"Blind trust": Widow's $1.5 million romance scam story serves as cautionary tale

A widow looking for love was scammed out of $1.5 million before her tragic death. Her daughter is now on a mission to share her mom's story, hoping it spurs change.
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[@catherinethemba]

You cannot fall in love with someone you have never met. Wake up!!

[@bambinaforever1402]

LOVE has NOTHING to do with anything. They wanted to get rich and fast

[@marleyhill34]

It's a psychological manipulation. Once they get into your mind and emotions you are done for.

[@TBrl8]

There are such things as street smarts, and millions of Americans are missing them entirely.

[@MothGirl007]

It's insanity.

[@jasonscott4366]

Dont shame someone for being lonely. Not all of us get to have someone

[@user-dw1ls3rp1l]

Handsome Swedish businessmen are not looking for 70 year old widows.

[@KCNwokoye]

Exactly. Played a dangerous game. First I'm sorry for these people who got scammed by malignant narcissists and sociopathic men. A close family member also got scammed. I hope these women and men can also take some responsibility and tell themselves the truth that they are so often unwilling to admit which is that they each tried to buy the love they were hoping for with a man or woman that they don't believe they can attract without money. Love requires deep commitment, hard work, and buying it with money is not the way. They chose that way and they got played unfortunately. They can tell themselves all day that they didn't want to buy the love they thought was on offer. But giving someone ridiculous amounts of money to come and be with you is simply buying their affection. I understand helping them trying to get a visa to make it easier to see you, or picking them up at the airport, or paying for half their flight or trip, but offering them anything more than that is simply trying to attract love into your life with impressive sums of money. Nothing wrong with that if you have an excess amount of money to spare. These people saying they didn't try to buy their love should imagine if it were their children or best friend asking them to give them even a fraction of that money and they would never do that no matter what. This kind of love is shrouded in shame and secrecy. They would also never tell their close friends or children or even their therapist because they know deep down that it is not real love. Because real love doesn't need paying for except you're paying for your wedding or buying a home together with all the legal aspects covered and agreed in advance. But when it's someone you who deep down you know is too good to be true offers you romantic love, fantastical sex and pleasures, the perfect love life waking up not feeling alone and all the perks of someone deeply loving you then of course you will give them that money so that they can keep supplying you the external validation, need to be desired and keep the dream of mad love alive. These women are simply love addicted and need to go and do the deep work to create a healthy romantic relationship. They are simply like any other addict desperately trying to pay for their drug and the drug in this case is "mad love" because healthy love takes time and is slow to grow. Healthy love needs real love. You can't buy it. Sadly these are lonely men and women who worked all their life and saved so much money and didn't or don't want to put in he deep work to create authentic relationships and now in a desperate last ditch attempt use their life savings to try to buy magical love.The truth in this case and many others is some people think they can buy love and you just cannot buy real lasting love no matter how much money you think you have. That person will always find a higher bidder. Always. You have to do the deep work to attract authentic lasting love and keep real love. It doesn't need paying for with ridiculous sums of money. It doesn't need paying for at all.

[@tomandgerit.2157]

she was 57

[@Chad_Max]

Exactly. These scammers are leveraging female hypergamy. Notice how they're not posing as janitors. Handsome older businessmen are not looking for any woman over the age of 30 to settle down with let alone constantly text/email about how beautiful they are....

[@bobbobertson7568]

Not looking for 57 either

[@carlosk8103]

I mean "handsome" is a bit of a stretch ... Dude was clearly balding all gray and looked in his 60's... and she was in her late 50's at face value it was a believable match up... Especially in this kinda scams where they just use some 20's models pics..

[@vivian9803]

How many of these stories must people hear to stop falling for these scammers?

[@COMPUTER.SCIENCE.]

I have learnt over the course of my life that "idiots" often think they're always right, they know it all.., yup most are very close minded and unable to admit that they're wrong.. These people blindly follow this gambling game becoz they made the mistake of investing in it and couldn't accept a (small) loss 😌 If you're doing any kind of investments, it's basically the same thing, just without the romance mixing up 😂 These scammers built the trust by easily giving them small benefits at the beginning, then promising much larger benefits if they invest more and more.. VERY TYPICAL!

