I Cannot Understand...

A very sweet sounding lassie aged 32 contacted me the other day from New Scamland (formerly known as the USA).

This was after she had visited my profile a few times during the previous week. I did not return the compliment by looking at her profile; for at 32 I feel she is still a child and not nearly experienced enough for an old turkey like me!

At first I suspected her to be a scammer, but she was so knowledgeable about my profile and actually paid some lip service too. I started growing wings (very vain I am). She said she likes me like hell, wants to be friends and get to know me better.

Now I never believed in long distance romancing, but I am corresponding with a few overseas dollies (being just friends), so I reckoned: why not?

I have a little check list to check for scammers all the time and you might like to jot this down:
1. Look out for poor (French-like) grammar
2. Look out for French-like spelling
3. Look out for using the wrong word (like a French word directly translated)
4. Look out for time zone differences.
5. Look out for questions being ignored.
6. Look for (and remember) any inconsistencies.
7. Look for detail. Reading is not enough. Reading what, and by who?

I checked her out all the time. Like when she said ‘good morning’ it was morning in the state of Illinois where she claimed to be. Definitely no scammer this one. Take this from an expert in the field!

In her second letter she told me she had a hearing problem as a result of a traffic accident some years back. Stone deaf. No hearing at all. No problem, I replied. Also a bit deaf, no accident though, simply old age! No need to hear, as we are writing to each other. She can see well and I have reading glasses. And no, I won’t ask her for nude pictures. Got enough problems with my blood pressure as it is.

Now I am interested, so I look at her profile. Amongst other things, she likes movies and music. Movies I can still understand. Lip reading! We have it here in South Africa too. But the music...

So in next letter I ask her. I tell her I know New Scamland has very advanced technology, and we here in my country cannot hope to grasp it all, but how do you listen to music when stone deaf? And who do you like to listen to?

I wait two days for reply, but nothing. Maybe I offended her, so I tried to visit her profile. Nothing; not there. My inbox is also empty. She’s gone without trace. And my heart is broken. What did I do wrong? No disgrace to be deaf! And nothing wrong to like Music.