Hi All, I would like to know if any members have been caught in a scam as its happened to me twice in 2 weeks also ive been very open and honest and now i find it hard to trust anybody at the moment because these scammers wanted money from me , i would appreciate some help and advise as what todo next time this happens also has any members been caught out to .

Block 'em and forget 'em! Simple as that.

Please report these profiles. You can use the button located under the email or there is a button on the members main profile (to the right of the main picture)

We do not tolerate scammers, but we need them reported to us.

Kim
Site Moderating Team

Stop the scammers yourself by never, ever giving money to anyone!

(and report them)

sure

happens every day

caveat emptor

and don't give away the farm to the first person that smiles at you and tells you what you want to hear

as others have said (good advice as well)..Do NOT give them money, block them and do not go straight into yahoo IM or other IMs. We have no control in those IMs.

Thanks very much for your reply,s yet there must be honest people out there as i think its a good site yet i will be on my guard from now on yet its upsetting as why people have to lie .

Never give out any information. Never download anything from people you don't know. Never ever give out money. Did I mention NEVER give out personal information to people you don't know? Never.

Never give out any information. Never download anything from people you don't know. Never ever give out money. Did I mention NEVER give out personal information to people you don't know? Never.

Don't give out money!

its no different on the internet than real life .. Its simple don't trust anyone or do anything for anyone you don't know well enough to do so... And if we've never met in person..you'd have to be an idiot to ask me for anything or think I'm one...its common sense to make people earn your trust respect and then assistance reserved for friends and family...
I allways find it hard to beleivepeople fall for this crap... They're playing on emotions and hoping your either too dumb or to emotionally manipulated to see the obvious.....

its nice talking w people on here but if I had a friend I've talked tor years on here and never met in person or moved our friendship into the real world..that's noone that has any business askin me for jack

Ask them for their bank account information.

I am have been very very lucky I think it is my location I have never ever been contacted by a scammer. I have never been asked for money..

I think I would turn the tables on them and as they were leading up to it I would tell them this long sob story and let them knwo I am counting on them to help me out...

Hi Guys ive just had someome contact me again same story saying there from a royal family from Nigeria ,ive just blocked them why me same crap as these people are wasters .

What follows is a little long, but should answer your questions.



Dating Sites & Scam

Unfortunately, the internet is full of scammers. Most dating sites are full of them, and many sites don't bother to get rid of scammers - because scammers look good... scammers use model photos, have nice profiles, and that attracts more members. Scores of suspicious profiles are deleted each day, however, scammers are good at what they do and some slip through the scam screens. You can help by reporting them to site moderators, so they can be removed.

Current scams:
Scammer needs money for bus fare or gas to travel to meet you.
Scammer may exchange emails with you for days or much longer, you may talk on the phone, until the two of you decide to meet. The scammer cannot afford it, but offers to drive to meet you (or take a plane or bus), and requests money to help pay for this.
After you send the money, you never hear from them again - or you receive ongoing excuses to delay the trip and more requests for money.
Scammer has a hard luck story and asks for your help.
Scammer is sick or has a sick parent or child, or is stuck in a country (Nigeria or Russia usually) and they need your help. Their money, credit card, and ID has been lost or stolen and they have been arrested and need to pay a lawyer so they will be allowed to leave the country. Or they got injured and are in the hospital but can't get treated without money. They are very good at making you feel sorry for them. You may feel inclined to help them and send them money. After all, you have been led to believe this is your future spouse. This is a scam!
Scammer says he/she is starting a charity and needs your donations.
This is a scam! Real charitable organizations do not use dating services to get donations! Think about it!
Scammer offers you money.
Scammer is planning to visit your city or country and wants to send money ahead for use while there. They are going to 'trust' you to cash the checks for them. They may want you to buy something with the money and send to them - or their trip falls through and they ask you to send the money back.
Scammer sends you counterfeit cashiers checks and you end up losing the money you sent to them. Not only that, but you may be found guilty of cashing bogus checks.
Another scenario is that the scammer finds out that you have a need for money and loans you a large amount with cashiers checks. You may be threatened when you are not able to pay it back right away.
Scammer pushes you for your email address, phone number, or other personal information early-on
They may use the excuse that they cannot upload a photo to the site but want to email you some photos. Facts: If they can email a photo to you, they can email a photo to the site to be added to their profile for free.
The scammer is creating email address lists which will be sold worldwide and used for all sorts of purposes.

They may give you their email address and ask you to send photos to them of you and your family. If you do, they will have your email address and also your photos to use to convince other victims that they are 'real'. You may not get a further response because they have what they want from you.

Warning Signs to watch for:

•Scammers use photos of models from modeling sites or from magazines.
•Scammers often ask for your email address right away, or give you theirs. They want to communicate off site as soon as possible. Beware they may be building email lists.
•The member has a hard luck story, they make you feel sorry for them, and they ask for help or money, or get you to offer it because you are 'such a nice person'.
•The member offers you money. They will do this to gain your trust. They will send counterfeit cashiers checks which will eventually bounce at your bank and get you into trouble.
•The member is from your country but travels for their job (working an oil rig, buying antiques, etc.). They have lost their ID and money and have been arrested or injured and urgently need money to get back home.
•The member is from Africa (especially Nigeria). There are large banks of computers with people paid to sit at the computer all day and scam innocent hard working people. It is a $100 million dollar business!! Africa is not within the site membership area, but sometimes they slip through registration.

