The Cocaine Buttons: Romance scam victim in a Hong Kong prison for drug smuggling 

Or time to be on social media all day.

love make you blind !

And her continued hunt for a man, if I was a guy I would steer clear of such a desperate and dependent woman, she would be a freakin anchor .

And more annoying that her family and friends did not intervene more forcefully to protect her from the danger they all clearly saw.

@@TheMangoMussolini she is the type that nobody can tell her a thing but now she is living with her daughter and continues to look for Mr. Goodbar to support her knarly arse.

@@TheMangoMussoliniMore forcefully? How?!? Put her on a chain so she doesn’t run a way?

@@olgayarovaya3920 Yes, it's called restraining a person for their protection. Perhaps you're lacking in the basics of looking out for friends and family? My guess is if you had a 14 year old son who had just taken the shotgun off the rack and loaded it and was heading out the door to "settle" something with one of his friends, that you'd just say, fine dear, have fun.

and now she is in jail 😅

I agree she had multiple warnings from multiple ppl. Had this not happened she would have cont to get scammed

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& a paedohile…these people go there to target poor children! Don’t be naive!

A SAINT!! Absolutely, the life line, all of these women that he’s helping!! He needs to be the focus of the documentary!!

I do agree with you!

Red flags always arise when I hear charity / church

Yes, she is unbelievably gullible she lost all her savings and now her freedom and family and friend.

Dont feel sorry for the daughter. She is also at fault for knowing what was happening and not alerting the police to look into it until it was too late. Why did she not tell the police immediately when her mom got a ticket to Ethiopia that she needed an intervention?

Naivety and immaturity.

I agree that somehow the hotel was involved and should be investigated. The police should check into who paid for the room in Ethiopia and Hong Kong. There are very ordinary Internet Technicians who can investigate payments and internet messages.

I've had the pleasure of visiting Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja, and a quick cross border trip to Porto Novo). There are people in the world who only know how to imagine the worst about a place and its people based on the actions of a few. You do not need to feel shame for your image, because for the haters, there's nothing that can be done to change that view. The others, those that can see past the darkness that exists every country on earth, know what gracious and kind people there are in Nigeria, which is quite remarkable given the huge ethnic groupings there. My friend, who made the initial invitation to visit Nigeria, would not stop teaching me customs, language (which one of 200+ dialects!), food, and especially the warning signs of a scam heading my way. I've gone the long way around to say it, but I agree with you. The hotel manager was, in my view, certainly in on it. While I don't think he had anything to do with the actual crime, I have no doubt that he lined her pockets well to erase or otherwise dispose of the CCTV footage.

She was a part of it

I am sorry that some of your fellow Nigerians (likely a very small percentage of the population) engage in such dishonest and cruel behavior, all for money. There are scammers everywhere, but some of your countrymen were the first to get that image as they showed up early in the online scam game. This is just a very sad story, and I agree that something is going on with that hotel manager. Peace to you.

I work as a fraud investigator in the UK and I can’t lie the majority of fraud cases I come across are from Nigerians

Yes probably not the first “ guest” that’s been there . Now they got to be careful cause they almost got caught . Probably some families never heard from their loved ones again

Oh right! When a White male goes there and demand video tape it must provide or it's assumed to be guilty... Now imagine a Black Ethiopian Priest goes to Park Hyatt in Toronto and demand their CCTV footage?? He'd be kicked out or lockee up in jail... I cant stand that White ppl's will be done bs... this is 2023 not 1823 no more.

Probably the police too.they had the responsibility to ask fir the footage.thats why the manager denied .she actually did her job well as instructed by her boss.she knew the police won't take the footage thsts why she s all confident in denying.that makes everything even more sad knowing how they watched her talked to her knowing they ll turn her into a mule and nobody felt pitty to give her a hint knowing well what might happen to her

I love you so much, for that talk thank you so much

Exactly like teen in heat

Don't worry about her, next step she would just fall in love with someone who will just be using her to get a visa. Speaking from an African girl

​@@Hassania-jw8zmOhhhh I know that one! Yep!

She was released?

