K-1 denied :(

[pushbrk 12,883]

I'm not making the connection between travel experience and being scammed. How does a person's lack of travel experience make them more susceptible to being scammed?

Perhaps if you think about how more travel and worldly experience would help one avoid being scammed, some light might start to shine. That said, it's just one of a number of factors that scammers look for.

[mrettercap 24]

I'm not making the connection between travel experience and being scammed. How does a person's lack of travel experience make them more susceptible to being scammed?

Pretty easy to spot the Americans who've never left the country. They're far more naive than their globe-trotting counterparts.

It's hard for someone who's been raised in America and never left its borders/been introduced to members of other cultures to understand the mindset behind scamming in Lagos and RUB, for example, and thus avoid it.

[KAL 1]

Where did you get the assumption? Has anyone here said for a fact he IS scamming you? No. Do not read too much into the blunt, yet helpful advice. What most of us have done is warned you- and we've done it with facts. We've even listed the red flags for your convenience. We've posed questions for your benefit- none of them answered. Yes, they may be personal, but this is a personal journey- it just so happens to be a legal one.

Now, have some of us deemed you a "victim in the making"? Yes, because you already are. After all, you sent a petition without meeting the requirements thanks to a pastor's advice. So, yes, that makes you a victim of someone's bad advice. I would be asking him/her for the money you lost. Granted, now you're educating yourself to prevent being victimized. Good for you and keep it up.

Good luck.

Not in so many words but that is what some implied. Dont get me wrong I appreciate the help with facts, tips and possible red flags, but saying I will be back in a year saying how I was used was not necessary. I will continue to read more and more info and thank you

[Boiler 45,492]

Why do you think God wants him to move to the US? Perhaps he wants you to be the one to move?

[Teddy B 17,252]

Pretty easy to spot the Americans who've never left the country. They're far more naive than their globe-trotting counterparts.

It's hard for someone who's been raised in America and never left its borders/been introduced to members of other cultures to understand the mindset behind scamming in Lagos and RUB, for example, and thus avoid it.

If they've never left the country, then where would they be spotted? If a person is naive, then they are naive, they can be scammed anywhere. In my opinion, (which is just my opinion), whether or not they have prior travel experience does not play a role in how easily a person can be scammed. I would think that the country the intending immigrant is from would weigh far more heavily than the petitioners prior travel experience.

[pushbrk 12,883]

If they've never left the country, then where would they be spotted? If a person is naive, then they are naive, they can be scammed anywhere. In my opinion, (which is just my opinion), whether or not they have prior travel experience does not play a role in how easily a person can be scammed. I would think that the country the intending immigrant is from would weigh far more heavily than the petitioners prior travel experience.

They both have weight. YOUR naivety is showing now. That you do not see, does not mean it's not there to BE seen. By itself, the lack of prior international travel experience is a very small issue. There are usually other issues, which when combined, become more weighty.

[Boiler 45,492]

It is all part of the picture.

[Teddy B 17,252]

They both have weight. YOUR naivety is showing now. That you do not see, does not mean it's not there to BE seen. By itself, the lack of prior international travel experience is a very small issue. There are usually other issues, which when combined, become more weighty.

Thank you, that's all I was saying.

[pushbrk 12,883]

Thank you, that's all I was saying.

But it isn't what you said. You said you didn't see it, not that it was small. Perhaps you misunderstand the meaning of "red flag". Red flags bring extra scrutiny to the whole case.

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[Teddy B 17,252]

But it isn't what you said. You said you didn't see it, not that it was small. Perhaps you misunderstand the meaning of "red flag". Red flags bring extra scrutiny to the whole case.

I originally asked for clarification on the issue, which I have received. I personally don't see the connection, and don't necessarily agree with it, but I can see how some might. You clarified it by stating it was a very small part by itself, but when combined with other issues, it could cause further scrutiny. That much, I can agree with.

[pushbrk 12,883]

I originally asked for clarification on the issue, which I have received. I personally don't see the connection, and don't necessarily agree with it, but I can see how some might. You clarified it by stating it was a very small part by itself, but when combined with other issues, it could cause further scrutiny. That much, I can agree with.

The only "eyes" that matter in this circumstance are the eyes of a Consular Officer. They "see it" quite well.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I originally asked for clarification on the issue, which I have received. I personally don't see the connection, and don't necessarily agree with it, but I can see how some might. You clarified it by stating it was a very small part by itself, but when combined with other issues, it could cause further scrutiny. That much, I can agree with.

It's all in the perspective you put it in, if you have never been overseas or even travelled within the lower 48, you might be more subsectible to a scam in the broadest sense of the word.

I've spent 12 years being stationed overseas, 3 years in Germany, 3 in Sicily, 3 in Belgium, and the last 3 in Japan. Being on a ship in Japan, we hit several different ports in a lot of different countries, you could tell the rookies from the vets by where they went to hang out, how they interacted with the locals, and how they reacted to certain situations. It's like going to a bar in the PI, we had a guy fresh from the states, 22 years old never been overseas before. We had to drag him out by his britches since a bar girl had him thinknig he was "the one." If you've travelled enough, you tend to know where to and not to go, and what not. But common sense goes a long way, listen to your gut, it's never wrong.

[TnJ 131]

I'm not making the connection between travel experience and being scammed. How does a person's lack of travel experience make them more susceptible to being scammed?

Perhaps if you think about how more travel and worldly experience would help one avoid being scammed, some light might start to shine. That said, it's just one of a number of factors that scammers look for.

In the Philippines, an American will be spotted a mile away. If an American has never been there before, the ones that are looking to take advantage of the opportunity will see it.

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

Maybe I missed it, but I still have not seen the OP add any details about how they met, their ages, his line of work, etc?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I originally asked for clarification on the issue, which I have received. I personally don't see the connection, and don't necessarily agree with it, but I can see how some might. You clarified it by stating it was a very small part by itself, but when combined with other issues, it could cause further scrutiny. That much, I can agree with.

It's kind of like Sarah Palin, who had never travelled anywhere, thinking that she had a special relationship with Russia because it was next to Alaska and that that constituted solid and relevant experience for diplomatic relations.