MsJayne Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 Very easy way to catch overseas scammers out. They always give the drivel about being overseas at the time they contact you, (often they'll say they're a soldier or some profession that would reasonably require travel), so you ask them where they live, then when they tell you a place you go to Google Earth and look up their alleged locale. Find some landmark, a park, a lake, a shopping center, whatever, and ask them about it, like "Oh, so you live near such and such". They will go quiet, completely ignore what you asked, or disappear. Or just outright tell them they come across as a scammer, and they will disappear faster than you can report them. Also, their language is often quite bad and you can tell they're using a translator by the length of time it takes them to answer you and also by the odd phrasing. You can actually have quite a bit of fun with them if you're bored. I once convinced one that I was a wealthy, gullible, single airhead whose only living relative was about to die. I sent him a load of pictures I lifted off the net, of a huge mansion and a fabulous property, a Lamborghini, super yacht - you name it, I had it all. It became sport for me and girlfriends for a couple of Friday nights, we'd get smashed and fall about laughing while we invented more and more outrageous lies. 1
Wiseman2 Posted November 30, 2020 Posted November 30, 2020 You seem intrigued, so why call it "a scammer"? Do you plan to date people in person or simply chitchat? Maybe it's scamming, maybe it's catfishing, maybe it's just another time wasters. You seem to enjoy it, so?
Author lil_missy Posted December 1, 2020 Author Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 7:09 AM, kendahke said: Generally, they prowl for women over the age of 45--women who may have a nice retirement funding building or have property, etc. Generally and very broadly speaking, women under 45 haven't amassed that kind of money and investment, so they don't bother with them. Yeh I thought they went for older women as well, I mean I'm 34 and have a kid, how do they even know that I have any money? I would probably bet that I DON'T have any money lol. The last time I was online dating was in my mid 20s and never came across any scammer, just lots of horny boys lol But I just came across another one on HINGE that is most definitely a scammer. he supposedly went to Stanford, but when he's chatting to me he seems unable to answer simple questions or keep a conversation going, always reverting back to lines like " how are you going today?" I'm convinced this Hinge app is crawling with them, not using it nomore.
Author lil_missy Posted December 1, 2020 Author Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, MsJayne said: Very easy way to catch overseas scammers out. They always give the drivel about being overseas at the time they contact you, (often they'll say they're a soldier or some profession that would reasonably require travel), so you ask them where they live, then when they tell you a place you go to Google Earth and look up their alleged locale. Find some landmark, a park, a lake, a shopping center, whatever, and ask them about it, like "Oh, so you live near such and such". They will go quiet, completely ignore what you asked, or disappear. Or just outright tell them they come across as a scammer, and they will disappear faster than you can report them. Also, their language is often quite bad and you can tell they're using a translator by the length of time it takes them to answer you and also by the odd phrasing. You can actually have quite a bit of fun with them if you're bored. I once convinced one that I was a wealthy, gullible, single airhead whose only living relative was about to die. I sent him a load of pictures I lifted off the net, of a huge mansion and a fabulous property, a Lamborghini, super yacht - you name it, I had it all. It became sport for me and girlfriends for a couple of Friday nights, we'd get smashed and fall about laughing while we invented more and more outrageous lies. hahaha, yeh you are right about the bad language, one of them goes to me " my dad left us at my tender age".....errr at what age? Edited December 1, 2020 by lil_missy 1
Author lil_missy Posted December 1, 2020 Author Posted December 1, 2020 20 hours ago, Wiseman2 said: You seem intrigued, so why call it "a scammer"? Do you plan to date people in person or simply chitchat? Maybe it's scamming, maybe it's catfishing, maybe it's just another time wasters. You seem to enjoy it, so? Who enjoys being scammed?
Wiseman2 Posted December 1, 2020 Posted December 1, 2020 6 hours ago, lil_missy said: Who enjoys being scammed? Are you being scammed? The point is only communicate with people briefly and after a few messages back and forth meet up for a quick coffee in person. Does it matter if they're scammers, catfish or just time wasters in the long run? All of that leads to burnout if you spend time with it. Instead, get a good profile and pics on quality paid dating apps and start talking to and meeting local real life men. It's really that simple. Once you notice red flags deal breakers or nonsense, just block and move forward.
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