. She didn’t have to put herself out here and make herself vulnerable by telling her story, but she is, to help others from having the same thing happen to them.

    • @Me-mn4nw
      @Me-mn4nw Před 2 měsíci

      Old, lonely, and senile.

    • @juliamccarthy6695
      @juliamccarthy6695 Před 2 měsíci +26

      Or to a rescue animal group!

    • @os2958
      @os2958 Před 2 měsíci +16

      dont blame the victim

  • @realkangaroocafevietnam
    @realkangaroocafevietnam Před 2 měsíci +274

    "My Queen" is a young bloke straight out of Nigeria.

    • @lindsayo9702
      @lindsayo9702 Před 2 měsíci +15

      Except he had a thick Indian accent.

    • @realkangaroocafevietnam
      @realkangaroocafevietnam Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@lindsayo9702 - I'd argue that Comrade.

    • @BurntRaisinToast
      @BurntRaisinToast Před 2 měsíci

      Most of these “Pig Butchers” are Asian - many from Thailand & Indonesia, and the very-well-organized scams are controlled by Chinese gangs.

    • @louniece1650
      @louniece1650 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@lindsayo9702 🤣😂😂😂😂

    • @michaelpowell7120
      @michaelpowell7120 Před měsícem +1

      Racist

  • @Lommy9999
    @Lommy9999 Před 2 měsíci +358

    What is strange is that most people - including those being scammed - won't even give $500 to others they actually know if they asked them for money.

  • @rebeccabrown6785
    @rebeccabrown6785 Před 2 měsíci +274

    Don't accept any friend requests on Facebook unless you actually know the person.

    • @os2958
      @os2958 Před 2 měsíci +11

      even many of those are scammers not the real person. some are duplicates of friends you already have

    • @TheeMrsGrinch
      @TheeMrsGrinch Před 2 měsíci +6

      I know I don't. I did receive a friend request from one of these weird scammers. Lol my husband and I were laying in bed and I decided to mess with the scammer. I didn't accept the friend request but I sent a message asking if they knew me. It turns out it was some black chick posing as a white man lol. I kept requesting to video chat and she wouldn't but finally accepted. She kept saying how lonely she was and that's why she was doing it. I think she had multiple FB profiles. It was so weird. After I was done playing with her I blocked the fake account and reported it. I can't remember if she was Nigerian. I think she was though.

    • @JohnWesleyHarden
      @JohnWesleyHarden Před 2 měsíci +7

      Ms Rebecca even if you know them be cautious. We no longer live in a high trust society you cannot trust anyone. Christianity provided us with trust amongst each other with the Golden Rule. But since America has rejected Christianity there is no law or order. So keep your head on a swivel.

    • @Inquisitor2024
      @Inquisitor2024 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Never do

    • @lucakat9262
      @lucakat9262 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@JohnWesleyHardenso true!😊

  • @fibbs6533
    @fibbs6533 Před 2 měsíci +213

    He used the phrase "queen" which is a big red flag as it's a common term of endearment in Africa. So many scammed women have been called "my queen."

    • @mason96575
      @mason96575 Před 2 měsíci +14

      That’s a clear red flag, as well as if you ever see anyone use “kindly”

    • @iseebee1494
      @iseebee1494 Před 2 měsíci +7

      In Nigeria, not Africa

    • @musicformonsters
      @musicformonsters Před 2 měsíci

      All over Africa ... not just Nigeria ... and all over SE Asia too@@iseebee1494

    • @VeRonicaMitchell-ii1pm
      @VeRonicaMitchell-ii1pm Před 2 měsíci +10

      It is also frequently used within some cultures within the US…the terms King/Queen in and of itself are not always a sign of fraud

    • @fibbs6533
      @fibbs6533 Před 2 měsíci +8

      @@VeRonicaMitchell-ii1pm i've never heard a Caucasian or Hispanic or Asian in the U.S. use the term.

  • @airforce1324
    @airforce1324 Před 2 měsíci +90

    And the very second he asked me to pay his cell phone bill…that would have been IT! Over!!!

    • @lemurianchick
      @lemurianchick Před měsícem +4

      LMAO--that's the epitome of being broke!

    • @lenitaa7938
      @lenitaa7938 Před měsícem

      They often ask to pay for the minutes, not the bill!

    • @Davidalbert979
      @Davidalbert979 Před měsícem

      Don’t be a victim of scam

  • @gigis.6813
    @gigis.6813 Před 2 měsíci +345

    This is what loneliness looks like. It was easy to scam her because she's lonely and needed attention.

    • @LuvableAF
      @LuvableAF Před 2 měsíci +15

      Yes, it happened to me in my 40s but less money lost.

    • @Chicago48
      @Chicago48 Před 2 měsíci +18

      She's wise, mature and should have seen the red flags earlier.

    • @thatbemefool
      @thatbemefool Před 2 měsíci +15

      🙄…here we go!
      So you mean to tell me an “accomplished” background singer with celebrity photos in her beautiful home is dependent on a virtual man to be her entertainment? If that’s the case, perhaps she should use her time and money wisely.
      This wasn’t loneliness, this was plain stupidity. She needs to get out more.

