Your online safety..........

[Jackie]

Paint it however you want, still was not "creepy". NO, you are reading into it what you want.

[Homeless Nutter]

See stories of scammers, be they on line, or e-mail, phone, not just on social media. [...]

Yeah, I've seen stories of scammers and I must tell you - they were much more riveting stories than yours... Although admittedly not all of them quite as creepy.

And I still don't understand what kind of a "tactic" I'm supposed to be watching out for? Random people joining online groups and then leaving? What am I supposed to do with that information???

[Losty]

.....I never said anything about sex....that was all in your head.

Ok maybe not you, but others here tried to imply that because I was talking about a first post being the picture of an attractive women, and that I asked that person, who said YES in public, that I chased her off. If nobody's argument is about harassment, why are you dragging such a stupid argument out?

It is a common tactic by scammers to post pictures that are not them. Even without male vs female involved, others create fake profiles to paint themselves as doctors or military,,,,,,ect ect ect.....even if it is just to get attention. In this case it would not have shocked me if it had been some fat guy in Nigeria. Thats all. Stop making this out to be something it is not.

Grow up.

there's this neat thing a lot of people like here, it's called evidence. If you have any evidence whatsoever, even circumstantial evidence that could make it seem like this person might be a scammer, let's see it. So far you've given nothing. Not even one thing that would make me think this isn't a person who was like " alrighty then.... " and then blocked you and left because you accused her of being a scammer for no reason.

[Reforged]

This is why we can't have nice things.

Huh? Who was that aimed at?

Nope. Not getting roped into this.

[Jackie]

See stories of scammers, be they on line, or e-mail, phone, not just on social media. [...]

Yeah, I've seen stories of scammers and I must tell you - they were much more riveting stories than yours... Although admittedly not all of them quite as creepy.

And I still don't understand what kind of a "tactic" I'm supposed to be watching out for? Random people joining online groups and then leaving? What am I supposed to do with that information???  

Again, it would have to be a judgment call in context of situation. I think people here have run into people who come across as "out of place" for a first post, even on this website. Can look different even without pictures. You've never run into mail, or a phone call, or even someone on the sidewalk asking you to do something and it simply came off as "something is not right"? Happens all the time. That is the benefit of being skeptical, you don't have to take people's word for it.

[Jackie]

Huh? Who was that aimed at?

Nope. Not getting roped into this.

Then why did you post the comment? Why comment in the thread at all?

[Violet]

[Jackie]

[Homeless Nutter]

Again, it would have to be a judgment call in context of situation. [...]

Mmm-kay. I promise to try and make the best judgement call in context of any given situation. Hey, guess what - I already do it - like - all the time. That's pretty much how a brain works...

You've never run into mail, or a phone call, or even someone on the sidewalk asking you to do something and it simply came off as "something is not right"? Happens all the time.

Sure. This one time someone approached me on the sidewalk in an unfamiliar neighborhood and wanted to be my friend. Then the person repeatedly prompted me to confirm our friendship, while explaining that there are a lot of shady characters around the area. Understandably I told them what they wanted to hear, then quickly got the f*** outta there... As I was leaving I think I heard them mutter something about "lagit people".

That is the benefit of being skeptical, you don't have to take people's word for it.

If you say so. Sounds more like the draw-back of paranoia, combined with some questionable social skills, if you ask me...

[Violet]