Here's another example:

malebloodwhy
To: femalecheyenne1982
Subject: hi
Date: 17 February 2010 - 12:03pm

how are you please
am andy i really live with my mom but we really suffer a lot
i have to suffer a lot to take care of her
i really need some help please
madam

thank you please i may need you please

please
Andy

I agree with you..letters like this are very annoying...and have one purpose only!Either this people wants to have a better life in another country than their own..or trying to scam woman to get money out of us...
I get this letters too,okay,my status says I am single..but also that I do not look for a man to marry or have a relationship with..guess they do not bother to read...

you can use the report icon to get such people dealt with. other than that...how else to prevent someone coming to the site when you dont know their intentions?
Could be good and friendly, could be bad and scammer.
but we have ways to deal with them ourselves...the ignore and delete button.

all they have to do on this site is have a feature that you can elect "not to recieve private emails from profiles that are not on your recieve private email list" or "private messages" , they should remove the ignore feature and replace it with this, what i have suggested, that way you can place someone on the list who you have come to trust through the forums

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until.....
I learned that most people die of natural causes.

there should be simple questionare for people who wanna join mf, prehaps that would stop most of those dummies

Well...your profile does say that you are looking for penpals. Delete the response that you are not interested in and reply to the ones that interest you. It's a social networking website, people are likely to attempt to "network" with you.

-“Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I don’t understand.” –Homer Simpson

Well Anne, its like this!! you join a site like this, you put yourself in the public domain!! simple, men are built to chase, whether you like it or not! you dont like it, you need to unsubscribe from the site! Freedom of speech and all that?

frnd.. u r looking cute.. i'm seeking lady for my life partner.. i'm seeking elder than my age.. i lik elders a lot.. r u single r married??

Just thought Id add this that someone sent me!!! the poor souls!

Unfortunately, we all get those letters. I would love to hear from real women who might have sincere interest in me but what I get is all those form letters from women, most from Africa that mostly say the same thing. They must buy a standard letter transferred into English or something.

Not all men like to chase This site in particularly can't get rid of the people of the known countries. those who have been here for a long time know that most persons of a few countries are worth to avoid.

to reply to you Anne, it is something that happens. Some people do not have common sense, nor seem to lack the ability to read and write. Some people really can make a place rotten. Just I think that it is better to ignore and delete this messages and look up on the good ones that arrive. Where there is bad, there is also good. it may be hiding somewhere, but it is there. I think that most active people on here are worth the effort to stay. Of course, it is something that you can decide for yourself.

I know this occurs on every penpalsite. . . but I thought this time, I wouldn't just delete it - I'd put it out in the open - so (if they read it) they can see that it's annoying.

I've experienced it in all the years I've been penpalling - and the thing that annoys me about it is. . . that even though you write that you're only looking for friendship - or how you else put it. . . they keep coming.

i agree with you, it is annoying. This is a penpal site, or at least it used to be. There are plenty of sites where people are looking for marriage, and they should go to those sites. But you are not alone with the feeling of frustration from these people.

It can be annoying, yes, but choosing your battles is always an option--and maybe a skill to develop. Delete button.

Not just the front page

Best fan letter EVAH!

This was also very touching.

Change is a beautiful thing!

It is true, they can't read or they are just programmed to sent these messages. I have tried to find an explanation for this behaviour, but I have to admit I haven't yet found it.

she is also complaing of scamers , what i have surgested would stop scamers in thier tracks and we would all like that , right

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until.....
I learned that most people die of natural causes.

^^I do agree with you to some extent. But this is a "friendship" site. If it worked as you suggested actually no-one would be able to send a message to anyone. Just because you decide to send someone a message they in turn might still have you not on their message list. There are some decent people out there, just be discerning. Yes it's annoying but I hate those vulgar and rude messages more than I hate the scamming or marriage proposal ones.

A strong man stands up for himself; a stronger man stands up for others.

each chanell could have a topic called "add me " and you could leave a message in there asking someone to add you to thier list . every time you go into that chanell and the add me topic has been updated you could check if there is a message for you

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until.....
I learned that most people die of natural causes.

Ummm it isn't just men. Most people get those junk letters. I've received hundreds of the things.
Anyway, just do the same thing you would do with any kind of spam or junk - delete it. And ignore.

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Albert Einstein

jus ignore them .... most sites will get there scams ... i get them every day lol

Sometimes I continue to conversation just for fun to see what will happen.
The second stage is sending a photo.
The third stage is either; a bank account she has and I need to withdraw money and send her, a phone that I need to call, or I should give my phone number so that perhaps we may have found the one.

Always the same story..

I get the same thing all over the internet. Even in chat just loser from africa, india or the middle east will pop up on me and do the same thing. When I turn them down I guess it hurts their pride and they start cursing at me like a little child. They are pitiful lol.

Darkness is with in me so accept me as I am. . .

"JUST Say NO!!" SIMPLE as thAT. USE THat delete button!! lol!!

"ONE GOOD THING ABOUT MUSIC WHEN IT HITS YOU........YOU FEEL NO PAIN" *Bob Marley*

Just say no and if they keep bothering you the second time put them on the ignorelist

I do a 2 prong attack 1; see what is in the message, then click on the ignore icon, 2; click the delete icon; simples; then next time they can not get to your message box. most of mine are from senegal and of all of them new ones all senegal are scammers in internet cafes with pre written letters to send to hundreds of people on many many friend web sites on thier computers and they work for someone else. the hint is send me a mail on say? jossynsmile:hotmail.com then i will send you more about me and my photo; well why not a photo here;

Those of you who think of a happy marrage! should stop after your third attempt?