    • @essieessie5399
      @essieessie5399 Před 2 měsíci +31

      not just loneliness. Gullible is also a huge factor

    • @musicformonsters
      @musicformonsters Před 2 měsíci +10

      Many are lonely and need attention but this was easy because she didn't bother to check it out - she was not very bright in that

  • @KLG777
    @KLG777 Před 2 měsíci +99

    No 1, stay off the stupid internet looking for a relationship. No. 2, if they ask you for money "Goodbye".

    • @PeaceSM1954
      @PeaceSM1954 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Exactly!!

    • @michaelpowell7120
      @michaelpowell7120 Před měsícem

      3. If they are a man, off with the penis.

    • @McKelT
      @McKelT Před měsícem +2

      No. 3!!!!! I just wanted to say No.3 I don’t have a number 3 🤭

    • @dinahsoar6982
      @dinahsoar6982 Před měsícem +1

      YOU nailed it!!! I'm a woman and I do not for the life of me why any one would be so foolish.

  • @amiralions2681
    @amiralions2681 Před 2 měsíci +173

    She's very brave to share her story.

  • @DFontaine7
    @DFontaine7 Před 2 měsíci +119

    Its shocking someone would give money to a person they have never met in person.

    • @wholeshebang1
      @wholeshebang1 Před 2 měsíci +17

      Especially _that_ much.

    • @jenhayes7189
      @jenhayes7189 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Yea a few hundred you'd think what a fool, a few thousand you think she's crazy, but a million 😮!!!!

    • @JLPerryTV
      @JLPerryTV Před měsícem +1

      Don’t y’all do that to people who beg for money on the street? What’s the difference?!

    • @DFontaine7
      @DFontaine7 Před měsícem +2

      @@JLPerryTV You don't give hundreds of thousands of dollars to someone on the street. duh

    • @lenitaa7938
      @lenitaa7938 Před měsícem

      You are missing the important point that by the time a scammer asks for money, they are ‘in a relationship’! So, no longer ‘strangers’!
      The victim feels he or she knows the other one well, bc they talk for hours daily!
      So, if ur dear friend had a medical emergency, u would not help out??

  • @monl3807
    @monl3807 Před 2 měsíci +85

    RED FLAG......MY QUEEN...cause they cant remember all the names of the women rhey scam. 2:18

    • @carmarasmussen8118
      @carmarasmussen8118 Před měsícem +2

      Also "He didn't want me to tell anyone". HUGE Red Flag!!! 😮

  • @kauigirl808
    @kauigirl808 Před 2 měsíci +82

    This happened to my mom's friend and now she's homeless. She had a house, nice car, money, she had it all. She always talk to men from India and fell in love. The guy would say they want to get married to her. He wants to open a business for them and he needs money. She kept sending money until she was broke. Never learned her lesson. Had to sell her house. She would still send guys money believing their lies. I seriously don't understand how these people can believe such lies.

    • @reach4thestars67
      @reach4thestars67 Před 2 měsíci +10

      PT Barum, "Their is a sucker born every minute".

    • @lucakat9262
      @lucakat9262 Před 2 měsíci +11

      Maybe it has to do with the fact that some women I've met in life feel like they 'need someone to help them to be happy in life'?
      I'm thankful that I don't feel that way. But I know some who do.

    • @kauigirl808
      @kauigirl808 Před měsícem +4

      @@mayc8674 no she was just desperate for love. Her husband divorced her so that’s how she got everything.

    • @kauigirl808
      @kauigirl808 Před měsícem

      @@mayc8674 im talking about her. Obviously we all have different personalities. Hell I ain’t sending a penny to nobody.

    • @Babu-kr3cr
      @Babu-kr3cr Před měsícem

      I think it is kind of like maybe the men in the USA are so cold, full of themselves and useless anyway that to hear a man being actually attentive and nice is such a shock. They just feel like they were struck with a lightning bolt of romance that they never had before. Men act really weak and gay or openly predatory in the USA. A good strong man who is interested in you is like a fairy tale.

  • @johnball8758
    @johnball8758 Před měsícem +16

    This happened to a coworker.Everyone told her it was a scam, but she got furious.She took out loans to send him money and she never met him.

    • @pinecedar180
      @pinecedar180 Před 19 dny +2

      😆 what a doofus

    • @alsmith9853
      @alsmith9853 Před 18 dny +1

      The 'I told you so' moment must have been glorious!

  • @mason96575
    @mason96575 Před 2 měsíci +74

    So... I don't know any rich people, so I'm unsure how they operate... But if a person gets arrested with $700 MILLION in gold and cash- and their only way to receive a bond/bail is to send a stranger a Telegram message...
    Wouldn't you think someone carrying around $700 MILLION IN PHYSICAL GOLD AND CASH would have, oh I don't know, an attorney?

  • @wakeupbell2491
    @wakeupbell2491 Před 2 měsíci +43

    Once they ask for money, GET THE HELL OUT!

  • @oldhickory4686
    @oldhickory4686 Před 2 měsíci +44

    "Whirlwind romance."
    That "whirlwind" must have taken all of this woman's brain cells, because she never met him?!!!

  • @Ron71997
    @Ron71997 Před 2 měsíci +50

    So many red flags, 1) if they use old love terms or my Queen, call every day from a foreign country because he is there for a project or assignment. 2) ask if you have eaten that day, constantly texting or emailing you. 3) it starts with a small dollar ask - they need some money for a cell bill or need money for rent or groceries as their account has been blocked. Once you send any amount of money you have been tagged as a victim and they will drain you for all you have.

