Online scam: who are the “grazers”, these scammers with feelings often originating from Africa?. On January 28, a man from Pas-de-Calais committed femicide after being manipulated by ‘grazer’s’ “Stalkers’ are scammers who try to extract money over the Internet.
Although they can come from anywhere in the world, the vast majority of networks operating in France come from West Africa. The financial impact of these scams is very difficult to assess because the number of complaints is low.