{"id":130253,"date":"2022-04-08T14:39:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quintadosilval.pt\/?p=130253"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:47:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:47:57","slug":"ensure-your-date-is-not-a-scammer-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.quintadosilval.pt\/en\/ensure-your-date-is-not-a-scammer-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensure Your \u201cDate\u201d is Not a Scammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><title>Ensure Your \u201cDate\u201d is Not a Scammer<\/title><\/p>\n<p>These are great ways to handle initial phone conversations, but they only work in the beginning while you establish whether or not you&#8217;re comfortable giving out your number.<\/p>\n<h2>Dual Phone Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Many phone companies will now allow you to have two phone numbers for one cell phone. That way you can route business and personal calls to separate numbers. This is a great option for people who want to have a dedicated online dating phone number but also one for personal\/business use that goes to well-known people like family members.<\/p>\n<p>The number used for online dating can have your name blocked so that when you call the other party it comes up as \u201cunknown caller\u201d and that way you won&#8217;t be giving your personal number out. (This is also really helpful when asked to fill out membership cards <a href=\"https:\/\/besthookupwebsites.org\/escort\/atlanta\/\">escort in Atlanta<\/a> or enter drawings)<\/p>\n<h2>Burner and Pre-Paid Phones<\/h2>\n<p>Burner numbers differ from a second phone line because they&#8217;re virtually untraceable. If you want to protect your number and location, a burner phone will give you the added layer of privacy you need. There are also burner phone apps that will scramble your phone when making a call. Look for these in your phone&#8217;s app store.<\/p>\n<p>A second option is getting a prepaid phone. While still traceable, having a prepaid phone allows you to buy a cheap second phone, pay for a prepaid no contract plan and have another way to make a call without worrying that your location and identity will be discovered.<\/p>\n<p>We mentioned at the start of the article that it&#8217;s important to proceed with caution because you don&#8217;t want to find out that your prospective date is a scammer. The sad truth is that a lot of scammers prey upon people on dating sites because they know they&#8217;re looking for love and companionship. They use that as a weapon. They might promise marriage for financial help, or vow to be loyal if you help with some other favor.<\/p>\n<h2>Wanting to Talk or Meet Too Quickly<\/h2>\n<p>If someone is pushing to meet or talk on the phone too fast, raise a red flag.<!--more--> You should never feel pressured into talking to someone you meet online and anyone pushing you to meet or talk too soon could be after something.<\/p>\n<h2>Asking for Something<\/h2>\n<p>During the course of your online conversations if the other person starts asking for favors, including money or doing something as a favor, be advised that this is probably a scammer.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone asking for something in the middle of an online dating site shouldn&#8217;t be trusted and you should cease communication at once. If you have already exchanged phone numbers, contact the local police and let them know what is going on. There&#8217;s a good chance this person has scammed other unsuspecting victims and you can help stop it.<\/p>\n<p>If you are suspicious and you have some back info about them like their phone number, name, etc. You can do a quick search here to see if they are legit.<\/p>\n<h2>Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p>In the end it&#8217;s important to pay attention when you&#8217;re using an online dating site. Most people are great, but the small percentage of people taking advantage of others will ruin your experience. Exchanging phone number is a big step and you should make sure you feel safe doing so. If you&#8217;re concerned there are a number of ways to protect yourself. Taking these steps now will help to protect yourself later on.<\/p>\n<p>Using *67 is one of the original ways to block your phone number so if your prospective partner gives you a phone number then you can dial *67 before dialing to keep the call recipient from seeing your number. You can also request that your number be listed as private so when you place a call your name and number don&#8217;t show up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11276],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ensure Your \u201cDate\u201d is Not a Scammer - Quinta Do Silval<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quintadosilval.pt\/en\/ensure-your-date-is-not-a-scammer-55\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ensure Your \u201cDate\u201d is Not a Scammer - 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