Could this be an elaborate scam?
About a month ago I messaged with an SB on SA. We’re both in the Bay Area and things were going well when she just ghosted out of the blue. We hadn’t even discussed the arrangement yet and had sent maybe 4 messages back and forth just chatting.
I would sometimes look at her profile and see that she hadn’t logged in for days, so I naturally thought she found someone and didn’t see the need to let me know. All good, no problem, a little impolite but not out of the ordinary.
Then a couple of days ago I saw she was active and reached out again. She was super enthusiastic and we discussed the arrangement, everything seemed to align so yesterday we had a m&g in the afternoon, platonic, which also went really well.
In the evening we spent about 2 hours chatting and joking around. Nothing naughty, and she mentioned she was looking forward to our first date. She was getting ready to go out with a female friend and texting would sometimes pause for a while, I assumed because she was busy, and then she said brb… and that’s the last I’ve heard from her in about 24 hours.
The last message I sent was a joke making light of her disappearing act and because we were on Signal I can see that she never read it. I checked SA and she hasn’t logged in since right after our m&g.
I’m not quite sure what to make of this and am honestly a little worried, but I’m from a country where elaborate scams often involve putting the victim in a state of heightened anxiety so I’m also a bit skeptical.
Some of the possible scenarios I can imagine:
- She met someone and did the ghosting thing again.
- She lost her phone and doesn’t have access to messaging.
- Something bad happened (which is why I’m worried)
- This is all a setup and she’s going to emerge with a story of how she met a Nigerian prince and needs money for something.
I’m relatively new and inexperienced as an SD so looking for your wisdom. Has anyone seen this type of pattern before?
My plan is to wait 24 hours before pinging her just to see if she’s okay.