Comparing him to the victim of identity theft is a false equivalence. Someone pretending to be you in order to commit a crime is not the same as having your identity stolen and I say this as someone with 17 years service in the police force, 10 of which have been spent in CID. Victims of identity theft are the perpetrator’s target, not the organisation they pretend to represent. It would be more accurate for you to compare the women who have had their money taken under false pretences to the victims of identity theft. If someone calls your home pretending to be your bank in order to gain access to your personal details, you are the one at risk not your bank.
During my police career I’ve worked with victims of fraud and identity theft. Criminals sadly pray on vulnerable people. As you say people can be vulnerable because they have disabilities but people can also be vulnerable due to mental health issues, bereavement, isolation, abuse and countless other reasons. I never came across anyone who was scammed simply because they were stupid. That type of rhetoric is ignorant and really unfair.Yeah I thought he was bland in Outlander. It's like hes gone to the Joey Tribbiani school of acting
I dont know anything about this story, but I do think some of these uber celeb fans are vulnerable, in that scammers will deliberately target people who are not going to understand that this is nonsense, and they can be all ages. I do a bit of work with adults with learning disabilities. They can use the internet ( they have to now) but not a week goes by when I dont have to tell them something or other about a scam targeted at them. Many of them are perfectly competent adults who live mostly independently but have a reading age of 8-11 year olds. Heughan still isnt a victim though, but if he has done everything he can to warn people, I'm not sure what else he can do, apart from go to the police.
I’m in Scotland and he’s not known here. Couldn’t tell you who he’s slept with.more negative than I expected
Does he have a reputation for sleeping around then? He always seems to keep that part of his life quiet
Yeah I thought he was bland in Outlander. It's like hes gone to the Joey Tribbiani school of acting
I dont know anything about this story, but I do think some of these uber celeb fans are vulnerable, in that scammers will deliberately target people who are not going to understand that this is nonsense, and they can be all ages. I do a bit of work with adults with learning disabilities. They can use the internet ( they have to now) but not a week goes by when I dont have to tell them something or other about a scam targeted at them. Many of them are perfectly competent adults who live mostly independently but have a reading age of 8-11 year olds. Heughan still isnt a victim though, but if he has done everything he can to warn people, I'm not sure what else he can do, apart from go to the police.
You could say that about anyone who is defrauded through scams though. Clearly if someone is handing over thousands of £, all their life savings because some celebrity is telling them to, there is some issue going on there. Most people will use some level of common sense. They probably don't tell their partners or family members, or dont have any.
So can men. Vulnerability isn't exclusive to females. If it were reversed and it up was a woman whose identity was being fasely used they'd be classed as vulnerable too.
In the UK the individuals scammed out of their cash are legally defined as victims.
People can be vulnerable for all sorts of reasons and at any age.Maybe the older ladies are vulnerable but a 30+ year old surely should know what she's doing
yes I know the scammers are bad but imo these are grown women, surely they arent THAT stupid to believe they are in an online relationship with him?! It smacks of wanting an acknowledgement from him to me 
Maybe the older ladies are vulnerable but a 30+ year old surely should know what she's doing
