I Love You – Can I Have Your Bank Account Number
You meet what appears to be Mr. Right and you’re ready to believe every word he tells you. After all he’s wealthy, charming, and…or wait is he? What you should know before you open your purse.
On a regular basis, you either hear about or read about a woman who has become victim to a male scammer whose only real objective is to get into the woman’s bank account.
Leigh Anne McElhaney was one of those women. Like many women on the single dating scene, they’d just like to meet Mr. Right, fall in love, and start a new life. Within a month of meeting Dave Moore, he was living with her, and he certainly knew how to say just what she wanted to hear.
Then Leigh discovered her bank account short some money. Then things began to unravel and she discovered her new boyfriend hadn’t only stolen from her, but he had also stolen her neighbor’s id and obtained credit cards in her name, which he was paying for with Leigh’s bank account
Florida was seeing a rash of men playing the wealthy young bachelor. They were often pretending to be doctors and they would ask their girlfriends to open up a joint account with them. The women would think nothing of it, since these guys were wealthy, so they would open the account and deposit their money, only to walk off with their money.
Male scammers make their living by seeking out single women so that they can gain access to their finances. You might be surprised to discover just how quickly this happens, and how often it happens. Ladies you need to take some precautions. Here are some tips to keep you financially safe.
Know who it is you are seeing – don’t be satisfied with who he says he is. Find out who he really is. Authenticate him and don’t fall for any joint bank accounts or personal loans.
You also need to be checking your credit reports more often if a new man has come into your life.
Keep your investments, insurance policies, credit card numbers, bank accounts, and PIN’s to yourself.
Don’t discuss your assets – both those you have and those you expect are off limits.
Keep on top of scams going on in especially in your area. These scams tend to have patterns they follow.
Listen to your gut and what it’s telling you. If you’re getting bad vibes, find out if there’s a way you can actually have him checked out. Maybe you are lucky enough to know someone in law enforcement.
Be careful with your financial information online. You might be startled to find out it takes only seconds to create a phony identification on social network sites and someone could be after nothing more than your finances.
Just because the man you are dating is buying you pretty things and spending money on you, doesn’t mean he has any money. You could be a victim in a long list of victims. Most of the men you meet will be honest individuals but it’s that small percentage you need to be on guard to. The bad guys are great talkers and all around good con artists so be wary.
