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Google Is Your Best Friend
mike64:
--- Quote from: Manny on June 03, 2007, 07:13:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: ScottJaySplendid ---I wish I could make all of TomT's posts "stickies." You can take this one to the bank, as well as the several previous posts.
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Newbies would be well advised toread TomT's musings here and elsewhere. He has an excellent insight into this endeavour and is experienced beyond the experience of even many of us married guys as to the antics of Yuri and his cohorts.
One of Scott's other tips I have read and used is to drop the .com (or whatever) off the e-mail address when googling.
For example, smokinhotsveta@yandex.ru you would google as "smokinhotsveta@yandex" - I dont know why but it seems to bring up more hits.
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I just used this idea you posted and bam!positive hit on a suspected scammer that has contacted me!! thank you very much .... this forum rocks!!!!! :party0031: :party0031: :party0031:
shakespear:
--- Quote from: mike64 on November 10, 2009, 11:12:42 PM ---I just used this idea you posted and bam!positive hit on a suspected scammer that has contacted me!! thank you very much .... this forum rocks!!!!! :party0031: :party0031: :party0031:
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As Lee Corso says, "Not so fast".
Google is not the end all for determining a scammer. We just finished a long discourse exposing how one of our forum members posted a lady on numerous scam sites only because she rejected him and he was a frustrated jilted lover and he wanted to punish her for her actions.
The fact that the lady contacted you first makes it likely that its a scam. The google check only confirmed what you already suspected.
Determining a scammer isn't rocket science. It's really a pretty easy process and most scammers are rather clumsy in their efforts.
philray:
Thanks for the warnings. Didn't finish typing in name on Google and she popped up
correct address and copy of same letter she wrote me.
You've saved me a lot of heartache and money.
Grateful Phil
Alexk:
I feel for you mje. The same situation happened to me also quite a while back. If you feel it is a one way conversation, and her letters are so general that you feel they are not in reply to anything you wrote... then almost certainly she is a scam... or professional letter writer. Send her a letter telling her you were invited to a party on mars... or something completely ridiculous. You will be amazed at her warm reply.
Alex.
CanadianPrairieGent:
--- Quote from: mje on April 26, 2007, 11:25:17 AM ---Well, she has invited me to visit her in her hometown (kiev ukraine).
So far, I am not tempted to reply positivly though, as she seems to be writing AT me instead of talking WITH me.
Perhaps I should mention that purple crocodile and if she's seen it too ;D
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I completely understand mje. I have a couple women I have been corresponding with who act in the same way. I have suspected scam, but for some reason, I want to play this out a bit further, just to see where it goes. One can only learn from the abundance of experiences. I will never send money though or make a promise I don't intend to keep. But your comment about the woman writing AT you, rather than talking WITH you resonated with me.
Good luck amigo! :-)
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