An incredible one scam occurred in Japan, as a woman through Instagram met a man, who cheated on her, stating that he is astronaut who was trapped in the space and they needed 30,000 to come to Earth so they could get married.
In accordance with newsweek.comthe man told the woman, who lives in Higashiomi City, that he loved her and wanted to marry her, but in order to return from space and meet her in Japan, he needed to send him money to “pay the landing fees.”
According to the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, between August 19 and September 5, his wife sent him more than 30,000 euros.
The two met on Instagram on June 28. He told her he worked on the International Space Station, according to Newsweek. Over time, the man began to express his “feelings” for her, sending her messages such as: “I want to start my life in Japan” and: “Even if I say it 1000 times, I won’t i get that but i’ll keep saying it. I love you”.
When the scammer continued to insist on sending him more money, the victim suspected he was being scammed and called the police.
“Romance scams use emotional manipulation to trick victims into sending money or performing some other illegal activity. They usually start online, either through a dating app or social media,” Paul Bischoff, Comparitech editor and regular commentator on cybersecurity and privacy issues in international media, told Newsweek.
Source: News Beast
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