Four Lessons I Learned from Losing $30,000 to an Online Dating Scam 杀猪盘. YOU COULD BE NEXT!!!
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Published 2022-08-27
I am posting a video on behalf of my friend. My friend had fallen for a romance scam and lost all the money she had saved up in the past. Though still recovering from this traumatic experience, she made this video to share her story and lessons learned, in order to help raise public awareness of this new type of romance scam and prevent more people from becoming victims. Please help forward this video to your communities. In addition, please support her financial recovery using the above GoFundMe link. Your kind donation will help an international student to pursue her graduate degree and receive the medical care she needs.
Pig Butchering Scheme or Sha Zhu Pan 杀猪盘 is an elaborate long-term online dating scam. Scammers steal pictures of other people from the Internet and create fake identities. They are active across social media and text messaging, wherever they can DM you. Scammers would first fatten up the “pig”/victim to gain their trust and affection, introduce themselves as a professional investor and share investment skills with the victim. Afterward, they would slaughter the “pig” by asking you to put money into a well-made fraudulent trading website or app multiple times, until you spend all you have, and even make you in debt. They do not target a specific population group with a particular gender, socioeconomic status, or sexuality. ANYONE COULD FALL FOR PIG BUTCHERING SCHEME IF THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF HOW THE SCAM WORKS.
Learn more about Pig Butchering Scheme and crypto romance scam:
news.bitcoin.com/us-authorities-warn-of-pig-butche…
www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA220721
Video timeline:
(1) 00:00:00 - 00:17:00: Story about how she became a victim of this new type of Romance Scam
(2) 00:17:00 to End: Lessons learned
1) 00:17:00 - 00:22:00 What are common tricks that scammers use?
2) 00:22:00 – 00:23:23 How to prevent yourself from falling for a romance scam?
3) 00:23:23 – 00:24:52 What should you do if you know someone who fell for a scam?
4) 00:24:52 – 00:27:38 What should you do after becoming a victim of a romance scam?
Resources for victims:
FBI’s dedicated space to report an Internet Crime: www.ic3.gov/ FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission: www.cftc.gov/complaint
FTC Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov/
Place a fraud alert on credit to prevent scammers from using your personal information to take out loans or open credit cards without your permission (Choose one of the three, they will notify each other):
Equifax: www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/cr…
TransUnion: www.transunion.com/fraud-alerts
Experian: www.experian.com/fraud/center.html
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All Comments (21)
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watch out people, in the comments section there are lots of scammers, who will scam you AGAIN & AGAIN, promising to help you get your money back from other scammers!! 😲😡 do not answer such posts..
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I value the information you dropped on us. As somebody inquisitive about recuperation, I like that you show devices you use to examine an organization prior to coming to a choice. It's now a hard choice to make and game to play, and with somebody showing the world procedures to safeguard themselves, this information is important. Gratitude for getting some margin to impart this to the YouTube world. We love you ExposeGadgets
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Exceptional works, EXPOSEGADGETS! -i'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've Earned it! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother!!
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Congratulations, Team ExposeGadgets !! -I am relieved that you are out there fighting these thugs. We must take every precaution to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable con artists. Congratulations to YOU!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for ensuring our security.
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Scammers are like fleas: they hide everywhere! They're hiding right here. ✅
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Great work, Vortextrace - I’m thrilled that you’re actively combatting these scammers. It’s crucial to prioritize the safety of the elderly and the public by taking every necessary measure to protect them. You truly deserve recognition for your efforts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Too many red flags! 1. DO NOT INVEST IN SOMETHING YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT!
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I'm a victim, as well. I lost slightly more than mentioned in the video, but I am in a position to quickly recover, financially. Fortunately, I stopped before digging into my 401k. This hurts. I feel violated and angry. Even though I'll financially recover from this quickly, my emotional recovery will take a long time. This has destroyed my trust in people.
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I feel so bad for anyone who has gone through this. I have not, but see these scammers all the time on social media, like Facebook. They often try to reach out to a comment, "I saw your comment, went on your page, you're so lovely, and love the things you say, could we be friends? They often have 2 first names, {example, Christopher Scott} say they're either in the military, a surgeon, or work on an oil rig. DON'T FALL FOR THIS EVER! They are looking for more victims, don't you be one of them.
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I am a victim too . But i realized it and stopped just in time. But it ruined my trust in others.
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I've been a victim, been talking to the scammer since april... i got butchered on September.. imagine almost 6 month long talking to this person, trusting.. fallen in love and suddenly found out everything was a scam. I lost over 20k usd.. most of it borrowed.. i was left heartbroken, broke and in debt.. I also almost took my own life.. still trying to recover from this
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yes, i am a victim of scam too. lost 120k, thinking to commit suicide. however, thankful i am still alive and broke.no one want to be in this position. however what you go through is what i go through. and i met another two that told me that are in army and need money to get out of their army or jobs. they always have a middle person to talk to us and themselves and to create a website, either a company or their superior. mentally this is not easy for me. thank you for sharing your story to spread this out to more people to help them be aware.
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Exceptional work, Briskdeft I'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've earned it!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother ……
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I can buy myself flowers 💐 walk myself down the beach have a romantic dinner with myself &just back fr Bali solo trip. If I could be alone I won’t be tempted to converse with strangers online. Solitude is the answer to combat love scams
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An individual try to convince me yesterday to do this I immediately research him and shut him done, Thank you for this video more knowledge and wisdom
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Your story very resonates with mine. I am going through exact same situation at the moment. Lost money but also left me with a numb feeling 💔
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Great advise. Thank you for posting to make people aware of romance scams.
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While I’m not inclined to donate, I am very emotionally grateful that you have made your experiences into an educational teaching moment for others. Thank you.
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Those saying this story is a scam, it's not. It's a true scam. Scammers burn in hell. At least you are safe. It was money. Don't let them take your health too.
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Mr Adroitkey , I would like to sincerely thank you from the BOTTOM of my heart! So many from tough harsh living conditions that suffer and you helping and giving them something that they desperately need just to survive. I thank God for wonderful people like you that are making the differences that truly matter most! God bless you Adroitkey !!! Love from Greenville NC 🎉
