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Am really scared of these guyz, they really smart...wot can we do to stop these?
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Well another Man deactived after talking with me a couple days. I asked him if he was for Real.
  He had to send a friends invite, I did Not befriend him, cause he was too young. But I did talk with him a few times emails. Sometimes they are very
charming. I always get the nice looking professional guys. They must know that attracts me somehow. 
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those scammers were highlighted on a bbc documentry .years ago ,best advice to use special software filters and keep them uptoo date .flag them were possible .
for added security trace there ip adress to confirm there were abouts ,also helps to use a sniffer programm to view its activity. clean your cache and cookies frequently,and add any untrusted emails to your hacked folder so your email filters can sift them out straight away . all in all learn to be a bit more comp savy. |
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Seeing as Mark Zuckerberg gives away every members private information, then I'm not really all that shocked, because it's Facebook. I was put off hearing about how he was doing this. More fool him. lol. Why do scammers always use Military profiles to attract? Isn't it weird how none of them have any other type of "job". He is a soldier? My ***. Aren't they ALL soldiers?
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Scammers are at best time wasters, and at worst criminal fraudsters, do everyone a favour and report them as soon as you are suspicious.
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What a terrible world women be very careful with dating sites most of the guys are scammers they will go to any lenght to decieve you in the name love and marriage.Never give out your personnel information don't be in a hurry.
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There are female scammers as well. I was talking to a girl through email and she said she was coming to see me but came across some financial trouble and want to know if I can send money by western union to help her to come see me. Yea, like I going to believe that. I don’t know if the girl is real. Yea pics were sent to me, even a passort pic but I have no way to prove if the person I’m talking to is real. I’m sorry if she can’t afford to come see me, I never asked her to come see me. I mainly want to see someone local if possible but some of the scammers are fun to talk with to kill time.
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After you have been online awhile its very easy to spot the scammers.
- They usually want to instantly chat on yahoo or skype - They get very luvy duvy right off and they can't believe they actually met their soulmate within a day _ They are very religious - They don't always answer your questions, they completely avoid talking about themselves - They often won't go on cam for one lame reason or another - They spend more time telling you how wonderful you are rather than getting to know you - This has happened to me many times...there seems to be a personality change in the typing from one conversation to the next I am sure there are many more signs like only having one pic and no more because they are using the work computer or they lost all their photos on the last pc that broke down lol |
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Of course they need money for poor dad who suddenly fell ill or they were in an accident (thats the famous one) or their bank closed down and they cannot recieve their money. AND- "How dare you accuse me of scamming you? You know how much I love you and would never do anything to harm you. You are so mean and hurtful to even think that of me" haha! I watched quite a few videos on youtube about the Nigerian and Ghana scams and some of these people got scammed and got fooled over and over again. One woman was clearly scammed and she still thinks this Nigerian loves her lol |
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Maybe we should ask them for money first.
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Hi, I just wanted to share my story of being scammed. I hope that by doing so, those like me who were scammed can stop blaming themselves, or be embarrassed, but instead will reach out to others in the same boat.
