Appreciate all the replies/advice folks. (BTW I have friends in M/C + Wales!)
That's what I came here for.
I'm not a novice and if Lexie is by any chance a scammer she deserves some returns in any case. I speak to her every night + sometimes in between + I see/hear no 'warning bells'. Just a human being who I admire for her stoicism in the face of continual natural, sometimes calamitous events, (Typhoons, corrupt governments et al) and a certain strength as well as beauty, and a natural good nature.
All I know is she is a refreshing change from previous encounters with various nationalities. (I was married to a lovely Swede for a loooooong time previously
Our current problems relate to visa applications, travel, finance and so on.
Not a new phenomena on here I think!
I'm in this one for the whole 'roller coaster ride' and it'll be reported here for posterity if anybody is interested to read.
If I'm wrong you will know.
If I'm right, and successful, you will know too.
My instinct says we are right!
And I go with my instinct.