OIL RIG Romance: $94K Lost! Is He Real? 

Not really 100k in savings for a retired person is not rich

Honestly, the way she's portraying her story she seems to be financially well off. To her, 100K must have been the water drop in the bucket to finally seek the truth and find out where that money has been going. The original commenter has a point though, to have $100K in the first place and the ability to send it all willy-nilly at your choosing is indeed a person with wealth.

I’d be so happy if I had that much. I’ve been starving myself just to save money right now.

lol, 100k in savings ain't rich - that's something a child would think... rich is having enough money to be set for life, which is 7 figures or greater.

​​Would you give or throw away $100K if you had it? Why not? $100K ain't rich, right? 😂

There was a guy on Dr. Phil who said that one of the things he had in common with his on line fiancé was that they enjoyed each other’s company. Even though they never met once & that’s not something you have in common. 🤦🏽‍♀️

“I’ll be anybody you want me to be.”

Don't they people read the news well emphasized on TV newspapers Dr Phil show can never understand why people send money to someone they have never met 😮😮

“So and so being the nice person they are” gave money.. but these people aren’t helping people in real life.. giving a stranger money isn’t generous it’s stupid and reckless.

Lonely people, dude.

I had one only yesterday and he'd only contacted me via FB the day before. Asked for money almost immediately.

Why change the script if it's still working?

Amazing that the same script continues to work despite it being made public 1 million times over. Channels like this help raise awareness.

Exactly!

This is probably an old video and she "met" him in 2018 & "dated" for 2 1/2 years.

Same goes for anyone with plenty of $$$ in a bank that would not be able to access their funds. My bank would be worried that I would withdraw everything later if they could not help me access my money now. It is in their best interest to keep me happy and to feel comfortable that my savings are in their good hands. My money makes them a lot of money too. I'd also ask why this kind of person does not have one other person to ask instead (family, friends, business associates, lawyer, financial advisor...).

Exactly!!!!!

Exactly that’s common sense 101

Exactly. And if such a man actually existed, why would you want to be involved with him in the first place?

To take it a step further, there’s nothing a grown man will ever need a woman’s help with. Full stop. He has some ulterior motive. Most of them don’t even find us capable of much so they’re definitely not going to innocently ask us for help lol.

The photo of the FBI Agent on his ID Card is downright scary. How could she possibly think that a US Government Agent requires direct payment for services upfront? That said, this "double dip scam" seems very profitable. Once they have a gullible "mark" on the hook, why not go in another time? I'm surprised it's not done more often! Caveat Emptor!

They should have a basic competency test in order to qualify for online platforms. That would destroy most businesses and isn’t a bad idea, IMO. Platforms don’t do enough to mitigate scams that are obvious to 99.99% of us.

She can stay in. She just needs to read and watch a little educational TV.

​@@washcaps71from memory, a psychology article I read that profiled likely romance scam victims, it was about 10% of people. But there are so many dodgy business dealings, I would say over 98% of people are likely to get done over by a scam at some point..many won't even know they've been scammed.

or learn to web search :/

😂😂 yes

@@ellenhood1356 How can you refute that kind of proof though? Lol

“I’m not scammed anybahWdy” 🤣

Yes, this really made her feel safe. He said he is not a scammer therefore he must be reel.

Totally something a creepy scammer would say.

Super laidback vibes bro.

Super chill😂

And when it's an official photograph they're in a suit and tie

Or that a bank sends text messages. It tells a lot.

​@@Rachelshmachel63my bank frequently sends text messages telling me not to get scammed by scammers and update me on any frauds going on online 😁

Can you say STUPID?!?!

​@@Rachelshmachel63my bank sends text messages, and has for years. I'm in Australia, like this woman, it's quite common for banks to send text messages here.

​@@LynnBriones can you say 'blaming the victim'?

No he's an oil rig worker and she is his queen! 😆🤣

believe it when i hear it at the end because he COULD be real and a business man who really was locked out of his accounts

She’s about to come into a lot of MOHNEE!

😂😂😂

You must be joking! I just sent him $100,000,000.00 from my online account info. that I received from the Prince of Syria.

I am sure many men can take a deep breath of relief now.

The question is… did she find the investigator or did the investigator find her?

She's going to find another "investigator" to help find these scammers and get scammed again

​@@RMA8159I think he found her.

She was ‘dating’ a young Nigerian guy for 3 years 😂

Exactly. The point is to be introduced online so you can meet for an in-person date. I know at least 8 couples who met online and got married. And in every single instance, they lived in the same general area and met for their first date within 7-10 days of connecting on the dating app. My brother's now-wife actually lived a block away from him but they don't recall ever seeing each other before they met on the dating app.

