Basically, it has to do with what they put in the note and how they say it. It's almost always in really bad English (because I think they tend to come from Russia) -- there are specific things to look for, such as -- instead of saying "I would like to meet you," they always say "I will like to meet you." They can't get the phraseology quite right. That "would-will" error is always a dead giveaway.

Then, if you look at their profiles, there's never anything in them -- it's sort of like all of the profiles of the people I see here in my new Mutual Match options, except the people on the scammer sites don't use cat pictures.

Their locations tend to be a foreign city name with a US state, like "Omsk, Virginia." Maybe there is an Omsk, Virginia, but I'm skeptical.

Another thing is that their letters ALWAYS prove that they never read my profile. So how could they be madly in love with me without even reading my profile? I mean, OK, if they actually did READ it, then I could understand.

But when they write and say "I will like to many babys have of you" I know they ain't paying attention....!

I have been on a couple none of the ones mentioned here and they were really lame compared to this site. I don't know about the others mentioned here.

Ok, that makes sence to me. I will be carefull! Thanks I always wondered...

disclaimer....I was not paid by any other dating site to put down the one dating site just to keep others at this dating site................but am will to negociate

I love it when they talk about 'what we have built together', and how 'important to them' you are, when you done not much more than say hi to them! last one I had said he was 45, and when I asked for pics, he sent me some of a 20 yr old. Then said he wanted to stay in the area, but needed capital for his business....They are usually easy to spot.

Geeze, what morons!

Oh yeah, I forgot about "what we have built together"!! That's another good one!

I had a few, on one site, who sent me pictures of Hilary Duff from "Cheaper by the Dozen," claiming that was them. Some of the pics even had Steve Martinovich in the background.

I tried singlesnet.com and ooooohhh boy was that a mistake meet 2 girls from there and they both pretty much played me the first one disapeared the second though we had something going then all of a sudden she says the "I can't see us dating" she pretty much led me on

I am now on POF but it stinks. I still like my man from Minn.

Thats what you find on a lot of the sites. Can get a date pretty easy on some, but they turn out to be real jerks

plenty of fish is ok only had a few responses I still have my singlesnet nightmares lol

Yeah I haven't had any luck there either. A lot of stuck up people there.

I am really really close to Minnesota lol

What do I do? I think I'm in love with a man I never met in person.

Yeah, I was on there as a paying member for 3 months last year -- got contacted by 174 of their people, mainly locals, most of whom wanted to meet me at a nearby bar. It said, right in my profile, I don't drink, and I don't go to bars. Read the damn profile before you write me a note, already!

Of the 174, 170 were immediately eliminated as prospects as soon as I read their letters or looked at their profiles. The other 4 took a few days to dispose of. Talk about a waste of time!

Lex, face it your just in love with your x. I didn't mean that mean either!

I go to true.com too but thats not free its super mega amount of money. But one thing puzzles me at that site. I get winks from 18 your olds. That say they are looking for 18 to 19 your olds. Yet they wink at me.. Really makes me wonder. If the winking is just being done by the site and not the person.

That's true, that's one of the main reasons we got back together!

Nah, its just like here... people look but rarely email.

I didn't know you were back together. Good luck to you!