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How to tell if a profile is fake
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"If there's any concerns about whether couples or singles are genuine, I suppose when asking for a picture, you could request that they hold a piece of paper with something written on it that you've suggested & today's date. Gotta be foolproof that one, no?" Tried this before lol they where like ok you don't trust me I am not speaking to you then followed on with I am going to find your mrs on fb and tell her lol | |||
"Tried this before lol they where like ok you don't trust me I am not speaking to you then followed on with I am going to find your mrs on fb and tell her lol" Well, yes, there is always that to it but you could maybe apologise and say that it isn't personal, you've had time wasters etc and you just want to make sure for your own piece of mind (and maybe safety) | |||
"If there's any concerns about whether couples or singles are genuine, I suppose when asking for a picture, you could request that they hold a piece of paper with something written on it that you've suggested & today's date. Gotta be foolproof that one, no?" To be perfectly honest... I would say get lost to that
if someone thinks am not genuine after chatting to me, my pics, my verifs and my daft comments on the forum tough!!!
OP... I would say go with your gut feelings. If you are not sure, just be honest and say you will not take things further.
Good luck
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"Tried this before lol they where like ok you don't trust me I am not speaking to you then followed on with I am going to find your mrs on fb and tell her lol Well, yes, there is always that to it but you could maybe apologise and say that it isn't personal, you've had time wasters etc and you just want to make sure for your own piece of mind (and maybe safety)" I did they where not having it lol they where so angry I asked but like you said I didn't feel safe meeting someone who i didn't even know and wanted to meet right away I was a bit wary of this and asked for that pic safe to say did not go down well at all but to be honest if I ws in the situation again i would ask again | |||
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Doesn't everyone have a camera phone these days lol | |||
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"A picture really doesn't tell or prove anything. So many download pics and purport them as their own. WEB CAM verification all the time...but importantly both persons must be there at same time. Funny how its always the guy that's there and the wife is out with the girls, she working, at her mothers blah blah If they say, we don't use laptop or our web cam is broken...then say thanks but no thanks. Why allow someone the liberty to view your profile pics and web cam (if your on)and they don't reciprocate We've spoken to loads of couples ( aye right) who supposedly are there. Ask them for cam verification in any room. If they stall, always shows them as chancers and fakers. More than ever they go off and you've had a near escape."
I remember last year, around this time. The wives were always out to 'work Christmas night outs' lol  | |||
I rely on my gut instinct on here | |||
Come over here ladies....I'll look after you in fake corner  | |||
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"If it is called _yldstyle or Mrs Doyle or _ndykay it's DEFINITELY fake
Come over here ladies....I'll look after you in fake corner "Space for me?? I am not a fake... I am a clone 
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"By all means use all the tools at your disposal (Google image search etc) and gut instinct and report if you feel like it but don't expect much back up. It seems to me that recently site support is a one way street. I know mods are volunteers but it's time the site owners took some more stringent steps to protect individuals in my opinion. I have very recently had personal experience of out of the blue vicious messaging for no apparent reason and fake pics being reported multiple times to no avail. Very disappointed and disillusioned.... "I've recently had a nasty message from the site and challenged them both publicly and privately with no reply whatsoever. Zero support. If fab wasn't the only site I use I'd leave. | |||
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"If there's any concerns about whether couples or singles are genuine, I suppose when asking for a picture, you could request that they hold a piece of paper with something written on it that you've suggested & today's date. Gotta be foolproof that one, no?" We have been messaged several times by the same single guy who sets up new couples profiles and has a seemingly endless number of different women who do these pics with him. It's always "just him" free to meet. Kept blocking and kept making new accounts. We put the newbie filter on due to this. | |||
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"Common conversation that tells me it's not a couple The word I and not us ... Also warning signs where the convo goes What are you wearing Are you alone Are you horny Does the female meet alone. Asking for pictures very early Phone sex conversation Smutty conversation. All these lead me to believe it's a guy ...whether there's a female around I wonder hmmm . " This | |||
"I don't have a laptop or a Webcam and if anybody asked me to write something on a piece of paper and take a picture my reply would be No
I rely on my gut instinct on here "Exactly this! If asked to write something on a piece of paper that would be the end of the conversation.  | |||
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"We have been messaged several times by the same single guy who sets up new couples profiles and has a seemingly endless number of different women who do these pics with him. It's always "just him" free to meet. Kept blocking and kept making new accounts. We put the newbie filter on due to this." This has happened to us before too same guy setting up a new account every 3 days messaging us claiming to be a single male, a couple and a single fem multiple times. Wonder if it was the same dude  | |||
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"We have been messaged several times by the same single guy who sets up new couples profiles and has a seemingly endless number of different women who do these pics with him. It's always "just him" free to meet. Kept blocking and kept making new accounts. We put the newbie filter on due to this. This has happened to us before too same guy setting up a new account every 3 days messaging us claiming to be a single male, a couple and a single fem multiple times. Wonder if it was the same dude "Shaved head? Early 20s, lots of text speak? | |||
"If there's any concerns about whether couples or singles are genuine, I suppose when asking for a picture, you could request that they hold a piece of paper with something written on it that you've suggested & today's date. Gotta be foolproof that one, no? To be perfectly honest... I would say get lost to that
if someone thinks am not genuine after chatting to me, my pics, my verifs and my daft comments on the forum tough!!!
