Don't know if this will be considered for the jokes topic, but here goes...

Some of the things I have learned about online communication is

1) there are women in the Philippines who will tell you they love you in 5 mins if they think they can get money out of you

2) there are so many "women" who live around you but are traveling with their aunt, grandmother, cousin, brother/sister at the moment because they have to go back to South Africa to see about the family business their deceased parents left for them

3) people will be so polite to you when trying to get something from you, but become so mean an belligerent when you figure out their scam and tell them no

4) "young" women, usually in their 20's, who send you emails telling you how much they enjoyed your profile have of course never read a thing in it or they wouldn't be contacting you. Of course, redirect to pay site of some sort

5) there seems to be men who believe the above...

6) there are more dishonest people than honest people

7) apparently many people believe the spam sent to their emails otherwise it wouldn't be such an ongoing thing

8) not all profiles on dating sites are checked as thorough as the sites claim. If so, there wouldn't be the same "scripted" information in them

9) again, so many single people in Ghana who instantly love you without getting to know you

10) it's nice to know most of the people here on Mingle are real



Now, to make note, I have not fallen for any of these scams, except No. 10 which is not a scam, but have been getting much of this crap in my emails. Even with a filter, they still seem to come through.

Are there actually that many people online not familiar enough with things who fall for that? I chatted once with someone who was so excited because a young girl had contacted him and was interested in him. Of course, she was out of the states traveling to, you guessed it, GHANA because a family member, pick one, had died and she was all alone, blah blah blah. Same scripts, different name.

Well, needless to say he argued that I was wrong, got mad then quit talking for a while. UNTIL he sent her money and realized he was scammed. Live and learn I guess.

Be safe people. No one can love you in the first 5 mins of chatting. No one will send you an email telling you how much your profile touched their heart, they love you and want to be with you right now and actually mean it.

Sort of like all the "lotteries" I've "won" overseas.... even though I never entered.... lol

Have fun, be safe, use common sense and be yourself... that is what matters most.

Okay, had to vent after deleting another batch of spam....

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!

Lot's of "me love you long time" on here.

happy easter!

Oh come on now, Me love u long time if u only send me $99.95 to go towards gettin my Uncle's business out of hock, which happens to be in Nigeria where I'm travelin with my grandma

Where do I send you my money?

Did I happen to mention that I would triple ur investment in just one short week and that I was only 21?????

best one i got was you will call me baby,

and i will call you papi

I just wanted to say that while this may be true of some young women in their 20s, this is not the case for me. Yes, I have never sent an email to a much older man saying how much I love his profile. But if I did, I would mean it.

Sorry that you have had to deal with so many dishonest people on this site.

make your check out to dewey cheatam and howe lol. Me would love you long time lol.

I wish U a safe & Happy Easter likewise.Ur posts are hilarious btw.I enjoy them very much.Godspeed!Cy.

Not saying all women in their 20's are that way... usually the age given. And most are probably men anyway.... Glad you are honest

Cash? Check? Or CC?

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover or Diner's Club preferred

Wait a minute.. you're in Mississippi.... gonna invest that money in one of the casinos maybe?

I told u I'm currently travelin in Nigeria with my grandma, checkin on my dead uncle's business that was left to me. Jeez pay attention

1. She can love me long time and I'll take all I can get, then leave that b!tch really disappointed when she finds out I owe more money than I have.

2. Just what I wanted, a south African chick who's inheritance I can get in on. What's that worth? About 38 cents a day?

3. Yep, that's why I know most of them online only. When they become mean and beligerent, I don't have to care.

4. Excellent, I have no money, therefore an excuse to not join their site and have to talk to them.

5. Yeah well men are suckers and if they fall for it, probably deserve to.

6. If I said I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?

7. Once again, suckers!

8. Well, it's kind of hard to be original these days. That's where I look for someone with something different to say and pay no attention to the script. I like improv.

9. Refer to numbers 1 and 2

10. I dunno, they might have you fooled, but I'm sure there are plenty of fake people on here just like anywhere else, but at least they're not fake people linking you to other sites.

I would be careful about # 10.

im here to link you to my myspace account add me


myspace.com/riding_dubz

I'M PERVING DAVID!! I'M PERVING DAVID!!!!!

Here's to hoping you feel a little violated, David!!!

Sorry, me can't promise to love you long time. Maybe just 2 hour!!!

Hahahahahahaha.... not feeling violated yet... you need to work on it more.....