Scam email? Lame!

 I get lots of emails from people interested in WLS from all over the world with varying levels of English proficiency, but this one is a scam... I Googled it and found similar ones... but this chick used Obesityhelp.com to relate to me. Creepy....

The email:


Hello dear 
i will like to be your friend please if you didn't mind 
you can contact me through my email ([email protected]) for more details and to send you my pics.I saw U @ www.obesityhelp.com 

Anyway, BEWARE!!!! Apparently she goes on to ask for money... blah, blah, blah.

???? Weird glitch!!!  I went to read this post, Elena, and it showed I had replied to you already??? 

We must have been replying or viewing the thread at the same time.  That was my post and I thought it weird that your profile profile came up.  I thought it was a momentary glitch that would change, but no, it stayed the same.

It seems to be the latest amongst scamming sociopaths... the WLS community.  I suppose it's because of the rise in advertising and they see a market that has been pretty much untapped.

There are all kinds of assface moneygrubbers around. Some of them are unsuccessful because they're too stupid to pull a scam! 

She actually came right out and ASKED for money, huh? Wow, she's one of the stupid ones, I guess! 

Eww.  I hate scams.  Thanks for the heads up and for not letting it discourage you. 

So many of us look up to you for inspiration and encouragement.