PAMELA SUE
Hi All!
My name is Pamela Sue and I am one of the
many proud Team Members at ScamHaters
United. Here is a little bit about myself and how I found myself involved with
a horrendous crime of scamming people out of their money.
I live in Southwest Florida. I have been working
for the 20th Judicial Circuit for the past 16 years and have my retirement
approaching soon in a few more years. I have
one daughter and two grandsons and I am currently taking care of my 90 year old
mother. There was a time that I used to
do the Live Chats with Ruth which was a lot of fun. Since caring for my mother,
my 'free time' has been sucked dry! There will come a time that I will get back
to my live chats with Ruth once my personal live settles back to what it used
to be.
I remember the day that I stumbled across ScamHaters Untied and met Ruth. It was after my scam that occurred in 2017. I decided to give on line dating a try, did my research on choosing which site would be 'best' and found that they all had crappy reviews. So I selected Match.com. I noticed how many 'men' contacted me from all over the United States despite me indicating that I am only interested in chatting with those within 35 miles of my home. I ended up getting sucked in to the basic and typical BS that scammers tell their victims.
My scam lasted 9 months before I followed the money trail which took me to the east coast of Florida. There, I met the money mule who also had the same contact information to the person I was communicating with. I found that she had been receiving money from unsuspecting women from all over the United States -- for over a year! As I looked through the pile of receipts she showed me, I noticed the money was being sent to Nigeria. Even then, I still did not fully understand all that happens with Romance Scams. I recall at the end of my scam, speaking on the phone with who I was told was 'the boss'.
I told him I finally found the truth about what was going on, and he laughed at me and told me I was not even 2% smart . He was right and I decided to learn more of what had happened to me. From there, I did research about Romance Scams and found ScamHaters United as a place to learn and discuss scams.
I remember the day that I asked Ruth to join her private
group of warriors. I wanted to do something to join this fight against these
scammers. Ruth told me that joining is a big commitment and she takes this very
seriously. I wanted to know more on what this group could do for victims of
scams. There was a lot to learn!
I learned how to speak to the victims the
families. It crushed me to pieces to see so many victims fall prey to this
crime. I focused my attention on
speaking to the families coming to the site and asking for help. It breaks my
heart to find so many broken families over the victim choosing to walk away
from them only to keep hope in 'the dream' of finding 'Mr. Wonderful'. I also learned that once the scam ends, the
pain is not over. It is unfortunate that there is really no place for victims to
seek help in their recovery. I am hoping
that will change some day. I have also recognized that the only way to fight
these scammers is simply with education. Educate the world on how dangerous it
is to speak to strangers on the internet.
Education is Key in this fight. Over the past 6 years, I have come to
realize that in order to stop these scammers, the answer is quite simple. Just take away their audience! Silence! is
their biggest obstacle. Scammers don't
have to change as they have found a very easy way to become rich! Remember this
-- Scammers will never 'work for free!'
If you chat with strangers on the internet - you will pay for it!
