UKHOMISHANA wamaPhoyisa noBugebengu eSurrey usenxuse izakhamuzi ukuthi zixwaye abantu abaqola ezothando ngalolu suku lwezithandani.
U-Lisa Townsend waqhumisa izigebengu ngemuva kwemikhonyovu “ehlukumeza inhliziyo,” futhi waxwayisa ngokuthi izisulu zaseSurrey zilahlekelwa izigidi unyaka ngamunye ngenxa yokukhwabanisa.
Futhi ucele noma ngubani owesaba ukuthi angase athinteke ukuba eze ngaphambili akhulume naye Amaphoyisa aseSurrey.
ULisa uthe: “Ukukhwabanisa kwezothando kuwubugebengu obujulile bomuntu siqu futhi obungenelelayo. Umthelela enawo kuzisulu zawo udabukisa inhliziyo.
“Abakhwabanisi bakhohlisa izisulu zabo ukuthi batshale isikhathi nemali ngaphansi kwenkolelo eyiphutha yokuthi banokuxhumana kwangempela komuntu siqu.
“Ezikhathini eziningi, kuba nzima ukuthi izisulu ziqede ‘ubudlelwano’ bazo njengoba betshalwe kakhulu ngokomzwelo.
“Lolu hlobo lobugebengu lungenza abantu bazizwe benamahloni futhi bephoxekile.
“Kunoma ngubani ohluphekayo ngicela azi ukuthi akayedwa. Izigebengu zihlakaniphile futhi zinamaqhinga, futhi akulona neze iphutha lomuntu oqoliwe.
“Amaphoyisa aseSurrey azohlala eyithathela phezulu imibiko yokukhwabanisa kwezothando. Ngicela noma ngubani othintekile eze ngaphambili.”
Sekukonke, imibiko engu-172 yokukhwabanisa kwezothando yenziwa emaPhoyisa aseSurrey ngo-2022. Ngaphansi nje kwamaphesenti angama-57 ezisulu kwakungabesifazane.
Ngaphezu kwengxenye yazo zonke izisulu zihlala zodwa, futhi ngaphezudlwana koyedwa kwabahlanu bathintwa ekuqaleni nge-WhatsApp. Cishe amaphesenti angu-19 athintwa ngohlelo lokusebenza lokuqomisana kuqala.
Iningi lezisulu - amaphesenti angama-47.67 - laliphakathi kweminyaka engama-30 nengama-59. Cishe amaphesenti angama-30 ayephakathi kweminyaka engama-60 nengama-74.
'Ngeke kube nephutha lesisulu'
Nakuba abantu abaningi - amaphesenti angu-27.9 azo zonke izisulu - abazange babike noma yikuphi ukulahlekelwa, amaphesenti angu-72.1 aqolwe izizumbulu zemali. Kulelo nani, amaphesenti angu-2.9 alahlekelwe phakathi kuka-£100,000 no-£240,000, futhi umuntu oyedwa ulahlekelwe ngaphezu kuka-£250,000.
Emaphesentini angu-35.1 awo wonke amacala, izigebengu zacela izisulu zazo ukuba zinikeze imali nge-transfer yasebhange.
Amaphoyisa aseSurrey anikeze iseluleko esilandelayo mayelana ukubona izimpawu zomkhwabanisi kwezothando:
- Qaphela ukunikeza ulwazi lomuntu siqu kuwebhusayithi noma i-chatroom
- Abakhwabanisi bazokwenza izingxoxo zibe ezomuntu siqu ukuze bathole ulwazi kuwe, kodwa ngeke bakutshele okuningi ngabo ongazihlola noma uqinisekise.
- Abakhwabanisi bezothando bavame ukusho ukuthi banezindima eziphakeme ezibenza bangabi namakhaya isikhathi eside. Lokhu kungaba itulo lokuqeda izinsolo zokungahlangani mathupha
- Abakhwabanisi ngokuvamile bazozama ukukususa ekuxoxeni kumasayithi okuqomisana asemthethweni angagadwa
- Bangase baxoxe izindaba ukuze baqonde imizwa yakho - isibonelo, ukuthi banesihlobo esigulayo noma bavalelwe phesheya. Bangase bangaceli imali ngokuqondile, kunalokho banethemba lokuthi uzonikela ngokusuka kobuhle benhliziyo yakho
- Kwesinye isikhathi, umkhohlisi uzokuthumela izinto ezibalulekile njengamakhompyutha aphathekayo namaselula ngaphambi kokukucela ukuthi uwavule. Lokhu cishe kuyindlela yabo yokufihla noma yiziphi izenzo zobugebengu
- Bangase futhi bakucele ukuthi wamukele imali ku-akhawunti yakho yasebhange bese uyidlulisela kwenye indawo noma nge-MoneyGram, Western Union, amavawusha e-iTunes noma amanye amakhadi esipho. Lezi zimo kungenzeka zibe izindlela zokushushumbisa imali, okusho ukuthi uzobe wenza ubugebengu
Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe, vakashela surrey.police.uk/romancefraud
Ukuxhumana namaphoyisa aseSurrey, shayela ku-101, sebenzisa iwebhusayithi ye-Surrey Police noma uthinte amakhasi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana oMbutho. Njalo shayela u-999 esimweni esiphuthumayo.