12 October 2008
Register
~
Login
Search
HOME
news
community
integral nhne
resources
links
about
DONATE
News Articles Archive
"News, information, and a home on the Net for people all over the world who are seeking to heal the Earth and unravel the fundamental mysteries of life."
Featured Articles
U.S. Climate Fix Could Help Solve Financial Crisis
Market Crash Shakes World
Doris Kearns Goodwin: What We Can Learn From Past Presidents
Polygraphs Proposed For Indiana Congressional Debate
World Leaders May Close Global Markets
Hundreds Of New Marine Species Discovered
What Really Makes Us Attractive To The Opposite Sex
Superstruct
World Finance Chiefs Heading For Washington For Crunch Talks
Twelve 'Any Time, Any Place' Survival Tips
Global Auto Market May 'Collapse' In 2009
Chicago Sheriff Refuses To Evict Renters
Economic Woes May Give Planet A Breather
Grain Shipments Stalled In Credit Drought
Iceland Teeters On The Brink Of Bankruptcy
Half Of Mammals 'In Decline'
Global Warming: Beyond The Tipping Point
OpenOffice.org 2
'Intelligent' Computers Put To The Test
Followup: Arlington Institute: Potential Disruptive Event
UFO: Aliens To Appear On October 14th
Scientists Learn Space Lessons From Antarctic Bases
Ocean Dead Zones May Be Worse Than Thought
Wachovia Faced A 'Silent' Bank Run
Google To Digitize Newspaper Archives
Global Trends 2025
Don't Vote
The Grid: 100,000 Computers Heralds New Internet Dawn
Movie Review: Bill Maher's 'Religulous'
Wallace Wallington & The Forgotten Technology
Current Articles
U.S. Climate Fix Could Help Solve Financial Crisis
Market Crash Shakes World
Doris Kearns Goodwin: What We Can Learn From Past Presidents
Polygraphs Proposed For Indiana Congressional Debate
World Leaders May Close Global Markets
Hundreds Of New Marine Species Discovered
What Really Makes Us Attractive To The Opposite Sex
Superstruct
World Finance Chiefs Heading For Washington For Crunch Talks
Twelve 'Any Time, Any Place' Survival Tips
Global Auto Market May 'Collapse' In 2009
Chicago Sheriff Refuses To Evict Renters
Economic Woes May Give Planet A Breather
Grain Shipments Stalled In Credit Drought
Iceland Teeters On The Brink Of Bankruptcy
Half Of Mammals 'In Decline'
Global Warming: Beyond The Tipping Point
OpenOffice.org 2
'Intelligent' Computers Put To The Test
Followup: Arlington Institute: Potential Disruptive Event
UFO: Aliens To Appear On October 14th
Scientists Learn Space Lessons From Antarctic Bases
Ocean Dead Zones May Be Worse Than Thought
Flexible Screen Breakthrough
Wachovia Faced A 'Silent' Bank Run
A Light Switch Without Wires
Google To Digitize Newspaper Archives
Global Trends 2025
Don't Vote
U.S. Senior Centers Plan For Boom Of 'Boomers'
The Grid: 100,000 Computers Heralds New Internet Dawn
Movie Review: Bill Maher's 'Religulous'
Wallace Wallington & The Forgotten Technology
Tainted Milk Crisis Hits More Global Companies
John McCain's Health Records
Pilot Completes Jetpack Challenge
Chinese Say They're Building 'Impossible' Space Drive
WaMu Becomes Biggest Bank To Fail In U.S. History
Homeland Security Detects Terrorist Threats By Reading Your Mind
X-Ray Vision Almost A Reality
Solar Wind Weakest Since Beginning Of Space Age
It's A Stressful Life For Baboons, Humans
Scientists Warn Congress Of Cancer Risk From Cell Phones
Google Offers $10 Million For Ideas That Help The World
How To Copy DVDs
Hong Kong Bank Run
Gore Urges Civil Disobedience To Stop Coal Plants
Exclusive: The Methane Time Bomb
Followup: Arlington Institute: Impending Event Alert
Movie: 'The Shift'
News Articles Archive
Current Articles
|
Categories
|
Search
|
Syndication
Romance Scams On The Net
Romance Scams On The Net
441 Views
posted on Monday, February 05, 2007
ROMANCE SCAMS HEATING UP
By Mark Huffman
ConsumerAffairs.Com
February 1, 2007
Original Link
As Valentines Day approaches, many people will be looking to the Internet to find romance. Increasingly, they will have to wade through scores of scammers to find Mr. or Ms. Right.
David, of Loveland, Colorado, says he fell for a romance scam in December 2005, when he thought he was helping a young Russian woman stranded in a foreign country.
"Since then I have been approached on every dating site I have joined by supposed women who are stranded in Nigeria or Ghana," David told ConsumerAffairs.Com. "When the dating sites are notified they are scammers they do nothing about it."
David's plight, it turns out, is not all that unusual. Romance scams have become so common there is even an active Yahoo users group dedicated to the subject <http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/romancescams>. The site offers a place for victims and potential victims to compare notes. It also tells those entering a Web-based romance how to tell if they're being scammed.
"Are you wondering if the person that you are talking to is too good to be true?" the site asks. "Are there things that you are being told that just don't make sense? Did the person find you on a singles site and start professing their love for you in a short time? Did they tell you that they were currently working in a foreign country, mainly Nigeria? Are they telling you that they are having trouble cashing their paychecks?"
If so, it's a mortal lock you're being played. What comes next is usually an "embarrassed" request for a small loan, just to help them get out of a jam. Pretty soon, the embarrassment disappears and the loan requests get larger.
If you're not careful, a broken heart, and a broken bank account, could be just a mouse click away.
............
In accordance with
Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107
, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Unless the information in question has been written and/or published by NHNE, NHNE has no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of this article. NHNE is, therefore, not endorsed or sponsored by the originator, nor does NHNE necessarily endorse, promote, or agree with the content. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
© 2008 NewHeavenNewEarth
(NHNE) ~
Interzoic Media
P.O. Box 2242 • Sedona, Arizona • 86339 • USA • (928) 257-3200 •
Contact Us