I Lost $45,000 In A Romance Scam

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[@Vishaltyler]

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[@ilwadali3511]

I am worried that she will be scammed by someone who will "help" her get her money back. She seems very naive!

[@chezshirecat1872]

Often times, the "people" helping to get the money back are working with the scamfish

[@thirdcoast-nx7jx]

She will probably be scammed repeatedly throughout her life.

[@choosey87]

Of course she us naive, she's 21! I remember being this age and desperate for money, but not love.

[@SecronSeven]

Good point

[@Anonyme67]

She is 21

[@WALKERALLENEN]

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[@d_all_in]

The fact that she thinks she can recoup the money somehow shows how little she understands about the situation she's in.

[@DistopiaKosaki]

I mean the police can trac this person if they wanted

[@d_all_in]

@@DistopiaKosaki how would the local police track someone in Calcutta, India?

[@Mikael-jt1hk]

@@DistopiaKosaki track him and then what? Prosecute him for receiving gifts voluntarily? 🤣

[@cazpk6840]

She is only 21, Predators pick young females for a reason - their intuition is not yet as sharp.

[@Catmom-gl5nt]

It depends how the funds were sent. Bitcoin pretty much means it’s gone unless they can track the purse. If the purse is legitimate, then that Bitcoin platform has some recourse to recoup the money. Similarly, if money is transferred to bank accounts , that can also be tracked. It’s unlikely the money will be recouped, but in theory, there are options, although they would take multiple jurisdictions’ filings, as well as several years. I’m not saying I believe the money would be recouped, but there are options for victims that should be explored, in the slim chance you can claw anything back.

[@emoney1231]

I want a 4 hour version of this call... Setting up a life together? What does that include? Apartment? Couch? Bed? TV? That's all under $5k combined. How do you lie your way to $45k?

[@ModelingTabi]

😂exactly

[@uscitizen1035]

And why is she setting up a life with someone she's never met in person?

[@emoney1231]

@@uscitizen1035 "But we FaceTimed" haha

[@asmrwishes]

Smh 21 and dumb. No offense

[@insaneconqueror5421]

And she never met him I bet.....

[@olakunle-dt5ed]

Sending 45k you have to random person is ridiculously dumb, but sending 45k that you don’t have to a random person is preposterously dumb.

[@olasek7972]

Must be ugly, attempting to purchase love.

[@SarahR2D2]

​@@olasek7972Sounds hefty

[@funnybunny242]

It wasn’t in one shot. It was in installments- $4k one time, $2k another, etc.

[@olakunle-dt5ed]

@@funnybunny242 How does that make it any different? 45k is 45k.

[@funnybunny242]

@@olakunle-dt5ed money in smaller installments is hard to notice when you’re stupidly “in love” and haven’t yet caught up with the game being played.

[@zo_471]

Very telling that when Ken asked for specifics she was really evasive..

[@robloxvids2233]

She spent all the money on OnlyFans. There are dudes on there too. That's why she didn't answer the question.

[@texasdazzlers]

There probably weren’t any specifics. Once these scammers find a truly naive person, they don’t need to say much more than “Hey baby, can you send me $3000?” and they will do it…again and again and again.

[@whittenaw]

I'm sure she was embarrassed. I don't think she wanted to say anything too specific because of the shame

[@roadrunner9622]

Yeah. I have a feeling we're not getting the whole story here.

[@roadrunner9622]

​@@texasdazzlersNaw, there would still be a reason given. A car loan, a plane fare, a lawyer fee... She's just avoiding telling us.

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[@Sandra-Renea]

Where did a 21 year old get $45,000? I didn’t even have $45 when I was 21.

[@boredoreos]

Need $45,000? Banks will lend you it as long as you pay back at 20% interest rate.

[@mathematician1234]

She borrowed it. She says she is in debt for $45,000.

[@carpediem6431]

@@mathematician1234she says, “I’m in debt” which I suspect means your probably correct.

[@gaelreyes3346]

work?

[@asmrwishes]

Facts 💯💯

[@tduck828]

People suck to do this to other people but NEVER EVER EVER send money to someone...EVER!!

[@carolmaz8675]

yep exactly they know theres a lot of affection starved people out there ..they need to teach this in schools

[@agjios]

I love how she said "it could happen to anyone" like she completely blew off any responsibility for sending someone $45,000 that she never met just because he said he loved you so much.

