Smooth Operators Have Refined Their Act
Do you get loads of spam in your email box like I do? At least half of the emails I get are appeals from a Nigerian princess or ads for Viagra. I’ve learned to recognize that kind of spam on sight. But these scammers learn fast. Here’s an article from MSNBC that highlights a much more subtle twist on the email spam, especially designed to dupe those looking for love online. It seems that scammers haunt dating sites and chat rooms, spend months building trust with unsuspecting singles, then start asking for help complicated financial dealings that the recipient doesn’t question. Then, because the would business is crooked, the duped get stuck with a bill. EVERY online dater should read this article.
This is all right in line with the posting I made a couple of days ago: Neither a Borrower or Lender Be Let’s add: Never get involved in any kind of financial dealings with someone you have never met.
The MSNBC article points to a great resource, a Yahoo!Group for those who have been scammed: RomanceScams Here’s the description for that group:
Are you wondering if the person that you are talking to is too good to be true? Are there things that you are being told that just don’t make sense? Did the person find you on a singles site and start professing their love for you in a short time? Did they tell you that they were currently working in a foreign country, mainly Nigeria? Are they telling you that they are having trouble cashing their paychecks? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, you need to be a part of this group.
I just scanned a few of the over 1000 postings, and this is a valuable source of information. Go visit, read what the contributors have to say, and bookmark this site for future reference. You may need it.
From Your Romance Coach, Kathryn Lord
They are trained to make you believe what they want i know that because i was an operator a good period of time.
Posted by Daily Magazine on 06/25 at 08:40 AM