| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/16/2007 2:14:57 PM | Thanks for the tips.
1- broken english and spelling ,mistakes.
2- Nigeria , all of a sudden.
3- fall in love after 2 emails
4- Want money because they look like models but are starving.
5- Western Union is a big Red flag.
By the way, the site is .com
It's free and their are some honest people there but lots of scammers. | |
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/16/2007 3:04:18 PM | You know I have seen a lot of these scammers, mostly from Yahoo chat. So often someone has messaged me, claiming to be from USA, and they say "but I am in Nigeria right now". I don't know that very many non Nigerian Americans are travelling there. So I start with the tests. I saw someone who was once from "Baltimore, but I am in Nigeria right now." Well, she couldn't identify what Camden Yards was.
And the old standby, is I ask what their area code is. Either they won't know it, or they give me a ZIP code. Some of them claim they can't remember their area code because they have been away a long time!
So if anyone ever encounters a scammer who claims to be American, ask for their area code (but don't tell them it is for telephones, they might think it is for postal). This will help weed out a good number of frauds early. I think it is fair to say that any American you ask will instantly know what an area code is and which one is theirs, and for the few that don't they are so dense headed you are better off not talking with them anyway! | |
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/16/2007 3:19:01 PM | | I honestly haven't seen one yet that wasn't obvious if they were a scammer. I must add to the site list of ones with a high percentage though - s.i.n.g.l.e.s.n.e.t - surprisingly, it's even better represented than here for women from my area (I didn't think that's possible but it appears true) - but I get 5-10 scam first contact mails a day there. I think I've gotten one on POF the whole time, and this is a free site! I wonder why they leave us alone so well on here? | |
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/17/2007 5:31:42 AM | Maybe they figure the people on paid sites have more money and are more willing to part with it.. . I just had another on the weekend im'd me on yahoo, I don't even have a profile there anymore but they still seem to get my email address. He was more than willing to send me a picture and of course does contract work in Nigeria  Why is it I get more attention from these guys than real guys? 
Sandy:) | |
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/17/2007 8:57:21 AM | OP - If you get an online message/email from a human female who is above a 6 on the looks scale, there's about a 95% + chance she's fake or a cam girl.
On any site.
Just ask her right away where in Russia or Africa 'she' (??) really is. | |
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/17/2007 9:25:23 AM | | I like the area code.I will probably use it.I must admit,I never got scammed on plenty of fish SO FAR. | |
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Posted: 9/18/2007 12:18:25 PM | | Oh my goodness lucilou,I'll bet you and I were talking to the same guy because the guy I was talking to was from London also but then claimed he lived in California.Any chance this guys name was Alfred that you were talking to? | |
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/18/2007 12:22:40 PM | | No problem alain 2007.Glad I could be of some sort of assistance.I think that it is really sad when there are decent good hearted men and women that get taken advantage of like that.Good luck. | |
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clay71
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Joined: 7/11/2007
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/18/2007 12:51:47 PM | | This scam is almost as old as the internet itself.It tells you right before you get or send mail,that people asking for money is a scam. Alot of people still fall for it though. | |
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Posted: 9/18/2007 1:35:10 PM | Boy, do *I* feel left out, lol! Just one from a goldminer in AZ, and POF removed him and the letter before I even bothered to copy it. Wonder if it's because I have a character minimum on my incoming, first contact email? Of course if you just *love* getting them, then change nothing, it will continue.
And I gotta note: ya'll are *way* too bored.
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Posted: 9/19/2007 12:37:38 AM | Well, I followed ladydiana's advice, I email the site and told them about it.
I got a respond back, first he wanted the Usernames so I gave him all 6 of them, then he replied back and wanted their email addresses so I gave that to him and now he's asking for theirs emails so I sent them to him also.
If he asks me for anything else,I think I'm gonna SNAP!!!!
I'll let you know how it turns out. | |
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Posted: 9/19/2007 1:15:15 AM | It`s not only in the US that you have this problem it happens in the UK.
If they want you to send them anything like bank details make them up, so they will now that you are wise to them.
Even your account name eg MR B OFF or in our language Mr Bug Off they will eventually stop sending you emails.
If a web site keeps asking you for the same info, they now what the users are up to and most probaly being payed for it so they can look legal.   | |
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Posted: 9/19/2007 3:02:18 AM | | If anyone on POF experience such scam, please contact the FBI in Washinngton DC or online....If my recollection is correct John Daly in Washington is handling these internet scams. | |
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Posted: 9/19/2007 11:40:04 AM | | Great information to know,I will keep this in mind.I havent so far met anyone from Plenty of Fish doing scams but this is good to know. Thanks | |
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CTR916
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Joined: 11/27/2006
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/19/2007 8:34:55 PM | Well here is my women scammers story.
I got THREE women within about a six week period get in touch with me on Singlesnet with the famous Nigerian scam. And all three of them told me that were in Nigeria, temporarily. I do almost admire the way they were real con artists each with an effective way to try to suck me in.
The first was a BEAUTIFUL (you should have seen those photos...model material) tall woman, 32 who was the single mother of a ten year old son. She said her husband was killed in an auto accident three years ago, leaving her alone to raise her son. We emailed and IMed for about a week and she told me she was madly in love with me, and that she thought a slightly older man would be great for her and her son. But she was in Nigeria doing business for two more weeks and told me that she needed $10,000 of American currency so she can do business easier than with Nigerian currency. She pushed me being well off and generous that it shouldn't be a problem. Then she proceeded to give me the instructions on how to wire it to her. I told her that it would be a big problem and I wouldn't do it. But I would be waiting for her when she got home. She told me good-bye and never contacted me again.