[@clintonstephens273]

Anybody can be manipulated

[@emilyh6293]

@@clintonstephens273 not this badly!

[@sudano9958]

@@clintonstephens273 Not to give $45K to someone you never met in person. Even family and friends don't get $45K from me.

[@xsgtxbigboy1655]

@@clintonstephens273maybe you not me lol

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

Yes she was very quick to say that. I listen carefully and tend to stay away from women like this.

[@KathleenMcNe]

Setting up a life together with someone the caller had never met in person? No, this can not happen to anyone. Romance scammers target lonely, desperate, naive people with intellectual, common-sense, and judgment deficiencies.

[@asmrwishes]

Agreed

[@usernameluis305]

Sounds like a large part of the world's population

[@marytrem9567]

I'm afraid I have to agree with you!

[@rebeccawhite9032]

Correct!!!! It cannot happen to anyone. It happens to specific people who are missing something deeply within themselves that the hacker fulfills in the most shallow of ways - texts with flattery and love bombing. For a healthy person, these are actually giant red flags!

[@LawranceWaghmare]

*STRONGWIDGET* , you are a very intelligent cyber crime investigator, and you deserve international recognition so that all of the valuable info that has been gained of these scammers should lead to immediate arrests. Dude the work you're doing DESERVES to get paid for. I'm 99% sure most of us understand you're legit and clearly doing what you can for the community and the world as a whole. ❤️

[@boredoreos]

I had to teach my wife and family how to look out for scams and I will teach my children the same thing. Gotta keep up to date because scammers always find new ways to scam people.

[@michaelshepherd8299]

That money is long gone

[@TheQuietSoul2]

Long gone is right

[@mdeodar]

Received a text just yesterday stating that my package has been delayed and will not be delivered without more information. DELETE!!!

[@stephenayriss5049]

She gave him her social security number? Wow that’s wild and stupid to do

[@blongshanks77]

Fight this? Fight what? You gave him money!

[@vikasd.7139]

Its Fraud & Deception. There should be consequences.

[@Sizukun1]

@@vikasd.7139 Good luck fighting someone in court on the other side of the planet in their court system in a language you probably don't speak and likely never got his real name.

[@user-hd8ej8yx9p]

@@vikasd.7139 Yeah, the consequences are for the caller, tough lesson.

[@davidOConnor-z3l]

He’s probably in prison she’s a member of the lonely hearts club it’s international

[@cnh7262]

@@vikasd.7139nah, stupid tax.

[@bluejedi723]

I'm glad I'm too poor to afford to fall for these types of scams

[@justinebailey5333]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@emoney1231]

For real. I saw a comment justifying it by saying it was probably "lots of small things. $2k here. $3k here." I do not live in a world where $2k-$3k is a small thing.

[@bluejedi723]

@@emoney1231 I live in a world where $3200 has to last me an entire month- it has to pay my mortgage, bills, pay into retirement savings ect. I cry coughing up $900 for new brakes on my car. I have to plan my vacations. I just "can't" run off to god knows where for the weekend. I just "can't" run off on a weekend trip at the last minute. I have to plan for it. Theres a reason I drive a 30 year old car- A. when it does break down, repairs are freaking cheap. B. It's been paid for at least a decade. C. I can't afford a $1000+ car payment esp. if it's to impress people who don't care

[@emathecat]

Ha ha I was thinking the same thing....I guess there are some benefits to being poor

[@cnh7262]

Well she was too, it was all debt

[@PGcrazy6]

Wow, I think this woman on the phone is extremely gullible.

[@quintinnunn1392]

Fact

[@wingberry123]

I think since she lives with her parents, she might have been too sheltered. Therefore, she is inexperienced with the outside world.

[@SierraADV]

I agree. I can fix it for her though. All I need is her social security number, date of birth, first pet name...

[@emoney1231]

The woman on both ends of the phone...

[@djpuplex]

​@@emoney1231Bingo.

[@hassandawudi4810]

It doesn't happen to "anyone", it happens to desperate people

[@juniorgod321]

She found herself a Nigerian boyfriend! He’s probably from Lagos, called her “my queen “ and asked her on a daily basis if “she had eaten today”! 😂😂😂

[@enod9746]

So every scammer is a Nigerian? You must be crazy.

