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[quote=Anonymous]My father (70s) who is a very intelligent guy was contacted (not sure how- probably via dating site) by a younger woman in her 30s who wants to “get to know him over text message”. She supposedly lives in a different city (in the US), has a lot of money and a professional career, etc. he showed me pictures of her and her “house”. These pictures are heavily edited/photoshopped, which is clear to me. I can’t find exact matches on a reverse Google image search- but it’s sketchy. He hasn’t given out personal info or money - but it’s completely obvious to me this is some kind of catfish situation. From the little information he has given me there are red flags and inconsistencies (and I’m a millennial so quite savvy in online sleuthing).

My first thoughts are - this person wants money, they want us citizenship, they are trying to gather enough personal info to steal identity, or they are just bored and messing with him? is there any other point of someone doing this? I warned him of all the red flags and told her there is no point in continuing conversations and he should block the number right away.

It’s possible it is a real woman who is just bored (who is at the very least embellishing her life) but even then- there are only downsides to continuing conversation. How can I convince him to block her?[/quote]

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