The second woman told me she found God after a very tough life and failed marriage with an abusive alcoholic, and was doing His work in Nigeria on a construction project. She told me after a few days of emailing and IMing that God told her that I was the right man for her. She told me that she was just done with the construction with God's guidance and was being paid, but in Nigerian currency. So that meant that she would need to wait two weeks to come home to me. She gave me her flight intinerary and told me she only needed just $5,000 to fly home and be in my arms the next day, with God's help of course. She gave me the same instructions as how to wire the money to her. I told her she could take a flight to Hell and that she should be ashamed to use God's Good Name in a scam like this. She never contacted me again.
The third woman only told me she was in Nigeria in her second email. And I told her "Been There, Done That! No money left." She never contacted me again.
The sad thing is my bank told me that they had to deal with people who had fallen for this scam and was about to wire a significant sum of money to these con artists. They warned them that they are scammers. Good thing that almost all of them took their advice and didn't send the money. But a few very lonely people did and were out of their money. | |
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Posted: 9/19/2007 9:12:35 PM | I'd love to know if the majority of posters here still live with their mom.
Sorry to throw some facts into a hate session but.....
I know several Russian women who have married friends of mine and they are DAMN NICE WOMEN! And very good wives and their husbands are happier than I have seen them in many years before the marriage.
Nigerian scams are not necessarily either IN Nigeria or FROM Nigeria (although some are) but are usually run by syndicates of MEN (hello guess who you've been sending kisses to) and many of them are in fact in the good ol US of A (read the papers)
The scam is about appealing to your humanitarian side. And there are plenty of people in the US who havent left home by very far either and never been to San Francisco and wouldnt have a clue. They also cant spell.
If you made a comment like that to a real African woman who was discussing marriage, you wont hear back. In many ways its a free society but when it comes to marriage, yes its a very serious business and you make sure you choose one that is respectful and compatible because marriage is meant to be good and not end in divorce.
The ignorance here appalls me.
If you cant tell the difference between an obvious scam that has all the hallmarks of COME IN SUCKER and a genuine person speaking from the perspective of their own culture, then I suggest you with either get out more, or get off the internet.
How many scammers have you got in America? None right? You have no need for a police force I hear.
This is a disgustingly racist thread! 
If you could speak of individual experiences instead of generalisations and racial slurrs...then ok. | |
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Posted: 9/19/2007 9:44:14 PM | I have seen it posted and hinted at. These scammers are men sitting behind the computer pretending to be women.
I get the gist that most men on this thread get swept away by the pictures even though they realize it is a scam. Only one guy really got the drift and gave it to her/him.
J. | |
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| Scams from women on dating sites
Posted: 9/19/2007 11:23:13 PM | On Singlesnet.com I recieve over 30 scam emails a day. The are always 'black/african' and way off on their age. I get them from all over the USA and the world but mostly Ghana and Australia. They are very brave over there because the site won't even try to stop them. I have been in a feud with the owners about it but they keep shoving their TERMS in front of me. In other words they are liable for nothing. I have friends on that site and would hate to unsubscribe but it looks like I will have to. Have to go, just got more spam. | |
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Posted: 9/20/2007 9:38:32 AM | Yes, we gals get scam mail too. It usually is that they say they are college graduates or more, make about 150,00 a year. Then their posts and their profiles are riddled with mispelled words, poor grammar and very old slang expressions. I respond, telling them I am on to them and they don't bother me again. There are also the ones from other foreign countries and they are usually boys that are younger than my adult children. The pictures are always of them with little on (and Speedos abound).
I have even received them from what they say are women. Always asking for money, always saying they are so in love with me and always saying God bless you or something like that. One of my batchelor friends got so caught up in one that he mailed her about 4 grand and even went to Florida to find "her". He gave me a link to her website and on it was a long statement, which sounded like someone from Africa (I've been scammed even before the internet) and not the accent from the Netherlands where "she" said she lived. I have friends from Holland and know how they misuse the English language. He finally gave up on her, but started up with another. I don't even talk to him about it. He knows I think he is a sap, but he thinks these georgeous things really want an exfireman with just his retirement pay.
One more indication of a scam. If they give you a real e-mail address, the last part will tell you where it is from. England is UK, New Zealand is NZ, Australia is Aus. I don't know all of them, of course, but if there is something like .co.uk at the end, it is not from this country.
Why do these Nigerians and the rest of them do this? Because there are still people around who are so gullible that they will send money to them. As P.T Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute". | |
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Posted: 9/20/2007 10:37:21 AM | As soon as I made a conscious choice not to engage myself in conversation with long distance "daters" then slowly more potentials appeared locally (granted I had to drop my high standards of age limitations). However, the rewards are great because I get the opportunity to meet them in real life before I get emotionally attached.
Then the best part is having real sex not cyber sex and well the jackpot would be if we fall in love there is no struggle with visas and immigration and relocation.
I know this sounds way too sensible but it has opened up a whole new horizon for me.  | |
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Posted: 9/20/2007 11:05:25 AM | You have some good suggestions for having fun with the scammers. Usually I just ignore them, but when the mood strikes me to torment the scammer, I like to suggest that if "she" truly loved me she would put that swimsuit model's body to good use and turn a couple quick tricks to get the money for airfare. If she protests and says that she desires to remain "chaste" for me....I tell "her" that she need not worry about saving herself for me because I prefer a woman with experience!  | |
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Posted: 9/20/2007 1:48:45 PM | This is not a racist thread,this is some information to help prevent other people from getting scammed.If that is what you think,then *champrins* you need to look at yourself and find out why you are reacting like this.( what have you done in the past)If you have the courage to do that.
If this thread helps at least one person,then it was worth it.
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