Clever Scams and Trends In Online Dating Scams and Social Media
Could the person you just met possibly be a scammer? Have you or someone you know become a victim of an online dating scam? It is extremely common and it happens more often than people would like to admit! The number of people preyed upon in clever scams is astounding!
Scamarama! The Billion Dollar Business That Is Blowing Up!
People reported a record $547 million in losses to romance scams in 2021. That’s up about 80% from the reports the FTC got in 2020. How much money was lost to romance scams last year? A whopping $1.3 billion! Scamarama, indeed!
In 2021, around 70,000 people reported to the Federal Trade Commission that they’d been the victim of a romance scam. Their losses totaled some $1.3 billion. That’s a lot of money which makes the criminals who commit these types of crimes, in it to win it! This has, in fact, become an industry! They get more clever and ramp up on the latest trends in technology so they can take more and more of your money if you aren’t careful!
Don’t Feed The Trolls, Unless You Are Patsy!
“You are so sweet! I think I am going to have to marry you!” Patsy Roach
@onlinedatingwithpatsy #romancescams #fyp #scammer #romancescammers #catfish #romancescamsfyp #romancescamsfyp #romancescammerssuck #militaryscams @drewbarrymore @jimmykimmellive @jimmyfallon @ellendegeneres @rosie @theviewabc @tamronhall @jenna_bushhager ♬ original sound – Patsy
Online Training and Resources To Become A Scammer!
Scammers take advantage of all social media platforms to spread the wealth and share their wisdom how to scam new victims. Here is a duet with Tiktoker Advocating For You @AARS and Patsy Roach about the billion dollar business online dating scams have evolved into.
@onlinedatingwithpatsy #duet with @advocatingforu #fyp #scammer #romancescams #fyp #romancescammers #catfish #romancescamsfyp #romancescammerssuck #onlinescammers #militaryscams @drewbarrymore @jimmykimmellive @jimmyfallon @ellendegeneres @rosie @theviewabc @tamronhall ♬ original sound – AARS
How To Know If You Are Being Scammed Online Dating
Have you done so much as a quick search about the person you are talking to? If someone approaches you on social media, look at the individual’s account. See how long the account has been active. If it is less than 6 months old, most likely it is a fake account . The person could very well be a scammer. If you want to know if you are being scammed online, read below!
- Look at how many posts the person has. If they have only a few posts (less than 10) most likely the person is fake and is a scammer.
- See how many followers they have. If they have 0 followers or the ratio of followers to people they follow is very low, most likely the person is a scammer.
- Patsy Roach actually keeps photo albums of the creeps that try to outsmart her. She often shares the images with her viewers when she does “lives” on TikTok.
@bank.on.it #scammer #gotcha ♬ original sound – Vonn.Banks, PhD_Div
Facts You Should Know About Military Men You Meet Online
Here is a great TikTok that has a good overview of what to avoid when it comes to meeting anyone who claims to be in the US Military. These clever scammers will show up in your friend requests on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok. They love to take your money for all sorts of military related issues. There are tons of these scammers out there! Listen….
@onlinedatingwithpatsy #duet with @pog_actual_1169 #romancescams #fyp #scammer #romancescammers #catfish #romancescamsfyp #catfish #romancescamsfyp #romancescammerssuck #onlinescammers #militaryscams @drewbarrymore @jimmykimmellive @jimmyfallon @ellendegeneres @rosie @theviewabc @tamronhall ♬ Blue Blood – Heinz Kiessling
This Word Will Make Scammers Flee
@onlinedatingwithpatsy #fyp #romancescammers #catfish #romancescamsfyp #romancescammerssuck @rosie @ellendegeneres @jimmyfallon @jimmykimmellive @drewbarrymore @tamronhallshow @hodaandjenna ♬ original sound – Patsy
Watch The Interview
In this episode of That’s The Story, host June Stoyer talks to expert Patsy Roach who has been hit with every scam that is out there. She shares her experiences and even keeps photo albums of these crims on her site OnlineDatingWithPatsy.com as well as on her TikTok channel, @onlinedatingwithpatsy. She has counseled many people who are stuck as well as people trying to get their loved ones to wake up to the scam world they have been lured into.
That’s The Story is a new internet-based talk show hosted by June Stoyer which features top industry leaders, scientists and innovators that discuss important issues pertaining the environment and the world we live in. The show can be found on all podcast providers.
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