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@melissag4345 3 месяца назад

"If you don't control your mind, someone else will." J. Allston

@winniealwayo700 3 месяца назад

Dang!!

@MacP2990 3 месяца назад

❤💯

@angelrose2669 3 месяца назад

👍🏿

@franklidgad 3 месяца назад

@@angelrose2669 "A fool and his/her money are soon parted!" Some are just to love blind to see what is happening.

@jeffking9202 3 месяца назад

Great quote!

@marifender4643 Месяц назад

when someone you met on dating apps ask for money that's a RED FLAG.... imagine , they introduced themselves as professionals and then ask for financial support 🤔

@thepragmatist 20 дней назад

Exactly.

@drextrey 7 дней назад

Let me rephrase it for you. "Whenever anyone anywhere ASK you for money thats an instant Red Flag, Escape Immediately" The red flag is ASKING for Money.

@nothingworksworks3511 2 дня назад

bad advice. when money is mentioned, it's too late! better advice is to NOT flirt endlessly online- it's addictive. An an addict does unreasonable things for supply!

@dazagulz4887 3 месяца назад

the concept of giving money for people you never met is beyond me

@abdladigun6436 3 месяца назад

Hey can you send me some money

@Kenna198 3 месяца назад

It’s crazy stupid

@SonjaElizabethTeal 3 месяца назад

Great comment. Especially when the concept of giving money to people I've actually met is beyond me.

@hoped6676 3 месяца назад

Exactly. Smh😂

@Hisfavoriteshortie26 3 месяца назад

@@SonjaElizabethTealTHIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS SAYING 😭😂

@57msdeb 27 дней назад

I used to get so many scammers trying to chat on Words with Friends. Like geez, how many men are there working over seas, who lost their wife, and have a 10 year old daughter? One said he was a surgeon employed by a drilling company. He got mad when I asked why a drilling company needed a surgeon. I told one I was Marcia Brady living in California. Told him the whole story of my childhood-and he had no clue. It’s so easy to scam the scammer when they claim to be American but aren’t.

@dialmstyle 22 дня назад

lol

@thepragmatist 20 дней назад

Exactly.

@sasamafrass 20 дней назад

Lol

@YourXellency 19 дней назад

Let me guess... His name was Jeff? :D

@sheritaa3032 17 дней назад

I love it!!😆

@Carolinapetroska 3 месяца назад

Usually if the guy always has an excuse not to meet you in person or is far away on a trip, it's a scam. Just cross him out.

@MrWarrenRB 3 месяца назад

Well its online dating, so most of the best matches will be "far away on a trip." That's why the scam works. If they could find hot men down the street, they wouldn't be online.

@feliciagaffney1998 11 дней назад

@@MrWarrenRBthat's not totally true. Everyone tells me they don't like to go to bars. There's no good place to meet singles anymore. So, you kinda have to go online. The point is, they have to be willing to meet with you. In person.

@taurahelms3068 3 месяца назад

Relationships are nuanced. When a person sounds like a Hallmark card every day, something is off.

@meghan42 3 месяца назад

Yep. It's called "love-bombing" and is definitely a red flag.

@SonjaElizabethTeal 3 месяца назад

This comment ❤

@layamercer4700 3 месяца назад

@@meghan42 On point for this one ❤👏💯.

@neoanderz 3 месяца назад

haha love your comment, exactly!

@Inquisitor2024 3 месяца назад

😂😂😂😂😂 a hallmark card! This priceless! Thank you, God I needed a go9d laugh!

@Jorhan Месяц назад

I never understood falling for these scams. If a message from someone attractive came in, I'd instantly know it was a trick! There's no way 😂

@sinisterbohemian 2 месяца назад

My 92 year old grandma fell for one of these a few years back. She was defrauded out of $15k by someone claiming to be a retired US Army general. It got so close to being far worse though. The scam had gotten to the point where the scammer proposed marriage to her and wanted to move her to "Kentucky" to be with him she just had to sell her house and send him the money. My uncle knew something was up. She was being very secretive and so one day he showed up unannounced and made her tell him the whole thing. These people are evil.

@infinitylyfe3813 3 месяца назад

STOP PAYING SOMEONE TO LOVE YOU!!! START LOVING YOU MORE & MORE & MORE❤

@user-ll7mb3vr7g 3 месяца назад

Facts

@Sheisneika0976 3 месяца назад

Amen

@lalelale9172 3 месяца назад

Easy said, if you are under a love spell u feel compelled - it is a doece pulling you...

@mirjamweibel9678 3 месяца назад

@@lalelale9172i am Forever alone. 39 never married, no kids etc. Only one “boyfriend” if you even call it like That because it was when I was still in School and around 15 years old and only for a few months. and I hate me. But i Would never fall for that.

