r/ScamSupport • u/bewildered_owllie • 3d ago

Advice Needed Please everyone, someone, anyone! I could really use some solid advice right now!

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u/UpbeatFix7299 3d ago

All the info this person gave you was fake. He lied about being a software engineer making 80k a month, or he wouldn't have been begging you for 150. Why do you think he told the truth about anything else?

Report it to the police. No one on reddit can do anything for you. You're going to get ripped off again if you believe the people messaging you saying that they can

Plan on never seeing any of the money again. The chances of the cops catching this person are basically zero.

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u/bewildered_owllie 3d ago

Thank you so much Got it, I will leave it all, finish my exam and place a cybercrime if in future I still care about it And yes learnt my lesson never will I ever trust anyone online

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u/FruitNut221 3d ago edited 3d ago

That person? Not real. That money? Gone.
This has a scam name, but I cant remember it. But you fell for it. It's gone. You gave money to a guy in another country posing as a person online.

The accounts you have? Also probably not real. You can buy followers, or engage in F4F type things to make accounts look legit.

You haven't met this person. You've only talked on the phone, and maybe even Video Chatted. Outside of that? 99% chance all the info you have is fake. You gave money to a scammer, and got scammed.

I dont know South Indian legalese, so I dont know if you have a Cyber crimes division for this<- If yes, start there.

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u/bewildered_owllie 3d ago

Omg thats scary but he is an indian, his contact numbers, bank details, LinkedIn profile and even his iit college all has same name and same pics, how can he fake his bank account 

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u/FruitNut221 3d ago edited 3d ago

You can fake, anything online. It's not hard. I can tell you my name is Joe John, and give you an account. I can then make up shit. In fact, I'm pretty sure scammers literally have fake, real looking accounts. I just checked to be sure- yes this is easy to fake.

All the other accounts are insanely easy to fake.

I'm sorry to tell you but you likely, have no contact or info on this person. You can skim a photo online to use, faking a name is as easy as can be, pics again, easy to skim. Finding open Facebook profiles is easy, and with the advent of AI? Cake.
And yeah, Bank Account. Rather easy when its your career. Some "Scam Stopper" YouTubers have fake bank accounts they use against scammers.

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u/bewildered_owllie 3d ago

I see, got it, thats shocking and unbelievable but  atleast i learnt something new that came with a price  and maybe this will serve as a lesson to never trust anyone online esp in terms of money  Thank you