BEWARE OF SCAMMERS AND CHEATS

Please read VERY VERY important. Information here on how to avoid being scammed.
You have been sent a $10 million cheque you think you have hit the jackpot than suddenly everything goes wrong. Read on to find out why......


Scammers inspite of our best efforts are present on all dating sites here is information on how to date safe . If you have even the slightest suspicions just let us know

Awareness is the most important bit once you are aware such things happen than you will be well prepared to date safely online.



Simple steps to take to make dating online safe


1]Never give out your real email address or contact details until you have thoroughly checked out and verified the person.

2]Never send any money.............you have this scenario of this beautiful lady who is ready to come and marry you but does not have money for a passport or visa and needs your money. If you send any money you will never see your money or the lady again. There are a lot of different scenarios created by these cheats another one for example would be a very sick child and they need your urgent help etc etc. The same would apply in case of a handsome millionaire who for some reason suddenly needs your help. Never send any money unless you want to be cheated out of your money.

The list is not complete if you have come across any new ones please do let us know.

3]Be very careful when people insist on you communicating via their private email address without hardly getting to know you. Also if they redirect you to another site where you have to pay it is obvious they are after your money and do not want to know you as they could have communicated with you easily using the free services of this site. Please report this to us immediately and donot sign up this will only encourage them to do this more.

4] Alarm bells should start ringing if in their profile they state they are from a particular country say AMERICA but when you contact them for various reason they are in a Country like Nigeria or Russia or somewhere else from what they have written in their profile.
A very commonly used technique by cheats. Some of the reasons scammer give for not being in the country they specify
1]Went for a business trip and got robbed and have not money to get back.
2]Got robbed visa got stolen and need your help.
3]Rich relative who has millions of pounds has suddenly died and they need your help to get the money out of the country. Now these are only a few reasons but we can tell you now that if somebody tells you they are in england or usa etc and than say there are in some other country like nigeria etc they are scammers this is true in 99.999% of cases.

5] The $10 million cheque scam. Now you have not believed the scammer think you are well prepared and than all of a sudden they send you a $10 million cheque. You go and give it to the bank and while you are waiting for the cheque to go through they ask you for money. You think I have $10 million here should not be a problem sending them $10000. A lot of people have fallen for this scam. The cheque bounces after a week and apart from losing a lot of money and fines you have a lot of explaining to do.

6] If you use a search engine like google or yahoo and do a search with words like anti scam or romance scams etc you should get many links.

7]Talk on the phone This is a excellent way to get to know someone better. A call can reveal much about an individual's personality and the way they communicate. Please careful not to give too many of your personal details like your phone number to somebody you do not know that well. Take your time you must feel comfortable and trust has to be built into your relationship over time before you begin giving out your personal information. The fact they have given you a local number does not mean they are in the country they say they are they could be anywhere. Also most of them are articulate with good accents. Copy and paste the link below in your address bar and read the article titled MOBILE PHONE SCAM http://www.safe-dating.com/index.php?art/id:437

8]Meeting. Spend lots of time getting to know the person. Don't be pressured into meeting someone, only meet them if you feel completely comfortable. Always follow your intuition and if the person makes you uncomfortable, stop corresponding with them.

9]Long distance relationships. You have a very high probability of get robbed or scammed if you decide to proceed with one in the african subcontinent or certain parts of the soviet union. You will need to be very careful.

10]Scammers changing the way they scam people. Scammers are now posting more and more as profiles from UK or USA. And give you the impression they live locally till they have taken you fully into their confidence than for some reason they have been kidnapped in nigeria etc etc. If you do decide to meet. When you meet, it's a great opportunity to get to know the person even better but make safety your frist priority at all times.

Try to follow these simple guidelines:
Inform a friend of where you are going, what time, whom you are going with and when you expect to return.
Set the meeting in a public place where you are familiar and comfortable.
Always take your own car or find your own means of transportation. This way you are able to leave at any time if you do not feel comfortable.
Pay attention to all the information the person has told you about and don't be afraid to ask them questions.



Read the articles section http://www.safe-dating.com For information on nigerian scammers.