As a general rule, if it looks too good to be true, it usually is. We will reserve misleading or outdated photos for another day, but many profiles are using images that have been stolen from the web. I use
tineye.com and Google's new image search to help me spot fakes. 99% of the time if they come back with a result then the profile is a fake.
Tineye.com has plugins available for most browsers while Google's image search plugin is currently only compatible with Chrome and Firefox. Just because there is no match on one or the other doesn't mean that the ad isn't a fake so refer back to the general rule.
There are rare cases where you will find a match and the profle will not be a fake, so be weary prior to reporting it for removal.
Hopefully it will be removed soon. Not only were they using stolen photos but the search results revealed that the profile has photos of 3 different models.
Maybe not fake...but maybe paid to be a member?
ReplyDeleteSome of those profiles are too perfect. And the person will exchange emails and make it like they're interested and then just disappear.
When I was on match.com I was exchanging emails with a tall, handsome architect. We went back and forth maybe four times in email but I never got his phone number. Not purposely (or not purposely as far as I knew). It just never came up. He asked me via email if i wanted to meet him. I said "yes". We picked a date and time but not a place. He said we'd talk about it over the phone - just pick a local spot to grab a drink. It was at that point that I emailed him my phone number. I got dressed and waited...and waited...He never called. He never emailed. The time passed and about an hour and a half after we were supposed to be meeting I figured I was getting stood up. His profile remained online and active the whole time I was on Match.com, but to this day I don't know why i got stood up. Oh well, I used a good hair and makeup night to grab some late dinner at the diner with my girlfriend...and bitch about online dating....