Don't miss what's happening in Atascocita
People on Atascocita.com are the first to know.
Go to top of page
Close
 
Close
Back

Don't Fall Victim To Romance Scams!

Don't Fall Victim To Romance Scams!

« Back
This discussion has been locked.
Message Menu
by: AtascocitaDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 10 Site Admin  OP 
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 9:50am  
 
There’s a scam far too common that tugs at the victim’s ‘heartstrings’ and breaks their bank account in the process. It’s called a ‘romance’ or confidence scam. On this Valentine’s Day, the FBI has some tips to avoid falling victim to this type of scheme.
 
Loading Image...

The criminals who carry out romance scams are experts at what they do. They spend hours honing their skills and sometimes keep journals on their victims to better understand how to manipulate and exploit them.

In a romance or confidence scam, an individual believes they are in a relationship (family, friendly, or romantic) and are tricked into sending money, personal and financial information, items of value, or launder money.

In 2016, victims across the United States reported a loss of more than $219 million to this type of scam to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

To stay safe online, be careful what you post because scammers can use that information against you. Always use reputable websites, but assume that con artists are trolling even the most reputable dating and social media sites.

If you develop a romantic relationship with someone you meet online, consider the following:

- Research the person’s photo and profile using online searches to see if the material has been used elsewhere.
- Go slow and ask lots of questions.
- Beware if the individual seems too perfect or quickly asks you to leave a dating service or Facebook to go “offline.”
- Beware if the individual attempts to isolate you from friends and family or requests inappropriate photos or financial information that could later be used to extort you.
- Beware if the individual promises to meet in person but then always comes up with an excuse why he or she can’t. If you haven’t met the person after a few months, for whatever reason, you have good reason to be suspicious.
- Never send money to anyone you don’t know personally.

In December 2016, two Nigerian citizens were sentenced to federal prison for their role in a romance scam conspiracy. The overall conspiracy caused the victim, a Houston area woman, a loss of $2 million.

If you suspect an online relationship is a scam, stop all contact immediately. If you are the victim of a romance scam, file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
What are your thoughts? Log in or sign up to comment
Replies:
Message Menu
brightlights Active Indicator LED Icon 15 Forum Moderator
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 11:09am  
Or call these guys...
 
Loading Image...
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
cbp210 Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 11:17am  
If at anytime I see foreign phone numbers or email address or anything to do with India or Nigeria. It will get deleted in a New York minute.
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
gigem09 Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 11:21am  
@cbp210 : Are you saying that my Nigerian Prince isn't really going to marry me and send me 1million dollars?!
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
PittsburghAtHeart Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 11:24am  
@cbp210 :
 
That is stereotyping!
 
Wonder if one of us wonderful ADC'ers were traveling and tried to reach out to you for help, or wanted to send you a Snapchat of Hussein's birth home? You gonna dis us like that?
 
We are old but we can still pin, tweet, snap.......LOL!
 
Damn, I have work to do and it ain't happening.
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
cbp210 Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 11:54am  
@gigem09 :
 
I am still waiting to hear from the Nigerian princess who promises me riches and land.
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
ladybeachbum Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 12:59pm  
I know a few people that met their husbands online and it didn't last long but wasn't a scam.
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
LuGar Active Indicator LED Icon 6
~ 6 years ago   Feb 14, '18 2:40pm  
I married my last romance scam, the total dollar amount is pending as she's still charging all my cards. Happy Valentines Day boo!
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
FNULNU1954 Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 6 years ago   Feb 15, '18 7:11am  
DH and I are probably an exception... We met online in 1999 (when it was still relatively new), and we're still going strong. Emoticon
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
Ordnanceman Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 6 years ago   Feb 15, '18 8:41am  
-- Removed by Author --
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
Message Menu
Floyd Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 6 years ago   Feb 15, '18 8:47am  
Women want love, romance, AND A SHINY DIAMOND and will do what it takes to get it.
 
@Ordnanceman : There, fixed it for ya Emoticon
* Reactions disabled on political threads.
This discussion has been locked.
« Back to Main Page
Views: 561
# Replies: 10

K & S Sportswear




iSchool High Atascocita  Logo Madd Air-Heating and Cooling Logo T & K Electric Logo The Framestead Group Logo Texas Premier Contractors Logo Pride Plumbing Logo Decker's Carpet Cleaning Logo Kingwood First Baptist Church MDO Logo Maid Zen Cleaning Service Logo West Lake Houston Automotive Logo K & S Sportswear Logo River Rock Pools Logo Kosmin Media Group  Logo Fox Family Pools Logo The Atrium Center Logo Cruz Tree Service Logo Massage Heights Body + Face Kingwood Logo K's Autohaus Logo Lake Houston Farmers Market Logo Clean As A Whistle Logo Primrose School of Eagle Springs Logo Your Junk Our Trunk Logo Prestige Cleaning Professionals Logo FullScope Pest Control Logo Primrose School of Atascocita Logo Lamb of God Preschool Logo Kingwood Pressure Washing, LLC Logo TNT Tree Service Logo
Sponsor an ad Sponsor an Ad »