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Colour age and distance are not a problem... Maybe to them because they are trying to get into your wallet. This blog is advice to recognize a Romance Scammer. I'm a member at another dating site that offers free e-mail. It's easy to create a profile and in a few minutes you can be reading profiles and sending (up to 100 per day) messages. The bad thing about it is the amount of spam messages the members get. If you notice, many of the African scammers speak a dialect of 'The Queen's English' that is VERY different than the American dialect of English. Here's my short-list guide to recognizing scammer profiles: Overly friendly right in the beginning. 30+ years younger than you. Madly in love with your profile and what you have to say in it. (even if your introduction is vague) They introduce themselves with first and last name, followed by "...by name" For example: "Hello, am Agatha Jones by name" Excessive use of "Am" instead of "I am" "Am looking for a long term relationship" Hurt in a previous relationship and now want the stability of an older man. Claiming to be American and using British spelling... colour, humour, etc. Their mother is referred to as: mum Ending their message with a (what I call the disclaimer) statement: Colour age and distance are not a problem. Are you serious? I guess they are because it's a business and someone must be sending them money to perpetuate their fraudulent activity. Scamming pays off, otherwise they would find another occupation. That's a start... be safe and avoid suspicious e-mail asking you to correspond on their personal address where they can exchange photos. Don't do it! (edited for clarity) |
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"You don't actually think that the guys - or gals - who read your advice actually pay attention to you do you?" It made me feel better saying it. If 1% heeded my advice, I'm happy.
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