Multiple Victims get duped by the same Romance Scammer

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2 жыл бұрын

On this episode of Scamfish, we interviewed a woman named Cherrie who was scammed out of $6,500 by a man who claimed to be named Sebastian. Cherrie met Sebastian on LinkedIn after seeing that he had invited her to be her friend. Cherrie accepted this friend request and started forming a romantic relationship with him. They would talk every day for hours and eventually moved their conversations to Google Hangouts. One day as she was talking to him, he requested some money to help with some construction equipment. She sent him the money through Bitcoin and gift cards, but something didn't seem right. She found out his identity in the most shocking way... Watch the video and read the article to find out how.
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@CatfishedOnline 2 жыл бұрын

To learn more about this story click this link: socialcatfish.com/blog/multiple-victims-get-duped-by-the-same-romance-scammer

@norlizazulaikha7444 2 жыл бұрын

women should be educated to sense the scammers....

@milenamartina1357 2 жыл бұрын

Please leave links available to EU residents. Unfortunately, it says that the EU has blocked your link. We also suffer from your scammers and also need information. Thanks in advance.

@tinasaenz6305 2 жыл бұрын

Social catfish is to expensive. You want to charge for each thing separately. I had to cancel subscription. Ridiculous it almost seems like a scam it self.

@CatfishedOnline 2 жыл бұрын

@@tinasaenz6305 it’s $5 to try the service out. 🤷‍♂️

@tinasaenz6305 2 жыл бұрын

I've tried it was 27.00 for 28 for that and 5.00 for this. Dang I was out over 60.00 /70 dollars in less than two weeks. That's ridiculous.

@chanelm969 2 жыл бұрын

Him: if i don't eat, I will have to go to the hospital. My response: Okay. At least there you will get three meals and snacks 😋

@meredithg227 2 жыл бұрын

3 hots and a cot. Lol

@chanelm969 2 жыл бұрын

@@meredithg227 😂

@WellnesspodcastTV 2 жыл бұрын

Or send him to the food bank!

@lionessnala2000 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@satpanch 2 жыл бұрын

lol true

@Lilboozibert 2 жыл бұрын

911 Operator: 911, what's your emergency? Sebastian: HELP! I'M HUNGRY!

@chocolatethunder192 2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@darcylett486 Жыл бұрын

Hee hee

@rudellenaidu786 6 ай бұрын

Excellent!!

@sookie4195 3 ай бұрын

I’ve had confused patients call 911 from the hospital.

@susanlett9632 Ай бұрын

@@sookie4195my elderly mother had dementia and my brother took care of her alone because I lived thousands of miles away due to the military and when he would have to leave to go to the grocery store he would have to take the phone because he didn't she would think she was in the hospital because she was bedridden and she would call 911 and try to order food

@joannenorton454 10 ай бұрын

How about just not giving strangers money? Problem solved! It's no mystery, folks!

@dahliacheung6020 2 жыл бұрын

This episode was refreshing to watch because not only was the lady willing to admit that she got scammed but she then expressed wanting to help educate other women to prevent them from falling for things like this. I find that very commendable and wish her the best.

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

Educate them? The blind leading the blind. Insert stupid or gullible as required

@michelehemlokhexwhite4310 Жыл бұрын

@@davemclean6835 she looked up a dozen other people being scammed and warned them. She may have been gullible initially, but looking out for others was a good thing on her part.

@heatherangel9700 Жыл бұрын

I agree. It takes a lot of strength to go public with one's mistakes like this, knowing the kind of criticism you are going to get. I'm sorry that she got taken in this way, but I think she should be proud of the way she has stepped up and not let embarrassment stop her from trying to help others.

@MegaTinni Жыл бұрын

It is so sad she still proceeded to talk about him by the name 'Sebastian'.

@annwithaplan9766 Жыл бұрын

@@MegaTinni - I agree that she did a good thing by helping others to see him for what he was (and probably still is), but she didn't understand that they're all working together as a network. And it'll keep going on.

@jnr811 11 ай бұрын

I find it irritating how she tells the story like she was sooooo suspicious all along, yet never stopped the scam at any point.

@FlowerGirlMy 2 ай бұрын

YES

@tessgregory987 2 жыл бұрын

People don't go to hospital when they haven't eaten. You'd think a nurse would have known that. If someone showed up at a hospital and gave their problem as "no food" the staff would stare at them in bewilderment.

@plazas1242 Жыл бұрын

They will laugh at him & give him a prescription for food stamps LOL

@dr.sammypryor Жыл бұрын

I water fast 3 times a year and I am up to water fasting 5 days at a time now. As humans we have mechanisms to go without food for many days at a time. The only people that can't are those with a diseased liver or kidneys because these are the two tissues that orchestrate the hormones and biochemical processes needed in order to fast. BTW if you want to try fasting which is by far the healthiest thing you can do for yourself first you need to get your liver and kidneys a check-up by me or another doctor, and I would start with 24 hours first and work up from there. I have a playlist about benefits, what to expect, and possible bad reactions over on my channel. I would recommend watching this playlist before attempting a fast.

@deborahnieling2315 Жыл бұрын

Well I am a Intensive care nurse, I worked in the emergency rooms as well in Berlin for many years, when you would come up like that... we can't do anything! But if (in theory) a person comes up with blood pressure problems and reveal he hasn't eaten for days we can't send someone like that away! Nobody comes to the hospital in reality and tell us they have no food, they come up with another story where they very well know we have to check on that issue!

@adc2327 Жыл бұрын

Also being in LA he could find a soup kitchen if he was "starving."

@gloria-Sofia Жыл бұрын

Fasting is good for health 😂

@aqua-angela 2 жыл бұрын

He’s not “seeing” either of you. He was scamming both of you. No man with an ounce of self-respect would hit up a woman for money.

