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anybody know who this guy is?

Somehow, I actually did follow your story. Your girlfriend seems to be behind this from what you have said, in particular the bit about the screen names. I know people who use multiple screen names on the same account and both names will sign on and off basically simultaneously with that program.

If your girlfriend is behind it and her roommate or whomever doesn't realize they are being played, you might want to show your girlfriend this:

http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2007/11/10/news/sj2tn20071110-1111stc_pokin_1.ii1.txt

You can find more details by googling "Megan Meier." The short version of the story is that an overweight, depressed 13 year old girl named Megan was fooled into thinking a cute boy on myspace liked her. This boy told her she was pretty. She ran to her computer every day after school to check what he wrote to her. The "boy" was in fact the parents of one of Megan's friends whom she had a falling out with. After gaining Megan's trust with the fake myspace, they used it to ridicule and torment her. They called her fat, and a slut. Megan hung herself. The courts have yet to do anything about it. Adults should know better. Either way, you should let the roommate know that you found out this guy isn't a real person before they get any more attached. There's the possibility that she knows this and that the joke is on you, but I doubt it. Do the right thing.

-Ado

whoathere said:
I dont want you guys to think I am looking for sympathy or anything else, but when working on this kind of stuff, I can't keep it in because it bothers the crap out of me. So posting in a safe place, such as an online forum, I get it off my chest, without having to worry about it spreading or repercussions or anything like that.

Thanks to everyone who has chimed in or read or anything else.
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No worries, at least not from me. I've been advocating that MacRumors is a love forum. People come here for all sorts of help. I hope the people who commented in your thread have helped you with your problem. Your heart's definitely in the right place.

Keep in mind, the fact that your girlfriend is doing this (but talk to her again, don't assume she is the guilty party) doesn't make her evil. It's probably a maturity issue more than anything else. She couldn't even find a picture of a non-celebrity or make all the pictures on myspace and facebook be of the same person. It's not like she's an evil genious (I hope). But, picking on people is not cool, and it shouldn't be enjoyed. It's kind of sick that someone could take pleasure in it. I doubt your girlfriend understands the possible gravity of the situation. I just hope she gets some sense shocked into her before anything devastating happens. If her roommate is really that unbalanced, you might want to contact someone at your school for professional assistance and guidance. Again, your heart's in the right place.

Best of luck,

Ado
 
Adokimus said:
Somehow, I actually did follow your story. Your girlfriend seems to be behind this from what you have said, in particular the bit about the screen names. I know people who use multiple screen names on the same account and both names will sign on and off basically simultaneously with that program.

If your girlfriend is behind it and her roommate or whomever doesn't realize they are being played, you might want to show your girlfriend this:

http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2007/11/10/news/sj2tn20071110-1111stc_pokin_1.ii1.txt

You can find more details by googling "Megan Meier." The short version of the story is that an overweight, depressed 13 year old girl named Megan was fooled into thinking a cute boy on myspace liked her. This boy told her she was pretty. She ran to her computer every day after school to check what he wrote to her. The "boy" was in fact the parents of one of Megan's friends whom she had a falling out with. After gaining Megan's trust with the fake myspace, they used it to ridicule and torment her. They called her fat, and a slut. Megan hung herself. The courts have yet to do anything about it. Adults should know better. Either way, you should let the roommate know that you found out this guy isn't a real person before they get any more attached. There's the possibility that she knows this and that the joke is on you, but I doubt it. Do the right thing.

-Ado
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I immediately thought of this story-I am still astounded that the police chose not to charge the guy( or more specfiically, the woman)
 
Yea guys, thanks again... this info is what I need to see to keep my going to put an end to all of this.

It is what I was afraid of though ya know... there is no happy ending in this story, if it is made up. Think about it though, how easy is it to play the part of a marine, and with everything being fake, all he has to do is die in Iraq. That's it. The problem that is going to arise due to a not very well thought out plan, is that any soldier that does, has a record. A simple google search would reveal if this person did in fact die on the battlefield.

