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He looked normal until I got to the apartment complex
Catfish · Grindr · United States
I matched with him on Grindr while I was in Dallas for work. Nothing about the profile screamed danger. That is exactly why I went. He looked ordinary, not too polished, not too we…
The phone sale in Houston ended in a parking lot robbery
Marketplace robbery · Facebook · United States
I listed my iPhone on Facebook Marketplace in Houston because I wanted to sell it quickly before getting a new one. A guy contacted me fast, asked normal questions, did not haggle …
They were waiting for me outside the apartment
Catfish · Grindr · United States
I was in Dallas for work and got on Grindr mostly because I was bored. The profile looked normal. Not too polished not too weird just regular enough that I didn’t overthink it. We …
The motel felt safer until the door locked
Other · Grindr · United States
This started in Fremont and ended badly in San Francisco. We met on Grindr and he suggested I book the room because he could not host. In my head that sounded safer than going to a…
She rented an Airbnb in London that did not exist
Rental scam · Instagram · United Kingdom
I found the place through a link sent on Instagram after I posted that I was looking for a short stay in London. The account looked clean, not spammy, and the person answered quick…
She said she was 18 until the threats started
Sextortion · Plenty of Fish · United States
I was 22 and met her on Plenty of Fish. At first it was just dumb late night flirting, nothing extreme, nothing that felt like some huge risk. Then two days in everything flipped. …
The sneaker meetup in Chicago turned into a setup
Marketplace robbery · Facebook · United States
I had been looking for limited sneakers and found a seller through OfferUp in Chicago. He seemed legit because he knew the model well, sent extra photos when I asked and even talke…
The motel room felt safer until the door closed
Other · Grindr · United States
Mine started in Fremont and ended ugly in San Francisco. We met on Grindr and he suggested I get the room because he said he couldn’t host. Fine. I booked a motel room because in m…
First she was 18 then suddenly I was being threatened
Sextortion · Plenty of Fish · United States
I was 22 and thought I was talking to an 18 year old girl from Grand Rapids on Plenty of Fish. Nothing wild just dumb flirting late at night the kind of thing lonely people do when…
He sold me a future before he asked for money
Money scam · Bumble · United States
I met him on Bumble in New York. He gave off quiet finance guy energy without trying too hard. Clean clothes, soft voice, always composed. At first it did not even feel romantic. I…
He said he wanted to help me invest
Money scam · Hinge · United States
I met him on Hinge in Chicago. He never came in like a loud salesman. He acted calm, thoughtful, almost protective. He said most people kept their money sitting still because nobod…
He sold me a future before he asked for money
Money scam · Bumble · United States
I met him on Bumble and he played the role perfectly. Clean clothes soft voice finance guy energy without trying too hard. He talked about real estate like he had done this his who…
He wanted a quick verification video and then turned cold
Blackmail · Instagram · United States
We started talking on Instagram in Los Angeles and he seemed easygoing enough. After a couple of days he asked if we could move to Telegram because he said Instagram notifications …
The puppy on TikTok was never for sale
Pet scam · TikTok · United Kingdom
I saw a TikTok account in Birmingham posting adorable puppies and saying they had one left from a small home litter. The videos looked homemade, the comments looked active and the …
He followed my stories for weeks before trying to get inside my building
Stalking / suspicious behavior · Instagram · United States
I did not meet him on a dating app. He started replying to my Instagram stories in a way that seemed harmless at first. Little comments, local jokes, reactions about coffee places …
He kept acting like my apartment was already his
Hobosexual / housing manipulator · Tinder · United States
I met him on Tinder in Atlanta. He was attractive, funny and had that wounded energy some people mistake for depth. Very quickly he started telling me about his terrible roommate, …
He sent a nude before we had even really started talking
Unsolicited sexual images / nudes · Snapchat · United States
We matched on Snapchat through mutual adds and the conversation had barely started. Two or three normal messages, nothing sexual, nothing even flirty enough to suggest where things…
The concert tickets in Liverpool were screenshots and excuses
Ticket scam · Facebook · United Kingdom
I found the seller through a local Facebook group in Liverpool. She had a normal profile, older posts, a few tagged friends, nothing that screamed fake. She said her sister was sic…
The PS5 buyer in Atlanta never came alone
Marketplace robbery · Craigslist · United States
I was selling a PS5 on Craigslist in Atlanta because I needed cash quickly. The buyer asked sensible questions, agreed to the price almost too easily and wanted to meet that evenin…
The “courier” for my laptop sale in Phoenix was part of the scam
Marketplace payment scam · Facebook · United States
I was selling a laptop in Phoenix through Facebook Marketplace. A woman messaged me saying she definitely wanted it but could not come herself because she was working late. She sai…
He said he lived in London but nothing matched
Fake profile · Tinder · United Kingdom
I met him on Tinder and at first he sounded believable. He said he lived in East London, worked in marketing and was tired of fake people. His profile even looked verified, or at l…
He acted like my boyfriend before he had even met me
Suspicious behavior · TikTok · United Kingdom
This started on TikTok in Manchester. At first it was harmless. He commented on a few videos, then sent a private message, then kept showing up. He was funny in a way that almost m…
We met to buy a camera and ended up surrounded
Marketplace robbery · Facebook · United Kingdom
This happened in Birmingham after I answered a post on a resale app for a second-hand camera. The seller seemed knowledgeable, sent detailed photos and even talked about shutter co…
The friendly investor from LinkedIn was a complete setup
Money scam · LinkedIn · United Kingdom
I first heard from him on LinkedIn in London. His profile looked excellent. Good headshot, polished job title, real sounding company, mutual contacts. We started by talking about w…
He offered me freelance work on LinkedIn and emptied my account
Employment scam · LinkedIn · United Kingdom
This started on LinkedIn in Manchester. A man with a polished profile contacted me about remote freelance work. His company page looked real enough, he had mutual connections and t…
He wanted one private photo and turned it into a threat
Sextortion · Meetic · United Kingdom
We had been talking on Meetic in Birmingham for a few days. He seemed patient, calm and not too intense, which is probably why I relaxed. Eventually I sent one photo that was more …
He kept asking normal questions until they stopped feeling normal
Other · Facebook · United Kingdom
I met him on Facebook in Bristol. His profile seemed real enough because he had older posts, tagged friends and ordinary photos. That is probably why I stayed in the conversation l…
The gift from overseas never existed
Romance scam · Facebook · United Kingdom
I met him on Facebook Dating in Liverpool. He said he was widowed, lonely and finally ready to try again. He wrote beautifully, always knew the right thing to say and never came ac…
He said he needed proof I was real and then vanished
Photo request then block · Snapchat · United Kingdom
We started talking on Snapchat in Leeds and then moved to WhatsApp. He did not seem pushy at first. Actually he came across almost shy, which made the whole thing more convincing. …

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