How often does this happen

So I’ve been talking to girl online and she was saying her data was about to run out. So she asked if I could send her money to help her so we could still talk. She does actually seem more legit than the other scammers I have gotten messages from. But I don’t know what to do. It’s not a lot of money and right now that’s all she’s asking for. Do I just suck it up and take the risk since I feel like there might be something there or is that risk too big?

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FaeLuna · 31-35, F

Definitely sounds like a scam to me. I've never heard of a person genuinely running out of data and requesting money to keep it going, but I've heard of hundreds, if not thousands, of people who have been ripped off by this exact scenario.

My best advice is to tell her you wish you could help, but you don't have money to spare, and that when she has the money for data, you'll be glad to keep up the conversation then. If she still seems genuine about that, and agrees to wait, then she's real. If she gets mad about it or just ignores you, she's a scammer.