For around eighteen months, a love scammer posing as a doctor wrote to the person being scammed and, over this period, got them to transfer a lower five-figure amount in numerous money transfers. The initial contact took place via an internet platform and then took place via the exchange of emails. By cleverly conducting conversations and presenting new, alleged financial emergencies, the fraudster managed to make the money payments seem plausible. The money was made available using voucher card codes.
Such cases of fraud happen again and again. Below are tips and advice from your police:
How do I recognize a romance or love scammer?
When contacting:
- Scammers get email addresses and contact details via networks or dating sites.
- Conversations are quickly moved to private email/messaging services to make tracking more difficult.
- Stay away from chat names with unusual characters (e.g. percent signs) - these send software with your messages that can harm the computer.
On the language:
- The scammers usually communicate in good English.
- However, there are also many who speak perfect German.
- Only sometimes does the language show evidence of the use of translation programs.
On the pictures:
- Images come from public profiles of well-known people.
- Scam women prefer to lure their victims with beautiful photos in which they are often scantily dressed.
- Scam men often use photos of men in uniform.
- Using image software, it is possible to insert corresponding faces into new images.
The content of the email:
- After the first contact, scammers bombard their victims with lengthy letters full of bombastic vows of love.
- But there is another way: emails that appear serious should arouse interest.
- Scammers often want to know everything about their victim: hobbies, former partners, children, friends, and belief in God always plays a role.
- Important: The scammers soon refer to their new partners as “husband” or “wife” and make marriage plans. That's why the request for a visa or a joint account seems justified.
On the connections to West Africa / Russia / Southeast Asia:
- Whether it's a business trip or family problems, there are many reasons for living abroad.
For requests for money / visa / sending parcels or letters / joint account:
- There are many reasons to ask the victim for money. If they refuse to send money, fraudsters will find other ways. This includes forged checks that are supposed to be deposited in Germany.
- The desire to be invited to Germany is very strong at the moment.
- The fraudsters also manage to cleverly abuse the victims for their own purposes, for example by sending them letters or packages to third parties.
- The fraudsters often pretend to want to open a joint account with the victim and ask for copies of ID cards. The data is used to forge passports.
Our tip:
Enter the name of your internet acquaintance with the addition “Scammer” into Google, for example. In many cases, the search engine can confirm suspicions. If you were sent an image, you can use reverse image search to get additional information about the image.
It also makes sense that you use an alternative email address for online contact exchanges or for digital correspondence with a stranger. This way you can avoid having to delete your main email account in the event of fraud.
What to do if I've been scammed?
- Block person
- Ignore requests
- Preserve evidence
- Get help: Report it to your police.
Source:
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