@mariastewart9820 3 месяца назад

Thank you !!!! ❤

@user-jp4uy8hj1y Месяц назад

At one point, I was asked for money. I told him that I needed money to access my money. I was never contacted again

@BamaSquirrel 23 дня назад

🤪🤣🤣 same thing happened to me…the “romance” was short lived when I said I didn’t have any money to access even a penny 🤪😂😂

@thepragmatist 20 дней назад

Perfect.

@dunique26 7 дней назад

That's a good one, I'll have to use that one the next time. Lol And there will b a next time, I'm sure

@bonnieboyz Месяц назад

At least the witch doctor is scamming the scammer! 😂👍

@havestrength5802 3 месяца назад

you don't have to be lonely or desperate to get scammed. thieves can also target a confident, kind loving person and manipulate them for months build up what feels like a real relationship. my advice to all types of people is DON'T USE DATING APPS. enrich your life. meet people the old fashioned way. be friendly. and remember even someone you meet in person can turn out to be an abuser. don't rush in. love yourself. enjoy your peace and harmony. make your life beautiful. being single is a beautiful thing.

@plantmama7442 3 месяца назад

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@user-so8hx8mo1e Месяц назад

Young people don't fall for these kind of tricks. Mainly old and lonely people fall for their tricks.

@iheomagregory8044 3 месяца назад

I am an African woman that tells everyone to just block a person immediately they ask you for money no matter their acclaimed situation is.

@user-so8hx8mo1e Месяц назад

When a person is lonely and desperate, they will believe anything people say.

@user-ex3mx7hk4l 11 дней назад

👏👏👏

@bchompoo 3 месяца назад

I understand scam victims, but when a person you're talking to bombards you with only beautiful and dreamy words, it's a dangerous sign. No one talks like that every day even though they really like you.

@MPPG663 3 месяца назад

Imagine a surgeon asking YOU for money. I'd send them six of these 😂

@fhenlizhao5406 3 месяца назад

😂😂😂

@MultiKatieBee 3 месяца назад

Yep! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@latanyar9377 3 месяца назад

Yeah send him six knuckles sandwiches 😂

@JenniferNewLife144 2 месяца назад

lol

@xmochix604 2 месяца назад

This is hilarious 😂

@badgalirri 2 месяца назад

Lol once I talked to a scammer like this for 1 day. He said he is from Texas, works on oil rig for months at a time, sends me pictures of handsome american guy, him on oil rig etc. I talk to him one evening, it was chill, then next day I ask him to send me voice msg and he sends one and sounded completely like west african accent looool and i send him a voice msg back saying "why do you sound nigerian" and he sent me a voice message in a fake texan accent saying "whaddaya meann??" 💀💀💀💀💀

@dazzledave 2 месяца назад

😂😂💀

@AzzyBriii Месяц назад

😂😂😂 omg

@Mythoughtonpoliticaltopics Месяц назад

But its not only in Africa we have them in America as well.

@anonymousreview1049 29 дней назад

People don’t pay attention to red flags. Hence, scammers win!!! Millions!!!! lol!!!😂 😂😂😂😂😂

@57msdeb 27 дней назад

They are fun to play with. I told one that my husband just died and I have a few million to invest and just don’t know what to do with it. Hahaha

@SherrainePhillips 3 месяца назад

The fake woman voice is killing me 🤣

@Moondogg7 3 месяца назад

😂

@8m8ly 3 месяца назад

No fr they deserve to be scammed if they believed that 😭

@alexmumbere3373 3 месяца назад

😂😂😂

@Lydia-du2jx 3 месяца назад

😂😂😂and to think someone is falling for that!

@Mandymoore212 3 месяца назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@user-nt6ov1il2n Месяц назад

omg, I can relate to loneliness, being alone, unloved. but when money starts flowing, shut it down and get a dog.. he will love you no matter what and won't take you to the cleaners.

@kathywhite4547 3 месяца назад

This is crazy. Sending money to people you’ve never met. Totally stupid.

@WindTurbineSyndrome 3 месяца назад

Lonely needy people get into obsessive addiction with this.

@aydinl5757 3 месяца назад

Beyond stupid. After a certain age there is no “romance”, unless you have tons of money.

@mele9131 3 месяца назад

Or even seen on a screen. If I understood they only talk over the phone.

@dianasimms1810 3 месяца назад

I agree. It’s ridiculous.

@RichD746 3 месяца назад

It’s more stupid scamming lonely older ladies out of their legitimately earned money.

@indian2003 3 месяца назад

I have tried to warn victims but looks like it is easier to scam than convince people they are being scammed.

@SonjaElizabethTeal 3 месяца назад

I've tried to warn two friends....

