Romance scheme warning

I mean that's what got mehooked.GONE ARE THE DAYS OF WHENDATING WAS ALL ABOUT MEETINGTHORUGHFRIENDS AND FAMILY....NOW... IT'S ALL ABOUT APPSAND ONLINE DATING...WHERE YOUR PICTURE ANDPROFILE DO THE TALKING.

BUTWITH THOSE APPS--COMESPEOPLE PRETENDING TO BESOMEONE THEY'RE NOT... SOTHEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OFTHOSE WHO TRULY LOOKING FORA CONNECTION.

HOW THEYTRICK YOU... AND HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF WHILELOOKING FOR THAT SOMEONESPECIALNATSPATRICIA COOMER WASN'TLOOKING FOR LOVE--WHEN ITFOUND HER 6 MONTHS AGO..I was just browsing throughFacebook and a couple ofnotices came up said I had afriend request --- A FRIENDREQUEST FROM A HANDSOMESTRANGER... A SHIPCAPTAIN--OVERSEAS-- LOOKINGFOR SOMEONE TO TALK TOEverything that he wassaying clicked beautifully.---- COOMER IS A WIDOW--WHOLOST HER HUSBAND 5 YEARSAGO.And I'm in that lonelystate.

I mean, 41 years ofmarriage is a long time andthen lose your best friend----- THERELATIONSHIP--BLOSSOMED..AND AFTER AWHILE--PATRICIA'S NEW LOVE-- NEEDEDA LITTLE HELP...and that's when he asked mefor 50 dollars.You know, I can help you.You're on the seas andstuff.

----- IT WAS A SMALLREQUEST--- AND HE ASSUREDPATRICIA HE WOULD PAY HERBACK.

IN FACT-- HE TOLD HERHE WAS TRYING TO COME HOMETO MEET HER..

..ANDSOMETHING EVEN MOREEXCITING...I'm asking you to marry me.And I was thrilled to death.------ NATS OF LOOKING ATTHE RING BUT SOON--THEEXCITEMENT WORE OFF--ANDTHOSE SMALL REQUESTS--GOTBIGGER...And he kept asking for moreand more and it come 100dollars, 200 dollarsthen he said, well sell yourhouse, and I'll take careof you and send the money tome and you know I'll bethere within 72 hours afteryou do itI said..

Sell my house?

Whywould I want to do that?IT WAS AFTER THATREQUEST..THAT PATRICIA SAW ANEWS STORY ON ROMANCESCAMS..AND SHEREALIZED--WHAT WASHAPPENING...And I kind of like..

Thoughtoh how stupid can I be?HahaUS ATTORNEY--TRENT SHORES ISWITH THE NORTHERN DISTRICTOF OKLAHOMA.

IT'S ONE OF THEAGENCIES TAKING A HARD LOOKAT THIS TYPE OF FRAUD.

HISOFFICE--ALONG WITH THEFBI--ARRESTED 7 PEOPLE BACKIN NOVEMBER.

5 OFTHEM--RIGHT HERE INOKLAHOMA... HE SAYS--THEONLY WAY TO CRACK DOWN-- ISFOR VICTIMS--TO COMEFORWARD.The key to anything is youhave to report the crime,if you don't do that then wecan't stop thesefraudsters from doing it tosomeone else.

----THE BETTER BUSINES BUREAUALSO TRACKS THESE TYPES OFSCHEMES.AMIE MITCHELL-- IS THEPRESIDENT OF THE TULSAOFFICE--Amie Mitchell bbbIt does not matter who youare, what website you're on,scammers are going to findyou, .SO HOW CAN YOU RECOGNIZEROMANCE FRAUD...Really look over thatprofile, look at thepicture, reverse image itthrough google to make sureit'snot assigned to anotherperson or it's just apicture that's beendownloaded off line,THE BBB SAYS THESE ARE THERED FLAGS TO WATCH FOR:--SOMEONE WHO WANTS THERELATIONSHIP TO MOVE TOOFAST..

BUT CAN'T MEET YOU INPERSON.... -SOMEONE WHOMIGHT JUST BE A LITTLE TOOGOOD LOOKING.... -OR MAYBE ASOB STORY--OF SOMEONE DOWNON THEIR LUCK... AND OFCOURSE--ANYONE--W HO ASKSFOR MONEY.One of the ways they getaway with it is that theyembarrass their victims andwhen their victims areashamed to come forwardbecause it's that naturalfeeling of I got tricked andI don't want to admit that Igot tricked and then thatallows them, enables them todo this to someone else.IN THE END..

PATRICIA--ENDED UP GIVING THE HANDSOMECAPTAIN AROUND 850DOLLARS...one from Amazon was 100----- A SMALL SUM--COMPAREDTO OTHER VICTIMS... IN ONEOF THE CASES HERE INOKLAHOMA-- A VICTIM FROMPRYOR GAVE THEIR ONLINE'LOVE' MORE THAN HALF AMILLION DOLLARS.....I think it's horrible,because you're pulling onthat persons heart.AND WHILE PATRICIA'SFAIRYTALE...DIDN'T WORKOUT...Turned out to be more of anightmare.SHE SAYS-- SHE HASN'T GIVENUP ON LOVE...OR ONLINEDATING...but I'm going to be morecautiousIF YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN AVICTIM OF THIS KIND OF FRAUD-- WE'VE POSTED A LINK ONHOW TO REPORT IT INSIDE THISSTORY ON OUR 2 WORKS FOR YOU