Singer scammed out of more than $1 million by 'love bomb'

Singer Liza Linkins talks with "Impact x Nightline" about how she was scammed out of over a million dollars by an imposter who wooed her with his charm on social media.
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[@CKLee-rs4kl]

Ladies, if you are supporting yourself financially and you meet a man who asks for money; shut him down, lose his number and block his calls and texts. There is NEVER an acceptable reason why a man should be asking a woman for money.

[@MegTelevised]

Yes, let him ask another man

[@lucakat9262]

Yeah, I knew a couple who lived together and they were good friends for a time. But, the woman had an affair on him and moved out. Then he started calling me. When he sent a text asking for $60 I was like no. So I blocked him and never saw him or heard from him again.😊 It's definitely a red flag when someone asks you for money.🧐

[@Edmond347]

And when the woman does it's ok? GTFO.

[@katyarnold-ji8sv]

@CKLee-rs4kl Thank you! I been saying this a long time too!! If a man starts asking for money lose his phone number. I have the Lord Jesus Christ who is the head of my life. Who gives me discernment over anyone spirit that isn't right. Thank you! for telling us women to be aware of scamming men who only purpose is to scam women out of their hard earn money. Thank you! God bless you!

[@ricai132]

💯

[@user-yt8hm4oc5r]

I've been lonely in the past but if a man asks me for money, I will run to the hills

[@mariaseidi4023]

What people fail to understand is that scammers work with wichkraft ...

[@dianabeurman364]

Thats all they really want!

[@artboy789]

Even bus fare?

[@louniece1650]

​@@artboy789That's where it starts.

[@os2958]

when ANYONE asks for money its one of many red flags. so is secrecy, isolation, breaking the law etc. and no were not talking about bus fare

[@haru100]

1. Calling her queen 2. Unable to video chat 3. Asking for money very early.

[@essieessie5399]

Obvious RED FLAGs!

[@Quiche543]

Asking for money EVER..N.O.!!!!!

[@crocadoodle7101]

Asking “have you eaten today?”

[@BLESSFUL-Bliss]

TBF, I am always titled #1 by family, friends and others who love and/or admire me. New people included. So that doesn't _inherently_ apply to ALL, though it does to most; I understand I am the exception, not the rule. *_I_** do not prefer to video chat. My family, friends, loved ones, new people alike don't love **_that_** about me.* So, that too doesn't inherently apply to ALL. *NUMBER THREE SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE, AND [IMO] APPLIES TO ALL. I COULD **_NEVER._** In MY life, MEN PAY, **_never_** ask.*

[@haru100]

@@BLESSFUL-Bliss Number 2 is necessary because of all the scams. Before you get in deep you have to be sure of who you are speaking to this will eliminate 95% of the scammers who just take a picture of someone else.

[@joannebeauchamp1169]

If a scammer ever calls you his “QUEEN”…Run for the hills! 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

[@mason96575]

Be sure you “kindly” run, at that!

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

Joanne, my Queen, have you eaten today? I'm stuck on a barge in Africa and Little Betsy will have her leg amputated if she doesn't get medical treatment.

[@musicformonsters]

lol- thank you for that @@UncleDavesKitchen

[@alexandranitana295]

Or dear

[@cremebrulee4759]

Or my wife.

[@whyamiheredlb]

Wait… you sent 1 million dollars to some guy you had never met!!!??? WHAT!

[@chuck9380]

She probably wouldn’t give a homeless person 5 bucks

[@maryc4152]

⁠@@chuck9380you don’t know that. Get off her back. She didn’t have to put herself out here and make herself vulnerable by telling her story, but she is, to help others from having the same thing happen to them.

[@Me-mn4nw]

Old, lonely, and senile.

[@juliamccarthy6695]

Or to a rescue animal group!

[@os2958]

dont blame the victim

[@realkangaroocafevietnam]

"My Queen" is a young bloke straight out of Nigeria.

[@lindsayo9702]

Except he had a thick Indian accent.

[@realkangaroocafevietnam]

@@lindsayo9702 - I'd argue that Comrade.

[@BurntRaisinToast]

Most of these “Pig Butchers” are Asian - many from Thailand & Indonesia, and the very-well-organized scams are controlled by Chinese gangs.

[@louniece1650]

@@lindsayo9702 🤣😂😂😂😂

[@michaelpowell7120]

Racist

[@Lommy9999]

What is strange is that most people - including those being scammed - won't even give $500 to others they actually know if they asked them for money.

