1) Don’t give people who you have met online your personal email, work
email or home or work addresses or numbers. Stick with exchanging
cell numbers so that you can block that number if you need to.
2) Do not give them access to your social media profiles or become
“friends” before you really know them well enough. You don’t want them
to have access to your friends and family unless you know you can trust
them.
3) If it’s too good to be true it probably is. Someone who confesses their
undying love to you before having met you is not realistic.
4) If he is drop dead gorgeous, contacted you first and seems too good
to be true, then he probably is! These men use model pictures to lure
their victims. In reality, you could be talking to a woman.
5) If their profile states that age or income don’t matter to them and they
make a point of letting you know that finding a ‘meaningful connection’
or ‘true love’ is more important be cautious.
6) Scammers send generic letters that are passed on to hundreds of
other would-be victims. Direct questions tend to be avoided.