Topic : 06/23 Alter Egos

Quote From: hockeygolf

This has to be one of the silliest and uninteresting show I've seen. Why do we care about helping this woman find a man who deceived her on the internet. Shouldn't it have been more important to deal with the fact that not only did she quote become engaged, but she sent money to someone she had never met. How unsmart can you be. I am not saying that he wasn't a slime to do what he did, but come on shouldn't she deal with the fact that she really screwed up.  If Dr. Phil had dealt with that side of it more, it might have been a semi interesting show.

 

The other woman has to be pretty blind to not see that she doesn't look 35 and that the bands wouldn't care about her age just the gigs she could help them get. This was just so totally about getting on TV and helping to make a name for herself. Dr. Phil give me something that I can really care about, not these silly fluff pieces.I really like your show, but help people who really need help, please.

Quote From: vonska_3

It seems to me that there is enough information out there for women (or men) not to fall for these scams. I am continually surprised at how gullible people can be.  Wake up before you make the biggest mistake of your life.

Quote From: vonska_3

It seems to me that there is enough information out there for women (or men) not to fall for these scams. I am continually surprised at how gullible people can be.  Wake up before you make the biggest mistake of your life.

Quote From: mainahcats2008

I did what that lady did when she was talking to that guy online.  The guy I was talking to was in Nigeria.  Supposedly he loved me the first 24 hours he started talking to me.  He had a 10 year old too.  His mother was traveling the world and his exwife left him.  He would always write me poems.  Then one day his son was in the hosptial with that disease you get from mosquitos.  His son was getting really bad so he asked me for money because the money he had was already spent on the drugs for his son.  He said they weren't going to give him anymore meds until he had more money so i sent him 100.00.  Then he needed more money to stay on the meds so i sent him another 100.00   Then the doctor wouldn't let his son out of the hospital until he paid the bill, so i sent him another 100.  I didn't send him anymore after that.  He was out of the hosptial after that . The guys name was Marcus that I was talking to.  Marcus had a check sent to me in my name.  He said he would have taken him about 3 weeks to get the money so he figured he would get it faster if i cashed it but i never cashed it. It was 4000.  I brought it over to the police department and they told me i should rip it up so i did.  I still don't know if this is real.  Some other people told me that it was romance scam he was doing too on me.  His name is Marcus Gary if anyone knows him.  He was a sweet guy.  He even showed me a pic of him.  I don't know if it was real either and he never showed me a pic of his son.  He said his mom had his son's pics.  His mom couldn't help him because she was travelling.  He was going to come up here in January but i stopped talking to him.  So i don't know if he was real or fake.  But that's my story on that.  Be careful of who you meet online.  I don't talk to people that are out of the United States now.

Quote From: sammyg

Red flags and inner voices tell you when an internet guy is just not what he seems...I went through it 6 years ago. I met this man online, fell for him hook, line and sinker...and in the end I was the SUCKER...robbed me of nearly 12,000. I flew this man to my state from VA to meet him...he was suppose to have been a retired firechief...even had a great pic of him...he was real...  looked just like his firechief picture. We made plans for months to be together, when he returned back home he was put in jail for back child support THAT should have been my "wake up call" but nope, I couldn't see not  getting him out of jail...what a fool...made out the 5,400.00  money order to him , not to mention all the other little "checks" I sent him...so just a day before he was suppose to fly out to get me..and for us to start our new life in Texas..he calls and says don't pick me up, I can't come....made up some medical situation...needless to say, I never spoke to him again.....Funny thing is, way back in the beginning, a voice in my head kept telling me, something is NOT right. What a fool I was for not listening to that inner voice....I am happy to report, after that situation, I NEVER bought a man another thing....live and learn.