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

I agree. Hey could you spare $20? I’m hungry

@bratzboyz Жыл бұрын

@@davemclean6835 LOL, awesome comment! 😆😅🤣😂🥳

@SusanPowell-mt2ly 10 ай бұрын

he is "seeing" them as easy marks.

@gingers8457 2 жыл бұрын

He asked her for food money. You're a grown, professional man and you can't feed yourself? Boy bye!

@aaronlalembaarook5626 2 жыл бұрын

They believe any lie.

@mysurfing3550 2 жыл бұрын

Right?! A good looking well groomed dude in his 50s with a nice home in the background needs $100 for food and that isn't a red flag?!?!

@Rebeccasweet100 2 жыл бұрын

I would message Buy some chips. Don't worry you won't starve in one day. Let me know how you are tomorrow. NOT

@sunnyb85 2 жыл бұрын

You said it well!! 👏

@heatherfeather9951 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!

@christinegilbert5082 2 жыл бұрын

Ridiculous, a successful business man doesn't suddenly say, I'm hungry. Can you send me money for food. Otherwise I'll have to go to hospital. It's like he couldn't even be bothered to keep up the act and just cut straight to the chase.

@SpaceCadet4Jesus 2 жыл бұрын

Scammer: Hi, there. Victim: Hello to you. Scammer: In the interest of your valuable time, can we just skip all that emotional setup and just go straight to the "you send me lots of money" part? Victim: Never had someone talk to me so straight forward. Uhhh, yeah, I guess so!

@atchafalaya73 2 жыл бұрын

After he gets hospitalized for starvation 😂 he will need his victim to pay his hospital bill as well.

@mariacleto1502 2 жыл бұрын

YUP!!

@shirleyanthony5840 Жыл бұрын

How can they say he is my boyfriend never video probably even not talk on phone so sad

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Real men don't date online.😎

@Kimi1968ful Жыл бұрын

Every time she said “something has to stop this” I rolled my eyes. If people never sent money to people they have never met in person these scams would stop instantly and not exist. It’s really that easy.

@tinywalnut6337 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying that. How about some personal responsibility? It isn't anyone else's fault that you got scammed. The Internet has been around long enough that anyone past the age of 8 should know enough to use their thinking brain when they're online, whether they're banking or browsing or on a dating site.

@margaretsanfran7317 Жыл бұрын

I AGREE SAME WOMEN IF A NEEDY PERSON ASKED FOR A LOAN OF £100 TO FEED THEIR STARVING KIDS THEY WOULD CHASE THEM FROM THEIR DOOR BUT BECAUSE ITS COCK THEY HAND OVER THOUSANDS PATHETIC TO GET A MAN ....

@Doris1981Bytom Жыл бұрын

Amen.

@MegaTinni Жыл бұрын

I agree, but not everyone that has access to the internet has enough intelligence. And sometimes people are also lonely and desperate. Compare to famine and the things people will eat to stop real hunger.

@bratzboyz Жыл бұрын

@@MegaTinni No, no excuses, sorry. I believe WE all have 'self-control', WE all know 'right from wrong'. Involving 'money' in romance is NEVER a good idea.

@christineoleary3862 2 жыл бұрын

The flattery is laughable! I’m 68 and someone began calling me ‘my Queen’ I would fall off my seat laughing! HOW do these apparantly intelligent women fall for such absolute garbage. Because someone calls you ‘baby’ you fall in love with them?These scammers talk like they are in a ‘b’ movie romance and people eat it up. I would be embarassed just listening to it. Its not ‘romantic’ its dumb and tacky.

@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@ladybug6887 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. I have been wondering why these women fall for such cheap flattery? Is it low self-esteem or lack of emotional maturity? I have had some LinkedIn profiles contacting me and saying how beautiful they found me (seriously?! from one photo). I reported all of them as violations of site rules. I am on LinkedIn to enhance my career not to waste my time on random guys' cheap flattery?!

@SpaceCadet4Jesus 2 жыл бұрын

Dearest Christine, my Queen. You are the most ........ woman I've ever seen but the Egyptian government is holding me ........ until I pay my taxes and could you just send me ... ....as soon as possible. This plea for help may be intercepted and become ........ Remember My Queen, I'll pay you back and add ........ million and then we can run away to our private island in ........ and happily get ........ Hurry my Queen.

@christineoleary3862 2 жыл бұрын

@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Dear Mr Cadet. I am normally impervious to flattery but seeing as how you put it like that…ok. How much and do you accept gift cards?

@SpaceCadet4Jesus 2 жыл бұрын

@@christineoleary3862 Dearest Christine, my Queen, we has a problem. My finance officer and translator has skiing accident and now hospital. -We- I cannot accept any more -scams-, I mean, funds right now. We has all the gift cards -we- I can hold and no way to cash them. I are so very sorry if this caused you griefs. Can -we- I send you some moneys or something? Do you take gift cards? Sincerely yours, . baby.

@patinajadeatherton2385 2 жыл бұрын

“I haven’t eaten all day, if I don’t eat soon I’m going to have to go to the hospital.” 🤣😂🤣 And this was the line that made you give him money? And he has an impressive job title on his LinkedIn profile but can’t afford to buy food?? I am dead. 😂🤣

@wheatstonebridge 2 жыл бұрын

Just go to the hospital and say you are suicidal. They'll take care of you and give you a full ass meal. That'll be pathetic though amd obviously he doesn't need the food!

@luvuforeverjames 2 жыл бұрын

I burst out laughing when he said this to her, I really didn't think she'd fall for that garbage but she did.

@Maya-ln1os 2 жыл бұрын

Me: Well you better get to the hospital before you miss the scheduled meal times!

@deeandrews7051 2 жыл бұрын

What is there to know? He's a nigerian scammer. She wants to track him down. WTF.

@angelmission 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that got me, too! How in the world does anyone fall for that? That is not in the least bit believable. It is laughable. I don't get it.

@BexMacFarlane 2 жыл бұрын

"There has to be something to stop this." That would be using your brain and not sending money to people who tell you they're in love with you after emailing back and forth for 3 days.

