Hi Gang,
Cautionary tale for y'all. So last week a very pretty gal in her 40's pops up in my inbox and in the heart (Liked You) thing. Very pretty gal. She says she's going to have to get an ostomy soon and doesn't think she can do it without help. She's in Florida, and asks me what I'm looking for............and suggested we converse off forum in an internet chat room. I told her what my expectations were regarding meeting someone on here for a relationship, but didn't see any reason to take the conversation off of here, as that's a pretty typical Red Flag!Lo and behold....the next day she's gone without a trace, as are all our messages.
Moral of the story is be careful. Scammers are trying to get email addresses, which they'd get if you register for a bogus chat room. They sell the addresses to advertisers. I'm guessing Admin on here figured it out and deleted everything, but had I not known about the bogus chat rooms I would have been temped to help her. I still find it a bit hard to believe someone would come on here and try to scam folks like us.............as if we don't have enough troubles without them. But scammers know no bounds. Be careful out there and if something seems too good to be true.........or just not right in some way........you're probably being scammed.
regards,
bob