Me vs romance scammers

When dealing with romance scammers, I often thank god that I’m in my 40s and have the experiences I’ve had, and not still in my 20s looking for the love of my life. Some of the pics I get, 20 year old Nick would have loved.

But age doesn’t work for everyone.

I have a friend who’s 61 and on the autism spectrum. Poor guy got scammed out of thousands and had his identity stolen. He got it all sorted, and deleted Hangouts and WhatsApp. I told him him to leave the scammers to me. Maybe I’ll drag the scumbag that got to him. Leave the revenge to me.

I was fortunate not to lose any money to a romance scammer but the emotional toll was heavy. I was 25, looking for a girlfriend on a dating site, and got an email with a link. I saw the pictures and couldn’t believe a woman that beautiful was writing me. It then had another link for a credit card. I didn’t have one at the time, so there was a bank account link. This person wasn’t responding to any emails I sent, either. I spent the weekend pissed off and depressed. These days, I know it’s a scam.

I don’t know if I’ve baited the same scammer, but it’s all in the name of revenge.