Talk:Romance scam
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[edit] Interesting article but where are the referencs?
I would like to see some references, particularly on the "Size of the problem" estimates which might as well be original research if references are not provided. 86.14.239.3 21:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
It's a beautifully written article, but I agree with the comment above; both the tone and the lack of research suggest original research, particularly in the "Size of the Problem" section. Can someone restructure the paragraph so it sounds more like an encyclopedic entry? Excelsium 06:08, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] References
The only major problem with this article is that unless someone in academia is doing some serious research into the effects of romance scamming, this article will contain original research as a basis to illustrate this problem. I do actually bait romance scammers as one of my hobbies, and there are at least two books already published dealing with romance scams. I really would like to see if any veteran Wikipedia editors can help me out and show me the ropes to writing a good Wikipedia article, especially on romance scammers. I feel that if scam baiters like me were to develop this article into a well-written professional look into this phenomena (based on three standards of neutralness, verifiablility, and no-original-resarchness) then it would greatly serve our cause to warn and educate everyone about the dangers of romance scammers. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Utelprob (talk • contribs) .
I'm not a veteran editor, but I am a veteran baiter. :) If you're still interested in working on the love scam article, let me know. :) Silver923 19:16, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Original research
Where is the original research, and which paragraphs is it in?? I will remove it when someone finds it! --SunStar Nettalk 23:46, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Through the ages
Just a note that the Romance Scam is by no means new, and predates the internet. Often played out through the mail, after meeting while on holiday.
This is a 'natural' scam, because there is no clear dividing line between scam and marriage, just a broad range of relationships from abusive to supportive. There are always romance scams against lonely and wealthy marks, particularly in tourist destinations, because the marks are realitively wealthy and away from home: if successful, those scams spill over into mail scams where the mark forwards money.218.214.18.240 23:11, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
- How insulting to even compare romance scams to marriage, as if they are even in the same BALLPARK. Romance scams are not "spillovers" from "natural" relationships, they're SCAMS, pure and simple. 75.94.76.166 (talk) 04:11, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Scamletters
I don't think it's a reliable source. See Wikipedia:Reliable sources WhisperToMe (talk) 03:00, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