​@@eerthangelyeah I'm going to have to look that up also I hope she was released and I hope she finally wised up and if not to hell with her stupid ass😂

Yes Yes. That’s the best love at her age . You don’t find decent, honest, real guys. On line. And these women believe all this BS

I couldn't have said better! Animals don't fake love and don't care about your money, your age, your size etc. She could have saved lots of animals with all this money! It's a pity she didn't listen to her best friend. It can happened one time ... but two ?!! And about the hotel manager he or she's surely involved in something! Why not showing or donating the CCTV the first time? It was a red flag! What about the authorities, cops etc? Are they all so corrupt and I mean in both countries!!! Only a 76 years man is doing their jobs one million times better ! Her poor daughter who traveled the world just to see her mom 15 minutes must have been her worst nightmare! I don't buy the covid excuse! The prison manager was surely aware that a TV Channel was covering the case and it was a problem!!! Finally don't trust ANYONE neither friends and family in many case too.

I totally agree with you their love is forever bad or good situation they love you as long as you love them back with warmth food and lots of love , those men are heartless , surly her family told her or thought it was somthing wrong . Hope she gets out anyway if so get a puppy 🐶 or kitty

Not quite about love, it’s also about sex. Some people can’t do without it. See her see-through tops. No hate towards her for being a sexual being; it’s just life; some still need sex till the end.

Exactly what I'm saying, what does granny want a boyfriend for, you rode that bus already, time to sit on the bench

We are talking about my sister. The biggest cheapskate I've ever known - not only gave every penny - took out a loan! This is a woman who will not even put a dollar in the collection basket on Sunday. She did this TWICE! She did this three years ago - We thought she stopped - She did it again!

Sometimes it be like‼️especially if she is lonely and depressed‼️looking for love in the wrong‼️just like when we were younger we didn't listen to our family when they told us to leave people alone ‼️we didn't see what they saw in the people‼️💯💯

I've seen this happen to women I know. They fall for this same scam and won't listen to anyone-not friends or family. I know you're one, but the truth is most of your kid are extremely insecure unwise to the World and men know this and prey upon it.

@@dukecity7688 so sorry 😣 she made some really bad decisions.

Well said

I think he is!

You just never know those people over that side you just don’t trust

broken hearts, broken system ..... I am almost of words

who knows even the police are not bribed?

They all worked together…even from Hong Kong..messages are relayed back to these gangs..the whole system is corrupt.

I think that was just a mispronunciation and they meant Ethiopia.

She was very sheltered and totally naive - she was desperately lonely too unfortunately! There are Call Centers in Nigeria and other countries where they’re all scamming Old Men and Women at the same time in the same room stealing Other people’s photos and Social Media profiles!

Age has nothing to do with it. These scammers are skilled in their tactics

For goodness sakes, Never say never. Seriously. In fact, of the 2.4 million scam reports in 2021, young people are still the fastest growing demographic - and more likely to report being victimized by scams. These scams grow more and more sophisticated by the day. For example, in 2021, Gen Xers, Millennials, and Gen Z young adults (ages 18-59) were 34% more likely than older adults (ages 60+) to report losing money to fraud. Consumers reported losing almost $8.8 billion to scams and fraud in 2022, up 30% over 2021’s losses, according to newly released numbers from the (FTC). The rising cost of these crimes is staggering, considering that in 2020 Americans lost only $3.5 billion to fraud, including identity theft.

​@@christinebuckingham8369 She should have been under daughter's supervision. She wasn't capable of self care. After her first fiasco she should not have been allowed to be online. IMO.

He is a living saint, I agree. I don't speak Cantonese, but I am a teacher of Spanish and ESL/TESOL. It's clear he is quite comfortable with the language, and that's quite a feat. I've heard it's one of the more difficult ones on the planet to learn.

Well he's been living there for 30 years so I'm sure the Cantonese became very easy for him at one point

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😂😂😂😂 I holler not her voice

She IS the wise voice of reason, actually. She saw everything immediately and was clear with her warnings. Shame to have such a savvy friend who just wasn’t listened to.

​@@icu3869exactly Tabatha foster u should of listened to me . This is the reason why I don't have friends now . They don't listen to me .

Really gotta wonder. not all there in her mind to be so misled. Why are comments allowed in this episode but not in the followup? I cringed to hear her admit to airport staff that she was in jail. Who does that? She's not right in the head.

Do u have the link where she has been released?

Agree. She fell for scams twice. Traveling to strange countries. She was beyond gullible and thus so easily scammed. She seemed extremely emotionally needy, just the way she spoke w her daughter.

Glad they helped her. Hope she avoids getting into trouble again. I’ve heard about several of these Nigerian Love Scams. They are common. A grandma from Australia was in love with what she thought was a nice young man and traveled to S Africa to meet her scammer. Of course he didn’t show. He didn’t exist. She had sold everything she owned. Very sad stories.

