I have serious doubts about the sincerety of a woman with whom I am communicating in Cali and I want to share this information.  Does anyone know this woman by the description of these details?

I posted recently about this woman, a very attractive 25 year-old with two small daughters who claimed her parents turned her away after she got divorced.  This was a red flag.  But here are all the flags:

1.  She was listed in the Spring TLC catalog with a name of "Maria" but when she first contacted me she said TLC made a mistake and her name is really "Laura".

2.  She does not live with her parents.

3.  She told me she is a hairdresser and she is planning to move to Panama to find work.  I have been told by a male visitor to Panama and by a female Panamanian friend that nearly all of the prostitutes in Panama are Colombianas.

4.  A friend of mine, "Chuck", who is engaged to a woman from Cali, "Adriana", offered to have Adriana meet Laura to check her out.
The meeting was arranged but Laura was a no-show, claiming later that she was sick.

5.  Adriana attempted to arrange a second meeting and Laura gave her grief about the need for the meeting.

6.  Adriana called and reached Laura one time and asked if they could meet.  Laura greeted her enthusiastically and agreed; then suddenly Laura realized she was talking to Adriana and her demeanor and tone changed markedly downward and she said she wasn't sure when she could meet.

7.  Laura frequently leaves me different work numbers at which to call her.  She claims she has no home phone and often gives me different phone numbers where I can reach her at friends' homes.

8.  Laura told Adriana that she has the opportunity to go to Poland without any further explanation.

9.  Laura told me that she has the opportunity to go to the Canary Islands without further explanation.

10.  Laura told me that if I am going to Panama maybe she can meet me there.  

11.  Laura called Adriana once when Adriana could not get to the phone.  Adriana has caller ID and she returned the call - to a hotel.

12.  Adriana reported wierd doings at Laura's beauty salon, including the failure of anyone to answer the phone at times.

13.  Laura told me last week that she did go to Adriana's apartment but Adriana was not home.  Adriana said that at about that time a woman came uninvited to her apartment and she heard this woman inquire at the entrance for Adriana's apartment.  She heard the answer given to this female caller: "Adriana lives on the fourth floor."  Then, no one came to Adriana's apartment.

14.  A second meeting was arranged and Laura did not show.  That same day she emailed me asking for money to pay her rent.

15.  Laura has since called and emailed me many times asking for money.  She wants me to pay it to another woman.

16.  Laura called Adriana last week and asked her if she had received a package for her from me.  She told Adriana that she wants a check made payable to her friend because she, Laura, has no ID card.

In this sort of situation, how much do you think I should send to Laura?  (Little joke.)

Hamlet

... in response to Cali scamster?, posted by Hamlet on Jul 27, 2001

Hamlet,

Send her some monopoly money & a bunch of rings from the local bubble gum machine...lol!!! She claims, she can go to those other countries without question(s). Well go then!!! Hamlet, send Adriana some perfume & flowers for all her effort. Adriana save you mucho time & money.

Peace....Hoda

... in response to Re: I think you should meet her......, posted by Edge on Jul 27, 2001

Hey,you put alot in this,maybe you could get a test drive out of it."thanks,its been fun,but I think I will check out a few others before I buy,I'm looking for a higher performance model that costs less to maintain"
Again,just joking,don't flame.

Pete

... in response to Cali scamster?, posted by Hamlet on Jul 27, 2001

I think I have some things that you want to buy, you just don't know it yet....huge returns, no risk, make check payable to the JunFan Vacation Fund.

Seriously, pull up! pull up!  you're losing altitude.

Good Luck...:-)

Mike

... in response to Re: Cali scamster?, posted by Anony mouse on Jul 27, 2001

I'm going to Cali soon and Laura said he should send me the money...(cashiers check please made out to Houndog) and I'll hand deliver the money. Oh and a message of choice no extra charge ;-).

HD

... in response to Re: Cali scamster?, posted by buzzy on Jul 27, 2001

Buzzy,

It's too late to tell her the truth.  I have made several promises to send her the money in the past several days.  I have asked her for instructions on where to send it.

Meanwhile, she sends me repeated "urgente" emails.  She calls 15-20 times a day, sometimes leaving messages.  I'm not taking her calls and I explained to her via email that I am busy with a trial and can't get to the phone.

I will promise her the money again today but tell her it is taking time to put together.

Then in a few days I will email to see if she got the money.  When she says no, I will ask her address and then apologize profusely for mailing it to the wrong address.

Then I will promise to send it again immediately.

Eventually she will come to the realization that it's not productive to try to rip off an Americano who is smarter than she is.

Hamlet

... in response to Making sure she regrets it, posted by Hamlet on Jul 27, 2001

You're certainly giving her a taste of her own medicine.  I hope she gets the message but I'm guessing that she won't.  She'll probably  come out of this proclaiming that we  Americanos are liars, users, deceivers, etc, etc.  So I would make sure that the climax leaves her no doubt that she's been identified, made, and had.  Of course this awareness will last a few seconds and then she'll go back to condemning Americanos and praising her own inocence.  My guess is that she'll always be in "da nile" about her own predatory behavior.  R from Lima still calls me.  I haven't seen her for 3 years but she still asks for money leaving messages on my machine.  One month it's for a life and death operation, then to start a small business,, then to get out of legal problems with her ex, then to get her kidnapped sister back from the guerrillas, the reasons are endless.  Good luck.

... in response to Cali scamster?, posted by Hamlet on Jul 27, 2001

Don't send her anything.  You should send the itemized list that you posted to the agency you met her through.