Right, who brings a girl to a strange man's home for a first date. No matter how nice someone seems, it just doesn't make good sense. If the woman had to babysit, then she should have just canceled the date. Just doesn't add up to anything normal.

@Julie808 who goes to a stranger's home , male or female, or even tells them their address?????!!!!!!

This is Scary "thinking".........NEVER give out personal info to internet anybody!!!!!

Now she/he/it knows where you are, that you live alone, your age range, at a bare minimum this is a Terrible idea!

@AnneWimsey YES, always meet in a neutral public place. Twice, I've met obvious transsexuals (not my type).

The woman may not be real or may not be a woman at all. The niece was invented to explain why I would have to buy a gift card. Gift cards of any kind are usable as money just like our paper money. The scammer was going to get my money and not even leave her/his house.

@DenoPenno Seems like a very low-level starter-scam though. There had to be an escalation plan in there after getting the card, like they get in a car accident and need $1000 for the hospital, quick.

@BitFlipper The first person I met face to face from Our Time, four years ago, was a transexual. I met them at a movie theater and I still saw the movie with them, but then told them as we parted ways I was not interested in further contact. Looking back, I should have been more critical and skeptical about the few profile photos this person had, but at the time, the photos did appear to be that of a woman. If I had done a phone call before meeting them, I probably would have immediately picked up that it was a tran person, as the voice was very low and masculine, sounded a lot like Harvey Fierstein, in fact.

I didn't come away upset, just wary about ever meeting anyone again that seemed at all sketchy on their gender identity, and if I ever had doubts about any future members, that I would insist on a phone call first.

Years ago in Texas I had a spouse die. A scammer came along and educated me the hard way. I'm pretty damned hard to fool.

I agree with you and that is not paranoid. I have also experienced lots more interest from women soon before my paid subscription was due to run out. I trust the dating sites about as far as I can throw them, but there are no better options in my situation. Maybe it would be different if I were in the mainstream for my local area in culture and lifestyle, as it leaves me with a very small dating pool around here of compatible single women.

I called it Google Play. Google is just one example and apparently if you buy these gift cards and send someone the number off the card it is like instantly giving them the money. They then have the complete gift card that you bought.