    • @michelle.goodridge
      @michelle.goodridge Před 2 měsíci +10

      If a grown man can’t pay for his cell phone bill, why would I want to get involved with them. Go away.

  • @THEONENONLYMJO
    @THEONENONLYMJO Před 2 měsíci +64

    It's sad people have nothing else better to do but scam people all day smh. Thats so sad because deep down everybody just wants to be loved.

    • @citygirlingraham
      @citygirlingraham Před 2 měsíci +12

      It’s a job, they sit in a call center all day.

    • @HeatherBoo916
      @HeatherBoo916 Před 2 měsíci +10

      That's what these people prey on. They sit in call centers with a script. These people aren't even talking to the same person everyday half the time.

    • @MegTelevised
      @MegTelevised Před 2 měsíci +7

      It’s big business overseas

    • @grittykitty50
      @grittykitty50 Před měsícem

      @THEONE, your comment is one of the few on here with any compassion.

    • @chayo4537
      @chayo4537 Před měsícem

      Humans don't know what love is.

  • @kathleenmartin7498
    @kathleenmartin7498 Před 2 měsíci +35

    When they call you their Queen, ask if you've eaten today, and then ask for $$ for anything....RUN!!!

    • @joannepackus5736
      @joannepackus5736 Před měsícem +1

      If they ask for money, I already have my response. Funny you should mention it! I was just going to ask you for money. It doesn't look like this is going to work for me. Good bye!

  • @ChefOuattara
    @ChefOuattara Před 2 měsíci +141

    I’m sorry, but It ain’t that much love in the world for me to give my money to anyone I’ve never met! Particularly Online!!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

    • @goldengalsclazy
      @goldengalsclazy Před 2 měsíci +7

      Preach it! You got that right! People should reply to scammers by saying, "Do I look like a bank?"

    • @katyarnold-ji8sv
      @katyarnold-ji8sv Před 2 měsíci +2

      @ChefOuattara Amen!! sister. 100% agree with your comment.

    • @cheribee968
      @cheribee968 Před 2 měsíci

      Foolish

    • @michaelpowell7120
      @michaelpowell7120 Před měsícem

      you have no money.

    • @ChefOuattara
      @ChefOuattara Před měsícem

      @@michaelpowell7120 Certainly none that I’m going to part with a stranger I’ve never met. She was stupid.

  • @michelle.goodridge
    @michelle.goodridge Před 2 měsíci +42

    Never ever send money to anyone you have never met and even when you meet be very skeptical. I don’t like giving money to my family let alone some random stranger online.

  • @Karen.cook424
    @Karen.cook424 Před měsícem +18

    Being called “Queen” is a HUGE red flag. That screams “Nigerian” ALL DAY!

    • @chayo4537
      @chayo4537 Před měsícem

      You would know about that Karen! With your jungle fever ass. You whites are always yapping and watching BLACKS but are never as trigger trigger to be ignorant A.K.A unpolitically correct when it comes to yourselves. Because you're that irrelavent and weak 😂

  • @arfriedman4577
    @arfriedman4577 Před 2 měsíci +42

    She sold her car and home because of this scammer. How awful.
    Dont Facebook friend someone you dont know.
    Hope others hear your story and dont get scammed..

    • @mareerogers364
      @mareerogers364 Před 2 měsíci +1

      How stupid😂😂😂

    • @estelleschneider9033
      @estelleschneider9033 Před měsícem

      No she wss simply unprepared for the realities of life and the devils tactics to steal, kill and destroy John 10:10 KJB
      AS HER HUSBAND SAID TO HER BEFORE HE DIED..
      She missed him so..she long for a relationship...but was naive...very...
      She did not understand warning signs ..of a crook
      Love bombing or lots of flattering
      Not knowing person asking for MONEY..LOTS OF MONEY..FROM SOMEONE UOU BARELY KNEW.
      WE DO NOT JUMP INTO VERY PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH AN AQUAINTANCE...
      TAKES A LONG TIME..EVEN THEM
      MONEY IS NOT GIVEN ..TAKING ADVANTAGE
      NEEDED TO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK
      AND WAIT
      A PERSON WHO ONLY WANTS MONEY WILL MOVE ON WHEN HE KNOWS YOU ARE WISE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @nellytamayo3414
    @nellytamayo3414 Před 2 měsíci +96

    I’m sorry not to sound unsympathetic but WTH were these women thinking?! The moment they ask for money run!

    • @billfromEtown
      @billfromEtown Před 2 měsíci +13

      Loneliness can be debilitating

    • @leonardodalongisland
      @leonardodalongisland Před 2 měsíci

      She was/is an older-lonely-insecure-simple minded female. They are easy marks.

    • @louniece1650
      @louniece1650 Před 2 měsíci

      Are you kidding? So many men nowadays are used to being kept, receiving alimony, and simply expect their wives and girlfriends to provide for the household while they watch football. And women are so desperate to have a 'man' that they do it.😂

    • @katyarnold-ji8sv
      @katyarnold-ji8sv Před 2 měsíci +2

      @nellytamayo3414 100% agree,.

    • @G--do8ro
      @G--do8ro Před 9 dny +1

      Don’t forget the men too Tons of men are scammed also. My grandfather was a victim.

  • @GeeBee909
    @GeeBee909 Před 2 měsíci +16

    When he told her he needed money she should have sent an old Lotto ticket and then said "good luck buddy"

  • @Sofian375
    @Sofian375 Před 2 měsíci +41

    The indian accent should have been a red flag.

