I'm sorry, because there is pretty much no doubt this is a scam---Moroccan, Muslim, marriage, Christian, on-line

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Dec 3, 2008 at 13:28

Ok Elizabeth:

You've been given some pretty solid advice by the other posters on here, and I know it cannot be easy seeing your daughter go through this.

The reality is: If this lawyer she was talking to was legit, he would probably be talking to her on the phone to build rapport as a client. This is totally ridiculous, and like Isis said, why do people fall for this?

Because they think it's the real deal. I would definitely get her to take a look at this site.

The other red flag obviously is the age difference. I'm 27, and there's no way I would marry someone who is 40. The last woman I dated was 18, actually.

The other thing is, there is no easy way to pay 1800 and get him over here. We now very strict immigration laws and my guess is they are going to keep the money and run, or they may actually be crazy enough to try and get him over here.

What I would do is challenge her to come on her. I'll be more than anything she'll want to defend this dopey relationship of hers, so I would even sprite her up a bit.

If she's so sure about this man, she should be able to come on here and not wince.

At the very least, Elizabeth, get her to learn more about Islam. It's really amazing how the multicultural media and education system give us biased views of other cultures.....well, that and being in love with someone exotic.

No doubt that some of this stings, but if she doesn't comply, well, she's adult who is 40 years old. I suppose what you could do is contact ICE let them know about it, but they would need solid evidence unless they suspect this man is a terrorist.

Other than what I have suggested, there is not much else. People in Japan and the West are free to make stupid choices, I guess.

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