I just have to laugh. When I read this topic, Dr. Phil was describing what happened to me to a T. "Mathew Johnson" said he was from Wisconsin. Good looking picture and nice profile. (on Mysapce.com) We started chatting and almost at once he started calling me dear. Then it went to My love. Well he also typed like he was Yoda. Alot of really bad grammar with words turned around. A construction worker from Wisconsin stuck in Africa on business and need to have cash to get home. Well I knew it was a scam right away. So I prodded him a little. What about family helping, etc. Then I said asked what type of work he did and he said oil drilling. I said in Wisconsin? And, I could have fallen off my chair, he said yes!!! We have alot of things in Wisconsin, but no oil fields. I told him buzz me when he got back to Wisconsin, and he got all huffy and said no. I feel for people that fall for this. They play on the fact that if you are looking online and are of middle age, that we are easy targets. I have been thru enough to not trust anyone, so I didn't fall for it.
Please, all of you out there, be careful. There are pleanty of Real people to be friends with. I won't chat with another guy again. I have had enough. My daughters said try and find someone, I say, I will stick with my family and cats!!
God Bless!