  • @ayayagami9311
    @ayayagami9311 Před 2 měsíci +64

    You can't give that amount to family or friends but willing to give it to a stranger from the internet 😁

    • @ertfgghhhh
      @ertfgghhhh Před 2 měsíci +1

      You must not have money of your own

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Před 2 měsíci

      But what did she have to eat?

    • @kialuvsyoo
      @kialuvsyoo Před 2 měsíci

      That's quite an assumption

    • @chayo4537
      @chayo4537 Před měsícem

      ​@@ertfgghhhhyou must be a gigolo

  • @sharonjohnson4636
    @sharonjohnson4636 Před 2 měsíci +28

    I feel bad that she didn't understand that the scammers target ladies on a daily basis. She should have known not to accept any friend requests from anyone she doesn't know. Any man or woman who tells you how they think you are so great and gives you all kinds of compliments, this is their full-time JOB to scam you out of money.

    • @katyarnold-ji8sv
      @katyarnold-ji8sv Před 2 měsíci

      @sharonjohnson4636 Amen!!!! Sharon. Amen!! 100% agreement with your comment.

    • @icebergrose8955
      @icebergrose8955 Před měsícem

      It might be an age thing. My granddaughter's 8 and she automatically thinks EVERYTHING on the internet is a scam.

  • @whimsicalhamster88
    @whimsicalhamster88 Před 2 měsíci +50

    These old people with money need to join charities and be around other people. Then at least they'll give away their money to people that actually need it instead of some scam farm run by a Chinese or African mafia.

    • @caronstout354
      @caronstout354 Před 2 měsíci +3

      John Oliver discs deep dive on the "pig butchering" scam this season...

    • @wholeshebang1
      @wholeshebang1 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Africa is a *continent,* not a country. A lot of "romance" scammers have been from Nigeria (or said they were).

    • @whimsicalhamster88
      @whimsicalhamster88 Před 2 měsíci +7

      @@wholeshebang1 yeah, no duh. And multiple African countries have scammers in them. Hence my use of the term for the continent, not an individual country.

    • @squarebear619
      @squarebear619 Před 2 měsíci

      If you watch social catfish where this lady first appeared you'd know that the majority of them are right winger types who'd never donate to charities and aren't dmb enough to fall for these romance scams while the whole time being dmb enough to fall for them.😅

    • @squarebear619
      @squarebear619 Před 2 měsíci

      ​​@@whimsicalhamster88you used the term because you're dmb enough to group an entire continent. You'd fall for these scams easily becausethey're also that obtuse on that Social Catfish.😂

  • @kmurray559
    @kmurray559 Před 2 měsíci +53

    I’ll be her boyfriend for a million dollars and I’m a woman 😂

  • @kymbab3471
    @kymbab3471 Před 2 měsíci +18

    That one word “ Queen” when u hear that….run 😂😂

  • @lucakat9262
    @lucakat9262 Před 2 měsíci +13

    If someone asks you for money, tell them to 'pray' for it and see what they do.😳

  • @mason96575
    @mason96575 Před 2 měsíci +29

    "I've been arrested carrying close to a BILLION in physical gold and cash (I was using a dumptruck to transport it- you wouldn't think I'd actually be able to carry it, c'mon- don't be ridiculous) and I need you to bail me out. Here, I'll ask the prison guards to give me a break from my sentencing (but I'm awaiting trial still, that's why I need bail money). The guard agreed that he'll let me out on a break so that I can take a picture for you. Don't mind the Calibri font of my handwriting - Microsoft designed their font off my handwriting as the source sample. After I smile for this picture, the guards said my break will be over. I was arrested carrying close to a BILLION in gold and cash- but I don't have an attorney, nor do I know anyone else. You're my only contact."

  • @sandysmith6629
    @sandysmith6629 Před 2 měsíci +32

    Whether online or in person, if your special person doesn’t introduce you to their friends, family, co workers or are eager to share your relationship to the world, be very careful. Even people you know through your neighborhood, professionally, at organizations are still potential scammers. It takes lots of in person interactions over a very long period of time & situations to know someone well enough to know you want to be in a romantic relationship with them.

    • @PeaceSM1954
      @PeaceSM1954 Před 2 měsíci

      Exactly. I was duped by an old primary school classmate who well & truly duped me., loved bombed me etc and let me pay for literally everything. Luckily I saw the writing on the wall before I lost too much money and dignity. I still can’t believe how much a fool I made of myself. Be careful of everyone no matter who 😢

  • @margo3367
    @margo3367 Před 2 měsíci +31

    Ok, a guy you’ve never even met starts asking you for money, sell your car, sell your house. I mean, how can you be so gullible?

    • @2021noname
      @2021noname Před 2 měsíci +2

      Love and loneliness

    • @CM7777...
      @CM7777... Před 2 měsíci +8

      ​@@2021nonameNo, it takes a special brand of stupid. More to it than loneliness.

  • @peace-a
    @peace-a Před 2 měsíci +10

    She just wanted to be loved but come on, when a grown man keeps asking for money, red flags should be all over the place.

  • @Faith.is.Awake.notwoke
    @Faith.is.Awake.notwoke Před 2 měsíci +122

    How do people keep falling for these scams???

