Form received 2021-07-25 11:29:06
What name did the scammer use?: Denis
How old did the scammer say they were?: 20
What site/app did you first meet the scammer on? Please provide a link if possible.: Dil Mil
https://dilmil.co/ iPhone app
Who made the first contact?: I contacted them first.
If they asked you to leave the site/app and go elsewhere, where did they take you?: we matched on dilmil and she said let's go on WhatsApp shortly after
Any other social media profile links used by the scammer.: Instagram
If they gave you a phone number, please add it here.: +447401329137
Scammer's Skype name.: n/a
Scammer's Skype username .: n/a
Please upload any photos the scammer sent you.: IMG_1651_hxnx7f.jpg
How much money did they demand?: £3000
Name you were told to send the money to.: Fatima Zahra Kharbouch
What country/city were you told to send the money to?: Morocco
How were you to send the money ?: Western Union
What steps, if any, have you already taken to block the scammer?: Blocked the girls profile on WhatsApp. Shortly after the video call, I received a text from another number +212 625-093720 who was the scammer, I blocked that whatsapp too. I blocked the girls profile on Instagram as well.
Are there any other details you wish to share? Anything you say may help prevent someone else from being scammed.: Do not let the girl follow you on Instagram or Facebook - that's the only way they can access your friends/ family list.
I wanted to verify her by following her on Instagram. We followed each other, after that she could see who followed me and who I was following..
Do not let anyone follow you on Instagram that you haven't met face to face.
The scammer prepared a fake profile of me and follow requested my friends from Instagram - (because they saw who I was following). Then threatened to share the video to friends. And they sent a screenshot of them sending the video (but pending) and threatened that way.
I told my friends about it, and together reported the fake profile of me. But, It wasn't until I reported it on Instagram direct did Instagram delete the account.
After that the scammer tried to threaten me by sending it on Facebook.
I also deleted the contacts syncing setting on Facebook, so people can't find me by my phone number. I did the same on Instagram shortly after.
The scammer then threatened to release on adult sites.