[@selfridgesforever4399]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pitbull7885]

No she dated the Nigerian Prince! 😂 And I am still waiting on my 45 million dollars from him! 🤣

[@parks105]

Ya’ll are ruthless 😂

[@dennisd9554]

Yeah. It's so cliche by now to be almost laughable.

[@bridgetsanchez6450]

I let someone borrow $250 and never received it. It still hurts to this day. I CANNOT fathom $40k given away 🤯

[@madhuve625]

😊

[@gardenofe12]

IKR !!!

[@JMGENTERPRISES]

Sorry to hear that. I recommend never loaning money. You will lose the money and the friendship. It happens time and time again.

[@agastyasharma5303]

Thats a huge amount too man. Especially for someone like me who works at McDonald's

[@bridgetsanchez6450]

@@JMGENTERPRISES Amen! After that I said no more!!

[@Lapetak]

Dave Ramsey would've handle this phone call very different. Regardless of her pain which is real, this lady must be confronted and hold accountable of what happened to her. 45K??? Like, she wasn't even able to tell not even one thing she send money for! Her biggest problem is not the debt, is why she went so deeply in debt for something so obvious.

[@sudano9958]

It was a bunch of things

[@asmrwishes]

It was probably for dumb things. And that's why she's embarrassed to say "Babe, I'm in jail. Help me"

[@LadyJamieElizabeth369]

He would say, that’s a 45k stupid tax” ❤

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

yeah, she wasn't scammed, she paid for the fantasy.

[@Pixlanta]

She never even met the guy in person,she is never going to see that money again. She should seek counselling to help her deal with her bad choices.

[@Fishouta]

Could be a woman

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[@Sable1837]

“It could happen to anyone.” WRONG!!!! This wouldn’t happen to most people. Take responsibility for your actions, pay your debts, and get into therapy.

[@yambagnelson9987]

lol exactly. She thought she was going to set up a life together with someone she had never met. How dumb do you have to be to do that?

[@WonderWomanInMichigan]

Agree this would not happen to me. Set up a life with someone I've never met? Nope.

[@hannahcampbell8196]

This girl is only 21 so it sounds like her naivety played a lot into it all. It makes me think she might not have good role models around her because I do feel like almost any adult would have been skeptical (to say the least) about this situation. I really hope she figures it out and is okay.

[@FortuneSeek3rz]

One of the greatest lies Humanity tells itself is it could never happen to me.

[@roadrunner9622]

​@@FortuneSeek3rzSpoken like a truly naiive and gullible person. We've all been warned for DECADES about stories like this. It takes a special kind of careless person to fall for it now, and no it can't just happen to anyone.

[@trainboy192]

Most 21 year olds don’t have 45 thousand to spare. She probably used credit .

[@Bamapride1985]

She mentioned she went in debt 45k

[@unfairsanic5089]

Probably personal loan

[@Lifeissorich.]

I'd file for bankruptcy. Costly mistake to make at that age. Shit at that age the most you'd get from me is like $50.

[@ES-7766]

She didn’t lose $45 k, she gave it away. My own family knows to not ask me for money. The internet is like leaving your front door open.

[@irishchocolate3872]

I have gotten several texts saying a package is waiting for me. They just need more information to deliver it. Don’t fall for it.

[@LizH-fs3ky]

We get this message all the time as well. We just chuckle and ignore it.

[@FaithCoach]

@@LizH-fs3ky that one is worn out already

[@annetawney2408]

I get that message twice a day lol. My phone actually flags it as spam for me.

[@brandonedmonds4041]

Same happened to me,report as spam

[@sprint7412]

I get those around Christmas time.

[@carolcole570]

It was not a “ mistake “. It was a “ bad CHOICE “.

[@lombardo141]

She is 21 years old and human. We all have to make mistakes to learn.

[@minervagalvez4748]

​@@lombardo141SHE MADE A $45,000 CHOICE. SHE CHOSE TO GIVE THIS MAN SHE NEVER MEANT $45,000. YOUR WELCOME.

