Either on match or myspace, these men contact you starting out telling what a 'vision' and 'angel' you look like, how "it is fate" that they saw your pic. They all say they're widowed, have one child, usually a daughter, and are traveling usually in South Africa and 'will be home soon.' Then at the end of the message, they want you to IM them on yahoo. They never want to keep talking to you through the dating site or myspace. Can anyone figure out what kind of scam it is? I'm sure you might have guesses but does anyone know? I am guessing they are foreigners who want to hook up with American women or foreign hackers that want to get in your computer? They all can't spell. They start sentences with small letters and don't double space after a sentence period. Like this: "i am loving your face.i can't beleeve i saw you luvley vision" (They misspell also.) The messages are all the same but with different profiles.
2007-02-21 16:03:15 · 7 answers · asked by Ann 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
women do it too... it's a big scam.. they want your money to 'help them get home' and then take your money and you never see them.
Don't ever fall for it :)
2007-02-21 16:07:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not entirely sure, but it's certainly a scam of some sort. If you're over 18 and careful you could talk to one (with a throw-away IM) and see how they try to get money from you - which they certainly will, eventually.
I kept a Nigerian scammer going by email for days once, it was fun. Amazing what you can tell them without fazing them - they're blinded by greed.
2007-02-21 16:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by Evan M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I do not correspond with people who type like that or have outrageous stories. Maybe I am a snob or just untrusting, but that is not worth my time.
I don't know their intentions, but I would stay away.
2007-02-21 16:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by kalea_kane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got one of those too! i play backfor about about a month, and them i tell them i got drunk the other night and had sex with some guy from the bar and i got pregnent. that ends up scaring them away. also i have noticed that their pic is always to perfect. like they chose a pic of a male model.
2007-02-21 16:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will put money on the fact that they are hackers. Dont trust them if they are genuine they will talk to you for hours anywhere.
2007-02-21 16:07:31 · answer #5 · answered by Emma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are scaming for money once they get you chating with them. I would report them to the dating site staff.
2007-02-21 16:08:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im guessin their buttholes
2007-02-21 16:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by ToddMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