Quote Originally Posted by Labuyo View Post
To get back to the real point...
I appreciate and understand aromulas good advice.
I'm well aware of scammers and I've passed that point a while back.

I think I might throw this open here.
Any questions about scammers address them directly to the lady in question?
She better in Tagalog than English, but don't underestimate her

When she gets back online she has the answers. I'm sure of that one!!!
So lets hear the questions from the sceptics!!???
Situation report tonight is that she has cleaned up her home after Sundays floods (3 feet of filthy water + lost plenty) and is now faced with another 3/4 days of very heavy rain that may well result in further flooding... She sleeps on the wet floor tonight.
I need to say more??

The colder hearted amongst us might like to think about that a while.
The rest will understand exactly.
That's where I am right now.
Feeling helpless and concerned here safe in Gloucester.
There are no questions you can ask outright that will catch out a scammer. The really good ones will just tell you sob stories or even stories about life and death (someone needs an operation and they'll die soon if they don't have it) matters and hope you will offer to help, these are very deliberate tactics and they quite often work with people who are unwary of how these online scammers get them hooked and reel them in.

I don't want to appear skeptical about your girl or her intentions, but so far she has laid it on a bit thick about her hardships to you already. Until you actually meet her you must always take everything you are told with a large pinch of salt no matter how genuine you may think she appears on the surface.

Iain.