These scammers generally prey on the vulnerable, elderly, etc.
Blowing your rent on slots is not the same as a widow hearing all the things she misses hearing from her deceased partner, falling in love, and sending him money for x reason (say for an airplane ticket, sick kid, etc).
Not everyone is as online as the average redditor and has seen the signs/these stories before.
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These scammers generally prey on the vulnerable, elderly, etc.
Blowing your rent on slots is not the same as a widow hearing all the things she misses hearing from her deceased partner, falling in love, and sending him money for x reason (say for an airplane ticket, sick kid, etc).
Not everyone is as online as the average redditor and has seen the signs/these stories before.