[@AngelAPAVLOVSCornDog]

True ..😒

[@enumajek1764]

Even if you don't believe in it, voodoo is part of the equation, so it's not as clear cut as you may believe....

[@tamimoncrief2264]

Sadly, very true

[@mayssaqra3311]

👏👏👏👏

[@vivian198]

Wow. So true

[@gigis.6813]

This is what loneliness looks like. It was easy to scam her because she's lonely and needed attention.

[@LuvableAF]

Yes, it happened to me in my 40s but less money lost.

[@Chicago48]

She's wise, mature and should have seen the red flags earlier.

[@thatbemefool]

🙄…here we go! So you mean to tell me an “accomplished” background singer with celebrity photos in her beautiful home is dependent on a virtual man to be her entertainment? If that’s the case, perhaps she should use her time and money wisely. This wasn’t loneliness, this was plain stupidity. She needs to get out more.

[@essieessie5399]

not just loneliness. Gullible is also a huge factor

[@musicformonsters]

Many are lonely and need attention but this was easy because she didn't bother to check it out - she was not very bright in that

[@fibbs6533]

He used the phrase "queen" which is a big red flag as it's a common term of endearment in Africa. So many scammed women have been called "my queen."

[@mason96575]

That’s a clear red flag, as well as if you ever see anyone use “kindly”

[@iseebee1494]

In Nigeria, not Africa

[@musicformonsters]

All over Africa ... not just Nigeria ... and all over SE Asia too@@iseebee1494

[@VeRonicaMitchell-ii1pm]

It is also frequently used within some cultures within the US…the terms King/Queen in and of itself are not always a sign of fraud

[@fibbs6533]

@@VeRonicaMitchell-ii1pm i've never heard a Caucasian or Hispanic or Asian in the U.S. use the term.

[@rebeccabrown6785]

Don't accept any friend requests on Facebook unless you actually know the person.

[@os2958]

even many of those are scammers not the real person. some are duplicates of friends you already have

[@TheeMrsGrinch]

I know I don't. I did receive a friend request from one of these weird scammers. Lol my husband and I were laying in bed and I decided to mess with the scammer. I didn't accept the friend request but I sent a message asking if they knew me. It turns out it was some black chick posing as a white man lol. I kept requesting to video chat and she wouldn't but finally accepted. She kept saying how lonely she was and that's why she was doing it. I think she had multiple FB profiles. It was so weird. After I was done playing with her I blocked the fake account and reported it. I can't remember if she was Nigerian. I think she was though.

[@JohnWesleyHarden]

Ms Rebecca even if you know them be cautious. We no longer live in a high trust society you cannot trust anyone. Christianity provided us with trust amongst each other with the Golden Rule. But since America has rejected Christianity there is no law or order. So keep your head on a swivel.

[@Inquisitor2024]

Never do

[@lucakat9262]

​@@JohnWesleyHardenso true!😊

[@airforce1324]

And the very second he asked me to pay his cell phone bill…that would have been IT! Over!!!

[@lemurianchick]

LMAO--that's the epitome of being broke!

[@lenitaa7938]

They often ask to pay for the minutes, not the bill!

[@Davidalbert979]

Don’t be a victim of scam

[@amiralions2681]

She's very brave to share her story.

[@JanReasonover]

Kinda stupid!!

[@michaelpowell7120]

I think she's a Democrat

[@poollife777]

Desperate for attention

[@monl3807]

RED FLAG......MY QUEEN...cause they cant remember all the names of the women rhey scam. 2:18

[@carmarasmussen8118]

Also "He didn't want me to tell anyone". HUGE Red Flag!!! 😮

[@kauigirl808]

This happened to my mom's friend and now she's homeless. She had a house, nice car, money, she had it all. She always talk to men from India and fell in love. The guy would say they want to get married to her. He wants to open a business for them and he needs money. She kept sending money until she was broke. Never learned her lesson. Had to sell her house. She would still send guys money believing their lies. I seriously don't understand how these people can believe such lies.

[@reach4thestars67]

PT Barum, "Their is a sucker born every minute".

[@lucakat9262]

Maybe it has to do with the fact that some women I've met in life feel like they 'need someone to help them to be happy in life'? I'm thankful that I don't feel that way. But I know some who do.

[@kauigirl808]

@@mayc8674 no she was just desperate for love. Her husband divorced her so that’s how she got everything.

[@kauigirl808]

@@mayc8674 im talking about her. Obviously we all have different personalities. Hell I ain’t sending a penny to nobody.

