Victim Stories
I Lost $200,000 Retirement Money to a Scammer, and Now Having to Work Again
I've decided to do this as Diana L Garren has encouraged us to tell our story. I hope this will help stop my negative feelings and thoughts and...
While Grieving, I Lost £300,000 and My Family on a Dating Site
Like many, my life hasn’t been an easy one. When l was 48, l lost my husband to bowel cancer. He had suffered for four years. He passed away in a...
The Romance Scammers Con Men Out of Money Too…Read My Story
My name is Charles, and this is my story of being scammed by a romance scammer. I am a writer by trade, so I hope you all will forgive the length of...
My French Dream Broke into a Thousand Pieces and Cost Me $64,000
By the end of July 2021, I got a divorce from my husband after a long, unhappy, loveless marriage. The divorce was not pretty, but I still had the...
I lost $62,381.15 Canadia to a Romance Scammer I Met on Plenty of Fish
I joined the dating site Plenty of Fish in Nov 2021. I found this charming guy who seemed too good to be true. However, I believed him. We clicked...
I Was Scammed Out Of 11,000 Euros
It is very hard to overcome this pain and shame. Here is my story. I got out of a romantic scam on 1/28/22 when I realized I was scammed. It only...
Was Looking for Love Online; What I Found Was a Scammer and Lost $170,000 Plus
I have been divorced since 2018. All of my friends in my divorce support group were online at different dating sites trying to find love; some were...
I Am a Man, and I Was Scammed for Over $400,000; It happens to men too!
Well, I am new to this group and appreciate being allowed to join as one of a handful of men. Reading all of the terrible situations so many women...
The Shame Was So Bad from Being Scammed; I Tried to Kill Myself
This is my story. My scam happened between 2016-2017. My marriage was never ideal and worst at that time. I was used as a maid and serving staff...
A Supposed Gemologist Scammed Me for $43,000
My story begins with meeting this Man on a Dating Site. He claimed to be divorced and had a daughter named Pamela, who lived in Paris. He claimed to...
The Scammer Took More than 21,000 from Me
Wow, where to start...I met a man on Zoosk. I was very new to online dating and had no concept of being scammed. It wasn't even on my radar. I met a...
I Was Scammed for $9,000 By a Man I Met on Instagram
I met him on Instagram, and we became fast friends. He asked me to buy gift cards and told me he would pay for them on my credit card. He did pay my...
I Met My Scammer on a Dating Site and She Stole Over $63,000 from Me
My story is long. The events lasted 2 years. She claimed to be a designer and musician working in South Africa, but from Spain. She said she had a...
Wanting a Relationship and Child Left Me Vulnerable to be Scammed for $1,200
Let me start with introducing myself, my name is Melissa, and I'm 41ys old, never been married, and never had children. As long as I can remember, I...
It Was a 20-Year Old Nigerian Boy that Scammed Me Out of $25,000
My name is Andrea. I never thought I would be a victim of a romance scam because I am well educated, I knew what signs to look for, and I was (and...
In Love with a Ghost
On 2/20/2020, I received a message on Instagram from Maxwell Cyprian that said hello. I wrote back and said hello, but I told him I didn’t know who...
I Was Scammed for $2,000 Because I Wanted the Dream and Love
I met my guy on a dating site for BBW. His name was Christopha Furtado. His pictures showed a handsome man, dark hair, and tanned. He claimed he was...
I Thought He Was a Soldier that Needed My Help, But He Was a Scammer
I have been online dating for a while since my last serious relationship ended back in 2016. I was at my wit's end when I thought maybe let me try...
The Romance Scammer Stole $479,000 from Me in Three Months
I was scammed out of most of my life savings, $479K, by a serial, seamless criminal who groomed me for a month with intimate bonding techniques....
My Scammer Took $140,000 from Me
My husband passed at the end of the year. I moved to be closer to a friend that I grew up with. After I got myself settled, it was a new year; I...
I’m an Intelligent 95-Year Old That Had $4,700 Stolen by a Scammer
It started out so innocent and ended up a nightmare. A picture appeared on Facebook of a nice looking [not handsome] man boarding a small...
Due to My Medical Knowledge, I Knew It Was a Scam
I met this scammer on the Vietsingles website. His name is Andy. In his profile, he is 48 years old with a picture of a handsome mixed nationality...
He Found Me on Instagram, Broke My Heart and Stole $13,700 from Me
It was back on August 21, 2019, when it all started. I was going through a breakup and was so heartbroken when my ex-boyfriend, whom I thought I...
$270,000 Gone!
My story started on Match.com. I really wasn't looking for love as much as friends to meet locally and enjoy lunch and movies and hang out. Before...
My Family No Longer Trusted Me After I Told Them I Was Scammed Out of $300,000
I had just finished taking care of my husband, who had cancer. Being a caregiver means that you put all the wants about YOU into the trash. I had no...
My Scammer Used a Little Girl to Scam Me Out of 4,404.00GBP
It all started when I had a friend request on Facebook. There was this picture of a handsome Soldier in Uniform, so I accepted his request. At the...
I Lost $65,000 to a Scammer I Met on Vietfun.com
Hi Diana, thanks for welcoming me to the Victim Support Group. I just finished reading your book. I admired you for the work that you put in to...
My Scammer Stole $10,000 from Me
My story started in 2017 when I decided to join a dating site mingle 2. From the beginning, right away, I was contacted by other women asking me for...
I Lost My Morals, Betrayed Myself and My Family, Stole Money from My Husband of 35 yrs. and My Mother All for a Scammer
I started on Instagram, meeting a lot of interesting men. I was a middle-aged bored housewife. I enjoyed getting compliments from these men that...
