TheWaterGod@lemmy.caM to Offbeat@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoWoman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distresswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkWoman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distresswww.cbsnews.comTheWaterGod@lemmy.caM to Offbeat@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareOliveMoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI was actually really surprised that this happened in Japan. I immediately thought southern states, or Alberta 😉
minus-squareAmuletta@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoPeople are people all over the world. I wonder if there has been any research into the psychology of people who get scammed this way? They seem so blind to what is really obvious to their friends and relatives.
minus-squareOliveMoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago🎶 All the lonely people, where do they all come from… 🎶
I was actually really surprised that this happened in Japan. I immediately thought southern states, or Alberta 😉
People are people all over the world. I wonder if there has been any research into the psychology of people who get scammed this way? They seem so blind to what is really obvious to their friends and relatives.
🎶 All the lonely people, where do they all come from… 🎶
Got to be more to it than loneliness.