[@Babu-kr3cr]

I think it is kind of like maybe the men in the USA are so cold, full of themselves and useless anyway that to hear a man being actually attentive and nice is such a shock. They just feel like they were struck with a lightning bolt of romance that they never had before. Men act really weak and gay or openly predatory in the USA. A good strong man who is interested in you is like a fairy tale.

[@KLG777]

No 1, stay off the stupid internet looking for a relationship. No. 2, if they ask you for money "Goodbye".

[@PeaceSM1954]

Exactly!!

[@michaelpowell7120]

3. If they are a man, off with the penis.

[@McKelT]

No. 3!!!!! I just wanted to say No.3 I don’t have a number 3 🤭

[@dinahsoar6982]

YOU nailed it!!! I'm a woman and I do not for the life of me why any one would be so foolish.

[@DFontaine7]

Its shocking someone would give money to a person they have never met in person.

[@wholeshebang1]

Especially _that_ much.

[@jenhayes7189]

Yea a few hundred you'd think what a fool, a few thousand you think she's crazy, but a million 😮!!!!

[@JLPerryTV]

Don’t y’all do that to people who beg for money on the street? What’s the difference?!

[@DFontaine7]

@@JLPerryTV You don't give hundreds of thousands of dollars to someone on the street. duh

[@lenitaa7938]

You are missing the important point that by the time a scammer asks for money, they are ‘in a relationship’! So, no longer ‘strangers’! The victim feels he or she knows the other one well, bc they talk for hours daily! So, if ur dear friend had a medical emergency, u would not help out??

[@johnball8758]

This happened to a coworker.Everyone told her it was a scam, but she got furious.She took out loans to send him money and she never met him.

[@pinecedar180]

😆 what a doofus

[@alsmith9853]

The 'I told you so' moment must have been glorious!

[@mason96575]

So... I don't know any rich people, so I'm unsure how they operate... But if a person gets arrested with $700 MILLION in gold and cash- and their only way to receive a bond/bail is to send a stranger a Telegram message... Wouldn't you think someone carrying around $700 MILLION IN PHYSICAL GOLD AND CASH would have, oh I don't know, an attorney?

[@acd1168]

Some people are not rational when they are “in love”

[@mason96575]

@@acd1168 😔 yea… and I’m definitely not one to talk-

[@VeRonicaMitchell-ii1pm]

I know

[@wholeshebang1]

And have a *bodyguard.*

[@cremebrulee4759]

I'm so sorry. ​@@mason96575

[@Karen.cook424]

Being called “Queen” is a HUGE red flag. That screams “Nigerian” ALL DAY!

[@chayo4537]

You would know about that Karen! With your jungle fever ass. You whites are always yapping and watching BLACKS but are never as trigger trigger to be ignorant A.K.A unpolitically correct when it comes to yourselves. Because you're that irrelavent and weak 😂

[@northerngirl1637]

It's not a husband's job to prepare another adult for the world.

[@michaelpowell7120]

No, it's always a man's fault. Ask "THE VIEW"

[@adriennegrammer]

Men that want to lead, and take care of a woman do take on a more dominant “teaching you” kind of role. It’s how they feel empowered. (Widow , myself)

[@adriennegrammer]

He may have been controlling, and had regrets that he was controlling.

[@Kiolashei]

Yeah! That seemed odd to me when she said that

[@chayo4537]

​@@michaelpowell7120stop acting like a victim

[@ChefOuattara]

I’m sorry, but It ain’t that much love in the world for me to give my money to anyone I’ve never met! Particularly Online!!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@goldengalsclazy]

Preach it! You got that right! People should reply to scammers by saying, "Do I look like a bank?"

[@katyarnold-ji8sv]

@ChefOuattara Amen!! sister. 100% agree with your comment.

[@cheribee968]

Foolish

[@michaelpowell7120]

you have no money.

[@ChefOuattara]

@@michaelpowell7120 Certainly none that I’m going to part with a stranger I’ve never met. She was stupid.

[@oldhickory4686]

"Whirlwind romance." That "whirlwind" must have taken all of this woman's brain cells, because she never met him?!!!

[@MegTelevised]

The drugs of the 80s

[@cheribee968]

I don’t get that either

[@kathleenmartin7498]

When they call you their Queen, ask if you've eaten today, and then ask for $$ for anything....RUN!!!

[@joannepackus5736]

If they ask for money, I already have my response. Funny you should mention it! I was just going to ask you for money. It doesn't look like this is going to work for me. Good bye!

[@THEONENONLYMJO]

It's sad people have nothing else better to do but scam people all day smh. Thats so sad because deep down everybody just wants to be loved.

