"easiest way to flush out a potential scammer is to offer to meet them the next day or weekend as you just happen to be in their city.
a scammer will make every excuse why "she" cannot meet you" very true Rick!
Another verable may apply:
who is asking and if this will be an ONSITE meet up ( like Rick had ) or an ONLINE meet up? ( like mos of us have via Skype ). Another example is the time and day.... As is relevant that people in Europe work long hours and show up at home by 8 or 9 PM. Summer times are for vacation and some couples manage to get away from each other for days or weeks. ... I had noticed a few of them at a Sanatorium!!!
To me cheaters are also considered scammers and with that token, they are not loyal, they are not marriage material.
Another piece of fact, being a loner or and an island rarely exist, so arm yourself with the local language skills.
DCguy, looks like you are infatuated with those websites..... I did the same for about 2 years.... It's a normal thing but is not healthy.. You might lose focus of what you are looking for and how feasible is going to happen.
beemer said: "
So Rick...you lie to the girl to see if she is a scammer?
That offer I have given....and met with girl next day, happened a few times. Most girls would meet....maybe in their minds it is free food or shopping...or if you are lucky, a sincere girl. "
Im only thinking about those questionable ladies, like the ones who profess their love after 3 correspondences.
for my experiment, I am only going to talk to those I can reach within a reasonable drive or when I happen to be in those cites anyway.
Yes, I have plenty of time to kill, BTW. I actually did not expect to get a response from that profile. Think of it like the so many blogs on the Internet that are posted and never seen or read by anyone. So the author/writer wasted his/her time, right?
That is good to hear that you have found several good contacts. I have a small number of contacts that seem promising, but I do not talk about them because the obvious scammer profiles are just so plentiful, the stories with them can go on and on.
kaiserdag
No, that would not be a correct assessment. I was "addicted" to online chat back when I first got on the Internet. After one year, I completely stopped using them. I have lost contact with just about everyone from that time period.
I also did go to some online dating sites back from that time period briefly as well. I just returned for less than a year and can easily do a lot of many other things online and turn my focus to other subjects.
I was just reading some of the earlier topic posts and came across some opinions provided by others and just added some commentary. Believe me, infatuation would not be the word to describe my viewpoint of such sites.
Not sure if contempt would be accurate. In some way, this sort of reminds me of "telemarketers" who try to lure you into either a bogus scam or worthless produce or service. In some way, it also reminds of that long line of panhandlers as you enter the Mexican border because you appear to them as the "rich gringo".
Since I am in IT, I would actually prefer to do something along the means of "taking control" of the entire global business model. But, I would need a time machine to accomplish that.
Went was the last time you were in Eastern Europe? How about Ukraine? You can chat and write or simply look at pretty pictures from your man cave all you want. C'mon....Fly to Kiev , Odessa or Nikolaev and seize all kinds of opportunities. Take it as a exploring adventure. You know the saying " not risked, nothing gained."
I guess you have not followed my comments since I registered on this forum. I have NEVER said that I have been to Europe. In my workplace, a very important concept is risk management. You cover all of the bases and produce programs that are complete, comprehensive, and coherent. Any prolonged serious interruption to the 24/7 operations is unacceptable (heads will roll).
I am not much of a sociable type of guy, so that counts against me. If I was, my life probably would be much different now (for the better or worse, I could not say).
Yes, as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained. But you have to take measured risk and not do something reckless or in haste, or you will probably live to regret it. Many people are OK with "swinging from one tree to another". But that is not "my cup of tea". I do not the strength to hold onto the vine like Tarzan.
Looks like you're the only one who haven't been to Ukraine!
How can you you meet up if you're slave to screen and cannot get your 2 weeks of vacation!!! Anyway, besides pretty girls and Soviet era buildings, there are high-tech expo and Comic-con for guys like you.
I think it might be stretching it a bit to say that I am the only one who hasn't been to Ukraine on the dating sites.
I have vacation time, but I have to use it judiciously. Comic-con in the FSU area? Well I would need to wear one of those head gear with the translator audio in order to understand what was being said, but I guess the sci-fi effects would not need to be translated.
"Only you can get what you want"
Correct, but often other factors control if this is possible or not. Otherwise, you can only "dream the impossible dream".
dcguy, plenty of stuff to occupy your mind here even if you never meet a girl. In Kyiv alone I can occupy 5 or more days with awesome shit and then give you a bonus girl just for kicks.
Kyiv has so much to offer the first or second time visitor.
One thing I havent done but want to is the zip line across the dnipro river
DCguy , you already know more than I ever did when I went to Ukraine. We buddies in Europe rather roam around anywhere near Germany many because they are naïve. Years ago, my job took me to Ukraine but I wasn't serious about anything there until I fell in love, but that last one is history.
Listen to Rick and take his advice...or head to Odessa....Pack light and get some good shoes...you might logged over 10k steps on your Fitbit!
I used Elenas models too. Just a few women would tall to you as there aren't that many there and the ones that did asked me for money by the second letter. Also they looked like women you would meet in a jersey city bus station late at night. The fact is, for me, em was a total waste of money. Fiance.com is where I met my wife.
Note that rbrides.com appears to be connected to site2date.com. I placed my profile on site2date.com over a month ago. So far, I have only received a few messages. Not much traffic on this site.
Here are what I experienced on the free dating sites. I did not include the social media sites since I did not know the foreign language.
mybelovednet.com - nearly all of the profiles are fakes (both men and women). Thousands of profiles are online at any given time. The ladies always ask for your personal email and then give you the translation fee help story. Many of the photos are copied from other websites. I stopped going to the site, so now I only get "flirts" and no actual messages anymore.
datingnmore.com - website has just a small number of people online at any given time. Have seen quite a few African scammers on the site.
eedates.com - Have seen some ladies from the PPL sites on here and when you attempt to correspond with them here, they give you the story that they have difficulty with translation.
loveawake.com - I was registered on this site for over a year. Have received zero messages and just one person who viewed my profile.
luckylovers.net - Not really a free site, but you can send and read "canned" messages for no cost. Many of the photos are not enhanced. Have received under 10 "canned" messages.
12kisses.com - Have only received one message and three views of my profile. Searching the profiles has limited search criteria options.
russian-personals.com - Have received three messages. One person who registered on the site said that it was full of fake profiles. Many of the photos do not appear to be enhanced.
As the saying goes, your mileage may vary. Just as with the PPL and subscription fee sites, the number of profiles often include many inactive profiles. Those that do respond to your inquiries often are online nearly every day whether on their own computer or going to an agency.
Forgot to add datemefree.com After having been registered on the site, most contacts were from Africa or in the USA. Very few Europeans and Asians on the site. Most were dishonest. Scammers are also cheapskates.
The best free dating site is fdating. I have met several from there. Though curiously I've never developed a relationship other than having sex with a 20 year old girl. I must say it was fantastic.