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@COMPUTER.SCIENCE.Well said but it is sad that they prey on lonely older people like this. When people are widowed for example, they get very lonely. I have talked to some of them and can tell that they crave that companionship so they become easy targets of these scammers. It is sad but true.

[@sableann4255]

right? insanity!!!

[@carlosk8103]

I think it's the old " yeah but those people were stupid... I'm smart profession .(X) so it can't happen to me!) kinda deals...

[@gimpee8113]

@@COMPUTER.SCIENCE. u are right, i was being scam from a frd without the romance. Eventually cut lost, lost all my saving and pay few years of debt. Take cue from a sermon in church, i finally feel tat God speak to me to cut lost.

[@bikedawg]

lot's of lonely old people out there.

[@U-TubeAddict]

The scammer * target audience is getting younger too because there’s more lonely people in general these days

[@JohnnytNatural]

They just need AI. I'm just now getting used to interacting with AI and it's so much better than trying to find a date online

[@Rene-cn4jc]

It’s not just old anymore. There are a lot of vulnerable people out there period. These scammers target everyone. The number of teens, twenty and thirty year olds getting scammed is insane. I’ve worked in the financial fraud field for 7 years.

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

@@JohnnytNatural LOL

[@carlosk8103]

57 not even that old for a retiree...

[@sageduff4747]

I know someone whose dad died. Her stepmother lost $750K in a romance scam after his death.

[@jponz85]

People are dumb and will believe anything. How do you give money to someone you've never met in person irl? Lol cmon man...

[@ElleGen]

That's so sad.

[@ElleGen]

@@jponz85 How old are you?

[@jponz85]

@@ElleGen why does age matter? How much common sense do you have? I'm almost 40 dude

[@yawmorata]

​@@jponz85it doesn't work simple like that. They use black magic on the victims. We're living in Africa bruh.

[@falls2488]

we are swimming in a sea of scammers, its not just romance its almost every thing you do. you can never ever let your guard down.

[@GizmoMaltese]

There is a scammer running for president.

[@tonywalker2334]

The Imagination is beyond powerful. It was her imagination that turned off her Common sense. Women are loyal to their feelings 1st. Thank you to the Daughter for being brave enough to openly put your moms tragic story out there for others to learn from. She ended her life in overwhelming shame.

[@d8bn]

This actually happens to men too.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

turned off, LOL. as if they ever turned on.

[@Jasmine-iw3wi]

They didn't rule her death as suicide or homicide

[@dimitriberozny3729]

@@Jasmine-iw3wiThe person who did the scam probably killed her!! This was NO suicide!!!!

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@Jasmine-iw3wi because they know the daughter did it. soon as they get proof her and the husband will be in jail.

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Bless this daughter I hope she gets the answers she desperately needs

[@carlosk8103]

I don't know if any answers left to find considering.. They know frank doesn't exist and the trail leads to Africa.. Seems pretty clear suicide..

[@carlosk8103]

She did.. In other parts of the story they talk about how The scammers in addition to taking all her money were using her as a "money mule" to launder their other stolen money from other scams.. by having her open lots of different bank accounts and do other illegal thing for them .. FBI was closing in on the mom and she was looking at serious jail to so she you "you know"....took the "easy way out"

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Remember someone is always waiting to take your money. They will break their hearts with no regard whatsoever

[@enough1494]

My husband mother, now 91, gave over $87,000.00 to we know not who, in Philadelphia via Haiti! The person drained her bank account!

[@acgillespie]

It's nice to be nice

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

good. wish it were me.

[@ElleGen]

@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLawAre you a con artist?

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@ElleGen wish i were.

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

sorry to hear that.

[@marinhusky8863]

This does not just affect older people. I had a friend who fell for something like this years ago when he was young and felt like no one wanted to date him. The sad part is that the victim often can't see the problem even when everybody else can.

[@tacosmargs58]

sad

[@ZedBeiFeng]

When someone gives you attention and your used to getting so little your an easy target to manipulate especially when the guy/girl is good looking.

[@ansalicru]

"Online dating felt safer?" Followed by a look...

[@genxx2724]

Safer than a bar. Why would this woman think going to a bar was even a consideration for a woman of her mother’s age and situation?

[@ansalicru]

@@genxx2724 The big ruse here is that there are NO safe spaces, and one shouldn't assume that online is any safer.

