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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2019 12:03:41 GMT -5
This topic comes up often in a women's group I admin. Situations like this can be terrifying when we are lonely and just want to be loved, adored, cherished, and physically ravished. Before I realized the breadth of this scam, I had a good-looking military man contact me and I thought okay. I haven't lost my ability to attract a man. I enjoyed the attention. Then after some time conversing, he asked me to send him money and a care package to his "courier" in Nigeria so it could reach him in Afghanistan. Nope. Absolutely not. Blocked, destroyed and threw away my burner. This is prevalent on Facebook and Instagram, and has made its way to Twitter. What's so sad is these scammers wouldn't have a target if there weren't an underlying problem within our relationships. I think any one of us could be vulnerable, especially if scammers deploy new techniques of their scamdom. Has anyone experienced a time like this? Sadly, Ms. Holland named in the article did not survive. www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/technology/facebook-military-scam.html
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Post by lessingham on Jul 31, 2019 15:47:00 GMT -5
Definately some low life scum out there.
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Post by worksforme2 on Jul 31, 2019 17:21:51 GMT -5
Ladies aren't the only ones who are subject to attempts at scams. I had been on POF for a while when I got a couple of contacts featuring very attractive and young women. One from Argentina and one from Portugal. Both ladies claimed to be in their late 20's, self employed and seeking to meet a mature male to spend time with when they were in the US. Both indicated they might like to visit me in the US, so would I be interested in a visit? I didn't get a request for money just then but I am pretty sure that would have been coming after a few emails back and forth.
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Post by ironhamster on Jul 31, 2019 17:23:46 GMT -5
I don't get scammers very often, but I do my best to waste their time. The time they spend cultivating me then running from one bank to another is time they cannot use on someone vulnerable.
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Post by deadzone75 on Jul 31, 2019 18:02:29 GMT -5
No matter how horny I was, or how much sexting is going on, I would never send anyone money.
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Post by northstarmom on Jul 31, 2019 21:18:31 GMT -5
I block anyone who sends me a friend request whom I don’t know or who isn’t a friend of one of my good friends. People who send such requests are all scammers.
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Post by saarinista on Aug 1, 2019 1:17:21 GMT -5
Excellent reporting by the New York Times as usual.
I don't respond to Facebook friend requests from people I don't know. I get some and delete them.
I will engage people on Twitter I don't know if I read their posts and they are sympatico. I've made interesting Twitter friends this way. But I would not send money or stuff. If asked, I would probably block.ive never been asked
Be exceedingly careful. Check people out. Read their posts and check out their friends.
Real relationships can start on the internet. But unless you meet someone in person, they're not a real friend, basically.
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