We tell our kids not to talk to strangers …now we have to tell our parents and grandparents 😢

@butterflyblessbless5836

Ай бұрын

Communicating online is vulnerable for all ages.

@thankthelord4536

Ай бұрын

Good point.

@hazeleyest9562

Ай бұрын

Yesss straight facts!!

@YeezyFly

Ай бұрын

No truer word has been spoken.

@muffycrosswire

Ай бұрын

Romance scams didn’t start with the internet and if adults didn’t talk to strangers there’d be no more parents or grandparents

“He asked for £200.. not enough to make alarms go off”.. £1 would make my alarm go off..

@Maru-vs9kb

Ай бұрын

Major alarm. Jeeesh.

@nerobruno

21 күн бұрын

Cuz yer títe innit?

If someone started wooing me online and then asked for money for a stamp I would block him. 😅

@calilovebug3897

Ай бұрын

Me too! Lol

@colettegibson6516

Ай бұрын

Too right, the price of stamps!

@musingwanderer2765

Ай бұрын

I will ask him for money cos I need transfer / processing fee before I can transfer 🤣🤣

There is immense pain in losing a large amount of money but to garner courage to speak about it says a lot about the person’s great character.

@Edgardo477

Ай бұрын

Got scammed this past week out of 2.25 Bitcoin.

@jaidenSalinas

Ай бұрын

My husband and I was scammed twice last year, totaling losses over $550k. It was a lengthy process involving federal intervention to get our money back. We need more people like Retrievebackteam taking a stand against these criminals. Much love and support from California.

@DrealOtis00

Ай бұрын

I got scammed out of my retirement money but I was new to it. thanks for sharing will definitely get in touch with them

How is she transferring him money if his account is frozen.. he wouldn’t be able to use it anyway😂

@polycarp9897

Ай бұрын

Typically through crypto or gift cards. They'll say that they have cryptocurrency accounts which are inaccessible to the authorities and can sell gift cards for cash.

@bradley24076

Ай бұрын

Or they'll tell the victim to transfer funds to a friends account so they can withdraw and give it to the scammer directly.

I wouldn’t even give my ‘actual’ girlfriend of 19 years £50k. How does anyone convince themselves this is normal?!?

@chasingthesun90

Ай бұрын

If she's only your girlfriend after 19 years...

@Mark-kh1ny

Ай бұрын

@@chasingthesun90 😁 that’s as good as it gets. Neither of us are really into the whole institution of marriage.

@abi-ci8lh

17 күн бұрын

you probably don't jave 50k to give. Sorry to your poor GF :(

was she living in a bubble ???? has she never heard of this happening to other women

@NoOne-wt3sv

Ай бұрын

She arrogantly and naively thought what most victims think, “it won’t happen to me because I’m smarter than that.”

@Porch.monkey.slayer

Ай бұрын

If she has to look for men online then….

@aurora6920

Ай бұрын

Just because you've heard of a scam doesn't mean you can't ever be manipulated into it. You can be in a bad mental health state, fall in love someone, then make the biggest mistake despite you've heard of these scams. It's manipulation and i'm surprised you've not heard of this in abusive relationships! Unless you think all victims of abuse are to blame 🙄

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Airhead Alert! 😅

Why send money to someone youve never met

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Never met? Are you kidding? Hahahaha😮

@mildredpierce4506

Ай бұрын

That’s the great question logically thinking people always ask.

@mariamel-achram3138

Ай бұрын

She was in love lol😂

DO NOT send any money to a stranger! And wrong- sending a little amount of money is a red-flag!!

Never send money. It's that simple.

Sending money from her pension! I'm sorry but my sympathy is out of the window. Taking out loans for people she never met, Jesus wept!

@CH-gc8hf

Ай бұрын

That same thought crossed my mind. I had to put my hand over my mouth in shock after she said she took out a 50-thousand-dollar loan for him after already giving him 50 grand previous. Whoa!

Some people are so desperate for love they will do anything just to be loved.

