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Honsoku -> RE: Frauds on this site (7/28/2009 7:18:03 PM)
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You know, while there are quite a few scam artists and people misrepresenting themselves, I seem to have no problem identifying them pretty quickly. So since you seem to be having so much trouble, I'm going to be magnanimous and offer you some pointers;
1: If they are from Africa or the Philippines, they almost certainly just want your money.
2: If their geography doesn't make any sense (Los Angeles, Michigan for example) they almost certainly just want your money.
3: If they try to get you to go to YIM, e-mail, etc almost immediately, they probably are just out for kicks or they just want your money.
4: If the photo looks like a supermodel or something swiped from a porn shoot, guess what? They almost certainly just want your money.
5: If their profile consists of nothing but fantasy fodder, mentions they are god fearing, laments of how they have been abandoned (or if that is all they talk about), or talks about how they need to be relocated, they almost certainly are either out for kicks, or they just want your money.
6: If their weight is impossibly light, they are either anorexic/bulimic (ugh) or they just want your money.
7: If they can't string together a coherent sentence or thought, they almost certainly just want your money. Even if they don't, are they really worth your time?
Using these general guidelines (along with a couple of others which require practice) I have no problem weeding out 98% of the people who will just waste my time or are lying to me in a couple messages or less. All without ever asking someone to cam, provide pictures, or any other extra 'proof'. Shocking, huh?
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