We had another women free offer running for a few months.
These offers run from time to time because women are more hesitant about online dating and we want to encourage women to try the site.
However, after a while spammers get the better of us. They become wise to the offers and exploit the opportunity for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Scammers’
Women free offer ends
Members identify scammer
Datepositive.net members recently flagged up a scammer who has attempted to scam many dating sites, not just datepositive.net.
Members contacted us reporting that a member with the username of Brucediary was attempting to scam members.
One member actually researched this person and said that he appears genuine in his profile until you receive messages. Brucediary claimed that he [...]
Use of language a strong clue to scams
The most obvious thing about scammers is the type of language they use in their messages.
Quite often the start off with “Hello Dear”, or they use words of love, affection and familiarity that a non-scammer would not use when making contact with another member for the first time.
Their use of English is usually quite poor [...]
Helping members spot scams
This blog is going to publish a series of articles to help www.datepositive.net members (and anyone who uses a dating website) spot scams and fake members.
The series will address a number of things such as types of scams to look for, the techniques scammers use, and the typical language and style of their messages. The [...]
