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Plain answers for the moments you’re not sure about someone you met online: what to look for, what you can check yourself, and what to do next.
Dating apps
- Grindr scams and botsBots with links, fake verification sites, sextortion and setups: the Grindr scams to know and how to check a profile.
- Facebook Dating scamsStolen photos, a fast move to WhatsApp, codes, crypto and emergencies: the Facebook Dating scams to know, and how to check a match.
- How to find someone on TinderTinder has no search bar and its profiles aren’t on Google. What a Tinder profile search can do, and what works instead.
- Searching Hinge, Bumble and Facebook DatingHinge, Bumble and Facebook Dating have no people search. What each app lets you see, and what you can check instead.
- Dating app scamsFake verification, crypto tips, move-to-WhatsApp and money emergencies: the dating app scams to know, and how to check a match.
- How to catch a catfishFive checks that confirm a catfish, from a face search to a live photo test, and what to do once you know.
- How to spot a fake dating profileThe signs of a fake Tinder, Hinge or Bumble profile in the photos, the bio and the first messages, and how to check it.
Scams
- Is catfishing illegal?Catfishing alone usually isn’t a crime, but fraud, threats and impersonating a real person are. What US law says and what to do next.
- Oil rig scammersHe works offshore, can’t video call and suddenly needs money: how oil rig romance scams work and how to check his photos.
- Words With Friends scammersA friendly opponent who flirts, moves you to WhatsApp and later needs money: how Words With Friends scams work and how to check a player.
- WhatsApp scams to knowWrong numbers, “Hi Mum”, task jobs, crypto groups and code theft: how each WhatsApp scam works and what to do.
- Facebook Marketplace scamsDeposits, shipping-only sellers, code requests and fake payments: the Marketplace scams to know and how to check a seller.
- Will a romance scammer meet you?Romance scammers almost never meet or video call. The questions that expose them, the phrases they reuse and what to do next.
- Rental scams and fake landlordsHijacked listings, fake fees and landlords who can’t show the place: how rental scams work and how to check before you pay.
- Fake recruiter scamsFake checks, training fees and interviews over chat: how fake recruiter scams work and how to check a recruiter is real.
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