@kassalablueberry9035 2 жыл бұрын

Bahahahhaahahaha this is like a comedy show....how have these women got this far in life?🤭

@South_Heat 2 жыл бұрын

Also not being so delusional that a significantly more attractive man than you is going to be interested in you. It’s not how men work.

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

Right on. You can’t fix stupid and gullible. And she’s a nurse. Scarry

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

@@kassalablueberry9035 Dumb and dumber… and gullible. ‘Babe…hey beautiful.’ Are they like 14 yrs old?

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

I think is was 3 minutes…. my Queen (Ugh!)

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

Online scammers are NEVER divorced, their wives always died of cancer or a car accident.

@tracyschiff3669 2 жыл бұрын

And they're raising a child by themselves after that tragic death of that wife.

@tinasaenz6305 2 жыл бұрын

My eyes roll every time I hear that...lol. I'm like " okay here we go again"...Jajah such idiot's. Sometimes, well I do it allot now , I play around with them. I turn the table on them and start asking them a bunch of questions....Jajah. I love to mess with them, and then I report and block them. Sorry vile people. Their heartless.

@joskabatinica7488 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, all of my scammers were divorced. 4 of them catch their wife in their bed with some other guy. One catch his wife with another woman. 😊

@tracyschiff3669 2 жыл бұрын

@@joskabatinica7488 I have met 150 or so scammers. Not one was divorced. Having a dead wife plays better to women than having a divorce. Are you divorced? Maybe they thought that would work better on you. But checkout the scammer sites--99% are widowers. Were these online scammers or people you've met scamming you in person?

@user-pv1gg6fe1v 2 жыл бұрын

I’d be scared if a dude says his ex died coz I would’ve think he killed her or something.

@user-sv1bg3ro7e 2 жыл бұрын

Why would I send a man that I never met in person money??? Ladies - I know you're lonely, but get your mind together!! No man will scam me. A couple tried, but quickly realized I'm not the one to fool and blocked me after I called them out.

@ohsoyouthinkyoucandance Жыл бұрын

These women on here need to spend that money on themselves in their family invest improve their life. They need to get their hair done their make up maybe a little plastic surgery go to the gym just get them selves looking and feeling right so they can meet a real man!

@KBATN1 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is a way to stop this, DON'T SEND MONEY! You will see they will call you all kinds of names and then move to their next victim.

@heathertempleton9974 Жыл бұрын

Right?!? If people stop sending money to COMPLETE strangers, this stops now. It's literally that simple. Talk to them all you want (even though they aren't real), but Nigerian scammers have been a known thing for YEARS. The oil rig ones crack me up (although I feel for the people who have lost money by trying to be 'nice'). These 'engineers' are telling people they have to buy machinery for a freaking oil rig? Yeah, that's not how it works. The billion dollar oil rig company pays for their own machines!

@c_rhynehardt 2 жыл бұрын

I live by the golden rule "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is..."

@CatfishedOnline 2 жыл бұрын

Great rule to live by

@josephinesosingot-raisanen6743 2 жыл бұрын

If there is no traffic you are probably on wrong side of the road

@bigd9526 2 жыл бұрын

Golden rule if a woman can't take care of herself and willing to ask a complete strangers for money without physically meeting me not on my watch if I take a person out and spend money on a date I don't mind because I'm getting to know her but sending them money hell no 😆

@YS92651 2 жыл бұрын

That is correct, it is an absolute scam.

@sharonjordan9198 2 жыл бұрын

Well I have learnt the hard way but now I don't care who it is if anybody ask me for anything I don't care what it is I automatically blocked them

@annoyedaussie3942 Жыл бұрын

This lady was super cool finding several other victims and warning them.

@SusanPowell-mt2ly 10 ай бұрын

she was that savvy but she is a nurse who believes that rich people go to the hospital for lunch when they are short on funds.....

@brewcology 11 ай бұрын

She looked at the smiling, rich, well groomed philanthropic gentleman and thought. Yes he needs food

@rbspider 2 жыл бұрын

The guy wasn't " seeing" either of you . These women act as if they had a relationship. They had nothing . Done , he was happy , he got $6500 dollars he was the one giving the finger.

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

More then a finger..he had a handout!

@lauraleehenry5657 Жыл бұрын

Exactly! I busted out laughing when they talked about giving him the finger. I thought to myself that you guys are the ones who got the finger.

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

@@lauraleehenry5657 And that was a pretty expensive finger!

@bratzboyz Жыл бұрын

No kidding...I was laughing just thinking of all that money the scammer now gets to spend lol! 😁😅😆🤣😂🥳

@ferociousgumby 9 ай бұрын

I do not like the phrase "we met online" or "online dating". This isn't meeting, and this isn't dating. What a world we live in, when people are so starved for human contact that they call this "intimacy". Even thirty years ago, people would have laughed at the possibility.

@stavrosk.2868 2 жыл бұрын

'i'm hungry, send me some money otherwise I i have to go to the hospital'. If anyone falls for that, he/she desreves to be scammed.

@DocBree13 Жыл бұрын

Especially an RN!

@4155abc 2 жыл бұрын

This one is really insane. Like a grown man needs to ask her for money to eat? He survived before her and he'll survive without her money. I'd tell him to check out a food pantry. If anyone starts asking for money block them immediately. How can anyone be that gullible? Asking for money for food is ridiculous.

@wheatstonebridge 2 жыл бұрын

It's shameful

@luvuforeverjames 2 жыл бұрын

@@wheatstonebridge it's embarrassing 😳

@Maya-ln1os 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly even animals will figure out a way to feed themselves!

@parthsavyasachi9348 2 жыл бұрын

It's always these rich men in this stories who in the end want your money. If I have to tell someone that I am a millionaire and I need money to feed myself one would laugh on me. But here these women sending him thousands of dollars.