[@citygirlingraham]

It’s a job, they sit in a call center all day.

[@HeatherBoo916]

That's what these people prey on. They sit in call centers with a script. These people aren't even talking to the same person everyday half the time.

[@MegTelevised]

It’s big business overseas

[@grittykitty50]

@THEONE, your comment is one of the few on here with any compassion.

[@chayo4537]

Humans don't know what love is.

[@wakeupbell2491]

Once they ask for money, GET THE HELL OUT!

[@alanguages]

That includes relatives.

[@Ron71997]

So many red flags, 1) if they use old love terms or my Queen, call every day from a foreign country because he is there for a project or assignment. 2) ask if you have eaten that day, constantly texting or emailing you. 3) it starts with a small dollar ask - they need some money for a cell bill or need money for rent or groceries as their account has been blocked. Once you send any amount of money you have been tagged as a victim and they will drain you for all you have.

[@michelle.goodridge]

If a grown man can’t pay for his cell phone bill, why would I want to get involved with them. Go away.

[@ayayagami9311]

You can't give that amount to family or friends but willing to give it to a stranger from the internet 😁

[@ertfgghhhh]

You must not have money of your own

[@marknewton6984]

But what did she have to eat?

[@kialuvsyoo]

That's quite an assumption

[@chayo4537]

​@@ertfgghhhhyou must be a gigolo

[@Sofian375]

The indian accent should have been a red flag.

[@rabidgoon]

a brown flag that reeks of curry

[@kelleyspartiatis4776]

Nigerian

[@michelle.goodridge]

Never ever send money to anyone you have never met and even when you meet be very skeptical. I don’t like giving money to my family let alone some random stranger online.

[@arfriedman4577]

She sold her car and home because of this scammer. How awful. Dont Facebook friend someone you dont know. Hope others hear your story and dont get scammed..

[@mareerogers364]

How stupid😂😂😂

[@estelleschneider9033]

No she wss simply unprepared for the realities of life and the devils tactics to steal, kill and destroy John 10:10 KJB AS HER HUSBAND SAID TO HER BEFORE HE DIED.. She missed him so..she long for a relationship...but was naive...very... She did not understand warning signs ..of a crook Love bombing or lots of flattering Not knowing person asking for MONEY..LOTS OF MONEY..FROM SOMEONE UOU BARELY KNEW. WE DO NOT JUMP INTO VERY PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH AN AQUAINTANCE... TAKES A LONG TIME..EVEN THEM MONEY IS NOT GIVEN ..TAKING ADVANTAGE NEEDED TO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK AND WAIT A PERSON WHO ONLY WANTS MONEY WILL MOVE ON WHEN HE KNOWS YOU ARE WISE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nellytamayo3414]

I’m sorry not to sound unsympathetic but WTH were these women thinking?! The moment they ask for money run!

[@billfromEtown]

Loneliness can be debilitating

[@leonardodalongisland]

She was/is an older-lonely-insecure-simple minded female. They are easy marks.

[@louniece1650]

Are you kidding? So many men nowadays are used to being kept, receiving alimony, and simply expect their wives and girlfriends to provide for the household while they watch football. And women are so desperate to have a 'man' that they do it.😂

[@katyarnold-ji8sv]

@nellytamayo3414 100% agree,.

[@G--do8ro]

Don’t forget the men too Tons of men are scammed also. My grandfather was a victim.

[@GeeBee909]

When he told her he needed money she should have sent an old Lotto ticket and then said "good luck buddy"

[@joannepackus5736]

Love it! 😅🤣😂

[@kmurray559]

I’ll be her boyfriend for a million dollars and I’m a woman 😂

[@BloodNote]

LMFAO I know right.

[@patriciaporcaro8586]

🤣😅

[@aisoconcranberriesu2as]

😂

[@DandyDuh]

Same 😭

[@blueeyesblueskiesahead1612]

😂

[@sharonjohnson4636]

I feel bad that she didn't understand that the scammers target ladies on a daily basis. She should have known not to accept any friend requests from anyone she doesn't know. Any man or woman who tells you how they think you are so great and gives you all kinds of compliments, this is their full-time JOB to scam you out of money.

[@katyarnold-ji8sv]

@sharonjohnson4636 Amen!!!! Sharon. Amen!! 100% agreement with your comment.

[@icebergrose8955]

It might be an age thing. My granddaughter's 8 and she automatically thinks EVERYTHING on the internet is a scam.