@marylynch951

Ай бұрын

Sadly but true

@samuelgalea7679

Ай бұрын

I think he said he’d pay back

@jewelssunsun9450

Ай бұрын

@@samuelgalea7679 they all say that, apparently.

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Evan pay for it!😮

@joeycarter2678

Ай бұрын

Well, you’ve got to be really clueless to not know this was a scam.

Scammers ask about whether or not you own your home so they know how much money they can steal from you.

I was scammed of £30 and that hurt, but I quickly caught on to what was happening. I can't imagine how she feels losing £50,000 poor woman.

@bevturner2258

Ай бұрын

Her bank gave her back that money.

@ovingtonful

Ай бұрын

One of the very few lucky ones to get her money back. I’ve watching these scammer scenarios on different forms for three years now because it happened to 2 elderly women I knew plus my sister was a likely candidate to get scammed. I can see that the victim hardly ever sees a penny back once it’s gone out of their bank account. So she is lucky in that sense, but I’m sorry that she had to go through the emotional trauma x

@user-ew7xg5kp6i

Ай бұрын

She got her money back from the bank. In America, victims are more vulnerable and besides having a police report filed and submitted a fraud report to FCC. Nothing else could be done and most likely victims can't get her money back because most of the scammer are very hard to locate them from overseas such as Nigeria.

@alfydarkdeadly

21 күн бұрын

i was scammed out of 5 quid. and i learnt my lesson from that.

How the bank can give back £50k just like that? She chose to give her money away, it's not the banks fault.

@bienemaja2876

Ай бұрын

The bank can fetch back the payment within 24 hours. They did not do it for charity!

As soon as they mention money, that would be a 'get lost' from me.

It’s her fault, she was trying to buy someone’s love.

Even if she had met this Guy in person, Asking for money is a red flag. But she didn't even meet this Guy - Speechless. She was clearly very clever at getting her money back but not so clever when giving it out.

Scammers usually ask for a small amount at the beginning as commitment money. They know once you send a small amount, you’re willing to send more. What’s that small amount received, the victim is labeled as a paying client.

How can you know someone’s personality if you have never met them in person?

Remember Meatloaf’s wise words when being asked for money by a stranger “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I won’t Do That)” 👍🏻

Glad im poor

@endlessglizzys_.0233

Ай бұрын

Same here. I am a scammers worst nightmare 😂I am always overdrawn with a cap on the overdraft.

@hollylouge9267

Ай бұрын

😂

@karolinaxyz3790

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@koelkastridder3388

Ай бұрын

In Dutch we have a saying which rougly goes: you can't pluck the feathers from a bald chicken 😂

@Themis33

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂​@@koelkastridder3388

He had a nice smile! 😳 £50,000!

@maryegan

Ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@reader-mx9ss

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@reader-mx9ss

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@user-ke8wr7jp2d

Ай бұрын

I bet he did,he can now pay the best dentist 😅😅

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Worth that much? Haha😮

The husband must be turning in his grave.

Ive seen so many of these stories now that i just don't have sympathy for these people anymore

@LilFoxyCosplay

Ай бұрын

Honestly understandable

Absolutely astonished she got her money back. Very lucky, as I assumed she would be blamed for transferring cash to a man she didn't even have a video chat with.

Too old for such nonsense. Never be desperate for anything. These people smell you amile off.

Red Flags the person online is a scammer: - Widower - wife died in an accident or of cancer - Has one child who doesn’t live with him, sometimes in boarding school - Lives in one place e.g. US, but is “from” somewhere else e.g. Norway, currently working in a third location e.g. Syria. - Has W. African accent and not one from any place they have resided - Job is “Orthopaedic Surgeon Doctor”, “Drilling Engineer on an oil rig” “Military General” or “Precious Metals Trader”. Knows very little about their supposed profession if questioned - Keeps asking “What are you doing now” “Have you Eaten” “What is your favourite colour” and other banal questions. Doesn’t read your responses - Will not video chat - Tells you he loves you and love bombs before ever meeting and indeed before video chatting - Types “Alaye” at some stage during your chat. Alaye is a Nigerian word and is used to test if the person they are chatting to is also a Nigerian scammer. - Asks for money - any number of excuses, such as bank account frozen, money to pay to apply for annual leave, taxes etc.

