Not to sound overly prejudice, but uh, who the fuck want a Nigerian dude anyway? There are other African countries with better looking and better bred men. Aren't there?

DesireeNevermind said:

Cameroonians

SCNDLS said:

Okay is that how they say it really? Shiit, got me thinking of pecans, walnuts, macaroons and shit. Camaroonians

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Huggiebear said:

That shit was pretty lame, but I intended it that why. I say it as 3 years ago my partner got talked into the same shit, he sent $1000 to some guy in Nigeria who claimed he was a British oil engineer stuck on an oilrig in Ogboniland with natives holding holding him at knifepoint with machetes and spears(????wtf). He said that he would pay the $1000 back when he got to Lagos, needless to say 3 years later he still waiting.

Huggiebear said:

Well, you coulda just said that instead of sounding so completely offensive. Although many of these scammers are in Nigeria and other countries I know enough to know that this profile does not apply to ALL Nigerians.

SCNDLS said:

I'm trying to figure out how people fall for sending money to a complete stranger.

Vendetta1 said:

Much less marry 'em

Not to sound overly prejudice, but uh, who the fuck want a Nigerian dude anyway? There are other African countries with better looking and better bred men. Aren't there?

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Huggiebear said:

What in the holy fu.....? ????

That's a very limited, biased, and uninformed view of an entire continent

http://www.e-domizil.de/f...uedafrika/


Try traveling. It opens the mind.

...and btw, Eddie Murphy did that whole schtick better. In print, the timing doesn't work as well

You think they got to come from africa to be con men? If you believe that you've been conned for a long time.

Okay, so I got these two messages in my Inbox today and both profiles have pics of white guys that are supposed to be American. My African baby daddy strikes again

Hello sweetie, compliment of the day! .how are you doing?, just hoping everything lies in the state of ecstasy with you. it takes me a lot of time to put my breath together when I came across your profile, it really caught my attention and am impress!, I must say precisely that every single words about your profile is what a man debt for, you are absolutely angel to turn light over the dark, your lips are awesome, and your eyes are very sexy. Every woman with such of your beauty is a man's dream and deserve to be worship!. With my deep positive search for woman to share the rest of my life with a nice companion, I would rather say your profile has served my purpose of search!. I will love to have every possibility to know you better. I think nice conversation and introduction is a fantastic begin of a nice communication, As a matter of fact; my profile will tell something more about me. In respect, I request your respond with your email contact, hope to read from you soon, Robert

I just went through your profile and I enjoy what I read thus far about you. I would love to know more about you, with the intention of hopefully meeting you in person.I am interested in you. you may be surprised or this rather may sound weird to you but I think I like you from your profile and would be a great pleasure to talk more with you... It has been 4 years since My wife passed and you just happens to be the only woman who has in one way or the other touched my heart again...am just curious to knowing you even looking at your pictures alone. I know am in another state but I believe that the little distance will never come between us.

I will keep checking my emails to see if I hear from you. you are now part of my thinking

Kelvin

SCNDLS said:

American my ass
[Edited 8/18/09 19:37pm]

Okay, so inspired by Rhonda's thread about online dating I decided to go to the website I was on years ago and update my profile. So i'm scrolling through some of the guys in my area and I come across this dude's profile. He's cute, with a Master's degree, apparently employed and what not.

So, I send dude a note with my IM contact info in case he wants to chat. I'm mostly bored, definitely not looking for a relationship, but always open to making new friends and what not.

So, yesterday, dude responds and we chat online for a few hours and immediately warning bells start to ring. Here's the breakdown:

1. I noticed when scrolling the profiles that he had THREE different profiles with different pictures of himself but with the same exact essay with fucked up spelling. When I ask about it he says that he started a profile awhile ago. So what about third one, playa???

2. He describes himself as half white (Irish) and half African. Apparently his mother is from Nigeria. However, his father died when he was 5 and he has no siblings.

3. Although he's American (uh-huh, yeah right) he was born in NYC, raised in Ohio, and now lives in Dallas he's currently in "West Africa Nigeria" (Americans would never say it like this) visiting his sick mother.

4. He's raising his son who is 10 years old by himself because his girlfriend/baby mama died in a car crash on her way home. (I'm sorry, what did you say? "Bullshit?" Couldn't hear you over these violin strings and my overflowing tears.)

5. His first relationship after her oh so tragic death resulted in his girlfriend sleeping with his best friend. (Damn, fool you got some bad fucking luck! )

6. The basic jist of the convo is that he's gorgeous but lonely and just wishes he could find a woman to treat as his queen, worship the ground she walks on, marry, and get pregnant.

7. Keep in mind that despite having Bachelor's and Master's degrees all his posts are ridiculously mispelled and extremely flowery and over the top with romantic language and imagery. (Nucca, you got me confused with a chick that likes to hear all that fucking sweet talk. )

8. Today, he contacts me and has drastically amped up the sweet talk. (Muthafucka, please, stop )

9. Me and my skeptical ass peeped out this game a mile away but I'm bored and already on the train so I say let's ride this bitch to the end. I ask him: "So are you always such a bad speller?" He says no but a few seconds later he says he has to go for a few minutes when he returns his spelling has miraculously improved.

10. In between wooing me on a secluded beach, while feeding me chocolate covered strawberries or some shit he mentions that he got some bad news about his mother from the doctor. (Really? No! Who saw that coming??? )

11. I reply, "How is she doing? I'm really concerned about her but you don't have to talk about it unless you want to." Wait for it, wait for it . . .

Larry Tomson: Yes baby...The Dr called me and told me that my mom need to have a surgery in three days time and I need to deposite some money before they can have the surgery done for her and I dont have the total money they asked me to pay I am shotr of 500$ and I dont have that
Me: sorry to hear that. i hope you're able to get it.
Larry Tomson: I dont know how to get it can you help me with any amount I am going to pay back as soon as I get back to the state
Me: nope, sorry.
Me: i'm sure it will all workout
Larry Tomson: Can you help me with any amount ?
Me: Nah, I ain't gon' be able to help.
Me: i guess you don't want to talk to me now, huh?
Larry Tomson: nope
Larry Tomson: sad
Me: okay, take care.

The morals of the story:

A. Game recognize game.
B. Them gatdamn African con-men got mad angles.
C. Ladies, seriously, please be careful out there when venturing into online dating. If he sounds too good to be true, chances are he's in West Africa Nigeria trynta scam you for money.
[Edited 7/22/09 18:27pm]

SCNDLS said:

Okay is that how they say it really? Shiit, got me thinking of pecans, walnuts, macaroons and shit. Camaroonians

PurpleRighteous1 said:

Exactly! I keep getting these messages in my Inbox even tho my profiles not even active. They got skillz tho.

SCNDLS said:

My princsess, I sens skepticsm from you. Is this why youv not yet sent me respond? Your eyes are deep vatts of fudge. You are what a man debts for! Send me respond, Sandals!!!

ThreadBare said:

Treaddddy, I vant HAF!

SCNDLS said:

Shoot, try another respond.