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My Scammer Girlfriend: Baiting a Romance Fraudster

Romance fraud has been growing as an issue for years. It's not uncommon to see news stories with bewildered victims explaining just how deeply they'd been sucked in. After receiving a number of opener

Is a Dentist and Maxillofacial Surgeon Lives in Almaty, Kazakhstan Has worked abroad in USA, France and Israel Doesn't smoke, barely drinks Goes to the gym regularly Is looking for a genuine man to build a relationship with Although this was the only direct contact with a "member" of the medical association, they were fairly key to the story line and the scammers provided various forged documents purporting to be from the European Medicines Agency (who, incidentally, are aware that they're being used in campaigns like these). After all, if you've fallen head over heels as part of a whirlwind romance (or mistaken lust for the same), the words "You're making me cry" will likely go a long way towards changing your behaviour - humans that have been swept off their feet tend not to be particularly rational.

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