Topic: Someone stole my profile
Soulbreeze's photo
Thu 01/07/10 02:58 PM
My profile was found on another site by a longtime trusted friend. I am not on any other sites besides Mingle2. In fact I have never been in the past and don't really plan on being on any others in the future. This upsets me to have my profile stolen and displayed by a stranger. How can this happen? Is there a way I can prevent this? Here is the link below.

http://www.livedatelove.com/uprofile.asp?user=Soulbreeze

I have another question...when my user name/dating sites is googled there is like 50+ results with my user name and a sentence from my profile from mingle2 for various locations.

here is an example

matthews-12Culver Speed Dating
Culver Singles. Lexington Dating Site · cuddlycassanova's photo ... Soulbreeze. : 32 year old woman. ">>> witty headline inserted here <<<" ...
mingle2.com/online-dating/kentucky/culver-4

why is this happening?


I hope you can help. Thanks!

yellowrose10's photo
Thu 01/07/10 03:02 PM
it seems that someone is using your profile there. All you can do is report it to that site.

As far as user names in general, user names are not exclusive to one person. Each site has their own list of user names.

Soulbreeze's photo
Thu 01/07/10 03:20 PM
Thanks Yellowrose, I did report it but have yet to get a response.

I know each site has their own user names but it says my name and then a line from my profile as well...like 32 year old woman and a couple of MY sentences from My profile from Mingle2!

I guess it's not a big deal but wow I didn't think this would happen.

Didn't even realize it until someone told me, it's not like I google myself lol. I just wish there was a way it could be deleted and only kept on this site because after all it is my personal profile just for Mingle2.

thanks again yellowrose flowerforyou

Sdhockey13's photo
Thu 01/07/10 03:54 PM
maybe your just so perfect that the other person just wants to be you. id take it as a compliment haha =p

Soulbreeze's photo
Thu 01/07/10 04:08 PM

maybe your just so perfect that the other person just wants to be you. id take it as a compliment haha =p


ahhhh blushing That must be it!!!!! lmao laugh


Thank you for making me see the brighter side of a bad situation.:wink:


welcome to Mingle2 BTW flowerforyou

no photo
Sat 01/09/10 04:02 PM
I just checked the url and that "profile no longer exists"

Soulbreeze's photo
Sat 01/09/10 04:39 PM
YAY!!!! I am so happy that the "profile no longer exists"

happy dance time >>> :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Here is a drink to everyone who is "keeping it real" in their profile and not stealing everyone else's!

drinker drinker drinker drinker drinker drinker

lulu24's photo
Sat 01/09/10 08:07 PM
Mingle2 is a Google website.

Search engines pull information from publicly listed sites in order to function. If you are on the net, a search will generally pull it up. This website is public.

However, they can't contact you unless they join. Your private information remains so; be aware that profiles are not hidden, so make certain that any information listed is stuff you are comfortable sharing.


JustAGuy2112's photo
Sat 01/09/10 08:39 PM
I have seen this happen a couple of other times.

For some odd reason, your profile here, if someone were to Google your user name, will show up on other sites even if you have never been anywhere NEAR those sites.

It doesn't necessarily mean that the profile itself is actually there, though.

I've looked my user name up and found links to other sites, but when I clicked the site links, I don't have a profile there.

yellowrose10's photo
Sat 01/09/10 10:13 PM
In the OP's case, the profile was really stolen and used somewhere else.

JustAGuy2112's photo
Sun 01/10/10 12:01 AM

In the OP's case, the profile was really stolen and used somewhere else.


I know.

Just relating to her why it might show up under a Google search as being on other websites when it actually isn't.

Soulbreeze's photo
Sun 01/10/10 09:09 AM
Thank you to everyone for all their help! It is very much appreciated.

flowers

Soulbreeze's photo
Sun 01/10/10 10:45 AM
The other site responded to my email and said that sometimes spammers use someone's profile to register scared

I am glad they responded and took the profile down. I was surprised I actually got a email from them.

Nice people are nice. happy

Mean people are just....ya know...mean :angry:

no photo
Sun 01/10/10 10:52 AM
Thanks for the heads up...same thing happened to me. Copied word for word. Something smells fishy.