    • @musicformonsters
      @musicformonsters Před 2 měsíci +10

      this woman is not very bright but some very smart women do - so go figure

    • @dontbelongherefromanotherp9807
      @dontbelongherefromanotherp9807 Před 2 měsíci +8

      It's not difficult at all. Anyone can ve susceptible

    • @HeatherBoo916
      @HeatherBoo916 Před 2 měsíci +17

      Some people cannot be alone and become very vulnerable when they are. The best thing one can do for themselves is to learn to love yourself and love being alone.

    • @ericb8413
      @ericb8413 Před 2 měsíci

      Low IQ

    • @MyNameIsUnavailable
      @MyNameIsUnavailable Před 2 měsíci

      Cuz they *STUPID,* that's why.

  • @northerngirl1637
    @northerngirl1637 Před 2 měsíci +85

    It's not a husband's job to prepare another adult for the world.

    • @michaelpowell7120
      @michaelpowell7120 Před měsícem +5

      No, it's always a man's fault. Ask "THE VIEW"

    • @adriennegrammer
      @adriennegrammer Před měsícem +6

      Men that want to lead, and take care of a woman do take on a more dominant “teaching you” kind of role. It’s how they feel empowered. (Widow , myself)

    • @adriennegrammer
      @adriennegrammer Před měsícem +5

      He may have been controlling, and had regrets that he was controlling.

    • @Kiolashei
      @Kiolashei Před měsícem +7

      Yeah! That seemed odd to me when she said that

    • @chayo4537
      @chayo4537 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@michaelpowell7120stop acting like a victim

  • @michelski3528
    @michelski3528 Před 2 měsíci +67

    Omg I thought they were referring to Liza Minnelli 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @rayseyeoman7540
      @rayseyeoman7540 Před 2 měsíci +7

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @BloodNote
      @BloodNote Před 2 měsíci +4

      😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @wholeshebang1
      @wholeshebang1 Před 2 měsíci +11

      I think she models herself to look like her, even wearing a "Liza" wig.

    • @Lommy9999
      @Lommy9999 Před 2 měsíci +5

      I thought it's going to be Diane Warren.

    • @LL-bl8hd
      @LL-bl8hd Před 2 měsíci +6

      She looks like her!

  • @catpax6075
    @catpax6075 Před 2 měsíci +120

    This person is a victim. I’m sorry you were taken advantage of by someone you thought had love for you. That’s a traumatic experience in itself. And people get scammed more easily than you might think, so don’t be overly judgemental. She was targeted and vulnerable.

    • @gasmith7486
      @gasmith7486 Před 2 měsíci +7

      There are no victims only volunteers. She signed up for it. I don’t feel sorry for fools.

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Před 2 měsíci +4

      She craved attention.

    • @jenhayes7189
      @jenhayes7189 Před 2 měsíci +13

      At what point, even after sending the first few thousand would she think ...🤔 this seems fishy?

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods Před 2 měsíci +5

      But by now you would have thought she would have heard about these scams .
      But who gives away a lot of money to people they never met face-to-face ?
      Incredible , the way they get sucked in ... all for the sake of romance .

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Not worth it.

  • @davemathews7890
    @davemathews7890 Před 2 měsíci +112

    Why would you fork over a million dollars to some dude that you met on the internet? I feel contempt for the greedy man who scammed her as well as her for being so stupid to allow it to happen in the first place.

    • @essieessie5399
      @essieessie5399 Před 2 měsíci +7

      I spent $1M to have my ego fed. Yep, ok!

    • @sharonsolana
      @sharonsolana Před 2 měsíci +8

      I think "gullible" is a better choice of words.

    • @wholeshebang1
      @wholeshebang1 Před 2 měsíci +7

      @@sharonsolana - Or naive.

    • @sharonsolana
      @sharonsolana Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@wholeshebang1 Yes, poor lady.

    • @dontbelongherefromanotherp9807
      @dontbelongherefromanotherp9807 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Don't be surprised because this can happen to anyone when they're at their weakest point in life. It isn't about whether they're smart or not. Anyone can fall short and become a con artist's victim. Don't believe me, don't f&ck around and find out

  • @chuck9380
    @chuck9380 Před 2 měsíci +15

    I wouldn’t give nobody even my kids 1 million dollars in a short period of time

  • @vadimv1643
    @vadimv1643 Před 2 měsíci +21

    She said: I don't care about money.
    Money said: OK.

    • @Omar_Zazzle
      @Omar_Zazzle Před 2 měsíci +5

      Now she has no money, no, car or no home, all because she didn't care.

  • @catanthiadover2698
    @catanthiadover2698 Před 2 měsíci +16

    When I did online dating I NEVER got involved with someone that was not a local yokel.

    • @giovanna722
      @giovanna722 Před 2 měsíci +5

      She's older than she looks, so she's part of a generation that is not computer savvy.

  • @MsAchampion
    @MsAchampion Před 2 měsíci +14

    🙏🏾 Everyone needs love. ❤️ Ladies be careful.

  • @BurntRaisinToast
    @BurntRaisinToast Před 2 měsíci +11

    Good grief. This woman’s story is terrible, but - her husband didn’t “prepare her for this world”?? Did she marry her father? Any human being who is old enough to leave their parents’ nest & step into the world, be they male or female, is responsible to prepare THEMSELVES for the people & circumstances they encounter in life. Enough of this “helpless female who can’t manage without being told what to do by a man”, crap. Seriously.
    Don’t invest your $$ with, or give it away, to people you “meet” on the internet. It’s not rocket science. Sheesh.