Please be Vigilant, So You Don’t Get Your Heart Broken and Money Stolen As I Did
My Story, where do I begin? I met my scammer on Match.com. It was right after I found out that my husband of 26 years was having an affair and...
I Lost $8,500 to My Scammer and Almost Committed Suicide
Well, I am 59 years old. I don't work anymore since I get migraines almost every day now, and I spend a lot of time on the computer. I don't have...
The Russian Woman I Married Only Wanted a Permanent Residency in the US
I married a Russian woman after meeting her, and the people she said were her parents. She used the alias Ilona Dauksha or Ilona Arturovna Dauksha...
He Was a Scammer, Not a Four-Star Air Force General
My story starts and ends like so many others. I was sitting in front of my laptop one evening on Facebook, looking at the posts by friends of mine -...
Western Union Saved Me from Continuing to be a Money Mule
Hi, my name is Sandy, and this is my story. On October 30th, 2018, I met a man by the name of Levine Shaffer on Facebook. Within 24/48 hours after...
My Scammer Threatened to Assassinate Me, My Family, and My Dogs
I met a man by the name of Henry Young on a dating site called Mingle. He told me he was from the USA and has been deployed to Nigeria. He started...
My Scammer Stole My Money and Tricked Me into Being a Money Mule
Ok... here we go.... to understand where I am coming from I have to let you know that I have been married to a very violent man. All this showed up...
I Feel Stupid and Violated
I feel stupid and violated. I was scammed. I posted my story on a widow support group and got some really rude remarks. I tried just scrolling by...
$23,000 Gone – By the third scammer I was educated
Exactly a year ago I met a man online. He gave me the usual story how this was his last contract before he retired and then we would travel the...
$130,000 Gone…Vengeance Besets Vengeance
I had gone through a lot in the past year, a divorce from the man that was my whole life, a layoff and the drama of the family. My husband and...
Thank you. Your Story Saved My Neighbor’s Life
Hi, my name is Carina. I'm from Sweden. I only want to thank you so much as I cannot describe with words. Your story save my neighbor right now. She...
Phase 2 – From Being Scammed for Money to Being Tricked Into Being a Money Mule
Ok, here we go! To understand where I am coming from I have to let you know that I have been married to a very violent man. All this showed up after...
Instead of “Happy Ever After” I Got Scammed for Over $60,000
It’s our children’s dream to make us happy again. My daughter Apple wanted happiness for me again after me being widowed twice. She heard about...
Accepting a Facebook Friend Request from a Stranger Cost Me $183,960 and a Broken Heart
What did I learn from accepting a Friend Request from strangers on social media? Brings me to what my mother use to tell me when I was a little...
A Supposed White Man from France Stole My Heart and Money
I was scammed by a white man who claimed that he lived in France, Bordeaux. He wrote and spoke to me in French. 20 August 2016 he wrote to me on...
I Lost 2,000 to a Scammer I Met On Plenty of Fish (POF) Dating Site
I met my scammer on the dating site Plenty of Fish (POF). We chatted for a week or maybe more when he wanted me to take down my profile on the...
He Stole My Heart and Money Even Though I Knew Better
I grew up in a solid family; supportive parents and I currently live close to my entire family and am connected with them. However, I know I have...
He Broke My Heart, But Didn’t Get My Money!
Scott Dale sent me a message request on Facebook messenger. He was a handsome fella with photos and friends. All looked good, but I told him I don't...
My Scammer Became Vile When I Stopped Sending Money
Hi, my story began in the Spring of 2017 when I met a man on Facebook. He claimed to own an offshore underwater welding company, and he was going on...
Set Free from Hearing the Truth and Being Educated
Hello Diana, I am the victim of a romance online scam. My name is Lynn, 58 years old, and practice as an advanced practice nurse, CRNA. I joined...
Identity of Innocent Man Stolen by Scammers to Scam Women Out of Money
Aloha, may this greet you in the best of health. I have been asked to write my journey, my saga and my horror on this subject of online dating and...
Told by an Almost Victim…Saved by Meeting a Victim of Identity Theft
I have been widowed for two years. On June 17, 2017 I met this guy on a dating website called Badoo. He told me his name was Rand Scott, and that he...
Left Her Scammer after Settling “What If’s!”
Hello Diana, I want to let you know your book arrived and I am about 1/3 way thru it and already. It has answered so many lingering doubts I was...
Told by a Pastor that His Wife Got Involved with a Scammer and Bankrupted Them
Last January, my began an online affair with a military romance scammer. Previously, She had come out of an illness where she was bedridden and I...
Told by a victim that was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars
Thank you all so much for welcoming me to the group!!!! Mine is a looooong story, so much pain. I am thankful for you all! I lost hundreds of...
I Was Scammed Out of Over 90,000 USD
I am a 52 year old woman from Russia. I met my scammer on Facebook on 2th of February. He introduced himself as Randy Scott from LA California, USA,...
A Man from Nigeria Stole My Money, Home, Vehicle, Family, Friends, Heart and Soul
My name is Teresa. I live in North Carolina. I was 50 years old and newly divorced when I was scammed. I met my scammer in early 2013. He...
He Kept Pulling Me Back Into His Web of Deceit
To Whom It May Concern, My name is Elisabeth Vaughn. I'm a 63 yr. old Christian lady from South Carolina. In September of 2015, I received a friend...
My Good Sense Saved Me from Losing Money to a Scammer
My first encounter with Sergeant Kelvin Williams from Tucon Arizona and serving in the US Army was on 4th November 2015. I received a friend request...