Jona Collin - okcupid

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Form received 2019-12-13 17:15:05

What name did the scammer use?:
Jona Collin

How old did the scammer say they were?:
22

What site/app did you first meet the scammer on? Please provide a link if
possible.:
OKCupid

Who made the first contact?:
They contacted me first.

If they asked you to leave the site/app and go elsewhere, where did they
take you?:
Google Hangouts

Any other social media profile links used by the scammer.:
Instagram

How much money did they demand?:
800

How were you to send the money ?:
PayPal

What steps, if any, have you already taken to block the scammer?:
Deactivated Facebook
Blocked the scammer in Google Hangouts
Reported to OKCupid who confirmed that they have banned the scammer.

Are there any other details you wish to share? Anything you say may help
prevent someone else from being scammed.:
Some red alerts that I ignored that I want people to be aware of.

1. First of all, the only reason I fell prey to this scammer was that the
person had a trustworthy profile in OKCupid (a site I trusted) and I
blindly believed that he/she is a real person. Beware of the fact that
scammers are everywhere (not just in chat sites such as KIK or SnapChat)!

2. First red flag that I ignored is that they usually have incomplete
profile but complete enough (e.g. a few pictures + a few lines in the
Introduction + a few answers) to gain your trust. Most of these fake girls
are Asian.

3. Their English is generally poor. They will also start calling you 'babe'
or something similar within the first few minutes of introductions.

4. They will quickly tell you to move to different platform (such as Google
Hangouts).

5. They will try to further gain your trust by sharing their FB and
Instagram profiles.

I am stupid that I went through all these steps but I hope other people can
stop at 1 or 2 above.