@gigiarmany4332 3 месяца назад

only experience will teach these " victims"..oh well

@EffSharp 3 месяца назад

It’s an addiction.

@pollytopps3540 Месяц назад

Right!

@pollytopps3540 Месяц назад

@@gigiarmany4332And some stil dont learn

@Abigail-ns2fk 3 месяца назад

Someone tried to scam me this way as well,claiming to be a celebrity. I was at the lowest time in my life. The scammer even called my phone.I realized it was a lie,and shut down completely. I dropped out of social media as well. Frightening.

@lovelyscorp79 3 месяца назад

That happened to my friend. She thought she was talking to some music celebrity. Almost a year later after inviting her to a concert. Her approaching the musician and he had no idea who she was it finally dawned on her it was not him. I know she was embarrassed.

@selmadragos7087 2 месяца назад

You were at your lowesf, but you still were able to protect yourself. That’s actually awesome.

@Abigail-ns2fk 3 месяца назад

If you've been a victim of this,please don't be afraid. Learn from what you've been through.

@malakend3123 3 месяца назад

if they learn from it how do i make my money 🤨

@ezbody 3 месяца назад

The best scammers have millions of (potential) victims and they get their (potential) victims to protect and defend them.

@CQ-369 3 месяца назад

@@malakend3123 LoL You could always start a pyramid scheme or a MLM company. OR- you could run for political office!!😂 I heard it's very lucrative.

@arfriedman4577 3 месяца назад

I had someone call saying i won publishers clearinghouse. I told them i never entered. They kept insisting i won. I hung up.

@user-wg9mb7om4k 2 месяца назад

it's ironic that the scammers themselves are also being scammed by the black magic nanas

@anti-ethniccleansing465 25 дней назад

Right? 😂 Too funny.

@carolkrone3610 23 дня назад

"He listened to me!" Of course he did, it's his job.

@user-yt8hm4oc5r 3 месяца назад

this is a perfect recipe for scammers. lonely people with NO street smarts, if it sounds too good to be true, because it is

@NineNineOne 3 месяца назад

Is “street smarts” a polite way of saying “low IQ”? I hope so. Cos this is low IQ.

@ilonaerst2967 2 месяца назад

And a lot of money to give away lol. Poor people are safe lol

@danielamicallef9592 3 месяца назад

This journalist faced a lot of personal danger to bring this knowledge to light.

@charjose2843 3 месяца назад

Oh please. Majority of this video seemed staged. Romance scammers are real but these people in this video I’m not buying.

@fhenlizhao5406 3 месяца назад

@@charjose2843true. The ppl rolling in dough from big time scams would NEVER give any “interview” to any journalist especially from the West. This was too easy

@AK-pz7om 2 месяца назад

Ghana’s a pretty safe country tbh

@AfricanWifeinPakistan 2 месяца назад

Ghana is safe country, again a show and media to highten suspense.

@maenowwesleymotuba7516 2 месяца назад

Where I come from "scammers" are open about what they do and they talk and brag about it.

@cheryldurden6265 3 месяца назад

Had one talk for six months then all of a sudden he come up with a story. He needed $200. I told him bye I wouldn’t send him no money

@karinaurena7168 2 месяца назад

Reported to FTC 😮

@vgardner1688 2 месяца назад

Good Job!!

@cata3350 26 дней назад

Wow 6 months until ‘the ask’. How much time has to pass before it would be acceptable to help your partner financially?

@offtomars1 3 месяца назад

I a 53 year old single male, and rarely get lonely. Two dogs, and a busy life. In nature very few species grow old together. Embrace yourself people!

@UrbanAlchemystic 3 месяца назад

Stay that way! You're comfortable in solitude and that's an ultimate Flex

@kavelbryson817 2 месяца назад

You're in Africa or America?does these people have families?i know the generation today is very uncaring and selfish;and that too contribute to the loneliness that most of these people are facing 😢

@Truth-fk3vp 19 дней назад

Your not very old .

@bunyipdragon9499 3 месяца назад

By the time they ask for money an emotional connection has been made and whether through goodness or guilt the victim is hooked.

@newmexicoballer3867 3 месяца назад

Yeah after the first conversation 😅

@Nocturnalux 3 месяца назад

You’d think but they often start within days.

@MultiKatieBee 3 месяца назад

Kind of wild what loneliness and desperation do to people. They invest in anyone showing interest almost immediately.

