Scammers Abound, but they are Easy to Avoid
Tricksters dot the landscape of online dating. Whether it is on a free online dating service or a fee based dating site such as Dating Direct or UK Dating, you could be confronted with a scammer, but there are warning signs that makes it easy to avoid these unscrupulous participants.
Perfect people with perfect faces do not exist and if you encounter a profile that looks too good to be true you might very well be talking to a scammer. Criminals are great at creating the classic perfect profiles, be they acclaimed writers with fit bodies or foreigners in need of aid, assistance and love. Stock photography pops up every now and again and more often than not you can catch out a scammer by looking for differences between the picture and the profile details.
Anyone on a dating site that appears to move too quickly should be treated with caution. There is a natural progression to any relationship and that includes those that start on a dating website. If your potential date claims to have fallen madly in love with your picture you may want to think twice, if it is a bona fide profile you may be dealing with someone who is undesirable anyway.
Money. As obvious as this is, if you are asked for money on an online dating website you should under no circumstances hand out cash and should stop the conversation there and then. In addition, if you are asked for personal information such as bank details or any other confidential data report the profile to the system administrator.
Online dating is a satisfying experience and there is no reason for scammers to ruin it for you, just be aware of the obvious.
