If you are looking to mingle while single, then online dating can be an excellent option for searching for a compatible partner for yourself. There are some popular online dating apps or websites where you can find a partner just by rolling down your fingertips, but it is not easy because you may take a dangerous turn swapping without thinking. According to research, there is one bot account for every ten random accounts. They pretend to be authentic to catfish you. So take a look below to identify such weeds among flowers.
1. Limited personal information
Usually, dating profiles with minimal information are fake because they don’t post about their actual lives, making them artificial. After all, a natural person always provides accurate information about their lives to let others know who they are. They create a profile solely to catfish someone.
- All other fields are left blank, and they only provide their name, giving no indication of their occupation or interests.
- They don’t list any social media accounts in their bios because they only create these accounts to defraud and catfish people. If they have linked a social media site to their account, check the report to see if they actually have followers.
2. One or two photos
Fake profiles usually don’t post many photos or post some downloaded internet photos on their account to hide their identity. Some people don’t like to post many pictures on their social sites, but they update their pictures regularly; scammers don’t do so because they post photos of some models or their hidden faces.
- The profile is likely to be fake if the user hasn’t added many pictures to their profile compared to usual and the pictures all look perfect.
- Asking them to send you recent photos of themselves holding certain items will help you identify them. To find out if they send their most recent photo or an older one, ask them to take pictures with flowers or anything else.
Pro tip: You can invite them to a video call or come on FaceTime; they are probably fake if they refuse.
3. Automated messages
If you get the same kind of reply for your messages, there may be a chance that the person is not typing the messages but is controlled by some bot (an automated chat-generating program). You may also notice some silly mistakes in their text; making mistakes isn’t a sign of fakery, but making them too often can be a sign of a bot. They are not typing the message through the chatbox; they have written a program for the messages, which may cause the usual mistakes.
4. Avoid calls
Fake people avoid calling because they don’t want to have been heard or for their voice or face to be recognized, so they will make excuses when you ask them to call.
When you suspect someone is a fake, you should request a phone call or FaceTime with them. Don’t be in a hurry; ask them with courtesy. Even if they agree to only make voice calls, you should not assume they are real until they appear on FaceTime, as there are numerous applications that allow users to alter their voice. When you inquire as to why they have a different voice every time you speak, they will respond that they are seeking. If the individual refuses to facetime, it is time to block them.
5. They make excuses to meet up
It is risky to date someone you have never met if you do not meet them in person. Online dating involves more than just chatting via instant message or phone call. It is essential to meet them in person.
If you have a fake profile, they will continue to refuse to meet you.
Even if they agree to meet you, they will invite you to an abandoned location or their home.
Avoid such people on dating apps or any social networking site; never go to an abandoned or unknown location; try to bring at least one friend if you can’t help but meet up with that person.
6. Move too fast
Typically, the fake profiler creates their profile solely to rob anyone, so they require information about the victim and become overly friendly in a short period of time. They talk to you so perfectly and ask you about your interests and other things to understand your mindset. They are too straightforward and will pretend as if they have so much interest in you.
They pretend to be the closest person and send cheesy lines to impress you; if someone asks you about your financial information or other details so soon, it is a red flag that the person is a fraud.
7. Ask you for personal information
When the person you just met online asks you for your personal information, they show so much interest in you and keep asking you about yourself but talk significantly less about themselves. Then it’s a sign of fakeness. They ask you about your personal information so that they can gather it to blackmail you or steal your belongings.
Online fraud is widespread these days, so always think twice before sharing your personal information with anyone on the internet. Even if it is not safe to share it with someone you know well, how can you share it with someone you just started learning about?
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