@gabrielamunoz1033 3 месяца назад

Gotta be smarter than the criminal. We have to learn to decipher for what’s being asked of us and what they say so fast. Ppl don’t mesh that quick lol. But thank you for ur suggestion. Crazy world we’re living in! 🤦🏻‍♀️

@JahmBProducts 3 месяца назад

The fake voices they do in order to scam is insane loll... Like how on Earth do you fall for that?? 😭

@eduardovelasquez8643 3 месяца назад

😂

@lollafala2949 Месяц назад

Ignorance is bliss. These women knew that it was not the real deal and they just blindly believed it because they had nothing else to do

@oliviahancook5195 3 месяца назад

Wow this is such a business, you have script writers, the actual people, a black magic priest and then a finisher. Wow I have learned so much.

@catfish_666 3 месяца назад

Hahahahahahahaha

@gordonaliasme1104 2 месяца назад

@@catfish_666It's not funny. Tragic

@catfish_666 2 месяца назад

@@gordonaliasme1104 WOMP WOMP hahhahaha

@officialwondersharefilmora2174 Месяц назад

you can't escape the black magic for real i'm from africa and i know what i'm talking about

@anti-ethniccleansing465 25 дней назад

@@officialwondersharefilmora2174 😂

@ferntaylor5347 3 месяца назад

I saw a guy I worked with get taken for every penny he had, he lost his new truck and his apartment. We told him a thousand times that that person he was talking to was not real, he did not listen, keep going until he lost his job.

@amylynn2979 Месяц назад

Yea my old neighbor got scammed by a Ghanaian lady. He sent over 20k. She ended up being married as well.

@Truth-fk3vp 19 дней назад

I have a friend that got taken for three million Australian dollars , it was a inheritance scam . recently he sold his beautiful 4 wheel drive and sent them that money as well . He doesn't hear from them now as they released that was the last thing they could squeeze out of him . they scammed him over 3 years . They came on his face book page . it started as a bit of a romance thing . He was about 75 at the time and she was 34 . As if !!!!

@andymath89 День назад

It's worse than trying to convince crack and gambling addicts about how harmful their addiction is.

@Julianmario-ez1cz Месяц назад

The best documentary I've seen on romance scammers. Excellent 😃

@Truth-fk3vp 19 дней назад

Loved this program as well .

@pink1237480 3 месяца назад

I have had this happen at least twice. Ive never sent money but as soon as they asked i knew something wasn't right.

@tonyaparrish5678 3 месяца назад

That's the biggest red flag. I'm glad you knew better

@karinaurena7168 2 месяца назад

Omg reported to. FTC too

@danielbucket9772 3 месяца назад

I met a guy online, he pretended to be marine after chatting almost 3 months. He was asking for money 💰, I said I need it too can you give me some. He blocked me 😊

@user-ex3mx7hk4l 11 дней назад

👏👏👏

@valyud 3 месяца назад

The justifications from some of the scammers about why they do it was interesting. While their backgrounds help explain their actions, it doesn't excuse the harm they are causing. There must be better solutions than scamming innocent people.

@MacP2990 3 месяца назад

You would think but people are sick and disgusting, sad world we live in I hate technology and the dating world 😢

@gerhardvaneeden5615 3 месяца назад

Yeah, the reparations thing was crazy. Fix yourself and your country...if you're able, that is. Instead of being a perpetual leech.

@seansmith6516 2 месяца назад

Why don’t you share some solutions?

@Truth-fk3vp 19 дней назад

Africa is one screwed up country . And its because of this planets controllers . It is very difficult for these people . But karma will get them in the end . They will pay in some way for this . If not in this life possibly the next .

@slutty_vampire 3 месяца назад

I know how easy it is to hate ourselves when we do a mistake or when we are taken advantage of, but at the end of the day, one just cannot blame/insult someone else for wishing for love. Judging them won't help because you can be sure that these people who got catfished in a way, they are already hating and blaming themselves so much ! Loneliness makes us vulnerable, we forget almost all common sense or "rules of caution and safety" just in order to not be lonely anymore ; so by all means, if so many people get caught into these traps it's not just coincidental, a real societal issue lays there.

@Jazz-cm8gs 2 месяца назад

👏👏👏👏

@eric-222 3 месяца назад

"Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions" For now they buy scripts, soon they may use Artificial Intelligence and guess what's going to happen next? Very rich content and more success.

@hunterhilbert4559 3 месяца назад

17:00

@user-vh7sv6ue7m 3 месяца назад

Very valid point. Thankfully for myself, I misplaced my emotions years ago. If you happen to find them.....

@jcmagnus 3 месяца назад

What is police for in internet Land?? Come on ladies when someone that is talking romance suddendly turns the conversation into money don't you get suspicious???

@solokalnesaltam3015 3 месяца назад

Huge respect for telling their story. For some it's easy to criticize but under the right circumstances anyone can fall for anything.

@LoloO42 3 месяца назад

BS. I'm an older woman. I would never fall for this baloney.

@ccdev 3 месяца назад

@@LoloO42 You sound like a strong, independent woman. The cats keeping you company?

