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By *alcon43 OP Woman
over a year ago
Paisley |
WARNING
Not sure if anyone else has come across this but I’ve noticed a worrying trend of getting Facebook requests from guys who have very little on their Facebook profiles and are usually in the American armed forces sending friend invites. They are also on other dating sites.
They come across as charming, usually widowed but then after a few days of chatting something will have happened and they want you to buy an iTunes voucher, then they’ve been robbed or something else has happened and they need you to send money. They’ll ask for your bank details as they say they need that to accept money. They promise to pay it all back.
This is all a con. Don’t fall for it. Fortunately I’ve not fallen for their con but I have read of others who have.
I’m sure there are women out there who con men in this way as well.
Don’t ever give anyone personal details that can be used to find out your ID such as full name, birth date, etc. Never give out your banking details.
Be safe |
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People will always fall for these scams. They play in to insecurities and loneliness and use flattery. I've read of and heard interviews with women who seem intelligent who have been taken in by this. I think they're way too trusting and incredibly naive. It's wise to trust nobody on social media. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yeah, I occasionally get these kind of friend requests. I just ignore them and delete. Also working for an airline we are targets of men and it’s usually reported to our security dept. Guys asking for pictures or uniform items. If I don’t know the person regardless of how many mutual friends we have I won’t accept. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I get a lot of friend requests from ‘US Military’ on Facebook, as I don’t accept anyone I don’t know its not a problem for me
I can see how some would fall for it, which is sad. |
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I know of an 89 year old man who gets many, many friend requests from young women in the poorer countries of the world which he accepts. He's a bit of an unsavoury character and would be likely to be taken in by a woman wanting to flatter him or talk sexually to him. Luckily a younger relative checks his account on FB and takes them all off. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I get a load of spam email the last one was classic. Apparently bill gates of windows fame had so much money they he was giving 99% away and a load of emails was put into a hat and drawn out...guess what I was one of the lucky ones that had win £1 million....brilliant I thought fantastic... That's me sorted for life...I have then the my bank details address, date of birth and anything else they wanted..it went on for about 2 weeks on and off... The cheque lost in the post, problem with my bank.. etc etc. I did not have the heart to tell them all the details I have them were bullshit, but it was fun giving them shit back as they generally thought I fell for their crap... Fucking leechers...?? |
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