[@carolcole570]

@@lombardo141 ALWAYS remember what Judge Boyd says…..There are no mistakes. There are CHOICES. Judge Boyd is very wise and does not ever Enable.

[@jacobawojtowicz]

I disagree. I would say a bad choice is when you are aware of the risk/consequences before you do it. Being tricked by someone because you're young and naive is a mistake. If she were to do it again, THEN it's a bad choice. We've all had well reasoned choices go bad based on information we couldn't have known ahead of time.

[@vickieclark5931]

@@lombardo141 Running out of gas is a mistake to learn from. Giving a stranger 45K goes way beyond just a mistake.

[@cheifhughw9349]

“A fool and his/her money are soon parted”

[@ian234234234]

its not even her money lol

[@rethinkrich]

Just like investing…NEVER give money you cannot afford to lose!

[@saelaird]

If you invest, you won't lose your money. The S&P 500 isn't going anywhere. If you try 'trading'... well, that can go WRONG.

[@unelectedleader6494]

I’m glad this person didn’t ask for sympathy, as I don’t have any for them.

[@prudencek7087]

Girl, where are your parents? Your friends? You had no one in your life to tell you not to give money to random people on the internet?

[@princelinus8320]

Some people are lonely ​@aliengreeter

[@prudencek7087]

@aliengreeter very true.

[@campsbaysa]

You can only imagine her home alone on the internet living a fantasy of someone being in love with her. Deluded. Very sad.

[@XXnickles]

It seems to me "lonely people" are becoming the new "old people" in the scammer's world. That money is lost, hopefully the lesson is not

[@ctcrnitv]

Must be a terrible shortage of guys in Utah if you choose to give a stranger across the world $45k hoping to start a life together

[@sven7736]

In a Mormon state, you'd think there would be a shortage of women.

[@Ryan_DeWitt]

Zero sympathy. I wouldn't send someone I never met online $1, much les 45k. I know 99% of normal people wouldn't either.

[@spartan662501]

Seriously, i try to not judge these people too harshly but I just don't get it. I've never sent someone I've never met money over the internet and if anyone asked for money, I immediately assume it's a scam.

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

Same here. Except I don't want anything but the briefest and most straightforward business transaction with anyone "on the internet". And if it's a romantic "transaction" then it's face-to-face or nothing - No Money Down.

[@wickypickyvicky]

Loneliness and longing for company can make people do unreasonable things. Mental strength, much like physical, varies a lot from person to person. She's learning the lesson the hard way, for better or for worse.

[@Calibrownsfan]

I've met people online and it worked out fine. But then again I met them in person later and never sent money.

[@chrislim7976]

Easy to say now but these people are pros. If you lose a baseline of trust there isn't much of a society.

[@nicholaswinebrenner5164]

She needs to contact the Georgia Unemployment office to report that someone is using their social security number to collect benefits. .

[@Mr.Boring_Man]

$45K? At 21. What the hell was the plan? She doesn't seem to have a clear explanation of what she gave money for. It's not a crime if YOU gave the money. If ID theft took place, file a claim. If you say you gave any consent and avoided all safe guards, good luck.

[@emoney1231]

I'd be interested to see the breakdown of freely given vs. ID theft. It's crazy to think they might have gotten most of the $45k legally.

[@newt6639]

I feel like we are missing a huge portion of this story. I would have loved to have 45k at 21, but college dept kept me busy :)

[@olasek7972]

Must be ugly way no prospects of meeting guys normal way.

[@darkreverie7027]

fake call was obvious

[@Ceeurin]

How are people still falling for these scams.

[@uscitizen1035]

No fathers in the home (for many of them)

[@olasek7972]

Desperate, not too attractive, attempting to purchase a romance

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

loneliness and desperation

[@untouchable360x]

"It could happen to anyone." Basically, she's saying that you should never held yourself accountable for anything.

[@emathecat]

I'm not trying to be judgmental, but I honestly don't understand how someone could give their money to an unknown person on the internet.

[@summerforever6736]

Called stupid

[@emathecat]

@@summerforever6736 Yeah...I'm trying not to use that particular turn of phrase

[@catherinevalli6830]

It’s not judgmental. It’s a valid query. And you’re not the only one.

