Old Man, I Love You

A public tally of the romance-scam "trawls" aimed at older men — "Old man, can I marry you? I like you for a long time. Come on to my pro-f-i-le" — how many men bite, and how long the platforms leave the bait in the water after it's reported.

5trawls tracked
5still live right now
0still live 7+ days after being reported

The Leaderboard — Threads

AccountPostedLikesBitesSerious bitesStatusDays alive after report
@opheliawhite952 Likely Trawl
Variant: 'Old man, getting married is a matter of two people. I need you. Will you marry me?'
2025-12-17 215 100 0 Still Live 308
@_rosie.rouge Confirmed Trawl
Exact caption + 'pro-f-i-le'. Near-identical photo/caption to @_aria.velvet, 7 minutes apart.
2026-03-17 6 1 0 Still Live 218
@_aria.velvet Confirmed Trawl
Exact caption + 'pro-f-i-le'. Photo/caption cluster with @_rosie.rouge.
2026-03-17 3 — 0 Still Live 218
@yasmitazelayavaneesya Confirmed Trawl
Exact caption: 'Old man, can I marry you? I like you for a long time'
2026-10-07 0 — 0 Still Live 14

Spotted in the Wild — Nextdoor, Facebook & beyond

PlatformAccountWhereSpottedBitesStatus
Nextdoor Jennifer Roberts Milan, New Orleans, LA 2026-10-21 — Still Live