A very good looking man has sent me a friend request on FB

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I don't know who he is, he only has 2 friends, so I assume it's all fake. Obviously the picture isn't real, but is it likely to be a real person behind the account or a bot?

What's the scam? What are they hoping to get from me?

He really is dreamy to look at 😆

If you accept, he'll have access to all your info on FB, perfect for identity theft.

And he'll say he is a widower, and has a little girl who needs an operation that he can't afford...

I'm not going to accept 😆

Can you play along with it for our entertainment OP.?

What's the scam? What are they hoping to get from me?

Money.

Send enough friend requests and somebody lonely and vulnerable will accept that request. They will start chatting and make that person feel wanted and special. Then the begging for money will begin. Look up romance scams. It's a big business run by criminal gangs.

If you (or anyone) still feel special and different by his request and that I can't possibly mean you (general you), please get off SM for several months. You are their perfect type.

Romance scam. Sometimes have a little dog in the picture too, or in uniform. I read a book called ‘Keanu Reeves is not in love with you’ which is informative on the issue.

I’ve had a spare of requests recently, from good looking men and women. Not dure what the attraction off a middle aged woman is. Deleted them straight away.

Oh I’ve seen this one, is it Johnny Depp? Or Brad Pitt?

Yes, he's in US Army uniform

Do a reverse image search. You'll find out who it really is.

Romance scam. A lot of American ones about, usually either doctors or ex-military of some sort or other.

I was (very) briefly on a dating app a few years back. I got a lot of interest from much younger, very attractive men, but precious little from half way presentable men my own age. I guess that's the same?

they want money, citizenship via marriage, money, money, money

If you are middle aged you are likely . . .

(in their eyes and this has worked on so many unsuspecting women)
. . . to have spare cash / pension / be single / fall for their romantic narrative.

bless him and he will need money to get out to come to you, the love of his life and you will ofcourse need to send the money via money vouchers...

Guaranteed it is a borrowed/stolen photo - he will look nothing like that. It is just a honeypot to lure you in and scam you for money (romance scam).

Oh, he is in uniform and in one pic there's a dog too 😆

So sad that there enough women likely to fall for it, that it's worth their while trying.

Scam,.... I love you,.... Send me money for my airfare to visit you. Let me use your bank account to transfer/launder money. You can trust me, I m in the army.

It is tempting, but then my friends will think I'm potentially that stupid 🤣

Romance scam - i posted about this recently after Matthew McConnaght, Aidan Gillen, James Norton and Gary Numan private messaged little old me
on insta

My Mum's friend got scammed out of £20k by someone doing this. She was very vulnerable having had a stroke (but had financial and medical capacity) - everyone warned her but she's so headstrong that she was honestly expecting him to rock up here and care for her

I get this quite a lot. They are usually "doctors" or in the military and look like George Clooney...

I've had a few of these! Always American, always military uniform, always widowed with 2 small kids! I did have a surgeon once, too. Also widowed with kids. Never had one with a dog though! 😢

Yep, I've had this too! Gorgeous 'Doctor' - looked his photo up on Google and he had 6 other names !

How do you do that, just out-of interest?

Im really upset now because Brad Pitt contacted me. I can't believe I'm not that special after all..

Google image reverse!