Topic : 11/23 Love Scams?

Over two years ago, my 60 year old, Caucasian father decided to "hook-up" on the Internet with a 30 year old in Africa.  While she is living in the poverty of Ghana (yet access to a web-cam?), he sent her money and he fell in love with her.  She wants to come to America so bad (so she says), and needs money for this form, that form, so my Dad send it to her.  He finally decided to go over there and marry her.  He has since been there two other time.  Each time giving her many gifts and cash she says she needs.  She is always getting "sick" and has her brother e-mail my dad for money to pay the hospital bills.....and so he does.  He even sent money to her so she could buy a degree, to make her be able to apply for a visa to come to an American University!  But no matter what she does, and how hard she tries, she just can't seem to get 'approved' to come to the states....hmmmmmmm maybe its because she like all the money that my dad is sending her!!!  Thousands, THOUSANDS he has spent on her.  The story has more twist, that just seem unbelievable, the most being that my dad really thinks this is true love!

Do you see a pattern here?  Secret Service told me YAHOO  was the EASIEST IP to hack into and steal your information thru your email...  If you have Yahoo email address - CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD NOW - and actually, do as I did and go to another email carrier all together.  Safer.

They trashed my computer - am still dealing with my identity being stolen.... as well as money and my sanity.  ROOMMATES.COM is where they suckered me at!  Keep your chin up - they suckers will be out of business if we all communicate and stop them. Best of luck to you.

Funn how you describe the guy - was he bald and made a line like - Hi there cutie....or baby or somtehing?  Somwhere in the conversation I got Africa and dropped him like a hot tater.

But they got me in roommates.com when I logged in for a ex-friend.....the nerve of men!

I have to say that i know some people just don't understand how this could happen to someone. Well, unless you are in there shoes don't judge.

I had 3 scammers chatting with me and thank goodness i didn't do as they wanted but i ALMOST did.

It all came together when they all started saying the same thing and i started researching. I found a support group on Yahoo called "Romance Scams". I joined and started reading all the peoples stories and looking at pics that had been posted of there scammers and what do ya know ALL 3 of the men that i had been chatting with were posted on this sight.

Than i went to these modeling sites that were recommended from the yahoo group and Saw ALOT of other pics of men that had contacted me.

Boy, i was really woken up and was thankful that i didn't fall pray to these men.

I busted all these men and i had even had one come clean with me.

He told me he was a 19 year old Nigerian boy and he than came up with his plan "B".

He told me how hard life was and that he was in school and would i adopt him and bring him to the states so he could go to school and make a life for himself.

Of course i declined.

So, to everyone that has never been there please don't be to hard on the ones that have.

When are you people going to "wake up and smell the coffee?" My goodness sakes, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that the internet is a scam in itself. How do you think they make their money? Just as television was suppose to be "educational", so the internet was to be a new tool for that same purpose. Well, it has educated you alright. Right out of your money, pride, and most of all your spirit. Why can't you go to church, theater, or lots of other places, and meet "the man of your dreams?" This does not mean that he will be on the up and up, but at least in most cases you will find out before you have gone to far. Also don't go out and just jump into some relationship, because you are "lonely." Get involved, write letters for injured military men. Do volunteer work in a hospital. Offer to help in a care center for the elderly. You might be surprised at the quality of man you will meet, also the number of men you will meet. Take square dance lessons, or dance lessons of any kind. There are a multitude of ways to go about getting someone interested in you, not what you have. I don't  recommend just jumping into bed with anyone either. Not until he has proved himself worthy of me.

Think, Think, Think, and Good grief, it is not the end of the world if you don't find someone. Take joy in thinking for yourself, coming and going as you please. Not having to answer a multitude of questions as to why you did this, or did that. Or how come you are so late? Why can't you have this or that done on time. Where is my dinner or some  other meal. The most important job a man has is filling up a sports arena.  

I think it is wrong that we are judging and being so hard on one country  and their people.  SCAMS come from all over the world.  Including right here in the us.  It happened to one of my friends with someone right here, took him for a whole lot of money.  Even as a non-Nigerian, I find it all offensive the blame we are putting on them.

We are quick to call this scam business Nigerian Scams, but you would be surprised how many Nigerians do not do this at all and are just as disgusted by it too.  If you really look into this whole love scam and any other scams you will find that many countries are doing it, especially with internet now so widely available anyone can be any where at any given time.

How can these women be sooooooooooo stupid?!?!?!?!

The one women gave the scammer $750 after only a month of chatting online...........ARE YOU FREAK'IN KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!!?

I'm sorry, but if you're going to be that stupid, then you deserve to be scammed!!

What ever happened to plain and simple common sense?????

Greg.