Popular Scams
How to Vet/Background Check Your Online Lover Before You Meet
Before you think I'm trying to convince you to become a stalker, let me say this; "Catfish". If you've ever seen the show, you already know that there are hundreds (thousands) of stories where people thought they had met their soul mates online, only to find out later...
How Solo Female Travelers Can Stay Safe in Morocco
Morocco has a reputation for not being safe for solo female travelers. Personally, I regret the fact that for many years I believed the negative things I'd heard and waited such a long time before my first visit. Hearing reports about men harassing women had me...
How Solo Female Travelers Can Avoid Romance Scams
by Linda Benz Getting to know new people while travelling is a wonderful thing. You might even fall in love. Unfortunately, in some countries there is a scam by which locals try to get money or visas (called a "green card" in The U.S.). The Romance Scam The Romance...
How Smart Women Get Scammed by Sex Tourism Gigolos
"She's so stupid". "How does she not know he's just using her?" "Omg, he took all her money and left her, how could she have been so naive?" Many of us have watched reality shows like "90 Day Fiance" and spinoffs, or have heard about or have met women who have been...
20 Ways You’re Being Catfished
20 Ways You’re Being Catfished You’ve been emailing, chatting and sexting your new online lover, and now you’re finally about to meet. But before paying $500 bucks for a flight to travel across the country only to find out that Bambi, the busty, blond bombshell...