@redwoods7370

Ай бұрын

Also refers to the victim as his “Queen.”

@doreenbalwantsingh2363

Ай бұрын

You are absolutely correct...I herd it many times ...wife die in an accident or of cancer....then they are on business trip, where they got robbed of everything...now they are on the street. They can't pay their hotel or food...first thing I said to them, call your friends or relatives .or business partners to help you..NOT ME.!

@doreenbalwantsingh2363

Ай бұрын

Some of their messages doesn't even make sense , as if they are just forwarding the same message to everyone example...( I know you are mine the very first time I saw you) See me where ?? I lived in south America...he in UK he said...but his phone code was from Uganda 😊😊😊

I bet that was her husband‘s money. I believe that is why these widows are so frivolous with the money their husbands left them. They did not have to work for it themselves. They do not value the money at all.

As granny used to say ‘a fool and their money are soon parted’. When a person you’ve never seen, met or actually even know starts asking for money it’s a scam. There can’t be 12 people left on the planet at this point that doesn’t know this.

The only person to blame is her gullible self. If she couldn't pick up on red flags she has no common sense whatsoever

He said he was going to pay her back 'with interest'. If this was the case they why was he 'borrowing' money from her in the first instance? That should have been a red flag to her.

I would never send money to someone i dont know or have ever met when will ppl learn it have been so much in the news about this by now

@Roxemari1

Ай бұрын

I agree with you.

Once had a colleague in a large office i worked in years ago. She would go around asking everyone if she could borrow £20. She never paid any of it back. She had some amazing excuses to not pay it back. Thats a scam in itself😮

@Porch.monkey.slayer

Ай бұрын

Yes like if there are 15 people ! Thats a lot of loot 💰

@endlessglizzys_.0233

Ай бұрын

@@Porch.monkey.slayer Yeh and a guy in our team loaned her £30 he asked her twice for it back. She had some amazing excuses! One was she had the £30 just taken out of the atm when she must have walked out and left it there or it fell out of her hand she could not remember which one. I think she used an excuse that she was getting it out but was so overdrawn etc

@AK-xj2di

Ай бұрын

​@endlessglizzys_.0233 Sounds like my ex lol may be that's his sister

She is one lucky lady to get her money back because every single one I’ve watched online on catfish they all lost their money & houses & some even ended up homeless because of it

She's not the first and won't be the last... loneliness is a terrible thing.

I'm sorry, I can't feel sorry for these people anymore. Information about these scams are all over the internet. The same scam, over and over again. If they ask for money, don't send any. That simple.

Don't you have children and grandchildren to spend time with instead of these scammers...are you so desperate for a man in your life ???

@Challenger2A7

Ай бұрын

You're right but I think there's a large amount of vanity involved. Do they think "Somebody so gorgeous as me shouldn't be without a man!"? Even when they have a family it seems these daft women can't survive without a man. But of course an ordinary decent local man would never do.

When will women learn .. as soon as they ask for money it should be a red flag moment !

@Lambandpotatocurry

Ай бұрын

But they emotionally attached

@nd7289

Ай бұрын

​@@Barbara-yj5tl you can be emotionally attached to a fantasy

@devorarossi961

Ай бұрын

Men do these too and a lot but they don’t talk about it.

@gillmiller3702

Ай бұрын

Men are romanced scammed as well.

Why give him money

I gave my husband a whole child but I wouldn't give him 50k lol

Her own fault.. she fell for it..

This seems to happen to many women who married their first love and led a very sheltered life and are looking for that support again.

If it isn’t the consequences of her own actions

It was so soon after her husband died that she felt embarrassed. Oh well...

