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Darrell says:

I can say the scammers are more then I have ever see, As soon as the ladies know I work Police special crimes unit like SWAT ATF in the US they just disapear, Work is Russia, UKraine but many using American IP are also common, half the Eastern Europen are scamming.
It’s just to easy for them to join, and they always give there mail or ask yours with some weak reason I don’t gat here much it will be easier I write direct! ya but like if your on you can be at cb or writing direct either way you have web access.

BUT you do need to clean it up, I won’t be renewing as I just waste time and as much success as you say you have I know dozens of men who just went else where.
my 2 cents.
Darrell

Brian Barlow says:

Sending a SMALL amount of money to a woman you have developed a friendship with is not a bad thing, as many lovely women are struggling to survive in their own country due to circumstances beyond their control. Finding a job is not easy.
A gift of $50-00 should be much appreciated.
$5,000-00 is plainly ridiculous.
Try to talk on the phone with your love-interest. Try to see her on webcam so you can see if her language skills are as you have been led to believe.
Also this will ensure you are not dealing with a guy posing as a girl.

Robert says:

Guys,
Be extra causious when you receive an email from women without a photograph of themselves within their profile. They will write you and explain they want to send a photograph of themselves, please give them your email address. No problem there. The trouble generally begins after you receive the third of fourth email from them and all emails contain a photograph of them. They are all beautiful dark skinned women and very romantic but not overly sexual, just friendly. They swear they love you and wish to be with you the rest of their lives, very convincing. Soon, the money issue arises, they require some money for airfare from Ghana to wherever you are, do not send them a penny, nothing. It is a scam, hate to admit it, but I found out the hard way by a small amount of only $100.00. She never arrived and never an explaination. I attended college, graduated and had a good paying position in the company I worked for but I did retire and never dreamed any 30 year old girl would ever have the ability to take advantage of me, wrong. Just don’t do what I did. Keep your hard earned money.

waverider says:

hey adam g…thanks for being honest. i honestly think we have all been scammed in one form or another. it is just the pitfalls of online dating. i have been a victim also but not in the same manner or amount as you. i met someone online on cb and sent her a plane ticket to meet me in manila. this was my second trip there being my first was on the way to vietnam in the early 70’s. no met me and i was a little lost and depressed. she couldn’t get the refund for the plane ticket since i had purchased it with a credit card here in hawaii. i got my money back but was stuck in manila until my flight back. you know, i had a really good time in manila. met some really nice and friendly people and hung out in most of the girlie bars which was fun. i have more respect for the women in those bars than the scammers online. at least with the bargirls, you got what you paid for. i am a firm believer that if the girls online tell you they love you after a few chats, signals should go off. if she comes up with a sob story, regardless of the subject and she needs help for rent, utilities, she is hungry and no money for food, schooling for her or siblings, medical bills, funerals, her low wages,whatever, signals should go off. i personally watched a couple of girls in a internet cafe in a mall, work several men at the same time chatting on yahoo. just watch the yahoo chat screen on the bottom, it will always tell you if she is typing a message. if you don’t receive this message or for the period of time she is typing and you get a three short words, signals should go off. or if you are on cam with her and she is typing away but you don’t get the message, signals should go off. if she is hesitant about appearing on a cam or she tells you webcams are illegal in her town, signals should go off. if they know about western union money grams, signals should go off. the scammers will always work more than one guy at a time. be careful too of the cops in the phil. they are some of the most corrupt people around. i have alot of stories since i have been to the phil several times. mostly to surf at a place called cloud nine plus i am japanese/hawaiian mix so my asian looks does not attract attention like a caucasian man. so my best advice is be careful and if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and never ever send money. the true scammer will not chat with you after you deny them this and a true filipina will never ever ask you for money. i still search for a woman but now i know all the tricks scammers use. my way of getting back at girls who ask for money is this, i say ok, tell them to wait a minute while i send them a western union money gram. then i give them a fake mtcn number and send them on there way….good luck guys and be careful.