Is ASIAN BEAUTIES a legitimate or a scam?
Hello Blokes,
Do any of you know anything about a website called "ASIAN BEAUTIES"? My lifetime best friend, a carpenter, whose childhood sweetheart and wife of 30 years died 3 years ago, was quite lonely and decided to try this site in an attempt for a long-term relationship that would lead to marriage.
He met a Chinese woman on this site and communicated with her via webcam and emails for 6 months almost daily. She said she had the same interests as he did including running, hiking and walking. He visited her for a week in SHENZHEN, CHINA as that was all the time he could get off from work. He found out she had lied to him and used him.
Her only exercise was walking from one shopping mall to another and bleeding his bank account. During their 6 months of conversation he told her he was a simple man with simple tastes and not materialistic.
To make a long story short, he ended up spending $3000.00 USA dollars on gifts to her in 6 days. She would only shop at high end stores. During 5 of the 6 days in Shenzhen they shopped for hours and hours.
My friend wanted to see the great sites of China, visit a zoo, museums and go on romantic walks and picnics. She only wanted to shop.
My question to you is this site a "scam" or is it a legitimate site? My lifelong friend feels that the site is a scam and that the "Lady" was working for pimps who got a cut of her profits. She satisfied him sexually but was not a bit romantic nor did she have any feelings for my friend. He has emailed her 3 times since returning a week ago, but she has not emailed him once.
He knows he got taken but wonders if she was a bad apple on a decent website or if the entire website is a crocked one with pimps and prostitutes masquerading as women looking for husbands and then bleeding their bank accounts.
Dumbo
P.S. I know my friend is naive. I realize he was foolish. He is greatly embarrassed. He has been a kind and wonderful friend for many years. I hate to see him so depressed over what has happened to him.
My good friend got scammed.
Thanks for the thoughtful comments Latin Dancer, Aussie Tigger, Spin and Crocodile XP.
Watdog...No he will not bite again. He is finished with the Asian Beauties site.
Thetyim... You said is he easily fooled?... No but he was married many years to a wonderful woman who died, and he was vulnerable and lonely.
Koojo...This was his first time to China and they were originally going to visit the sites I mentioned by traveling to other parts of China.
Forreachingme...He had to pay a translation fee everytime he communicated with her.
Watdog and Butterfly...Yes, I cut and pasted my original post to the Global Gentlemen's Club because I have been a member there since 1999. However, I have received more posts from Teakdoor.
Thank you,
Dumbo