@susanlett9632 2 месяца назад

Ridiculous 🤣

@chilenapromedioRU 2 месяца назад

@@ccdevCats are the BEST company. I would say cats look for strong, independent women. I wish I could fix the house I live in so I could adopt a cat, my senior passed away and I feel I'm becoming really angry after the grieving, that's because I don't have a cat around. Cat people would understand.

@heathernks8 Месяц назад

@@ccdevI'm 51 and have no cats. I'm in my own company and love that it's so threatening to ppl like you that you think a cat joke is an insult😂 Living alone is the best! I don't have to clean up after anyone else, have a small grocery bill, my cleaning supplies last longer, and I watch what I want, lol. The only advantage men offer is lifting heavy things but it's good exercise!😁 What else do they offer?

@carpediem9718 3 месяца назад

Just get a puppy or a dog. It will love you unconditionally and will never scam you. 😂😂😂

@MacP2990 3 месяца назад

Facts 😂

@jzm2293 3 месяца назад

But vet bills are insane too lol if they get sick

@creativevisualsnewzealand6723 3 месяца назад

I would have to agree mate1

@PandaHead602 3 месяца назад

Melissa 😂😂

@PandaHead602 3 месяца назад

You r still broke Melissa

@JC-Finance 3 месяца назад

This video should be publicized to everyone so they know and be aware.

@StellaFl 3 месяца назад

Never send money, never accept money. It's as simple as that!

@MacP2990 3 месяца назад

Yep

@magicalindigoadult3838 3 месяца назад

Why not accept money

@StellaFl 3 месяца назад

@@magicalindigoadult3838 Because it could be illegal money and, if say, you are asked to keep some and forward the rest to someone else (via bitcoin or any other method), you could get in trouble for money laundering. Being a money mule is all fun and games until the law comes knocking on your door 😉.

@StellaFl 3 месяца назад

@@magicalindigoadult3838 Because one could be turned into a money mule laundering money for the scammers.

@woodyssnake8562 3 месяца назад

@@magicalindigoadult3838because that could tie you to who knows what crimes, and now you are the one another victim sent money to

@lovelyscorp79 3 месяца назад

The fact these scammers use black magic and outwit sane people is wild!

@daisymiano925 2 месяца назад

@Lovely.... Life is spiritual

@rosamariewanjiru8659 Месяц назад

@@daisymiano925 kenyan women anthem

@deusexmachina9776 Месяц назад

no black magic needed people are easy

@James-gk8ip Месяц назад

no magic

@zeezee990 Месяц назад

Black Magic is NOT REAL… it doesn’t exist

@EffSharp 3 месяца назад

I truly hate these evil sociopaths. We need to teach our seniors how to use the internet safely. It’s an epidemic.

@patrickstone3942 3 месяца назад

I love this show. Please upload more new episodes.

@successwithgigi7652 28 дней назад

If some guy i am talking to says in order to get out of this compound i have to pay $30,000 can you pay half? My response would be "I guess you're going to be stuck in that compound. Make the best of it. By"😅

@jsmuturi.2288 3 месяца назад

Mariana you are the best journalist. Much love from Kenya. We love and study what you do. Keep it up Malaika. Ahsante

@parentingautisticchild3235 3 месяца назад

My family member was scammed during pandemic her told her the same lie about being in military she send him money for plan ticket to come see her. She was sitting in the house waiting for him to come smh

@Pammellam 19 дней назад

These women have too much money to waste! They have lost their minds! It’s amazing! Where did their good sense go!

@ashleyambrose1216 3 месяца назад

Those voices are crazy lmfao

@benperrotte6946 3 месяца назад

This is absolutely sickening and horrific!!!😮😮😮

@takashiimotaki9593 3 месяца назад

Not more than the way people like trump got rich with jesus benediction in bonus, dont forget that

@amyhallman524 22 дня назад

I just dont understand how so many fall for this. Who just sends money to someone they never met. I can't bare to part with a dollar.

@toniacollinske2518 3 месяца назад

Perspective folks. Before the internet, lonely people were being scammed face-to-face. And still are.

@stephaniecorelli3034 3 месяца назад

But, not at this level

@Moondogg7 3 месяца назад

😂😂😂

@caribbeanladyz7965 3 месяца назад

That's true

@AliAli-hm4xp 3 месяца назад

I agree with you dear

@franklidgad 3 месяца назад

Yes, it is called 'MARRIAGE!!"

@allium_o7 3 месяца назад

as someone who spent most of their life in ghana, its actually pretty bad with romance scams

@susanamartinezm 3 месяца назад

This is so sad 😞! Loneliness can easily make a person very vulnerable to scams. The fake voice is so obvious, but the poor guy on the other side can’t realize he’s been scammed.

