Dating App Verification Scam
Dating matches ask you to verify via link. Site steals payment info or signs you up for adult subscriptions.
🚩 Red Flags
- ⚠Match insists on external "verification"
- ⚠Link to unfamiliar website
- ⚠Credit card for "free" verification
- ⚠Match won't video chat without it
🛡️ Protect Yourself
- →DON'T CLICK external verification sites
- →VIDEO CHAT within the app instead
- →REPORT profile to platform
- →Anyone requiring external verification is scamming
More Details
- “Can you verify yourself so I know you're safe?”
- “I got catfished before, use this link”
- “It's free, just need card for age verification”
- “It only takes 2 minutes”
Common Questions
Red flags: can't video chat, overseas/military, relationship moves fast, eventually asks for money. If they ask for money, it's a scam.
They're using stolen photos. They can't appear as that person on video. Excuses: broken camera, bad connection, restricted area.
Never. No matter how real the relationship feels. Scammers spend months building trust specifically to ask for money.
Reverse image search: upload to images.google.com. If it appears elsewhere with different names, it's stolen.
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