Remember, the purpose of the sweetheart scam is to keep the mark coming back for more, just like the 419 scam. The more the mark can stay on the hook, the more the "girlfriend" can keep the money flowing.
However, some sweetheart scams are designed to get the mark to the "girlfriend's" country and, once there, violently extort money from him.
We have already seen how, once contact is established, at some point the "sweetheart" may invite the mark to her country so she can use him for money. However, some sweetheart scams, when the "girlfriend" and her associates feel or believe that the mark is wealthy or may catch on sooner or later as to what is going on, may just decide to force the mark to pay money once he is away from the United States.
How it works is, of course, simple. Once the mark arrives to meet his "girlfriend," or at some point after they have met, the "girlfriend" and her associates will, at threat of gunpoint, demand money and financial information from the mark. It is, in essence, a glorified form of kidnapping.
The mark is completely helpless. He is in a strange country, where he usually does not speak the language or know anything about the law enforcement or courts (and it is likely that the legal system is corrupt), and cannot navigate his way around. Not only is there a terrifying physical danger, there is also the psychological reality that the mark is in a location and place completely out of his frame or reference and understanding and is at the mercy of people whom he thought he could trust.
We will continue this discussion tommorrow.
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