fireeater: Some simple rules
Never send money to someone you have never met in person.
First travel to her, then have her come here, but Visa requirements can be tricky for that.
Always talk on the phone first, or use something like sykpe with web cams.
Get her address, and personal email
Use a flower shop that also takes pictures as confirmation, that she received them. That way you do know she is real.
Most scammers never read your note, so asking questions that are never answered are a good sign they are one. Forms letters another one. If the can send the same letter to anyone, then they probably are sending it to many. You really never have a two way conversation with them. I played with one russian scammer, (but probably more like Boris thne the actual girl). Money needed for visa, plane fare would be required. But I went out of town on business, so their time ran out before the final request could be made. It is a limited time frame before they have to move to another email.
Don't forget the ones that send the same letter after they have been rejected. I tend to like the ones that say they fell in love after reading your profile.... hmmmm funny how my profile does not say anything.
Have had to block a few so called .... uhhhh model Suitors ... seems my response was not taken seriously,... and then the same form letter is sent with in a week. If I have checked the who has "viewed me", it shows they have not.
Some of those form letters describing themselves tend to cause lots of laughter ... so much laughter my stomach hurts. If they are so perfect what are they doing on here.