Young man's spectacular single mother money scam

GĐXH - "I can't believe this is happening to me. I'm worried about how I'm going to get money to pay off my friends and relatives," she confided.

Single mother Gabriella Kranyik (46 years old) lives with her 18 year old daughter in north west London.

She used a dating app to find a boyfriend and met a young man who called himself Gabriel. After two weeks of chatting, she felt fond of and trusted this young man.

Cú lừa tiền mẹ đơn thân ngoạn mục của trai trẻ - Ảnh 1. — Gabriella Kranyik (blonde) takes a photo with her daughter. Photo: Mirror

After that, he lured her into investing online to make a profit. She transferred twice, a total of about 2,100 pounds (nearly 70 million VND).

She received notice that her investment had generated a profit of more than £39,000 (over 1.2 billion VND).

"I thought it was hard to believe, but Gabriel reassured me and said to try to get all the money," she shared.

Following his instructions, she followed the procedures to get the money. First, the investor informed her that she had to pay her taxes on time, otherwise she would be charged a late fee.

She felt pressured to pay the money in 3 days. At this time, Gabriel continued to encourage her so the woman decided to borrow money from friends and relatives to pay.

After paying the tax, she received a notice that the money would be transferred to her account after 12 hours, but the transfer order was faulty. They said she had to pay another fee called a withdrawal fee.

She still believed and paid as usual. She only discovered it was a scam when she continued to receive another payment notice.

She contacted Gabriel but he had disappeared. The total amount of money she was defrauded in this case was up to 10,000 pounds (more than 329 million VND).

"I can't believe this is happening to me. I'm worried about how I'm going to get money to pay off my friends and relatives," she confided.

7 ways to avoid online dating traps

Cú lừa tiền mẹ đơn thân ngoạn mục của trai trẻ - Ảnh 2. — You should check the real age of the person you are talking to online in many ways to know if they are cheating you or not. Illustration photo

1. Check their real age

As a rule, online scammers often target older people.

It is not uncommon to come across a middle-aged man or woman looking for an older partner.

This group of people is said to be not only rich but also emotionally deprived and easily deceived.

So if you get a message from someone much younger than you who wants to have a long-term relationship with you, you might be being scammed.

You should check the real age of the person you are talking to online in many ways to know if they are cheating you or not.

2. Be careful with sudden confessions

If you have only known each other for a week but he keeps talking about love and vowing to have a long-term relationship with you, you should be careful.

This is typical behavior of social media scammers. These people often say that they are madly in love with you and want to be with you.

Then, when you are blinded by love, they will ask you to give them personal information.

Ultimately, these scammers will use that same information to blackmail you or your family.

3. Don't give in when they ask you for financial help.

After you have been in love and dating online for a while, the scammer will think of ways to get money from you, especially when you are so in love with them.

The scammer will say they want to come to your country to marry you.

But suddenly some tragedy will happen and their plans will have to be postponed. And they will ask you for financial help.