@claire4688 2 жыл бұрын

especially since 'he owns a successful company'. What????

@mindfuleats4517 2 жыл бұрын

'What have you eaten .' ..big red flag. It's part of the scammer script bizarrely

@merdynes 2 жыл бұрын

I've recently learned it's a part of the grooming process.

@lionessnala2000 2 жыл бұрын

I think they have a script with questions and quotes and e mails they will send to their victims. How could someone you have never met or seen his face says to you' I cannot live without you, you are the air that I breathe' 😳 and you literally believe that and empty your bank account...come on ladies

@merdynes 2 жыл бұрын

@@lionessnala2000 they working witchcraft or some type of sorcery on these ladies. Have too. One lady went from living in a house to living in a tent. Another lady sold her house 3 times. I didn't think that was possible.

@lenitaa7938 2 жыл бұрын

@@merdynes I doubt any 'witchcraft' was involved.. Just lots of gullibility, and too much trust! These Scammers get the women to worry about them with their emergency, crisis stories! Women don't want to see anyone go hungry or be in physical pain! Common sense falls by the road!

@nubianthought69 2 жыл бұрын

It's common for your man to ask you have you eaten...it's common in Africa..

@alikidimitriadis5138 2 жыл бұрын

I could not respect a man who asked me money off the bat and most self-respecting men would not ask their woman for money!! Not until you're married or in a very serious relationship where you are sharing everything.. BAFFLES THE BRAIN!!!

@jdstep97 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. That would be a HUGH turnoff. I think many of these people just get so down, they lose self-esteem. They're just in a bad place. On the other hand, if I'm that down, to know that a "bum" is interested in me, that would make me feel worse. I'd have to get away from him quick. I'm thinking, darn, I'm really messed up if this is the best I can do.

@dianamarie4351 2 жыл бұрын

Same!! I thought I was just old fashioned thinking that

@Tina06019 2 жыл бұрын

This goes both ways. Men have also been taken advantage of by scammers (either women or pretending to be women) appealing to their generosity.

@peaceofmindofpeace1650 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, such a turn off and a clear sign of wrong intentions.

@terrytibbs5678 2 жыл бұрын

You couldn't lend me a fiver could you, for a cup of tea. I'll pay you back.

@elladapetrosyan9610 Жыл бұрын

What shocked me is that she claimed she had already watched some Social catfish videos before! And it didn't teach her anything!

@DirectorHMAN 6 ай бұрын

Because she wasn't expecting it on linkedin

@andyt8216 2 жыл бұрын

An international travelling contractor who has no food but needs payment via Bitcoin or Apple gift cards. FFS people.

@wendisparadeofperfumes5034 2 жыл бұрын

Why would someone with a job like that be so poor that they're on the verge of dying and needing hospitalization? I'd be more likely to give money to someone who was truly down and out.

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

Yes, why doesn’t she help the homeless? I’ve done charity work at various churches. Quite satisfying to help a real person.

@dr.ellieabdi9540 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a contractor but I don't have money to eat. I'm hungry. I would say: "there are soup kitchens available."

@mrnt1257 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you get another dog. They would never do you wrong.

@sm3296 2 жыл бұрын

So true!

@bratzboyz Жыл бұрын

It's either that, or another scammer she'll be sending money to. Hopefully the dog. 😁😆😅🤣😂🥳

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Until they bite you...

@carpediem6431 2 жыл бұрын

She contacted this site because “I’d watched their videos before.” How the hell could you watch these videos and still be scammed by the exact same lines, issues, etc. ?

@FC-hj9ub Жыл бұрын

Many people always think they're the 1%

@melstiller8561 2 жыл бұрын

Whenever someone on-line calls you baby, my wife, and my soulmate watch out! This person only wants to manipulate your emotions and get your money. That's it.

@sherw7635 Жыл бұрын

An if he calls you "my queen"..

@kathyhodges-ik2zk 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely it’s also so ignorant sounding

@melstiller8561 6 ай бұрын

@@kathyhodges-ik2zk -- But there are times when scammers can come across as educated, polite individuals with an excellent command of the English language. If the texts originate in places like Nigeria, for instance, you may be talking to a young teacher or engineer who, for reasons of very low government salaries, are desperately looking for a sure and fast way to supplement their meager income. This happens more often than most people realize. It's not always the uneducated dunce that showers their mark with insufferable "pigeon English."

@mildredpierce4506 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad Sherry didn’t defend the scammer like some victims do. She didn’t say how wonderful he was and how in love they were.

@kathrynj.hernandez8425 9 ай бұрын

She was desperate.

@Tina06019 2 жыл бұрын

Loneliness will make someone vulnerable.

@lwscijunkie 2 жыл бұрын

That is the ONLY possible explanation for this phenomenon...But are the victims "lonely" enough to fall for an average-looking, age-appropriate fellow who isn't rich or glamorously employed..but pumps gas or sells shoes for a living? Hmmmmm?

@tinasaenz6305 2 жыл бұрын

@@lwscijunkie that's somewhat hilarious. I now it's not, but it made me laugh. Sorry, I guess ot can happen for some unfortunately.

@juliemizrahi8133 2 жыл бұрын

But you lose your common sense? Come on!!!!!

@sharonjordan9198 2 жыл бұрын

That it will but if a person gets scammed hopefully they will feel the pain just like the rest of us have but ladies DON'T SEND NO MONEY OVERSEAS OR TO ANYONE YOU DON'T KNOW OR HAS EVER MET FACE TO FACE

@christineoleary3862 2 жыл бұрын

I often feel lonely and I’m grateful for it. Its a small price to pay for my freedom.

