Crypto dating scam help

UncleK

That Jim Browning video is something else - should be compulsory viewing!

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No doubt a scam.
The earlier he gets out, the better.

Johnjdc

How did they meet in the first place, was it by any chance a "wrong number" text?

Does she look like any of these women? https://www.scamwatcher.com/scam/view/623712

jimjames

DaleMccarty said:

markjamesallen said:

A friend of mine has been chatting to an Asian lady online for some months. She has a business in Europe. They chat by video call. Today he has told me that she is helping him trade crypto currency something he knows nothing about. He has opened a Kracken and a Foris mt ltd account. He says they are sharing the success and she is lending him the money to start the account. He swears that he has not paid a penny of his own money to her or to the accounts. He showed me the balance of the account which is 40,000 us dollars after making a 20k profit this evening after a trade that lasted a few minutes. To me this is too good to be true and I have told him it is highly likely to be a scam. What I can’t fathom is that she is happy to do video calls and she has financed the accounts. I am guessing these are fake trades and account balances. Can anyone tell me if this is a scam they recognise and how it works? Thank you

I agree with you that it sounds too good to be true, but if your friend REALLY didn't put any money into that account, it's probably love

Honestly, in the beginning, when I just started writing this comment, I was positive, but now, after checking some information about these exchanges, I sit in doubt...

It's a scam however you look at it. It's not love, the money isn't there so no-one has put money into it. The women is almost certainly being trapped by a gang to carry out these scams and probably isn't doing so of her own free will. They will have the resources to fabricate all the necessary screen shots and info to make it appear that there is money being made.

UncleK

I think we can move past the debate about whether it's a scam or not. What the OP needs is help to get his pal convinced it's a scam. The Jim Browning video might help but also the post from Johnjdc with piccies of women who might be repeats. Or any other suggestions?
Saying "it's a scam" is true.......but doesn't actually help the OP.

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UncleK said:

I think we can move past the debate about whether it's a scam or not. What the OP needs is help to get his pal convinced it's a scam. The Jim Browning video might help but also the post from Johnjdc with piccies of women who might be repeats. Or any other suggestions?
Saying "it's a scam" is true.......but doesn't actually help the OP.

You could convince the person with evidence and they might still not listen. 

They have to decide it is time to move on. 

TheBanker

Ask your friend for a photo of this lady if she's sent him one, or if he can snip one from her profile picture. Perform a Google Reverse Image search and see if said picture/lady appears anywhere else.

Malthusian

TheBanker said:

Ask your friend for a photo of this lady if she's sent him one, or if he can snip one from her profile picture. Perform a Google Reverse Image search and see if said picture/lady appears anywhere else.

This is no longer as effective as it used to be, as you can get Bing Image Creator or any other AI art fruit machine to magic up an entirely fresh profile picture in seconds.

gravel_2

Also apparently she's been on video chats.

flaneurs_lobster

Rather off-the-wall but anyways....

If OP is convinced by now that this is a scam (and it is) is there any mechanism whereby the victim's bank(s) could be informed of a potential fraudulent request for money? Or maybe the police?

(Obviously you'd need to know who the victim banks with)

Sounds completely wrong that there might be such a channel - and a person's right to do what they damn-well please with their own money is being infringed upon - but a crime is going to be committed and it seems odd that there is no way to take preventative measures.