Years ago, I received a "mis-sent" message in a hotmail account. The person presented herself as a female Canadian High School student and complained that I didn't meet her as promised.
I responded that she had the wrong person, that I was an adult and an Air Force Sergeant. "She" wrote back and apologized and commented about how "exciting" I sounded.
This had already seemed a bit creepy. I responded that I was a old married man and there was nothing particularly glamorous about my life. I also warned "her" that communication with strangers was very dangerous and she had better be cautious and I hoped her parents were reading these messages.
"Her" response seemed very odd. It was written like an adult posing as a child, but too professional. It almost sounded like I passed some sort of test.
To this day I wonder if it might have been a trap by a police agency.
Had something similar happen back when I first sarted using ICQ in 1995.
Had someone claiming to be a 15 year old girl in Canada beep me.
Said some bizarre stuff in a similar vein.
I queried ‘her’ about her school grades, told ‘her’ to work hard in school.
I sounded very fatherly and ‘boring’ I was told.
And that was that... now you have me wondering.
I haven’t used ICQ in years.
“To this day I wonder if it might have been a trap by a police agency.”
Or some bald fat guy trying to scam you. “I’d love to meet you, but I don’t have any money for an airplane ticket...” My lonely single brother-in-law falls for those, and it breaks his heart every time. You would think he would learn!?
Or - it might have been your wife! Hmmm. Ya never know! (Well, I know MY wife would never do that. Would she??!!) Kidding aside, trust IS something that some married couples can count on. It sounds like you would fall into that category based on your response to the “16 year old girl”.