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I spotted another scammer on CM this week.  Poof!  They've gone.  Why oh why don't CM clean up the site themselves?  It's ridiculous to rely on ex members.  Christian Connection manages to keep a clean site most of the time, so it's possible.

I miss the Nigerian Princes who want to give me millions.

Here we have people from India trying to scam us by phone.  I give them some free counselling about how good their English is and how they could get a much better job.

From what I understand, a lot of these folks are forced into doing what they do. They are treated like slaves under threat of physical harm. Some are as much a victim as the people they're trying to entice. The same goes for the drug cartels. A person is asked to go to work for them and when they refuse, they're taken out and shot. There are lots of mean people in this world, many have no concern for human life or the harm they do to others with their sale of drugs and their scammy operations...

A thief was asked years ago why he robbed banks and he replied, "that's where the money is". Not anymore, too easy to sit on your couch  in your underwear in Nigeria and take advantage of some widow in Omaha. The thing is that there is no repercussions, most transactions are untraceable thanks to technology and clever people who use it to their advantage.

Regardless of they protection that banks and money transfer facilities put in place, there are those who still believe that some famous actor or rock star is in love with them, or that the federal government wants you to pay them in gift cards. They panic when they think their grandkids are in trouble or that their bank account is in jeopardy, and don't bother to check to verify that. Most often, it's loneliness, (that's why many are on dating sites in the first place), that drives them to think irrationally.

So much for my rant of the day.....