fake profiles

i just want to warn men that there are fake profiles on here that purport to want to get to know you but then are only there to ask you for money. Don't give it to them. here is one that i just recently ran into asking me for love but in reality and in about 3 days time, asked me to send him $400.00! I said no and haven't heard from him again. funny how that works, no?
By cockhound602 | 09/06/2019 09:09 AM | 13 comments
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  • One of the things that are proof of me getting old is becoming targeted by those scammers more often. I think the 'US Military Men' wave has passed by, now the 'Russians' are coming.
    Just a few days ago, some guy contacted me here, asking for my private email address right in his very first (quite short) message.
    Well, though having my suspicions, I gave him an address and so far, we've exchanged some emails. And oh wonder - it turns out that this guy doesn't live in Arkansas as stated in his profile, but somewhere in Russia! Never would I have guessed that from the fact that the longer the mails, the weirder/worse his English got. :-O *sarcasm off*
    He's telling me how he leads a happy life as a farmer in a vast rural area and wants to complete his life with the love of his life (my wonderful eyes are more than a sufficient qualification as perfect boyfriend/husband material) while explaining/deploring Russia being a very conservative country where any lifestyles other than traditional aren't accepted.
    So, I'm waiting for the point when the conversation will eventually turn to him asking me to help him in any form (probably financially), and then, when I'll refuse/try to reason, the insults and efforts to make me feel guilty about not respecting the feelings he developed for me - bla, bla, bla.

    Just for info: The guy's nickname here is Snupi434, introduces himself as Edgar, born in Tula, now living in Yurino (doesn't specify in which of more than a dozen towns with that name across Russia).
    SailorStarSun 11/17/2019 05:58 PM
  • Anyone that asks you for money on site like this one or any social media, is a con man.What kind of an idiot, would have suggest that because a person is showing interest in communicating with him, that is an automatic acceptance and if the other person has undecided and liking to him, than he must be important enough to him to trust him and shower him with money! If some one truly is going to slowly built an strong relationship and it would have been based on trust, then you would love the person first. I personally would've been embarrassed to ask someone for money, knowing full well the they just had initiated their communication without knowing each other in more elaborating details. The con and deception was writing all over this appalling and blatant request. The audacity of that crook.
    Danny4u 10/21/2019 08:01 PM
  • I've had hundreds of those. I can tell right off from their profile and what their first words are to me but they are scammers. And I just told him right up front I don't do scammers
    AuditorManVIP 10/13/2019 02:47 PM
  • Well, when you bust one of these clowns, you never hear from them again.
    subbibottomguy 09/17/2019 03:01 PM
  • Hello to you! Please see my latest blog entry - RE: fake profiles.

    Thanks,
    NJwashbear
    NJwashbear 09/11/2019 10:13 PM
  • I blogged about this too, and even listed about 20 profile names that are clearly fake! I was adding names daily, but I gave up because now it's rampant! I find them ridiculously easy to spot, but I'm sure there are guys here who won't take the time to clock all the red flags -- such as a sole photo posted, and no other stats or info except where they claim they live. But it's the flowery, "I'm looking for my true love" language that is the dead giveaway. Rule of thumb though: DO NOT RESPOND ON ENGAGE WITH THEM!
    DaddySlurper 09/07/2019 07:19 PM
  • Got two messages from two different guys pertaining to be service men. Because I was familiar with service personnel having had a long term relationship with a service man , I was cautious and very quickly realize that they were both playing a game Once I said that they made no sense they both disappear. When someone with in a couple of message begind to tell you of their undying love something is wrong.. PLEASE BE CAREFULL>
    uncutpopa 09/07/2019 11:19 AM
  • I just got 2 emails from people today I will say are scammers. One asked where do you live, which is right there on my profile. Also said he lived in a different city from he has on his profile. The other said give me your email as I don't like using this site. I'm debating if I should respond and give them crap info and ask them for money.
    VARickbear 09/07/2019 09:48 AM
  • I totally agree on the single people's self-responsibility. I also believe not every user is used to handling scammers, nor should they be expected to be by default, in my opinion, especially when such a problem is growing. We're a community: what about making use of what we've learned and set some anti-scamming guidelines? They could just be added to the e-mails people receive at the moment of registration, and be sent to the already registered users.
    ryuji 09/07/2019 07:21 AM
  • Why do you guys let the conversation get that far. Come on, you can tell after a few sentences if someone is on the level. Unless you are playing a game with them, which would be on your terms and your control just click off. To get involved in the babble would just be a waste of my time. To each his own but as I said before I don't find it a big problem and enjoy looking at the one picture that is usually attached. They usually pick a handsome guy to put on their profile and that's pretty much what I do on the internet anyway, look at good looking guys that I can't get...
    buzbuz 09/07/2019 06:27 AM
  • Ran into the "military" guy stationed in Afghanistan more than once "just looking for love" when he returns. Scam! Love the ones using pictures of semi famous people off of the internet that look like modeling pictures. Quick google image search, learned off of Catfish, scam. If you are gonna scam can you try to be a bit more creative? Here is a recent guy I chatted with for several weeks, might I add, that spent a lot of time building up to the big hook. Said his apartment was broken into in Fort Wayne, Indiana and with the bank statements he had laying around cleaned out his bank account. He even sent me pictures of his apartment being trashed. He asked me for money for a hotel room and food because the local police made him leave his apartment while they did an investigation. Never heard of police that "make you leave" your apartment while they conduct a burglary investigation. Here is one of the pictures he's been using. I am sure that these pictures are stolen from someone else. Oh yeah and did I mention that his pick up was in the shop unfortunately at the very same time.
    dxp1967 09/06/2019 11:09 PM
  • $400? That's all? He's gotta be dumb as hell!
    I like to give those ugly scammers and I do mean UGLY my email address: gofuckyourself@yahoo.com
    albear2 09/06/2019 09:45 PM
  • with me if they only have one pic, its good bye, or if they will not skype or kik with me its good bye, if they say they are in the military its goodbye, and if they ask for money its good bye,,,, anther scam is they ask yo to sign up on a gay safe dating service, its good bye
    lkig_for_bottoms 09/06/2019 05:19 PM