New online datign scamm?

[Weensdiol]

Hello folks, I am genuinly interested if this is some sort of scam. I rarely use dating apps. 
Matched with the girl yesterday. We spoke for few hours, she asked for my phone number so we continued on watsapp, after some messaging she said that she wanted to meet that day and kind of insisted. I was loaded with work so could not really meet her that time, but she was ready at any given time. When I suggested to meet at a different place she refused. She wanted to meet at 17:00 then 19, then 21 and so on, finally I called and told her that I was not sure if I’d go out that day, but she really really insisted. Telling me to go to her place, she even kept calling around 01:00 AM I did not answer. Funny thing is, the reason she told me, she’s in so much hurry is that she’s supposed to leave country today and return after 2 weeks. I really have no idea why a girl ( and a very good looking one) would invite me to her house after messaging for fe hours. 
another match, another girl, matched yersterday and wants to meet me tomorrow. She already planned the place and told me, she’d pick me up. What in the world is going on? I know they are trying to scam me but how? They don’t ask for money or anything. 
sorry guys for my english

[Wiseman2]

I think you know about luring people and then being suprized when a couple of thugs are waiting to rob you, no?

Why go from dating apps to WhatsApp? Mistake#1.

Exchange a couple of messages and meet in public in the daytime for coffee. 

If they won't do that, delete and block. It's that simple.

[Maldives]

Yep scam there not Chinese by any chance? Woman rarely are  that forth coming. As soon as I hear do u have WhatsApp and it's been only a few exchanges my antenna goes up. That whole WhatsApp approach is a sure fire sign it's a scam. They get you on that then get your email the personal details etc. The ones  I've had were Chinese but would not say it's specific to any nationality just happened to be the case for me. I knew something was up so wanted to see where it would go..it was to get me to sign up to some shares portfolio bullshit lol. Never did don't fall for it think to yourself woman rarely if ever are that bold or direct 

 

Edited April 26, 2021 by Goodguy05

[Weensdiol]

Nope, it’s Russia, I recently moved to Moscow. My friend suggested the app called Mamba. I never used dating apps before. 
Anyway, the thing is. The place does not seem fishy. So anyway, I know that it’s a scam, but I can’t get my head over, what kind? I think no one’s gonna rob me in the daytime, at the place where milion people walk by, so dunno

[Wiseman2]

Does it matter "what kind"of scam? 

This is simple. If they're hustling you, shut it down.

Does it matter if they're prostitutes, thieves or whatever?

Use common sense. Meet for coffee in public.

[cleverusername]

You were getting set up to be robbed. Your intuition is correct, listen to it. Always meet strangers in a public place. Guys and girls

[introverted1]

Have you googled the reviews of Mamba?  Loads of info there.

[SaraSays]

There are loads of brilliant sites online that track scams and scammers. Take a look at a site like scamwarners.com. There are plenty of others, too. People often write up the details of scams, and it functions well as a search site, when scammers use common email templates and messages.

[SumGuy]

On 4/26/2021 at 6:59 AM, Weensdiol said:

....I think no one’s gonna rob me in the daytime, at the place where milion people walk by, so dunno

Why do you think that?   You seriously do not see how organized criminals could do that?  They definitively could and would, I seriously doubt bystanders are going to come to your aid. Besides being robbed, there is the set up, where if you don't give them money they call the police and tell them you did something to get you arrested.  I seriously doubt there is good due process there even assuming the police they call are not in on it.  That's just overt stuff.

[smackie9]

Russia....the organized crime capital of the world....even their leader is a thug, poisoning his competitors. Stay safe my friend.

[vla1120]

You dodged a bullet on that one. It's good that you listened to your instinct. When I was doing OLD, I refused to use WhatsApp (or anything like that.) If they wouldn't share their phone number with me after we'd talked online for long enough (and wanted me to use Whatsapp or Kik or anything else like that), that was an immediate "No" from me. If I checked their phone number and it was likely a burner phone (with no info on the owner), that was also a "No." 

[Ami1uwant]

Over the years I’ve seen scammers...

 

ones that saw let’s meet now or have you click a link.

 

off ehatmony I’d ask my own questions to fish out canned responses vs human responses. There have been a few times at open communication where English wasn’t their language so it was written in bad English.

 

I once had a person give mea local phone number and it was some call router to a foreign lication.

[Pumpernickel]

3 hours ago, vla1120 said:

and wanted me to use Whatsapp or Kik or anything else like that), that was an immediate "No" 

That per se is not suspicious. WhatsApp is the main form of communication in Europe. They don’t use iMessages like we do in the United States. And you do need a phone number for WhatsApp as well. 

 

However, in Russia the cops are very corrupt as well. They’re also linked to org. crime, and if you meet up with one of those chicks, and they call the cops on you because you did something “wrong”, they’ll want to see some bribe money. That’s probably the scam. 
 

Also you’re a foreigner - that means $$ to those scammers 

Edited April 27, 2021 by Pumpernickel

[Miss Peach]

4 hours ago, vla1120 said:

You dodged a bullet on that one. It's good that you listened to your instinct. When I was doing OLD, I refused to use WhatsApp (or anything like that.) If they wouldn't share their phone number with me after we'd talked online for long enough (and wanted me to use Whatsapp or Kik or anything else like that), that was an immediate "No" from me. If I checked their phone number and it was likely a burner phone (with no info on the owner), that was also a "No." 

As a FYI I always use something hard to trace like google voice when doing OLD. I've run into too many weirdos and feel safer having something easy to change and not tied to me. But I will give me number, won't be THAT insistent to meet, etc. The OP's scenario sounds like a scam but hard to trace phone numbers might be legit.

[glows]

Calling you at 1am? That is definitely not right with all that pressure and strange requests, scam or not. Just block and delete.

[BrianK]

Came across one today, she messaged good morning, so I asked how her day was going "just surfing the net trying to find a man to spend the rest of my life with" - reported and blocked. 

[Alvi]

Why are you even entertaining this? Yes, this sounds very fishy. Block, delete, move on.