Gather Members Beware: You are Being Hunted

Beware Gather Members,

I just recieved an email from a Gather Member today, and I want to warn you about it.  You may have already received a similar email.  As a member of MySpace, I have become familiar with this type of email.  These people work out of Nigeria, and they have a big scam going on to get your sympathy, your love, and then your money.  Many people who are scammed are very intelligent women.   I'm not sure if any men have been scammed or not.  Here are some clues to look for if you are not sure the person is real or not:

• The grammar is very broken.
• They use odd phrases
• They say they are from Africa, Nigeria, Britain, or any other country, and the writing accent does not match. There may be people from these countries who are legit, so you have to look at all the evidence.
• The photo does not match the writing accent.
• They only have one photo, and the photo looks like a model (They usually steal photos, or get a model's photo, and they also are only to come up with one.  Be careful if someone asks for your picture, too.
• They immediately talk about love, and if it sounds too good to be true, it is!
• They immediately give you their yahoo id.
• They want to offer you a money making opportunity, and they'll help you pay for it.
• They want to send you a check.
• They want your phone number. 

These are some of the things I came up with.  If you can think of any to add, please fell free to do so.  If you decide to write someone anyway, and you aren't sure later on if they are real, try to confuse them.  One time I asked a person his parents' names, and he said Mr. and Mrs. Smith.  Ok, obviously it would be Mr. and Mrs. so-an-so.  Start asking as many confusing questions as you can, and do not give out your personal information.  I hope this helps.

Here is the email I recieved.  Did you get one like it?

HELLO,i got you from www.gather.com
My name is (deleted for good reasons),i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like to know you more, please send me your email address to my email box so that i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am. Here is my address contact ('deletedforgoodreasons'@yahoo.com) I believe we can move from here! I am waiting for your mail to my email address above. (Remember the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life please contact me here ('deletedforgoodreasons'@yahoo.com)