Online dating worry

He is a scammer after your money. Block him now.

It's a Scam!
I've had quite a few on Facebook. All US servicemen or on oil rigs. Friend requests.
All say how lovely I am blah blah blah........
Block him and I repeat, block him.
They're all conmen.
Don't say you weren't warned.

Cannot even believe you are asking this question? It is a well known romance scam. Soon requests for money will follow with a plausible reason why he cannot access his own money.

Surely you have seen some of the various TV programmes highlighting this?

Plumping oil for our love bits?!

Reported as spam. But I could as easily have reported it as irresponsible, misleading and downright dangerous.

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Missadventure thank you for sending that over it’s very good advice !

You're very welcome.

Anything that is unsolicited from Tic Tok or instagram etc delete immediately, it will be a scam, not just women, I get them frequently

He says he’s divorced 5 years with two sons
Who knows I’m going to be vigilant from now on

Missadventure thank you for sending that over it’s very good advice !

Honestly 🤦🏼‍♀️

youtube.com/watch?v=XMHCI8GSHg4&si=JtLyJKsWirp8LtPv

I don't mean to be hurtful, but this may be worth watching.
Even the first minute is about how the scammers are usually fake military men, who seem very romantic straight away.

it does sound like a typical scam

Out of the blue I received a message in my inbox

Just think... WHY?

Warning bells! Red flags! I think this is yet another example of the beasts that prey on women. Block! Run!

I was also reminded, on another thread that, to a lesser extent,
there are also she-beasts who prey on men.

Oh dear.
Block him immediately (or whoever it really is)

Is he a widower, with a child an older teen?

Honestly?

It's a scam.

He is following the textbook script for scammers.

If you know how to, use Google to search his photo, and you will find it is of someone who's online photo has been used.

Run for the hills.

I could not BE more sceptical.
What is a 60 year old American doing “stationed in Poland”
Doe the US have a presence there?
What is his rank (should be easy to check) number, background.
Although my suspicion is more like identity theft - could you check the data you find on him against the photos he has sent you?

Alternatively, save time and RUN.

Watch Scam Intercepers looking for love BBC, they always seem to use the ID of US service men and are working somewhere else then there is a problem with releasing their money or some other ridiculous story. Beware as your name will be passed around to other scammers.