Donnie
Coverage of Donnie in the Nexus archive.
- Woman falls victim to romance scam after sending money to a fake boyfriend: ‘I want to vomit’
Jean Booth met a widowed man named Donnie online. The two began dating, and she sent the scammer approximately $90,000 through their virtual relationship.
- ‘I want to cry, I want to vomit’: Meet a 43-year-old who lost $90,000 to an online boyfriend she never met
Jean Booth, a 43-year-old woman, lost $90,000 to an online romance scam involving a non-existent boyfriend named Donnie. The article highlights the rise of romance scams in the U.S., with over 49,000 victims reporting $1.3 billion in losses in 2022.
- She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. Takeaways about romance scams
Jean Booth's experience with a romance scam highlights the rising prevalence of such frauds in the U.S., with over 49,000 victims reporting $1.3 billion in losses in 2023. The article links the surge to social isolation post-pandemic and notes psychological factors, such as humans' innate need for connection, which can lead individuals to seek relationships in vulnerable ways.
- She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam
Jean Booth, a woman in a romance scam, sent money to a non-existent partner named Donnie despite knowing he was fake. The article highlights rising romance scams in the U.S., with over 49,000 victims reporting $1.3 billion in losses in 2022 according to FTC data.