Posted on 06/19/2023 1:38:05 PM PDT by libh8er
A recently divorced woman lost her entire 401(k) savings to a scammer she met on Tinder who convinced her to invest in cryptocurrency — the latest “pig butchering” scheme targeting lonely people.
Rebecca Holloway, 42, a mother-of-three, said she was swindled out of $100,000 by a scammer claiming to be a French entrepreneur named “Fred” after the two matched on Tinder in March, the Daily Mail reports.
She added: “Looking back, the signs are so obvious. But at the time you want to believe it’s real.”
The scam that hit Holloway is the latest example of “pig butchering,” a term that refers to a months-long scheme to “fatten up” victims with fake romance before “butchering” with fake investment advice. Holloway told the outlet that Fred urged her to invest in cryptocurrency as they grew closer in the wake of the latest crypto crash fall of Silicon Valley Bank.
The man eventually convinced her to invest all of her retirement funds.
“Single women approaching middle age are so vulnerable,” Holloway said about the incident. “We have money but we might not have met the right guy yet. And suddenly this good-looking man starts talking to you and you’re excited.”
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She’s a plumper...
I fool and her money are soon parted.
APPROACHING middle age!? Lady you’ve done the approach and have already landed on that particular runway. You may not have come to a complete stop yet but it won’t be long. You aren’t vulnerable, you’re stupid. You’ve brushed off many good men in your life only to fall for the good looking bad boy and ignore the obvious because oooh muh lady parts!
Dishonesty, fantasy, greed and lust drive your life decisions. You cannot fool an honest woman. You got what you deserved.
Agree. She must have had hundreds of matches on Tinder. She thought with her “lady parts” and picked the hottest/younger guy. Hard to have much sympathy.
Hopefully she gets the money from the Nigerian Banker killed in a plane crash soon.
The guy is a total scumbag. Unfortunately, he will get away with it and it will not bother his conscience one bit.
Beauty is skin deep but stupid is to the bone.
I already submitted to that one.
I agree.
Even if you stuff them in a suit and give them a PhD, they still think with the other head.
OTOH, it depends upon with which head the men are thinking.
Its amazing how easily guys can believe someone far too young and lovely for them is totally hot for them. these types are fairly easy to scam.
It was probably his money in the first place awarded to her in the divorce
Rule numbers 1 through 2053: Do not accept financial advice from someone you don’t know or can’t be tied to a legitimate company.
Dumber than a post.
It was probably his money she got in the divorce.
I can’t keep up with all the new lingo.
“Lingo’’. Is that word even still used?
I still don’t know what ‘’bonking’’ means.
Or breed. The world certainly doesn’t need more idiots in it.
You’re on to something for sure.
Seems a lot of ‘’good girls’’ find bad guys attractive for some reason.
Probably because a lot of them have been in abusive relationships or abused sexually as kids.
Humans are weird.
Not necessarily. It's the survival of the fittest. Alpha Males get to pass on their genes. Everyone else ceases to exist.
Such creatures feature prominently in good personal or personnel security briefings.
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