Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You: The Murky World of Online Romance
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- Author：Becky Holmes
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Summary
One woman's hilarious and fascinating quest to expose the truth behind fraudulent Twitter 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。
Reviews
Morag Bell
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I have followed Becky on X for a while， her posts are so witty。 This book did not disappoint， I read it and laughed a lot， it does， however， carry a serious message， we are all capable of being scammed！
Becky Kelly
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What an absolutely brilliant book。 A deep-dive into male romance scammers。 I learnt so much！ And there are so many crossovers between the workings of romance scammers and domestic abusers， it's really fascinating。 And the victim blaming we do as a society！ Horrific。 I'm never going to say that someone 'fell for' a scam again， I'm going to say that a scam happened to them。 These horrible scammers are so good at what they do， and they are excellent at finding vulnerabilities in their victims， it's What an absolutely brilliant book。 A deep-dive into male romance scammers。 I learnt so much！ And there are so many crossovers between the workings of romance scammers and domestic abusers， it's really fascinating。 And the victim blaming we do as a society！ Horrific。 I'm never going to say that someone 'fell for' a scam again， I'm going to say that a scam happened to them。 These horrible scammers are so good at what they do， and they are excellent at finding vulnerabilities in their victims， it's not a case of what people 'fall for'， it's mostly a case of inhuman bahaviour vs compassionate humane behaviour。 Aside from what I learnt， I also really enjoyed reading it。 It was fun， funny and really interesting。 A very easy 5 stars and I think many people would be safer if we all read it！ I'd love to see it become a bestseller。 。。。more
Sam Hughes
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BRAVO！ That was incredible and left me wanting more。 I am so thankful to Unbounders and Becky Holmes for granting me early access to this gorgeous gem before it hits shelves on January 25， 2024！ Becky Holmes takes readers on a ride of a lifetime as she breaks down the vastly popular world of online romance fraud with real-world examples from her own love life， narratives from real people， and advice and insistence on how to eradicate some scammers from being successful both on a personal and leg BRAVO！ That was incredible and left me wanting more。 I am so thankful to Unbounders and Becky Holmes for granting me early access to this gorgeous gem before it hits shelves on January 25， 2024！ Becky Holmes takes readers on a ride of a lifetime as she breaks down the vastly popular world of online romance fraud with real-world examples from her own love life， narratives from real people， and advice and insistence on how to eradicate some scammers from being successful both on a personal and legal level。 Holmes chats with 'The Real Keanu Reeves' and 'The Unofficial Fan Page of Brad Pitt' amongst other totally real， and definitely not fake celebrities who are pining after Google Play and Amazon gift cards to help their totally real and not fake cause。 Because that's believable。 But a majority of the people fall for scams like these and dish out thousands of dollars to these scammers every day， and it's awareness like this book that means to spread the word and put a stop to such scams。 。。。more
Kim Snaith
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I've followed Becky on Twitter for some time， and as a result pre-ordered Keanu Reeves is Not In Love With You on Unbound some time ago。 It was absolutely worth the wait， and I've enjoyed every minute with the book， even if some areas have left me wanting。If you're familiar with Becky， you'll find her sense of humour throughout， making this a joy to read。 However， there does seem to be a bit of a disjoint between the balance of humour and the seriousness of the subjects being discussed here。 Bec I've followed Becky on Twitter for some time， and as a result pre-ordered Keanu Reeves is Not In Love With You on Unbound some time ago。 It was absolutely worth the wait， and I've enjoyed every minute with the book， even if some areas have left me wanting。If you're familiar with Becky， you'll find her sense of humour throughout， making this a joy to read。 However， there does seem to be a bit of a disjoint between the balance of humour and the seriousness of the subjects being discussed here。 Becky tries to cover all aspects of romance fraud， but some areas are only briefly skirted over - such as the African 'Yahoo boys' and the horrendous crimes tied to their scams。 True， had Becky delved more into the real criminal underbelly here， it would have been a very different book indeed -- but it's something worth exploring。But as for what is here， it's a great overview of the effects， reasons and aftermath of romance fraud。 I loved Becky's own humorous conversations， but I also lapped up the stories of victims， which she retells respectfully and in gripping detail。 While I do wish there was more of a deeper dive， I respect what Becky has done here and I heartily recommend the read for anyone who's either （a） chuckled at one of her tweets in the past or （b） wants to know more about how romance fraud happens。 。。。more
Helen
