Romance Scam Story

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

Hi, I joined a Christian dating website a couple weeks ago. I’ve been texting with one man I met on the site. We both have i. Phones and have been texting that way, not over Whats. App or anything. I’ve been texting him for about ten days. He said he had to go to Dubai for business and we would go on a date when he gets back. Two days ago I told my friends about him and they said it was suspicious we’ve only texted and haven’t talked on the phone or Face. Timed yet so I asked him to Face. Time. He Face. Timed me yesterday, saying he was coming back from a bar where he had been drinking with his friends. It looked like him in all the pictures and videos he had sent me but the weird part was at one point the phone I was Face. Timing with moved back and I could see it was held up to another phone that he was on. I hope that makes sense, I’m not sure how to describe it. So I wasn’t Face. Timing with him but with someone else who was holding a phone up to a Face. Time of him. It was super strange. Why would anyone do that. I’m sure this is a scam but has anyone ever heard of that before? Thank you.

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Verify identities through video calls and mutual contacts

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