@@susaninika7552 Unfortunately there are also a lot of men that have every intention of meeting you online but still try and scam you! Not that I've ever fallen for any of it, but it can be quite overwhelming that some men are blatantly looking for a divorcees cash settlement! And obviously women doing the same too!

I met the love of my life online and we have been together for 2 years now and going strong. We both live together and want to spend the rest of our life’s together. So online dating does work. We met online and went on a date a week later.

@@SonyaAnn that’s the way it’s supposed to work. But a lot of these people have the idea that “online dating” means endlessly talking to someone online, and when they target them for money, they say “oh well we’re a couple aren’t we?”

My client got this fbi scam, 88 y o, her friend got scammed, got her number, and told her she could help her friend! I stopped it.

You bet he is.

Foolish people😏

I was thinking, he blocked her after 45k? That has to be a good thing, because it stopped her from sending more money. Then in comes the investigator...

@@emmel4fun Likely the same person

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And they need to stop saying they are lovers, that is annoying they are barely acquainted

Are you one of them that you are stating that scammers are not thieves?

The scammers said go for the ugly or fat ones they are the ones that are the most lonely. You can get the most money out of them.

Under false pretenses. Big difference.

Exactly it's a service transaction

I thought that. Same old story.

you're right. it's a reupload.

If you’re clueless about everything else, you aren’t going to recognize an accent that you didn’t grow up with. Plus unless an American travels abroad or is atypically curious, the only accents they’ll know are from mainstream movies and TV: mainly British, maybe also French, German and Italian.

Wife died of cancer…

Yep and never watch news of any kind since scamming takes place every day all across the US !! Both local & national news blips weekly have stories on scamming, all ending with " do not do this and that , lists of what not to d9c !!

Lmao right get a clue lady!

He Sure didn’t look like FBI ! He looked like a thug !

​@@patsygroves3812they can be one in the same lol

I thought everyone knew the FBI’s new official means of communication is Facebook messenger

“Sure, no problem!” 🙄😮🙄😮🙄😮🙄

Did you say send $64,000? Ok. Nooooo problem.

To pay $64 000 in order to get back $45 000 says it all. So extremely stupid.

It's okay this CIA a guy named John Doe is willing to help and he only needs 32000 he says !

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

😅😢

Indian people don't have a West African accent 😅

I Agree!!!

LOL

She lives in Australia. She doesn't know about the FBI, but she does have access to a computer and could do some research on her own. Even if I wasn't living in the US, I would ask myself - What jurisdiction does a US government criminal investigatory agency have over a foreigner who defrauded someone in Australia??? That makes no sense.

Yes! She’s very gullible !

@@hellekimery9537 She's not American, so she doesn't know about the FBI. But she should have done some research.

​@@timriehl1500A lot of government officials in developing countries are directly corrupt. But, she could have found out in 5 minutes or less. Every country has their version of the FBI and CIA.

@@timriehl1500I’m Australian and I know all about the FBI as do most Aussies. From her accent this lady was not born in Australia.

😂😂

I'm pretty sure Catfished retypes messages - there's no way s name is going to be spelled different ways in a text interaction

Yep, at one point the most common man's name in the English language. Nothing suspicious there!

May as well have said Agent Fox Mulder

@@elipotter369 100% it was a typo by the team. i've seen them mix up word bubbles between victim and scammer quite a few times. their editing is kinda sloppy. sometimes i get the impression that these might all be fake to promote their catfishing site

The actual FBi wouldn’t ask someone for money to do their job.

Spent $65k to retrieve &45k 😂

Did the FBI agent contact her through Badoo too?

No, she sent it all to the same guy.

Or even a $1.00 😂

Why bother if everything else has gone over her head? Easy mark, like taking candy from a baby.

Her having to spell out all the little details of every document that the scammer sent. Most people would be ok with "I've seen this a million times, the documents are all fake". She went into SOOOO much detail. I think the lights just aren't on.

100k. 45K to her hot lover and another 65k to her hot lover dressed up as an FBI agent.

Well, how do ya do, stranger?

The Australian police always warn the public about scammers banks regularly send emails to warn people of scammers

Ah, American empathy. From the people who brought you Donald Trump. 😂

At least you liked your own comment ​@@thisperson5294

grooming

​@@thisperson5294 Trump 2024❤

Even worse, calling an internet person their fiance

I think what somebody calls it is the least of the problems here

Exactly. It’s fake pen pals at best

@@lilithowl No but it legitimizes the delusion. There is no such thing as „Online Dating“

Or online lover.