@melrwill 3 месяца назад

I need closure! I wanna know if the black magic worked on Michael from Virginia.

@anti-ethniccleansing465 25 дней назад

😂

@thedeaderer8791 3 месяца назад

😂 it's kinda funny seeing scammed going to another scammed for a "blessing"

@NK-so8ep 3 месяца назад

Society in America has secluded the old to being lonely which is why it's leading to this. Old people should be around family and friends or rather living with them.

@cc35506 3 месяца назад

True. I cant imagine African grannies dating after being widowed.

@Margriet101 3 месяца назад

That is probably there own choice. When a country is rich you see more individualism

@msannthrope1863 3 месяца назад

I’m so glad I’m bitter and twisted.

@NnEnkaa_ 2 месяца назад

Ditto💯

@SuperJulioes 3 месяца назад

"a Million dollars!" 😮😮?? I feel "used" if someone Im dating doesn't offer to split the check when going out.

@lovelyaudiobooks4427 Месяц назад

romance for rich people The idea of "romance for rich people" often conjures images of extravagant gestures, lavish gifts, and luxurious getaways. While these elements can add a layer of glamour, true romance isn't defined by wealth or opulence. It's about genuine connection, thoughtfulness, and emotional intimacy, which can be expressed in myriad ways regardless of financial status. However, for those with significant means, romantic experiences may indeed take on grander scales. Private yacht dinners under the stars, helicopter rides to remote destinations, or bespoke experiences tailored to individual preferences are just a few examples. Yet, the essence of romance remains rooted in the sincerity and depth of feelings shared between partners, transcending material wealth. It's also worth noting that extravagance alone doesn't guarantee romantic fulfillment. Sometimes, the most cherished moments are simple and heartfelt gestures that money can't buy-like a handwritten love letter, a spontaneous picnic in the park, or a quiet evening spent stargazing together. Ultimately, whether rich or not, the most meaningful romantic experiences are those infused with genuine love, respect, and emotional connection.

@viggycat8592 3 месяца назад

How?! How?! I cannot imagine people believe these scammers on the internet!

@giselematthews7949 3 месяца назад

I find it difficult to believe anything on the net.

@mundoeuniverso5123 3 месяца назад

Loneliness, my friend...Loneliness.

@chickynuggies2739 3 месяца назад

loneliness makes people do crazy things and they don't know much about technology

@franklidgad 3 месяца назад

If someone started to take interest in you and was giving you much needed attention saying all the right things to you I think you would have a different belief. This just doesn't happen overnight. Some of these scams go on for a long time and the longer it goes the harder it is to not believe what is actually happening. They think it is real love but in reality it isn't. It is unfortunate that they are not aware that they are being scammed until it is too late. Dr. Phil has many many episodes on this exact topic. This is a very well done episode and it needs to have more attention. If you know anyone that is in an LDR (long distance relationship) then maybe share this video with them so they are made aware.

@Nocturnalux 3 месяца назад

To be fair, the vast majority of people targeted do not fall for it.

@breathnstop 3 месяца назад

Well done. You went straight to it. Real journalism. So refreshing.

@Margriet101 3 месяца назад

I hope she knows what she is doining every blond person expecialy with a camera will be notice there. 😅 No amout off money is worth it to play with lives

@shedtears8051 3 месяца назад

You're not your feelings, control your emotions or you'll be controlled by them.

@YouYou-sm8tf 3 месяца назад

True... and most of those women become slave to their emotions like some naive teenage girls. They are old enough to have masterized their body and emotion.

@saramariagomez9948 3 месяца назад

I met a scam Facebook profile that has been there for years. This individual was asking me for money. But I have always been suspicious about online love.

@franklidgad 3 месяца назад

Report it. Facebook will investigate.

@dmitriy8439 3 месяца назад

Human stupidity does not have limits. Unfortunately with age things get worse…

@rahmamechichi8668 3 месяца назад

😂

@truckingwithtobee 3 месяца назад

Has nothing to do with usually. It happens to ALL ages. It’s PURE loneliness! Let’s hope you never get old.

@quanzelle 3 месяца назад

@@truckingwithtobeeso then why is it majority older people. how would they scam a young person who knows how to reverse image search. or have better hearing to notice ai voice or doctored

@nyteowl8069 3 месяца назад

@@truckingwithtobee You rarely see someone get scammed in their 20's. All the scam shows, the women shown on this video, Dr.Phil etc are old women/guys. It makes sense because they didnt grow up on the internet.

@LadyAndanaZerva 3 месяца назад

@@quanzelleUntil it happens to your family members.