@@lovemagicandroad I just keep coming back to the Aussies who were sentenced to death in Indonesia. No amount of appeals…and it was an international outcry…saved them. She is just stunningly lucky.

How do you know she is out of jail? Is there an update?

I would imagine that she will be scammed again.

sigh,she's still no realized no such person

Seriously, she's just beyond repair!

I'm sure what she meant was she's trying to be a good person a good Christian and forgive them in her heart I think that's what she meant but this tells me the fact that they released her out of the blue I believe is because they knew the investigative report was digging up too much information and was going to find out about their Connection in Hong Kong . Obviously drug dealers have gotten in at that place before and deliberately let them in and so the day this woman was stopped was probably because whoever was supposed to let them in was sick or not there . Sounds like the corruption there in that section of Hong Kong did not want to be exposed and realized the smartest thing they can do is hurry up and let her out of prison

Apparently she is. You were right. She is out of prison, living with her daughter and dating AGAIN.

PROBLEM IS........... she could also meet a man at church, the bingo hall, a family picnic and he could be the 'love of her life'.......... and turn into an alcoholic,. wife beater and snake. There are no guarantees. Look how many divorces there are.

Good luck on that mission! In case you hadn't noticed, her mother's a little bit of a knot head. She's not interested in doing what she's told, she's interested in doing what she wants. Many of us have moms who do not listen at all, for any reason, but want to blame us when something goes wrong in their lives for not protecting them. The problem is the mom, not the daughter. And in truth, nobody has much control over another adult

I Hate computers.

I'm sure her husband protected her from the corruption that was going on outside the home.

Well, Ms. Kathy 411 you can not say that like that. You have to put yourself into her situation to understand the full picture. Yes, on the first sight somebody might think that what you do. This person or gang what I assume made all of this very smart. This person or they have choosen a persons profile of somebody she would relate to.. a) most likely to trust..and as I recall it from my mind the first contact online was a military doctor working for the united nations.. That's a really high ranking person of trust. That's why she trusted this person. Beeing together before with a police officer. The contact happend to be in 2021 according to the cronical dates of this video after 2016 her husband passed away. 2020/2021 Pandemic the so called pandemic made in China. The time of the Lockdowns and quarantines and big anxiety. And loneliness on a high scale around the Globe 🌎 And after she sended him all the money..lots of money..she lost even her home 😳😓🤦‍♀️ and had to move back to her daughter's home.. ..actually this story should be over here..Normally.. But then another Person or the same person (we don't know) the person got her attention..her friend suspects it's the same person..(that's an intersting idea) is getting her attention online while she is writing her book about the scam.. ..and out of money as she is..drown out of everything..and then she gets again online and having a conversation with somebody she trusts and he is giving her a ticket for a vacation.. If she would have a single cell she could request to have the police cap and picture of her husband and family at her cell.. And her Bible. And the Constitution of her country. That would give her some more hope and privacy. I hope and pray that she may come out of this chinese prison one day soon. I hope this TV Station will make another story about that particular case then again. It was very well and professionally made. Let's hope and pray may she be free someday soon in the future. She does not deserve to be in that chinese prison any day longer. 🥰❤🍀🙏

I would try to find out who is Walter William..The person who is by pictures a doctor. Cyber Security of CSI Miami would find that out. And then tracking the online path.. Tracking the money she sended to that "doctor of the military/united nations" Person of interest.

There is just one thing I do not understand. Married online?? Since when is that possible?? This is ridiculous. Who is getting married online? There rules and laws to that. A marriage and a divorce are a very personal thing. Both should happen in person. As a ceremony. Eye to Eye signing also the papers of the absolutely important papers for lifetime. Anything else I would consider as illegal.

​@@edwinjones7307I think he had too because she was short a few crayons in her box. Should have made their daughter her guardian as she wasn't functional enough to be alone. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Sad. 😢

I agree 100%. I dont feel sorry for her.

And had she ever really paused n think wat n a hell was a Neuro doctor needs money for!!!??? Gosh these doctors earned tons of money by their profession....🤨

They basically used her money to buy the tickets, clothes, etc and make a profit.

