Dating scams on Instagram: just a bunch of crooks!

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Dostto Posted messages 2 Status Member -  
Afrikarnak Posted messages 17653 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -
So don't hope for anything.
I've investigated about ten accounts.
ALL of them are thieves!
Always the exact same scenario...
They live not far from you,
They warm you up with a few photos and appropriate phrases,
They set up a meeting where they don't show up at a place with no connection to their residence, which will remain unknown to you!
They pressure you to communicate the code of the Transcash voucher that they forced you to buy!!
If you give in, you lose your €100,
If you don't give in, they beg you to validate your voucher on a site they provide,
If you do, your voucher is emptied of its €100. ALL these sites are fake, and all thieves according to Transcash!
If you persist after this theft, they will prepare the same trick for you again!!
Note: there is NO recourse because you are looking to purchase a sexual act which is a punishable offense!!
AND THAT'S HOW THE TRICK IS PLAYED.

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  1. jordane45 Posted messages 30426 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 830
     
    Your thief... is certainly a thief...
    More precisely, a con artist...

    Anyway. Nothing new under the sun...

    Transcash, PCS, Western Union are means to transfer money without leaving traces.
    They should only be used with people you truly know...

    And to get scammed like that... you really must not have any brain cells..

    On these sweet words, have a good day.

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    Best regards,
    Jordane
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    1. Dostto Posted messages 2 Status Member
       
      Yes, of course my thief can just as well be a male thief and live hundreds or thousands of kilometers away!
      Sexual misery leads to foolish actions, unfortunately! Before I understood the methods, I fell for it twice at urgent moments that these bastards rely on.
      The scenario is well-rehearsed and skillfully uses very concrete and familiar real elements in the plot!
      That’s why I published this WARNING.
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  2. Afrikarnak Posted messages 17653 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 14 519
     
    Hello!!

    It's better to shop at local businesses..

    See you!
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