I caught 25 scammers by: 1. Discovering a lie, 2—misuse of language like syntax and idioms, 3. Trace an IP from email headers 4. Investigate name, address, and phone number (I used Intelius at this time, but there are others). 5 Google face recognition (free version). 6 inconguent narrative. 7 Use of brokers and requesting only a particular crypto. 8 Wiring money is untraceable but reveals much about you.
For instance, A Woman claimed to be in England with a passport; she was actually in Africa with a forged one. I sent several sums to the Philippines for a woman who claimed to live five miles away from me. An email supposedly from the mieast was traced to an empty building in California. Several women who told me they were local had phone numbers owned by people in other states.
I was suckered into an old inheritance scam I found in a book in the library about scams, swindles and frauds. The information is out there; all you need is to be careful and approach a situation logically.
I hope you will not learn the hard way, as I have. "There's a sucker born every minute" is a quotation often associated with PT Barnum, an American showman of the mid-19th century. pixabay
