richiebc2021

[richiebc2021]

I'm not quite sure if this is the place I can talk about this so let me know.

SCAMMERS, CATFISHING AND ONLINE DATING

I've never had to resort to online dating apps in my entire life. I started using them recently as I moved to Vancouver BC Canada about 2 years ago from the other side of the country from a small city called Miramichi in New Brunswick. Now when I initially came here I was going to work 3 months and move back but fell in love with this province. So with that I don't know anyone and started using dating apps to meet people. So as soon as I sign up I start getting Likes and messages and I'm like blown away as some of these likes are from beautiful woman. Now I'm not the most handsome man nor am I ugliest and would rate myself and 7-8. Here I'm getting messages from a hard 10s and they are young in their early 20s and I'm 42. So oblivious to how things are I'm clicking YES and getting matches. So I start having conversations and then I started seeing a pattern. I would get these matches who would start asking for my WhatsApp...which is basically asking for my phone #. So not having any doubts thinking to myself wow I'm getting these beautiful woman asking for my numbers. Well now this is where I start realizing something is not right. These girls start telling me they love me, ask for gift cards, send them money, invest in Bitcoin and etc. WTF!! "YOU LOVE ME??" "YOU WANT ME TO INVEST $50,000" "YOU WANT ME TO GET YOU A NEW IPHONE" I don't even know your name and you haven't asked for mine? We have spoken no more then 30mins and less then 100 words and you love me. I see that these so called hard 10s may not be who they are claiming to be...so I started asking these girls can we videochat and WOW right away oh I can't right now"I'm at work" or "I'm with my grandma" or "my cam don't work and that's why you should buy me a new iphone Baby so you can video" OMG!! Are dating apps just a breeding ground for scammers? How stupid do you think I am to give a person who won't videochat, talked to me for 10mins and doesn't even know my name to give you money, gift cards or a new iphone. So now I know right away the "RED FLAGS" as they put it on MTVs Catfish Show and can pick them out right away. But with that being said how does a 42yr old man, with his own place, great job, non drinker, honest, caring, Outgoing, friendly, funny, generous do to meet friends or find dates? I love Vancouver but I find people are very reluctant to invite strangers into their circles and Covid doesn't really help with things either and I have always kept my personal and work separate. PLEASE HELP @richvanbcman

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