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Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:48 pm

Males are targeted more than females in romance scams.


The percentage of males romance scammed compared to females is considerably higher. While the West African scammers target both males and females, scammers from Russia and Ukraine almost exclusively target males. Reports of these scammers targeting females are rare, as are ones of females becoming victims of a blackmail scam/sextortion that didn’t originate as a romance one. It’s also worth noting that almost all romance scammers are males, no matter what the gender of the profiles they use. Some may use females to take photos or calls as part of the scam, but the people behind them are male.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:48 pm

How can we tell where a scam originated from just by looking at it?


People are often surprised how we can tell where a scam email came from so quickly. It’s actually very simple. Certain parts of the world tend to specialise in certain types of scam. For example, refugee scams will typically come from Senegal, whereas translation agency scams are usually sent from Ukraine. If an email mentions a refugee camp then the odds of it being from Ukraine pretty slim to none. Add to that things like the wording of an email, and we can usually tell pretty accurately where a scam has come from simply by taking a short glance at it looking for those tell tale signs. It’s something that comes from experience, but something anyone can learn.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:49 pm

If you haven’t met them, then you’ve only “met” them.


When it comes to the internet, anyone can be anyone. Numbers can be faked. Email addresses can be spoofed. Images can be stolen. Voices can be changed. Video can be manipulated. If you haven’t met someone face to face, then you haven’t met them.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:49 pm

What can you do to protect your images?


Scammers will steal whatever they can, and that includes photos of real people. To stop them stealing yours, watermark them. Not just a small one in the corner. Make it a big watermark that’s impossible to crop out. If you run a website, add the URL to it. If you have twitter, add your name. The harder it is to steal, the less likely they are to.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:49 pm

76. The answer is 76.


The question? How many different scammers contacted my fake dating profile on a single site in a single month. Multiply that by 12 and you’re looking at over 900 scammers a year. Remember, this is just for one profile on one site. It’s not even a particularly special profile. It’s about as ordinary and boring as I could make it. We also never approach the scammer, but let them come to us. Imagine what the true figure for the amount of people scammed on dating sites is.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:50 pm

Refugee scams.


The refugee scam is a mix of romance scam and trunk box scam. In these cases, the “woman” will have fled the country due to her family being brutally murdered or a wicked relative trying to control her after the death of her father. They will claim to be in a refugee camp, and in possession of the means to obtain a large amount of money. The camp will usually be in Senegal, as that’s where these scammers are working from, These scammers are easy to spot as their scripts are all very similar. Here are two examples, both taken from the same site:

Hello
my name is Sandra, I came across your profile and become interested for a serious relationship. please if you wouldn’t mind, i will like you to write me through my email; ( sandramazoba@live.com ) so that i can give you my pictures and tell you more about myself. age and distance does not matter, rather what i value most is the understanding and love. thanks till i hear from you,
miss Sandra

Hello dear,
I have seen your profile contact here, Indeed, I (tinawalt@yahoo.co.uk) need a friend who is realistic, honesty and faithful in my life.. I quite believe that we can start from here since it takes one to know someone. I want you to understand that race or distance does not matter but loving and caring matters a lot in life. I am expecting your favorable response so that we can get to know each other better. On the receipt of your response to (tinawalt@yahoo.co.uk), I will send my pictures to you. Yours truly, tina

As you can see, both claim that distance doesn’t matter, and one says that age isn’t imporant while the other says the same about race. Both also offer to send pictures if you reply. Around 50% of the time, there will be no avatar with their profile, or it’ll contain a flower/sunset photograph. They may claim that they have something important to tell you. The “important” thing will be that they need your help to escape the supposed refugee camp and collect the money, and that they’re willing to offer you a share in exchange for your help. There is of course no money, no refugee camp and no pastor that you can talk to. The “pastor” will be the scammer, and if you speak to a female then it’ll be his girlfriend/wife/sister/mother/him putting on a stupid falsetto voice in a pathetic attempt to fool you.
Another clue that this is a refugee scam will be the fact the email address is not only included in the message, but surrounded by brackets. Here’s another example that has the classic misspellings “remeber” and “alot” that we see all the time:
Dearest,
My name is Rose,i saw your profile today and became interested in you,i will also like to know you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.
Here is my email address(roseidrissa@yahoo.com)
I believe we can move from here
I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.
Roseidrissababy
Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life
(roseidrissa@yahoo.com)

Another thing to notice is that a lot (or “alot”) will claim to have become “interested in your profile”. These wording patterns make spotting the scammers very easy.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:51 pm

Misconceptions about scams.


Here we’ll list a number of misconceptions, falsehoods and lies about scammers.

“All Africans are scammers”
Many parts of Africa have a bad reputation as being scammer hotspots. This does not mean everyone in those places are scammers. The vast majority of people are honest and law abiding. It’s the minority that drag the reputation down.

“All black people are scammers”
This is of course wildly inaccurate and outright racist. There are scammers from every part of the globe, and they come in all colours. Russian and Ukrainian scammers for example are white males abusing stolen photos of white females to perpetrate their scams.

“Anyone using a stolen photo is a scammer”
Apart from baiters, people who are aware of the dangers online and don’t expose their real face and people who simply want to use a photo of someone they like instead of their own. A stolen photo can be a sign the person is a scammer, but is not absolute proof.

“I saw her on webcam. She must be real”
Webcam footage can be stolen, and some programs will even allow some level of interaction.

“They wouldn’t go on webcam with me, so they must be a scammer”
Not everyone is comfortable appearing on webcam. Just because they refuse doesn’t make them a scammer.

“Every white person claiming to be in Africa/Asia is a scammer”
Because of globalisation, people travel abroad for a number of reasons. Again, it can be considered a sign, but not 100% proof.

“They used a proxy. They must be a scammer”
Some people prefer to hide their real location. Some people use their phone to browse the web. Some people use ISPs that are considered a giant proxy. Simply using a proxy is not proof.

“She wants to see me naked online. She must be a scammer”
Or, maybe she’s horny too. It happens. You still need to be careful, but don’t simply assume they must be a blackmailer if they want to see you naked.

“I saw his ID. He must be real”
Can you say “Photoshop”?

“He admitted he was trying to scam me at first, but now really does love me”
No. He loves your bank account. That’s what he’s trying to get into, not your underwear.

“He promised to give me my money back”
Nuh huh. If he sends you anything, it’ll be money from another victim, not your scammer. That can get you put in jail. Even a bunch of flowers can be paid for abusing stolen credit card details.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:51 pm

Retaliation – or is it?


Often we hear the scammers from West Africa claim that they’re doing these scams in retaliation for the slave trade in the past by “the white man”. Let me call bullshit on this. The scammers send out their emails en masse with no thought or care as to who receives them. They have no idea where the people live, their age, sex, colour, religious beliefs or if they have cereal or toast for breakfast. All they have is a list of email addresses. Now tell me how on earth they can differentiate between their fellow countrymen and “the white man”?
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:51 pm

More info on image searching.


Something to note when it comes to image searches. Scammers often rotate the images to try and get past image searches. If you’re going to do a search, rotate the image after it and do another search if you don’t get anything the first time.
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Re: Blog archive.

Unread postby Wayne » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:52 pm

Searching for images.


When doing image searches, we recommend two sites. The main one, and the one most know about is Google image search at https://images.google.com/ but there’s also the lesser known http://tineye.com/ that’s also worth checking out. These are great tools to see if the photos you’ve been sent have been used elsewhere.
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