Would You

[losingravity]

Would you ever consider meeting up with someone you have talked with on an internet site.

For this young lady it was to be fatal

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/ 1095990_murdered_mum_given_extra_security



http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/ 1095976_facebook_fugitives_car_found_

[fofospearjig]

I met my boyfriend online.
That could just as easily happen with someone you meet in a pub, a club, church, whilst out shopping! Anywhere.

[daniela31]

There are too many people pretending to be someone they are not these days. It can become quite scary. You have to beware in all walks of life, not just on the net.
:-(

[redcrx]

i met my fella online.
She could have met him anywhere, at work, in a bar, anywhere.

I hope they find him soon

[smudge]

No, not that I need to!

Having said that, I can understand why some people would want to - but the internet can be a very dangerous place....

[Bbbananas]

I first got talking to my BF on the internet - not Facebook (or Answerbank I hasten to add !). Obviously it's a risk - but so is meeting anyone these days.

First meeting I was very careful - kept to public places, told friends where I was, (phone updates in the ladies loo). Unfortunately there are maniacs & potential murderers in all walks of life - not just on the internet.

Sense is the key.

[Barmaid]

I've met quite a few people off dating sites. But if you employ a bit of common sense it helps protect you. The internet is no more full of weirdos than real life. In fact one of the WORST experiences I have ever had was with a man who I met through a friend of mine.

[McMouse]

It's dodgy enough talking on-line.

[smudge]

Yeah, that's why I said " I can see why some people would want to".

Common sense certainly is the key salla & Barmaid, on & off the internet!

It's just a shame that there are so many gullible & velnerable young girls & boys out there, who may pretend they are older, just to to find 'love'.....then again their parents should be more aware of what they get up to - not always easy....

[dot.hawkes]

I have read the article but it doesn't actually say she met him online, it says she joined dating sites, and so did he, and he made contacts thru the sites, but it does not say they met on one, he lived 500 yards from her

[losingravity]

noknow ( what are you doing thursday gravy )
Please do not get me mixed up with the bisto boy

Dot , When it first came on the news they said he had met her on fakebook

[losingravity]

Murder Hunt For Facebook Fugitive
10:31am UK, Tuesday February 10, 2009

Police are hunting a man who arranges dates with women on Facebook after the burned body of a young mum was found in her home.

[losingravity]

10 Feb 2009 ... Police are hunting a man who arranges dates with women on ... whose charred remains were discovered in Blackfriars, Salford. ... Detective Superintendent Pete Jackson said: "We are investigating the horrible murder of a young mum, ... He met her on Facebook,