The sad thing is that the very people who get sucked in by this sort of nonsense are those who can afford it least.
My sister in Singapore had to share a few home-truths with her Filipino nanny when she discovered the nanny was on the verge of sending cash to a "prospective suitor" who just happened to run out of cash in Lagos. The idea that the person at the other end of the web chatroom might not be all that they appeared came as a shock to the devoutly-Christian and well intentioned nanny.
