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meticadpa

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Okay, this is a long thread.

Around 5 months ago, I was bored, so I went on a chatroom here in the UK. There, a girl talked to me, and we ended up trading MSN addresses. From then, I've talked to her regularly, and built a fairly strong friendship with her. She's American and living in the UK, and is going to be going back to the US in August, so with that in mind, we arranged to meet in July at some point, in London, where I was going to be staying. I'd been mulling over past pictures I've seen of her, and there was something niggling away at me that I couldn't place, but then I found what my suspicion was: she wasn't the girl I'd seen pictures of.

So, making use of Google's new reverse image search function, I reverse searched a picture of "her" that she sent to me; upon doing so, I was greeted with a whole host of posts on various forums and such that contained this girl. One of the pictures I'd seen of her was supposedly taken for my eyes only, and it was her in the bath (though only a head/shoulders shot, nothing saucy). That came up with a hit too. Turns out all the pictures I'd seen of her were lies, and most of them can be viewed by searching "Zoe Kimball Fakes" in Google images.

Now, that immediately interested me. I was a little upset at my trust being somewhat betrayed, but also intrigued as to who she is, and why she's pretending to be someone else. Most importantly, if she is pretending to be someone else, why would she arrange a meeting? Surely that would mean I'd find out that she was pretending to be someone else if this occurred? That got me thinking of a whole new line of possibilities, each more sinister than the last. If she was willing to go through with the meeting anyway, that could mean that her motives were somewhat different than I thought. I thought I was meeting her so we could spend some time together as friends before I'd never see her again, most likely, but since "she" isn't a real person, who would I be meeting? For all I, or anyone else, knows, I was going to get kidnapped or murdered, or something along those lines.

She hasn't been online for a few days, and I've only made the discovery within the last few hours.

What should I do? If I see her online again (and I'm beginning to think I won't), should I confront her? I'm personally thinking of trying to go through with the meeting, just so I can find out just what the fuck's happening here.

I've checked out her e-mail addresses through various methods and means, and none of them appear to be registered anywhere for anything. Facebook does not show anyone of her name living in where she told me she lives.

I'm sorry, this probably isn't suitable for here, but it's the only place I can think of posting it.

Thank you for reading and bearing with me. I know my writing isn't particularly great at this time of the morning.
 

Tautology

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Should you see her online, do confront her. Better safe in your house with the internet between you than dead in a ditch outside London.

If you're serious about actually meeting "her" in person, don't go alone. Inform a friend or two about the situation and have them arrive at the meeting place early to keep an eye on you. If anything weird happens they can help you out. At the very least, they'll be able to follow you to the ditch you'll be lying in.

You might also want to ask the advice of the police as well. They should be able tell you what to do in this kind of situation better than anyone on the internet can.

Whatever you do, be cautious. Be prepared.
 

Sn1P3r M98

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Tautology said:
Should you see her online, do confront her. Better safe in your house with the internet between you than dead in a ditch outside London.

If you're serious about actually meeting "her" in person, don't go alone. Inform a friend or two about the situation and have them arrive at the meeting place early to keep an eye on you. If anything weird happens they can help you out. At the very least, they'll be able to follow you to the ditch you'll be lying in.

You might also want to ask the advice of the police as well. They should be able tell you what to do in this kind of situation better than anyone on the internet can.

Whatever you do, be cautious. Be prepared.
I agree. I would really advise against meeting this person, but if you do feel like you need to meet her, contact friends or the police first.
 

meticadpa

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I like all this ditch talk.

I'm only serious because I like the mystery. I want to know what's going on.

Thanks for the replies. c:
 

geK0

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Sounds like a predator to me. Did she (he?) ever refuse to do video or voice chat?
 

Tautology

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meticadpa said:
I like all this ditch talk.

I'm only serious because I like the mystery. I want to know what's going on.

Thanks for the replies. c:
Remember: Ditchy the Badger says "Only you can prevent yourself from winding up dead in a ditch."
 

meticadpa

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geK0 said:
Sounds like a predator to me. Did she (he?) ever refuse to do video or voice chat?
Never asked.

Thing is, if it is a predator, there is easier prey. For a start, people who actually live in London. She could just go on singles forums and stuff.


Tautology said:
Remember: Ditchy the Badger says "Only you can prevent yourself from winding up dead in a ditch."
True! Well, if I was to meet "her" I'd make sure I was protected.
 

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I suggest you turn to Admiral Ackbar for advice in this instance.
 

Erana

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meticadpa said:
I like all this ditch talk.

