Is This A Scam

[robotech]

Instagram friends. ive been added by an american on instagram. he was very friendly . and seemed very plausable. im new to instagram and tik tok etc. only ever using facebook. when i asked the american what his facebook page was he said he did,nt use it.? which seemed strange as he was on instagram and hangouts. he pestered me to join emails and hangouts. so i did. then he started to tell his life story which seemed very sad. after a few days we got very friendly. then out of the blue he tells me he wants to retire. but he needs my help he wants me help. to send a letter to the Army General PARKER PORTER. or he i will be sent on a deadly mission from which he wont come back. what do you think i should do.

[Jackdaw33]

This is bizarre. Scam or not, just walk away.

[jno]

sounds fake but as Jackdaw says, it doesn't matter: if people ask you to do things you aren't sure of, don't do it.

[Mozz71]

If you have to ask yourself "Is this a scam?" chances are it is. Walk away.

[Jackdaw33]

The more I think about it, the more absurd it becomes. A letter from across the Atlantic to an army general or he will be sent on a deadly mission? Pull the other one! Just wait for the bit where he asks for your bank details on some pretext.

[emmie]

drop him like a red hot brick, no good will come of this im sure, its a scam of some sort.

[Hopkirk]

Scam,scam,scam.

He's probably in Nigeria.

[murraymints]

he'll need a $1 000, 000 ransom paying to free him from the clutches of an evil dictatorship that has frozen his assets ! get rid NOW !

[dannyk13]

Cease correpondence with this person immediately.

[Peter Pedant]

go on the deadly mission of course
can i come as a geriatric girl friday or someone ?

[Patsy33]

Definitely a scam!
Delete...

[davebro]

This should be in "Jokes". Walk away - fast!

[Peter Pedant]

ask yourself if this is a scam
no - ask yourself if this is a wind-up
(yes)
deadly mission is a give away

does it involve novichok ? I am your man - I used to work at Englands deadly virus warfare lab ( top secret!)

[johnk]

Surely you're not going to fall for that, let him find another mug!

[Gizmonster]

Why don't I ever get these (it's a scam by the way).
I love playing along with them and winding them up .... you'll probably reach a point where he'll end up asking you for money. It'll probably be a relatively small amount at first and then things will escalate from thereon in.

I'd be playing along and probably ask him to send me a few quid first, because my bank account has extra layers of security imposed by the bank to protect my HUGE stash, so any payments made, can only be paid to someone who has previously paid me ..... pass them along to me ..... I'll sort 'em out lol.

[curlygirlies]

google Parker Porter. The question is a wind up.

[roopower]

He'll be asking for money next. If someone wants to be added to my freiends or starts following me, I block as soon as possible. I only want people I know as my friends.

[Farquaad]

Yeah, it definitely sounds like a scam. He will probably ask you to send him money. I suggest you block them