“Scamming is a dirty job but someone’s gotta do it”. This horrible quote is the rule by which many dating scammers live by. They don’t care about the victims feelings at all. As men have been a growing target to dating scams these days, here are some scams to watch out for.
Scammers will never agree to have a webcam chat with you. Their profile photo is of a beautiful, supermodel girl and they don’t want you to see that they are actually a man. If someone you meet is always giving an excuse on how they cannot send you more photos or cannot chat with you on webcam, watch out for her (or him) as they could be a potential scammer.
The scammer will always say the right thing. You will always hear the perfect answers and exactly what you want to hear from them. This technique is to gain your trust before they strike. If they are being too nice to you, be aware and alert.
A scammer will never agree to give you their contact number. Think about it, if they are a girl truly interested in dating, they would give you a phone number, unless of course they are really a guy in disguise. If your online date refuses to give their number after some talks, then block this person and do not waste any more time with them.
A scammer will provide you with pathetic stories. You will be told that their father or mother is sick and needs money for medical bills or that the situation in their country is horrible and life threatening and requires money for travel documents to get out. Most of us kind hearted normal people will help out someone we start to care about in need, but really they are just looking for their next “client”.
Gay men are a growing target for scammers. Nigeria is one of the largest scamming countries and since in Nigeria, there are extremely strict homosexual relationship laws, scammers will use this to win the hearts of their potential homosexual victim. They will request money to get out of the country for a passport and documents and as soon as they get the money, you never hear from them again.
As noted above, many scammers originate from Nigeria. Most Nigerians have never used a computer before and those young people who do are easily brought into the scamming business. That is what it is, a business, so it happens all the time that scammers do in fact find victims and steal their money. Be aware of all of these scam signs and be safe!