Maybe the FBI guy was the same oil rig scammer she was talking to 😂

she paid the FBI 65k to retrive 45k😂😂

@@maria-hs4vh yes, doesnt make any sense ..I dont understand why she didnt ask advice from a trusted friend or family member before giving money 2 the FBI lad 😱

@@alinasanders6169 Or contact the Australian police before you start dealing with an American agency who has no jurisdiction in Australia

​@@alinasanders6169Its another part of the scam, happened to my client 10 yrs ago.

And when their kids/loved ones tell them it's a scam, they don't listen to them. It may sound bad, but I'm not sad for everyone who gets scammed like this.

💯! Particularly, if they are extra religious

Facts I bet half these people wouldn't help their closest family or friends yet they give money to complete strangers. No wonder some families cut them off

Because they’re giving on emotional attachment.

It's the promise that the 'internet boyfriend' will pay it all back & then some, promising his millions of dollars will be hers when they finally meet, etc. It comes from a place of blind trust & for some, greed.

Also his driving license was American when he said he lived in England. We have our own driving licences here. 😂

true my queen

I gotta hand it to them Nigerians do be smart

Yep, quite clever!

And one more trend - he repents his sins, admits he is a scammer, and now wants a real relationship, but needs her help.

​@@VB-lc4xz, and more money for it! 🤣

Yes. The real trouble is when people decide they are victims they aren’t responsible for their part in this so it will just keep happening.

Now she will never have a home . She NEVER should have fallen for their Con !!

It's also incredible how gullible these, "I'm an intelligent person" are.

Because in your 20s there are plenty of people on the market so it's no great loss. For a woman in her 50s and 60s, the men her age are either married, looking to date younger women or already dead. The alternative is an elderly man looking for a nurse or a purse. That's why older women are reluctant to give up the chance of a scammer being real.

Part of the reason that they don't catch on, is BECAUSE they are in their late 50's, 60's, and 70's---They feel lonely and unimportant. If an attractive person pays attention to them, it make them feel better about themselves (naturally) Here is someone who is interested in them; gives them attention, makes them feel "alive" again, makes them feel really needed. Of course they want to help this person out of a tight spot, by giving them a little money, now and then...and before they know it, The Money Is All Gone.

They wouldn't have got a nickel outta me

It’s more than just age, but they target that age range because they tend to have the money, or can be more easily manipulated using fear based tactics to exploit their loneliness. I’m over 50 and would never fall for this, so yeah, it’s not just because someone is older. They have tried sliding into my DM’s but they can be easily spotted. They tend to target people who are naive despite their age, not very tech savvy, older, retired, widowed or divorced.

​@@jeffking9202 It's not really true that people in their 50ties, 60ties, 70ties are lonely. I think it is more that people in these ages are not really computer savvy and they're not aware of these kind of criminals online. Older people were raised in different times were honesty and morals were more alive and practiced. But since the computers started that's where the scammers from Africa started. All these scamming online started around year 2004 - 5. There were no such things before and older people are still not educated enough about these scams

I was wondering too as to where these people get all this money to just give strangers.

I would never in someone I never met or dates in person. 100 thousand, we better be married

Most of the time it's a life insurance payout because their spouse passed, but often it can be their 401K retirement savings, or even an inheritance. ​@delovelydeb1

A lot of these people receive inheritances during or just before their time talking to scammers. Scammers particularly select for people who are in the demographic more likely to be receiving inheritance and to be less aware of scams- older people

From their dead spouses insurance claim

Yeah, they always do that. They don't understand American names.

Idk I think its an IQ test to see how gullible the person on the other end is. If they bite, its easy money, if not move on to the next victim.

@@MrNota500 Agreed. Also with the subtle grammatical and spelling errors. I think those are intentional too.

It IS a red flag. But these victims wouldn’t notice all the red flags in a Chinese parade!

@@MrNota500 very good point

I've had quite a few men try that and scrounge off me... It's scary how many people out there will assume just because you're divorced, you're going to be vulnerable and needy! I binned them, but at the same time, you just completely lose faith in men at all! And this was face to face too!

LOL

Exactly. No one genuine sends that as it leaves them open to scams and I'd theft!!

And every single one of them sends either a fake driver's license or a passport. Yet can't they just talk on a video call.

And the birthdates are sometimes wrong. This date is 20-01-1963 instead of 1-20-1963.

