MEMBERS' DATING ADVICE & SAFETY TIPS (1,400+)
Dating can be tricky, but help is here. Explore real advice and lessons shared by fellow members to make your experience safer and more fun.
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Personal experience on identifying scammersI have been on dating sites for several years and can pick out a scammer with their first email. 1. They are handsome, but not their real picture. 2. They want to email you ... For detail, click here.
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Protect yourself: reverse image search for safe online datingOnline dating can be a fun and convenient way to meet new people and find romance. However, it also comes with some risks, such as falling victim to scams or violence perpetra ... For detail, click here.
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10 Clues for spotting a scammerOnline dating is a convenient way for busy people to meet other people. However, the virtual community is no safer than the real world. Online dating allows anonymity and ther ... For detail, click here.
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Recognize scammer languageWe all have heard many times to not give out your personal information to strangers, especially bank accounts, credit cards, etc. However, we don't read as often about what th ... For detail, click here.
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Tips for spotting scammersScammers will target date sites for vulnerable lonely people and also target any harvested email they cam. 1. Be assured anyone who immediately leaves their email a ... For detail, click here.
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Best practice here is to request that they post photos and become photo verified by this site.There are specific things you can look for when someone contacts you for the first time on this website. First, scammers are creatures of habit. They tend ... For detail, click here.
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How to spot a scammer by the way he typesScammers are oftentimes located in other countries and English is not their first language. Here are a few mistakes these scammers always seem to make. 1. Starting a sentence ... For detail, click here.
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Scammers ask for your phone number and/or email right away. Plus 6 more tips.I have been in romance scams for several years. It seems I can now recognize common characteristics of scammers. 1. Most are widowed with one child. 2. Most are from another ... For detail, click here.
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11 Red flags during communicationThese are red flags during communication with others online: 1) "Construction / Power Plant / Generator / Transformer Engineers…" 2) "Out of the Country…" 3) Misspe ... For detail, click here.
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5 Tips to identify a scammer profileThe profile is exactly how these scammers work: 1. Only one photo of a very handsome high-end-looking man, exported from Facebook, etc. 2. The flowery language that no Ameri ... For detail, click here.
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9 Red flags to identify a scammerSo here you are texting a great (so you think) guy. He is from another country. Red Flag. He can't meet you for coffee as he promised because suddenly he has to leave ... For detail, click here.
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9 Similarities of scammersFrom a woman's point of view: They post themselves as widows. They claim to be art dealers, engineers, etc. They will say they are from the place they posted (e.g., Bever ... For detail, click here.
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Ask for a recent photo with face to avoid being scammedI recently read about a group in Nigeria trolling online dating sites and then pretending to be Americans looking for love. After you develop a relationship with them, they sa ... For detail, click here.
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Don't be scammedWe all know that we should not give our addresses to people whom we have spoken to on the site, but does everyone know the full extent of the risks we take by doing so? Many ... For detail, click here.
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Don't reveal kids' photos to scammersDating online can be just as hard as in person, for single parents. After weeks or even months of communicating online, you may feel you know this person. He/she may profess h ... For detail, click here.
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Get a photo to spot a scammerBefore becoming attached to anyone, male or female, have them send you photos of themselves. When you get that photo, upload it or as many as you can get through an image scan ... For detail, click here.
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How can we trap and identify real scammers?1. Search their profile photos on Google. Scammers often impersonate military men. I met one scammer who used REAL Sergeant Major Stuart R. James. Mr. James has been Retired f ... For detail, click here.
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How to avoid scammersBeware of people who say they have a high education degree but then cannot spell or do not use correct grammar. (I had one who contacted me claiming to have a Master's Degree ... For detail, click here.
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How to judge a scammer by photos?Especially since you are now on a dating site, especially for someone with your kind of "handicap," do NOT settle. Scammers often have only one picture. Sometimes it's obvious ... For detail, click here.
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If some members want you to handle money for them while they are awayProtect yourself. Don't deal with anyone that is out of the country. Do not give ANY personal information to anyone you never met. If they tell you they love you and you ... For detail, click here.