Members Robbieswan and MrsRobbieswan

[ringi]

Maybe https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/very-sad-news-of-our-friend-robbieswan.130597/ should also be removed.

Should all the threads be removed where they talk about "medical issues" that are just not normal for someone with diabetes, as the threads can still be found from google and are likely to make people think they can't control diabetes. I stopped responding to them, as their postings just did not match what I would expect, however, I assumed it was just my limited understanding.

It there a way for the "IT People" to "kick" google, so google remove cached copies of pages?

I assume they have been reported to the police.

 

[lovinglife]

I don't post on here very often but I do catch up with the forum most nights and I must say I'm totally shocked by this tonight! I really don't get it. I'm another one who was taken in by it all. Although any posts I recall Mrs R insisted she didn't want any money. In fact she was going to donate payment from BBC to charity if I remember correctly? I can't figure out what she has gained. It's all very sick. Well done to the Mods and to everyone else who was "on the ball"

It's the attention- I suppose it's an illness of sorts, or they are playing the long game - no I don't need money, please give to charity etc etc - a few months in "oh if you insist- it will help with travel expenses to see sick daughter" etc etc

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Excellent work on weeding out this alleged scammer DKUK staff,

Something did not ring true with the pair's thread postings to me.

 

[Billy7764]

I was totally taken in, can't believe people would do something like this. Far to trusting. I feel a bit foolish now.

 

[Simon84]

I was totally taken in, can't believe people would do something like this. Far to trusting. I feel a bit foolish now.

Don't feel foolish,trolls can be very convincing as I imagine they spend hundreds of hours perfecting their so called 'Art'...The only thing your guilty of is having a heart which ain't a crime!

 

[Mr_Pot]

I was taken in by the original robbieswan posts but as time went on it was a case of "if it seems to be too bad to be true it probably isn't".

 

[JoeT1]

Morons.

 

[AdamJames]

I was totally taken in, can't believe people would do something like this. Far to trusting. I feel a bit foolish now.

Don't feel foolish. Better to have a heart and give people the benefit of the doubt than to be cynical. I was totally, 100% taken in by it and I don't feel foolish at all.

The real challenge is trying to learn from it without becoming a cynical miserable human being!

 

[Salvia]

Like many others, I was completely taken in by it all, and now also feel a bit silly - but mainly feel hurt at the wholly cynical attitude of some people. I wasn't suspicious at all until money started to be mentioned right at the end.

Trying to take some positive from the situation, I think we can all take something useful from what we have learnt. I have never had experience of anything like this before; closest has been dodgy phone calls, but as I always put the phone down right smartly, it doesn't get beyond the dubious intros.

A few people here have explained their previous experiences, which caused them to hesitate, and re-think, what was being said. That is a valuable lesson that I shall take from all this - to analyse what is being said/is going on, and question whether there is the full ring of truth about it all - or not. And to take great care -

 

[Jo123]

I actually reported him right at the beginning of November and didn't engage from that date.
Two reasons, firstly I've been conned by a client at work, our team gave lots of time and money to this woman who was supposed to be dying of cancer, fortunately she wasn't and when it came to it she didn't take the money and it was donated to charity. But it created a lot of ill feeling at the time. When money got mentioned quite early on it sent warning signals.
Secondly having been in hospital recently and been transferred from an NHS to private hospital, the logistics of how he ended up in a private hospital as an emergency were totally incorrect.
I have been feeling a horrible person for being so suspicious but ultimately I am thrilled to have been proved correct rather than someone having died.

 

[Rachox]

I was another gullible one Taken in hook, line and sinker. I still don’t really understand what he/she/they wanted to achieve by the apparent deceit?

 

[Pipp]

I cannot emphasise enough the importance of this message:

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/personal-safety-and-security-when-using-the-forum.132032/

I hope everyone keeps it at the forefront of their mind in any online communications.

To those who feel gullible, or foolish, I would say please do not feel bad. So many of the members here have displayed such kindness and empathy to someone they believed to be in need. You should feel proud of that.

 

[Ambersilva]

I do know that a certain individual who is obsessed with this site does boast on their own site that they have in the past assumed identities on here. I am not a member of the other site neither do I post on it.

Regarding Mr and Mrs R, I did see through the image of purported daughter's appendectomy.

 

[DCUKMod]

We all have our views and feelings about what might or might not have happened, but can we just keep the speculation in check, ladies and gents, please.

 

[Pipp]

I do know that a certain individual who is obsessed with this site does boast on their own site that they have in the past assumed identities on here. I am not a member of the other site neither do I post on it.

Regarding Mr and Mrs R, I did see through the image of purported daughter's appendectomy.

This is the sort of activity that needs to be reported, @Ambersilva . How else can we action it otherwise?
The report button or a PM to mods, or an email to [email protected] is what we need. We cannot act on speculation.

 

[Circuspony]

I've been saying to my OH for weeks that they were trolls. The stories got more and more ridiculous. Such a shame when this is a helpful forum with so many considerate members.

 

[LouWilk059]

I think many of us will have had our faith in human nature dented by this.

I'm starting a fund to help all those affected.

Anyone interested please PM me and I'll give you my Paypal details for donations.

Why would you need money? That's ringing a warning alarm for me. Maybe I'm cynical because I worked for Justice, but isn't this post about someone banned because they're scamming people on this site?

 

[LouWilk059]

Why would you need money? That's ringing a warning alarm for me. Maybe I'm cynical because I worked for Justice, but isn't this post about someone banned because they're scamming people on this site?

Sorry, I thought you were serious (I saw no indication it was a joke)

 

[Simon84]

Why would you need money? That's ringing a warning alarm for me. Maybe I'm cynical because I worked for Justice, but isn't this post about someone banned because they're scamming people on this site?

Sure Adam said it in jest to be fair

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Why would you need money? That's ringing a warning alarm for me

Checking for gullibilty...