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A 67-year-old woman now lives in her car after losing thousands to a romance scammer pretending to be Keanu Reeves

submitted by dosvydanya_freedomz to whatever 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 11:34:29 ago (+16/-1)     (www.yahoo.com)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/67-old-woman-now-lives-140905040.html

A California woman lost thousands to a scammer posing as Keanu Reeves.

Romance scams are common online, with older Americans facing the largest financial losses.

Americans lost about $650 million to romance scams in 2023.




A California woman is out tens of thousands of dollars after sending the money to a scammer she thought was actor Keanu Reeves.

Katherine Goodson, 67, said she sent thousands of dollars to the scammers through bitcoin, gift card transactions, and wire transfers over two years, according to KNSD, a local NBC affiliate. She said she is now living out of her car and had "29 miles of gas left."


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[ - ] oyveyo 4 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 13:06:50 ago (+4/-0)

Whoa

[ - ] bobdole9 4 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 12:26:35 ago (+4/-0)

Let's think (LOL)...

Why would a famous actor need YOUR MONEY?

[ - ] deleted 1 point 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 13:08:48 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] bobdole9 1 point 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 13:16:58 ago (+1/-0)

So, lucky me that this famous actor, whose apparently destitute without ANY INCOME needs money...and just so happens to find me randomly?

Guess people need to "believe".

[ - ] deleted -1 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 13:24:14 ago (+0/-1)

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[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 3 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 11:41:55 ago (+3/-0)

For some perspective $39K is nothing when it comes retirement. All that losing it to a scammer did was make living in her car happen sooner for her.

My heart goes out to that lady but the real issue here is that is you're 67 and all you have in the bank is a few tens of thousands of dollars then you are fucked regardless.

[ - ] Sector2 3 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 12:19:47 ago (+3/-0)

If you have money in a bank, that money legally belongs to the bank, not you. You are simply a creditor of the bank, and at best the bank owes you a debt.

When you deposit money in a bank, legally speaking, the money becomes the property of the bank, meaning it technically belongs to them; however, you are considered a creditor of the bank, with the right to access and withdraw your deposited funds on demand, making it essentially "your" money that they are holding for you.

All well and good while the bank is in financial good standing. If the bank fails, the FDIC will generally cover up to $250K for each depositor. Excess beyond $250K is gone. If you skip the bank step and send your money to some rando who claims to love you, oops.

[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 2 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 12:37:09 ago (+2/-0)

☝️this

[ - ] xmasskull 2 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 11:42:02 ago (+2/-0)

Most learn of "scammers" in 3rd grade, for some it takes 60 more years. What a dumbbell!

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 0 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 17:19:48 ago (+0/-0)

Americans lost about $650 million to romance scams in 2023.

It would stop if we were a serious country.

[ - ] scholarandrogue 0 points 5 monthsDec 27, 2024 16:48:57 ago (+0/-0)

either she is very stupid or the scammer used appeal to ego making her very conceited.