Ladies (and gentlemen): Following is the body of an email I received
just this morning. It has all the makings of a scam... looks like a
serial letter. If it is, I am exposing it to all of you that might have
received it as weel, I am sure a few will respond that they did.

Out of respect I am *starring* the names...
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Hello,

My name is M*** D***...I am 37 years of age I live in a small town in
Texas. I have a little son whose name is J*** D***. He is 10 years of
age, He is my life and identity…Now I am single and want to get back
into the action of dating…I am on this site to find a woman that is
interested in me and a woman who is caring, kind, honest and generous
and true with me. I have a little son whom my late wife who died in a
Car Accident left behind for me…I t has not been easy alone with all
this life challenges...I am also an orphans who has no one to depend on
but the woman who will love me and grow old with…..My occupation is a
research scientist ..I deal with the research on lands which has mineral
resources in it. It has been a stressful job all this while but my
faith, strength and hope in God has been keeping me through all the
huddles…My hobbies are traveling, dancing, art making, taking my child
out, going to the beach, reading, listening to music like (Old blues,
Hip- Hop, Jazz) I love to laugh and have fun…In the night when I am
alone I watch DSTV.. I stay out with my friends around me… Just doing
all this not to be lonely but all has been hard on me without a lovely
woman to have by my side always….I am don’t like people who are
dishonest, people who fail to accomplish what they promise, unkindness
and liars..
If you are women that possess these characters you can email me on my
personal e-mail on:-
Yahoo Mail: ******02@yahoo.com
Google Mail: ******02@gmail.com
And my Yahoo ID for Yahoo chat is: - ******02.
I would be waiting for your reply soon.
Thanks
M*** D***.

my vote?...scam

UMMMMM Yeah...SCAMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!

watchout alada!!!

why that two timin man

got that on myspace-lol







for you...

Well for a research scientist it doesn't read quite right. JMO

Alada,

I get stuff like that all the time with too much information in
it.........Scam!!!

Definitely a scam!!!

This was my response to him:


"Thank you for your interest.

But your message sounds so insincere as to make me smile.

I am not looking for the love of my life, I have had that.

I will not contact you at any of those emails addresses, because it
surely is a scam. This mail from you has all the markings of a scammer.

I have raised kids and I am not making any drama out of it. You are
raising one. So? Do a good job and you'll be rewarded.

Goodbye!"


He hasn't contacted me again, but I see he is on line, and he has a list
of friends!!!!

Call me cynical, but --

It's a little too stereotypically sympathy-inducing. Poor guy, he lost
his wife, he has a kid (and makes sure to mention the kid, and the kid's
name, at the very beginning), appears to be the devoted dad -- plus he's
an orphan -- but he's also a scientist, so he's got that going for him
-- the rest of it appears to be taken directly from "What Women Want To
Read In A Dating Site Profile 101" -- The only thing he missed was "Not
a game-player," although that's implied in his comment about dishonesty.

Alada, if it was me, I think I'd have to pass on this one....

He also missed saying that he is "laid back, down to earth, loves a walk
on the beach/lake/pond, and cuddling, and a romantic, and he likes going
out, but staying in with the one watching a movie and some wine..." read
it too many times...

I almost mentioned "long walks on the beach," but he did include "going
to the beach" which I figured was close enough!

Really, I think a little originality might get him some better results
-- !!

Although most interent scammers do seem to be notoriously short on
originality these days....

alada..i got the exact same one yesterday

he's in texas ..but wearing a scarf...in his pic


the funny part..is that there is NO reason for a scarf in tx...you'd die
of heat stroke lmao


i sent one back sayin thanx..but next time, try not wearing a scarf in
texas lol

totally Lexfonteyne... And a few no scammers but intended searchers,
should pay attention and use a little creativity when writing their
profiles. I, for one, don't like moonlit long walks along the beach, the
mosquitoes are mercenaries! And I really wouldn't know what to do with a
laid back person, I would like someone that can take charge and spring
into action...

He is shirtless in his pic... and he said that he has black hair, but in
the pictures is light brown...

Sounds like a scam to me.

For a research scientist, he is well read Don't get your wedding
gown, just yet!!!

Ah! and I just went back to see his profile... It says he is a 40 yr old
male, but yet the opening sentence of his profile says he is 37...

I had a letter almost exactly like that ,,think its of the same origin
,,the only difference was it was a plane crash not car accident ,,was it
she was some ontario based something or other tooo???

hmmm
are going after us women because we are soft hearted ?

MOST OF US ARE HURTING ENOUGH AND DONT NEED THAT

it does tick me off they try to get a womans sympathies through
her heart...
their are women scamming men too though...
it is sad these scammer people- they must be so empty and have
nothing better to do than used and hurt people...
can you imagine what type of people they are?

Scam has got my vote.

You're right, all that is needed, in the letter, is; "laid back, down to
earth, loves a walk
on the beach/lake/pond, and cuddling, and a romantic, and he likes going
out, but staying in with the one watching a movie and some wine..."

OMG!!! I better change my profile.