I met my husband while in high school. I went out with two other guys before him, but never had a relationship with them. I got married at 20, and spent the next 26 years happily married. My husband had cancer at age 15. The three years before we married, I took care of him. I was a teenager taking care of my loved one that we were told would die from cancer. He didn't then. What he did end up with was a lifetime of health issues because of the cancer and the effects of the treatment. In our marriage, we adopted four kids. All of them had significant medical issues. I took care of them too. ( and still do). My husband found out he had cancer again and for 18 months I took care of him as I watched him fade away. For 19 months, I was sure I would never want to get married again, I was determined to do it all on my own. But as I came out of my grieving, I began to feel lonely, tired, overwhelmed and just wanted someone to talk to and take care of me for a change. That's how I fell for the scam. I had a man pretending to be in the service contact me. Yes the attention was flattering, and yes I did question it all. But here was someone who said they had my back. He understood me. He would take care of me. And he also claimed to be a widower losing his wife to cancer. Yes, I was gullible, naive and I believed him. I am a person who does believe the good in people, and expect others to be honest with me because I am with them . I fell for everything he said because I was lonely, tired, overwhelmed and stressed. Yes I did send money and yes people around me told me he wasn't real. But I'm pretty stubborn that way and had to discover that on my own. What this man did not realize is that I kept a record of everything. I have turned it over to the FBI and I hope it can be used to catch this gang. If what I've gone through can help one person, then it was worth it. If it will keep one person from being scammed themselves, I would gladly do it again. I don't need pity or I told you so's. I made my own choices here. I've learned how to spot scammers now. But, what I really am angry about is how prevalent this is. And NO ONE is being held accountable for this happening, people are being scammed out of their hard earned money and NOTHING is being done. Why is this? How is it that millions and millions of dollars are being taken from unsuspecting people and no one is fighting for them?? Why is it being allowed to continue? We go after CEO's, we go after people who embezzle money from companies, or individuals, but, who is going after these scammers?? I could let this sour me on people permanently, but I'm not. I learned a valuable lesson on the evil in the world.I also believe though that God has someone picked out for me who will be there for me, for my kids, his kids perhaps. I'm still going to choose to believe in the good inside people. Or I will be no better than these scammers. |
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I was recently contacted by a man saying he was in Afghanistan. We chatted and right away he was telling me how beautiful I was, and if I would date him. Sounded weird to me for that to happen so fast, but I fell for it. It wasn't long and he told me how much he loves me and really piled it on thick. He told me he was doing a secret mission and no one could know where he was nor could he call on cell phones. I'm starting to get suspicious, but again I didn't want to believe it. A few days later he suggested that there was an actual way for us to talk and the US Army would contact me to get info and because he can't even have access to his bank account that I would have to pay for it. My make believe world came to an end at that time. I did get an email from 'U S Army' but knew immediately it wasn't from our Army'. The grammar was horrible. To make a long story short, I confronted him with it all. He emailed me back admitting he was doing all this. Ladies, please be careful. If someone falls in love with you that quickly.....be cautious. If they are widowed and have a sob story to tell you, be cautious. If they plan a future with you that quickly, run.........these guys are smart, they have an answer for everything. I've only been on this site for 4 days and have already had 3 guys trying to scam me. Guys, I don't mean to bash all of you, I know the majority of you are good guys. But be aware women are doing the same thing to you too. I can now pick up on a scam pretty quick, but I also like to play their game for a while, just to waste their time. I will never give out my personal info to anyone, nor will I ever send you any money for any reason. So if you want to contact me and have a real conversation I am really a caring person. I put God first in my life, then my family and the last thing I need is someone trying to take advantage of me. If you decide to start exchanging emails with someone off the dating website, you can check (in most cases) where in the world they are emailng you from.If they say they are in the UK or USA for example, and you track their email origin elsewhere in the world, then you know something is wrong. Here is a web address giving a tutorial on how to do this, it could save you a lot of wasted time and heartache by discovering sooner that all they want is your money. http://aruljohn.com/info/howtofindipaddress/ |
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there are so many scammers on this site, I'm sure alot of them use someone else's photo and profile, so you are not talking to the person
you think you are never give out personal details, address, phone numbers I have been in touch with 3 of these types now, and the stories are usually similar 
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r u from JAG
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I met a guy on here and he seemed really awesome. We got to talking and EVERYTHING we liked was the same. He would ask me a question and I would answer and he would say, "OMG, me too!" At first I was thinking, okay that's a little creepy. But then it was nice to find someone who liked all the same things. He kept saying how weird it was that we liked the same things. We exchanged numbers and started talking on the phone. He then started talking about getting married and moving me out to another state where he owns a bunch of land and is building a house. He said it was not built yet and I could have my say in how it's built. He said he was going to buy me a car and buy me a new mattress (I had mentioned it gave me back pain). He is a truck driver and makes so much money, according to him. It started getting fishy so I told him I was busy and would call him later. I got a text message the next morning saying that I was a slut and a player because I added 3 new photos to my Mingle account. I added them all at the same time the first day I joined. I told him that I hadn't been on the site lately and he said that my profile said within the last day. I told him I might have but just to remove some winks. He said that he was going to do us both a favor and end this relationship now because he can't be with a woman who was a cheater. I was like, OMG! We aren't even in a relationship! I'd be so glad to get rid of your number! Mind you, this all happened withing 2 days... Ha ha ha haaaaa.... Omg!!! This is HILARIOUS!! I imagine you were shocked,and the laughed,cracking a rib?!? Eish These guys are just*#*#* |
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I have had 2 scammer's so far...yes they did ask for money right away. Plus when they tell you how much they want to be with you within the first few times you talk to them...RUN!!!