[@mason96575]

"I've been arrested carrying close to a BILLION in physical gold and cash (I was using a dumptruck to transport it- you wouldn't think I'd actually be able to carry it, c'mon- don't be ridiculous) and I need you to bail me out. Here, I'll ask the prison guards to give me a break from my sentencing (but I'm awaiting trial still, that's why I need bail money). The guard agreed that he'll let me out on a break so that I can take a picture for you. Don't mind the Calibri font of my handwriting - Microsoft designed their font off my handwriting as the source sample. After I smile for this picture, the guards said my break will be over. I was arrested carrying close to a BILLION in gold and cash- but I don't have an attorney, nor do I know anyone else. You're my only contact."

[@whimsicalhamster88]

These old people with money need to join charities and be around other people. Then at least they'll give away their money to people that actually need it instead of some scam farm run by a Chinese or African mafia.

[@caronstout354]

John Oliver discs deep dive on the "pig butchering" scam this season...

[@wholeshebang1]

Africa is a *continent,* not a country. A lot of "romance" scammers have been from Nigeria (or said they were).

[@whimsicalhamster88]

@@wholeshebang1 yeah, no duh. And multiple African countries have scammers in them. Hence my use of the term for the continent, not an individual country.

[@squarebear619]

If you watch social catfish where this lady first appeared you'd know that the majority of them are right winger types who'd never donate to charities and aren't dmb enough to fall for these romance scams while the whole time being dmb enough to fall for them.😅

[@squarebear619]

​​@@whimsicalhamster88you used the term because you're dmb enough to group an entire continent. You'd fall for these scams easily becausethey're also that obtuse on that Social Catfish.😂

[@catpax6075]

This person is a victim. I’m sorry you were taken advantage of by someone you thought had love for you. That’s a traumatic experience in itself. And people get scammed more easily than you might think, so don’t be overly judgemental. She was targeted and vulnerable.

[@gasmith7486]

There are no victims only volunteers. She signed up for it. I don’t feel sorry for fools.

[@marknewton6984]

She craved attention.

[@jenhayes7189]

At what point, even after sending the first few thousand would she think ...🤔 this seems fishy?

[@gardensofthegods]

But by now you would have thought she would have heard about these scams . But who gives away a lot of money to people they never met face-to-face ? Incredible , the way they get sucked in ... all for the sake of romance .

[@marknewton6984]

Not worth it.

[@kymbab3471]

That one word “ Queen” when u hear that….run 😂😂

[@lucakat9262]

If someone asks you for money, tell them to 'pray' for it and see what they do.😳

[@Faith.is.Awake.notwoke]

How do people keep falling for these scams???

[@musicformonsters]

this woman is not very bright but some very smart women do - so go figure

[@dontbelongherefromanotherp9807]

It's not difficult at all. Anyone can ve susceptible

[@HeatherBoo916]

Some people cannot be alone and become very vulnerable when they are. The best thing one can do for themselves is to learn to love yourself and love being alone.

[@ericb8413]

Low IQ

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Cuz they *STUPID,* that's why.

[@michelski3528]

Omg I thought they were referring to Liza Minnelli 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@rayseyeoman7540]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BloodNote]

😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wholeshebang1]

I think she models herself to look like her, even wearing a "Liza" wig.

[@Lommy9999]

I thought it's going to be Diane Warren.

[@LL-bl8hd]

She looks like her!

[@margo3367]

Ok, a guy you’ve never even met starts asking you for money, sell your car, sell your house. I mean, how can you be so gullible?

[@2021noname]

Love and loneliness

[@CM7777...]

​@@2021nonameNo, it takes a special brand of stupid. More to it than loneliness.

[@davemathews7890]

Why would you fork over a million dollars to some dude that you met on the internet? I feel contempt for the greedy man who scammed her as well as her for being so stupid to allow it to happen in the first place.

[@essieessie5399]

I spent $1M to have my ego fed. Yep, ok!

[@sharonsolana]

I think "gullible" is a better choice of words.

[@wholeshebang1]

@@sharonsolana - Or naive.

[@sharonsolana]

@@wholeshebang1 Yes, poor lady.

[@dontbelongherefromanotherp9807]

Don't be surprised because this can happen to anyone when they're at their weakest point in life. It isn't about whether they're smart or not. Anyone can fall short and become a con artist's victim. Don't believe me, don't f&ck around and find out

[@vadimv1643]

She said: I don't care about money. Money said: OK.

[@Omar_Zazzle]

Now she has no money, no, car or no home, all because she didn't care.