That's worse because the documents are always obviously fake. Even if they don't see it they could easily look up what it's supposed to look like.

I always send my ID to people I've never met to prove it's me, said no one ever! So sad

A true friend would not tell you to be content with a hobby or a pet ! People deserve human connection and love . I would advice friends to look online but only after I make them watch several episodes on this channel :)

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No, tell them if someone doesn't want to meet IN PERSON within 2 weeks , or asks for money, it's a scam. Many people meet online now. Sex and romance is a human need

Do Not go on an online Dating Site EVER !! ALL of those have scammers on them !! She should meet a friend’s acquaintance IRL .

If you are going to encourage people to use a dating app, then make sure you also educate them on how to date safely. Stick with people in your local area, only chat on the app until you have met, video chat on the app within the first day or two, meet for a real date within a week, and if you get along on the date, then you can exchange personal contact details.

The oceans must be wall to wall in oil rigs lol.

I disagree . The child doesn't but some are army doctors in the Middle East.

@@glorysmummy Yes, we even got one with the WHO but couldn't pay for her emergency surgery. That was different. 🤣

Nah, they do deviate, there are many variations of the romance scam. I have a family friend that's fallen for 4 different online romance scams as well as been taken advantage of by real life scamming women. There is no way to educate him, he enjoys the fake attention more than he values his money. I have a female relative that fell for the we've arrested your grandson you can pay to get him released and his arrest wiped clean scam twice, she was scammed out of over 60 thousand. That scam is getting even more apt to work with the scammers using AI duped voices of the people's loved ones. Had a friend fall for the your debit card has been charged for a TV in Texas we think it's a fraudulent charge then he, the big dummy, gives them all his personal info thinking they're his bank keeping him safe. Sigh. It's difficult trying to keep older and non net and scam savvy people safe. Some people are just too dumb to even try to protect.

Don't forget the major in the military who needs food. And a flight home.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 She would probably want to see a search warrant to believe it was found! 😂

Lol 😅

That investigator would find Jimmy Hoffa first.

Right! Especially when you need to focus on yourself and your kids. She could of said she wasn’t interested.

No....they are LOVERS!

@@hulk-smash-deez-hose.7951 at least with only fans and other sites you know in advance you'll never meet them and that you will pay. Nobody is promising love.

@@lotstodoevery time I hear Drew say “online lover” I cringe

And not just that, even if for some reason you can't meet right away you'd still be video chatting al the time. Even my 82 year old grandpa knows how to video chat and we chat once or twice a week.

@@daneenh5348 me too

Please no mean and thank you kindly.

Also, there is no Canadian FBI which was at the bottom of the "agent's" name tag.

@LittleRedPoodle True, our federal law enforcement agency is not the FBI.

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Smiling wistfully as she realized she threw away her financial future shows how deeply unconscious she is. Keeping that she sent countless thousands from her family, who will probably have to provide for her future was crafty and not smart.

And rule 36 is don't send money 🤣🤦🏾‍♀️

I don’t think that’s what Rule 34 is… if you don’t know what it is then please don’t look it up. I looked it up years ago because I heard the name and was curious about what it was, and let’s just say I’ve been horrified ever since.

And, you aren’t dating someone you never met!

Umm.. that's not what rule 34 of the internet is 💀

The ONLY numbered rule I know about on the internet is 34 - and yes, like the other comments said, you’ll be happier not knowing what it means. But if you’ve spent a fair amount of time online in odd corners of the internet you’ll probably not be surprised when you find out what the rule is.

No instances!

I met my man online and he's from overseas. It can happen.

unless you are felix and marzia lol

@@HeatherBoo916bet you haven’t met him in person yet… or ever 🤡

​@@HeatherBoo916 How many years before you met?

I’d never be happy to be poor. I have money because I don’t give it away . My children and husbands needs are always my first concern. I WILL die with money in my investment accounts for my kids

you’re glad you’re poor? what a ridiculous thing to say.

​@@sonialoves444 they mean they're glad they're too poor to be scammed, not likely they are so poor they can't afford food or rent lol

​@jakethedog4397 you're smart

Unfortunately some of these victims are "poor" as well and take out loans or run up credit cards.

Yup and he called her "my Queen" right outta the gate!!!

Clearly an Ypsilanti, Michigan accent. Do your research!

sounds English to me

I think the clue is in the fact she was in an abusive marriage for so long

I think she thinks highly enough of herself to never ask the opinions of her friends and family.

