This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon. No other woman has had so many online romances -- from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William -- and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet. Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the…mehr
This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon. No other woman has had so many online romances -- from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William -- and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet. Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the psychology of fraud and of course plenty of Becky's hysterical interactions with scammers, this is a must-read for anyone who needs a reminder that Keanu Reeves is NOT in love with them.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Becky Holmes is the creator of and voice behind the popular Twitter account @deathtospinach. Having been on the receiving end of an annoying number of direct messages from online romance scammers, Becky started to enjoy wasting their time and then publicly ‘outing’ their accounts. No other woman has had so many online romances – from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William. She is a firm favorite with brave US peacekeeping soldiers stationed around the world, and oil rig workers—all who eventually need iTunes vouchers or Amazon gift cards. Becky's book, Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You, looks at all aspects of romance fraud, from the heartbreaking to the hilarious, the academic to the anecdotal.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: I Wanted to Include a Willy Here 1 1 Everything Starts with an Idea 5 2 Celebrity Scammers: The Gold Standard 54 3 Sharing My Two Penn’orth 118 4 Having a Root Around Our Noggins 127 5 The Scam Must Go On: Adapting to Circumstances 144 6 Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are 166 7 Sex, Lies and Coercion: Sextortion 188 8 The Victims Who Lose More Than Money 204 9 How Do Victims of Romance Fraud Get Help? 213 10 The End Bit: Now What? 235 Notes 245 Acknowledgements 246 A Note About the Author 248 Supporters 250
Introduction: I Wanted to Include a Willy Here 1 1 Everything Starts with an Idea 5 2 Celebrity Scammers: The Gold Standard 54 3 Sharing My Two Penn’orth 118 4 Having a Root Around Our Noggins 127 5 The Scam Must Go On: Adapting to Circumstances 144 6 Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are 166 7 Sex, Lies and Coercion: Sextortion 188 8 The Victims Who Lose More Than Money 204 9 How Do Victims of Romance Fraud Get Help? 213 10 The End Bit: Now What? 235 Notes 245 Acknowledgements 246 A Note About the Author 248 Supporters 250
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