Welcome back, everyone. I will spoil this a little by saying there really isn’t a satisfying resolution and she is still involved in the scam (maybe later she’ll get out, but not today). But before I begin here is some more info we have learned about everyone’s favorite fake boyfriend:
• He’s too busy to respond to her texts because he trades in Bitcoin (Yay!)
• He gets mad whenever she asks for photos of his property (which is definitely NOT sketchy).
• And in the newest turn of events, he sent her money to buy a dress, and she bought it. Depending on how this money was sent to her, she has the potential to be complicit in money laundering or acting as a money mule (is your anxiety increasing? Because mine is!)
Over the weekend, the group chat decided that Paige should talk to Kate. They carpool together occasionally, and Paige is a kind person so we figured it would come across as concern rather than attacking in the eyes of Kate.
[For those of you saying we should be as blunt as possible, I love that approach and that is usually how I live life. But, this is a coworker in a professional work environment, and I’m not friends with these people, we just sometimes eat lunch together, which makes it a little tricky on how to approach this]
Anyway, Paige pulled Kate aside during one of our breaks and told her that she’d been thinking about her “fiancé” and that it seemed a little off. She then proceeds to list out most of the points I’ve put here on Reddit. Apparently, Kate got quiet, and when Paige was finished she said “I thought he may have been a scam in the beginning, but because he has never asked me for money, I know he’s real. But thanks for the concern.”
Oh.
My.
Gosh!
HE DOESN’T NEED TO ASK YOU FOR MONEY IF HE HAS ALL YOUR BANKING INFO AND JUST OPENS CREDIT CARDS IN YOUR NAME!!!!!!!!
According to Paige, she left mine and Elle’s names out of the conversation so Kate has two other people to turn to if she wants to talk. But Kate didn’t talk about her “fiancé” at lunch yesterday, which she always does, so maybe she’s closed off to us now…
If anyone has new ideas or advice, I’m happy to hear it. As I said in my last post, he has claimed that he is coming home on May 10th, so if the excuse is good as to why he isn’t coming home, I’ll post again.
In conclusion, PLEASE protect yourself online. Scamming is a multi-billion dollar “industry” and everyone is at risk. If you feel like an online job posting, an individual on a dating site, or a “free” service seems too good to be true, it probably is. It is so much better to be cautious than end up with $30,000 in credit card debt like Peter Griffin (iykyk).
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Backup of the post’s body: Welcome back, everyone. I will spoil this a little by saying there really isn’t a satisfying resolution and she is still involved in the scam (maybe later she’ll get out, but not today). But before I begin here is some more info we have learned about everyone’s favorite fake boyfriend:
• He’s too busy to respond to her texts because he trades in Bitcoin (Yay!)
• He gets mad whenever she asks for photos of his property (which is definitely NOT sketchy).
• And in the newest turn of events, he sent her money to buy a dress, and she bought it. Depending on how this money was sent to her, she has the potential to be complicit in money laundering or acting as a money mule (is your anxiety increasing? Because mine is!)
Over the weekend, the group chat decided that Paige should talk to Kate. They carpool together occasionally, and Paige is a kind person so we figured it would come across as concern rather than attacking in the eyes of Kate.
[For those of you saying we should be as blunt as possible, I love that approach and that is usually how I live life. But, this is a coworker in a professional work environment, and I’m not friends with these people, we just sometimes eat lunch together, which makes it a little tricky on how to approach this]
Anyway, Paige pulled Kate aside during one of our breaks and told her that she’d been thinking about her “fiancé” and that it seemed a little off. She then proceeds to list out most of the points I’ve put here on Reddit. Apparently, Kate got quiet, and when Paige was finished she said “I thought he may have been a scam in the beginning, but because he has never asked me for money, I know he’s real. But thanks for the concern.”
Oh.
My.
Gosh!
HE DOESN’T NEED TO ASK YOU FOR MONEY IF HE HAS ALL YOUR BANKING INFO AND JUST OPENS CREDIT CARDS IN YOUR NAME!!!!!!!!
According to Paige, she left mine and Elle’s names out of the conversation so Kate has two other people to turn to if she wants to talk. But Kate didn’t talk about her “fiancé” at lunch yesterday, which she always does, so maybe she’s closed off to us now…
If anyone has new ideas or advice, I’m happy to hear it. As I said in my last post, he has claimed that he is coming home on May 10th, so if the excuse is good as to why he isn’t coming home, I’ll post again.
In conclusion, PLEASE protect yourself online. Scamming is a multi-billion dollar “industry” and everyone is at risk. If you feel like an online job posting, an individual on a dating site, or a “free” service seems too good to be true, it probably is. It is so much better to be cautious than end up with $30,000 in credit card debt like Peter Griffin (iykyk).
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