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YouTuber tells how he was "scammed beyond belief"

Mark Frauenfelder
May 30, 2025
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A YouTuber named Steve bares his soul, recounting the sad tale of how he fell for a romance scam in the Philippines.

As Steve walks through a jungle, he films himself explaining how a woman he fell in love with was a con artist who took advantage of his "euphoria" to deceive him. She ended up with a car, sari-sari…

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