@abellambert2226 2 месяца назад

"We could even scam you." *Proceeds to mess up current scam*

@sherr6813 3 месяца назад

Praying for the safety of our dear marriana and team❤❤

@JJ-xx2fw 3 месяца назад

You also have to think common sense why would a random surgeon message an overweight old lady that he doesn’t know from anywhere ? Successful men have options .also if something happened why would he randomly message a woman he just met ? Surely he has friends or family .

@deloreslate4028 11 дней назад

These woman are way out of their leagues with most of these men. When their profile picture looks like a model headshot it’s because they probably are models.

@kooliongaaa 3 месяца назад

Lonely people are the most vulnerable part of society. There must be some kind of regulation of loneliness. So you are not controlled but always have feeling that you are needed and part of something big and important.

@Andrew-3445 3 месяца назад

Perfect example of the phrase "love is blind".

@marta7089 2 месяца назад

Who believe actually for these voices? Its like Darth Vader 😂😂

@margoqu 3 месяца назад

It may sounds cruel, but it happens not only because these women were desperate, but also because they didn't realize that men who are 8 or 10 can't be interested in older women who are 2. If they are to look for men who are 2, they would end up in much happier relations.

@JJ-xx2fw 3 месяца назад

Agreed you need to date someone in your level or it’s very likely one person is taking advantage

@tishreni5183 3 месяца назад

Nobody's an 8 or 10 after 60.

@loverush9575 3 месяца назад

Disgusting how they justify their crimes.

@Chee235 3 месяца назад

Not really. They justify scamming by the need to eat. How is that disgusting.

@kimthucgiang3656 3 месяца назад

When we are at the lowest, lonely, and miserable times, it's the best time for these scammers to get to us. Please don't shame other people's vulnerabilities because they are blinded by these scammers who are doing their best to fill in our gaps that no one in the real life actually cares to make us believe that we are loved at some point in life. Not everyone is awareness enough to realize these scammers' hacks they are using our weakness to get us. Plus, I strongly believe once we blindly believe the scammers, they use the black magic to achieve their goal. It's not a joke until you experience it. Black magic is no jokes and it's very sad to see how many vulnerable people are being scammed and putting themselves through the worst. This should be shared to everyone because at some point in our life, we're not the smartest to recognize certain things because of these scammers using the best techniques to scam us. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this documentary, it shows a lot that these scammers are the worst and FR i strongly believe in karma comes back to them.

@UrbanAlchemystic 3 месяца назад

Valid point

@patriciamedaris8552 3 месяца назад

In this day and age how can someone fall for a scam like this??? Same for the "pay us in gift cards" scams? There are news stories all the time about these scams, it's not like no one knows about them

@christinavaldez6276 3 месяца назад

I believe this is currently happening to a friend. He says the lady has a deep Australian accent and they can never get a face-to-face call because her phone always messes up!! he won’t listen to reason!

@franklidgad 2 месяца назад

Probably Nigerian not Australasian. Some people just can't be helped because they are too love blind. Love makes you do stupid things and all the red flags that one would normally see are not taken seriously. Please continue to help him figure out that he is being scammed. And even now with AI becoming huge I would even be cautious about video calls. Look up deepfake and you will be shocked at what they can do now. The best way to know for sure is to meet in person. Good luck!

@christinavaldez6276 2 месяца назад

@@franklidgad well supposedly she’s coming here for his birthday on the 28th of this month so we will see

@franklidgad 2 месяца назад

@@christinavaldez6276 Just another tactic to keep them on the hook. Be prepared for last minute cancellation or a request for money. Hopefully there has not been too much money that has been spent/lost already. Just use your common sense. In this world of social media where everyone has a smart phone, tablet, or a laptop with a camera and are recording everything putting it on TikTok, Instagram, FaceBook, Snapchat and RU-vid I find it really hard to believe that she is the only one with a phone that messes up EVERY TIME. She can't just use someone else's (brother, sister, friend) device just to make a quick video call?? Sounds fishy to me. I will be curious to know what happens on March 28.

@anti-ethniccleansing465 25 дней назад

@@christinavaldez6276 So, do you have an update? The 28th has passed. Haha.

@gigiarmany4332 3 месяца назад

still think" the finisher" just sent some common labourers to meet with the journalist, he would have no incentive to meet with her & indulge his secrets...but still very entertaining😂🤣

@sandrabentley8111 Месяц назад

$$$$$'s

@Carolinapetroska 3 месяца назад

Please don't go online to meet men. They are not who they pretend to be. Some have fake profiles and don't even exist. Better to meet in person, at least you know who you are dealing with and immediately see what they look like.

@tomondiek2839 3 месяца назад

then you will meet a serial killer

@flgirl45 3 месяца назад

I can't imagine feeling so empty that I felt forced to pursue something like this.

@stelmosfire11 3 месяца назад

Try not to judge. What you call ‘empty’ comes in many different disguises. We’re all empty in times of vulnerability. Including you.

