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Topic: Clues, you are about to be Scammed...
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Slim gym

Tue 04/28/26 02:15 PM

In the time I have spent on M2 , I have come across many scammers....all kinds , types etc etc .
Clues to them being scammers ....want to move to another platform to chat....45 years old, never married but has kids and wants more ....50 years old looking for intimate encounters....typically these are some of the things I constantly see ....and I think Scammer right away!!

Please Share some other clues that make you think Scammer right away :
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GravelRidgeBoy

Tue 04/28/26 02:40 PM

In the time I have spent on M2 , I have come across many scammers....all kinds , types etc etc .
Clues to them being scammers ....want to move to another platform to chat....45 years old, never married but has kids and wants more ....50 years old looking for intimate encounters....typically these are some of the things I constantly see ....and I think Scammer right away!!

Please Share some other clues that make you think Scammer right away :

I will agree with the wanting to chat some where else, but the rest of it...well, a lot of people make bad choices in life...lol

If you look further than just your local area, you will see profiles with the same picture but with a different name and city.

Online searching always reminds me of a balance of a couple of old sayings..."If it is too good to be true then it probably isn't" and "You missed 100% of the shots you don't take." So if a profile looks too good, then it is probably fake...but you should take a chance just in case it is real...lol
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Slim gym

Tue 04/28/26 02:47 PM


In the time I have spent on M2 , I have come across many scammers....all kinds , types etc etc .
Clues to them being scammers ....want to move to another platform to chat....45 years old, never married but has kids and wants more ....50 years old looking for intimate encounters....typically these are some of the things I constantly see ....and I think Scammer right away!!

Please Share some other clues that make you think Scammer right away :

I will agree with the wanting to chat some where else, but the rest of it...well, a lot of people make bad choices in life...lol

If you look further than just your local area, you will see profiles with the same picture but with a different name and city.

Online searching always reminds me of a balance of a couple of old sayings..."If it is too good to be true then it probably isn't" and "You missed 100% of the shots you don't take." So if a profile looks too good, then it is probably fake...but you should take a chance just in case it is real...lol


Agreed!
You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day , without knowing it...Jimmy Dean
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PeterB

Tue 04/28/26 03:46 PM


Please Share some other clues that make you think Scammer right away:


A few indications:

* A woman claiming to be well past menopause but
who wants or is open to children.

* A person who has no data in their profile.

* A person whose age does not agree with their
picture. E.g., says to be 60 but picture shows
a person in their twenties.

* A person who claims an age well outside normal
lifespan (e.g., 104 years of age).
Edited by PeterB on Tue 04/28/26 03:48 PM
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Mike

Tue 04/28/26 03:51 PM

You start drooling from the corner of your mouth.
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Slowhand

Tue 04/28/26 05:22 PM

Give me your number so we can chat and exchange pictures.
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GravelRidgeBoy

Tue 04/28/26 06:13 PM

A few indications:

* A woman claiming to be well past menopause but
who wants or is open to children.

* A person who has no data in their profile.

* A person whose age does not agree with their
picture. E.g., says to be 60 but picture shows
a person in their twenties.

* A person who claims an age well outside normal
lifespan (e.g., 104 years of age).

The first one could just be disillusion and the second might just be lazy...
The third one I see a lot, but the opposite. It is usually the one in her 60's but the age is 20's (it is not the age that the drunk guy at last call says he thought you looked...lol)
The crazy age ones might be someone just not wanting to be messed with (then why are they on here?). There use to be someone in the forum here like that as I recall.
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Zena

Tue 04/28/26 06:18 PM



* A woman claiming to be well past menopause but
who wants or is open to children.


being open to children can mean that she's open to her partner having children of their own.. and she'd be willing to participate in their lives.. however she is saying that she can't have any herself.. OR.. she may be open to adopting..

that doesn't necessarily mean she's a scammer
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GravelRidgeBoy

Tue 04/28/26 09:00 PM

being open to children can mean that she's open to her partner having children of their own.. and she'd be willing to participate in their lives.. however she is saying that she can't have any herself.. OR.. she may be open to adopting..

that doesn't necessarily mean she's a scammer
Yeah, I did not like the way that question was done so I had to elaborate in the about section "I put the "Do you want children" to other because it is not very clear, I already have one boy but I do not want to make any more kids. If I meet someone who already has kids herself then maybe we can make a little larger family...Brady bunch style but maybe not that large of a family...lol"
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Zena

Wed 04/29/26 07:01 AM


being open to children can mean that she's open to her partner having children of their own.. and she'd be willing to participate in their lives.. however she is saying that she can't have any herself.. OR.. she may be open to adopting..

that doesn't necessarily mean she's a scammer
Yeah, I did not like the way that question was done so I had to elaborate in the about section "I put the "Do you want children" to other because it is not very clear, I already have one boy but I do not want to make any more kids. If I meet someone who already has kids herself then maybe we can make a little larger family...Brady bunch style but maybe not that large of a family...lol"


that's important to clarify.. so good for you.. brady bunch style would mean she has 5 kids surprised which wud be agreeably a tad much.. you'n your son wud be horribly outnumbered laugh
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Zena

Wed 04/29/26 07:07 AM



* A person who claims an age well outside normal
lifespan (e.g., 104 years of age).


not everything is black'n white...

I've seen mens profiles with these triple digit ages as well.. IMO.. some maybe don't want to be found in other peoples "match searches"... as typically we set our acceptable age groups closer to our own ages or those of our preference so the OLDER ones won't show up..
however it could also mean they'd rather pick their own instead of being targeted by software algorithms..
or they're just here for the forums and don't wanna be bothered by anyone at all..
or maybe they're simply hiding from their wives laugh
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Sir

Wed 04/29/26 09:22 AM

The spelling....... biggest red flag..
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GravelRidgeBoy

Wed 04/29/26 11:00 AM

brady bunch style would mean she has 5 kids surprised which wud be agreeably a tad much.. you'n your son wud be horribly outnumbered :laugh
My son would be use to it, he has 5 other half brothers/sisters from his mother...lol
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GravelRidgeBoy

Wed 04/29/26 11:03 AM

The spelling....... biggest red flag..
Maybe if we had a decent 'edjumakasion' system here...
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Zena

Wed 04/29/26 11:19 AM


The spelling....... biggest red flag..


doe s tha meen Im a scamer? laugh
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Zena

Wed 04/29/26 11:21 AM


brady bunch style would mean she has 5 kids surprised which wud be agreeably a tad much.. you'n your son wud be horribly outnumbered :laugh
My son would be use to it, he has 5 other half brothers/sisters from his mother...lol


then he'd be doubly outnumbered?? wow.. at least with you.. he's still "the only one, or.. the one'n only" bigsmile so he won't have ta share ya.. lol
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GravelRidgeBoy

Wed 04/29/26 01:32 PM

doe s tha meen Im a scamer? laugh
Don't forget the fake names and multiple profiles...lol
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Zena

Wed 04/29/26 02:18 PM

maybe I shud change ma name to Grettah Garbow or Farrah Faucette laugh

not doing multiple profiles.. one's enough while tryin ta get ma original back lol



oops.. spelled'em correctly laugh
Edited by Zena on Wed 04/29/26 02:20 PM
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Slowhand

Wed 04/29/26 02:32 PM

Don't forget the popular generous and willing to spoil me.
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Sir

Wed 04/29/26 03:26 PM

doe s tha meen Im a scamer? :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:


:joy: Good question.... I'll have to check into it. Meanwhile, keep opening up the bar.