´He ruined my life in many ways, but for three months I felt like the most loved person in the world´.
Romance fraud is a very complex type of fraud, because the aim of gaining money - feeding global criminal networks - is shaped following a simple desire of belonging and emotional bonding. Romantically available people can be found on dating site, but also on social media - X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram specifically.
Becky Holmes, the author of Keanu Reeves is Not in Love with You, is on X under the hilarious handle @deathtospinach experienced directly the honor of being in touch with more than one Keanu and some few other attractive personalities. Instagram and X do have plenty of such fake profiles that may follow and unfollow, constantly looking for new victims. Personally, I´ve been twice contacted by potential frauds, both on X: one impersonation of a piano player, and another of Sheikh Hamdan Mohammed Al Makhtoum, Crown Prince of Dubai who sent me one piece of poetry but smells like scam from the first letter.
Holmes has a crazy humour, but she also collected an impressive amount of cases - exclusively women -, from her personal experience and of various victims as well as law enforcement agencies. You may find in this book tips and patterns, as well as ways to get out of the emotional imbroglio which can be a very difficult task in itself. The comfort created by the scammers, although fake, relies on emotional connections hard to break.
The book is informative, hilarious and empathic, as it dismantle the myth that people falling for scams are uneducated and with limited intelligence. I appreciate the fact-finding mission and the extended research, as well as the insights into various cases and situations, revealing the modern times challenges and changes into the dating culture.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
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