hey y'all. new here. I've been bombarded with people who within a couple messages want either my #, email, Skype or hangouts info. when I ask to chat on the app for a bit they ghost. I'm assuming the are scammers or fake profiles. thoughts? I'm I just being paranoid or is this common?

Your assumptions are correct. Scammers they are. Welcome to Mingle2.

thanks. they are usually pretty easy to spot to me. they all seem to have similarities. had one that snuck past my BS filter once on another site. after a week of talking I got the sob story about sending money and I was like wow, way to play the long game, goodbye️

You'll find most play the short con.

I'd be curious with so many scammers on here they have to be in some instances messaging each other thinking they are messaging a real person. makes me wonder what that conversation must be like ️️️

Yeah guys. Like most free sites, scammers hit them like flies on an outdoor dunny!
This is a serious problem world wide and shouldn't be taken lightly. Millions of innocent, sadly naive victims.
I am a active member of a scam BAiTinG site, which focuses on 4one9 scams. Google if interested. This sites focus is primarily to detect and report 4one9 scammers. However, part of the game is to keep them occupied for as long as possible, thus reducing their effectiveness on the innocent. Dating sites are often targets for these low lives. However, the most common attempted scams here, are what is known as Romance Scams. Simple really. Attract a victim, smother them with love and promises of marriage and a forever happy life. Then, make excuses e.g, for not having access to their bank accounts, stuck in Nigeria whilst on a business trip etc. Then systematically bleed the victim dry. The main actors are typically from Nigeria, Ghana, Russia, Ukraine but not exclusively.
It's not recommended to play these ******** unless you are using fake, undetectable profiles and dummy email addresses set up for this purpose.
However, please keep in mind, that anyone making a direct plea for money is not considered a scammer (they may be), but instead, a beggar.
Take care always.

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