[@emathecat]

@@catherinevalli6830 True...I just don't want to make scam victims feel worse, because I think it's hard to admit to others that you were scammed...plus when they come forward it helps theoretically prevent others becoming victims. But I just don't get it, how people with a normal IQ (which a lot of scam victims are) can fall for this. I'm not trying to be mean, but I'd think people with more mental deficiencies would fall for it...but its like perfectly average in mental capacity people fall for these scams (including someone a man I know who almost felt for it.). I heard someone say that some scammers use black magic and voodoo to overtake their victims mind, and I'm actually starting to think this could be the case. It sounds crazy, but that would make more sense than someone falling for this.

[@ScooterU3]

I could never fathom why people ever started seeing money to people they never met in person! Heck sending money to someone you have met still needs to be questioned and vetted. People nowadays rather send their money to strangers than their own family and friends!

[@austinwhite1268]

It was "If you love me, you will send money." That is almost always the exact line.

[@johndawson7121]

The cops cant do anything…..the guy was probably using a 40 dollar burner phone in the middle of Nigeria

[@sven7736]

I don't think they even bother with burner phones, they know no one is coming after them.

[@Neddie2k]

They will friend zone the guy that loves them for a fantasy elsewhere.

[@mauriciosandoval4482]

Haha netha for reals

[@untouchable360x]

I can almost guarantee that this guy is very good looking and "out of her league" and said that he's very rich. Too good to be true?

[@superblump87]

​@untouchable360x why would he need money if he's rich?

[@untouchable360x]

@@superblump87 Just like the Tinder Swindler.

[@LisaSwan]

​@@superblump87his bank account is frozen. He is visiting a foreign country and lost his passport. Etc etc. these scammers come up with all sorts of ridiculous excuses and people like this woman fall for it.

[@prudencek7087]

Rachel's first reaction was like "GIIIIIRL... What happened? Spill the tea."🤣

[@chelseysmithmillaaaaar]

Me and Rachel had the same thought 😅

[@bbeth7092]

The USPS scam got me this summer. I was waiting for my mom’s death certificates to arrive so I was super emotional and grieving. I drove to the post office and showed the clerk the text. He told me it was a scam and to cancel the card immediately, which I did. People are horrible.

[@unknownname3189]

Did they have time to use it?

[@obclutch2747]

Why would you give a stranger your social security number?

[@July-qo7jp]

If someone is asking you for cash before you are married you better be getting your money's worth NOW because that is one dead end relationship.

[@LisaOwen-vx6tc]

There was a Dr. Phil episode where a lady gave the person catfishing her 1.4 million dollars. So sad. That being said, even if you are dating someone you can see and touch, never give away your money. It's a huge red flag.

[@sweetstorm7652]

Giving a man more than $5 will hurt my soul, 45k is unimaginable 😢

[@marias5088]

She needs to understand why she fell for that scam. If it is low self-esteem, she needs to fix it and start liking herself again. She needs to be real with herself. Accepting herself without changing her life (maybe even her lifestyle) will not work in the long term.

[@MrPotsy81]

Good point. We need to be happy with ourselves before we can be happy with others. And online isn't the answer.

[@9liveslisa]

Ladies, women, girls! Take sone advice from a 67 year old woman who has lived a lot! Do not give men any money especially if they ask for it. No man ever asked me for money. Just don't do it! Doing it IMHO is a desperate move and you will be getting taken advantage of. Any man worth his salt will not be asking you for money. There, I've done my PSA for the day!

[@roadrunner9622]

If the man was "setting up a life for her," then HE should have been paying for all these things. WTF??

[@SteveSabbai]

If she fell for this then she most likely will fall for every other type of scam. She needs a family member to take over her finances. She definitely needs a babysitter.

[@henrychinaski3720]

She needs a Mr. Man, toxic masculinity and all…

[@snowjae9380]

Love is such a powerful feeling. Scammers will take advantage. This happens all the time, but we should put the blame on the wrongdoers, and educate ourselves to protect ourselves.

[@baysideharpy8350]

These scams are so well known by now it baffles me that dumb fools still fall for it 😮

[@catzania6827]

Haven't you heard of loneliness epidemic in US, the scammer is looking at this human weakness and manipulated her.

[@roadrunner9622]

Yes, warnings for DECADES. Yet they keep saying, "It could happen to anyone." I don't think so!