@karencramer6491 2 жыл бұрын

The people who get scammed all start out saying how aware they are of scammers and they're not looking for love, yet they miss the flashing red lights every time. Quick personal connection from a stranger, flattery, flattery, declarations of personal wealth, employment status and philanthropy, flattery, flattery, then sudden requests for money for the weirdest reasons - no money for food, work equipment failure, family illness, legal problems etc etc etc. My line in the sand is that NONE of my friends, lovers, relatives have ever asked me for a loan for anything more than a cup of coffee. I feel sad that these victims self esteem is so low that they are susceptible to these attacks and the money for love line blurs.

@victorias5272 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed that a lot of the people that have been successfully scammed haven’t dated since the 70s or 80s. A lot of widows/divorcees that got married as soon as they left high school. They don’t realize how different the world is now. They have matured in every way, except with dating, their minds are still teenagers. It’s sad.

@karencramer6491 2 жыл бұрын

@@victorias5272 I'd be one of those (not dated since the 70's, but also not scammed), and yes, I have seen others my age succumb to even face to face flattery like giggly school kids. I think I am terribly sceptical but my 'b***s***' meter has never failed me. Love at an older age comes with baggage which many don't recognise.

@debmccafferty1007 2 жыл бұрын

@@victorias5272 My first online dating experience was an oil rig scammer. He failed then he cried. Sent me fake photos of his crying. Made me furious.

@victorias5272 2 жыл бұрын

@@debmccafferty1007 lol that’s hilarious. I’m glad you didn’t fall for it!

@tinasaenz6305 2 жыл бұрын

My Dear it has nothing to do with lack of self esteem. And it not like you're saying for all. They are very slick. Some are you're regular audanary guy next door. You could easily be fooled and not know it till it's really clear at the end. As careful as you maybe, it can happen to anybody. Trust me it can.

@AndyinMTL 2 жыл бұрын

"I got this bf and he's so handsome" i paused and lmao at this

@robw2486 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, she has never even met him; she was just his 'money source'.

@garyeger4622 2 жыл бұрын

Clutch is slipping with these women😳

@isay207 2 жыл бұрын

An average man who is short bald overweight average car income is never good enough these women want movie star boyfriends they are selfish and narcissistic

@user-wickedflower Жыл бұрын

@@garyeger4622 😂😂😂😂

@merdynes 2 жыл бұрын

Why do these women keep shelling out all this money to these guys when they have their own living expenses to cover. I don't get it! I'm single, fully employed and have a side business and can't imagine doing this for these grown men. I have bills to pay!

@isay207 Жыл бұрын

They must've not needed it

@charmainewalker8627 Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Emy53 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you call these scammers your boyfriend? You never met them or ever will meet them. They're NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND.

@luvuforeverjames 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is just dumb and delusional.

@ivanaandric5703 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Plus he probably has a girlfriend IRL, in Nigeria!

@newmankidman5763 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They are your scammer if you let them.

@isay207 Жыл бұрын

Its sexting not a relationship

@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat Жыл бұрын

🙂 Penpal would be a better description

@ginagregg6642 2 жыл бұрын

Let's cut to the Chase‼️‼️‼️ Very attractive men do not reach out to average Looking women To date ‼️ If they are out of your league it's obvious they are a scammer‼️ Let's get real ya'll ‼️

@ivanaandric5703 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!

@florencemiller7826 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry but most of them are older and less than average looking

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

@@florencemiller7826 Yup. If a woman was anyways half decent looking, they wouldn’t need a dating site. One woman I knew got asked out or flirted with, 2 or 3 times a week. A week!

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Never Leave the Boat--- Apocalypse Now 😮

@sperrinwell-beingandyoga9224 Күн бұрын

The victims generally have very high self-esteem; they don't seem to be the type that would ever feel that they are "average".

@open3256 2 жыл бұрын

How do you fall in love with a person YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN?????

@melaniemunro6696 2 жыл бұрын

This so much!! I cannot comprehend grown people calling someone they have never me their boyfriend.

@florencemiller7826 2 жыл бұрын

Even worse is the ones who want to get married and buy a wedding dress and plan a wedding for something that will never happen, what they are doing is buying a fantasy

@isay207 Жыл бұрын

Its lust lovetakes time

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Never met? Hahahaha😅

@agirlnickel Жыл бұрын

Scammer: I haven’t eaten all day. If I don’t eat, I’ll have to go to the hospital 😢 Me: Oh, well……. Hope you feel better. Take a jacket.

@mellel5594 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't think there's a way of stopping these scammers. People simply need to be informed. Educate yourselves! You don't need to learn the hard way. And please! For goodness sake! DO NOT SEND MONEY TO A STRANGER! Why does this happen so often?! Don't allow sweet talk to brainwash you! If you've never met the person, then you don't know them. Simple.

@inerit5175 2 жыл бұрын

I still find it hard to believe that people would send money to PICTURES!!!!

@FC-hj9ub Жыл бұрын

People are informed, they're just vain and narcissistic

@josefinarodriguez1768 10 ай бұрын

Even if you meet them in person do not give money to people you are just dating it's a huge red flag

@lauraleehenry5657 Жыл бұрын

How is it that she finds someone else's thing suspicious but when a complete, rich stranger, who couldn't afford to buy food to eat, asked her for money she didn't find that suspicious?

@carolel4025 2 жыл бұрын

Beware of he calls you "baby". It means he can't remember yr name because he has others

@suedaviana8295 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but they wanted to be be scammed. The moment a guy asked you for money is when you should just block him no question asked unless you believe that the way to keep a man is giving him money. Mostly older and “mature” women are getting into this mess, unbelievable.

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

They love it. They’re paying for fantasy love. She didn’t get scammed. It’s a business.

@wpeters4361 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but how on earth do you let yourself be scammed like this? So this "successful" guy suddenly starts asking for money, saying he's hungry/hasn't eaten and then it escalates and you keep sending more and more?

@twilfits 2 жыл бұрын

She's a nurse habitually caring. She.lost her dog. Empty nester. She was in a vulnerable situation.

