After loosing my husband i joined a penpail site
i finally quit it after being bombarded by scammers
some using same photo as others
my house phone was still active and in my name and one guy looked my number up
his call showed UK number but that was explained to me by a girl i met that told me
"scammers from anywhere can have a friend in another country send a SIMS card like from the US and the number will show as UK"
if u get messages or talk online to anyone here's some hints
1. don't let someone call u baby that's so they don't have to remember who they are talking to at any moment as scammers talk all day
2. don't send photos thru emails as there they can copy and use them to create new profiles
3. don't fall for the i am alone (no parents, spouse died and i have 1 child) A very popular profile
4. learn what country (state) the person is in and ask about it / if it takes time to answer , they are looking it up
5. ask simply "what time is it there now?" and again , know what time it should be and hesitation means they are looking it up
6. when scammers give u a song to listen to as its a favorite , its a way of keeping u busy as another prospect has come online
7. online scammers will not talk on cam
8. don't send money or gifts of any kind
and read the Secret Service warnings or the following put out by NY State
https://dos.ny.gov/news/consumer-alert-new-york-department-states-division-consumer-protection-alerts-new-yorkers-1
https://www.secretservice.gov/investigations/romancescams