SLS

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Mar 30, 2008 at 21:50

Hey there SLS

To answer your question: Whenever I travel abroad, I carry my money on the front of me. I guess you can usually get with sticking your wallet in your front pants pockets (personally I have a small pocket purse that I wrap around my neck).

Where the petty thieves make their grabs are from the back-pockets (I find this how things end up falling out on the sidewalk anyhow) and if you wear a suit-coat or a vest.

I don't know about Jordan, but I do know in Italy thieves even have trained dogs that go and snatch purses left idly on the ground. Also, some of the more brazen young people who sleep outside in sleepbags may have them cut into towards the sides and feet to find stashed away cash or jewerly.

Another trick is if two people start arguing on the street suddenly near you. That's a distraction technique that some pick-pockets use.

I wouldn't even advise leaving valuables in a locked car.

I've taken a look at some of your posts, and I'm very glad you've shared you're story on here.

But, I think you need to ask yourself what going to Jordan will accomplish. It sounds like in the commotion on Arab-match that you've caught him pretty good in the act, and I think this is just a set-up to get money out of you, which you don't have extra (as you told me earlier) anyway.

To be 100% honest, if I caught someone I was dating doing that, I would end it all right there. No questions asked.

I can understand why you would want to go, it sounds like you've invested time and money (signing up for the site) and getting to know him, but it'll be much more if you go to Jordan. I just don't think it's going to solve anything, and it may make it harder for you to leave. And I'm sure he'll have some sob story up his sleeve for more money.

I would go so far as to assume he hasn't asked for any money lately, probably too scared too and is biding his time. A lot of times, the scammers aren't spammers, meaning they won't flood you with pleas and requests for money every day, but they bide their time accordingly.

There's enough reason for me to see how this is indeed a scam.

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