Report Them!

•The member is from Russia or Ukraine. There are agencies who enter large numbers of fake profiles on dating sites. They use good looking pictures of women to scam lovesick men into sending them money to come to their country or to help them with their personal or family problems. The scam could also include credit card fraud, excessive charges to an affiliated travel company, etc. The photo is a fake and is not the person you are writing to. The girls are not real and you will never see the person you are writing to. Russia and Ukraine etc. are not within the site membership area, but sometimes they slip through registration.
Report Them!
•The member speaks or writes in very broken English. A lot of scammers will run their profiles through automated translators, and their profiles and emails will sound very strange:

EXAMPLE:
"I rather nice girl. At me brown eyes, light hair. My growth of 170 centimeters. I like to carry sexual frank linen of a house. As I very strictly look at work. I like to vary. I can be strict, impudent as I can be very gentle and tender. I view your structure on this site and find it good"

EXAMPLE:
"i am an humble and god fearing man and am soughting for a woman that can really makes me go distance.And she needs be ready to cope with me asap."

EXAMPLE:
"About itself I never thought that appearance of the person has the big value. I can tell about myself only that I attractive. For me the most important in the person - soul. I like to communicate, learn something new. I never stop on achieved. I always go forward, not looking that in life there are failures."
"For whom I search I always dreamed of strong family. Children in family will be not important how many, whether there will be children in general. What loved did not betray each other that they would trust is important for me and understood each other. It is important to love really. It is important to give the second half all love to give itself. Probably, I search for the one who thinks as well as I."

•Scammers, who don't know English, often do not even know what their emails say. Sometimes, they will put the same letter in their profile narrative that they use to mass email people with.

EXAMPLE (from a profile narrative, NOT AN EMAIL):
"My name is Douglas Tim,am 49 years, single and am from the state.I saw your profile on here and love to be a friend at least to know how things go.Am an operator and also a father of one grown kid.searching for a real relationship felt may be u could help as a friend cos i can just resist not getting to know you more better and i would love to meet you in person to talk more on my yahoo.com I.D if you have one you can add mine.... so we can talk and get to know more of eachother ...Will be waiting for your reply or through an offline with my yahoo i.d cos my SON said "Dad you need someone after some years of being alone"....please i will be waiting for your reply. Best Regards
Douglas"

EXAMPLE (this was actually in a profile!):
"hello seller. i am julia ann.am interested in your Accordions and i will like to buy it. i would like u to tell me the present condition of the Accordions i would not mind sending u a cashier cheque through my shipper i would like u to give me your full name and address and phone number okay hope to hear from u soon bye."
•Many scammers copy their profiles from other real profiles so they will sound perfect. They use model photos or photos sent to them by past victims.
•Scammers often write flattering letters to people out of their age range, to those who have stated loneliness in their profile, or to recently widowed
•Scammers give you a lot of personal information right away making you comfortable and willing to share your own personal info with them. They will often make up a first and last name and put it in their profile, to make you feel safe. They will often use common names like "Greg Williams" or "Jane Smith" or "Kenneth Cole". If someone puts their first name and last name in a profile, it is probably a scammer!

EXAMPLE (taken from a scammer profile out of Nigeria):
"I am Henry Elvis from Takoma Park, Maryland, USA. I am really from Mahe-Victoria, Seychelles. I am Graduade of Anglia Polytechnic University, Essex,UK and also a Diploma Holder in Graphics Design from Brooks College, Utah,USA. I am cool and Handsome, Nice to be with and I like Travelling, Swimming and Playing Football and at the same time like surfing Internet and Programming, as part of my Job."
•Scammers wants you to leave the site to use personal email or IM because “it's so much easier” – may actually state they will not accept responses through this dating site.

•Mail to you is often poetic, sing-songy, pretty words with no meaning, general flattery, generic, does not directly address questions or concerns you have voiced or remarks you have made, uses a lot of seductive or pet nicknames for you instead of your name. They keep things general so they can send the same letter to many people (mass mail).

•Scammer gives you the name of another website and asks you to meet them there (ask yourself why when you are both here on a free site) or they will invite you to view them on a webcam or porn site. Be aware that some of these sites are setup only to gather personal info. You may be asked to enter your email address, credit card information or other personal info. You may end up with spyware or a virus on your computer.

I myself don't proclaim to be an expert. I just hope the above info is of some help.


You can find lots of video information here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0e-pPfITts&feature=player_embedded#]

Scammers are hot and want you!.

Sorry it seems all sites have scammers,doesn't make any differance which one your on, a free site or paid site.Usually when they sound to perfect, their not.Good luck with your search...

please can some one help... my info is coming up when i type daniel44555 on google... i want this removed.. how do i do this.. please help

Leave the internet.

seriously tho, how do i get this removed