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Filipina Phone Broken Money Scam: What to Check

What it means when someone says her phone is broken and asks for money, plus safer ways to verify identity and keep communication healthy.

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FAQ: If her phone is really broken, how is she still messaging me? That is the question to ask out loud. If chats keep arriving, she clearly has a working device or connection right now, which means a brand-new phone is not the emergency it is being framed as. A genuine person can usually keep talking on what she already has.

FAQ: She says she needs a new phone before we can video call. Should I buy it? No. A broken camera is a tidy reason to keep avoiding live video, and that overlap is the warning sign. Offer to wait until she borrows a relative or friend phone for a short call instead of funding a purchase.

FAQ: I already sent money for the repair and now she wants more. What now? Stop paying immediately. Save the chats, the amount, and any account or wallet details, then contact your bank or payment provider right away in case the transfer can still be stopped. Report the profile to the platform you met on.

Official sources:
- FTC Romance Scams: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-know-about-romance-scams
- FBI Romance Scams: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/romance-scams
- FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center: https://www.ic3.gov/