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Has anyone tried to message you on Facebook or other social media outlets and then telling you that you are handsome or "very much beautiful" and would like to get to know you better? This is a start of a romance scam. Please click on the link below to read my article about this scam. The Romance Scam When you are done reading the article and share any experiences you or a friend may have had with these scammers. I am sharing mine in the thread below this one.
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BellaOnline Editor Wolf
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I have had a recent encounter on Facebook with several female scammers but there is one I was engaging with for awhile. She claimed to be from Virginia but her grammar in the messages suggested otherwise. I knew she was a scammer, especially when she sent me a paragraph about she will make me very happy and other things, but when she copied this into my instant messenger on Facebook, she forgot to remove the "8." This means she was reading a list of things to say and this one was number 8 on the list.
Then it got more interesting when a Facbook friend messaged me and said that this woman was messaging him and since we were mutual friends on her profile, he asked me if I knew her.
I told him that she was doing the same thing to me. So we compared notes. She told us each a different occupation that she held but she was firm on being from Virginia and even her cell phone had a Virginia area code.
We decided to keep her engaged for awhile and then blow her out of the water. It was some fun.
Have you had any similar experiences?
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BellaOnline Editor Chipmunk
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This article also reminds me of the MTV show "Catfish".  Chel
Michelle Anne Cope
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That show was great. Catfish. Is it still on the air?
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BellaOnline Editor Chipmunk
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Vance, I checked online and a season started February 2015. It said it still is going, but no word yet on the next season start!
Michelle Anne Cope
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