HOW TO SPOT A FAKE PROFILE ONLINE

FAKE DATING SITE PROFILES
Today's deviant criminal mind and online impostor can be summed up in two words the 'Romance Scammer.' Who's only true motivation in life is to fraudulently con a targeted audience out of their financial resources through the use of confidence tricks. These fraudsters can be observed browsing dating sites and lurking upon all types of social media for potential victims

The images that Romance Scammers prefer to use on fake dating site profiles are that of professional models and are not a true reflection of themselves. Most often the impostors behind these stolen photos are found to be non specific with their gender preferences and are of a completely different race.

Masquerading online as attractive people these fraudsters attempt to allure their potential victims into providing them with financial support. This may be in the form of medical expenses airplane tickets, educational expenses or any other means of advance fee fraud. The promise of an intimate relationship made by one of these impostors rarely occurs, leaving numerous victims feeling embarrassed, traumatized and in many cases, financial ruin.

STOLEN PHOTOS
Dating site fraudsters will often copy attractive looking photos from adult entertainment sites,modelling agencies and military social media groups. These photos can located on-line by doing what is called a reverse image search. There are many image search engines available. For the following 'how to do instructions' you may need to first download 'Google Chrome'.

How to do a Reverse Google Image Search of a Photo Online
*Move your cursor across the photo you wish to research.
*Right click upon the photo and scroll down to "Search Google for this image' and left click
*A new search page should appear displaying other locations where the photo is found
How to do a Reverse Google Image Search of a Photo saved upon your Computer
*First click upon the following Google link. images.google.com/
*Click upon the little camera icon found with the search engine
*Place your cursor upon the phrase 'upload an image' and click.
*Click 'choose file' and your computer photos should appear.
*Locate the photo you wish to research, then click the photo once
*Click the open button found at the bottom right hand corner of your computer photo box and a new search page will appear on line displaying the other locations of that photo

Fraudsters will also use a process called 'photo-chopping' to evade detection on-line. This is when a photo has been altered in some way though photo-editing.

FAKE USERNAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESS
Dating site fraudsters will use fake names and email address in order to avoid detection online. They are also known to have several other fraudulent accounts attached to those identities. Those fake accounts may or may not be using the same stolen photos. To do a search of a email address or username simply copy and paste it into your Google search engine. A new search page will appear listing locations where those names and email address have been used in the past.

CANNED MESSAGES
Often dating site fraudsters will use the same pick up lines, vocabulary and phoney introductions from one victim to next. Your Google search is capable of searching approximately twenty five words at the same time. If your were to copy and paste those canned messages into your search engine you may come up other fake profiles belonging to that same fraudster.

There are several other ways to spot a fake profile and many of them have obvious red flags or tells. Although not all are easily spotted by what they say or do. In using the methods posted above the odds of spotting these fake profiles or deviant con artists is much greater and accurate.

Beware of fake dating site profiles on-line ..! You never know for sure who the person is behind the picture you are seeing.There are now 'criminal gangs' and 'terrorists' masquerading as models both male and female upon these sites ...All of them impostors ...!