Grooming for Money

In this section, Grooming for Money:

  • What is financial grooming (coming soon)

  • What financial grooming looks like

  • Sources of support (under construction)

  • Useful information

  • Coming soon

What is grooming for money?

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What Financial Grooming Looks Like

  • Victim Support logo

    David's story

    David was groomed online via a dating site.

    Victim Support took up his case and tell his story: here

  • The Fraudsters Breaking Hearts and Emptying Bank Accounts

    Lizzie Cernik talks to a range of experts about the terrible heartbreak and financial loss faced by three victims who met their con artist ‘partners’ on dating sites,

    The Guardian

  • Richard Branson

    It can even happen to Richard!

    Richard Branson explains how he nearly got groomed into falling for a very clever scam that sounds like something from James Bond, involving government, kidnapping, ransoms and more.

    The Sun

  • James Scott/Gregg Robertson

    Lovebombed

    Serial cheater James Scott, AKA Gregg Wilson, met Colleen, got engaged, had a ‘miracle’ baby and was all set to get married.

    Except that he defrauded Colleen’s sister for £100 thousand, and his wife Rachel and three sons knew nothing!

    The BBC series: Love Bombed

  • On line dating fraud

  • Romeo Gay Dating site logo

    Romeo 'Robert's story

    South African ‘Robert’ was deliberately groomed by sick individuals on a gay online dating site, Romeo, for a beating rather than the date he was expecting.

    But in addition to broken ribs, Robert had also been groomed for money

    Mamba Online

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  • Wendy Gregory

    Wendy's story

    Wendy was groomed for money.

    She is a professional, trained counsellor, and has shared her story because if she can be groomed, so can anyone - an important understanding for people who have been groomed. (It’s not your fault!)

    https://caage.org/2019/02/26/introducing-wendy-gregory/

Sources of Support

  • Run by the police, this is the place to report fraud: Action Fraud

    Action Fraud does not have investigation powers - reports taken by Action Fraud are sent to the NFIB.

    The NFIB’s systems assess reports of fraud and cyber crime from across the UK, in order to build a national picture of where fraud and cyber crime is taking place and how.

  • If your scammer took money from you, AnyScam have ways for you to report your scammer on their international database:

    https://anyscam.com/

  • Busy, Brilliant and free!

    The Citizen’s Advice bureau can help you unravel your legal options: CAB

  • The Action Fraud National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit (AF-NECVCU) is a team of specialist advocates that supports vulnerable people who have fallen victim to fraud and cybercrime, to make them feel safer and reduce the possibility of them becoming a repeat victim.

    They tailor advice to victims’ needs to support recovery and prevent re-victimisation.

    They can only advise, not investigate.

    https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/economic-crime-victim-care-unit-ecvcu

  • Love Said is an organisation made by fraud victims for fraud victims, coming soon.

  • Victim Support offers all kinds of free., confidential support to people who are suffering the consequences of crime> website

Useful information

So your partner took your money

CAAGe lead counsellor, Wendy Gregory, offers some thoughts and advice

Coming soon:

  • What is grooming for money/financial grooming?

  • Recognising ‘red flags’;

  • Legal rights (UK)

  • Research

  • Take action

  • Policing and reporting