Another Facebook Love Scam Caught!

As part of my commitment to keep you updated of Facebook/online love scams, I am posting this. You can see that this is a very updated screenshot because you cannot even see the date in the Facebook messenger chat but only the time. I received this message on the morning of 13 September 2016.

I accidentally accepted a friend request of a dubious Facebook user. It is definitely a scam, judging from the language he used in introducing himself. Obviously, a template has been used to introduce himself to millions of females around the world. How I know that? This is because very beautiful words have been used. For example, he was "fascinated by my beauty"! This is outrageous! Nobody professes love for another person just by seeing an online picture. Moreover, how does he know whether that's a real picture from me?

In the past, I would really have accepted such a compliment because I was very desperate for love. However, I'm no longer that desperate. Moreover I am also much more realistic about where I stand in terms of beauty. You should also be realistic about where you stand. As we all know, most people are not at the extreme end of beauty.

I will not be replying to this person and will be removing him from my Friends List.

Why You Fall Into Scams?

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You have a vulnerability that con men can exploit.

You may have been single for a long time, or been into and out of relationship many times. These con men understand that you have been feeling lonely and must be desperate or hunger for love and affection.

When they seek you out on Facebook or any other social network sites, they will joke with you. They will ask you why you are still single and they will ask you to pour your heart out because they want to show you that they care. Once you pour your heart, the effect on you is you will start to trust these con men a little bit more because they care to listen to you. This is related to social engineering which I further expand upon in the next section.

The con men are skillful at using social engineering tactics

Social engineering is the art of using strategies and tactics to manipulate the psychology of people so that they trust more quickly and are willing to divulge more information.

In the previous section, when you allow yourself to pour your soul out to a stranger, you are actually allowing your mind to relax and start to trust a person.

Next, these con men will also tell you that they have a sad story to share with you too. Usually, they will say they have been been through a terrible marriage and have divorced and they are lonely too. Some even will tell you they have kids and their kids are what give them the power to move on with life. They will also tell you they feel fortunate to know you and start to tell you that you are the final love of their life (even when they really don't know anything much about you). Ironically, because they put so much trust in you even before you think they shouldn't, you start to change your thinking to "hey, if this guy can trust me so much, why don't I try to believe him?"

That's when you are trapped.

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