Man Says People 'Don't Realize How Difficult' His Unusual Job Is: 'Didn't Get a Single Day Off in 4 Weeks' (Exclusive) Kevin O'Connor spends four weeks at a time working on an offshore oil rig.

Over on Reddit, people who have worked on offshore oil rigs discussed how different they can be depending on where in the world they are and the regulations they have to abide by.

Offshore oil rigs are like small towns out on the water. Here's how many people you can expect to find out there, and how long they stay before a break.

You want to meet in person, but they can’t because they are in the military, working on an offshore oil rig, or living in another country. They pressure you to make fast decisions.

The suspect claimed he owned an oil rig in the Middle East but urgently needed money, police said, and the suspect promised to repay the victim and eventually meet in person.

Multiple fire crews are responding to a reported oil rig fire with possible injuries in Grady County, east of the town of Bradley.

She was told this person was working on an oil rig in the North Sea and was asked to buy Steam gift cards to allow them to keep talking. These cards are typically used for buying video games.

In addition to "classic" scenarios like military scams and oil rig scams, there's another to look out for: "pig butchering," a cryptocurrency investment scam.

8 Lines Romance Scammers Will Use to Woo You "Someone close to me is sick or hurt," "I'm on an oil rig," and other lies that scammers use to reel you in.

A 68-year-old Long Island widow was scammed out of nearly $3 million by a phony paramour posing as a British Petroleum contractor, according to court documents.