r/Gambia • u/I-AM-NOT-A-COP123 • 16d ago

Another Gambia Scam Post

Hello, I posted here a few months ago about a situation involving kidnapping but I digress early, I want to know, from gambians specifically but anyone is welcome, are the people who dm me asking for money scammers? They all seem to be young men, I know many struggle in the country so I'm just wondering because full disclosure I got a lot of msgs from them

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u/maw9o 16d ago

People are poor and desperate, they see anything as an opportunity, if you can’t help , just reject them and move on

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u/I-AM-NOT-A-COP123 15d ago

Okay no problem, thank you for succinct and sufficient answer

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u/Firstcrocodile 15d ago

Scammers except desperately poor. I’d rather they just didn’t lie.

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u/GoodEnnui 13d ago

I send my friend $100 this month for 15 months I’m adding another $100. So $200 I’ve met his family. He’s my age born in 1998. He has 2 siblings 10 and 13 and a blind mother and his father passed. They’re super excited about the extra $100. It means the kids can get a tablet in time for Christmas and into school. School costs $200 per person

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u/I-AM-NOT-A-COP123 13d ago

That's amazing!

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u/GoodEnnui 13d ago

It’s brought a lot of happiness into my life!

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u/GoodEnnui 13d ago

I send my friend $100 this month for 15 months I’m adding another $100. So $200 I’ve met his family. He’s my age born in 1998. He has 2 siblings 10 and 13 and a blind mother and his father passed. They’re super excited about the extra $100. It means the kids can get a tablet in time for Christmas and into school. School costs $200 per person

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u/GoodEnnui 13d ago

I video chatted them from WhatsApp. Good people highly grateful. Everyone in Gambia is hyper friendly. They call it the Sunshine Coast for that reason

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u/Distinct_Impact8847 9d ago

I’m not a scammer, but I still Wa your money 🤗

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u/borderreaver 16d ago

They are all scammers. Desperate, poor, but still scammers.

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u/borderreaver 15d ago

of course they're going through a lot its a desperate situation for many Gambians. But that doesn't mean you can try and steal money from the toubab

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u/I-AM-NOT-A-COP123 15d ago

Okay, thank you so much!