    • @G--do8ro
      @G--do8ro Před 9 dny +1

      Exactly! She sounds like a 14 year old gullible teenager. My mother taught me to take care of myself and never rely on anyone else. And it was the best advice I ever got.

  • @Quiche543
    @Quiche543 Před 2 měsíci +23

    WTF is wrong with people??? Really???? Why are they SO ready to give their $$$ away!!!!

  • @lmb4876
    @lmb4876 Před 2 měsíci +8

    I cannot be scammed..1) I am not lonely 2) not on social media 3) I don’t have money 😊

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Literally the only reason that should be given is "I am smart"

    • @CharChar51
      @CharChar51 Před 2 měsíci +3

      ........4) i am not an idiot....

  • @rosej5029
    @rosej5029 Před 2 měsíci +24

    She could have gotten a dog (ideally a golden retriever) that would have loved her without all the drama that comes with being in a relationship with someone.

    • @SomethingSomethingg
      @SomethingSomethingg Před měsícem

      Good Lord! Are you saying that you get your kicks from beastiality?? Because women also want to be sexually satisfied too. Not to mention, you know, having someone to talk to??? Financial support, maybe??

    • @elliebellie7816
      @elliebellie7816 Před měsícem +3

      And for a lot less money...

    • @akosua8779
      @akosua8779 Před měsícem +4

      BOMB! seriously she lost her husband who left her secure with money. Why search for a new man ? Get yaself a dog that you handle and live in peace. If my husband passes before I do I'm just getting a Lhasa Apso or Miniature schnauzer. . and calling it a day.

  • @ten3353
    @ten3353 Před 2 měsíci +39

    Loneliness is a curse.

    • @Omar_Zazzle
      @Omar_Zazzle Před 2 měsíci +4

      I just put my brother into a nursing home and it sucks.

    • @G--do8ro
      @G--do8ro Před 9 dny +1

      Disagree. It’s part of life. We come into this world alone and we leave it alone.

  • @Walua
    @Walua Před 2 měsíci +12

    Seriously!! I don’t understand how you could give $1 million to a man you hadn’t met. We’re all responsible for our own lives so I guess you learned that lesson the hard way. RESEARCH!!

  • @JK-lp6uw
    @JK-lp6uw Před 2 měsíci +27

    How do you fall in love with someone you have never met in person?

  • @danehlers9989
    @danehlers9989 Před 2 měsíci +7

    I can't believe we STILL have to explain this kind of stuff to people. I mean really?? If I don't recognize the persons name or number I NEVER answer my phone.

  • @ILovePlayingZeldaGamesOnSwitch

    I have a friend- she is in her 60's and been scammed hundred of thousands before (the guy is white&old). And currently she is being scammed again by a "korean idol in his 20s" who she thinks is madly in love with her. I conclude that these people never learn their lesson, they like the attention and doesn't mind giving the hard earned money. I'm done telling her about these scams, it's a waste of my time& effort.

    • @cherrybarb4651
      @cherrybarb4651 Před měsícem

      Someone on the Catfished site got scammed by the Korean idol. Maybe it's your friend.

  • @BlackandBlessed100
    @BlackandBlessed100 Před 2 měsíci +15

    As soon as you realize it’s a scam close all accounts and call The Authorities
    This happens to everyone You are not alone and You did nothing wrong
    they did

    • @HeatherBoo916
      @HeatherBoo916 Před 2 měsíci +2

      The only part I disagree with you on, is that this happens to everyone.

  • @Robin-xt7yo
    @Robin-xt7yo Před 2 měsíci +14

    I'm such a tightwad I will never fall for these scams!

    • @sableann4255
      @sableann4255 Před 2 měsíci +4

      haha me too

    • @cede30
      @cede30 Před měsícem +1

      It doesn't matter. Scammers will move on to lower hanging fruit and get their Lamborghinis. Different scammers will hack your accounts because you clicked on something in an email.

  • @srezzy1326
    @srezzy1326 Před 2 měsíci +13

    Isn’t it a little ridiculous? It’s an older person and someone very young “who’s interested “. Fake pics of smoking hot people interested 65-90 year olds. Isn’t that red flag enough? Someone young enough to be their grandchild. It just screams desperation.

    • @Inquisitor2024
      @Inquisitor2024 Před 2 měsíci +3

      No kidding

    • @fereyal
      @fereyal Před 11 dny +2

      In this case, the man's pictures were not of a young man, but I understand what you are saying.

  • @dh2392
    @dh2392 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Only con men and losers ask for money. But in either case, you want nothing to do with them.

    • @cede30
      @cede30 Před měsícem

      Like homeless people. I haven't thought of it like this, but you're right.

  • @realkangaroocafevietnam
    @realkangaroocafevietnam Před 2 měsíci +8

    She's heavily medicated & is having enormous trouble talking.

  • @Christy-tg2ln
    @Christy-tg2ln Před 2 měsíci +10

    Hard for me to feel any sympathy for this.

  • @chocolateblended
    @chocolateblended Před 2 měsíci +9

    A man asking me for money gives me the ick.

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 Před 2 měsíci

      But a man offering you money doesn't?