@aprilapril2 2 жыл бұрын

We are all vulnerable in some way…

@SpaceCadet4Jesus 2 жыл бұрын

You know, the scammer has kids too. Those kids eat a ton of food and complain about hand-me-downs and personal phones. Being a scammer and raising kids is a full time job, not for the faint hearted. Ohh no. 😉😄

@thankthelord4536 Жыл бұрын

@@aprilapril2 this is NOT VULNERABLE, THIS IS BEING AN IDIOT!

@alicelong3613 Жыл бұрын

@@twilfits oh please. People have been through much worse and don’t get scammed. Go talk to someone who has been through REAL TRAUMA

@juliusmaehlich3138 Жыл бұрын

The whole purpose of these scammers are, they want your money. No money no scammer.

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

There's been 20 years of public education and warnings about online scamming. Nothing more can be done. If you are still a willing victim, you have no one to blame but yourself.

@africa_everyday 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@SanFranDentist94301 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, since 1998!

@justtracy7175 2 жыл бұрын

True, but a vulnerable person can easily become a victim.

@sunnyb85 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

@@justtracy7175 A greedy person can easily become a victim. It's what every conman knows. Appeal to the target's greed and they'll make money every time.

@sueknoll8567 2 жыл бұрын

It's like catching water with a sieve, you may get a few droplets trapped in the sieve, but the bucket underneath will be full of those that got away. People need to stop thinking that love equals emptying your bank account and your future.

@realalldway-raw4996 2 жыл бұрын

Golden Rule. When your first instinct is "that's strange". Believe it.

@rrsaga 2 жыл бұрын

From now on you know they’re a scammer when they say they’re in construction

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

Or an engineer on an oil rig, OR in the military.

@arcuda2001 2 жыл бұрын

@@lauragriffin6512 exactly!!!!

@gingers8457 2 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget Doctors without Borders working overseas 😅

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

@@gingers8457 I've never heard of a scammer using that organization.

@lukasgladhart5243 2 жыл бұрын

@@lauragriffin6512 That is actually more common than you think.

@manithangavalu7885 2 жыл бұрын

There's a big demand for scammers to prey on vulnerable victims. Who in the world would send cash to a bogey man you've never met?

@isay207 Жыл бұрын

Pay for lay

@beverlycoates1739 2 жыл бұрын

The ONLY WAY to stop them is only one way because they will never stop, BE INFORMED!!!! DO NOT GIVE A STRANGER ANY INFO NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY!!! Remember to them its a job!!! Only after YOUR MONEY!!! Thats all!!! Not your heart!!!!

@johnfairweather9188 2 жыл бұрын

Here’s an idea; try dating someone in your community.

@isay207 2 жыл бұрын

But then they would have to go out make an effort be interested in OTHER PEOPLE wont happen

@FletcherFinance Жыл бұрын

They are all poor and ugly. Nobody wants that.

@Emy53 2 жыл бұрын

So two women fighting over a fake love interest. This is getting worse and worse the more I listen.

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

A bad joke on them! Hahaha!😂

@debbienichols5977 2 жыл бұрын

They say they are engineers. That’s one they like 👍🏻

@gingers8457 2 жыл бұрын

"Am engineer " lol

@CatfishedOnline 2 жыл бұрын

Scammers do love claiming to be engineers

@kathleen5237 2 жыл бұрын

@@gingers8457 African English. Lol

@angeltexas3208 2 жыл бұрын

so true, red flag ✔️

@coolaunt516 2 жыл бұрын

And engineers make a lot of money. Enough to be able to eat lol.

@merilynwinter731 2 жыл бұрын

These people don't exist.. Some teenagers sitting in a boiler room

@melissamissingchriscornell2513 2 жыл бұрын

A supposivly SUCCESSFUL man is asking you for $100 so he can eat. Man, makes me so extremely sad how easily manipulated, naieved, & mind controlled our society is & extremely blessed & grateful I am awakened to it all. But still, this is just common sense, that many obviously lack.

@FC-hj9ub Жыл бұрын

Mind controlled? Sheer vanity and stupidity. Stop kidding yourself that q STRANGER is IN LOVE WITH YOU.

@stefankurlak9556 Жыл бұрын

I’m shocked how many people fall for these scams

@SynthoidSounds 2 жыл бұрын

I need $100 to eat . . . and it has to be in bitcoin. Gee, this might be a scammer, maybe?

@whateverchannel22 2 жыл бұрын

Why does she think a man needs to know another man in order to steal his Instagram photos?

@uyoebyik Жыл бұрын

She doesnt really understand social media and the internet

@crescentmoonchild4031 2 жыл бұрын

She says something needs to be done….well common sense comes to mind

@carolfromalbertacanada 2 жыл бұрын

💯

@isay207 2 жыл бұрын

Should have looked in a mirror

@davemclean6835 Жыл бұрын

But she’s so beautiful…. Babe…you so pretty…. My Queen. Ugh!

@brocscogmyre5592 5 ай бұрын

When a scammer asks for money for something ridiculous like food they've already established how gullible/stupid the intended victim is

@ElleSimon-wi1cm 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. They know if their targets will swallow whacky crap like that, they'll believe anything.

@reneesantiago6496 2 жыл бұрын

Not to be mean....but I'm a realist. These ppl should realize it's a scam when the scammer is 10's out of their league!

@patinajadeatherton2385 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this ALONE should be a dead giveaway. Why do these poor old ladies think that younger hot guys would be interested in them?? 🤣

@ivanaandric5703 2 жыл бұрын

100%!!!

@turtle23212 Жыл бұрын

I think social media sites don’t do anything to stop the scams

@nancyhopkins389 Жыл бұрын

The lady who thinks god was trying to tell her it’s a scam is too much! Gullible!

@lorimang9499 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, why didn't God tell her before she sent $6000?

