There have been a number of good tips on handling them posted in these forums. There's a pretty standard MO I've found, and I've gotten to the point where I can sniff it out quickly.

Enough of them operate off Instant Messaging. One of them permits some security, but also has a "BUZZ" function. EVERY scammer that I've encountered -- without fail -- will figure out your IM name, and then send an instant BUZZ to you with a very poorly worded introduction. If I see that, I know and within about 10 messages back and forth, you're able to determine that they're Nigerian Romance Scams. I quickly end them (my time's too valuable). Another bloke here mentioned the criteria for what they say or how they approach, I won't repeat in this thread.

But basically I just block 'em and move on. I've already assumed that most scammers are so illiterate of the English language as to not compose a readable e-mail, and when I see the signs, I delete them.

Thanks for a good tip! I have found too many since I joined this site less than a year ago. I have a hard time to understand what they try to wrote me. Keep alert those scammers! Make sure don't send them money no matter what. I am about to give up this site!

ilost money and it not fun so what up can somebody keep it real i am talking about the lady say you live one place and say some were ealse so who is telling the true so i just look and trying my hand for luck

I play along for about 15 minutes lmao I was born at nite , but not last night.

One word of advice to you men do not go any further with those people. My computer ended up with a Very Nasty virus because of them. So now when I see the same old wording and everything I delete them just as fast.

I completely agree with that that scammers prevent to find to us the love! From - зи them not who does not trust me that I the present girl. All always have suspicions. I would not like to be severe but if my will, I of all scammers would put behind bars.

they are not just on this site..but a lot of other ones also... And they are so easy to spot for me now, I can pick them out in their first email to me... they usually say that they were looking at your profile and fell in love or some such garbage... then they will tell you that they are working in w africa, nigeria or Ghana.... the only bad thing is that some of these guys can be dangerous there have been cases where the victim has had to be placed in protective custody due to threats made by these guys..But if you think the person is a scammer, but are not positive, here are some clues first, their english is horrible, second, most of tem have had a wife who cheated, or who died in a car wreck coming home from work (got that letter from 5 different ones) and then they are in love with you, they might not know your real name yet, but god sent you to them... once you figure out that they are scammers, delete them, block them and report them.. forward any email to spam@uce.gov. the government can trace the ip address, and they are wanting to go after these people...never send them money, or accept gifts from them.. thegifts are paid for with stolen cedit cards, and then you may end up doing jail time, as one lady did.. I think she served 2 years for accepting what she thought was a gift, turned out the feds considered it receiving stolen property.. take care, have fun and be safe

Most claim to be in the USA, so I just ask them geographical questions, like what state is next to theirs that they claim the are in, or simple things like what is President Bush’s middle name etc…..catch them every time

But generally you can smell them!

Notice since I been casting my spells on here that the scammers are reducing!

another good sign they are a scammer is if they tell you they live in the US but can't spell the name of the city or state they live in correctly..... just please remember that although the ones corresponding with you are uneducated, the ones who actually run the scams are not... and they can be dangerous.... as for the virus...it is true, if they have a messenger id for you, an you refuse them, they will infect your computer.. and sometimes the men will threaten you and your family, and they usually have a lot of info to tell you about the day to day lives of the family members they are threatening..... so never give them your home address or any kind of phone number that can be traced to your address... these people are not nice... this is a business to them, not just a way to pass the time.... although I have had fun playing with them, I delete them and put them on my ignore list as soon as they ask for money...some of my favorite reasons are got sick, had to go to the hospital, and they won't accept credit cards, got robbed and everything was stolen.... but my all time favorite was the one who spent all his money buying 30k gold bricks, and the government doesn't want the gold leaving africa, so he needed to ship it to me to hold for him...lol got rid of that one quickly.. and told him I didn't want his gold..... another one the girls will try is that they have been kidnapped and are being help prisoner..... but they don't want you to contact the police, just send money so they can escape

whenever, any girl send you message, and tell you that she just went accross your profile, and found that your sound look good, or you are look honest ..etc thats why she interested for you. or something like this.
my suggestion for you, if you have enough time you could play with them. if you play with them you will get not only more knowledge but also lots of experience. the scammers are fucking intalectual, they make story as if you never ever heard it before. so play with them
or you could say first time that money doesnot grow on the tree. or you are a homeless guy. or you might say you are fucking scammer to. etc

