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Old Dec 30, 2023, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by seesaw View Post
It's in the language too. "Hello dear" isn't because it's a term of endearment. It's a calling card of a non English speaking scammer. I use different online platforms for client acquisition, and these are some of the trademarks of a scammer. Someone once explained to me it's because translating the opening of a traditional letter "Dear soandso" doesn't translate properly in other languages- not the words but the convention. So rather than say "Hi soandso" they say "hello dear". Also thinks "hello dear soandso".

Please don't mistake this in anyway as criticizing those learning English or for whom English isn't the first language. I'm just speaking to signs of the scammer.

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Thats interesting! Not something that would have occurred to me. Truly lost in translation! And here we think it appears suave and debonair and romantic, whereas if one were to hear it in person, the false tone might be more apparent.