Unbelievable? I have read countless stories online (and from acquaintances) who have met boys in Thailand, the Phillipines, Brazil, Morocco etc and exchange email addresses or phone numbers. Things start out ok then come the requests for money. Medical emergencies, educational expenses, poor parents, dying grandparents, the rice paddy up north has flooded. The list is by no means exhaustive. I have sympathy for Olddaddy but his situation is just a variation of a theme.