AN 84-year-old grandma, who decided to become a scam hunter after her Egyptian toyboy stole thousands from her, has been sent a bomb threat by an online scammer.
Iris Jones met 39 year old Mohamed Ibrahim via Facebook, and sent thousands of pounds to him, before they married and he moved to the UK.
After their split, following a turbulent three years together, Iris took it upon herself to expose scanners trying to fool women, and revealed her fraudster hunting plans on Facebook.
Iris, from Weston-Super-Mare, has now shared that one scammer threatened to send a bomb to her house.
She said: “His name was David. He claimed to be in the American air force, working in Yemen – but his messages didn’t sound American.
“It wasn’t ‘hi honey’, or anything like that, when I asked him what his favourite food was I expected him to say hamburger, or hotdogs or popcorn – but it was rice!
“He asked me to send him $3,500 and I asked him how do I send it over? Just to tease him – I like to taunt them now.
“I called him something I can’t share online – and then he said ‘give me your location, I’m going to bomb you – not a love bomb this time, a real bomb.
“There must be a conveyer belt in these places where there are all these scammers and gold diggers who have all these women lined up and they pass you from pillar to post.
“They don’t think of your as a person – you’re just a name.”
Iris shared some tips of how to tell that someone online might be trying to scam you.
She added: “Usually they send a very handsome picture of themselves, often working on an oil rig or in another country or in the army.
“These pictures are not them – they are are pictures of genuine men and I think some of them know they are being used.
“Also, a lot of the time they want to come off Facebook, or the dating app and then want to go onto WhatsApp because ‘it is more private’.
“That is a red flag!
“I am on scam alert and I would recommend it for people too as they tell you what to look out for.
Timeline of Iris and Mohamed's relationship
- The couple began talking on Facebook in June 2019.
- In November 2019, Iris visited Mohamed for the first time.
- Iris and Mohamed tied the knot in October 2020.
- Mohamed came to live in England in November 2021.
- The pair split in June 2023, with Iris putting an end to their relationship.
“Then there is the love bombing – after a couple of days of messaging they tell you they love you, and they are narcissists.
“Often they use broken English – and they always ask you ‘how was your day, how was your night, what have you had to eat, how’s the family.
“When they ask you to send money they will always tell you to keep it a secret and not go to the bank.”
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