[@marleyhill34]

​@@genxx2724 I'm safer in my local bar because the owner is a woman! Lol! She tells me which people to avoid! It's introverts who never learn to read people who get scammed like this. And because they are introverted they don't know how to ask for help. But predators know to look for those who are isolated from the pack. That's who the pick on. My default is to be introverted but i soon learnt that it deprived me of social skills, the ability to ask for help and communicate effectively and how to spot a predator/perpetrator. It also robbed me of my self esteem. So now I spend half the week indoors and the other half outdoors and off the internet!

[@ishab745]

So painful, if this happen to my Mom I don't know what I would do. So sorry for our seniors that are targeted and robbed at every turn!

[@Cos263]

the woman was in her 50s. That’s not a senior

[@MrMcgooOG]

Looking for love in all the wrong places

[@ATLSTLCurls]

A lot of people need to see this right now...this could save someone's life. I've never been big on dating websites and apps. You have no way of knowing that other people are who they say they are!

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

lol

[@nunyadambusiness3530]

@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw whats so funny?

[@lindaslattery8341]

@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw🤡

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@nunyadambusiness3530 deez nutz.

[@JohnnytNatural]

Social catfish channel has been around for years, if you're just now seeing this you're behind the curve and those who don't know will never know

[@MeltedPearls]

I'm so sorry.

[@anthonykristoffersonalonzo658]

Treat parents like teenagers, always monitor their online activities.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@geneziogenezio3299]

THAT IS TRUE...GOOD THINKING...!!!

[@marknewton6984]

Online dating is creepy.😮

[@carlosk8103]

To be fair real problem in these isn't even the online part... Even if he did exist and did actually date a while.. How can a person just give up their life saving to someone they hardly know?? Just because they talk a few sweet words on them.....that's the real issue.....

[@michaelsieger9133]

Imagine giving your child’s entire inheritance to a stranger because you’re lonely? It’s just really hard to sympathize with anyone who would do that.

[@cw5451]

Just horrible and sickening. My condolences to her daughter.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

lol

[@EmeraldView]

😂

[@ElleGen]

Blame CRIMINALS. Do not for a second believe you are immune from being scammed. These people know exactly what they’re doing, and have no conscience.

[@K3r0411]

Exactly. Thinking this can’t happen to you is your first mistake.

[@jimkarban6489]

If an online romancer asks for money then it's a scam. How difficult is this to understand. It's common sense. There is an endless amount of guidelines and information out there. We've all seen the examples. People who fall for it are promoting it. It's irresponsible.

[@ElleGen]

It's called grooming. There's a psychology behind it, and they know exactly what they're doing. Until we fully blame criminals instead of their victims, scams are only going to increase. Why? People are ashamed of being scammed and don't report it.

[@ElleGen]

@@jimkarban6489 They target very vulnerable people.

[@ElleGen]

@@K3r0411 But at the same time, if it happens, blame THEM, not yourself. Report it. If nobody reports it, how are the authorities going to find them?

[@stevi6236]

This beautiful daughter is such a tribute to the love of her Mom…… hopefully she will find peace & what happened to her precious Mother. So sad that there are horrible scammers who ruin the lives of many innocent people.

[@rg2613]

sad part is the chance of her finding this scammer is very slim. The scammer probably from a foreign country

[@user-hx7mi7ml8u]

How terrible!! A Swedish businessman doesn’t need a woman’s money..🙄 Too many people desperate for hearing someone “loves and needs” them, so, they do anything for them but can’t rationalize that it’s insane what they’re being asked to do!

[@EmeraldView]

As a Swedish businessman I can tell you that you are wrong.

[@marknewton6984]

Can't Buy Me Love

[@Networkprofessor]

Chinese proverb says even the greatest general can't pass beauty trap. There are jails full of women in other countries where they all "carry packages" for someone they thought loved them.

[@marknewton6984]

Return to Sender

[@lisamartin8952]

The person who took advantage of this woman, will have to pay in this lifetime or another, but eventually will get their comeuppance.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

won't be hard to pay. they got 1.5 million dollars. people want people to pay when they want. will the founding fathers of this country pay for what they did?

[@threethrushes]

Just world fallacy.

[@cynthiahicks1909]

My friend lost her husband and went on Match. Within a month six men she was corresponding with asked her for money. Why don't these services vet the subscribers?