Maybe the ones that have been scammed needs to contact each other and give out their names and see if its the same guys. These guys work so many people and they are from another country and usually you are just out the money IF you sent any!!! |
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I get a lot of scammers emailing me and I all I have to do is read their email or profile and I know that they are scammers. Navygirl, Please share the ''how to sport a scammer''......many on here need to know how to smoke them out! The more info we get,the more aware we are.. Thanx |
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Edited by
sweetestgirl11
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Thu 02/28/13 06:51 AM
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You're not bashing anyone. I seldom talk for more than a few messages with anyone who I do know from the forums as a regular or long time member. Most I actually block immediately. I've been online long enough to know most of the red flags for scams by now. Since I am not interested in 20 y/o men or men from the other side of the world, I doubt it's preventing me from meeting "the one."
but I want to also add that I no longer see the online dating site medium as a viable way to meet a partner because it is so scam ridden to the point that the site admins really cannot control it. So it's not that I would not meet up with someone from here, I would, but I'd have to be pretty well convinced to do so. |
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Recently on Dr. Phil show they had a woman that was involved with a man (had never met him) and he had scammed thousands of dollars from her. She still wouldn't believe all the evidence the had against him, just didn't want to admit she had been taken.. She had taken all her money out of the bank, borrowed from friends and family and actually believed he had money put in her name in the Bahamas...
I have been contacted by many scammers here and other sites, just report and block...and be careful. |
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Hi, I just wanted to share my story of being scammed. I hope that by doing so, those like me who were scammed can stop blaming themselves, or be embarrassed, but instead will reach out to others in the same boat. I met my husband while in high school. I went out with two other guys before him, but never had a relationship with them. I got married at 20, and spent the next 26 years happily married. My husband had cancer at age 15. The three years before we married, I took care of him. I was a teenager taking care of my loved one that we were told would die from cancer. He didn't then. What he did end up with was a lifetime of health issues because of the cancer and the effects of the treatment. In our marriage, we adopted four kids. All of them had significant medical issues. I took care of them too. ( and still do). My husband found out he had cancer again and for 18 months I took care of him as I watched him fade away. For 19 months, I was sure I would never want to get married again, I was determined to do it all on my own. But as I came out of my grieving, I began to feel lonely, tired, overwhelmed and just wanted someone to talk to and take care of me for a change. That's how I fell for the scam. I had a man pretending to be in the service contact me. Yes the attention was flattering, and yes I did question it all. But here was someone who said they had my back. He understood me. He would take care of me. And he also claimed to be a widower losing his wife to cancer. Yes, I was gullible, naive and I believed him. I am a person who does believe the good in people, and expect others to be honest with me because I am with them . I fell for everything he said because I was lonely, tired, overwhelmed and stressed. Yes I did send money and yes people around me told me he wasn't real. But I'm pretty stubborn that way and had to discover that on my own. What this man did not realize is that I kept a record of everything. I have turned it over to the FBI and I hope it can be used to catch this gang. If what I've gone through can help one person, then it was worth it. If it will keep one person from being scammed themselves, I would gladly do it again. I don't need pity or I told you so's. I made my own choices here. I've learned how to spot scammers now. But, what I really am angry about is how prevalent this is. And NO ONE is being held accountable for this happening, people are being scammed out of their hard earned money and NOTHING is being done. Why is this? How is it that millions and millions of dollars are being taken from unsuspecting people and no one is fighting for them?? Why is it being allowed to continue? We go after CEO's, we go after people who embezzle money from companies, or individuals, but, who is going after these scammers?? I could let this sour me on people permanently, but I'm not. I learned a valuable lesson on the evil in the world.I also believe though that God has someone picked out for me who will be there for me, for my kids, his kids perhaps. I'm still going to choose to believe in the good inside people. Or I will be no better than these scammers. it is difficult for us to stop the practices here in the US because most of the scams are being perpetrated abroad - usually from Africa. That is why their emails often sound funny, they have been through a translator. So sometimes words are used slightly out of context - like calling everyone (men & women alike) "dear." |
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