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re: How to spot "catfishing"
Posted on 9/25/24 at 1:26 pm to Will Cover
Posted on 9/25/24 at 1:26 pm to Will Cover
I feel bad for your kids. You should be working and saving to provide them an inheritance but instead you’re wasting their inheritance on getting scammed
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Posted on 9/25/24 at 2:02 pm to Will Cover
Similar situation early last year. Started talking to a smoking hot girl that I had several mutual friends with on FB. I was leery of a scam but a lot of things added up to make me think she was legit.
She knew her way around town. We talked about specific areas of traffic and homeless areas ect.... that a bot couldn't know. She had 5k social friends and pics of her daughter on her page. Once we started talking a lot she'd tag me on romantic type memes. A guy I work with who was also friends with her said he'd never seen her tag anyone else. One night we talked on the phone for almost 3 hours. Who does that for a scam? And most importantly, she claimed to be widowed and somewhat wealthy. Never ever asked me for a dime.
After about the 3rd time she cancelled plans I gave up on it and blocked her. Still don't know if she was legit or just a lonely OT 3 who stole someone's FB identity and wanted someone to talk to.
She knew her way around town. We talked about specific areas of traffic and homeless areas ect.... that a bot couldn't know. She had 5k social friends and pics of her daughter on her page. Once we started talking a lot she'd tag me on romantic type memes. A guy I work with who was also friends with her said he'd never seen her tag anyone else. One night we talked on the phone for almost 3 hours. Who does that for a scam? And most importantly, she claimed to be widowed and somewhat wealthy. Never ever asked me for a dime.
After about the 3rd time she cancelled plans I gave up on it and blocked her. Still don't know if she was legit or just a lonely OT 3 who stole someone's FB identity and wanted someone to talk to.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 2:14 pm to Will Cover
I have a female co-worker that's on all of the dating apps. She showed me her profile pics. Edited and filtered all to hell, making her look like a complete smoke show. Those dudes are going to be sorely disappointed when they meet her in person. She has Spongebob's body and Jabba the Hutt's chin.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 9:02 pm to The Boat
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I thought you were 60 and married to Whitney Vann
No, and no. Although she is a good looker.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 10:03 pm to Evil Little Thing
I'm now 99.9 % it's a scam.
The poster who posted the other websites for reverse image search --- thank you.
TineYe and Google Images must suck. The two that he posted revealed the scam.
I asked her tonight to send me a picture of herself holding 3 fingers. She didn't and wouldn't.
Luckily for me, I'm only out $3K so far, but I have a feeling this Bitcoin stuff is really going to come through.
The poster who posted the other websites for reverse image search --- thank you.
TineYe and Google Images must suck. The two that he posted revealed the scam.
I asked her tonight to send me a picture of herself holding 3 fingers. She didn't and wouldn't.
Luckily for me, I'm only out $3K so far, but I have a feeling this Bitcoin stuff is really going to come through.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 10:22 pm to Will Cover
I’m sorry. That’s disappointing. I’m glad you were able to find out early on before you wasted more time sexting a Nigerian dude. 
Posted on 9/25/24 at 10:25 pm to Will Cover
Good luck moving on, brother.
I have my first post-divorce date tomorrow. A wife of a friend has set this up. The girl looks to be pretty damn attractive, so I’m wondering if she is visually impaired to want to go out with me after seeing pics
I have my first post-divorce date tomorrow. A wife of a friend has set this up. The girl looks to be pretty damn attractive, so I’m wondering if she is visually impaired to want to go out with me after seeing pics
This post was edited on 9/25/24 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 9/25/24 at 10:30 pm to Evil Little Thing
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I’m sorry. That’s disappointing. I’m glad you were able to find out early on before you wasted more time sexting a Nigerian dude.
I'm always "skeptical" to begin with, especially when it comes to online dating. I guess the motive on this particular one was to play the "long con" game with me.
I can say that the person on the other end was always very nice and cordial, and not pushy. So there's that.
I let them know that I thought they were good at what they were doing, but I thought their motives are misguided.
They actually wrote me back and said, "thank you."
Posted on 9/25/24 at 10:33 pm to TexasTiger08
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I have my first post-divorce date tomorrow. A wife of a friend has set this up. The girl looks to be pretty damn attractive, so I’m wondering if she is visually impaired to want to go out with me after seeing pics
Best wishes to you on your first post-divorce date. I remember mine. I was so excited. I had seen pictures of her through Bumble. She lived around the Franklinton area, but her home office was in Baton Rouge. She text me one day and said that she was coming to Baton Rouge for work, and asked if I wanted to meet at lunch.
She beat me to our lunch spot, and I was on the phone with her when I pulled up to the parking lot, where she was waiting outside the restaurant. It was then when I understood why she had beaten me to the restaurant.
I learned all that day about filters. Our conversation was pleasant, and I could tell that she was more into me than I was into her. I felt she misrepresented herself, and that right there was a red flag for me. I called her the next day and told her while I had a good time at lunch, I am not interested in seeing her anymore and wished her well. I think she appreciated it - maybe not, but what I did was right. And what she did was wrong.
This post was edited on 9/25/24 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 9/26/24 at 1:38 am to Will Cover
The same thing happened to me after divorce. I thought I had made a connection and had just started the online thing after divorce so I didn’t think to FaceTime. I met her at a restaurant and yeah…the pics on bumble had to have been 10 years old. She had told me she didn’t like drinking. I was so uncomfortable and/or feeling stupid I drank 4 beers before appetizers trying to turn her off. We rushed through dinner. I paid. Then she invited me over. I declined and told her that I felt she has misrepresented herself and that was no way to start a relationship. She got mad and cussed me out in the restaurant parking lot. I drove home relieved. Gosh did I have a lot to learn after divorce. The bad thing is she was really smart and cool. Good job etc. Yeah. I got catfished. Lol.
Posted on 9/26/24 at 6:30 am to VoodooGlowSkull
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We rushed through dinner. I paid. Then she invited me over.
You should have hit it hard then let her know you were not interested. Lol
Posted on 9/26/24 at 6:32 am to Will Cover
Anyone who brags about that is lying 99% of the time
Posted on 9/26/24 at 6:47 am to Will Cover
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If she turns out to be fake, I will post "her" pictures
Glad I could be of assistance. Now you have to show us the pictures lol
Posted on 9/26/24 at 8:06 am to Will Cover
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just 2 states over and only 3 hours away
If she’s hot she could find someone in her own state
You’re being dumb, this isn’t real.
Posted on 9/26/24 at 8:18 am to Will Cover
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In the meantime, what other precautionary measures should I be on the lookout for?
Have you seen the film called "The Crying Game"?
Posted on 9/27/24 at 1:45 pm to Will Cover
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Report back either way when you find out
Will do.
If she turns out to be fake, I will post "her" pictures.
Posted on 9/27/24 at 3:15 pm to VoodooGlowSkull
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I felt she has misrepresented herself
I invited one over for a "hook up" once she got there I thought to myself "That's not who has been in those damn pictures". I drank about 6 more beers and told her it had been a while and I needed her to " go ahead and empty the chamber before we really got to it". I finished and told her she had to go and next time bring her filters with her. She cussed me lower than a dog but I still got a BJ out of the deal
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