all the emotions i feel because this is like a constant battle and issue. it may seem odd but after one or two messages on here i like to give my number or messenger and take a conversation there. Then if they actually reply thats a first A+ i give them. Then i kind of review their profile and yes i ask where they are from because all to often i have seen scams asking me where i am from then there is a long pause..... i assume it is them looking up somewhere nearby to tell me. thats when they try to ask if i want to meet. which yea sure i do. Meeting in person is the goal. Then they ask oh hey can you do me a favor and pick up a ___ gift card on your way. Its such a trip, at this point i typically like to really start jacking with these people. I start looking at the source ip information and read it back to them from messenger and tell them their actual location... which can range anywhere from ghana to russia to china and to cali... the ones from cali sometimes get freaked out as i start telling them the cops now have their info and this was a sting. I had 3 people beg me not to turn them in. I didnt but then maybe i should have. I think hacking an ip address is wrong on my part but they started it by trying to scam me