[@MsAchampion]

🙏🏾 Everyone needs love. ❤️ Ladies be careful.

[@peace-a]

She just wanted to be loved but come on, when a grown man keeps asking for money, red flags should be all over the place.

[@sandysmith6629]

Whether online or in person, if your special person doesn’t introduce you to their friends, family, co workers or are eager to share your relationship to the world, be very careful. Even people you know through your neighborhood, professionally, at organizations are still potential scammers. It takes lots of in person interactions over a very long period of time & situations to know someone well enough to know you want to be in a romantic relationship with them.

[@PeaceSM1954]

Exactly. I was duped by an old primary school classmate who well & truly duped me., loved bombed me etc and let me pay for literally everything. Luckily I saw the writing on the wall before I lost too much money and dignity. I still can’t believe how much a fool I made of myself. Be careful of everyone no matter who 😢

[@lmb4876]

I cannot be scammed..1) I am not lonely 2) not on social media 3) I don’t have money 😊

[@DavidKen878]

Literally the only reason that should be given is "I am smart"

[@CharChar51]

........4) i am not an idiot....

[@rosej5029]

She could have gotten a dog (ideally a golden retriever) that would have loved her without all the drama that comes with being in a relationship with someone.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

Good Lord! Are you saying that you get your kicks from beastiality?? Because women also want to be sexually satisfied too. Not to mention, you know, having someone to talk to??? Financial support, maybe??

[@elliebellie7816]

And for a lot less money...

[@akosua8779]

BOMB! seriously she lost her husband who left her secure with money. Why search for a new man ? Get yaself a dog that you handle and live in peace. If my husband passes before I do I'm just getting a Lhasa Apso or Miniature schnauzer. . and calling it a day.

[@BurntRaisinToast]

Good grief. This woman’s story is terrible, but - her husband didn’t “prepare her for this world”?? Did she marry her father? Any human being who is old enough to leave their parents’ nest & step into the world, be they male or female, is responsible to prepare THEMSELVES for the people & circumstances they encounter in life. Enough of this “helpless female who can’t manage without being told what to do by a man”, crap. Seriously. Don’t invest your $$ with, or give it away, to people you “meet” on the internet. It’s not rocket science. Sheesh.

[@G--do8ro]

Exactly! She sounds like a 14 year old gullible teenager. My mother taught me to take care of myself and never rely on anyone else. And it was the best advice I ever got.

[@Walua]

Seriously!! I don’t understand how you could give $1 million to a man you hadn’t met. We’re all responsible for our own lives so I guess you learned that lesson the hard way. RESEARCH!!

[@chuck9380]

I wouldn’t give nobody even my kids 1 million dollars in a short period of time

[@ten3353]

Loneliness is a curse.

[@Omar_Zazzle]

I just put my brother into a nursing home and it sucks.

[@G--do8ro]

Disagree. It’s part of life. We come into this world alone and we leave it alone.

[@catanthiadover2698]

When I did online dating I NEVER got involved with someone that was not a local yokel.

[@giovanna722]

She's older than she looks, so she's part of a generation that is not computer savvy.

[@JK-lp6uw]

How do you fall in love with someone you have never met in person?

[@ILovePlayingZeldaGamesOnSwitch]

I have a friend- she is in her 60's and been scammed hundred of thousands before (the guy is white&old). And currently she is being scammed again by a "korean idol in his 20s" who she thinks is madly in love with her. I conclude that these people never learn their lesson, they like the attention and doesn't mind giving the hard earned money. I'm done telling her about these scams, it's a waste of my time& effort.

[@cherrybarb4651]

Someone on the Catfished site got scammed by the Korean idol. Maybe it's your friend.

[@Robin-xt7yo]

I'm such a tightwad I will never fall for these scams!

[@sableann4255]

haha me too

[@cede30]

It doesn't matter. Scammers will move on to lower hanging fruit and get their Lamborghinis. Different scammers will hack your accounts because you clicked on something in an email.

[@Quiche543]

WTF is wrong with people??? Really???? Why are they SO ready to give their $$$ away!!!!

[@BlackandBlessed100]

As soon as you realize it’s a scam close all accounts and call The Authorities This happens to everyone You are not alone and You did nothing wrong they did

[@HeatherBoo916]

The only part I disagree with you on, is that this happens to everyone.

[@chocolateblended]

A man asking me for money gives me the ick.

[@DavidKen878]

But a man offering you money doesn't?

