Scammer Alert

Scammer Alert

Scammers delete their profiles really fast – claiming they “found you – I don’t need wait for more”.

• Don’t believe in one photo – it is nice to get a lovely photo but be adamant to get another one that proves this person is real – ask them to hold a copy of today’s paper or whatever and check for obvious photo shop stuff.  Does their picture look as though they just stepped out of Vogue or GQ? Scammer! If there is no photo at all and they are not willing to provide one, move on quickly.
• People who want to go on messenger with you and don’t have a working camera are scammers – why else would you move to messenger? Messenger is as personal as it gets.

• Use a new email – don’t use your personal one where you store other important information and never use your company email!
• Be aware of overly warm language – if the “dear”, “sweetie” and “missed you so much” sentences crop up very early at a stage where you really don’t know anything about each other you have a scammer. Have a “blessed day” and “dearly beloved” are a couple of phrases to watch out for.
• Ask for specifics – if a person claims to be from a certain area, ask about things you know that are there. Make up wrong things and see if they claim they are true. “Oh I loved to go to the Ivy there – wonderful pub, is it still around?”
• Don’t ever send money- it doesn’t matter how heart wrenching the story sounds, if someone is asking you to lend them cash, they are without doubt trying to scam you.

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