Nicaraguan #Dating & #Marriage #Scams | Keeping Yourself Safe When #Relocating to #Nicaragua
Vlog 3 November 2023 | The world over, dating and marriage scams are a thing even in your own country. But when moving to a new country there are bigger gaps in cultural knowledge and cues and a general lack of resources that make the situation much more precarious and likely.
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Hey Scott, I want that hat!! Cool video. Great subject. Video quality is amazing too.
As someone that married a non US citizen, I have been advising every young man I know to go outside the country to find a wife, and if they can, to stay there. For many reasons.
Passportbros is a real movement that's gaining steam quickly. I expect a lot of American men to be going to Nicaragua long term to start families.
I have been following this one closely. I am surprised, however, at the people alive in 2023 that still believe going to a poorer country and finding 'instant attraction' and 'love at first sight' isn't too good to be true. I just talked to a friend of a friend who didn't WANT to believe he was being scammed by a person he met online. This online 'lover' was supposedly an oil rig worker in the gulf, needed money (the guy sent him over ten thousand!), all the US addresses we followed up on were not his, his family did not exist in the US and then – are you ready? – the guy asked for ten thousand more to clear up a 'package' sent to this poor man that was being held by – ready again?? – CUBAN customs after supposedly being sent by a non-existent company out of Veracruz to avoid having US law enforcement show up at the victim's home in Florida!!! What a story! It took me 30 minutes to track this criminal down, and I located him in Brazil. They guy still, somehow, thinks he may not have been scammed… Some people you can't help, and I think that is something people need to realize.
On a separate note: could you help us find out what the ACTUAL latest income requirements are for Nicaraguan residency (pensionado/rentista). The numbers for minimum income are all over the place, ranging from 600 to a whopping 2500 (!). Talk about disinformation…
Thanks.
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Easy fix: Just keep things safe and out of reach back in your home country!
I don’t see much benefit from opening a local bank account in Nicaragua anyway, specially if one can just withdraw from ATM’s locally using your US debit card (I use Schwab, fee-free)
And if for some reason one really needs a local bank account, just don’t transfer your life savings nor use it to direct-deposit your SSA or VA benefits internationally into it!
Then, RENT!
If push came to shove there’s nothing they can take away from you, and also if there is a major disaster like a huge earthquake or civil war, you just pack your bags and leave without owning a property that will tie you down anywhere!
The worst thing I can imagine is that you have a child in Nicaragua and the mother started using the kid to blackmail you, that’s I think the biggest vulnerability one can have.
I love the episodes about personal subjects like this. I'm just embarrassed that those friends of yours that got scammed were fellow Canadians. We are too nice of people. Well, at least you don't have the same problems as Expats in Colombia. They're getting drugged and killed.
Sorry to change subject but I wanted to ask you 2 questions:
1. Have you ever been to the Oriental Market in Managua? If you have i must of missed it in your catalogue. What was it like? I watch a few Nicaraguan vloggers and they always say .."mucho peligros.." I've learned that means very dangerous.
2. Are you planning on visiting the Caribbean coast ?
Nice Flor de Caña hat man. Great topping thank you