built up thoughts, part 2

[bazkitcase5]

So going on those thoughts from thread 1:

I use facebook and myspace often. However, being a computer person I am very skeptical when it comes to trusting these things. I don't click on strange links or videos that are just asking to give somebody a virus. I like using these things for networking and meeting new people. I am not exactly using them to find a girlfriend, but I would not rule it out if the opportunity were to arise. I am not a fan of spending money for online dating sites or doing long distance relationships, so online dating is certainly not something I am looking for, but I am looking for ways to meet new people, maybe a future girlfriend, but also not rush into anything stupid. However, with these sites, I have a difficult time figuring out when to be trusting and when not to be...

Recent examples include this nice looking girl, who seems like a real person. We chatted on messenger, had real conversations and she sent me some pictures (they were virus scanned first). However, the inner me does not want to trust her. Her myspace profile is bare, only 1 friend, and 1 comment by that friend. Things just seem fishy. So I am not sure if it is just a person new to myspace or some pervert posing as a girl to get attention or if it is a girl with low self esteem using pictures that are not really of herself.

The latest example is a new message in my inbox of a girl saying she is new to myspace and giving me quite a few details about herself. Her profile is also pretty bare, but she did fill out the general information. She has no friends yet, so it seems like a new person. The message basically said if I were interested, to respond. So I responded, showing a hint of interest. She then sends another message basically detailing all kinds of things. Things you would not learn about a girl until several dates later... Again, I am skeptical, but things just sound fishy. She is a pretty girl and I'll probably chat with her some. I am just wondering if anybody has had similar experiences. Are these girls real, am I being too paranoid? Even if she is real, it is very strange for her to give me so many details about her life. Am I looking into this too much or is she just being open and up front beforehand?

[Plan9]

Sounds fishy. I'd recommend more professional dating sites such as OkCupid and PlentyOfFish as it's easy to figure out who is real and who is a scam 'bot.

[Lasereth]

Those are scambots.

[bazkitcase5]

I'm pretty sure the 2nd one is a scambot, but the first one still chats with me on messenger from time to time - hard to see a spam bot doing that, but I'm still not convinced that they are who they say they are, or that the pics they sent are really of her

[ItWasMe]

I'm real. And until a few days ago, my Facebook was pretty bare. I had one or two friends linked to me, no details, and I was fine with that. I mean, I did the Facebook thing so I could link to a couple of friends in particular. The past few days, several relatives and friends pegged me for 'friendship' so I updated it a little. But not much; I still don't live there. Maybe MySpace isn't that important to your online friend, even if she has friends that are.