    • @chocolateblended
      @chocolateblended Před 2 měsíci

      @@DavidKen878 correct

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 Před 2 měsíci

      @@chocolateblended😂😂

    • @chocolateblended
      @chocolateblended Před 2 měsíci

      @@DavidKen878 🤣🤣🤣 is that a new phenomenon to you? Your mom financed your father. Or was your dad never around so your mom became man of the house

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 Před 2 měsíci

      @@chocolateblended No to all three questions. But I'm curious, do you have a man? Because I also see tweets like this on my timeline and 100% of them are always from single women. 😂😂

  • @A_Muzik
    @A_Muzik Před 2 měsíci +5

    Loneliness and desperation are terrible bedfellows

  • @dianabeurman364
    @dianabeurman364 Před 2 měsíci +10

    ALL THOSE MEN ONLINE WANT MONEY!

  • @tjj5337
    @tjj5337 Před měsícem +5

    Ladies, please learn to be independent and stand on your own 2 feet. This woman is a sad case…and way too NEEDY!!!

    • @G--do8ro
      @G--do8ro Před 9 dny

      Yes, agreed. My mother drilled it into my head since I was a teenager to never rely on a man or anyone. To take care of myself and make my own way in life. Best advice I ever got. The woman’s statement about her husband, not preparing her for life is embarrassing, and an insult to her.

  • @dianabeurman364
    @dianabeurman364 Před 2 měsíci +8

    ASKING FOR MONEY? NO WAY!

  • @sableann4255
    @sableann4255 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Boggles my mind how people fall for these scammers!!!

  • @sharonholt3118
    @sharonholt3118 Před 2 měsíci +7

    If it seems too good to be true…it IS…so RUN!

    • @cede30
      @cede30 Před měsícem

      Funny. Most people don't run. They believe they are special, and their risk will be worth their reward.

  • @a.a.p3254
    @a.a.p3254 Před měsícem +4

    Many give thousands $$$ away for scams and you would never think of giving a homeless person $5.00
    Sad sad world we live in. People need to wake up!
    Cheers 🇨🇦

  • @francinegreenway8451
    @francinegreenway8451 Před 2 měsíci +20

    I refuse to give Any man money 💰 ever !!! Ladies just don’t do it !!!

  • @mildredpierce4506
    @mildredpierce4506 Před 2 měsíci +5

    So in prison, they take pictures of inmates holding up notes

    • @cede30
      @cede30 Před měsícem

      Have you been to prison? I haven't, but I've watched movies. Corrupt guards, and innocent people escaping and winning their freedom after finding the real person responsible for murdering their family member/wife/friend. It's crazy.

  • @SAMMl
    @SAMMl Před 2 měsíci +43

    I feel so bad for the elderly people who always get scammed this way. They're the targets by these scammers since they're quite gullible and clueless.

    • @musicformonsters
      @musicformonsters Před 2 měsíci +12

      I am a boomer - I don't fall for this stuff..- all the boomers I know don't fall for this- we aren't all gullible and clueless -

    • @jmo2104
      @jmo2104 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Not gullible and clueless, old and lonely.

    • @BloodNote
      @BloodNote Před 2 měsíci

      More like desperate and stupid.

    • @HeatherBoo916
      @HeatherBoo916 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@musicformonstersI think it's more that alot of people can't be alone, they become very vulnerable because they need love from someone else because they don't know how to love themselves whether with someone or not.

  • @nangel270
    @nangel270 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Why would you want to keep involved with a broke ass guy who can’t afford phone minutes lol. Even if you missed the flags waving before that one it’s hard to imagine being that gullible. It’s loneliness turned addiction.

  • @deborahblackvideoediting8697
    @deborahblackvideoediting8697 Před měsícem +4

    In the last 1.5 years, I have started receiving many Facebook friend requests from handsome, middle-aged men. It's so obvious to me that every request is a scam. I was curious to see what a couple of their profiles looked like. What they all have in common is that their accounts are quite new, they have no Facebook 'friends', they have a handful of post that are made to appeal to women (cute sayings, pictures of flowers, pics of puppies and kittens), they are all engineers in a foreign country, working in a remote area with poor internet connection. As much as I would love to respond and try to waste their time, I just ignore their friend requests. I feel very bad for this woman. She seems to be rather naive. Every single text and photo was a glaring red flag right from the start. She should have blocked this guy long before the money requests started.

  • @MitchGrooms
    @MitchGrooms Před 2 měsíci +7

    I do not feel sorry for her, SORRY. WAKE UP PROPLE.

  • @Mrs.TJTaylor
    @Mrs.TJTaylor Před 2 měsíci +48

    She was willing to spend a lot of money to be adored by a man. She maybe needs to do some self reflection.

  • @StevenTorrey
    @StevenTorrey Před 2 měsíci +4

    Sadly, it gets to a point that no one on the internet can be trusted!

    • @channelthree9424
      @channelthree9424 Před 2 měsíci +3

      People should not blindly trust people on the Internet to begin with. Everyone is a stranger. We grew up being taught not to talk to strangers yet these senior citizens who are supposed to have wisdom are giving away their entire fortune to a person they had never met.

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 Před 2 měsíci

      @@channelthree9424EXACTLY. You can't even trust people in real life, why would you trust someone online?

  • @ninnin261
    @ninnin261 Před měsícem +3

    So sad what happened to this beautiful lady, but all those years on the road with rock bands and still so naive and sheltered!? Unbelievable!

