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Hot
Online Dating:
Advice
Don't
Be Scammed
Not
all sites, even ones that look professional, are above
board. Just like all other online businesses, there
are some people out there who just want to create a
quick buck. There are many sites, too, that are reputable,
but have associates or affiliates (webmasters who get
a commission for promoting another site) that use fake
ads, or fake respones to ads, on other dating services
to lure new customers in. Be sure to read the site's
terms of service very carefully before joining.
Rule
of thumb: If someone answers your ad and asks you to
go to a different dating service to contact him/her,
particularly one in which you have to pay respond, it's
probably a scam.
If
you receive an email or ad response that looks like
it's from an individual who's LOVE to meet you, but
only if you join another service... you're best bet
is to forward that ad response to the webmaster of the
site in question.
If
it is an affiliate practicing unscrupulous marketing
schemes, they might get kicked off the network. And
if the site itself is a scam, if the webmaster is the
unscrupulous one... well, maybe if enough people complain
about it, they'll move on to some other get rich quick
scheme.
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