[@chocolateblended]

@@DavidKen878 correct

[@DavidKen878]

@@chocolateblended😂😂

[@chocolateblended]

@@DavidKen878 🤣🤣🤣 is that a new phenomenon to you? Your mom financed your father. Or was your dad never around so your mom became man of the house

[@DavidKen878]

@@chocolateblended No to all three questions. But I'm curious, do you have a man? Because I also see tweets like this on my timeline and 100% of them are always from single women. 😂😂

[@danehlers9989]

I can't believe we STILL have to explain this kind of stuff to people. I mean really?? If I don't recognize the persons name or number I NEVER answer my phone.

[@realkangaroocafevietnam]

She's heavily medicated & is having enormous trouble talking.

[@srezzy1326]

Isn’t it a little ridiculous? It’s an older person and someone very young “who’s interested “. Fake pics of smoking hot people interested 65-90 year olds. Isn’t that red flag enough? Someone young enough to be their grandchild. It just screams desperation.

[@Inquisitor2024]

No kidding

[@fereyal]

In this case, the man's pictures were not of a young man, but I understand what you are saying.

[@PandaPowerable]

Blaming her dead husband for her naivety is a bit pathetic.

[@mason96575]

It’s his fault she had this money in the first place… I bet it was his life insurance- So it’s all his fault. Everything

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

YES, like she's some helpless little girl. She was in show business for decades, she has been around seedy people. WAY too old to play victim.

[@aydinl5757]

Pathetic woman blaming husband.

[@BloodNote]

Clearly she's of the generation where the man controlled her every move. lol

[@Dan1ell]

@@BloodNote Exactly!

[@dianabeurman364]

ALL THOSE MEN ONLINE WANT MONEY!

[@Water_is_Sacred777]

All men want money. Unless you are young.

[@sharonholt3118]

If it seems too good to be true…it IS…so RUN!

[@cede30]

Funny. Most people don't run. They believe they are special, and their risk will be worth their reward.

[@Christy-tg2ln]

Hard for me to feel any sympathy for this.

[@dh2392]

Only con men and losers ask for money. But in either case, you want nothing to do with them.

[@cede30]

Like homeless people. I haven't thought of it like this, but you're right.

[@dianabeurman364]

ASKING FOR MONEY? NO WAY!

[@francinegreenway8451]

I refuse to give Any man money 💰 ever !!! Ladies just don’t do it !!!

[@A_Muzik]

Loneliness and desperation are terrible bedfellows

[@MitchGrooms]

I do not feel sorry for her, SORRY. WAKE UP PROPLE.

[@a.a.p3254]

Many give thousands $$$ away for scams and you would never think of giving a homeless person $5.00 Sad sad world we live in. People need to wake up! Cheers 🇨🇦

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

She was willing to spend a lot of money to be adored by a man. She maybe needs to do some self reflection.

[@snsn7251]

Absolutely

[@essieessie5399]

Feeding her Ego

[@espyxelz2847]

Wow that's a hard pill to swallow

[@mildredpierce4506]

So in prison, they take pictures of inmates holding up notes

[@cede30]

Have you been to prison? I haven't, but I've watched movies. Corrupt guards, and innocent people escaping and winning their freedom after finding the real person responsible for murdering their family member/wife/friend. It's crazy.

[@tjj5337]

Ladies, please learn to be independent and stand on your own 2 feet. This woman is a sad case…and way too NEEDY!!!

[@G--do8ro]

Yes, agreed. My mother drilled it into my head since I was a teenager to never rely on a man or anyone. To take care of myself and make my own way in life. Best advice I ever got. The woman’s statement about her husband, not preparing her for life is embarrassing, and an insult to her.

[@sableann4255]

Boggles my mind how people fall for these scammers!!!

[@SAMMl]

I feel so bad for the elderly people who always get scammed this way. They're the targets by these scammers since they're quite gullible and clueless.

[@musicformonsters]

I am a boomer - I don't fall for this stuff..- all the boomers I know don't fall for this- we aren't all gullible and clueless -

[@jmo2104]

Not gullible and clueless, old and lonely.

[@BloodNote]

More like desperate and stupid.

[@HeatherBoo916]

​@@musicformonstersI think it's more that alot of people can't be alone, they become very vulnerable because they need love from someone else because they don't know how to love themselves whether with someone or not.

[@lindajackson2382]

She looks SO MUCH like Sharon Osborne!