[@citygirlingraham]

This is part of the problem with “online dating”, a lot of the daters aren’t even real, they are sitting in a call center in Africa…

[@marleyhill34]

​@@DavianSinnergo outside and talk to people like normal and heaalthy.

[@webguy943]

I will never understand. R u really that desperate for love that u send a online person that u never met in person all ur savings? Baffling n sad...

[@kcufelgoog3225]

Not sad. Its actually guite funny

[@marleyhill34]

It's a psychological manipulation... And unfortunately some people, sadists, narcissists, sociopaths, psychopaths are ridiculously good at it. I and one of my suitors are hypervigilant. I spot people's psychological red flags especially by what they say and he spots their immediate behaviours and surroundings. He's ex army and I'm neurodivergent. We've seen the worst in people. Him in war. Me in psychiatric services.

[@nateh3441]

In this day and age, it is hard to have sympathy for anyone who falls for this. EVERYTHING IS A SCAM. It is OK to be single people.

[@manoramareddy4662]

my husband died 9 back ,i am singl are falling these type of scams

[@truegrit7697]

Thank you! Relationships aren't for everyone.

[@ElleGen]

The scammers are the scumbags. You're blaming the victim because you don't want to believe it can happen to you. It can. Everyone is vulnerable at some point in their life, and they're going to be an easier target.

[@nateh3441]

@@ElleGen People who have learned to be OK alone do not fall victim to these scumbags.

[@JohnnytNatural]

Everything is indeed a scam and with AI it's going to be even worse and more sophisticated, and you should have sympathy, not everyone is up to date with all these things and no one wants to accept that today's culture after 50 you're pretty much not going to find another relationship

[@Jane-West]

Kelly, I'm so sorry this happened to your Mom! I can't imagine how she felt and how you feel. I know it's hard to talk about this, but you are helping others and honoring your Mom by doing so❤❤❤

[@StudioKTD]

Romance scamming is a ludicrous career now if the industry made over a billion in the US last year!

[@reservedTV.]

**lucrative not ludicrous

[@carmenelisaarango84]

So sad. Lonelyness all around the world.

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

So scary to start out innocent then feel like you're trapped and can't get out. I hope her death was peaceful but I'm guessing there was a lot of fear and regret for her mother. May her daughter find the answers she needs. So sorry for all involved.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

her daughter ran the scam.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

​@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw no she did not

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@meahdahlgren6537 yes she did. so the woman just went and jumped in the river, LOL. who commits suicide that way? we know she did not go to meet the guy. we all know good and well that guy was not even in the country and never will be. the daughter got rid of her to get the insurance money. that idiot would have willed that off next.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw I do not believe that

[@user-bg2gh6ty2b]

Bro i don't really even like giving homeless people 5 bucks much less 1.5 big ones

[@carlosk8103]

5$ is way too much...

[@skycloud4802]

Is probably safer for them too. They might OD if you give them them anything.

[@Maryjanelovesgreen]

@@carlosk8103. 🤬

[@Maryjanelovesgreen]

@@skycloud4802. Who cares?? 🤬

[@bluestt6898]

That's why I'm content being by myself. Meet in person or not at all.

[@sableann4255]

Yep, and I have a Dog

[@Hedonistic100]

Sorry for your loss

[@arfriedman4577]

The police on tv say stay away from online dating. If someone is working and its a good job, why are they asking you to send money? If their bank account is frozen its because of bad activity or they froze it themselves.

[@marleyhill34]

I'm saying if you are lonely and grieving stay away from any kind of dating on a one to one basis. Organised events for singles are safer. I've been single 10 years and I have a lot of dating experience! I can spot a bad person or a bad situation a mile away! In the past U would just ignore my discomfort. I don't do that now.

[@JuMiMi86]

So sad...we need to protect our seniors better ❤

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

Why does sending money to a total stranger over the internet, whether it is for something they say they desperately need, or into an investment fund, not immediately raise red flags with people? I saw one woman who gave her last dime to a scammer even after it was revealed he was fake, she could not stop.

[@webguy943]

Whats her email? For research purpose 😅

[@neanam]

Lol you gone smoke that old lady Boots 🥾🥾💨

[@genxx2724]

@@webguy943 🤓

[@yawmorata]

It's because they use black magic on her

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

@@yawmorata Wat u know bout dat?

