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Top 10 Most Stolen Photos Worldwide
Here are the top ten favorite personalities that scammers steal photos from!
These are worldwide favorites of scammers to use for fake profiles in social media and online dating websites.
This is based up data compiled from the dating industry.
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We often use the term ‘scam victim’ in our articles, but this is a convenience to help those searching for information in search engines like Google. It is just a convenience and has no deeper meaning. If you have come through such an experience, YOU are a Survivor! It was not your fault. You are not alone! Axios!
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Some of our articles discuss various aspects of victims. This is both about better understanding victims (the science of victimology) and their behaviors and psychology. This helps us to educate victims/survivors about why these crimes happened and to not blame themselves, better develop recovery programs, and to help victims avoid scams in the future. At times this may sound like blaming the victim, but it does not blame scam victims, we are simply explaining the hows and whys of the experience victims have.
These articles, about the Psychology of Scams or Victim Psychology – meaning that all humans have psychological or cognitive characteristics in common that can either be exploited or work against us – help us all to understand the unique challenges victims face before, during, and after scams, fraud, or cybercrimes. These sometimes talk about some of the vulnerabilities the scammers exploit. Victims rarely have control of them or are even aware of them, until something like a scam happens and then they can learn how their mind works and how to overcome these mechanisms.
Articles like these help victims and others understand these processes and how to help prevent them from being exploited again or to help them recover more easily by understanding their post-scam behaviors. Learn more about the Psychology of Scams at www.ScamPsychology.org
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If you are experiencing significant distress or emotional difficulties related to a scam or other traumatic event, please consult your doctor or mental health provider for appropriate care and support.
Also read our SCARS Institute Statement about Professional Care for Scam Victims – click here to go to our ScamsNOW.com website.
The two girls I happen to know very well. Your names on them are all wrong. Even when I tell you what their real names are. I offered you one , with her handler , 3 months ago , when they wanted to meet with me in Ghana. Yet you did nothing. Not even contact me back to say no. . This tells me that you are not trying to stop them. By letting an opportunity like that to go past , is just helping them. Amanda is touted as ghana s first cam girl , 18 years ago. And you passed on the bust . Thanks.
Mike Thomas, we are not free private detectives on demand. We collect scammer data and investigate where appropriate. YOU may think you have accurate factual information, but the odds are you have just more lies made up by a scammer.
I was trying to dating online and a guy who said he’s name is Jason hillcrest 50 years old have a son and his wife and daughter die in car accident , he travel alot in sales around states and ssend pics of him and his son Alexander , i suspected of this cause i never reply that emails but everyday recieve and email like we was exchanging emails lol and last email he said he nd hos son need me etc so i have my doubts here his email jasonhillcrest@hotmail.com herebthe last email i am latin hispanic and emails comes in english and spanish so here the last email content
Mi amor
Desde el primer momento me puse en contacto, sabía que estábamos destinados a estar juntos. Ha pasado tanto tiempo desde que una mujer ha capturado mi atención de manera total o hecho que mi corazón latía como lo hace ahora. Pensamientos de que se enciende toda mi espíritu y me llena de alegría y su mera presencia calentarán cualquier habitación. No tengo ninguna duda eres la mujer Cielo ha hecho especialmente para mí.
Gracias por la oportunidad que me han dado para ser el suyo usted. Lo más importante, gracias por compartir su amor y con ganas de hacernos una parte de su vida. No importa qué tan lentamente ni a qué distancia se desarrolla nuestro noviazgo, sé de pie ante Dios y nuestra futura familia, prometiendo ser su socio para la vida, era la decisión más fácil que pude haber hecho.
Cada día que pasa hace que nuestro amor el uno al otro a crecer más fuerte. Aunque sé que es difícil para nosotros porque estamos separados, sé que no hay nada que nos pueda separarnos para siempre. Nuestros deseos seguirán estirar a cualquier distancia, sobre todo monte y océano entre nosotros. Nada puede interponerse entre nosotros y nada me detendrá de cumplir con usted.
Usted es mi futuro y nada puede jamás alejarnos de nuestro destino. Te extraño más cada día. Estoy aquí con los brazos abiertos, donde llegará finalmente algún día … justo donde perteneces.
Ama siempre,
Jason
My Love,
From the very first moment I contacted you, I knew that we were destined to be together. It has been so long since a woman has captured my attention so fully or made my heart beat the way it does right now. Thoughts of you lights up my entire spirit and fills me with joy and your mere presence will warm any room. I have no doubt you are the woman Heaven has made especially for me.
Thank you for the opportunity you have given me to be yours. Most importantly, thank you for sharing your love and wanting to make us a part of your life. No matter how slowly or at what distance our courtship develops, I know standing before God and our future family, vowing to be your partner for life, was the easiest decision I could have ever made.
Each day that passes makes our love for each other grow stronger. Although I know it’s hard for us because we are apart, I know there is nothing that can keep us apart forever. Our desires will continue to stretch across any distance, over every mountain and ocean between us. Nothing can stand between us and nothing will stop me from meeting you.
You are my future and nothing can ever keep us from our destiny. I miss you more every day. I am here with open arms where you will some day finally arrive… right where you belong.
Love Always,
Jason
I am a 68 year old woman that has been scammed by a 59 year old male going by the name Harvey Hudson. He is in Ghana and has been for this past year. Unfortunately I have given him money. All the signs were there but I didn’t want to believe them. Finally woke up. Anybody heard of him. He started in North Carolina
Sorry to hear that. You might want to join our support group fro scam victims on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rsn.public.group/
Any information about Evelyn l sisen
Would be appreciated.