Safety Tips for Online Dating

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To protect yourself in the online dating world- here are some great tips from the experts; 

Some Rules to the ‘Online’ Dating Pool

  • “If you receive a message saying something like this: ‘My friend saw you over my shoulder. He thinks you’re beautiful. I’ve found my girlfriend and am closing my account. Send me your email so he can contact you—SCAM.
  • If you start telling me about your cancer-ridden brother and how you don’t really live in X state—SCAM.
  • If they list their education and profession, and change it the next day— SCAM
  • If they have higher education (i.e., Ph.D. or master’s degree), look closely and realize it is probably a scam, so pay attention. 
  • If your phone number is one of those weird 1+… outside the country or state— SCAM
  • If anyone ever insinuates or asks you for money of any kind, including buying his kid a cell phone, etc. —SCAM
  • If anyone brags they can buy you the world (or build you a really nice closet)— SCAM.
  • If they tell you tales of woe and how you can help them—SCAM
  • If you don’t have a profile picture, WARNING the person is probably hiding from his/her wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend. Don’t let lame excuses work, such as: I want to maintain my privacy. Yeah, I bet you do.
  • Even if the person has a profile picture, but he/she wants to only meet you for lunch and never invites you out on the weekend—he/she is married.
  • If he/she tells you some lame story about living with his/her grandma who got upset when he got stalked—liar and this person is married or in a relationship.
  • If he/she only calls you during the day—the person is married.
  • If he/she uses WhatsApp vs. regular texting—the person is married.
  • If he/she asks you for money, say NO! Real men don’t ask women for money. And women don’t ask for money when they don’t know you. 
  • If he/she never invites you to his/her house—the person is married.
  • If you can’t call him/her and reach him/her and he/she can only call you—this person is married.
  • If he/she won’t give you his/her address—this person is married.
  • If he/she won’t stay the night—this person is married.”

 Candy Annaud, Author of ‘Love in the Time of Corona’.

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