Eh?

Sambucus_Nigra

Heavens above...what will they think of next?

Stephb1986_2

I smell something fishy and it isn't Catfish or what ever it is lol.

OP I'm really worried that your son is being taken for a ride, I'm not much older than him. When I met people online I always paid my way never let them pay for me, if this girl is genuine surely she could pay for herself rather than your son paying for her? She certainly can't be the same age as your son, not been on holiday for 10 years two kids. It all seems very strange to say the least.

We're not trying to hurt your son we just want what is best for him. You hear of this type of scam all the time. I've read it in take a break every week some old bird falls in love with a soldier he's due to come over but his son has broke his leg and hasn't got the money to pay for it so they send them money after money then eventually they realise they've been scammed. Stop it now before it gets too late I know he's old enough to make his own mistakes but don't let this be one of them.

Steph xx

poet123

If this is real you are crackers to encourage your son to become entangled with this woman. You could end up with a lodger for years, she could also be into drugs. This could have been her aim all along.

jaqui59

totallybored wrote: »

She claimed her mum was going to pick him up from the airport. Now all of a sudden the mother is an uncaring drug addict. Does the whole story ring true??

This was all going to go ahead until I intervened and started asking my son questions ... Thank goodness I did intervene.

totallybored

jaqui59 wrote: »

This was all going to go ahead until I intervened and started asking my son questions ... Thank goodness I did intervene.

Stop it all! If this woman exists she is not the sort of woman you want your son to be mixed up with. He may be 20 and an adult but he's your son and quite innocent by the sound of it. You're lucky that she is on the other side of the world so do what you can to make him see this is not a good idea.

Mojisola

jaqui59 - what does your partner think about the situation now?

Errata

All I can say is OMFG! The odds of meeting someone on the Internet are good, but often the goods are odd.

DanE2010

She's a catfish!!

Everyone should watch this program, its a valuable lesson about striking up relationships on the web, some of the outcomes are crazy but true!

DannyBo

jaqui59 wrote: »

My 20 year old son very much surprised me this morning by telling me he is going to America for a week this month to meet a girl he has been chatting to on the internet for a year, and im saying to myself "good for him"

I sent a text to my partner telling him, and he replied "does he have that £60 he owes me" ..... Eh???

OH knows it will be quite a big deal for me, as DS has been a stay at home lad for years, quite happy to go to work and spend the rest of the day PC gaming, so he is very naive about travel, and admits he is a little nervous about the adventure that lies ahead.

OH has made me feel cross with his reply, as I was feeling a little emotional anyway, and he has made it a lot worse :mad:

Spose in a way, this has been a bit of rant ... Its good to have a rant!!

Either you had the foresight to see the way this topic would turn out, the direction it took, the secondary 'issue' which would make you very smart. Or: this is true life! If so, disconnect your son's pc now and forbid him with every ounce of strength within you from ever contacting this 'person' ever again.

I don't mind wasting my breath in this instance, afterall it could be a hoax... But my effort has cost me less than it would your son, if this is RL x

jaqui59

unoriginal_uk wrote: »

I work for the UK Border Agency and I won't tell you what this screams of.

Tell your son to tread VERY carefully. If I was being cynical I would say this situation screams of girl-uses-boy-for-visa, especially given that the girl in this case does not seem to be thrilled with her current life.

Sorry just to add also - I assume if she's got a 7 year old child she can't be the same age as your son?

I was talking to him more last night, and I really don't think this is the case, and I feel quietly confident their relationship is genuine. He has been talking to her for a year now, and he said its reached a point where they just have to meet. I am just so relieved that she is now coming here.

A few of you have asked where she is from, and her age ... She is from Wisconsin, and yes, she is older than him at the age of 27.

She is going to apply for a passport today ... Is there anything else she has to do?