She needs a cognition test

@@nauscakes1868also true

For God's sake have you never heard of manipulation and coercion?

Medics in the army in the Middle East too.

I honest think people that are at this level of naivety and that are so oblivious to glaring red flags, they're going to be scammed or taken advantage of by someone, Nigerian scammers just got to her first. It's obvious that she was going to wind up being taken advantage of by someone in her life or online. Some people just ooze target vibes to the people who are financially predatory. These predators can spot their prey, the weakest in the crowd, like a predatory animal looking for a meal. My sister is not an online scammer but she is an in real life people user, she uses people, she befriends them then borrows money or takes advantage of them in some other way that benefits her. Borrow their car, get them to buy her free things she wants. She is not intelligent at all in the normal sense of the word but she's very good at finding victims and manipulating the people that fall fast for her BFF bullcrap. It's like she can sum up a good target from their scent after just a few minutes or something, it's creepy weird. I hate when she tries to manipulate me, so stupid when I know her so well.

That sounds nothing like a Nigerian accent. But there are people from all over the world in Lagos, the New York City of Africa with 25 million residents.

​@@TropicalLatitude the person is trying not to sound Nigerian, but I bet he comes up from Lagos or at least West Africa somewhere.

@@glorysmummy True!

This one seemed even more naive than the norm on this channel.

The victims are in a fog and don't notice all the discrepancies, blinded as they are by the "romance" of it all.

Are you saying these $3 bills I traded my bit coin for may not be real!? Ahhhhh

That's always my thought too! Like if they'll fall for these obvious scams, how did they even make it this far in life?!

Some of the people in these episodes (not many) actually did a reverse image search on their scammer, but kept sending money anyway.

Maybe show her a few of these videos? Also, speak with a senior advocate lawyer. I feel for you and of course, she gets mad. You can prove he's a scammer, but she can't prove he's legit. Best of luck.

Men too. People in general should never do this.

@@cliffordreynolds1835 EVER!!!!

It's not just women, or 'ladies' as you call them - it's not gender specific

@@lilithowl you are absolutely correct. I said ladies because this story was about a lady.

You MUST KNOW THE PERSON IN REAL LIFE !!!!

True. On-line anything is the way of today.

and why would you send money to someone you never met even if they were who they say they are

Exactly!!

Hi yes the same people saying just put your trust god , well it hasn’t worked up to now ,

You have to tithe the preachers personal bank account to get the Lord's hotline

I'm depressed at how just ignorant these Americans are showing themselves to be. "This is my company: Chris American blah blah blah." "Thats great honey let me send you money."

It's like Darwin's Natural Selection--the scammers zero in on the vulnerable, gullible, uneducated, and unintelligent.

She probably didn't tell anyone - knowing they might tell her there's something wrong and doesn't want to hear it.

They used false pretenses to extract money from her which is stealing.

@@-xxMelissaxx- too funny.

To be fair, an Australian would not necessarily know the workings of an American agency.

@@lilithowl All the more reason for me to say it!

They charge everybody! Through taxes, and doesn't provide anything in return to most people. So you've probably been scammed too ;)

I don't know how I would be able to move on after that! Take all that money from kids! I bet she was saving on an extra ice cream cone for them.

Tbh I feel like she hasn't learnt from this. She seemed very dismissive of the whole thing when they were telling her he was fake. That scammer will be back for her

An interesting thing is that someone uses their money to buy new cars and other objects of luxury somewhere in another continent. 🇦🇺

If they don't hurt people they are not good at doing their job. And it is just a job to them and they don't care if it wrecks lives. Wrecking lives is a measure of their success.

I get a lot of texts from random numbers that are clearly scammers and I don’t get why. I’ve never once fallen for it (at least not money-wise,) the only times I did was because I’m not very bright and I thought they were wrong numbers. (It was my first few times getting them) but even still I never talked long. And never gave any money. I may be a naïve idiot, but I at least have the common sense not to give money away. I don’t even like giving it to my family, why would I give it to someone I’ve never met in person? 😆🤣 Long message short: I’ve never given anyone money so I don’t get why I’m likely on a list.

​@@imaghost2961they also buy lists of numbers and even better with ages - idk how old you are but the apparently increase for folks over 50!

@@imaghost2961 Is your phone number set to "Only me" on your FB settings?

When you loan money and it’s not repaid, it’s been stolen

She just got ripped off for 100,000...I guess her affect would be flat!!!

I think she said or meant she stayed for the kids. It's still kind of weird.

Well said.

They don't steal anything, people give freely to them!