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Love is a beautiful thing as y'all know,the feeling is something you can't explain, especially when it's shared with someone. These days, love has often been misquoted and a lot of people don't even understand what it is anymore.
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Recently,the rise of romance scams have been rampant. People have been hurt, distablized , emotionally downcast because they have loved and trusted someone so much and at the end of the day they end up getting duped and disappointed.
I've got a friend who was a victim of this. It hurt him so badly till he swore he'd never trust anyone. I'm glad he went through a healing process and he's in a relationship now and they're alright.
So Victor, went online and a friend request popped up on Facebook,it was a lady,a beautiful one at that, Victor was one person who had such a boring timeline,he wondered what such a beauty wanted from him,he went ahead and accepted her friend request and sent her a message, she replied pretty fast and they hit off nicely,he told me about this new relationship with a fantastic girl and I was happy for him, although I started to have doubts later on, she always postponed meeting dates, and was always having family problems, she suddenly became moneyless ,it was fishy because when she introduced herself, she said she works as a POS (point of sales) attendant and she said her salary was quiet okay,the next thing, she got sacked,then her supposed mother fell ill and needed money for treatment, she was always making demand upon demand ,I noticed Victor started going bankrupt,he hardly had time to take care of himself,mind you, she didn't start asking for money immediately. She was cool, responsible, independent too and she had won Victor's heart so much.
They even dated online for two years,he never saw her face, she always had an excuse when ever he asked to do a video call, the last straw was drawn when she asked Victor for a huge sum of money, she wanted to start her own POS outlet, Victor readily gave her the money and that was the last time they communicated,he called her ,she wouldn't pick up, she blocked him on all social media platforms and finally blocked his number, she had carted away with at least a million naira,I was so sad that Victor had to be duped of his hard earned money,he had saved a lot to get the money,he was downcast and depressed for sometime, he's better now, and he's not a fan of online relationships,I'm glad this particular scammer had been caught,it will surprise you more to know that it was a man , masking up as a beautiful lady,more heartbreaking right?
Truth is, you can avoid getting scammed in such a manner,watch out for warning signs that someone might not really love you, excuses upon excuses,lies about themselves, sometimes it's hard to really decipher because these people make you trust them so much.
If you've been a victim of romance scams before,then you need time to heal, you need time to recover from the things you've been duped of, now you have to be extra careful with the way you go into online relationships,guard your heart,no one deserves to be a victim of romance scams, but then even while loving ,be sensitive.
Not all people on social media and dating apps are honest, if possible, stay off dating sites because romance scams are rampant on those platforms.
To add to the above, check out an alternative. Look for a new niche, instead of chatting. I guess it'll help in a way.
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Oh, poor your friend. Well, he had to be more careful. Wasn't it suspicious they never saw each other, or video called? I guess, he learned the lesson. ;)
Luckily, hive can be a place where some more honest friendships can be achieved. I wish you can also find some good ones here. It starts with interaction with others. Try it, you will see, it is really rewarding in means of finding some great soulmates :)
Yay! @mipiano his problem was he easily trusted anyone then.
Now, it is a different story; he learnt his lesson the hard way.
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Yes, many times things are learned the hard way... But good when learned anyway 😉
Exactly 💯
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend losing his hard-earned money to scammer. I can imagine how frustrating and upsetting it can be as he might think that he's talking to a real person, only to find out that they're using someone else's pictures and information. They often create stories about their life in order to gain the trust of their victim and then ask for money. Yes, anyone can be behind the mark, male or female, they even copy paste message sending to hundreds of people at the same times.
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This statement is very true and many people have fallen a victim.
Alot of people need to be enlighten on the prevalent crisis.
Thank you very much @trangbaby for stopping by.