Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You
The Murky World of Online Romance
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Her prose radiates empathy, with none of the artificial distance that journalists or academics enforce between themselves and their subjects." — The Washington Post
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"Her prose radiates empathy, with none of the artificial distance that journalists or academics enforce between themselves and their subjects." — The Washington PostOne woman's hilarious and fascinating quest to expose the truth behind fraudulent Twitter profiles: romance scammers beware, you have met your match!
Online romance fraud is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously. This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon.
No other woman has had so many online romances – from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William – and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet.
Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the psychology of fraud and of course plenty of Becky’s hysterical interactions with scammers, this is a must-read for anyone who needs a reminder that Keanu Reeves is NOT in love with them.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You “
Introduction: I Wanted to Include a Willy Here - 11 Everything Starts with an Idea - 5
2 Celebrity Scammers: The Gold Standard - 54
3 Sharing My Two Penn’orth - 118
4 Having a Root Around Our Noggins - 127
5 The Scam Must Go On: Adapting to Circumstances - 144
6 Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are - 166
7 Sex, Lies and Coercion: Sextortion - 188
8 The Victims Who Lose More Than Money - 204
9 How Do Victims of Romance Fraud Get Help? - 213
10 The End Bit: Now What? - 235
Notes 245 Acknowledgements - 246
A Note About the Author - 248
Supporters - 250
Autoren-Porträt von Becky Holmes
Becky Holmes is the creator of and voice behind the popular Twitter account @deathtospinach. Having been on the receiving end of an annoying number of direct messages from online romance scammers, Becky started to enjoy wasting their time and then publicly ‘outing’ their accounts. No other woman has had so many online romances – from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William. She is a firm favorite with brave US peacekeeping soldiers stationed around the world, and oil rig workers—all who eventually need iTunes vouchers or Amazon gift cards. Becky's book, Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You, looks at all aspects of romance fraud, from the heartbreaking to the hilarious, the academic to the anecdotal.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Becky Holmes
- 2024, 278 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,2 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Ingram Publisher Services
- ISBN-10: 1789651638
- ISBN-13: 9781789651638
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.04.2024
Sprache:
Englisch
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