Eh?

Mojisola

unoriginal_uk wrote: »

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?

Let's hope not! He's only 20.

unoriginal_uk

jaqui59 wrote: »

He realised all by himself he shouldn't send her the money, so he is buying the ticket for her and getting it sent to her via email ... Presuming he can do this????

I really would not do this. If she really wants to genuinely come and see your son to spend time with him and get to know him, then she can pay for the ticket herself. If she doesn't have the money, then she should just save up for it. What's the rush?

Honestly this whole story is ringing HUGE warning bells to me in my experience.

jaqui59

Mojisola wrote: »

This is the mother who was going to pick him up from the airport?:eek:

Which is why ive begged him to invite her over here!!! You cant even begin to imagine all the possible scenarios that have been going through my head.

totallybored

19lottie82 wrote: »

Another point to raise, maybe they have both forgotten about it, but does she have a valid passport?

Not that many Americans actually have them, and I'm guessing if she hasn't been in holiday for 10 years, she will prob be in the majority!
May take longer than a week to sort, so don't let your son book her flight until they have all of this sorted.

I hope this all works out for your son OP

She's probably never been out of Alabama never mind out of the US.

365days

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

Wow!
Please do not let your son transfer the money to her to pay for the ticket, he will never see her or the money again.

Do you know how old the girl is?

At the moment I don't think we even know if it's a girl!

Sorry OP. You do realise that a significant number of people use the WORLD wide web to scam.

This 'girl' could be anyone, anywhere. They have stumbled across your son who by your own admission is not very wordly wise. The ideal person to scam.

It may be genuine, but even if it is she sounds highly undesirable.

I could say I'm a 80 year old man living in Santa Cruz. I could even source a picture of a 80 year old man with a backdrop of Santa Cruz. I could send you a picture of 'my' children, grandchildren. I could do this is a matter of minutes. The cost of a flight is equivalent to a yearly salary in some patrs of the world. These people can take their time to build up trust and relationships online. It's a job.

totallybored

lozzy88 wrote: »

Why is she a liar have i missed something?

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??

Calien27

Out of curiosity, how does he intend to help her?

She seems to have a lot of problems, and that could just be the tip of the iceberg. Be friends by all means but her issues should be dealt with by a trained professional.

Lozzy88

I guess but they let anyone drive in america, she could be addicted to anything from pain killers to crystal meth I dunno, I hope she is who she says she is, and not some crank trying to scam your son, please keep us updated

Macca83_2

Claree__x wrote: »

Does the show "Catfish" spring to anyone elses mind?

Im watching catfish: the tv show, at this very moment..

jaqui59

I am reading all your replies, and ive got lots of answers to give ... Be patient with me