The fateful relationship began in the beginning of 2018. At that time, a 53-year-old woman from the Canton of Zurich met a man on Facebook, fell in love and had a Internet relationship.

The man from abroad was as an architect. He built a relationship of trust and confidence to the woman. He led them to transfer him due to the alleged emergency money. So the woman from the Internet was cheated acquaintance within half a year to a total of around 180’000 francs.

As the architect is not notified, refunded the woman’s display because of the fraud the Canton police of Zurich . This determines now against the abroad living man; he probably spent under a false name.

Big love

the police of The Canton of Zurich this phenomenon is well-known, and you warns. The Name of the mesh: “Romance Scam” or “Love Scam”. In this Scam, the big love will be fooled. The perpetrators find their victims on Dating sites, Internet Dating sites or other social networks.

While the women and men of love are blinded, you want to the scammers: your money. In order to get the also send you daily charming messages, compliments, phone calls with the people and ensnare them with all sorts of promise. This goes from the appointment to a promise of marriage. Once you have the confidence, ask your victims for alleged emergencies to money.

According to the media, by far the most widespread Form of the “Romance Scam is operated reports” of organized gangs from Nigeria and Ghana. They often considered to be American or English Singles, and mostly wrong photos were used.

another Form of the “Romance Scam” is of Eastern European gangs with woman profiles be operated, in contrast to the African Scammers are not women, but only men as the target, and contact is often via the relevant East-West exchanges in the offing.

The Canton police advise:

Skeptical to be more new profiles with little pictures. Facts in check. Images with the Google image search to match. The reality check: it all Sounds too good to be true? Would be interested in such a Person in real life really for me? And the most Important: Never send money to somebody you only know from the Internet. Also, if you feel so familiar.

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there is More information at the Swiss crime prevention under the heading of “Love Scam” or “Romance Scam”.

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Created: 14.12.2018, 15:24 PM