You already know, or should know, that Tinder is more than just a dating app. And it is that there are not a few cases of scams and scams that occur while some candid soul is looking for the love of his life. But it is not the fault of the victim, but of the scammer. The techniques and hoaxes to defraud users who are looking for a partner in this application are becoming more and more elaborate and ingenious. It does not matter if it is a bot that someone has created for fun, to spam some other service or tool, or even a scammer to steal your personal data or get you to send money. Be that as it may , there are passwords and red flags that you should know to avoid coming across a fake profile.And fall victim to a lonely hearts scam. This is how you can tell if a Tinder profile is fake or not.
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BE CAREFUL WITH THE PHOTOS
It is, or should be, the first alarm sound of a fake profile on Tinder. There are usually several patterns. The most brazen is the one in which, directly, there is no profile picture . Some users do it to avoid showing their identity, others to attract attention. Would you like a profile without a photo? Think twice. And it is that there are ingenious descriptions that seek the like, but it can be a red alert about a false profile or managed by a bot.
Another issue is that the scammer has posted a photo of a particularly attractive person . Something that attracts a good number of likes. And, after having extended the networks, discard the photograph and leave the profile without a photo. Still, a profile without a photo should make you suspicious.
Less brazen, but just as disrespectful, are fake profiles with photos of other people . In these cases, if there is a minimum of suspicion, the first thing should be to see if all the photos match. Both to see if it is the same person in all of them, as if there is a coherence of quality, style and others. There are usually a lot of selfies on a Tinder profile, and it’s easy to tell if they’re model photos or amateur photos.
The good thing is that, if there is a photo and there is suspicion, there is always the possibility of performing a reverse image search on Google. It consists of taking a screenshot of one of the profile photos and searching for it on the Internet. If you are on social networks like Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or other forums or profiles there will be results in sight . This way you can “stalk” and investigate if they belong to a real person who could well be on the other side of that profile, or if you have come across a fake profile and a criminal who is using photos of other people. To do this you just have to use this Google search engine and load the image to search for similarities.
By the way, having only one photo on a profile should also set off your alarms . Either it hides something or it is a false profile with an image taken from the Internet without the possibility of showing others with that same person.
ATTENTIVE AND ATTENTIVE TO THE DESCRIPTIONS
It is the other key point. Generally there will be no descriptions on fake accounts that belong to bots. But it’s possible that it’s a scammer’s profile that gets a captivating, funny, and amusing description. Many users tend to opt for funny phrases, so it is a difficult point to discern. You simply have to be attentive or attentive to check if the personality of the description and the one that is shown later in the conversation are coherent.
Where you can tell there’s something wrong is when the description has spelling or grammar mistakes . Many of the scams are usually given from countries where they do not speak the local language, so they use translators with unorganic and unrealistic results. Like made by a robot. If so, block and report that profile.
YOU HAVEN’T BEEN SO LUCKY, IT’S A SCAM
Suddenly, when you have days without matches or with matches in which the other person does not answer, the stroke of luck comes to you. Fat. A super attractive profile that you never thought would notice you has made you a match . And not only that, he is also more than willing to talk to you all the time and without waiting. Suspicious, right?
No, you haven’t been so lucky. That only happens in the movies. If a super attractive profile shows a lot of interest in you, stop to think and see the possible alerts. Most likely it is a scam. It is usually noticed because they show excessive interest and your profile and theirs do not match in style, qualities, hobbies, etc. It is often the key for Tinder scammers to take advantage of that lucky feeling that comes from hopelessness on this app .
The key here is that before you know it, this person has already offered you a lot of confidence and starts asking for favors. Whether you send him money, send him personal information, etc. Sorry, but that’s not what people normally do on Tinder. Most likely, at some point things will get tense and force you to send money.
ANSWER TOO FAST
We all like a little attention. And when it is a crush and there is emotion, the desire always overcomes the lack of time. However, you should stop and think if he is answering you too quickly. And we are not talking about availability. We speak immediately . In other words, every time you send a message you almost instantly have one back.
In these cases, it is usually an indication that the profile is managed by a bot or a robot . That is, an automated program to launch a series of messages as soon as you write. It’s your trigger to fire whatever you’re already programmed to say. You will generally lead the conversation by not being able to really engage with the content. The good thing is that no robot is effective enough to impersonate a human, so you should notice that it does not answer your questions correctly or that it is not able to carry the thread of the conversation. If he does all this by answering instantly, I’m afraid you’ve found a fake Tinder profile.
BE CAREFUL WITH THE LINKS
If so far your match has passed all your tests and behaves like a “normal” human person, there is still one more barrier to overcome to know that it is not a fake profile. We refer to the links and the interest to leave Tinder quickly.
And it is that it is usually the modus operandi of those users who are looking for something other than knowing you. Rather they want to steal your data or make you a victim of Spam. Therefore, when you least expect it, and usually rather abruptly, it will try to get you to go to web pages outside of Tinder. The deception can come from many sides: to see more of their photos, to see art that person creates, to see something hilarious… So they can send you links to unsafe web pages or that contain tools to steal your data, for example.
The same thing happens when you’re looking to chat quickly outside of Tinder, where the conversation and environment are safe . Be very careful about giving your phone number or going to pages to chat or that force you to register with your email account. Most likely, they are looking to get this data and not talk to you.