Deception on the Net, tall tales and true.....

[andycapp]

We have all heard the stories of people deceiving others on the internet, dirty old men pretending to be school kids so they can gain the confidence of boys and girls and then.......yuk! You can guess the rest.

And couples who meet via the net and marry, only to find out life with their new partner is full of unpleasant suprises that were conveniently hidden during the internet romance.

A good friend of mine who is attempting to get his writing published was led to believe that not only would his book get published but would also be made into a movie through contacts he made on the net - it's a long story.

To sumarize, these would be publishers/producers came across as perfectly believable and played on my friends desire to have his book published. It's easy in hindsight to tell him what he should have done to avoid being deceived but like he says if there is something you really want and someone promises to give it to you in plausible manner, wouldn't you be tempted and perhaps deceived?

I'm interested to hear if anyone else has experienced, or perhaps practiced major deception on the internet?

Or maybe you've heard a story from a friend of a friend?

 

[CornMaster]

Originally posted by andycapp
And couples who meet via the net and marry, only to find out life with their new partner is full of unpleasant suprises that were conveniently hidden during the internet romance.

My mother and her boyfriend met on the net about 4 years ago......we've been living in Florida with him for 2 years now.....all looks good.

However....your right, most internet relationships don't work out so nicely.

 

[Flatlander Fox]

While in one of the former Yugoslav Republics, we decided it would be interesting to create a female Yahoo id and woo our friends... We found a very nice picture of a Irish girl and trapped one of our friends in a little romance chat room...

We led him on for several weeks, until he began talking of meeting our ravishing beauty while on leave...

We were very fortunate that he was such a good natured fellow, because at the time we were all heavily armed, and it could have turned ugly when we told him the truth...

It was a good laugh, but I find it sick that people actually cruise the internet looking for people to decieve...

The secret is to take everything on the internet with a grain of salt...

On ICQ, when NakedAmy writes me and says she wants ME to come to her site where she'll pose for ME and ME alone, I am generally skeptical...

 

[knowltok3]

On ICQ, when NakedAmy writes me and says she wants ME to come to her site where she'll pose for ME and ME alone, I am generally skeptical...

You just stay that way too! Don't even think of going to that site. There is absolutely nothing there, and I know because I check daily. As for Amy, she's going to here it from me. I thought I was the only one for her! Ohh this cruel world has slapped its gloved hand of reality into my face again. When will I find an internet stripper who is pure and faithful? Is there no justice in the world?

 

[Morgasshk]

Hah! What a cool topic!

I love going into Chat rooms and giving people crap... especially the ones that feel the need to make notes about their "so-called" physical properties in their nickname.

I will always go after guys with names like 9inchs, bigandhard and girls with names like blondeblueeyedgirl, and hotchickDDD and names like that... with the girls I will just constantly have at them that they would have to be ugly fat moles and the guy i go publicly saying they are 40 yr old (sorry to any 40 yr old, just a random "older" age that pops into my head.) paedophiles trying to pick up over the net..

after... why would ANYONE try to pick up over the net? If they were anywhere near normal looking they wouldn't bother doing that over the net... they'd actually go out and meet someone...

and the stupid gullible crap that people will believe... It's the best fun and when you find other people that like giving people crap its fun as well!!!!

Anyway, Laters!

Morgasshk

 

[Cunobelin Of Hippo]

Yeah, I met this nutcase newfy from Florida on ICQ who called himself 'CornMaster' You wouldn't believe the stuff this guy says. One day, I message him, and he says 'Hold on, I'm my sister. Just a sec.'. Damn those crossdressing newfies trying to lure innocent children like myself across the continent

 

[damunzy]

Originally posted by Morgasshk
why would ANYONE try to pick up over the net? If they were anywhere near normal looking they wouldn't bother doing that over the net... they'd actually go out and meet someone...

Where is a normal place to meet people? At a bar where everyone is half drunk and dressed up in their best outfits? Or wouldn't you agree that since you are going to find some you want to marry and spend your life with them that chatting over the internet about things that you believe and topics of real interest are better. No, let's do a "normal" date and have to scream over the low music.

I met my wife over the internet about 5 years ago. We have now been married for over 3 years. Has our relationship been perfect? Hell no! but then no ones ever is. Has our relationship made it through some really tought times? Yes it has, like any good one would. Disclaimer, yes there are people that will lie to you over the internet but who is to say the stranger you meet in the bar isn't going to lie to you also? The internet is just new and it is more fun to make/tell stories about people getting burnt thru that then "normal" dating means.

 

[Simon Darkshade]

"Yeah, I met this nutcase newfy from Florida on ICQ who called himself 'CornMaster' You wouldn't believe the stuff this guy says. One day, I message him, and he says 'Hold on, I'm my sister. Just a sec.'. Damn those crossdressing newfies trying to lure innocent children like myself across the continent "

Oh dear. Just sit tight, and I'll put a call through to the FBI, and they should send the HRT after this character

A little trick I used to employ was to turn conversations rather strange by adding my own verbose wisdom using someone else chatroom name (ie, just slipping over when they leave the room in reality, add a little chaos, such as "Oh, did you know Alex has syphillis?", and then slip back and watch the result )

 

[scorch]

Palehorse.


Maybe its just be living in New Zealand, but I can't really see the point of finding someone on the net. IMHO dateline style websites are desperate, and if you met someone on a chat room etc, then whats the odds that they live near you? I don't believe in soulmates, (that one person, and only one person is the right person), so you might as well get someone close to you.

Also, and more so, I reckon someone that i met at School/Uni or at a party, would have simalar interests. (God I would love to meet a girl at a punkrock concert ).

 

[Morgasshk]

This to you to Palehorse.


Yeah, I guess it can work for some people and by normal meeting I mean anywhere where you can actually meet a person and at least know what they look like and get to know them in person... and I wasn't meaning a nightclub or bar... yuck, just as bad as the net...

(Hehe! Guess I can't talk then as I met my fiance 3 years ago in a nightclub!)

But the internet? You seriously would believe these people that feell the need to put their physical dimensions, what they would do in bed, what their hair, eye and arse colours are in a nickname? Come on... we are all normal people here... and do any of us feel that need????

Palehorse - Yep just another name
Morgasshk - Made up weird name I been using for ages
Cornmaster - Hey, just another name!
Scorch, Simon Darkshade, Cuneobelin - all just names, yeah, most made up, but ****! We aren't telling everyone on the board how big they are, what colour hair they have, and every other thing that, on the net should be irrellevant...

I spose the one good thing about the net is there is no awkwardness of first meeting and stuff like that... but would you really want to meet a girl, who, seems really nice and out there, called - Ilovetosuckandswallow? you reckon its a guy? More than likely!

Glad you had success over the net Palehorse... me, I'm going to stick with, when people ask me what i look like and I say Average and they don't want to talk to me then thats their call...

but i refuse to believe in gorgeous blue eyed girls with huge tits and a small waist going onto a chatroom to tell everyone what she did last night by herself is the real thing... that kinda doesn't fit... (and fer ****s sake, there seems to be 15 girls fitting this description in every room!!!!)

But, then that's just me and maybe all the people that say what they look like and are are all telling the truth!


Morgasshk.