[@sjordan7085]

Yes, she does a bit.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

In the last 1.5 years, I have started receiving many Facebook friend requests from handsome, middle-aged men. It's so obvious to me that every request is a scam. I was curious to see what a couple of their profiles looked like. What they all have in common is that their accounts are quite new, they have no Facebook 'friends', they have a handful of post that are made to appeal to women (cute sayings, pictures of flowers, pics of puppies and kittens), they are all engineers in a foreign country, working in a remote area with poor internet connection. As much as I would love to respond and try to waste their time, I just ignore their friend requests. I feel very bad for this woman. She seems to be rather naive. Every single text and photo was a glaring red flag right from the start. She should have blocked this guy long before the money requests started.

[@CrystalNeal-jq1et]

I'm sorry that this happened. The wickedness of this world is certainly real! Loneliness tricks us a bit and we sometimes cling to things (and folk) that are unhealthy and does not edify our soul. Discernment is in us. I just hope that we allow the Holy Spirit to guide our decisions. I pray that every single person on this earth falls in-love with Christ. This relationship is more important than anything that we can ever have in the flesh.

[@sshoegirl30004]

I feel for her. I wish this didn't happen HOWEVER you could never get that kind of money out to me. Lucky, if you get $100 out of me if we are not seeing each other daily.

[@StevenTorrey]

Sadly, it gets to a point that no one on the internet can be trusted!

[@channelthree9424]

People should not blindly trust people on the Internet to begin with. Everyone is a stranger. We grew up being taught not to talk to strangers yet these senior citizens who are supposed to have wisdom are giving away their entire fortune to a person they had never met.

[@DavidKen878]

@@channelthree9424EXACTLY. You can't even trust people in real life, why would you trust someone online?

[@nangel270]

Why would you want to keep involved with a broke ass guy who can’t afford phone minutes lol. Even if you missed the flags waving before that one it’s hard to imagine being that gullible. It’s loneliness turned addiction.

[@cheribee968]

Loneliness can mess with your good judgment

[@ninnin261]

So sad what happened to this beautiful lady, but all those years on the road with rock bands and still so naive and sheltered!? Unbelievable!

[@JaniceVineyard-kf6wm]

She's brave to speak out, it might help others.

[@DavidKen878]

Brave how? Women have been running to news stations and reporting this for over a decade!! Clearly these women aren't helping anyone.

[@JohnWesleyHarden]

A fool and his or her money will soon part...

[@brianal7143]

He called you his Queen huh...🚩🚩🚩🚩

[@squarebear619]

She was on Social Catfish. It's crazy that these people give money to someone they've never met. I believe these people know what's up but they like being told what they want to hear and it's definitely arrogance coupled with delusion.

[@hockey321smash]

I don’t feel sorry for any adult who gives money to anyone. Unless they are mentally incapacitated and don’t know what they are doing.

[@deniseandrews113]

This lady doesn't appear to have a full deck of cards, tbh...

[@hockey321smash]

@@deniseandrews113 true:(

[@jacquelinedesanctis7082]

Sweet and complimentary.. what I was used to😢

[@comkver]

Mets like always is lying. My friend recently got hacked and I kept reporting it to Meta after he told me that the hackers were asking his friends for money. Meta didn't take down the account until after the hackers took over 4k in money.

[@argoneonoble]

I supported a 30yo old man when I was 25. That was my lesson and I will never do again.

[@Michaeleism]

Cognitive decline causes these types of issues. The signs are there but if a person doesn't have the mental capacity to tell the difference... If you're having a hard time telling the difference though..

[@mosimosi630]

How is possible to fall in love with someone you have never met just how is this possible computers have made humans very dumb

[@jeanniecampbell1374]

I Really hope she gained a different life and loves herself more ..we are all vulnerable no matter what age we are and its sad he reminded her of her husband ,,I wish her inner strenght to keep going and nurture herself

[@evettegarcia4804]

The term “LOVE BOMB” , look it up ladies get educated. I don’t understand before , AND NOW I KNOW BETTER TO PROTECT MYSELF 💜

[@barrondeville1866]

Unfortunately both men and women fall for these romance scams. They must be incredibly desperate and lonely souls to fall for such madness, sending incredible large amounts of money to someone they have never met. Sometimes they do not learn their lesson and are scammed multiple times, that I truly do not understand.

[@J.J.-hz5fv]

I have a friend that has been getting scammed for years by someone on the internet. He calls this person his "girlfriend". After a short investigation, I proved to him that the pictures his "girlfriend" has been sending him are actually pictures of an instagram model with over 7 million subscribers. He still refuses to believe he's been scammed. He's lost 2 houses and many vehicles and is now in serious debt. Moral of the story, don't trust people on the internet.