Would you send money to somebody you meet online? At one point in my life i used this online dating service and i started talking to somebody, I saw his pic and he looked like my idol...

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

At one point in my life i used this online dating service and i started talking to somebody, I saw his pic and he looked like my idol Gerard Butler!!! Yunnnn!!! lol Well anyway we talked on line for couple of months, exchanged phone numbers..It was great!!I thought i met the man of my dreams!!!Then in a pooof!! it was over..One day he wrote to me asking what kind of flowers i like and i told him that i like roses.....He asked me where should i sent it and i gave him my work address, because my parents were dead set against it!1 So one day when i was workin i received these beautiful flowers with a very nice note...Then later that day he called me and in brocken English he said that he had to go to Nigeria for business and he needed it for me to pay the money for the flowers and if i didnt pay it he knew where i worked!!!.......To say that i was heart broken is an understatement!!!....Of course i never talked to him again although i sent him an email stating that if he even thought to show up at my work he would be arrested faster then he can say MONEY.....My point to this story is if anyone you'll meet on line asking you for money..>>>>>>>>>RUN!!!!...BTW it is a true story!!!

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

I am sorry this happened to you. Sadly, it is not easy to determine if someone can be trusted based on telephone calls and emails.
But, you are now wiser now and other than your feeling, unharmed. I am glad you did not give him your home address.

proud republican wrote:

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proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Pennylynn wrote:

I am sorry this happened to you. Sadly, it is not easy to determine if someone can be trusted based on telephone calls and emails.
But, you are now wiser now and other than your feeling, unharmed. I am glad you did not give him your home address.

Thank you Pennylynn, i got wiser as soon as he asked me for money......You look for people asking you for money almost right away,,,its time to RUN!!!

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Sorry, double post.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

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PoppaGringo wrote:

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4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

proud republican wrote:

Thank you Pennylynn, i got wiser as soon as he asked me for money......You look for people asking you for money almost right away,,,its time to RUN!!!

If you became aware at the get go one thing to remember it's best to go with that gut feeling when things don't seem right.

I situations like this when two people are just meeting and money is asked from he or she red f**gs start popping up and one best be on the alert.

Good for you for not falling for his ploy and there are many that take the bait and are sorry for it after awhile.

I had an experience with online dating yrs ago I met a widow who had a decent paying job and was studying to get a degree with special ed kids or something of the sorts.

Well her job was done away with and here she was without any income so I helped her keep her house payments up and some repairs on her car till she was able to get on her SS survivor checks .
She said my finical help was to be a loan but I said don't worry about it as it wasn't going to make or break me !

We never finished our dating but still to this day we still email a couple of times a year.

I knew she was a hard worker and had a hard time making it so I felt it was worth it as I've helped other folks that were in a tough spot .

Having said all that it's best to go into these type of relationships with one's eyes wide open .

I am glad you got rid of this low life before losing any money !

samtheyank

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Proud Republican,

I get these way out letters from some i***t in another country saying that I had five million dollars waiting for me in a lockbox. They usually want a small amount of money so they can release it to you. They also want a ton of personal information as well. Most of the time I delete the crap. Sometimes I get bored and I will play along to see how they play their game. I shoot them a ton of f**e information. They check it out and when they know it is f**e, they disappear for a few months, but they always come back. They must think I am law enforcement. The point is that it is so obvious that it is a s**m even a five year old can see it coming. They operate out of countries where there are no laws against this kind of garbage. If it is too good to be true, leave it alone and use your time for more productive things. Paul Harvey’s that’s the way it is.

wolffy

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My wife knows someone who fell for one of those s**ms. The guy was a real good con. Against everything that everything that all her friends and family told her she continued to send money, even took out loans and when the bank wouldn't give her any more money the guy quit calling her and now she realized that it was all a s**m! Now she is worried how she can pay for all the loans.

pappadeux Loc: Phoenix AZ

Pennylynn wrote:

I am sorry this happened to you. Sadly, it is not easy to determine if someone can be trusted based on telephone calls and emails.
But, you are now wiser now and other than your feeling, unharmed. I am glad you did not give him your home address.

Especially if it's a gorgeous 20 some year old And more if 'wifie' answers the door. And now the fun begins...

tactful Loc: just North of the District of LMAO

samtheyank wrote:

Proud Republican, br br I get these way out lette... (show quote)

you are of course speaking of one of the oldest s**ms in the book online wise.most with any savvy
with computer have been there or at least seen it.including me. true story:if it sounds too good to be true over 99% of the time it is. Trust Your Gut.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

tactful wrote:

you are of course speaking of one of the oldest s**ms in the book online wise.most with any savvy
with computer have been there or at least seen it.including me. true story:if it sounds too good to be true over 99% of the time it is. Trust Your Gut.

As soon as someone you never met asking you for money......Game over!!!

tactful Loc: just North of the District of LMAO

proud republican wrote:

As soon as someone you never met asking you for money......Game over!!!

Exactly!

Radiance3

proud republican wrote:

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Be careful my fellow Americans. In the early 2001, my office received anonymous email from South Africa. I wonder how they got my email address since my office has the security of the State Government.
Here's what the email said.
That he was a banker. That someone with two million dollars deposited in the bank suddenly died of accident. He had no beneficiary or family to claim his estate.
Then this guy asked me to send my bank account number so that he could share the fortune of the deceased and deposit to my bank account.

What I did was to forward the email to the Federal Agency to trace the source.

Never answer any message like that. They will clean your own bank account.
Message to all, please don't be victims.

tactful Loc: just North of the District of LMAO

Radiance3 wrote:

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Had one nearly identical ,only difference was it read someone was on their deathbed with no family.
Otherwise the same things were asked.
Correct NEVER give out Any sensitive information.
As to how they get addresses
There are tons of s**mmers out there that know every trick in the book.I do not even know if the encryption software I use along with the AV and MBAM can prevent it.

teabag09

Or give out someone's info that you don't like but never your own. Mike

tactful wrote:

Had one nearly identical ,only difference was it read someone was on their deathbed with no family.
Otherwise the same things were asked.
Correct NEVER give out Any sensitive information.
As to how they get addresses
There are tons of s**mmers out there that know every trick in the book.I do not even know if the encryption software I use along with the AV and MBAM can prevent it.