A Lakewood resident has been scammed out of over $40,000, TLS has learned.
According to information obtained by TLS, the woman had apparently met someone online, and trusted him to the point where she sent over wires totaling over $40,000.
Like other scams, the chances of recovering the funds are slim.
Residents are reminded never to share financial information or send money, unless it’s from a verified source.
Additionally, anyone demanding to meet up to have you hand deliver cash, is likely a scammer.
Chances are, anyone who trusts someone they met on the internet that much, has probobly not had internet very long. Posting these things over and over again on the lakewood scoop so people who clearly have some knowledge of the internet can see it isn’t going to do anything. I understand that many families in lakewood dont allow there children/teens to access the internet, but theres no way everyone will for sure prevent their child from having any access to the internet ever. I would suggest teaching about the dangers of the internet beyond just, its goyish, dont use it. This would probably save alot of people from these types of scams, and could probably also save alot of kids from grooming situations.
Yeah, that will discourage it. Probably be even more tempting telling them it’s “goyish.”
That’s a hateful statement
A child can not get into any of the Lakewood mainstream Yeshivos if the parents have Internet or smartphones in the home.
That is also part of the problem. Not only are the children uneducated, and filled with taiva for what’s out there, but the adults have no idea how to tell good from bad. So the adults make mistakes due to the intelligence of a toddler, and then we wonder why children and teenagers don’t trust the system?
not true- smartphone maybeeee. internet everyone has
First of all, that’s false. Second, the kids can be educated whether they have internet or not. No parent can garuntee that their child will never use the internet in his/her life. We should probably make sure that if someone’s on the internet, at least they’re not falling into scams or grooming.
Very sad. His can his be prevented?
Extremely easy. Educate. The level of education in the frum world today is lower then public schools. Every single Sefer that is printed, has someone using computer skills. Yet, no main stream schools properly teach basic computer skills. Numerous children and adults get scammed on a regular basis, because they have no idea and aren’t given a basic begginer level understanding of the internet and its built in dangers. They aren’t even taught the aleph. This isn’t what Reb Matisyahu ZATZAL was referring to when he was screaming about the internet.
Anyone with forty thousand dollars is an adult not a child!
It was a CHOICE this person made. Zelle, Banks etc warn you not to send money to people you dont know or met on the internet. This person was not forced to do it. They chose to do it.
Stop being naive – it’s a good lesson for life.
Hey everybody, stop falling for these stupid scams, send me the money instead,
Sure thing,
Please post your account information
Ron B. Has been warning TLS readers about exactly this for 10 years +. That’s at least tens of thousands TLS readers including myself.
Stop buying laptops and computers that’s why people are getting scammed
A little common sense goes a long way , having a laptop or computer is not the problem , being aware that their are scammers out there that will prey on those who are easy victims is the issue
Scams only happen on computers? Not over the phone? Should we also get rid of all phones? Or maybe people have to stop believing everything they hear.
I was scammed into giving 40k in order to get my child into school – or is that blackmail?