@dallen977 2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion... meeting people online is nice to chat too to pass the time...BUT...as soon as anyone starts talking about money I'm done with the foolishness. I work too hard to give my money to an online image.🤑💰

@JuCraisin 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like no matter what news and information is spread about scammers it isn't going to fix the issue. It's going to take self-esteem, basic common sense and tough skin from victims/potential victims to stop these people from being scammed. I like how helpful these videos are, but I hope people will use their brains that have already told them that they were being scammed... and not let themselves get scammed.

@FC-hj9ub Жыл бұрын

Over inflated self esteem.

@motherofdragons5287 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t even have patience to watch these videos with these people.

@hitlerstearspipesy2538 2 жыл бұрын

same ....

@hannahw4769 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@theresaohman7187 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr!

@anyahernandez3116 2 жыл бұрын

Same this shit makes me angry

@themysticalexperiencer8141 2 жыл бұрын

I just don't understand how these homely women would even believe some guy online telling them they're beautiful.

@1tarawho Жыл бұрын

Thank you social Catfish!! Just a suggestion, maybe you could encourage and suggest to these victims to join a local church or local socialization where they can meet local people face to face? My heart breaks for these people because all of them are lonely and suffering from past trauma. These scumbag scammers are going to someday get their karma, it's disgusting what they do to people emotionally and financially.

@stevenalley3101 Жыл бұрын

Join a church? Lol

@annajarmolovic2254 2 жыл бұрын

Social media, especially more serious ones like LinkedIn, should ask for the same credentials that online banks are asking when setting up account.

@TheCollegeActivist Жыл бұрын

She said she even watched this channel before and still fell for a scam. :(

@nickimillennium Жыл бұрын

This is one of the few ladies who seems very in touch with the fact that everything he said was a lie, she doesn’t talk about him like he’s a real person and she seems to refer to the events with awareness that it was a scam, that gives me hope for her.

@mzzbrowniez 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t mean any disrespect in saying, “When you put these people’s photos side by side (scammers to victims), and with all the ‘fish in the sea’, there’s no way these younger men, who are stimulated visually, are attracted to these older women (of which I am one). Not to mention….NEVER SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE YOU’VE NEVER MET….PERIOD! What kind of man begs for money from a potential mate?!?!? 🧐…jmo…

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Real men don't beg...or use Dating Apps!

@B.H.56 2 жыл бұрын

How gullible can people be?

@snooganslestat2030 2 жыл бұрын

More than i imagined!

@ivanaandric5703 2 жыл бұрын

@@snooganslestat2030 Not me, I'm a member of Mensa and we deal with extremly stupid ppl all the time. The other great factors are greed (he promises her life off riches and a fairytale), and arrogance, to think someone 10-20 years younger, great looking, with a lot of money would even consider dating them. It's like they don't have a mirror or if they do it's useless couse they are completly delusional. Third thing is faith. If they are willing to belive in some non existing supreme beeing they are willing to belive in anything. Americans are far less educated and much more religious than us Europeans. That's why a lot of scammers use faith based match sites and quote bible later 😂🤣😂😂😂😂!

@BlankParty 9 ай бұрын

Medical professionals who believe in “visions” terrify me.

@noneyun9943 Жыл бұрын

She is probably the smartest victim on catfished that I’ve seen

@metalmellie4371 2 жыл бұрын

They pick out older unattractive women who they know will fall easily for the fairy tale which they know they would never have, sad!

@stellayates1594 4 ай бұрын

Sadly there is a lot of truth to this. An attractive woman will have had loads of compliments in their lives and learnt to spot the false 'come-ons'. Plain women won't have had to learn such lessons so are very susceptible to praise in later life. They are easy prey for not having the same life lessons.

@junopierre2988 2 жыл бұрын

I actually traveled through Asia and I remember walking into an office with Nigerian men and computers. On the desks I saw stacks upon stacks of American cash. I’d never seen so much money in my life it was crazy!! These guys are making bank lol

@azazello1784 Жыл бұрын

You should have set that office on fire

@ohsoyouthinkyoucandance Жыл бұрын

@@azazello1784 she should have taken the money lol

@MuseSunflower Жыл бұрын

I believe it! It’s a billion dollar industry … these scammers are committed to their craft

@julieannejoolz 2 жыл бұрын

I've had heaps of these guys txt me on Facebook. I ignore them, if they get annoyed with me ignoring them, I block them! I am also getting a lot of guys leaving me messages asking to email me when I comment on KZfaq posts! I've even had guys using the Royal family names to try and get me hooked in. Prince Andrew, Prince Charles, Prince Harry lol 😆 I ignore them but also many other more ordinary looking white men, I know it's someone in Africa. All up I've had at least 40 guys on KZfaq! That really shocked me, they will try anywhere and anything to get a woman hooked. So ladies be careful out there ok 👍 👌

@Rebeccasweet100 2 жыл бұрын

The 1st one I had was 5years ago on a non dating website and I was telling my work colleagues but stressing the point that it was NOT an online dating site. I kept it up for 3 months with huge whopping lies for the reason I couldn't send the money when I promised. I kept saying in 3 days I am off work and will do it then. Again I had another tall story for the reason I didn't send it. The penny dropped and he messages he hated me with a passion for not helping him.

@moodrider 2 жыл бұрын

Great post Julie!

@snooganslestat2030 2 жыл бұрын

Julie - interesting!

@harleyhawkeye01 2 жыл бұрын

@@kikidean1083 yes i heard about it that Dr, Nigerian called since stop long time ago... i not go over there on social media low friends blank pics 1 to 5 , more than 15 is okay...

@shirleyharrison2580 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I've had them 'like' my photos & ask me to add them as friend on Facebook. I ignored them but they keep doing it, after several times I finally will say 'no, I'm not going to add you on Facebook, not now & not ever, I don't know you, don't want to, please go away.' They give up. But I have had some that bugged me & when I said no, NO ! Couple just said can you still send me a gift card/ Google card or phone card ? I keep blocking them.

