7) It’s not legit if he starts talking about money. If at any stage he starts
telling you about his money problems, requests that you pay his
membership fee or wants money so that he can come visit you –
remove him from your online account. These emails will become more
desperate and intense.
8)If you are only provided with a personal email address and no other
contact details then this should raise another red flag. His email address
could also change during the course of your interaction.
9)These scammers usually want to move off the website and onto your
personal account soon. Don’t let them do that.
10) Research profile pictures. – “I would suggest that your readers try
Google images to see if the picture has been used before online.
Scammers have been known to use images they find online,”.
11) ”If a person is not prepared to share information about themselves or
shies away from such questions – I would deem that a red flag.