BARRON TRUMP SCAM

A New York City poster is racing to stop their mother from sending another chunk of money to a man she believes is Barron Trump.

About two weeks ago, the poster's 53-year-old mother broke the news: after not going on a date in 20 years, she had a new boyfriend. Not just any boyfriend. She said she was dating Barron Trump, and that he had reached out to her online.

The poster says the mother was not naïve about the usual warning signs. When the conversation turned to scams, she insisted she knew all about social media fraudsters. This person, she said, was "verified" and even had photos of himself.

That was only the beginning.

When asked whether the supposed Barron Trump had asked her for money, the mother said no, he was actually adding her to his will. Then she started talking about how rich they would be when they got married. The poster pressed again, and the story shifted from inheritance to a loan.

According to the mother, Barron Trump had asked for "just" 75,000 dollars because all of his money was tied up in stocks. He would pay her back with interest in a few weeks, she said, and they were going to meet in person around the same time.

By then, the poster had heard enough to realize the money was already moving. The mother had already sent 13,000 dollars to a bitcoin account and was planning to send the rest that Sunday.

The poster's account is full of the small details that make the whole thing stranger: the 20 years without dating, the certainty about a public figure's identity, the belief that a romance was heading toward marriage and a will. At one point, the mother even talked about "how I was born," as part of the conversation around the relationship, adding another bizarre layer to the exchange.

Now the poster is looking for help before the next transfer goes through. The question at the center of the post is simple and urgent: "What should I do and who do I contact to stop this."