cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/855011
And when did you / the person you know realize he was scammed?
What tips do you have for people who haven’t lived this, so they don’t fall for it?
How long till they start asking for money?
What sites do scammers use? Can it be a facebook group or is it only limited to dating sites?
I once knew someone who got locked in.
I’m not sure how long they were in for but by the time I learned about it they were $75k+ in.
They met on some app that I can’t remember what it was called. One of the weird ones that was in the news. Some sort of messaging app.
Anyway, the person I knew was some sort of computery accountant type person (not sure exactly what they did just know it involved both lol) so I was shocked that they fell for it.
They asked me to help them so I tried but they went right back to it. What’s crazy is the person scamming them gave them access to an account that had like $1M in it. So I’m not sure why they believed the person needed money?? So weird.
My tip is: do not give anyone money. Ever.