Me either, she honestly sounds like the stupidest person on earth Utopia- seriously? @@shell6551

A moron

She did say thankyou She was very grateful and praised god for her freedom To you, watch learn and listen

Only when you are caught up in rat bags like this scammers, even not fully. Because some of us are ten Miles ahead of them. Having good families around is good, Being Lonely “ whether a widow, divorcee or a single woman can be frustrating, Worst very mature, this is why online dating surface, but now the young ones are using it more. And the old men do not want to date their age, Lonely and dating you have to be careful on line, In two weeks ! Wait for it “ Oh I Have to the Far East to business, tell them to go and never return “ Block them.One “ yes Handsome, 3 weeks going to Dubai consultant engineering, He is an engineer working for a big company. How the hell in 2 weeks later , your job to finish he asking for £4,500. I was waiting for it. Straight I told him go and asked your Boss! You Are a CON MAN “ he denied it, but I blocked him again. To get my address he said he's got £3000 from s job but was leaving could I collect it, I was curious, but said okay. The day it supposed to arrived I text to say nothing came, And his reply was weak. I did say I knew nothing was coming, he's a fraud. Maybe he thought i Was a soft touch. This lady don't be hard on her not all of us pickup quickly, May she learn From her bad judgement And not online one 🎉

I am sad if this is true!

Her daughter is accepting of her behavior and she believes that because her dad, her mother's husband who passed away, always took care of the mom that now her family should as well. This is a perfect example of why families need to teach their daughters to depend on themselves instead of depending on others. This mom is obviously looking for another man to take care of her, that is why she is putting herself back on the market. As far as some of the rest of the aren't rallying around her is that she lost over $205,000.00 in a scam. This is money her husband left her an she squandered it on a man/scam. The other family members have no more money to waste on a person who is not responsible with money. By the way I also noticed she did not say thank you to all those that helped her, to late now. I hope her daughter understands that these comments are not against her but she needs to step back and expect that her mom takes some responsibility and I am sure she has a monthly income from her husbands pension and life insurance and should step up and pay something the roof over her head.

I did pick up on her selfish nature when in prison and the calls. I'm not surprised that this is true but I'm still glad she's out of prison

The 2nd scam was using her as a drugs smuggler, they paid for her trip! They would need to put a flight constrain on her as well, somehow!

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Psilocybin is legal in some states and mushroom therapy is allowed in many states as a legitimate medical treatment. So I believe soon it'll be globally used as a treatment for anxiety, depression, and more.

To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.

Can you help me with a reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. It is very hard to get a reliable source here in New Zealand. Really need!

Yes, Sporeville. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He's 59 & has many mental health issues plus probably CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD knows if it is common for an obsession with violence.

she's not gullible,she's desperate to have a bf to show people she's not alone

What a self-righteous, sanctimonious, holier-than-thou comment. Perhaps you missed the part that explained her early life? It's perfectly understandable that she would fall prey to these kinds of scams. What's indefensible is that her family and friends could see the danger but did not intervene to stop her.

She's gullible ​@@marimont26

​@@marimont26both are true. Gullible because she was desperate for love. Btw being tricked once is bad, but for a 2nd time is inexcusable.

Was the lady set free

Yes but he and the other gentlemen are starting to get pretty elderly and what will happen ... who will take over for them when they can no longer do the work or have passed on

Love is blind.

You're absolutely right

She’s blind

Mid life crazies ! I know I wrecked my marriage over nothing . Couldn’t get a grip on myself . 10 years ago now I’m 65 . Wasn’t online it was my personal trainer . Let myself be taken for a ride . But I owned the responsibility for making bad choices . I’m thankful for a roof over my head and a clean place to live and I do not talk to strangers anymore . I was full of myself . I feel for this woman but at some point you really have to stop 🛑

I think cop husband w her since she was 13, knew she was a few sheets short of a full tablet. Too bad he dropped the ball. Daughter should have had guardianship. Grandma should have not had Internet access.

She stayed a naive and stubborn child all her life, at first overprotected by her parents then immediately by a new young husband who cosseted her and insulated her from reality just as her parents had done (rightly so) as a child. She somehow needs to be protected from harming herself and those that love her.

I’m wondering if she doesn’t have a high iq 😢

It does make us wonder what was really wrong with her. Surely nobody is THAT desperate to be loved. She had a family who loved her.

@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 would have been cheaper and better to buy a Silver Bullet vibrator.

