Alternatively, they may just be looking for a certain standard of living that they can't otherwise afford. Some of these women may have a difficult financial situation and could use the money. This scam is far from unique nowadays - many young women are affected by similar ploys from cybercriminals across the globe. These are payment methods that can’t easily be refunded.
#Youve got to love me for who i am for simply being me verification
The payment for the verification is mostly done over prepaid cards, like Google Play or Amazon Cards. When they do get around to requesting payment “verification”, these scammers will disappear as soon as the money is sent and has come into their possession. They first try to gain your trust and before carrying on with requesting payment. How do sugar daddy scams work?Īs I’ve described above, aspiring “sugar daddies” lure in their victims through direct messages on Instagram with messages that sound (and are) too good to be true. Unfortunately for Walker, the picture had obviously been faked. The picture stated that he requested money from me and he’d need me to verify it using a Google Play card. Walker sent me a picture that the payment would be pending and he would need me to send him an amount first to get it verified. What then happened was, put simply, predictable. He asked me for my sharable PayPal payment link and I sent it to him. I told him then, “Okay, let's do it!” At this point, I was really curious what would happen. (However, he quickly unsent these messages after sending them - this part of the story remains somewhat of a mystery to me.) He sent me some pictures of girls holding up papers that had “Walker paid me 1,500 Euro” or “Walker is a real sugar daddy” written on them. To this, I asked how I could be sure that he wasn’t trying to scam me. I first asked “Walker” what he would like me to do in return, after which he told me that he was simply looking for someone to talk to since his wife had passed away. I would like to pay you 1,500 Euro weekly.” Although this came across as an obvious scam attempt, I got curious.
The direct message read, “Hey my name is Walker and I am looking for a sugar baby. I saw an older man pictured in the channel’s photo. Recently, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and received a notification about a new direct message request. I’m a young woman in my 20s and am an active Instagram user. Here's a reminder that scams can happen anywhere - even on your favorite social media platform
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