I'm sure there are some great success stories out there, as well as some from those not so fortunate as I was. I was contacted immediately by someone whose profile was glorious with handsome photos. Widow with one son at home, world traveler in the gold biz. Five weeks of online chat was leading to our meeting after his trip overseas. Upon his departing even sent roses so that I would 'think about him while he was away.' And of course during that trip he lost luggage and ultimately asked that I send a laptop to south africa so he could complete business and get home. There were many signals along the way that things did not add up - bad grammar, no phone calls and repetitious emails with long romantic messages, an error in communicating with too many women and not keeping track. His photos can be found on several scammer websites under 3 different names. These scammers are professionals, pick up photos from modeling sites, etc. and know all the right words to say. Buyer beware. The more reliable are locals within your specified radius, short chats and meeting sooner than later, or moving on. Match should perform due diligence in background checks.