Romance scams forum

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Want to know if you are in contact with a scammer?
Take the test below and find out.


You DO NOT have to take this test if a) you never met them in person and b) one of the following applies:

1) they directly asked you for money, for whatever reason, including for visa and ticket to come visit you.
2) they sent you a check or money order and asked to cash it for them.
3) they sent you a package and asked to re-ship it for them.

In this case, it is a SCAM, you don't even have to take the test! We recommend you stop all contacts with them, don't send money, don't cash checks and don't re-ship packages.

Are you talking to a Nigerian scammer?



Do their pictures show a white, hispanic or asian person, while they mentioned either being in West Africa, or going to West Africa? (if they are black, skip this question)
yes, exactly
no, they never mentioned Africa

Do their pictures show a black person, they are originally from any non-African country, like US or UK, but staying in West Africa temporarily? (if they are not black, skip this question)
yes, exactly
no, they never mentioned Africa
no, they are African living in Africa

Do they look like a model, or simply way above average people who usually conact you?
yes
no

Does their IP address resolve to West Africa, while they claim to be from another country?
yes
no
not sure

Do they say "am" instead of "I am"?
yes
no

Is their last name Williams or Smith?
yes
no

Do their usernames or handles incude the following: 4luv, 4real, 4u or baby?
yes
no

Did they mention being a building contructor or petroleum engineer, buying antiques or in the modeling business?
yes
no

Did they contact you first?
yes, on a dating website
yes, on Yahoo messenger
no, I contacted first

Did they give your their Yahoo or MSN ID in the very first message and suggested to chat on IM?
yes
they just gave their e-mail address
no

Is their spelling very bad, especially for their supposed education level?
yes
not that bad
no

Did they fall in love with you too fast, during the first several messages or chat sessions?
yes
no

Do they misspell the name of their home city, state or country?
yes
no

Do they appear unfamiliar with their home city or country?
yes
no

Did they tell you any sob stories, like about tragical death of their wife, kids or parents in the plane or car crash?
yes
no

Did their introductory message include the phrase "Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life"?
yes
no

Did they ever hint you for money, like being in the financial hardship, or dificult situation, robbery, sudden medical emergency, unable to pay the hotel bill, etc?
yes
no

Do their picture and their age or gender or race on the profile obviously don't match?
yes
no

Did they ever ask you for your bank account details?
yes
no

Are they Africans and want to come visit you in your country on a tourist or visitors visa?
yes
no
they are not Africans

Is the age difference between you 20 years or over?
yes
no

Do they claim to be non-Africans, but have an African or any other strange accent on the phone that they are not supposed to have according to their origin?
yes
no
never talked to them on the phone

If you enter their e-mail address in Google, does it return any results associated with scams?
yes
no

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