Hi guys, long time since I've posted. So lately I've been so bored at home I've been stringing along a classic "romance scammer" who thinks he/she/it has me hooked. All the classic telltale sign check out 100%: gorgeous girl pics, immediately banned from SA, reverse image search yields numerous identical pics all over sex sites, even the timing of the texting indicates Asian time zone location. I asked "her" to comment on the exploits of a fictitious sports team in the city she claims to be in and the answer was, as predicted, ambiguous.

So rather than pull the plug I want to counter-scam or at least drag it out and make him waste time.

Any good ideas? No money request yet but I expect an emergency to arise soon involving her child or parent or something. I was thinking of agreeing to send money and then playing on from there about how it got sent to the wrong place and make him chase it

Why would you waste YOUR time to make them waste their time? If they are in Asia, I am certain your time is more valuable than theirs. Also, based on what you are describing, it sounds like you are talking to an autonomous bot anyway, so you aren't wasting anyone's time but your own. Don't encourage it by engaging. Those things make money based on volume, not time.

Thank you. I asked for ideas. I guess you don't have any

YOUR time is more valuable, MY time is more valuable, but apparently not the OP's lol

 
That said, while obviously my time isn't that fucking valuable as I am posting on this thread, but yes my time is valuable enough not to waste any of it trying to figure out how to waste the time of any would be scammers.

Haha thank you Gaga.
Some may point out that spending hours chit-chatting with 20 or 30 19-year-olds in the hope of getting laid  may not be the most efficient of time use either

So, sadly, I've tried this, and had a work colleague who successfully did this many years ago (not through SA, just email).  

 
First, keep "her" talking. Always ask new innocent questions and provide your own vague replies. The more you appear to express interest and "affection" the deeper they think the hook has set.  

 
Next, when she eventually either expresses her love for you and/or starts the set up to beg her hero to save her with cash, that's when you gently introduce some hesitation..."Oh my love, I see how hard this must be for you, but I'm just worried because my friends all tell me this this isn't real. Is there anyway I can prove your situation to them? Can you send me (now here's where you get creative) something I can see that proves it's all real?"  

Let her suggest some things, and tell her you like that idea but not sure your friend will accept it.  

Them just keep using the "skeptic friend" to escalate your demands. Here's some ideas of stupid stuff to ask for:  
1. A pic of her holding a sign with your name on it
2. A pic of her in some stupid position (not naked - just stupid) - like hands on her ears and a banana in her mouth, etc.  
3. A pic of her ID and front of her home with the address showing while she wears a purple dress and yellow shoes.  
... you get the idea.  

 
It's always "just one more thing, my dear, and I'm sure my friend will be convinced!"  

If you really want to fuck with her more, add a pic of you friend - Mr. Benjamin Hill and use a pic of Benny Hill.  

Try sending her a pic of a stack of hundreds on your desk as well. Just keep edging her on...  

 
Have fun and keep pushing the limit.  

 
Life is good

 
The Cat

Thanks Herbcat, I knew you would come through!!

Exactly... I 'waste' enough time on SA landing the real ones and keeping a string on the line. Not gonna spend time chasing fakes.

My idea is... if people are engaging the fages they will continue doing their thing and making it continually more difficult to get to the real. Ignore known fakes for not only your own time, but for consideration of everyone else's as well.

Just want to be crystal clear here. I've been on SA since 2011. In that time it has gone from mostly real, to perhaps mostly, or at least 50% fakes now. You are talking to an autonomous BOT which is using AI. It learns from every interaction. You think you are pulling something over, but all you are doing is helping to make the bot a better fake by interacting with it. Perhaps it's covid and the programmers have more time, but I know that in the last 6 months my average number of interactions before I determine a fake has gone from 3 to 8. This is a massive increase in a short time. Granted it is just my experience. I have seen many fakes recently with marginally attractive pictures and profiles. Never saw that until the last year. This is because people are interacting without thinking. I'm just asking you to think about what you are doing, because as more fakes get involved it wastes OUR time.... but it also wastes and frustrates THE REALS time. They will stop looking because the SDs are 'wasting' time with bots rather than them. I wish good luck to all, but please think about things like this and don't be short sighted. There is no revenge to be had. Act as if you are in a position of plenty. That the bowl is half full of fun and there are plenty of SB's to enjoy and let the fakes fade into the darkness!

But yes, sometimes I have PLENTY of time to waste and I find myself "chatting" with a POT with whom I know there is ZERO chance of ever meeting, much less getting laid by, so "maybe" I was being a bit hard on you, MAYBE. lol

There a lot of Nigerian 419 Scam videos on youtube. People getting the scammers to do crazy things - pose in crazy photos, etc.. The scammers just want the first check or wire transfer and will do that for a few thousand dollars.  
Scamming the scammer:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SOfYn39olU
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I don't know the SBs you're talking to but how about:  
"Want to meet up for coffee or lunch? The food in the prison cafeteria isn't too bad. I can get you a pass to come and visit me.  This place is pretty good. They allow conjugal visits but you'll have to pretend to be my wife."  
"Let's meet up in a public place, maybe outside the museum you said you like. I'll be wearing black pants, a blue jacket, and I'll have a rose pinned to my empty sleeve."
"I can come to visit you. When I travel, I bring along my own hospital bed because most hotel beds can't support 750 pounds. Do you know the name of trucking company that can pick up my bed at the airport and bring it to the hotel?"  
"Do you know local laws about carrying firearms where you are? I usually carry a 9 mm Beretta -- I'm a pretty good shot! -- and I want to make sure I have the proper permits when I get there.  I want to make sure I'm prepared to "take care of" anybody that might be out to harass us."