That is just pitiful. About a year ago, I was on Match.com and this
'gentleman' emailed me. He actually had a great profile on the site,
and pictures of a really distinguished looking gentleman. After a few
IMs, he told me he was stuck in Africa and needed to get back home
because his wallet had been stolen. Said he worked for a company in
Florida. So he finally asked me to wire him some money; as soon as he
came up with "I was robbed" story, I KNEW it was s scam. So I decided
to put some pressure on him. I asked, since he was traveling on company
business, why his employer wouldn't pay for his ticket home; he never
answered that. I told him I wouldn't send him any money until he could
prove who he was (I wasn't going to send the bozo anything anyway). He
said he lived in Florida; I asked him what part. He came up with a
town. I asked for his address; he didn't remember it. I asked for his
phone number; he gave me a series of random numbers that made absolutely
no sense. I kept this line of questioning up until he got mad enough to
get indignant with me. I told him "Thanks for staying on the IM line
with me; it gave me an opportunity to acquire your IM address; I'm
contacting the authorities and you're going to get caught." I guess my
scam was scarier to him than his was to me because he really got upset
and finally disconnected.

Word to the wise: just don't deal with anyone who says they're stuck
anywhere and need you to send them money; better yet, just don't deal
with anyone asking for your money.