Another thing that is really weird is that if you google these guys names, you get nothing. I mean, I was nothing in high school, you google my name and you will get results that are actually of me, not just other people. These guys do have distinct names, but nothing on google. Supposedly they are A&F models, both are in the armed forces, I guess, and whatever else... it doesn't add up, ever.

Those stories are so sad, and I've given her a chance to kinda come clean, I mean many chances, and I'm getting nothing. That is the only thing that is making me 2nd guess what I think. I trust her, and I have no reason not too, but all of the evidence is pointing her way, I just wish I could find something solid that proves me wrong.

The picture that I posted towards the end of page 1.. that is the only picture of about 15 between the two of these guys, that I haven't found just from doing simple google searches... this is just really getting on my nerves, and I wish I would have just left it alone, but at the same time, I am so glad I am pursuing this because of what lies beneath. (Excuse that pun there, but its one of my best ever)
 
whoathere said:
Well, I've only begun to piece this together in the three or four days, so for as little of time as I have actually put into it.. I am getting somewhere.

And you are right, this shouldn't really matter...but when I think it involves my girlfriend, whom has told me she wants to spend the rest of her life with me and everything else, I need to know exactly what is going on before I make accusations. That and the fact that if I'm wrong, I'll look like a complete idiot. My main goal in this was to prove my theory wrong, but thats not all what I'm finding... its very frustrating.

here is the pic of this other guy that just popped into the equation.
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That 2nd guy is Chad Michael Murray.
 
jessica. said:
That 2nd guy is Chad Michael Murray.
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I looked through those and didn't find the same picture that I had posted. It could be him, I dont know, but what I need to find is that same picture that I posted, just so I can know for sure that this picture came from the internet, thus pointing to another fake. If you found that actual pic, please post a link.

Thank you for your input.
 
Well, I tried to find some info yesterday when I was at my girlfriends house. She is using my macbook for the time being and she has changed the master password, and has everything locked. She logs out when she walks away from it, or turns on the screen saver, which you have to authenticate before it will let you back to the desktop.

I did, however, find SOME interesting things. First, she had an old laptop that just sucked, which is why I am letting her borrow mine, but before she stopped using the other one, we backed everything up onto one of my externals (off of her old laptop). So I was just browsing around it and would you believe that I found 2 of the pictures that were used in this marines profiles? That may not seem like a big deal, BUT they were the actual images, not ones that were just downloaded from either a facebook or myspace. There are many ways this could have happend, like transfer over IM or email or whatever, but she has no reason to want or need these pictures, or does she?

Another thing that I noticed... we were sitting there watching a movie and my girlfriend was on her laptop, her room mate was on the other couch on hers. It was obvious that they were talking to each other, ie one would stop typing, the other would start right away...then there would be a 10 second pause and they would type some more... it would be obvious to anyone with the least bit of sense. Then all the sudden the room mate says "brad is going to watch 300 now, he said he loves that movie". a few minutes later, they both put their computers away... I am like so lost by this whole thing... I'm starting to think that they are all faking it and know it, but I can't figure out why they would do that... this is nuts.
 
Why don't you just confront her and ask her whats her deal....running around assuming makes an ass out of you and me.

All of this will get you nowhere unless you lay it on the line and tell her whats up.

I'm kinda confused by your story but I think you are trying to find out if your girlfriend is having an online thing right?


Bless
 
not exactly... I'm to the point where I think she is the online thing for these other two girls. I dont want to confront her about it unless I am absolutely sure that I'm right. All arrows are pointing her way right now though.
 
whoathere said:
Well, I tried to find some info yesterday when I was at my girlfriends house. She is using my macbook for the time being and she has changed the master password, and has everything locked. She logs out when she walks away from it, or turns on the screen saver, which you have to authenticate before it will let you back to the desktop.
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Er, it's your laptop, right? Then get it back from her or get her to change the damn password back to one you know. Alternatively, reset the password using the OS X install disk. No way would I let someone change the root password on one of my machines to one I don't know....
 
alFR said:
Er, it's your laptop, right? Then get it back from her or get her to change the damn password back to one you know. Alternatively, reset the password using the OS X install disk. No way would I let someone change the root password on one of my machines to one I don't know....
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I can use the OS X install disk and just go in and change the password, without having the one its currently set to? Interesting if I can.. I'll look into that.

