Be careful on all internet dating sites. I should have been suspicious when I was contacted by 2 men on match.com that were on business in Lagos, Nigeria. I know see the websites all say if you are contacted by anyone who says they are out of the country on business (especially in Lagos, Nigeria) 100% of the time it's a scam. I was falling in love with this guy!! He said all of the right things and luckily I only lost $280 when he told me he was mugged and couldn't afford to feed his daughter and himself. What mother can resist a starving child, right? They are very smart and know this about us. If you are over 40, married or divorced, you are a target. They know you want someone. They say all the right things, recite poetry, are available to talk to you and listen. They ask how you are and seem very unselfish. I should have been suspicious when I googled his address he gave me and it was a laundromat!! That wasn't enough since the entire area in that part of CA (North Hollywood) seemed to be messed up in Google Maps. I believed him when he said he was mugged and sent him money. He said all of his resources were used to get there for this job. He said he was going to get paid 700,000 for the job but not until it was done. He said his parents died and he was raised by an Uncle in S. Africa who also died. Makes you think he has no one but you. He asked all kinds of questions to get to know me so he knew my vulnerabilities and how to get me to believe he wanted just me!! Don't fall for this!!! If it sounds too good to be true, it is!!! If you were scammed, report it to the dating site, file a complaint with
http://complaint.ic3.gov.
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