Scam Expert Nev Schulman on How to Protect Yourself If a Person Is Trying to Take Advantage of You — Especially After a Divorce
An interview with Ilyssa Panitz
When we are in love we beam when we talk about the person who is making us smile from cheek to cheek. When we are in love, we can’t wait to see their name on our phone screen or snuggle next to us on the couch at the end of the day. When we are in love, we can’t wait for our spouse to touch us, hold us, kiss us, and feel their skin against ours. When you are going through a divorce and those moments are gone, you could find yourself alone in your thoughts, daydreaming/fantasizing when you will connect with someone new and capture those times again. Thanks to technology, millions of divorcees are signing up for dating sites/apps with the hopes of meeting a partner online with the touch of a swipe. While I don’t want to be a downer, there is something you need to keep in mind so you can survive and thrive and not have your heart and bank account broken “AGAIN.” Cyberspace is full of con-artists. In 2021, The Federal Trade Commission fielded 56,000 complaints about romance scams and just recently the FBI released a statement which revealed that Americas lost $1 billion to romance scams last year. How can you protect yourself and your wallet if you are seeking romance? Nev Shulman is…
