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Who Are The People That
Romance Or Dating
Scams Are Targetted AtIncidences of romance or dating scams have been on the
rise since it came to public knowledge not too long
ago.Yet,many people in the Western world are yet to grasp the
reality of the fact that this scam seems to be on the
increase.Perhaps, because most of the people who lose money to
these scams do not talk about their losses.Many people prefer
to bear the financial losses in silence, rather than disclose
to any other party.
On the other hand, in Nigeria and other places where the
scammers operate from, large amounts of dollars are being
received on a daily basis from the scams.In the third week of
March,for instance, a 20 year old young man,just seeking
admission into the university, scammed 5000 British Pounds from
a middle aged woman in the United Kingdom.He is not the only
one collecting such amounts from dating or romance
scams.Daily,in thousands of cafes all over Nigeria,especially
the SouthWest, and other West African countries,tens of
thousands of young people are actively working at the
scams,looking for such victims.
But then, the question arises --whom do the scammers target for
their activities? Do they just pick on anyone anywhere, or do
they have a particular set of people that they focus on to
defraud them of their money?
From what I could gather in my research, here are the main
types of people that the scams are focused on:
1. Elderly people and other lonely groups: Elderly women and
men looking for companionship are believed to be especially
vulnerable to the scams.They are believed to be soft at
heart,and willing to part with their money in return for
romantic affection and attention.
Other lonely groups of people are also a prime target. Their
loneliness makes them to be in need of some form of
company,which may not be readily available around them in their
immediate environment and which the scammers readily
provide.
2. Separated women,recently divorced women and the like are
easy targets of the scammers. The trauma of their divorce or
separation makes them vulnerable to online scams. The scammers
hunt on various dating sites for women like these.
3. Overweight people:these set of people are about the easiest
to target and to scam,according to the scammers.
It appears some overweight people need someone to admire them
and to love them the way they are.
And it also appears that a number of them are insecure
emotionally.
And it appears that as a result of this, some overweight women
seem to do anything to hold on to a man,even if they do not
know if he is for real.
It appears that it is their sense of insecurity and their need
for acceptance that is often exploited to get money of
them.
4. People Looking For Sex: Many adult websites are a special
target of the scammers.The scammers show nude pictures of
themselves and engage in sexual acts with the persons they meet
on the site.
Usually,the people scammed through adult sites never disclose
that they were scammed or keep their losses to themselves.
All those interviewed and who lost money to scams through this
means declined to give figures of how much they were scammed
of
People living with AIDS, and differently-abled people are also
a target of the scams.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of those being targetted
by the scams.These happen to be the most popular ones the
scammers target.
The best way to deal with the dating or romance scams is to
know how the scammers operate and be wise as to their ways.
Educating yourself about these scams helps you to know how to
prevent it from happening to you.
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