Okay, here's the thing

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Jan 25, 2008 at 17:46

I've been in the same situation you are in. And the fact that is Egyptian Christian or whatever doesn't really have anything to do with it...I'm concerned with the way he's acting.

For one thing, if he is a Christian like he says, why is he so concerned about what Muslim men do?

The thing about visa scams is that if you ask questions like that they will call you rude or something like that. And you're not stupid. These scammers are quite good at preying on people, and if they sense you are on to them, they act all offended to get you to back off.

Whatever you decide to do is your decision of course, but I'll be straight with you on this: His actions tell me one of two things---he's insecure (I will get you anything you want) or he's just a scammer. If this were me, I would forget about it. But, if you decide to keep talking to him, just remember to regard any request for money with suspicion.

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