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Absolutely superb。 Eases you in with humour and somewhat pathetic interactions from fraudsters who you really can't believe the tenacity of， but then goes on to share the stories of people who did become sadly affected by these horrific vile beings。 Teaches many lessons along the way， and I learned so much about the deeper problem behind it all。 I laughed， I cried， and I was educated。 Everyone needs to read this book and stamp this problem out。 Bravo Becky， for doing the work for us and for gett Absolutely superb。 Eases you in with humour and somewhat pathetic interactions from fraudsters who you really can't believe the tenacity of， but then goes on to share the stories of people who did become sadly affected by these horrific vile beings。 Teaches many lessons along the way， and I learned so much about the deeper problem behind it all。 I laughed， I cried， and I was educated。 Everyone needs to read this book and stamp this problem out。 Bravo Becky， for doing the work for us and for getting this out there。 You are an angel。 。。。more
Philip Green
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Very funny and made me laugh out loud but also taught me a load of stuff I didn’t know about fraud and I used it to talk to my daughter about dangers on the internet。 Would definitely recommend！
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/While most people seem to think catfishing is relegated to sad individuals pretending to be someone more interesting/beautiful， most don't realize that it is also a multimillion dollar business taking advantage of the anonymity of the internet to facilitate their crimes。 These businesses are run overseas where individuals who are scammed cannot get any recourse once the scam is uncovered。 This book is mostly concerned More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/While most people seem to think catfishing is relegated to sad individuals pretending to be someone more interesting/beautiful， most don't realize that it is also a multimillion dollar business taking advantage of the anonymity of the internet to facilitate their crimes。 These businesses are run overseas where individuals who are scammed cannot get any recourse once the scam is uncovered。 This book is mostly concerned with that business: luring individuals （mostly over 40 years old， both male and female） into a romance with the end goal of siphoning money out of them， to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars each。The title gives an idea of the tone of the book: snarky， often rude and crude。 It is a very British type of humor that admittedly often detracts from the very important points made: the author is very candid about not being an investigator， journalist， or psychologist。 She became curious about romance scams， lured in some scammers who she played with， and then interviewed individuals who had been scammed in order to write this book。 There is a lot about her personal life in here that I honestly didn't feel relevant enough to be included and would have liked a straight focus on the scams。The first part of the book is the author playing with the scammers， leading them on as she watches them use all the skills from their playbooks to get her to send them money。 I found this section the least interesting because 'stealing from the crooks' is honestly just as dubious。 She writes it off as fun and keeping the scammers attentions focused on her rather than another victim but at the same time has to acknowledge that scammers work many individuals at the same time。 So while some might find it amusing at the way she dupes them， at the same time it feels disingenuous and disenfranchising。 It detracts from the serious nature of the crime， makes the scammers look really stupid， and therefore the victims must be even stupider to fall for them。 Another section involves interviews with people who had been romance scammed。 The heartbreak of their naivete， gullibility， and loss of both a person they thought would be a life partner but also their own savings was hard at times to read。 These are genuinely good people who thought they were helping someone and instead found out （often too late） they were betrayed by cold and calculating people who manipulated them callously。 There are similar stories told on series such as Dr。 Phil or on youtube with SocialCatfish。 Nearly all the stories start with pictures stolen from social media and used to pretend to be someone they are not - often from call centers in Nigeria or Ghana where this has become a billion dollar industry。The final section of the book deals with the how little help victims get - condemnation from family， abuse and humiliation from social media， apathy from authorities。 It's a double hit for the victim - first from the abuser and then from everyone else after （if they are even willing to tell anyone they have lost everything in a scam）。If anyone is wondering about the title of the book: it's because there are many people pretending to be celebrities and Keanu Reeves is one of the most popular celebrity chosen by scammers。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Librariann
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Can one call a book on online romance scams lighthearted？ Mayhaps。Very British in its scope and not particularly investigative， nonetheless， a very interesting book from a case study and overview perspective。 Also A+ trolling of fraudulent social media accounts， Becky Holmes。Eye-opening but mainly entertaining。
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