@yaeli_i_guess 3 месяца назад

well good for you for being bulletproof i guess, there are lonely people out there

@flgirl45 3 месяца назад

@yaeli_i_guess Lol, you said it!!

@stelmosfire11 3 месяца назад

@@flgirl45 you’re not bulletproof. Nobody is. Even high ranking army offices lose it sometimes.

@yaeli_i_guess 3 месяца назад

are you implying i'm lonely? because i'm not. it's just funny to me how people will have zero empathy@@flgirl45

@narayankulkarni5378 3 месяца назад

Sister please stay away from trouble these people look like dangerous please take care of your self God bless you and your family 👪

@blackberry9013 3 месяца назад

I can’t believe ppl still fall for this‼️😩🤦🏿‍♀️

@AdamarisMasBella 3 месяца назад

The woman with the purple wig… hard to feel bad… two weeks later she considered herself in a relationship.. grow up

@boldmover 3 месяца назад

I always wonder if a family member or friend needs financial help. Would these people give them 2% of the sum they would give to a complete stranger that you never met? To an extent, I could understand someone who you are seeing everyday.

@natalee6654 3 месяца назад

People are more likely to help strangers. Not sure why that is but I've seen enough of these cases to know that.

@tonyaparrish5678 3 месяца назад

Soo many families watch as the elder spends what's been worked for whole lives to strangers....that's gotta sting . Money matters not to me but i would love to hv money to make sure my daughter can have a comfortable life.

@jennifervaughn1541 3 месяца назад

No because your family don’t treat you with as much love as the scammers do. And these scammers do not feel like a stranger, so that’s why it is so easy to fall for it if you are in the right circumstance.. it does not matter how intelligent you are, highly intelligent people fall for this if they’re desperate enough for love. And many times it’s too late by the time they realize that it’s nothing more than fake. I wish people would learn how to show affection like a scammer does because when it’s real it’s wonderful

@Inspiredteacher1 3 месяца назад

The world has become one big illusion and one big mixed soup of crime.

@nellier3468 3 месяца назад

Nothing new

@markdempsey1088 3 месяца назад

It has always been.

@alianasia 3 месяца назад

I seen a documentary about internet cafes in Nigeria, its not just romance scams they do, they're upto all kinds of stuff and don't see anything wrong in what they're doing.

@estheragyapong8149 3 месяца назад

As an African and Ghanaian,I feel so embarrass for this documentary.Why can’t we use this cyber intelligence to develop our continent than to deceive others.Bad economy shouldn’t be an excuse for this terrible behavior.Remember that whatever you reap,you or your generation shall sow.

@jennifervaughn1541 3 месяца назад

So true and I agree with you

@paulnkansah9428 2 месяца назад

We Ghanaians are generally honest. These bad nuts are spoiling our name.

@anti-ethniccleansing465 25 дней назад

Yes, I just finished watching this documentary and I had to give it a 👎🏻 for the way it finished. It was absolutely ridiculous to include all of that “wyt” guilt nonsense narratives to justify what such heinous criminals are doing. It’s nobody’s fault but their own that they choose the criminal/greedy path, than the conscientious path.

@dianasimms1810 3 месяца назад

Get a puppy to fill the void in your heart.

@CQ-369 3 месяца назад

Or adopt a 🦜 parrot if you want to talk.

@YouYou-sm8tf 3 месяца назад

Or just go out and make friends in a hoobies club (gym, cooking, church,....)

@rustyhowe3907 3 месяца назад

This is what I did and haven't regretted it knowing everything Connie (my puppy) and I do is genuine and pure with no second guessing.

@marydacoulis2875 3 месяца назад

The Punisher. I had to laugh. Real men have real jobs and don't rob vulnerable women or men on line.

@Mattdewit 3 месяца назад

Dont be so fast to judge, its hard to have a real job when your country suffers under neo colonialism

@marydacoulis2875 3 месяца назад

@@Mattdewit I do understand that and sympathize. But it doesn't make it right.

@tomondiek2839 3 месяца назад

you have been scammed havent you

@Mattdewit 3 месяца назад

@@tomondiek2839 No because I am not an idiot

@marydacoulis2875 3 месяца назад

@@tomondiek2839 Not yet.

@carpediem9718 3 месяца назад

lol. They’re scamming the host making her believe that they regret what they’re doing and felt sorry. Yeah right!

@Not2Sleezy 3 месяца назад

It's hard to feel bad for these ppl who choose to be profoundly gullible... Good PSA but what does this have to do with being "trafficked"???

@RD-nq7fl 3 месяца назад

I just can’t believe this - we have known about this scams sense the 90’s. Those being scam must have loads of money because I can not afford to send anyone money.