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Let's help the fat cats part with their money! In all this one can even see some justice as if a weak one beats a strong one, a poor one wins over a rich one.
Of course, one needs to lull the conscience scammers sleep badly, as is well-known. There is a reason for that, as Russian authorities regularly bust the whole scammer crime rings here and there, and hand out generous jail time for the criminals.
But there is still a lot of them out there, their fake profiles flooding almost online dating sites, including major ones. Our website is here to give you information. We have the largest, contstatnly updated database of known russian scammers , scam check on our database of scammers. All text and photos are copyright to scammers.
Hello, my name is Lenochka. I have read about you in your profile. I am very interested in you. May be she is a scammer? Probably, we should continue our communication.
They have even been known to telephone their victims as a first introduction. Clues for spotting fake profiles.
Example to chat privately. They may use a fictional name, or falsely take on the identities of real, trusted people such as military personnel, aid workers or professionals working abroad. Dating and romance scammers will express strong emotions for you in a relatively short period of time, and will suggest you move the relationship away from the website to a more private channel, such as phone, email or instant messaging.
They often claim to be from Australia or another western country, but travelling or working overseas. They may take months to build what may feel like the romance of a lifetime and may even pretend to book flights to visit you, but never actually come.
They may also ask you to send pictures or videos of yourself, possibly of an intimate nature. Often the scammer will pretend to need the money for some sort of personal emergency. For example, they may claim to have a severely ill family member who requires immediate medical attention such as an expensive operation, or they may claim financial hardship due to an unfortunate run of bad luck such as a failed business or mugging in the street.
When they ask for money then it is a scam. Reading these posts I'm shocked to see how much scamming seems to be "a thing" now days. And when my uncle did die, The Legion was going to send me home But the joke is far from ending. And that he sending letter to come home early from the navy.
The scammer may also claim they want to travel to visit you, but cannot afford it unless you are able to lend them money to cover flights or other travel expenses. Sometimes the scammer will send you valuable items such as laptop computers and mobile phones, and ask you to resend them somewhere.
Dating and romance scams often take place through online dating websites, but scammers may also use social media or. Fake online dating sites, scammers create profiles using fake names and fake images in order to make contact with potential victims. In general, they “borrow”.
They will invent some reason why they need you to send the goods but this is just a way for them to cover up their criminal activity. Alternatively they may ask you to buy the goods yourself and send them somewhere. You might even be asked to accept money into your bank account and then transfer it to someone else. Warning - the above scenarios are very likely to be forms of money laundering which is a criminal offence.
Never agree to transfer money for someone else. They will tell you they need your money to cover administrative fees or taxes. Scammers may attempt to lure their victims overseas, putting you in dangerous situations that can have tragic consequences. Regardless of how you are scammed, you could end up losing a lot of money. Online dating and romance scams cheat Australians out of millions every year. The money you send to scammers is almost always impossible to recover and, in addition, you may feel long-lasting emotional betrayal at the hands of someone you thought loved you.
If you think you have been scammed, report it to the website, app, or social media site where the scammer first approached you.
If you think you have provided your account details to a scammer, contact your bank or financial institution immediately. We encourage you to report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page. This helps us to warn people about current scams, monitor trends and disrupt scams where possible.