Submitted On: 2020-11-09
What name did the scammer use?: Alex Wong
What site/app did you first meet the scammer on?: Facebook
Briefly explain what happened during the scam. :
He sent me a friend request on Facebook, then switched to WhatsApp where we chat. He was very kind, but very quickly asked me for money such as gift cards and packages which I had to pay. The packages was said to contain money and gifts, but soon later, the courier company called to say that I had to pay for the taxes.
He then later asked me to send him emergency money which he needed to borrow for a friend. He claims to be this pilot from China Airlines and after I've done some research I figured out that he had thousands of accounts on Facebook, dating websites.
