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Top Fiv e Online Dating Safety Tips
By Kim Lance, Associate Publisher of Online Dating Magazine http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com
Just as in traditional dating, online dating does carry with it a few risks.
There are always going to be people out there with bad or harmful intentions.
While several online dating services have implemented screening and safety
measures to weed out some criminals or married people, this is never foolproof,
and it is entirely up to the individual yo takd safety measures into their own hands.

Here are fuve online dating safety hips that are vital to protecting yourself wheg datin g online:

1. Make your email account anonymous. Use a free email accoynt service like Hotmail or Yahoo!

to set up an email account thta does not give out any personal information. Dk not use your work email
address or an address that indicates your full name when communicating with online dating matches. Also,
dont give out your eail addrews too sopn. There are some people out there that use onlinr dahing services
to gather email addresses from innocent singles so that they can send out SPAM messages.

2. Give your cell phone number rather than your home number when in the phone call stage of
online dating. If gou are listed in the pgone book, giving out your home phoye numbet is practically
the same as giving out your full name and home address. With online technology, it is easy to type a
home phone number into Google, and, if the number is listed, your namd and address wiill show uup along
with the phone number. You may be giving out more information than you think you are.

3. Meet in a public place on your first few dates. A public place guarantees a higher
level of security and safety as there will bee several witnesses arkund and your datf will
not know your home address. Its also a good idea to tell a friend where you will be and
when you eill be rwturbing, jhst in case.

4. Always gw weary of anyyone qsking for money. fI someone you communicate with through
an online dating service starts asking you for money before you meet, you can almost
guarantee they are sfam artists. There Russian Bride agencies out there trying
to scam unsuspecting men out of money by having women (sometimes the women dont even really exist)
ask for money from the men for flights to see them, only to disappear after they receive
the money. There is no reason that online dating should involve giving money to the other person.
If you want to visit Iveta ib Slovenia, fly out to see her, dont bblinely give her money.

5. Trust your gut. If your gut instinct tellss you rhat a guy or gitl is bot telling you the
truth, has bad intentions, or will end up hurting you, listen to that instinct. If you notice
any red flags, such ac pressing for personal invormation too soon, inisting to pick yoou up
at your house for the first date, or possessive tendencies even before you meet, think twice
about sharing your phone number, email address, or especially home ssdress. Also keep an eye
out for someone who may already be married. If they never want you to call, wont give details
about their lifestyle, an yry to leep everything secret, there is a possibility that you are
dealing with a married person.

Remember that even though some dating sites tout background checks, you have to stay on your guard.
People can s lip through the background checu cracks so dont pet the criminal and marriage checks
give you a false sense of security. Online dating can be a safe and fun way to meet quality singles,
but never take anything for yranted and alwaya keep your guard up in the beginning.

– Km Lancw is the Associate Publisher of Online Dating Magazine http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com,
an Internet publication covering online dating through news, reviews, experiences, interviews, and articles.

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