[@rebeccawhite9032]

This cannot happen to anyone. It happens to specific people who are missing something deeply within themselves that the hacker fulfills in the most shallow of ways - texts with flattery and love bombing. For a healthy person, these are actually giant red flags!

[@jessicasnyder4507]

Actually in extreme cases of ID theft you can be reassigned a new SSN. But it's a huge hassle.

[@MattyLiam333]

This is sooooooooo sad. People really need to examine why they need someone to complete themselves.

[@darkreverie7027]

this is the first call ive listened that i actually think is fake. she doesnt know what the money went too? just random things and she cant name one.

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

It's not all at once, she probably sent him 200 gift cards every so often, for his internet, cell phone so he can chat with her, a new cell phone, food, help with rent, furniture for their new place, an airline ticket to visit her, etc etc. They are good at extracting money from desperate people (women AND men). And she was embarrassed.

[@GAFB1122]

No, it doesn't happen to smart people! It's real simple, do NOT ever send money to someone you haven't met in real life and have verified they are who they say they are. It is not difficult if you stick to that rule.

[@joelfenner9179]

Bingo.

[@TheFlyingZulu]

There are so many lonely single guys in your same town... and you get attached to somebody over FaceTime and you send them money... These poor people.

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

I guarantee that she has never video chatted with this person. Maybe she had a couple choppy/broken video calls that were bad due to "bad internet". They use AI apps to play a video and make the mouth move like they are talking. But it's so fake looking that you have to be 75 or really dumb to fall for it.

[@historyboy08]

Don’t be a simp and you won’t be in this mess.

[@joeriveracomedy]

Gotta try the goods first

[@EsiriE]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@unfairsanic5089]

The simpery is strong in this one

[@Lapetak]

You dont want to bring her pain? For real? Facing what she did and feeling the pain is where the healing is. Stop being soft at this people, she has a bigger problem that 45K in debt. If she doesn't acknowledge that, she will be in the same position.

[@jimv77]

A young woman getting catfished online...?? There are plenty of single guys out there in your local area that are looking...... What is up with this world???

[@djpuplex]

Tall Chads from Chadistan are irresistible.

[@Jithu_VA]

The attitude that “ it could happen to anyone “ . Wow !! I wonder how and when she started to feel this is all an ultra meta verse .

[@missumbrella3135]

"It can happen to anyone." No, no it can't.

[@niccob9755]

Such stupidity it cannot just happen to anyone you’re lonely and desperate to the point where you would pay for affection

[@Zalmoxidae]

That look on their faces at 2:23. They both know she’s never getting that money back.

[@lovely.freedom]

I'm glad Rachel admitted to getting scammed. It can happen to anyone!

[@danny-_-4687]

Much worse when you lose 75k to someone who you actually know and pretended to love you...

[@keithjohnson6046]

Always makes me laugh when these people get scammed. Thank you for the entertainment !

[@maritzarodriguez3168]

It's not funny. Some people honestly don't know😢😢

[@CrazyGamer-z9y]

She needs to sit down with an expert and write down every single thing she gave to this person and start changing things immediately. Holy Crap! Hope her family is supportive and not blaming her for this

[@summerforever6736]

They should blame them self rising a stupid kid

[@jasminegriggs4153]

Who else is to blame if not her? I wouldn't send someone 45 bucks

[@tate6809]

Falling for these scams has nothing to do with being dumb or smart, it has to do with being emotional. Thinking to yourself "I'm too smart to fall for that" is the biggest red flag that you could be tricked into one

[@HOLDXSTEEL]

Na people are just dumb and need some something something 😂

[@HOLDXSTEEL]

No she’s pretty not smart😂

[@manoftomorrow5987]

Nah dawg…I ain’t sending money to people I’ve never met. “I was pretty young”…it was literally couple months ago. 😂😂😂😂.

[@HOLDXSTEEL]

She’s not taking responsibility honestly 😂

[@Neddie2k]

Nah, I am not falling for that 💩. No one is going to scam me directly, I will have to robbed.

[@Ag_Sauc3y]

Some people pay $45k for college education and some send it to random people they never met on the internet.

[@ZvonkoVeselinović-h5l]

Hear me out, she got educated all right :D might have to retake this class, but yeah

[@FortuneSeek3rz]

The difference is only a college education has a chance at returning that sum of money.

