Okay, so remember a few weeks ago when I introduced  you (via guest post) to my friend Tiffany?  The one who wrote about the dangers of men creating fake profiles for online dating sites?  Well, she’s back.  And this time, she’s got more gossip; particularly about one of her “matches,” who is attempting to drain her bank account before even taking her out for dinner!  Just when you think you’ve heard it all - you haven’t. Check this out…..

I awoke one morning last week to a gift. The gift of all gifts. Well, a gift not as good as some more Tiffany jewelry but who’s comparing?

Anyway, the gift came in my email inbox.

The subject line: “Something Important.”

The Sender: Daniel Houston, who I’d met on an online dating site about five months earlier. Even then, his profile seemed fishy to me. I ignored it. He eventually went away.  Then, just last week, he reappeared:

Hello honey,

It’s been a while. Where have you been. How are you doing? I got good news. I am writing you at this time because of there is something important I need to discuss with you and I really need you at this time because I believe this is the best way we can see each other real soon so I will really want you to work on what I have to discuss with you at this time.

Now that’s enough to get a lonely, desperate woman all worked up, no? I mean a man who “really needs me?” And we can “see each other?”

Not enough? Fine.

Then came this:

I spoke with my mom and she told me about the inheritance my dad left for me and she said this is the best time I need to claim my inheritance since her health is deteriorating and she then gave me the last will and testament my dad gave out to me in my name. According to the WILL, my dad left me a large sum of money which is in total of US$10,000,000.00 and according to the WILL, I cannot claim the inheritance unless I am married or at least engaged.

Wait for it - OMG HE’S GOING TO PROPOSE!

So I am writing you now so I can be able to claim my inheritance and since we both have so many things in common and we are both working out on things, I want you at this time so I can be able to claim the inheritance so you will need to write to the bank which is HSBC Bank, London explaining to them that you are my fiance and after that, I will send to you the Last Will and Testament for confirmation.

I will wait to hear from you soonest.

Thinking of you
Daniel

And for the last five months, as he’s been working on a contract in AFRICA he’s been thinking about me?

*SQUEEEE!*

Yeah. Really? So I write back telling him how happy I am to hear that he is still into me and asking for a contact person at the bank. You know – so I can expedite the process, so that we can be together at last. Oh and so I can get my share of the ten million bucks. Of course I threw in some sappy “I can’t wait to meet you” language for good measure.

He gave me the following contact information:

CONTACT PERSON:
MR. KELVIN LAMBERT.
MANAGER AUDIT DEPT (HSBC)
kelvinlambert@e-hsbcbank.com
kelvinlambert001@yahoo.com
TEL: +44-790-949-9584.
TEL: +44 207 060 1827.
FAX: +44-20-7060-0564.

My instructions were to e-mail Mr. Lambert informing him that I was in fact Dan Houston’s wife.

I gushed (and puked). I asked him where I could call him once I’d called the bank, so we could plan our time together. But alas, I was not to have his phone number. Not till I called the bank. No, this charmer wouldn’t give his one and only love his phone number until she called the bank.

He also sent me a death certificate and other odd things.

I thought about calling or emailing to see what happens. But I leave that to *you* dear readers. And I hope you will report back. ((can’t wait.))

Next up: I will share with you the email that I sent to the dating site where I met this scam artist, Singleparentmeet.com.

The saga continues…

I stumbled over to our partner site www.SingleWomenRule.com today and found the following post.  I love the concept of The Daily Asker and thought that I had to share it - and her - with you immediately.

“Right now I’m reading The Gospel According to Chanel by Karen Korbo (and hope to get around to reviewing it at some point). It mentions The Daily Asker, a blog by a woman who set out to make a habit of asking for things. Apparently, it’s a wildly popular but somehow escaped my notice.

The Asker, who calls herself ‘La Roxy,’  asks for perks, upgrades, two-for-one deals, better seats in restaurants, pay raises, and so on.  She got the idea to ask-and-blog after getting to page seven of  Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever’s Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation–and Positive Strategies for Change, which maintains that we females leave millions of dollars on the table over the course of our lives because we avoid negotiating.”

WHAT????!!!!! Millions of dollars????  If we’re leaving that on the table at work, imagine what we aren’t asking for in other areas of our lives (hello, unsatisfying personal relationships?).

You can read the rest of the blog entry at www.singleowmenrule.com, or go straight to The Daily Asker.   In fact, I’ll help you even further; go straight to the November 9th entry, How to Get Your Way, (Italian Style).

Just do it!

Please join me November 19 for a little shopping and a little networking - all to benefit a lovely organization, Global Daughter.

Make a Purchase That Makes a Difference

I am hosting with Catherine Cassidy of Ustyled under the auspices of GD co-founder, Erika Mosebach.  This is a perfect opportunity to settle all your holiday shopping needs while empowering women abroad; by supporting Global Daughter, you are supporting the women entrepreneurs of Nepal.

I’m not the biggest fan of Taylor Swift’s music, but I am big fan of her attitude towards haters, so I thought I’d post her SNL monologue from this week.

Taylor seems like a sweet kid, and it can’t be easy to live your awkward stage out in the public eye, so I say good for her for calling out ex Joe Jonas and premiere douchebag Kanye West who ruined her acceptance speech at the VMAs in September.

I don’t know about you, but when I hit my late twenties I started to have constant skin break outs (no doubt a cruel adolescent joke the universe was playing on me).  “Adult acne,” the dermatologist so bluntly called it.

Gee, I get to have zits and gray hair, how special.

Uneven skin tone, dry patches, pimples, you name it, I had it.  I even had to change my foundation to a heavier formula.  I changed soaps, my diet, my sleep patterns and nothing.

And then I broke up with my fiancee and the stress made things even worse.

Until I found Arcona.  Seriously, a former co-worker of mine swore by the stuff and had been trying to get me to try it for years, but it is pretty pricey so I resisted.  I finally caved when I got sick and tired of looking like a teenaged dork.  How was I supposed to go on a date looking like this???!!!  I bought a face soap, toner and night cream and they literally, completely changed my skin.  It didn’t happen overnight, that’s for sure, but it did happen.  And once my skin came into balance, it stayed that way.

Their ingredients are all-natural and filled with holistic goodness:

The key to ARCONA’s effectiveness is its active ingredients and the way they are combined and processed. Cosmeceutical-grade ingredients, such as enzymes, antioxidants and amino acids, are formulated to work synergistically to deliver powerful results. These active ingredients are cold-processed at very low temperatures, in small batches, to keep them active and effective. Because cold processing is labor and time intensive, most skin care products, even the expensive ones that may begin with quality ingredients, are heatprocessed, which ultimately leaves nutrients lifeless and ineffective. Think of what happens to fresh vegetables when they are overcooked!

So ladies, if you don’t want your skin to look like overcooked vegetables, I urge you to give Arcona’s products a try.  You can order them online, or if you’re lucky enough to live near one of their spas in SoCal, head in for one of their treatments.  Right now they are offering a special discount through November 6: 20% off any facial.  Just mention the offer when booking your appointment.

(ps - I get nothing out of this deal, just an honest recommendation I thought I’d share).