OP... I would say go with your gut feelings. If you are not sure, just be honest and say you will not take things further.
Good luck
"Exactly this! Hold a piece of paper up.....err no! If people can't work out whether you are genuine or not then that's their problem. | |||
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"They can only fuck you about if you let them by thinking with the wee brain instead of the big brain! "Well that's me doomed then . | |||
"They can only fuck you about if you let them by thinking with the wee brain instead of the big brain!
Well that's me doomed then ."Lol,just don't be shocked when that 20 year old 'lass' with the supermodel looks that contacted you wanting to chat then meet,vanishes into thin air when you suggest a blether on the phone! | |||
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"So how does google image search work? How does it prove the photos ain't fake? Sorry I'm not very technological! " You would need to do it on a pc unless anyone else knows how to do it on a phone....save the image, go to google and click on images and drag the image from where it is saved into the search box...if the pic exists elsewhere on the net then google will find it....watch Catfish the tv show lol they always do it on there haha!! We've had a few on a previous profile not so much couples but single girls especially looking for outdoor locations...really obvious guys as c'mon now single girls wanting to meet like that are holy holy grail...if it looks too good to be true it usually is in our book! Rely on gut instinct | |||
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"If there's any concerns about whether couples or singles are genuine, I suppose when asking for a picture, you could request that they hold a piece of paper with something written on it that you've suggested & today's date. Gotta be foolproof that one, no? To be perfectly honest... I would say get lost to that
if someone thinks am not genuine after chatting to me, my pics, my verifs and my daft comments on the forum tough!!!
OP... I would say go with your gut feelings. If you are not sure, just be honest and say you will not take things further.
Good luck
"too true sometimes you get messages and chat away but you get an uneasy feeling, I juts take a step back and not bother and if its my loss then I'm sure it is but know a few have been fake so I suppose my instincts have been right sometimes lol | |||
hope ive not met a fake | |||
"There are fake profiles hope ive not met a fake "Are you sure that you are not a fake? | |||
"There are fake profiles hope ive not met a fake
Are you sure that you are not a fake? "Ohhh now theres a question ...am i a fake ..hmmmmmm mibees aye mibees naw | |||
"It's a good idea to quickly check the pics on the google image search too. "I know this is off topic but I LOVE your profile pic missus MA | |||
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"Ww all had to start off somewere with no verifications " To get photo verified is simple enough and can be done on the day you join or go to a social/club. It is not that difficult. If someone has been on fab for months and no verifications then they're either not planning on meeting anyone or probably fake. I save myself a lot of time ignoring those account. | |||
"To do it on a phone, press and hold the image then a menu will pop up. Select Google search this image and bobs your uncle. It may not find anything but that doesn't mean it's a genuine profile, gut instinct is still the best indicator for me " Don't think that work on an iPhone though. | |||
"To do it on a phone, press and hold the image then a menu will pop up. Select Google search this image and bobs your uncle. It may not find anything but that doesn't mean it's a genuine profile, gut instinct is still the best indicator for me Don't think that work on an iPhone though. " Yes it does, I have an iPhone | |||
"To do it on a phone, press and hold the image then a menu will pop up. Select Google search this image and bobs your uncle. It may not find anything but that doesn't mean it's a genuine profile, gut instinct is still the best indicator for me Don't think that work on an iPhone though. I don't get it either - do you maybe have to have the google app installed or something? Yes it does, I have an iPhone " | |||
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"To do it on a phone, press and hold the image then a menu will pop up. Select Google search this image and bobs your uncle. It may not find anything but that doesn't mean it's a genuine profile, gut instinct is still the best indicator for me Don't think that work on an iPhone though. I don't get it either - do you maybe have to have the google app installed or something? Yes it does, I have an iPhone " I'm on fab through chrome on my iPhone right now. If I go on to someone's profile and press and hold a pic, I get a pop up menu and can select 'Google search this image' from that list | |||
"To do it on a phone, press and hold the image then a menu will pop up. Select Google search this image and bobs your uncle. It may not find anything but that doesn't mean it's a genuine profile, gut instinct is still the best indicator for me Don't think that work on an iPhone though. I don't get it either - do you maybe have to have the google app installed or something? Yes it does, I have an iPhone I'm on fab through chrome on my iPhone right now. If I go on to someone's profile and press and hold a pic, I get a pop up menu and can select 'Google search this image' from that list "Ah ok. Not safari then. Good call. Will update. | |||
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"Test case. Stunning and extremely open-minded female. Listed age 36. 4 very pretty full face pictures that do not show up on Google image search. But. After a year on the site. No photo verifications and 4 hidden verifications. What do you think? " Hmm, possibly just not meeting right now. But I'd be suspicious, especially with face pics on show. | |||
 Profile says what it does on the tin, and if someone keeps their pics private, they are entitled to do so, if it be work related, I understand, due to what I do, I could lose out on responsibilities I enjoy. Albeit, maybe I'm a bit too cautious, but that is me. Discernment and gut feeling are important to working out if you want to continue conversing with possible meets, but don't be too hasty in thinking that everyone without a veri or a picture is a fake, unless its staring you in the face as a fake, its sometimes the ones you don't expect to be great, that might just surprise you and put a smile on your face | |||
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