[@JoyHarrison]

Stop being so gullible and careless! This is incredulous behavior.

[@whimsicalhamster88]

Man, the US has created a country where we have homeless people living in tents on the streets and at the same time have old people with $1.5 million dollars that they give away to scammers. I wish every older person with that kind of disposable income would join a charity in-person so that they can at least help people that actually need it instead of criminals with false identities. Like, raise money for your local school.

[@bobbobertson7568]

None of the above. She shouldve kept it she needs to live off that not give it away

[@susanlovesjava4961]

​@@bobbobertson7568Exactly. No one owes their hard earned money to anyone. Charities provide little benefit for the money they take in.

[@PeterMasalski93]

This is what happens when you don't date in your 20s. You don't develop the ability to discern true interest , a casual fling and being manipulated.

[@sableann4255]

No matter how lonely I ever got.....I would NEVER, send a complete stranger my life savings!

[@LivingOnPurpose1]

This is very sad 😔 Some people are straight up evil, heartless and self centered. I hope this young lady finds answers that will hopefully being closure to her.

[@lizbriones7408]

They should take down those dating apps.. the scammers take advantage of them.

[@tacosmargs58]

I do not understand how anyone can agree to give money to a stranger. And honestly, I don't think it's a crime. You willingly gave them your money.

[@K3r0411]

It’s a long con. They hook the victim first, and by the time they ask for money they aren’t strangers. And of course it’s organized crime. These people don’t even exist.

[@sollunaystars]

Agreed. And this scam is decades old and has been talked about globally at large. So it’s a choice.

[@tabby73]

You also give your money willingly when you buy a refrigerator . But when you get an empty box delivered you'd call this fraud, wouldn't you. Romance scams are exactly that, a promise of love and marriage that was fake. It's fraud and rightly so acknowledged as such by law enforcement.

[@COMPUTER.SCIENCE.]

Lying to rip benefits of others from your lies IS A CRIME! White collar crimes are all based on LIES & DECEITS, no VIOLENCE needs involved! It's sad that you can't even see this simple LOGIC & MORAL, no wonder humanity has begun to crumble..

[@carlosk8103]

True... They could use the elderly defense but I know plenty of old folks still sharper than me.. So I don't that alone is valid excuse..unless they have a medical condition... In which case they should be able to manage their money anyways..

[@kellycuckoo3143]

I’ve learned most romance scammers do come from Africa, especially Nigeria.

[@DammyFX]

so what does that mean, scammers do what they do because of who they are not where they come from.

[@kellycuckoo3143]

@@DammyFX before you go trying to make me out to be a racist, I totally agree with that. It still doesn’t take away from the fact most scammers come from Nigeria. We can even add India to it as well.

[@darklorddisco]

Retired at 57? Must be nice. I'll be working until I drop dead.

[@HandleThiSS88]

How can these people, who lived so long in this world, fall for these dumb scams? Blame yourself.

[@marleyhill34]

She was protected by her husband and kids. She either never learned to protect herself or she forgot. Her husband died and she moved away from her usual support system. She was vulnerable and isolated. That's what predators do. They look for someone vulnerable and isolated. Worst if you are an introvert. I have an introverted male friend and he was taken advantage of by a woman IN PERSON. Because I've done a lot of therapy myself, i eventually figure out that he let this woman take advantage because of his own childhood experiences, expectations and not wanting to be seen as the bad guy for cutting her off. She crushed him mentally and financially. I have my own struggles but I have a bit more self esteem as i never gave a boyfriend money but i still was scammed by my actual former husband. It's when you never learn where the boundaries are. I've been single for 10 years now. I have very strict boundaries especially when it comes to my emotions and finances but I will hang out and be honest with just about anyone. I just do not let them in my head, heart and bank account like that anymore.

[@joycedudzinski9415]

Your mom was an adult and she made poor choices, you need to let it go and live your life.

[@bert1913]

Desperate women do desperate things 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@webguy943]

And they say men r simps...

[@claudiajeanpierre3098]

It’s not a laughing matter. She lost her life

[@carlosk8103]

Yeah you'd think someone able to earn and save 1.5 million.. would be smarter than that... I guess most of the money came from her much older dead husband...

[@vickybiagini8623]

Why are people so afraid to be alone? Its much safer these days. She had her daughter, and was already married once. Women are just desperate, and unfortunately it leade to scams and death.