These vulnerable people are being led by their emotions & not applying critical thinking. If a grown man asked to borrow ANY money that would be a red flag to me. And no we don’t all meet people online as Alison suggests 🙄

I really don’t get how people are so naive…this is such a common story…denial is STRONG

Sorry but I don’t feel sorry for these women. First red flag is that you’ve never met him. Why even give him 1 cent. You don’t even remotely know what he even looks like ( he is only a voice on the other end of the phone). Second red flag he mentions being responsible for injured employees. Does he not have insurance? He’s known you for 6 weeks and he asks you for money? I wouldn’t lend my boyfriend $200 and I’ve known him for years. The reason being is that he is fully independent and would never ask me for a dime. If a man really respects and loves you he will never ask you for a dollar even.

Once money is mentioned. It's a CON. she needs to undertake some work on healthy relationships. Listening to her this is an old, old scam. Warnings everywhere.

no sympathy. Why, just why would you do it?

How do people even have 50k inthe bank??

@ssectorlap

Ай бұрын

It’s called saving up money

@joannedibben2352

Ай бұрын

​@censoredperson101-ds1jzyes your spot on people who have to scivy hard for there money wouldn't hand it over so quick I know I wouldnt😂

@catpuccino6186

Ай бұрын

And some women take out loans 💀

@Herman992113

Ай бұрын

She took out a loan

@katcampbell9213

Ай бұрын

@@ssectorlapOh my goodness! So grateful to know this ! Right I’m off to save 50k with this new found info 💪 just save the money 💰 Of course!!!! Why doesn’t everyone think of this simple solution to their money woes 🤦🏻‍♀️ Simples.

Desperation, gullibility, vanity, and no, they didn't "build a bond". I wish the interviewers wouldn't encourage the belief that there's some sort of relationship happening. She's never met him. She doesn't know him, he doesn't know her. You can't fall in love with someone you've never even met. But one easy rule to remember is just do not send money to anyone.

"In hind side" 👀🤔😆

I have lent money to men who I did know and my family, and they never paid me back. I learned real quickly that when someone begs for money, it’s not a loan. It’s a Gift. If these panhandlers have serious intentions in repaying you, direct them to the BANK. It’s not against the law to ask someone for money. Was at Costco and the cashier asked if I wanted to give a donation to Children’s Hospital when the CEO makes over 5.1 million dollars annually. Pleading poverty is Not against the law.

I had a boss this happened to years ago. She was going through a painful divorce and was vulnerable. Luckily for her she was an accountant and had hear of this scam through her work. She googled and found others who had shared they had been scammed. It was almost the same story, word for word, shared here.

How could these people send money they don’t have?

What a truly, lovely woman! My heart soared, when I heard that she’d got her money back and was now able to get on with rebuilding her life again. Bless you sweetheart, may your life now be filled with happiness and contentment. ♥️

@bienemaja2876

Ай бұрын

You are talking like you were the next scammer. 😂

@Henry-Ludlow

Ай бұрын

@@bienemaja2876 No, we’re not all like 🫵

@Maru-vs9kb

Ай бұрын

@@bienemaja2876 Good one.

There are enough of these accounts out there now that every person should be wary. Many of the “ victims” refuse to listen to their children, relatives or friends who are suspicious. Be knowledgeable about anyone stranger on the internet. Many, or most don’t have the best of attentions , especially when they ask for very personal financial information. But because of how many of these accounts are publicized, these victims are being very foolish to not do their due diligence.

They need to make a PSA, because it’s ridiculous how many older people in this country, who are getting scammed by unsophisticated, text book scams.

They are victims of their own foolishness not victims of anyone else

@gillmiller3702

Ай бұрын

Many are vulnerable and are groomed by the scammers. There has been so much publicity about these scams you would think more people would be aware though.

@cultfiction3865

Ай бұрын

@@gillmiller3702 Yeah they lose all reason once they have been swept off their feet. But something must be wrong with them on some level, because they are prepared to believe that their lover can manage to travel all over the world and has millions of pounds worth of pure gold bars, yet getting hold of a device that can make a video call is beyond them. It requires a very intellectually dim person to not see the BS in that

Sounds thick!

Even the banks give warning before u give money to anyone

Nooooooo not the pension!!! 😮

I would never! Smh...

