“He told me he was a U.S. citizen working in Nigeria. He asked me for money for his business and to help him leave Nigeria,” she said
CLEVELAND, Ohio -All year long, but especially around Valentines Day, romance scammers are hard at work, looking to get you to part with your money.
She ended up being what the FBI refers to as a ‘money mule’ someone who transfers and moves illegally acquired money on behalf of someone else. “People who don’t have that experience it don’t realize that someone courting your virtually, it feels real. I know the rules, you’re supposed to meet people but you get hooked,” she said.
“There was an explosion at my work site, he sent me a picture of him in the hospital. I need you to help me. I need to send you to money to buy computers. All the computers were destroyed,” she said.helped Yvonne uncover the real identity of the man in the pictures. She suggests other people do the same.
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