[@ZvonkoVeselinović-h5l]

@@FortuneSeek3rz with this knowledge she has, she can 1000x this 45k in a few years if she goes to work work

[@S-nyc]

Text for a day, make a date IN PERSON! Don't waste your time. And definitely don't send a dime to anyone online! If they don't want to meet, it's a scam! If you're making life plans with a stranger online, and sending them $, sorry but perhaps you need to work on other personal issues first.

[@barbararepko4824]

Worse, she actually thinks she’ll ever get any money back. Didn’t she have anyone to give her advice and tell her she’s being scammed??? I can’t feel any sympathy.

[@StephenIC]

The fact Rachel fell for a simple "your package went missing" scam 🤦‍♂️

[@penguin12902]

The very first, most basic Phishing Test we send out to train our office staff to stop being idiots. Shocking that Ramsey Solutions doesn't have a decent Security Awareness Training program.

[@ZvonkoVeselinović-h5l]

​​@@penguin12902it doesnt matter, because we used to train more, like, think of it like this: A scammer gets direct benefit from scamming You get no direct benefit from preventing Over time, in last 6 months a scammer has 120x 12+ hours of actively working and your guys get like an hour seminar maybe every quarter at best If they speak on the phone for like 3-5 minutes, they will speak for 3-5 hours if you are good, and its just random bonding You cant beat that, humans are not locked in 24/7 its bound to crack Only thing that can be done is ai manually reviewing every transaction and even then, there is btc atm, pre paid cards... Its like evolution in practice, the gullible die out financially thats just its cruel but its the way she goes

[@summerforever6736]

She should not be on the show

[@Calibrownsfan]

Do not EVER send money to ANYONE that you have not met in person. Period.

[@justfine77777]

Rachel is such a good girl. She hears stuff like this, and she’s flabbergasted. 😆

[@2013aurora]

Nah this can’t happen to anyone. I would never send anyone 45k.

[@b.bernal6151]

This was beyond a money scam. He stole her identity also.

[@stephengamber7000]

Never send money to someone you've never met. .

[@dennisd9554]

Or someone you have met!

[@chevlife3311]

I wouldn’t even send it to my family.

[@summerforever6736]

Why not What about Helena victims

[@rebeccaabel4589]

Even if you did meet you never send money period unless he or she is your spouse or long time partner.

[@hope1527]

Sending soooo much money to someone you’ve never met! I don’t get it. Why are you paying to setup a life with a stranger? Pay $500 or less to go and meet him!

[@tos5536]

No. It can’t happen to anyone

[@montecarlo4294]

Thank you for sharing that, Rachael. I hate that it happened, but clueless simpletons like me feel a tad better when we hear that the criminals are simply just THAT good. It goes without saying that you are an extremely intelligent person, and if they can slip one past you, they can do it to anyone. Again, I appreciate you sharing that, and believe me, NOBODY will think you are naive for it. It just speaks to the level of advancement these criminals have reached now

[@adamsaldana5462]

A person who thinks they can get money back from a scam is exactly the person who would fall for a romance scam. She probably received a large sum in cash from the scammer.

[@Patricia-pp3mr]

She will be the type to fall for the scammers We can get the money back for a fee.

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

Yeah, the same scammer will contact her from another email telling her that he can get her money back if she sends him $3000. And she will. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Hina749]

She thought the authorities should help her get her money back. But she is an adult and was willingly sending her money to him/them, so there is no way the police can help.

[@1981fuentes]

How does a 21 year old have 45k in cash?

[@Karen4-z8m]

that's what I wondered

[@cnh7262]

It’s debt

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

She didn't, that's why she knee-deep in debt. She was borrowing.

[@ScooterU3]

I cant and won't let someone ever convince me to send money online cashapp or whatever else if I don't know and never met them! I hate how these scammers try to tell a sad story and need your help like that's got something to do with you! I'm not obligated to you I'm nit responsible to you! You are not my wife my kids my parents so why would I need to send you money especially if I never met you! People desperate for love yet will reject a good guy or woman they literally know but would fall in love with someone they never seen. How sad people are today thanks to the internet and social media!

[@meesha2397]

Are people really this desperate for a partner?