Almost Got Love Scammed: Red Flags

A reddit report about a romance scam that cost someone Amount not specified. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

I met someone online. It's only been a week but we already decided to meet in my home country - Asia. I live in another country and I told him I will go home for vacation, he said he will come there to meet me too. 1. He said he is from USA. Number is from USA. 2. I asked for the time difference - 7 hrs instead of 8 - already raised some flag. 3. Said he is an ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON working in UN - searched his name, no doctor under this name. 4. Sent a pic - he is white. 5. Called me once - he has an African accent 😭😭😭😭. He's white in the pic so I already had doubt from that. 6. Tried to video call, it's not connecting all the time??! 7. Lastly, he asked me for money - for gas????!!! Said he bought 2 trucks, new house and is opening a hospital - I work in a hospital too. I know orthopedic surgeons have a lot of money. I blocked him of course. After I blocked him, he messaged with a Nigerian number, then 3 different numbers. Damn, how many numbers do they have😂😂 Almost got scammed 😅

🛡️ How to Protect Yourself

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Be cautious of people met online asking for money

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Research the person's background and social media

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Never send money to someone you haven't met in person

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