Is my new Romanian girlfriend scamming me?
DEAR DEIDRE: A girl I met online says she wants to be with me but I am really torn. She lives in Romania and is studying at university.
I am a 25-year-old man and she is 21. We only met three months ago and have been talking every day since. We have even talked about the future and being together, something she says she really wants.
What concerns me though is that she is now asking for more money than I can afford on my salary as a call-centre agent for a big insurance company.
I wouldn’t mind so much if it was just a couple of hundred pounds but she is asking for thousands, money I simply don’t have.
I don’t want to let her down as I really like her but my friends keep telling me it is a scam. I am torn as I want to help her but I don’t want to get hurt in the process.
Get in touch with the Dear Deidre team
Every problem gets a personal reply from one of our trained counsellors.
Fill out and submit our easy-to-use and confidential form and the Dear Deidre team will get back to you.
You can also send a private message on the DearDeidreOfficial Facebook page or email us at:
deardeidre@the-sun.co.uk
DEIDRE SAYS: Your friends could well be right, so please do be wary. I’m afraid I do get plenty of emails from people who have been romance scammed in this way.
You have never met face to face, which is an essential part of getting to know someone.
The internet is notorious for this kind of scam. It’s never a good idea to send money to someone you have only met online.
You can get advice about internet scams through Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk/ , TEL: 0300 123 2040). My support pack Love Online explains more about the pitfalls of these kinds of relationships.
MORE FROM DEAR DEIDRE