Category: Lonely Hearts Scam
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FREE CLASS: How to avoid scam for seniors!
Since I started my business clients have reported over $300,000 AUD lost to scammers in Lithgow alone. Unfortunately, those are only the people who have come to talk to me. I expect the number to be much much larger. With scam calls on the rise, we need to arm ourselves with information. For those people…
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Lonely Harts Scam: Case Cosed She got away
Looks like this one got away. It’s been three weeks since we have had any communication. Alice has started sending me more images of their “Child”. This is directly aimed at the heartstrings. Unfortunately, I was too busy with my real life to respond other than a few short words. If you think of it,…
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Anatomy of a Lonely Hearts Scam: “Day 8 How long will it take”
I have been asked how long do you think it will take before “Alice” tried to take my money? In this blog post, I’m going to explain the number one weapon of the lonely hearts scam artist. Patience. If you are just joining us then I recommend looking at the previous posts! Previous Posts What…
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Lonely Hearts Scam: Day 7 “The art of faking Romance”
The tide has shifted again. Over the last week, Alice has brought up investing in bitcoin, starting a business or investing in her plastic surgery clinic when she moves to Sydney. This makes me think that it’s more of an investment scam more than a lonely heart. Then this happened. Remember dating….when you meet someone…
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Lonely Hearts Scam: “Holiday Special” Family and Time away
How many tv shows do you know have a holiday special? We do too. If you are new to the blog this is about a Lonely Hearts Scammer who contacted me randomly. I have been trying to keep the conversation going for as long as I can in order to show you how the scam…
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Lonely Hearts Scam: Day 5 “Showing money you don’t have”
As the conversation with the con artists continues. The conversation is starting to take some interesting steps. “Alice” is starting to show off some of “Her money” by showing off her new car. The conversation was me just asking if they had a good day. I’m not one for cars. Honestly, my midlife crisis would…
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Lonely Hearts Scam: Day 4 “Be my hero”
It’s been a busy week for me on the whole scam front. Someone attempted to con me into a remote access scam yesterday. They were disappointed when I wasted a lot of their time. (Shame that my call recorder did not work…I will get them next time) Then I had a second lonely hearts scammer…
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Anatomy of a “Lonely Hearts Scam” Day Three: Hinting at Romance
IF you are new here I study scams as well as repair Mac computers and just a touch of cybersecurity. I don’t just study who did what and why. But how the scams work. I study the psychology of scams and disinformation. The goal is to someday get a degree on this very topic. Not…
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Am I sure this is a Lonely hearts Scam?
The ongoing saga of me documenting a lonely hearts scam. A friend of mine mentioned that perhaps this is a real person reaching out to me just to have a conversation. Yes, that is very possible. but I really doubt it. Let’s talk about how I have come to this conclusion. Looking at the information…
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Anatomy of a “Lonely Hearts Scam” Day Two: Alignment
In a previous post, I was contacted by a con artist who mistakenly thought that I might be a good mark. Little did they know I study con artists and online scams. If you are just joining us start there. What is Conversation Alignment? Conversation Alignment is establishing a bias in our minds artificially by…