I’ m not who you THINK I AM

Sat on the sofa one day, my phone pinged.

I love you, the message read. I want to have kids with you.

While words like these would make most women’s hearts skip a beat, my heart recoiled in horror.

I didn’t know this man - had never met him in my life!

Yet he seemed to know all about me - at least who he believed was me...

This wasn’t the first time I’d received a message like this, and by now, in early 2019, I knew exactly how to respond.

I’m really sorry, but I’m not who you think I am, I replied as politely as I could. I’m afraid you’ve been scammed.

You see, for the