How could anyone be so naive!?

[GrenadianCrix 1]

I think we all could be that naive. Given enough lonliness, given enough dialogue and trust established.

Honestly I think there are people on this forum right now who are being that naive in regards to the motives of their "true loves".

You're not supposed to say that out loud. God forbid you hurt anyones feewings.

[Dr_LHA 3]

You're not supposed to say that out loud. God forbid you hurt anyones feewings.

Note to VJ members: If your feelings were hurt by my post, you are either a scammer or are being scammed!

[Ban Hammer 13,429]

he'd been better off spending that 16k on porn or tarts

[Emancipation 2]

I love that word "tarts" tee hee.. so much nicer way of saying it..

[Robor007 0]

I think we all could be that naive. Given enough lonliness, given enough dialogue and trust established.

Honestly I think there are people on this forum right now who are being that naive in regards to the motives of their "true loves".

Most of those international dating websites are filled with scammers of both genders and from many different countries. They prey on the lonely and gullible. It's sad.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

16k would go a loooong way in the tart department.

[Ban Hammer 13,429]

16k would go a loooong way in the tart department.

it would give him a good start in catching almaty in the porn department too

[almaty 19]

he'd been better off spending that 16k on porn or tarts

aw. the good days..porn and tarts..........

[Niels Bohr 72]

Yes, those Singaporean women serving you on the flight. Remember, if possible, always fly Singapore Airlines!

[Dan J 277]

Everybody wants to be loved. And sometimes logics fail to work

[homesick_american 1]

I prefer the chicks with fake tans and bleached blonde hair on Southwest Airlines. Or the fancy boys. Long as it's on Southwest Airlines.

[JoeMama 0]

Sometimes lonliness makes you do crazy things. I feel sorry for the guy.

Silly #######. Hasn't he heard of TV, books and video games?

What about a blow-up doll? Maybe visit a prostitute every now and then? That would've saved him quite a bit of money!

[derekkj 0]

Sometimes lonliness makes you do crazy things. I feel sorry for the guy.

Silly #######. Hasn't he heard of TV, books and video games?

What about a blow-up doll? Maybe visit a prostitute every now and then? That would've saved him quite a bit of money!

At least he would have gotten a better bang for his buck.

[Mel_and_Daniel 1]

I find these articles very disturbing. My main problem with them is that with everything said, they still do not help ppl distinguish between genuine persons and scammers. I surpose that with names and profiles of known scammers being posted, that definitely helps. However, the description of how some persons got scammed, makes it very possible for innocent persons to be seen as scammers as well.

My fiancee and I met online on yahoo. Not in a chatroom or anything like that. I just had yahoo messenger on. I wasn't even at the computer but while passing, I noticed that I had a message and we've been chatting ever since. We have spent numerous vacations together both here and in St. Vincent where she works, as well as other in other countries here in the Caribbean.

I bought both our engagement and wedding rings through the amazon marketplace from reeds jewelers. Neither amazon, nor reeds ship outside the US. My parents live in Canada, and I was thinking of sending the rings to them so that they could in turn send them to me. Amazon doesn't even have that option!

The only choice I had was to have the rings shipped to her parents in the US.

On Mel's last visit home, I sent her a bank draft from ScotiaBank so that she could buy some stuff for me.

I am doing an online course in Computer Studies through purpletrain.com and I am required to purchase my own textbooks. Only a few days ago, I needed to get buy a textbook (Computer System Architecture (3rd Edition)). This book costs about 114USD purchased new. If purchased used at amazon, I could pay as little as 11.87 for it. However, amazon's sellers do not ship used books outside the US. What else could I do... I had the book shipped to Mel's parents.

From reading the second article, what's to stop anyone from calling me a scammer. I mean, my credit & debit cards are completely legitimate and I have the deductions on my account to prove it. I did purchase the bank draft through my account and I know that there is no way that the legitimacy of this bank draft can me challenged. I have no time to waste trying to alter bank drafts. I actually arrest ppl for a living and process crime scenes.

Yet, armed with the information from this article, I'm sure that persons would easily consider me to be a scammer. After reading this article, I was almost speechless. So from now on, if ever I were to consider sending Mel a bank draft to get me something from the US, we'll both be wondering "what if." And if I want to purchase,with my very own cards, anything from amazon that doesn't ship here to St. Lucia, I also have to think twice.

Boy, it's a crazy world out there!!!

Edited April 17, 2007 by Mel_and_Daniel

[almaty 19]

16k would go a loooong way in the tart department.

it would give him a good start in catching almaty in the porn department too

it is a good start brother charles