  • @lindajackson2382
    @lindajackson2382 Před 2 měsíci +7

    She looks SO MUCH like Sharon Osborne!

  • @cheribee968
    @cheribee968 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Loneliness can mess with your good judgment

  • @sshoegirl30004
    @sshoegirl30004 Před 2 měsíci +7

    I feel for her. I wish this didn't happen HOWEVER you could never get that kind of money out to me. Lucky, if you get $100 out of me if we are not seeing each other daily.

  • @comkver
    @comkver Před 2 měsíci +5

    Mets like always is lying. My friend recently got hacked and I kept reporting it to Meta after he told me that the hackers were asking his friends for money. Meta didn't take down the account until after the hackers took over 4k in money.

  • @CrystalNeal-jq1et
    @CrystalNeal-jq1et Před 2 měsíci +8

    I'm sorry that this happened. The wickedness of this world is certainly real! Loneliness tricks us a bit and we sometimes cling to things (and folk) that are unhealthy and does not edify our soul. Discernment is in us. I just hope that we allow the Holy Spirit to guide our decisions. I pray that every single person on this earth falls in-love with Christ. This relationship is more important than anything that we can ever have in the flesh.

  • @hockey321smash
    @hockey321smash Před 2 měsíci +5

    I don’t feel sorry for any adult who gives money to anyone. Unless they are mentally incapacitated and don’t know what they are doing.

  • @mosimosi630
    @mosimosi630 Před 2 měsíci +18

    How is possible to fall in love with someone you have never met just how is this possible computers have made humans very dumb

  • @JohnWesleyHarden
    @JohnWesleyHarden Před 2 měsíci +6

    A fool and his or her money will soon part...

  • @JaniceVineyard-kf6wm
    @JaniceVineyard-kf6wm Před 2 měsíci +2

    She's brave to speak out, it might help others.

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 Před 2 měsíci

      Brave how? Women have been running to news stations and reporting this for over a decade!! Clearly these women aren't helping anyone.

  • @Michaeleism
    @Michaeleism Před 2 měsíci +5

    Cognitive decline causes these types of issues. The signs are there but if a person doesn't have the mental capacity to tell the difference... If you're having a hard time telling the difference though..

  • @brianal7143
    @brianal7143 Před 2 měsíci +9

    He called you his Queen huh...🚩🚩🚩🚩

  • @barrondeville1866
    @barrondeville1866 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Unfortunately both men and women fall for these romance scams. They must be incredibly desperate and lonely souls to fall for such madness, sending incredible large amounts of money to someone they have never met. Sometimes they do not learn their lesson and are scammed multiple times, that I truly do not understand.

  • @TwistedRiffster
    @TwistedRiffster Před 2 měsíci +1

    I met her on the road with Stevie when I was Waddy Wachtel’s guitar tech. She was never wrapped right. And that whole thing about her husband leaving her behind sweet and innocent. She needs no lessons. I’ve seen her on the town

  • @argoneonoble
    @argoneonoble Před 29 dny +2

    I supported a 30yo old man when I was 25. That was my lesson and I will never do again.

  • @squarebear619
    @squarebear619 Před 2 měsíci +9

    She was on Social Catfish. It's crazy that these people give money to someone they've never met. I believe these people know what's up but they like being told what they want to hear and it's definitely arrogance coupled with delusion.

  • @Vmglf
    @Vmglf Před 2 měsíci +32

    Boomers are not going to survive AI

    • @mason96575
      @mason96575 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Considering the current ages for the Boomer Generation are 70 - 79, you’re correct: I also don’t believe most of them will survive AI in the next decade.

    • @Reba24u
      @Reba24u Před 2 měsíci +9

      It’s not just Boomers that are lonely. That is the common denominator .

    • @luisderivas6005
      @luisderivas6005 Před 2 měsíci +8

      My friend, everyone, regardless of 'generation' will eventually be too old to fight The Terminator when it comes.

    • @ddoubleu170
      @ddoubleu170 Před 2 měsíci

      A lot of them are not. You’re right. Some will.

    • @wholeshebang1
      @wholeshebang1 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@mason96575 - Baby Boomers were born between 1946-1964 (starting after soldiers returned from WWII), so they're between 60 and 78 this year.

  • @jacquelinedesanctis7082
    @jacquelinedesanctis7082 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Sweet and complimentary.. what I was used to😢

  • @PandaPowerable
    @PandaPowerable Před 2 měsíci +89

    Blaming her dead husband for her naivety is a bit pathetic.

    • @mason96575
      @mason96575 Před 2 měsíci +2

      It’s his fault she had this money in the first place… I bet it was his life insurance-
      So it’s all his fault. Everything

    • @UncleDavesKitchen
      @UncleDavesKitchen Před 2 měsíci +21

      YES, like she's some helpless little girl. She was in show business for decades, she has been around seedy people. WAY too old to play victim.

    • @aydinl5757
      @aydinl5757 Před 2 měsíci

      Pathetic woman blaming husband.

    • @BloodNote
      @BloodNote Před 2 měsíci +5

      Clearly she's of the generation where the man controlled her every move. lol

    • @Dan1ell
      @Dan1ell Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@BloodNote Exactly!

  • @jeanniecampbell1374
    @jeanniecampbell1374 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I Really hope she gained a different life and loves herself more ..we are all vulnerable no matter what age we are and its sad he reminded her of her husband ,,I wish her inner strenght to keep going and nurture herself