@@veronicacrabtreehill6608she’s a blind bat

Mid life crazies I call it . I had my own stupid phase . A person has to appreciate what u have and stop thinking just of yourself 💔

Mid life crazies . I had mine for 10 years . Not on line but just making dumb decisions . Wrecked my 19 yr marriage 😢

She’s blind

Her husband protected her from the world of good and evil she had no life experiences. This is one of the reasons why she is so gullible.

Seriously? A part of her brain doesn't work properly. It's eroded with thoughts of fantasy.

​@@msdecemberloveangel8236I totally agree with you.

Exactly. He is most likely in on it.

AGREE

Which authorities? They're all interconnected.

Or just be alert? Never hurt to be suspicious.

Wow . What a sad predicament . Nice to hear some can repent ! That woman needs to wake up

If they have truly found Jesus, they should return all what they've stolen to their poor victims

Criminals and bad people hiding behind religion. Again. Never trust a "religion" person, there is plenty of proof of what they can really be.

I don't think 65 yrs old women get horny anymore.

Ya I am 65 and 10 years ago I wrecked my marriage from stupidity in my mid life crazies . Total fool ,but I took responsibility for scamming myself . It’s called learning . I have days where I can’t help but have regrets . This woman needs to learn to stop being self absorbed like I was and stop . Be happy with yourself . ☺️

I’m with you sister! Some women NEED a man.

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Because she could be unalived if not compliant.

Paid

@@BlueHeron654don’t paint her as a victim… she got paid

I hope her new boyfriend wised up and bailed, she is to desperate.

Yes the grass is never greener on the other side .

Wow is incredible that lady is so stupid.. how the police don’t get involved and investigate the owner, manager of the hotel. It’s soo sad but’s most of those African are dishonest and scams. They done like to work ..

​@@Nancie6290what are you talking about??how does a relationship love compare to your kids love?her kids her their own life AND husband..jeez you ppl are terrible

​@@leonardodalongislandwho is "they"?

Even the air port workers on it to ለሌላ ሲሆን አንደኛ ናቸው

It’s not about being stupid it’s about someone trying to fill a void.

If they were not ,one may think they could be more helpful .

@@Nancie6290 agree completely. Just feels fishy to me to destroy what they know people are legally trying to obtain.

Corruption

Yah think?

This is how people stop it … quit talking to strangers and stop answering the phone to no body’s . I know I did my own stupidity . I psyched myself out thinking my personal trainer would want someone 17 years older 😂😂😂😂mid life crazies . Took myself down the garden path .

Most people might get into a vulnerable situation but most people would not be that desperate and hungry for attention and love from a man, to be selfish enough to sacrifice their family financially for strangers; and believe strangers’ lies over their best friend’s repeated warnings and concerns.

Unfortunately in the name of Love I hear far too many desperate stories weather they travel near or afar.

Ya I tried writing to an idiot and the letters were so long from him … normal people don’t write like that plus then he “ got assaulted and lost his wallet “ in Nigeria 😂😂😂😂I asked him if he’s trying to scam me . He said no then I just blocked and deleted . I never like fb anyway . I don’t need imaginary friends to feel important . I have 5 friends I go for coffee and they don’t want money 😂

Men too

Ya no alarm bells going off 😵‍💫. Sad cause she could have just found a guy from down the street who would gladly take her money . Keep it in her own country . 😂

WOW! THANK GOD SHE WAS RELEASED! SHE IS AN INNOCENT, SHE WAS SHELTERED FROM REAL WORLD FROM FAMILY, AND HUSBAND, THEN HE DIED, SO I IMAGINE SHE WAS LOST TO THE WORLD, A TARGET FOR EVIL PEOPLE! I PRAY SHES MATURED IN HER HARDSHIPS, A HARD WAY TO LEARN, A LIFES VALUED LESSONS, EVERYONE IS NOT GOOD , TRUSTING! PRAYING FOR HER, SO SAD! SMH! ONLY EVIL CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LESS FORTUNATE, WOMEN, PEOPLE, PERIOD! GOD 👀 SEES, I HOPE THEY ARE STOPPED!!

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If they let go of this woman, the drug dealers will rely fully on this method on these people

And her freedom

Thank You very much Don’t give them 1 red cent !!!

Yes I tried the online talking thing but as soon as he said he was working in Nigeria I said flake off . On top of it he posted two different pictures ( fake ) one was younger one was older . Joke . I’m gullible and have made some bad decisions but not that gullible . Now my motto is don’t talk to strangers . We learn that when we r 5 yrs old !!