To Sara

Submitted by Zella (United States), Apr 23, 2008 at 09:12

What a great article you shared! It occurred to me while I was reading the article that women who post on this website have a wealth of information to share and if each one wrote a short story on their experiences with the scam artists they have encountered on-line, on vacation, in their own neighborhoods, etc., a #1 Bestseller would hit the market.

The stories that have never been told are the ones that "haunt" victims and keep them from moving forward. On this blog, bits and pieces of horrific experiences are posted but I often wonder why the entire stories are not told. Of course, confronting unpleasant situations is painful but can also be healing. Women have so much power and, yet, I am saddened when I see women from the west relinguish their power to sociopaths on the internet.

Yes, ladies, those men are narcissistic sociopaths. Sorry, but the writing is on the wall. They have no shame. Asking a woman for a pair of Nike Tennis Shoes or for money is just about as low as one can go. Why don't you ladies close down those internet cafes in Morocco or wherever? Why don't you insist that western governments demand accountability from countries where these scam artists thrive? I just think that it is time for you ladies to take action. Write your book. You ladies have the power to start a new movement. Don't allow any man to take away your dignity and self respect. Every man that asks about helping him with his immigration papers should be reported to the State Department. Come on, ladies. Get fired up and do something about this situation.

Being used and abused by anyone who has no respect for your gender is essentially the same as being enslaved. Western women are smart. We can be anything we want to be. God knows there are enough men in western countries who will try to knock a woman down. Why enlist the help of men from countries were women are still being bought into slavery?

By "being bought", I am referring to a "bride price". Some of the money that women send to the scam artist in other countries is being used to buy a wife. Now I am sure that some of you must think that I am bitter about something. No. No. No. I have no reason to be bitter. I learned from the older women in my family and the greatest lesson has been, "Respect yourself or no one else will respect you". It's time for you ladies to write those stories and sell that book. What a bestseller you are going to have!

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