Yes, exactly you! He's nearby anyway and wants to come over and see you.
Do not you think? Pah, he wrote on Messenger himself. The only tiny problem: Eddie wants you to pay a little for it. But hey, that's why he's coming to see you!
At this point we would like to show you a fraud method currently used, in which so-called “scammers” pose as well-known actors. In the example case below, the impostor posed as Eddie Murphy. A little crazy about the whole story: During the conversation he renamed his profile to “Sean Ryan”! Notes: We have removed names and personal information!
Our Eddie, or now Sean, is trying to build a basis of trust. This is one of the very important points in a scam! A friendly relationship is presented to the interlocutor so that he falls into the trust trap and believes the scammer's concern is genuine.
Of course, the fake Eddie also wants to rip off money here in the end without ever coming to visit.
This type of fraud is called a scam, or “advance fee fraud”. Methods like these haven't just been around since yesterday. You have to know that the people who commit advance fee fraud know exactly what they are doing! The victims, in turn, usually make the mistake of keeping quiet about being ripped off out of false shame and not reporting it.
No end in sight
Anyone who has paid once will continue to be harassed. The criminals continue to demand monetary payments until the other person realizes that there is nothing in return. From this moment on they go into hiding and are no longer accessible to their victim. What remains is lost money. What makes matters worse is that the perpetrators have personal information about their victim. You can use this to commit crimes under someone else's name.
Scamming explained graphically
How you can recognize scamming.
What do you do in the event of damage?
If you come across scammers, immediately break off all contact with the perpetrators. Report the crime to the police and discuss what action is necessary to ensure that you do not suffer further harm. Check regularly - for example using a search engine - whether your data has been published on the Internet. If this is the case, write to the website operator and request that the entries be deleted.
You can recognize scamming or advance payment fraud when strangers contact you, demand that you provide personal information and request money transfers abroad under false pretenses.
Related Links:
- Watchlist Internet: This is how you can protect yourself from scams
- Watchlist Internet: If you have fallen for a scammer?*
- Watchlist Internet: Scamming
If you enjoyed this post and value the importance of well-founded information, become part of the exclusive Mimikama Club! Support our work and help us promote awareness and combat misinformation. As a club member you receive:
📬 Special Weekly Newsletter: Get exclusive content straight to your inbox.
🎥 Exclusive video* “Fact Checker Basic Course”: Learn from Andre Wolf how to recognize and combat misinformation.
📅 Early access to in-depth articles and fact checks: always be one step ahead.
📄 Bonus articles, just for you: Discover content you won't find anywhere else.
📝 Participation in webinars and workshops : Join us live or watch the recordings.
✔️ Quality exchange: Discuss safely in our comment function without trolls and bots.
Join us and become part of a community that stands for truth and clarity. Together we can make the world a little better!
* In this special course, Andre Wolf will teach you how to recognize and effectively combat misinformation. After completing the video, you have the opportunity to join our research team and actively participate in the education - an opportunity that is exclusively reserved for our club members!
Notes:
1) This content reflects the current state of affairs at the time of publication. The reproduction of individual images, screenshots, embeds or video sequences serves to discuss the topic. 2) Individual contributions were created through the use of machine assistance and were carefully checked by the Mimikama editorial team before publication. ( Reason )




