ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Fakes - Beware Of Fakes On Online-Dating And Social Networking Websites</TITLE> </script> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="online dating, social networking, meet singles online, avoid fakes online, protection from online-fakes, find people online, safe online dating"> <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="follow"> <link rel=stylesheet type="text/css" href="http://date-cultured-men.com/dcm.css"> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF TEXT=#000000 LINK=#000000 VLINK=#000000 ALINK=#000000 LEFTMARGIN=0 TOPMARGIN=0 BGPROPERTIES="FIXED"> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=12 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="835" BORDER=0> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" BACKGROUND="http://www.girlsmeetgentlemen.com/GMG-header.jpg" WIDTH="830" HEIGHT="187"> </TD> </TR> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="white" width="100%" height="40"> <HR ALIGN="CENTER" SIZE="2" WIDTH="100%" COLOR="grey"> </td> </tr> <TR> <TD ALIGN="LEFT"> <H1>Fakes - Beware Of Fakes On Online-Dating And Social Networking Websites</H1> <BR> Online dating websites and social networking websites are designed to provide an online-environment for people and singles where they can meet other likeminded people, share interests and exchange messages, photos, videos and more. It is easy to register with online dating services and other social networks, and it is even easier to contact other people. Unfotunately, this convenient system also leaves space for people with bad intentions. Users should always be alert and protect themselves from fakes. Fakes are people who create a user profile with fake photos, names and information in order to pretend to be someone they are not. The intention behind it can be harmless but it could also be very dangerous, for example when con artists try to swindle money from their victims. It is therefore vital that people who communicate with others online are always extra cautious when their dating partner or new friend seems too good to be true or comes up with suspicious stories about needing money or questions about credit card details. Online platforms do their best to protect their honest users from fakes, but it is not always easy because it is impossible to check whether people are who they really claim to be, or if they have invented an online character with a view to swindling others. Nevertheless, most professional online dating sites and social networks have features which allow users to report fakes or scams as soon as they spot them. This helps make the online community a safer place. <BR><BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.girlsmeetgentlemen.com"><H1>> back to girlsmeetgentlemen.com</H1></A> <BR><BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=-1 >© since 2006</FONT></CENTER> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=-1 >all rights reserved</FONT></CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <BR> </BODY> </HTML>