When will these people learn don't send money to people you never met. You don't know these people . Don't let them play on your heart. How do you love a voice on a phone

I wouldn’t give my family or best friends my life savings….but giving a stranger & someone I’ve never even met is INSANE

This is ridiculous. Why would his hotel bills be £50k? Where was he staying, the Ritz? Also it should be a big red flag that his bank account is frozen cus that’s an extreme measure in itself. She really was dumb and blindsided. Doesn’t sound like the bloke was caught either. He’s still got the £50k right

I think this woman might have been on BGT or X factor, she is so like a past contestant?? But she is also really silly for sending so much money to a stranger. I mean 50K that is a lot of money…………

If you meet someone never trust them till you can actually meet them and verify them. Best to meet them and their family. Make them think you don't have much money, and are not able to give them any. If they are a Scammer they will quickly disappear! Before having any trust you should visit them, meet their family, and see how the live. Until things become sincere over time never trust them! Long distance relationships can be complex and heart breaking. Best to find someone locally, and especially who is part of your community.

The more charismatic the more they have to hide.

I’ll barely send my husband a tenner.

The moment she heard the word "DUBAI" all alarms should have gone off.

She wasn't scammed out of 50 thousand.For Pete's sake, at what point does the penny not drop. That's crazy.

If a man claims to be as successful as he said he was, with his son running a company in America, I would get nervous if he asked for cash...but being lonely and a widow I suppose you get caught up in the "high" of a new romance😢

She looks like Lorraine

Hang on....so how did they know how/why/whom was scamming Lyn?...if they didn't "catch" him?

@yourfuturewaifu9061

Ай бұрын

Possibly tracing the IP address. That's a common one I see.

This is a soulless crime and I don't believe in victim blaming These scammers are evil professionals prey on trusting people and wreck their lives Even fake companies do it and people pretending to be the bank this lady is so lucky to get her money back

50 grand, it was obviously money she you afford to loose.

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Probably not her money.😮

After 4 weeks he asked for money and she gave it to him? 😮 Some people shouldn’t be allowed to make decisions on their own.

Dry your eyes, if you had too much money you should have give it to your family or the homeless, not some randomer on social media 🙄

How can you love and send money to someone you've never meant. Price for ignorance. Deal with it.

I was approached by a scammer and yes he asked me had I got my own home. Within four text messages he asked me for "400 pounds. I spoke to my sister and she said he is a scammer they tell you the same sad story all the time. I told him he was a scammer and he sent me a picture he was Nigerian or African. The first picture was of a man on the oil rigs. I told him I would get i touch with police blocked him he got no money from me.

But of banter cost her 50,000 wow

If this happened to you in 2022, 2023 or 24 I have no sympathy for you! 5:49 There have been so many stories about this since about 2018, on Dr Phil, and all over the news channels. Do these women only watch soaps?

Your meant to go on a date first its not meant to be a money bank transfer why are so many people fooling for this now, some genuine people can't even find a date

Its 2024 and these stories are still popping up on my feed how are people still falling for this i don't even give a guy my phone number till i've met him in person i expect this from someone very old who maybe struggling with dementia or something but people like this really gotta wise up your making me root for the scammers

06:30 ?huh? Ask them lots of questions? Naw, block them!

Being alone does not mean you are lonely. I guess i have trust problem sad.

Im glad she mentioned men as well. Women usually tend not to care about men in any regard

They don’t stop or disappear I would

How did the bank refund you if Derek got the money that you sent. The bank would say it is your fault how did the bank pay you back back

Facetime, meet in person and NEVER send even one penny

How many times 😮😮😮

Lorraine Kelly 😂😂

@lynnedavies5884

Ай бұрын

Susan Boyle 😂😂😂

Same story..frozen bank account, no food, paying his employees..ALL LIES..all common! Glad I’m poor! These scammers are mostly from Lagos, Nigeria

Avoid bad people...stay poor 😂

No sympathy what so ever , why would you part with money to a person you have never meet in the flesh , the mind boggles

I lose respect for men who asks for money and we are not married yet.

This problem is spreading, but why? Why people are so lonely, hungry for love, at far as what ever "it cost".

If he's not my husband, he can kick rocks.