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 New Thoughts Scam--Dating April Fools?
Is this something new on this site? First, we get people promoting all sorts of inappropriate products and their other websites. That's just pathetic traffic.

NOW I get two people who just joined the site claiming they are ideal matches for me and sending me letters to email them off-site. No profile information whatsoever. What gives?? Is this the first sign of "chat bots" on Thoughts? Or, is this some strange fluke of luck? I'm more inclined to be cynical or paranoid and think the former. Who the heck comes out of the blue without saying anything about themselves telling someone to contact them to get a picture and such? Do I need to police my own playground? Give me a tazer or something:P Brainstormer Gone Wild. Not so much.

To whom it may concern. If you are one of these people sending me these messages, and you are a fake and an internet prostitute, get lost. If you are truly trying to connect with people like me, try filling out your profile, writing a few blog posts(for which this site is designed) and giving me reason to give you the time of day. It's just too easy to fake fast online. I've been on here long enough to state my case. I know who I am. Who the heck are you?
    Posted by brainstormer on 2009-04-03 02:03:16 | Rating: | Views: 95
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Hey there, I get a few of these occassionally, same deal, near-blank profile, no blogs, no comment history, just an email or a private message telling me to email them because they are like me and we would click.

haha, I just delete them!
Posted by  EasyToSay  on 2009-04-03 02:15:48 
  
I would feel terrible if their intentions were genuine and I scared them off...but, I mean CRIPES! That's just a lil creepy. And, how do they pick people out like that? Do I smell of desperation? Sniff, sniff! Hmm.
Posted by  brainstormer  on 2009-04-03 02:27:22 
  
Wow.... and i thought that it was just happening to me and i was just being lucky! lol. seriously, i agree. times they are a changing! bots all over the place and yes, they generally are bots (or so i've found). intentions are one thing, if they're good that is. still, they should learn something about the person they're trying to communicate with and give time for at least a little mutual chemistry check. but things happen and like things that you might eat, this too shall pass!
Posted by  IanStone  on 2009-04-03 02:37:01 
  
I just deleted one..... and it was from a woman. What the heck??? Doesn't she realized that I am an old chook and only with a rooster?????? Ha, Ha.........
Posted by  Gwatlan  on 2009-04-03 02:42:12 
  
Did you just say "this poo shall pass!"?:P
Posted by  brainstormer  on 2009-04-03 02:42:54 
  
That is really weird! Creeps me out!
Posted by  depressedgirl  on 2009-04-03 23:33:13 
  
Yeah.. don't blame you for being a bit baffled by that sort of behavior.. very odd.
Posted by  gkc1968  on 2009-04-04 02:56:32 
  
I get them from women or at least, I THINK they're women! LOL! Yes, creepy stuff!
Posted by  Ellie2008  on 2009-04-04 09:39:56 
  
Gees I never get any!! Bah humbug - puck
Posted by  puck  on 2009-04-04 09:55:11 
  
I would just delete them. If they are up front then they would blog and not have everything as Unspecified. Hope the volcano hasn't been a problem for you. I hope it goes dormant again since I will be in Anchorage and Seward the end of May.
Posted by  Louisj  on 2009-04-05 02:00:29 
  
Nah I get them too... I was on a webpage called friendsplace or something like that, it was designed for people looking for internationanl pen pals... or so it said. I was looking for people in Hungary. And man of man I got slammed with all these "women" telling me they loved me an that we were perfect, just a bunch of crap they want money and it's a network of people. The more popular thoughts gets the more of this we will see.
Posted by  DouglasMB  on 2009-04-06 12:54:20 
  
That's wild! Would wonder who they really are. Never happened to me, but sounds like it has happened to many other people. I'd run!
Posted by  Heatherlyn  on 2009-06-17 02:03:56 
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