Protect Yourself From a Romance Scam!

These days, it's hard to meet someone - and when you do, have that person be someone with the qualities you are looking for.  It's possible but not too likely, and people who turn to online dating sites know they are taking a chance.

 But every now and then, your luck is with you and you meet someone who may be right for you.  You dare not hope against hope, because the odds are against you.  Yet, as the days and weeks go by, you find yourself more and more attracted to the person.

This person seems to be everything you are looking for and you start to wonder why they haven't had a meaningful relationship before this.  They seem to be your online soulmate, and even though it's hard to believe, you haven't found any reasons to dismiss the two of you as a couple.  Your friends are skeptical, but you assure them you know how to weed out "the bad ones" and you have everything under control. 

The person is almost too good to be believed because they mirror your own likes and dislikes.  The more you find out about this person, it's as if you came from the same mold. When the old saying "If something seems too good to be true, it usually is" comes to mind, it may time to give the friendship some serious thought.

Everything is going right with the two of you, and despite what the naysayers predict, the two of you are doing great.  That is, until the person says that he "feels so close to you that he feels he can ask you anything."  He tells you he is having financial problems, and you agree to loan him some money.  You feel good about doing it, and he is loving it because now he knows he has you where he wants you.

 You take it as a another sign that the relationship is getting stronger, but his motive is to try and scam you. Now starts the vicious cycle and he will rob you blind if you let him, and scam you 'til the cows come home.  He is a professional and has perfected his smooth-talking ways to lure you in. 

He asks you to do things that are illegal, all to his advantage.  In reality, he could care less about you and your feelings, or even if you end up getting hurt; all he cares about is bilking you out of tons of money and when you finally say "enough is enough," then he will go on to scout out his next victim.  You end up getting hurt and he ends up with money, which is all he was after in the first place.

Romance scammers are good at what they do - avoid them at all costs, to save yourself heartache and financial ruin.