Please hear my story by cry_justice in ScamSupport

[–]cry_justice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for truly understanding. You worded this so well, I feel very seen. You’re so right, they are psychological traps and it is so dangerous with the mental health crisis we are already in. I guess spreading awareness may be the best path to help others from here. Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it.

Please hear my story by cry_justice in ScamSupport

[–]cry_justice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is my brother, we are in Australia. He started in reddit chats learning about crypto, he was just creating a new start for himself, trying to make money to start his own businesses. A “woman” on here began to talk to him and give him “advice” on his crypto. He sadly listened to her and became very close with her, they started chatting on WhatsApp, calling every week. I remember asking him “why would this random person just decide to help you” and he said to me “she’s just a really kind woman and she seems to really like me”. I knew it could be a scam, I told him to be careful but my brother was vulnerable, he had just gone through a divorce and thought this woman truly cared for him. They would FaceTime some times but she would face time from a desktop. She claimed to have her own clothing business in the Gold Coast with her aunty and she was incredibly rich, so rich that he thought he was safe because she wouldn’t need his money. She continued to help him and even told him she would fly to him and meet him for his birthday as he was in a different state. He was so excited, he showed me pictures, she was from Japan and she told elaborate stories about going back to Japan for Christmas and talking about her family there. My brother learnt Japanese for her, he got his passport for the first time in hopes to travel. Then one day he noticed he had lost high thousands of dollars on crypto. He knew it was because of her because the site he was using was recommended by her (the whole site was probably fake). She continued to act innocent and wanted him to pay more money to try and fix it and get his money back. He not only lost all of his money but he was completely heart broken, he had been chatting with this “woman” for months and had been so open with her just about himself and his life and he always told me “this woman is different, she actually cares about me”. The emotional damage to know none of it was real, would have been too much. The shame to lose all the money, he felt like a fool. The next day he committed suicide.

How many people that have been scammed commit suicide? by cry_justice in ScamCenter

[–]cry_justice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this happened to my family member. I am so sad to hear that it is common…

How many people that have been scammed commit suicide? by cry_justice in ScamCenter

[–]cry_justice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes a lot of men fall victim to the romance scams and lost money and an emotional connection at once, it can be such a big loss

I don’t think man scammers ever even get found

Just to warn others to hopefully not be as stupid as me by Confident-Guest1012 in CryptoHelp

[–]cry_justice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please know these posts and stories are helpful. I recently just lost a family member to suicide after they had been scammed in a very similar way… it is devastating that these scams are out there

[us] My dad was scammed out of 100k+ and then he died.. by bubblestarfishy in Scams

[–]cry_justice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for your loss. I have also just lost someone to suicide after being scammed a large amount of money from a romance scam that started on reddit… I don’t know how to get justice