If their on this site report them.... go to their profile and click on report botton, you'll have a selection to choose from.... Don't answer their IMs... if they come from no-where/out of the blue.... Don't write to anyone that sends you their email address on the first or second letter, also... anyone that tries to get you off this site to talk to you.... Their emails, just delete them, but... remember to report them first. If your looking to date someone keep it local... If your looking to make friends online, you'll know that their real by the way they write, their profiles and their photo's.

I use to do what DARTDRAGONXXX said.... I use to play them to the hill and mess with them.... but I really found myself spending too much of my time doing so.... and there's to many of them out there... the cockroaches... So, I ignore them... here's a good thing to do, when you see them in blog's.... tell everyone who they really are and post it. They call them scam 'mer's... their more like scum 'mer's of the earth.

"EVERY scammer that I've encountered -- without fail -- will figure out your IM name, and then send an instant BUZZ to you with a very poorly worded introduction." - Can somebody explain me why they do it? For what?

whenever anybody mail me, my first letter was like this...." i have a lots of experience about scammer from this site, so if u are a scammer, never mail me back because i really dont want to lose ur time and my time either". this letter really work, and try it. i am sure nobody mail u back if they are really scammer.........

Waste their time and money....Beat them to the punch and ask them for money. Give them a fake western union number. Remember it costs them money to run their scams so play it up upupupupupupupup....Scammers really are the scum of the earth. They must be entirely Godless creature of Satan.
Burn in hell scammers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the blogs concerning how to screw with scammers don't seem very popular...
wonder why?? perhaps this site is completely loaded with them and they take offence??

Does anyone ever send the cash they ask for? One ask me for 1795$ to come to the USA. I told her sure waite while I get the cash!! What a Joke.

i just fuck with them and then tell them to fuck off when they are finished lol


goes down a treat

if you get an email address in the first message, 9 times of out 10 its a scam... normal dating "introduction" etiquette is too exchange a few messages first before exchanging emails... a lot more sites these days are doing a no email exchange policy until a 3rd message exchange has occurred...

cheers

Right here we go, I’ve been using computer and internet for a long time since 2000, I have checked out all the different ways in which scammers work on the fabulous internet sites so..if you travel to Africa for work or charity reasons, if you are from UK or USA and you got stuck in Africa, if u have a parent who has died and you need to get hold of money, if u want my address to send packages are to be shipped anywhere ,example Africa, or you want to send me a check and put in my account and then send the rest to you, if u fall in love with me or have strong feelings for me within 2-5 days, and calls me angel, baby anything sweet words. If you are ok and very wealthy, If you have kids and wife died on accident or messed up with somebody, If you don’t have a webcam and dont wanna be seen, If you struggle remembering name and wont you put your real pic on your profile, if u say you are from uk or usa and your English and spelling is totally shit, If u look like a model then you most probably are, something else etc, SCAMMERS, PLEASE GO AWAY AND DO SOME DECENT JOB.

I DONT REPORT THEM,I JUST IGNORED THEM. OR I TALK TO THEM UNTIL I FIGURED OUT WHO THEY ARE AND IGNORED THEM.

First of all, you report them, they always have some weird yahoo or gmail accounts that don't look right? all the scammers are form not Ghana....but rather the Nigerians so not that and the live everywhere in the world

I just tell them flat out...I'm NOT INTERESTED. They always want to divert you to some email address, or have you sign on to some other site, so you can't report them.

hi guys first of all after i left this site because im hurt i am now okay..i read this blog and thought why they have sacammer victim? why they give money if someone ask? is the money there over flow? so why you should give money.
MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL if someone ask money ignore theme it is EVIL! to work is too hard so don't waste your money to someone did not work hard..they are lazy.

cara08