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Anatomy of a Romance Scam

Friday, November 20, 2020 3:22 AM
From: Yulia

Hi Ryli. I have just returned from the bank. When I came to the bank, they immediately looked at me strangely because I brought a 12-digit code. At that moment, I could hardly hold back my tears. I was very worried. I showed your receipt that you sent me. It was made clear to me that this receipt was downloaded and clipped from google images. This code doesn’t even exist. I was told that the sender is a scammer who asks for copies of passports and other documents in order to subsequently take loans from microloan companies. I was just shocked. I was also told that the Western Union system does not suspend transfers between countries and either returns the money immediately, or sends money to the recipient. My dear Ryli, why did you do this? I believed you with all my soul, and you sent me false codes. What is all this for? You know that I have already paid my money and left only 2500 rubles for myself for food. In addition, the price of the flight was increased by 7900 rubles. All this washed over me like a huge wave. I could not contain the hysteria and found the strength to write to you. Why are you writing to me about the wedding, if you don’t even want to help me? You know that almost all the missing amount is the price of a hotel for two. Write me the truth. What did you want to achieve by this? I want to sort this out. I just don’t know what to think. I hope this is all just a joke. I will be waiting for your answer.