@sunnyb85 2 жыл бұрын

Sooo a grown professional man saying I'm hungry??? Then send me food money on bitcoin.... come on mannnn. Some folks yes I feel bad for but most are just gullible and they don't use any common sense. How do you have a boyfriend but never video chatted or met... just nothing? But sending him thousands 🙄 😒 Sherry says somethings got to be done... um use your sense and don't be desperate and foolish.

@rousse61 2 жыл бұрын

We were talking for five months before he started asking

@sunnyb85 2 жыл бұрын

@@rousse61 5 months is null if you haven't video chatted or met in person. Even still no professional man would be asking some woman he barely knows for lunch money in bitcoin. That makes no sense at all. Women, I understand, just want to be loved. I get that💞 But we have to put our brains before our hearts or else the heart will be destroyed over and over.

@snooganslestat2030 2 жыл бұрын

@@sunnyb85 Agreed.

@lionessnala2000 2 жыл бұрын

Its sounds harsh but its true. How do you give money...so much money to someone you have never met...honestly...what happened to common sense?🙄

@sunnyb85 2 жыл бұрын

@@lionessnala2000 💯 I think some folks are just desperate as heck and turn a blind eye to huge in your face red flags. I honestly have limited sympathy for a lot of the people being scammed now because they willingly feed into straight nonsense. No video chat... but he's some highly ranked military guy. Or he's a super wealthy guy but the camera on his phone doesn't work. Or he's a millionaire trapped in some country with no access to his own money... but he need you to send money in bitcoin. Or he's from France but has a clear Nigerian accent. Or he has always failed to meet up after years of taking tons money from them. Then lots of the victims have a hard time even accepting the truth when the team exposes the scam so easily. I know everyone wants to be loved but geeze... to this point is just ridiculous.

@RepublicanSingles 9 ай бұрын

Free sites attract the most fakes, trolls, and scammers. That's why it's endless on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and all of the free dating sites.

@meganquinn8991 Жыл бұрын

A nurse fell for having to go to the hospital because of hunger? I’m embarrassed for her. All nurses know you don’t show at the emergency room because you haven’t eaten in a day!!😂😂

@jayakumariveeraraghavan1593 9 ай бұрын

The simplest red flag is anyone asking you for money. Just block snyone asking for money. So simple.

@MyStories-1 2 жыл бұрын

I have been talking to these scammers for over two years and only recently started talking about them hoping to help women make the difference between a real person and a scammer.

@louiscyfer6944 2 жыл бұрын

easy. first step, this woman should look in the mirror. second step, meet in person.

@thestreamoflife1124 2 жыл бұрын

What is wrong with these people. They are totally nuts

@tracystrunkheide8232 2 жыл бұрын

People just want to be loved.... As soon as someone asks for money .... RUN

@isay207 2 жыл бұрын

Loved by someone who is much younger better looking rich egotistical

@josephinesosingot-raisanen6743 2 жыл бұрын

I am permanently suspicious even with people I meet in person including relatives...I trust no one I wish one day I will be able to trust but I cannot. I was scammed by my ex husband I will never trust anyone again

@merdynes 2 жыл бұрын

I totally understand. It's more common than you know with people you meet face to face.

@tinasaenz6305 2 жыл бұрын

I know how you feel. So sorry. They really mess us up.

@MartiansOfOakland 2 жыл бұрын

What gets me is why would you want a man that needs some food tell him to go to the Salvation Army and get fed

@allisonn4527 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome how she reached out to other women and warned them .

@nancyparker2199 2 жыл бұрын

Never send money to people you don't know. If you do send money, then you're a volunteer and not a victim.

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. After 20 years of warnings about online scams, if you are still that clueless that you send money to a stranger, then they need the money more than you do.

@lenitaa7938 2 жыл бұрын

You are missing the point.. These women think they know this person, talking for months and years! So, trust caring are developed.. So, not a 'stranger'!

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

@@lenitaa7938 Let's say you walk to work. One day, you meet a stranger who smiles and says hello. For the next 8 months that same man greets you each day. Then one day, he asks you for $2,000. because a machine broke down at his job and it needs to be fixed. Do you give it to him? If yes, then you have more money than most people I know.

@vidamariaixchel4962 10 ай бұрын

Another plain Jane flattered out of her money. “I would love to get married to a woman as beautiful as you are”. 🙄 They never learn.

@clionahunter-moore5393 2 жыл бұрын

All these scam guys call their marks Baby

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

Or tell the women that they love them within the first day.

@Vlekistan 2 жыл бұрын

Except the ones that call them "My Queen" as if that isn't a dead give away, whgo does that except African immigrants?

@merdynes 2 жыл бұрын

All call all of then babe

@thankthelord4536 2 жыл бұрын

Or babe

@ivanaandric5703 2 жыл бұрын

And "MY QUEEN"! That's a dead give away, it's a Nigerian expresion of foundnes, just translated to english!

@Vlekistan 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody rapid fires those kinds of generic questions so quickly.

@mariesmith2313 5 ай бұрын

Desperation = Denial=Perfect Bait!

@adc2327 Жыл бұрын

She talks about education. She is educated. What you need is plain old common sense.

@vb9043 5 ай бұрын

What gets me is everyone says "we were in an online relationship" WHAT?????

@Richualistik Жыл бұрын

Why aren't the women called out for their delusional thinking? Their disconnection from reality? This is the real problem. Patronizing them and feeling sorry for them won't fix the problem. These are not victims. They are volunteers.

@FleetwoodCaddy59 Жыл бұрын

@Billy Bob Al-Hashim she needs one of those “massagers” and a therapist 🙄

@beverlycoates1739 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys!!! You & some other sites that expose these scammers have helped me to be all the wiser!!! 👍❤

@CatfishedOnline 2 жыл бұрын

That's why we are here Beverly!

@lauragriffin6512 2 жыл бұрын

What other sites?

@stephanielloyd4053 Жыл бұрын

@Laura Griffin have you ever seen Trilogy Media? They are awesome!