Romance scams... they're not just for women.

Met a guy on a gay dating site last month. We shifted over to Telegram because he is "an American dentist on an international contract in Germany. He was robbed, so I sent him $500 for food. He decided to come home to the US, so I covered his $1650 in airfare. He video-chatted with me tonight - only, no video. Just sound. His thick German accent really came through as he kept saying he couldn't get home unless I sent him over $10,000. And, at that point, I cut him off. Now, I sit here about to cry because of how hurt and lost and ashamed I am.

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peterlee · M

One of the red flags is when they ask you to shift your conversation to another site, they will not asked for money on here.

Asking for money from any sob story is a second red flag.

Never, never give anyone your bank details. Another red flag.

Telling them to use a food bank, gets rid of them quickly I can assure you.