I'm only serious because I like the mystery. I want to know what's going on.

Thanks for the replies. c:
A big factor here is that according to your profile, you are still a youngling.

Go talk to your parents.
 

OpticalJunction

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My guess is she never intended to meet you in the first place, and was toying with you from the start. If you confront her I'd suspect she'd make some excuse for it, or disappear.
 

meticadpa

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Tharwen said:
I suggest you turn to Admiral Ackbar for advice in this instance.
Probably solid advice.
Erana said:
A big factor here is that according to your profile, you are still a youngling.

Go talk to your parents.
I don't get on with my mother, and my father (who I'll be staying with in London) would simply tell me to forget about it. Sadly, neither of these options satisfy my interest.
OpticalJunction said:
My guess is she never intended to meet you in the first place, and was toying with you from the start. If you confront her I'd suspect she'd make some excuse for it, or disappear.
That's possible. That makes me think that she's just a lonely girl or something.
 

aba1

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I actually know people who do this... it isn't to be mean or nothing my buddy tells me it's just fun to do they enjoy pretending to be other people n see the differences in how they are treated. However I find it odd she or he wants to meet up if they actually are a fake I doubt its to be kidnapped if its in a very public place but I would still be carful but you should be carful from the get go anyways.
 

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Like someone else has said on here if you do go ahead with the meeting meet in a highly public place e.g cafe or somewhere and don't go alone take a couple of freinds, I think if you follow this advice if you do go ahead with the meeting you'll be fine and let us know how things turn out :)
 

meticadpa

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aba1 said:
I actually know people who do this... it isn't to be mean or nothing my buddy tells me it's just fun to do they enjoy pretending to be other people n see the differences in how they are treated. However I find it odd she or he wants to meet up if they actually are a fake I doubt its to be kidnapped if its in a very public place but I would still be carful but you should be carful from the get go anyways.
I guess that sort of makes sense. We have talked about stuff like that, actually. So it's possible that's what's been happening.
SweetNess_666 said:
Like someone else has said on here if you do go ahead with the meeting meet in a highly public place e.g cafe or somewhere and don't go alone take a couple of freinds, I think if you follow this advice if you do go ahead with the meeting you'll be fine and let us know how things turn out :)
Thanks. If I can, I still want to meet whoever "she" is.
 

Phasmal

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I wouldn't meet. I would tell them what you have found out and give them a chance to explain themselves.
 

King Toasty

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Yeah, confront her and stay in your house. Best case scenarios:
1. She's shy about her body, so sent fake pics.
2. She actually a model, and those pictures were leaked by accident.

Most LIKELY:
1. Someone who wants to kidnap/harass you.
2. Trolls.
3. People coming to mug you.
 

Stasisesque

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Sounds most like someone you go/went to school with trying to be hilariously funny. Essentially, being a bit of a bully. I wouldn't try and meet whomever it is, you'll possibly make an ass out of yourself.

Confront them if you like, but the chances of getting an explanation are slim.
 

Chrono212

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After reading your story, I have to admit I'm very interested too.

Sensible idea:
Confront, try to get answers from the safety (and comfort) of your own home.

Fun idea:
Go. But with several conditions:
You choose the meeting place, the more busy the better. Busy cafés and such. Places where trouble would be noticed. So places with staff.
Get 'her' phone number. This way you'll have got her trust. If she doesn't give it too you start making noises about not being able to meet. Don't push too hard.
Tell friends (or parents if your feeling bold) about your plans and meeting place and if you can take someone that's even better.
When you go to the meeting place, be incognito or late. This way, you can use the phone number to see who it is before you make yourself known.

FYI the Fun Idea is also significantly more foolish.
But one must be young and foolish in order to be old and wise.

EDIT: You being only 16, I'd go with the sensible option.
 

meticadpa

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Well, I was wondering what to do, so I hit her with the accusations when she was offline, so if she ever signed in again, she'd see them. She signed in just very briefly a few moments ago, must've read them, then promptly signed back out again.

Edit: scratch that, I'm talking to her on MSN now. I'll see what happens and let you guys know!

Edit 2: She had problems with online stalkers, so she was using the pictures as a mask. This also allowed her to tell things about herself that she wouldn't usually tell. She said that she just wanted to give me closure, and that it was "Goodbye" so to speak.
 

SilentCom

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IT'S A TRAP!

Seriously though, don't trust online meetings with people, especially if their picture is a stock image used online to lure people into trusting them. This girl may not even be a girl.

You weren't betrayed, you were played.