Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You: The Murky World of Online Romance Fraud

One woman’s hilarious and fascinating quest to expose the truth behind fraudulent Twitter profiles: romance scammers beware, you have met your match! Online romance fraud is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously. This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon. No other woman has had so many online romances from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet. Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the psychology of fraud and of course plenty of Becky’s hysterical interactions with scammers, this is a must-read for anyone who needs a reminder that Keanu Reeves is NOT in love with them. ‘Clever, pertinent and very, very funny…Striking journalism.’ -Danny Finkelstein ‘A funny, sweary, absurd delight that knows just when to take the subject seriously too. I loved it.’ – Dave Gorman ‘A brilliant read. Moves effortlessly between hilarious and informative and back again.’ – Ed Byrne —- ISBN: 9781789651638 | ISBN10: 1789651638 | ISBN-13: 978-1789651638