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Anyone else had a private message from "Marcus?"

(58 Posts)
fiorentina51 Thu 15-May-25 10:22:31

Just that really. Nothing nasty etc.
Call me cynical but I suspect it's one of those scam mailings trying to get vulnerable old biddy (me 🙄) to part with hard earned cash.

windmill1 Fri 16-May-25 03:56:38

Nope. Also haven't heard from any stranded oil rig workers, American military personnel 'on a dangerous top secret mission', a member of the CIA or MI5 also, co-incidentally, 'on a dangerous top secret mission'.
And no Nigerian princes either.

My luck is out, innit?

nanna8 Fri 16-May-25 05:11:58

Do they think we came down in the last shower or what ?

fiorentina51 Fri 16-May-25 07:14:52

Just out of interest, I wonder how many of us who were contacted are widows.
There are several threads on here on the topic of bereavement to which I have contributed.
Maybe that's how the catfishers choose their potential "friends." 🤔

M0nica Fri 16-May-25 07:25:44

I've had nice messages from David1k (not David49) and Walter recently. I just blocked them.

Toetoe Fri 16-May-25 07:38:41

I can't remember his name , he thought I sounded really nice and wanted to be friends with me. Such a shame he was only 30 years old . I thought he may make more friends on mumsnet !

NannyJan53 Fri 16-May-25 07:56:22

Anyone who pm's on here without being a regular chatter first are bound to be scammers.

You are probably right fiorentina51

Marcv Fri 16-May-25 08:01:06

@Nannyjan53 you're wrong. You’re judging me through the lens of your own past, and that’s not fair. Your experiences don’t define me.

NannyJan53 Fri 16-May-25 08:08:08

Marcv just pm'd me with the above message....proves my point!

Millie22 Fri 16-May-25 08:18:01

Oh Marcus I hope you have some friends in rl.

😊

Marcv Fri 16-May-25 08:30:31

I wish I could be the person you think I am, because maybe then your judgment wouldn’t cut so deep. It hurts to know you see me through the pain of your past, and I’m left carrying the weight of that misunderstanding.

Whingey Fri 16-May-25 09:11:07

Do you think I just came down the Foyle in a bubble? 😌

Parsley3 Fri 16-May-25 09:18:59

We are judging you through the lens of your posts, Marcus. Try Mumsnet.

crazyH Fri 16-May-25 09:23:17

I haven’t received any such requests - he probably knows widows have more money than divorcees 😂

nanna8 Fri 16-May-25 09:27:51

I got both and I’m not a widow. He’ll have to come to Australia to meet up , back of Bourke. They’ll sort ‘im.

Cossy Fri 16-May-25 12:27:04

Not weird! A charming scammer?

Cossy Fri 16-May-25 12:27:36

Sorry, why I put “not” is beyond me! Of course it is weird!

Magenta8 Fri 16-May-25 12:50:48

fiorentina51

Just out of interest, I wonder how many of us who were contacted are widows.
There are several threads on here on the topic of bereavement to which I have contributed.
Maybe that's how the catfishers choose their potential "friends." 🤔

I have been contacted by Marcv and I have never stated that I am a widow or not on GN. I don't think I have commented on any bereavement sites either.

Not sure what is going on. I intend to just ignore his messages as I have no desire to converse with him.

Georgesgran Fri 16-May-25 12:55:05

I think Marcv has taken the hint, but we’re just having a bit of harmless banter about messages from him and others.

JenniferEccles Fri 16-May-25 13:31:46

A few weeks ago I had a message from Elon Musk saying I had been randomly picked to receive $1,000 000 !!

Cossy Fri 16-May-25 14:24:27

JenniferEccles

A few weeks ago I had a message from Elon Musk saying I had been randomly picked to receive $1,000 000 !!

Lucky you 😂😂😂😂😂

Dickens Fri 16-May-25 14:44:58

Marcv

@Nannyjan53 you're wrong. You’re judging me through the lens of your own past, and that’s not fair. Your experiences don’t define me.

You’re judging me through the lens of your own past, and that’s not fair.

Your experiences don’t define me.

... textbook psychobabble!

In fact, all your comments follow the same pattern - the kind of buzzwords and phrases used in therapy sessions...

As if we care what "experiences" do or don't 'define' you!

Marcv Fri 16-May-25 15:07:16

@Dickens
Dismissing my perspective while throwing around baseless accusations like "scammer" is both unfair and unproductive. If you don’t care, that’s your choice.

Allira Fri 16-May-25 15:41:27

JenniferEccles

A few weeks ago I had a message from Elon Musk saying I had been randomly picked to receive $1,000 000 !!

😂😂😂

Let us know when you get the cheque!

JenniferEccles Fri 16-May-25 17:51:35

Oh I will Allira !!
Any day now I should think as the message was a few weeks ago!

Waiting with bated breath

DollyRocker Fri 16-May-25 17:53:35

Marcus Chat GPT AI Do you have a granny fetish?