[@MothGirl007]

I agree - I just don't get it.

[@ABab-jf2jb]

Scammers are bad, but people need to be responsible for themselves.

[@vivian9803]

Exactly! And it's not "victim shaming" to say that, either. We have a responsibility to safeguard ourselves and our money.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

​@@vivian9803 right

[@kagnewcobra5228]

For every dollar you have in your pocket, there are 100 people out there who want to take it from you! Semper Vigilis!

[@TheBulletzgottishow20]

Wow that’s crazy

[@freedomwarrior5225]

I have seen some middle aged guys fall for online super models, who they believed loved them. The kind of girls who might not date Tom Brady. Just takes some thinking sometimes.

[@jamesr1703]

Just because you show up at the same job every day, year after year does not make you successful. It makes you complacent.

[@kenarthur6253]

I'm sorry, but a person should know better.

[@anc2242]

The words SMART and SUCCESSFUL need to be redefined

[@natashadickson4819]

The words don't need to be redefined. Just use the appropriate words instead...like gullible and vulnerable.

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

love is transactional

[@natashadickson4819]

Transactions are transactional. These scammers have nothing to do with love.

[@threethrushes]

What is love? Baby, don't hurt me.

[@fredm.2699]

How you send $1.5mm or even $5k to someone whom you haven’t had dinner with is just insane….women surely don’t need men in this world, but will drop all senses for one who knows how to manipulate them…

[@user-sc9lr6kz8t]

or even $5.00

[@sableann4255]

my cousin asked me for $2K once, I said NO! Sorry, No

[@billkittleman9631]

God rest that woman’s poor soul 🙏 .. but that notwithstanding, I truly cannot fathom how certain people in this world can be so insanely naive to fulfill such truly bold personal requests of people they’ve never actually met FOR REAL and thus have not forged a GENUINE romantic partnership .. good gracious almighty

[@ezmealstravels9221]

Don't ever let people know you have 💵 money... period! Only then will you know whom really loves you for whom you are. ❤😊... as a mother myself, I'd rather spend my money and time with my daughter and family, not with someone whom I barely met..

[@genxx2724]

Many adult offspring don’t include their parents in their lives. Then they wonder why this happened.

[@carlosk8103]

Exactly let people think you are poor.. If anyone really likes you they'll like you either way..

[@truegrit7697]

It's getting harder and harder to feel sorry for these people who get scammed. Use the computer for research, to watch movies, and perhaps to bank. Don't be a fool and attach your social life / love life to strangers. I think a lot of these old people want to look cool using "technology" when they don't know a dang thing about it. Come on! 🙄

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@jerryrowland7122]

Stupid is as stupid does......

[@2011vortex]

don't blame online dating, just be smart

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Prayers for their conversion. God bless.

[@DMalltheway]

Conversion?

[@Loveabounds.]

Something’s are too good to be true people no young man wants a 70 year old widow that’s insane she even though it was real care and love

[@UrsulaPowers]

I feel frustration towards law enforcement on this one.

[@ChosenOne6666]

There is a sucker born every minute.

[@beatpirate8]

im so heartbroken for her for loosing her mom before she met her baby. there are so many joys in life. even when something is missing we can fill it w so many other loves . im sorry this happened and thank you for the courage and strength to share your story and to hopefully save more lives. i hope they can stop these scams and hold these men accountable!

[@bevanbuckwheatshea5520]

Some people are SO GULLIBLE.

[@LotusKay36]

This issue would mostly be solved if all dating apps were REQUIRED by law to include a 30 second video users are required to watch when signing up that talks about the dangers of sending money/investing money with people on their platforms.

[@andrewmorales5325]

Sorry to hear this blessings to your great and wonderful mother

[@scottmmafan925]

She wants to know what happened to her mother? Your mother stupidly sent $1.5 million to a scammer who killed her and made it look like a suicide. Case closed. Because the scammer is not caught on video.

[@nathanjamesbaker]

Nope. This actually was a suicide. The scammers were in Africa.

[@lelebella3252]

Wait she thinks her mother was murdered? Yes by herself

[@sherryislam2002]

Don’t feel sorry we see these things in TV and social media. People need to take responsibility. Not a dollar from me. Sorry for this daughter.

[@coreytrevor1311]

Feelings aren’t facts.

