Skip to main content

Avoid Scammers


Often we hear of people who talk with others on line and are scammed.  These are scary and real scenarios in the dating world.  The days of "courting" may be over *sigh*.  Here are 2 examples of questions to ask to help identify if someone you are talking with may be running a scam.  Although scams are highlighted more in the news, there are married people on these sites too.  This blog will focus on scams, the cheaters can be another day.

Now, I am not saying all of these scenarios are scams, rather things to investigate.

Perhaps the person you talking with is living on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean, working to get to America on a Visa or a medical professional working internationally.  This could be a reality, a lot of people do this.  Below are two examples of questions you may want to ask your potential date.


  • What high school did you attend?  Why ask this, see below
  1. Gives you ability to find person on the internet and "humanize" them.
  2. In the case of a medical professional working overseas, Where did you complete your residency, fellowship or medical school?
  3. A minor but personal detail, will allow you to ask questions about their school/residency/fellowship activities (after you completed a google search of course :-)).  
  4. Maybe you know someone that went to the school and can ask about your new friend.
  • What type of car do you drive? 
  1. This is another minute detail providing personal detail about the person.  Do you really care what car they drive?  Probably not.  A scammer would say something along the lines of "Why does that matter baby?" "I'll drive whatever you want me to drive" or send a completely fabricated picture of an expensive car from an internet search.  
    1. Look for personalization in the picture.
      • Does the picture look professional or taken with a cell phone.
      • Is there a garage in the picture, or anything you can ask questions about.
    2. Where is car stored while they are away?
      1. With a friend, in a storage unit, in their garage?
        • This requires a more personal conversation, scammers are smart they will try and deviate the conversation away from any sort of meaningful answer. 

There are so many ways people can be scammed, cat fished or lied to on line.  The goal is STAY SMART AND SAFE..

I will circle back to this topic again, however at this time I want to keep these posts short.  If anyone is like me you lose interest quickly.  

If you believe you are a victim of scamming please follow the link below to file a formal complaint.  


ftc.gov/complaint

Jae Investigations LLC Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/Jae-Investigations-LLC-115445569868358/?eid=ARDm3wB9_hL8u5iu3rc7GQcRmEPvlztk7ZeLmbQs1PuwQ-5omkx5aMgmwItk2M6OKTQ2yGFBlOSLGddE

 What You Need to Know About Romance Scams. (2019, December 23). Retrieved from https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-you-need-know-about-romance-scams#lies

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Networking

By nature I am socially awkward, I would prefer to be in my house with my dog blogging (ha!).  Starting a business and living life in todays world, I have to come out of "my cave" so to speak. The other day I thought how can I get Jae Investigations name out there?  One thought I had was contacting local news stations, perhaps a station would like to develop a piece on the importance of staying safe in todays dating world.  Thankfully, Fox News 17 responded to my inquiry.  We had an interview scheduled for yesterday, however had to reschedule for 2/13.  I am thankful for this opportunity, thank you Fox17! Another piece of networking is meeting people, again socially awkward, I put my "big girl pants on" and went to an event.  At this networking event I was able to hand my card to several people, which is important to build business.  My hope is to garner some business from attending these events, if I don't gain business I can say I tried.  Jae Investiga
1 comment
Read more

Building a Business

Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on the TV interview.  Many people have texted, messaged and phoned nice comments. I appreciate all of you for the kind words. I am going to provide a little background on me, without sharing a lot of personal information.  I have a M.A in Forensic Psychology and a MSW.  In other words, I am educated.  However, going through the motions of business building is not easy.  Someone texted me and told me I needed an editor for my blog.  I asked if my grammar was atrocious and they provided their opinion of "its not great".  Sure my grammar is not 100%, however I enjoy the authenticity of my blog, this is me.  I guess my point is maybe I need thicker skin too, unsolicited opinions will come often.  The next aspect of my business world is marketing.  Ironically, marketing starts with a "M" just like money.  I need a webpage, those are incredibly expensive.  Go Daddy is 1800$ to build a webpage, I am sure the page would
Post a Comment
Read more

Erik Cross unsolved homicide from Vicksburg, MI

***I am NOT involved in any investigative matters related to this case.*** Link to Crime Watch Daily Episode on Erik Cross: ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sp-YLI6q9Q&t=981s This blog is going to focus on an unsolved homicide from Vicksburg, MI.  For anyone who may not be aware Vicksburg, MI is a small town about 15 mins south of Kalamazoo, MI.  Vicksburg is a typical small town in MI, people know each other and small town secrets are kept.  Such is the case with the homicide of this gentle soul, Erik Cross.  Here is a little bit of history about the Cross family.  The family originated from the Grand Blanc, MI area, they moved to Vicksburg, MI for a job opportunity the elder Mr. Cross had in Vicksburg.   Imagine, as a parent, walking out to retrieve the Sunday Paper and finding your child mangled at the end of your driveway.  That is what happened to this poor family.   Below are the facts known and can confirm as fact:
Post a Comment
Read more