Romance scams

Most of them are from other countries. Everyone I have been contacted by is from Nigeria. It's very sad because this group of people are hurting the honest people from Nigeria. I don't want to communicate with anyone from there. I don't feel that I could trust them.

I have never heard of the roommate scam. What is that all about? Are they renting rooms that don't exist?

Yes, they are all from other countries. Nigeria seems to be the most common area but now the UK is becoming big too on the roommate sites. It is sad that it will affect the good people in Nigeria.

There seems to be a number of these scam artists who prey on dating sites. They seem very normal when you first start communicating with them. They say they live in the US then they tell you they have to go overseas for business. Then they start asking you to wire them money for a number of different reasons. I had one tell me that he couldn't get his money orders cashed. I told him to go to the American Embassy and he told me it was run by the locals. He also told me that if I wired him money he would have my name put on the money orders and he would mail them to me. He wasn't too happy when I asked him how he was going to get my name on these money orders if he couldn't find a bank to cash them. I had one who told me he lived in Florida and he would like to come meet me in New England but he had to get a visa first. Unfortunately there are people out there who are so lonely and looking for a relationship that these people find it easy to convince them to send money.

I have read about people being conned by someone they met over the internet, dating sites or whatever and feel sad for them that they can 'taken in' by these con artists. I cannot understand how anyone can prey on the lonely who are seeking friendship, love and/or a permanent relationship. Good luck to all those who are seeking someone special. :)

I am very careful about who I give my traceable information to anyone. These people have prefected their stories and their approaches to people. They seem to find people who are lonely and want to believe that there is a chance for a lasting relationship. Most of these people come across and very normal people. They find people who are easy prey or are lonely. The best advice to anyone is if they ask for money run the other way.