Without going into too much details, he has been talking to this “girl” for the past 1.5 years and has NOT met her before. He’s already given “her” 30k and still doesn’t believe it’s a scam because of things like talking everyday, her buying gifts for him, and a mutual friend (I’m pretty sure e mutual friend is involved in this whole thing). The whole story sounds absurd to me but he buys into it.
Is there anything I can do? Call the police? Inform the family? (Not that the family can do anything?)
P.s. my friend is in his late 20s.
7 months in when he was telling me about this suspicious story I’ve alr warned him and he didn’t believe it — now that 1 year later and 30k is gone and he is still in this “relationship” with her (who would threaten to “kill herself” if he breaks up with her) I truly feel bad if he continue losing his money (which I know he will). But at this point not sure what I can do
Here are what netizens think:
- The problem is that the “girl” is not the only one lying to him. He is lying to himself. And he will never believe he is a liar.
- So as a friend there is really nothing I can do and watch him get scammed further? Sigh he even told me “I know how crazy this sounds and if I were you I’d think I’m getting scammed too but I know it’s not” lol
- He is addicted to the feeling of being in love. He will never face reality because it means destroying that feeling. The cost is too great for him. The desire to be loved is so powerful that some fall for love scams repeatedly.
- cant save the stupid. They will find out eventually and that’s how they learn their lesson. Some never do and end up bleeding their bank accounts dry to $0 then end up taking loans.
- I dont know how these stupid scams work but has your friend even had video calls with this “girl”? If not, how the hell is he so convinced he’s even talking to a real person? Maybe ask him this and that. Keep asking him questions till the point where he cant answer back and that’s when doubt will creep into himself