My advice is very similar ... I have a good friend who has some measure of celebrity and I met the family after that had been achieved .... we became friends through common interests, etc., but she told me once that it was easy to spot someone who just liked them for that reason ... I'm sure it is the same with money ... when you truly care about someone, it shows through in how you are with them, as well as just who you are as an individual ... they'll know you are contacting them with genuine love and care and that it has nothing to do with money!