Update on the fraud I met

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Registered: 05-22-2003
Update on the fraud I met
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Thu, 05-06-2004 - 6:40pm
I got this from another board. Thought I would share a little about the woman I met.

And I thought got to know really well.




Well, we have come to what we think is an honest end...the CL for the multiples board collected all the old e-mails from "Laura" that any of us had and sent out a huge e-mail to everyone that had ever appeared on Laura's e-mail distributions. Turns out, one of the recipients was Laura's SIL who passed it on to Laura's parents. Laura's father actually spoke to the CL by phone and told her the situation. Apparently, she is a very lonely 21 year-old, hearing impaired young woman who is just looking for friends. He told the CL that she really has no friends and that she apparently was using her stories to connect with other ladies. They are putting her in therapy today and were totally unaware of the situation, but that she is in no way dangerous. It still pisses me off that someone stole my pics and used them but, after knowing that Tina actually spoke to her father and that she feels comfortable with his remarks, I'm not going to take any further action.

Thanks for all of your support and advice... I still consider this a lesson to all of us on trusting your instincts and not divulging information you don't feel comfortable giving out!

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-30-2003
Thu, 05-06-2004 - 8:24pm
I am glad to hear that they found out the truth. I really hope you can come to trust these boards again. Also I lurk on the TOK board congrats on your little girl!!

Shelby

SAHM to Haylei

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Registered: 04-27-2000
Fri, 05-07-2004 - 11:20am
I am glad that such a negative experience for you might actually result in some good for somebody. If this young woman might now get the professional help she obviously needs, then at least the experience wasn't entirely for nothing. Not only did you learn that not everyone is who he/she professes to be when online, but a very mixed up young woman might get her life together as well. Here's to good endings - Suzanne
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-07-2003
Sat, 05-08-2004 - 8:41pm
I am so confussed PLEASE help me out!!! I go to the Multiples board everyday...I haven't heard a thing about this! I am so sorry that you had to go through this and I am going to the Multiples board right now to see if I can figure out what is going on.

Louise

Be who you are and say what you feel because those  who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-22-2003
Tue, 05-11-2004 - 11:50am
She took alot of people in with her pitty story. She also posted on the Jan. 2004 board. They know here really well too.