Lately, the world over and with forums around on almost every specialty one can think of, the tendencies began when guys (the usual and most scheming of the culprits

) began hiding behind their nicks and picture animated avatars to delude and deceive their real cowardice being a man... hence, it was easier to let the other side think, the femininity field is equally involved so, they are just like us... CROOKS as well...
But there are women without question that lives by poor upbringing and unsocialized behaviors in society however, the balance is as always... utterly minute and rare to find women getting involved on Internet dealing to deceive... yes, in chat rooms to strike a mate to bed is more likely but not on to the money side...
Thats where the distinction steps in where men are as good as filling the stats with almost 99% out there being the real evils on deception.
From hiding behind feminine pictures to avatars (well, you do get alot of these guys too who are
"QUEERS" by physical definition as well), their posts and mannerisms in replies submitted and with the style used can also be detected with the words applied and women talk differently too.
From that to the names ... this is where it all lies... giving the impression that a women are the key handle
YOU thought you were dealing with. There is the common attitude, for men to feel somewhat more forgiving and passionate to the opposite gender and this is the crux of the Internet deception.
You may be just another simple Simon that fell easily for it...
Here, in your case... you might have all along thought you were dealing with Maria... its just a name, yes, a woman who had somehow exchanged mails with you but you are not 100% certain she is a person who has not gone thru a sex manipulated exchange did you or is actually, another Brutus who likes to dress and dance or swig like a fagot thinking he can talk & sing as good as Britney or Madonna...
Well... the tell tale signs are much too obvious here as well... this Maria is manipulating your situation... a hopeless one at best with time and a
"GOTTCHA" without you thinking or suspecting thus far (another sordid fool) who knows little about women... you fell for it coz here is a dummy one can can see, have shown patience only given to real "women" with tolerance to withstand this long... it's a thrill to have you at the tip of her fingernails....: oops,
his fat, filthy fingerrrR!!!

Well,
DON'T be FOOLED when you have to exchange with a feminine name or picture until you either have seen the "creep", yes real women can be creeps too or, you do after all knew the person personally in real life outside the Net.
YB.