I'm going to talk to her about it tonight though because it's just getting ridiculous and starting to bother me a lot right now.. we'll see if she owns up or not I guess.
 
You can indeed - see here under "resetting the original administrator account password" at the bottom of the page.
 
whoathere said:
I can use the OS X install disk and just go in and change the password, without having the one its currently set to? Interesting if I can.. I'll look into that.

I'm going to talk to her about it tonight though because it's just getting ridiculous and starting to bother me a lot right now.. we'll see if she owns up or not I guess.
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You're doing it wrong.

First, you should always enable the root account so you have a back door into your system. Otherwise, assume that YOU have an account on the machine separate from hers, and yours is also an administrative account, so you can install apps, use 'sudo', etc. First thing you need to do is find an excuse to set up an account on the machine for yourself, with administrative privileges.

Next, install this: http://www.campsoftware.com/products/ksr_faq.htm the tricky part is that you'll need access to her account to set it as a startup item (hidden). Be sure to rename the app as described in the faq I linked above.

PRACTICE WITH IT on your own account first, so you don't make a mistake and spoil your game! Pay the registration fee and register it for her account so that it won't beep periodically and attract attention.

Then, use your account to retrieve the logfiles, and you'll have the answers to all your questions.

For anyone who thinks this is an invasion of privacy, the original poster claimed that it is HIS machine. Therefore, he can do as he damn well pleases with it. If she's doing something wrong, there's nothing wrong with finding out and catching her (your own little version of 'Cheaters').
 
keysersoze said:
So when you find out your girlfriend is a conniving sneak, are you going to dump her?
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Get the mac back, wait for her to go out, put all her shiat outside and change the locks (if she's at your place).

Is the girl she's scamming hot? Once you're the hero for revealing the truth and dumping the scammer..... :D
 
So I had a buddy over last night... and this was kind of the icing on the cake for me. He is my best friend and I was just kind of showing him everything and he told me that I have way more than enough proof to confront her about it, which I knew but it's still going to be rough. Anyway, I'm showing him pictures of these people that are "friends" of the known fakes on facebook. One is a picture of a guy named "Lane". Right away my buddy says "Dude, thats Alex Gonzalez. He used to play for the cubs." I seriously was shocked that he figured that out instantly, but sure enough, I found the pic (it's attached)

Here's the rundown of what I have so far:

"Matt" - either pictures of Gaspard Ulliel, or SGT Todd Adkins USMC
"Brad" - Nothing on him yet, only known pics to follow
"Lane" - Alex Gonzalez, former Cub(pic attached)
 

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OK, here's the rundown on the last piece of the puzzle... the one that has kept me hesitant to say anything... "Brad". I'm attaching all pictures that I have that were used as his photos at one time or another. If you have any idea who any of them are, please let me know. Not that it really matters, but the more proof, the better.

I forgot to mention that there is one pic that we did find, but it doesn't really count because its the one of the drunk that is passed out with the trophies and beer cans stacked on top of him.
 

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mate, you don't need to know where anymore photos came from. you're already pretty sure your girlfriend is playing a dirty game with her friend.
 
Your girlfriend is crazy. Get away, fast.

IN FACT. How do you even know she's your girlfriend? Maybe she made herself up...:rolleyes:
 
Ha, ya thats true though. The only reason that this really bothers me is that I think I'm just part of her game, and I have no idea why.
 
I could swear this one

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is Julian McMahon from "Nip/Tuck". I'd recognize those abs anywhere!

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