[@geneziogenezio3299]

BLIND TRUST ONLY IN GOD!!! My Condolences To The Victim's Daughter, Relatives And Friends. That Is Very Sad😔! As A Woman I Do Not Understand Why And How A Woman Can Possibly Fall For Someone That She Never Saw In Her Life, It Doesn't Make Any Sense To Me. I Only Dated Man That I know His Entire Family That I Know Everything About Him And I Do Background Check On Him Plus!!! I Don't Ask Man For Money I Have My Own And I Do Not Give Money To Man And Never Will!!! I Do Not Trust Any Man That Is It! I've Never Been Deceived By A Men Because I'm Smarter And I Don't Trust Them...!!! I also don't understand why women are so needy that they can't live without a man by their side... People are in need of psychologists!!!

[@Ka-Iank]

Why are these women so desperate for love after a certain age?!!!!

[@Challenger2A7]

Exactly. She had a family and friends. I've come to the reluctant conclusion that it's based on the vanity of having a man, they're actually wanting to say "See how attractive I still am to men?" No common sense whatever, and too much money lying around. I feel sorry for her daughter.

[@Morzanith]

This nonsense has been going on for decades now and stupid people still fall for it. At this point if you fall for an online love scam you deserve the outcome.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@NemeanLion-]

You mean law enforcement have zero theories as to whether she committed suicide or was murdered?

[@99names16]

Lot of people don’t understand- I don’t believe this is a scam many people can ever be primed and protected from. Because so many are lonely they literally turn off their logic.

[@FlipMacz]

Gotta pay to play! Got thrills and chills, now pony up. Next....🤑

[@salmacaribbean7362]

Devastating...

[@JB-pe2yn]

First red flag... Frank's too good looking for her. In real life, he'd never ever go for someone that looks like that.

[@abesapien9930]

There's hundreds of scams out there and dozens of new ones being invented every month. The best defense a person can have against scams is to increase their logic, observation skills, and emotional intelligence.

[@theblondeone8426]

there was another former healthcare exec - sounds like theyre targeting specific jobs

[@jerolvilladolid]

At least he was not a Russian astronaut who needed money so he can return to earth. True story 😂

[@jamesr1703]

Someone on the internet I don't know, sent me a text and told me that I'm pretty. They then asked me to send them 1.5 million dollars, so I did.

[@byefelicia8632]

She was looking for what everyone else wants. Someone to love and to be loved back. From the looks of it, she did know that she had become victim (and possibly complicit) to a scam and took her life (possibly) after realizing it. Its a tragedy. I’m deeply saddened that this happened to her. No elder deserves to go like this. I cannot imagine all she would have felt after realizing what she was manipulated into. This is the reason why I don’t trust most people online.

[@dorispoggi7246]

All of you on here need to see a documentary entitled "Dirty John" I think 60 minutes did the interview. The daughter of the scammed woman killed him in an attack on her.

[@genxx2724]

You mean he attacked the daughter and she killed him in self-defense.

[@AnnMitt]

These TV news stories on vulnerable seniors getting romanced scammed are madness. If you are frumpy and old, go to church or your local senior center to find friends, not online. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ducnguyen-iv9px]

This kind of story is everywhere in the world. It target senior people most of the time and it happens even though the media often brings it up!

[@kasun1752]

Wow, I don’t understand how people continue to fall for this after knowing this is out there, I have seen sooo many news about this type of romance … 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@williamelewis464]

Half of them still refuse to admit they were taken advantage of even after they are ghosted, I really have zero pity absolutely zero

[@Eric.V.]

Sorry, but I still can’t fathom how people still fall for this kind of scam…

[@chromebook2447]

RIP!

[@cjampack2011]

Very sad for this family...

[@NHJDT]

When you online date, don't you eventually do a video call or meet in person? I've never online dated so this is a serious question

[@fashirahparvin7434]

Some only talk through phonecall and videocall until engagement. Some phonecall and videocall till engagement after meeting once or twice. Some are even better. Meet once or twice with lampposts around. Subsequent meetups all with lampposts around. Till engagement. Some meet once or twice. Then keep talking through phonecall videocall till they get married.

[@mangographics225]

This is so shocking!

[@loretomacadaegjr3310]

We need a real life "Beekeeper" If you havent watched the movie yet, do so.