| Before you even think about online
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| | him/herself, my advice is to drop it
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| dating, you must know about dating scams.
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| | altogether and don't waste your time.
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| This is serious: if you get too deeply
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| | If you decide to proceed, do it for
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| involved, a dating scam can significantly
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| | entertainment purposes only and don't get
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| hurt not only your heart, but your
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| | emotionally attached.
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| finances, too.
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| | What will happen, sooner or later you
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| Make sure you know how to protect
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| | will get a money request in some form -
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| yourself from fraud when using dating
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| | they need money for a sick relative, they
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| sites!
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| | want to visit you and need money for
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| Internet personals, online introduction
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| | tickets, etc - whatever the reason, there
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| agencies and matchmaking sites allow
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| | WILL be a money request.
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| anyone to join for free, and they usually
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| | When this happens, you can play along and
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| do not screen their members. It means you
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| | have some fun, asking for instructions
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| never know who is behind this pretty
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| | and promising to send them money - just
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| photo: a real beautiful woman or a con
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| | don't actually SEND it.
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| artist who downloaded a photo of an
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| | If you do, there are two variants: they
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| unknown model from the Internet.
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| | will disappear or ask for MORE money
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| There are four types of online dating
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| | (hey, if you were so stupid to send it
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| scams:
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| | once, why not try again!) - and keep
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| 1. Prostitute scam;
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| | asking for more money until you stop
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| 2. Phone scam;
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| | sending it.
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| 3. Travel scam;
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| | Don't even HOPE this is for real.
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| 4. Nigerian postal scam.
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| | Because it's NOT.
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| Let me tell you more about these scams.
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| | You may want to believe it is, but better
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| 1. Prostitute scam
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| | believe ME: I am a real person and you
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| Prostitutes are straightforward: they
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| | can ring me and have a chat with me. With
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| place profiles on dating sites to solicit
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| | those people, you can't.
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| business. Such profiles are usually
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| | So, who would you choose to believe: me,
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| easily recognized by sleazy user names
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| | who tells you this is a scam - or them,
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| and steamy self-descriptions. They don't
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| | who ask you for money (which you can
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| waste time letting you know what they are
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| | NEVER recover)?
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| after.
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| | I work in online dating since 1999 - I
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| 2. Phone scam
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| | KNOW.
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| This is the variation of the old phone
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| | Trust me on that.
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| scam: the person asks you to call them,
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| | Long distance + request for money = SCAM.
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| and when you do, you get a bill in the
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| | Forget any sweet stories you've heard in
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| mail for hundreds of dollars (1900
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| | between - and any sweet pictures, too.
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| number).
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| | Most likely, the pics are downloaded from
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| 3. Travel scam
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| | the Net and belong to some model. (Hey,
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| The person resides overseas and asks you
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| | there were even scammers using MY OWN
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| to help them with travel expenses to
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| | pictures! ;-))
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| visit you.
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| | Guys are more vulnerable to this one than
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| 4. Nigerian postal scam
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| | girls: I have never heard about a woman
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| The person pretends to be a relative of a
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| | who wired thousands of $$$ to some guy to
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| diseased government official who asks for
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| | come and visit her - but the Internet is
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| your help in a financial transaction.
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| | PLASTERED with stories of men sending
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| So, how can you protect yourself from
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| | money to their non-existing female
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| being taken by Internet con artists using
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| | admirers.
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| online personals to reach their victims?
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| | How wonderful... this perfect female
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| Here is the simple guidance that will
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| | specimen cannot wait to get hold of your
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| make your use of online dating sites safe
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| | zip and provide you with the greatest
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| and secure.
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| | pleasure you ever experienced!! OF COURSE
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| First, when you view a profile, look out
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| | she sincerely loves you and is different
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| for the things like a sleazy user name,
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| | from any woman you met before (and
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| especially if it's a woman: guys cannot
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| | probably a couple of generations younger
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| stop thinking about sex 24/7 (and it's
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| | than you as well).
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| normal) - but women normally don't do it.
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| | C'mon mate: those perfect Playboy-type
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| Sincere women don't choose user names
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| | exemplars dying to try your new sheets
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| like "the_sweetest_sin", "ms_right_now"
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| | exist only in the virtual reality of your
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| etc.
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| | correspondence.
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| Second, read what the profile says:
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| | They are as real as Santa Claus or
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| people milking others for money will say
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| | Niger.ian millions. You know this one:
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| something vague that can fit anyone.
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| | you get a mail from a relative of a
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| Third, look at the photos: gorgeous
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| | deceased top government official who begs
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| professional photos in combination with
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| | your assistance in transferring large
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| vague profile almost always mean trouble.
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| | sums of money (stolen from the country's
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| People with beautiful photos receive LOTS
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| | people obviously) - and easily promising
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| of mail, so they become VERY selective
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| | to give you a few millions if you simply
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| and include many requirements in their
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| | allow them to use your bank account. The
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| profiles (especially women).
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| | people may list themselves as being from
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| Basically, any woman who talks about
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| | Nigeria, or any other African country.
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| loving sex and experimenting in bed is
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| | This one is as clear as daylight, so if
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| most likely not for real.
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| | anyone starts talking about money
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| Any man who talks about being a
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| | transfers, honesty and trust, simply
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| millionaire isn't for real either.
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| | BLOCK them.
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| It doesn't mean there are no women who
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| | Remember the formula:
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| love sex and experimenting in bed or
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| | Long distance + request for money = SCAM.
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| millionaires on the site - they just DO
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| | I hope this article will help you protect
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| NOT talk about that in their profiles.
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| | yourself from dating scams and you will
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| And any person who does, is a liar.
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| | only meet honest, sincere and genuine
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| Simple.
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| | singles from now on.
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| Another HUGE warning is overseas
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| | Happy hunting! :-))
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| profiles. Often people would list their
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| | Resource Box
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| location as being local and when you
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| | You have permission to publish this
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| start talking to them, they reveal they
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| | article in its entirety, electronically
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| are from overseas (Niger.ia, Russia,
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| | or in print, at no charge, as long as the
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| etc).
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| | bylines and the resource box at the end
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| Such profiles should be treated as
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| | are included. You must make all links
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| potential scams - always.
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| | active. You can replace the links to 12
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| If the location in the personal profile
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| | Simple Rules website by your affiliate
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| doesn't match what the person says about
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| | links.
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