
Originally Posted by
highlander01
I think your heart is ruling your head. We've all done it - been entranced by some gorgeous Filipina - either online or in person. Most are really sweet & genuine but inevitably some have other motives.
You've got photos but you have chatted to her on cam , haven't you (eg Skype, Yahoo)? That would certainly be wise to verify her identity and build a relationship.
I would be wary of paying anything - if nothing else, it starts the relationship on a bad footing. Also, as I'm sure you are aware, it is a classic scam for someone to request you to pay "visa" fees or similar in advance. It's also easy for people to fake scanned documents.
Also in practice, it would be very difficult for her to get a visitor visa to the UK.
I'm sure she's nice. As others have said, why don't you just fly over to meet her? Personally I wouldn't be too keen on going to Cotabato if it's your first time in the Phils - I would suggest perhaps offering to pay for a few peso for a bus ride to transport her to Davao and meet her there.
It's a nice, relatively safe (by Philippines standards ) city. Check into the Marco Polo hotel for a couple of nights & if you hit it off in person there are some nice beach resorts in Samal for a holiday.