When seeking romance on the Internet, you should be aware of the many scammers that are seeking to victimize those looking for love.
A friend of mine recently experienced a scammer’s attempt to get into his wallet. I warned him of the danger, but he wanted his new girl to be real, so he was willing to remain optimistic through the entire process.
Don’t get me wrong, I do not have a problem with optimistic people, especially since I live an optimistic life, even myself.
Through the entire process, my friend would call and ask what I thought of his interactions for that day. I tried not to be too critical of his potential new love, but I frequently cautioned him to look for red flags in her story.
Here is a short list of the Red Flags you should be aware of when seeking a date online:
Many of these red flag items should not be viewed as absolute signals of a fraudulent flirt. But, when red flags start piling up, you should be fully aware of the very real potential of someone trying to scam you.
If you see any of these red flags, but you wish to remain optimistic, figure out what you think the bait-and-hook will be, and then make sure that you don’t fall for it when it comes to you.
If an online lover requires you to spend money or give them money, then you need to notify the dating website where you met this person, so that the dating website can kick that person off the website.
My friend was seeing red flags left and right, and yet he desired to remain positive. I told him what the bait-and-hook would be, and he continued forward optimistically. Then on a lark, he put a sentence from his lover’s first email into Google and discovered a word-for-word documentation of all of the emails he received from his girl on a website called: http://www.RomanceScam.com
My friend did not have to play the game until the bait-and-hook was offered. Instead, he was able to see well ahead of that play that his girl was sending him a series of form letters that she (or he) uses with many potential marks.
Fortunately, my friend was able to see the light before his phony girl got into his wallet. And hopefully, since you have now read this article and you are now aware of what is going on out there in the online dating world, you will not get taken to the cleaners either.
Editor’s Note: This article published here.
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Lance Metzger writes about relationships, offline and online dating. If you liked this article, you can read more Lance Metzger articles at this link. “No Strings Attached” simply means, “Let’s get to know one another before we start making any commitments to one another.” To explore friends with benefits dating, please visit the NSA Dating Site at: http://www.nsadatingsite.com/
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