Woman loses $100k after falling victim to online dating scam | Banfield

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A Florida woman is out $100,000 after she was tricked by an online dating scammer.

Rebecca D’Antonio said she didn’t think much of joining a dating site — and didn’t really plan to use it, either — until she met “Matthew.”

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  1. For all the commenters calling her stupid, etc. For this and other crimes; please stop blaming the victims. These scammers are extremely adept at knowing exactly what to say and do. Yes some people are desperate, but they are desperate because they never had the love they needed; it's no excuse for others to take advantage of them.

  2. Are we suppose to feel sorry for these woman they keep giving out all this $$$ and dont stop
    I sorry no man ask a v woman for $ especially a stranger. They have no clue. I had scammers geeze i laughed i said no why would i . If you have no money your fault. They block me onto some else. I have no sympathy

  3. She explains why she made the first payment but doesn't explain why she kept on making payments to make it add up to 100,000 dollsrs. A little dose of reality is needed. She is an older rather unattractive woman. She should be very lucky if she finds somebody and then it will be somebody normal and unremarkable and hopefully who lives local to her. There is a sense of pride in that she thinks she is going to catch some dreamboat. These people need to face reality.

  4. She claimed to be a " Nursing Student ' and needed a little help financially- also helped with shipping cost for a Gold Inheritance. Erica Boateng is a scammer …. John

  5. No sympathy. People have to stop being stupid. Have enough self esteem to NOT pay people for love. Have enough self esteem to look within yourself for love. Understand the joys of being alone. When people ask for money start by saying "NO" .

  6. the biggest scam the devil ever dyd was convince erry1 he dydnt exist. this woman is an absolute idiot an should be ashamed of herself. desperate tymes causes for desperate measures. keep your poccet books an leggs closed ladies.👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿

  7. I don’t have $10 to send to anyone I’ve never met nevermind $100k. Just block and report. Never entertain these people. Better yet, just stay off dating apps. They are a complete waste of time.

  8. No online dating if you cannot meet in person forget it !! Absolutely no no money !! Don’t give up your money NEVER EVER !! Don’t fall for the words they are Professional!! I

  9. If the scammer claims he was Australian with an accent, then she should be able to tell whether it's sound Aussie or Nigerian. Watch more foreign movies, and TV shows. I used to watch Aussie TV drama Pacific Drive and I know what Paul Hogan sounds like. Then I watched some Nigerian shows on VCR for fun. We have to broaden our knowledge. Tiny little things small details that you could realized something is wrong, and get out of situations as soon as possible. Is ok to date online but when people start asking money then you should be able to determine if there is irregularities and stop.

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