An 82-year-old Maryland grandfather committed suicide after being the victim of dreadful con artists who stole his life savings by posing as an unidentified Facebook romantic interest.
Mr. Dennis Jones was duped by a con game called “pig butchering.” This is how scam artists try to “fatten” their victims before tricking them into investing in bogus cryptocurrency schemes through an online relationship.
His family claims that Mr Jones passed away on March 4 “embarrassed and ashamed” of his love affair with “Jessica.” But the two never crossed paths.
His final texts, in which he talked about being more and more depressed over his financial losses, were read by his children. He wrote: “I have been having dark thoughts about my life and it being over,” in one chat. It appears like my financial troubles are over. Legalese, bankruptcy, and all that nonsense. I’m not sure if I can handle the intense agony.”
His account coincides with an upsurge in the number of Americans experiencing the gruesome encounter. The Secret Service reported that it was receiving a “tonne of cases.” It is mostly believed to be managed by Chinese gangs.
devastated kids After their father confided in them about the hoax, Matt Jones and Adrianne Gruner said they had arranged to meet with him on the day of his death to aid in his recovery. Adrianne said, “He was supposed to rebuild his life by moving in with her family on her farm in Virginia.”
An hour after their scheduled meeting, Matt was surprised to see the police knock on his door, telling him that Jones had committed himself. His love for running led his family to believe that he was in it for the long haul.
“Our father was always a positive, happy person from the day I was born until six months ago,” he told CNN. The only thing in his life, very literally,
These con artists operate on a number of dating, social media, and messaging platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Tinder, WhatsApp, and others. The con artists entice victims like Jones to invest in bogus cryptocurrency schemes and even “phantom properties” that are unreal after getting a foothold in their lives and making them feel at ease.
Jones promised the “woman” in communications released by the family that he would “have 9000 in my trust wallet by Saturday.” “Transferring 2500 per day into uphold and had 1525 in it,” the writer added. Thus, it has 4000 now, 65000 tomorrow, and 9000 on Saturday.
“Jessica” answered and inquired about any current transfer limits for the monies. The grandfather also mentioned in another message how he felt terrible about “betraying his family”
