I'm in the middle of a case with Glyn but wanted to expeditiously express my thanks for the "face search" resource on his website. I was cat phished embarrassingly more than once and had I known of this service previously, it would have saved me an exorbitant amount of time, money, and even dignity. I implore anyone meeting people on social media or dating apps to use this because even if they are "sure" of themselves, it only takes seconds to be better safe than sorry. (Now I sound like my parents!)
I also need to thank Glyn for telling me about this, because it's already saving me from future problems and will now be an integral tool to avoid cat phising in the future.
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Apr 10
My story luckily was able to be stopped before it could have gotten very very bad. I got on tiktok as I often do . Just surfing things like the dogs that people narrorate and what not. Well I decided I was gonna put up a profile with a picture. Well seemed innocent enough. This very nice looking man came along and said some of the sweetest things. And come on ladies , we all like to feel attractive. Well we talked a little more and he suggested I download WhatApp so I did and in order to do that you have to use your email. Well the longer we talked I started paying attention to how he texted me and something just seemed off. Well I started researching and before I knew it a came across a lady on tiktok that put out this information about this site that is free and you can check to see if any image is a scam. Well guess what I put used the app put this guy's image in and sure enough about 100 different aliases came up with this guy's image that someone stole to woo women! In the short time of a couple of days we chatted ,before I found out he was a scammer thankfully to the tools available by this app ,he had been able to obtain my name my email and the state I live in . How many children I have and that I love dogs and the job description that I do for a living. All this seemed pretty innocent in a conversation. He was giving me this kind of info too but you know hindsight I'm sure it was not true info. The thing is I think of how bad it could have gotten had I not checked him out and how quickly information can be given without even really thinking about it. Some very intelligent, kind people have been scammed its not just hey send me money or buy me gift cards with technology now a days it takes so little to get more then we are willing to give to these scammers . And the thought that people have been drained of there bank accounts. And dignity and even in some cases lost there lives to the evil act of these ruthless scammers. Please if you get suspicious even slightly of anyone that you talk to please take a moment and face check them. And if you have ever been effected in any way by these scammers please share whatever you have to others ! It will help others by knowing they aren't alone and even if it saves 1 person from getting hurt then taking a few moments to type up your story is well worth doing . Stay safe out there 🙏
MODERATOR COMMENT: Unless a dating app uses KYC/AML level IDENTITY VERIFICATION, no dating app is safe. Treat 100% of contacts with caution and until you have safely confirmed the identity in a safe, public environment, do not trust.
I would also argue no "messaging app" is safe. I've found it quite difficult for anyone in customer support to not only help me, but even reply to me on WhatsApp or Telegram. They might be great for some professionals or legitimate friends, but they are also a haven for scammers because they are encrypted, have confidentiality to a fault, and can delete your whole chat history so you have no proof of ever messaging with this person. A couple tips... check if the person is messaging you from a cellphone or a "different" line, like a landline or hybrid. Meaning if the person I'm now chatting on WhatsApp with says they live in Los Angeles, but their phone number's area code is from someplace like Buffalo-NY, or Alabama, or even Jakarta-Indonesia, try to call that number from your cellphone or sms text them. If they don't pick up/have an outgoing voice mail or reply to an sms text, it could be a sign they are cat phishers using a landline with software that allows them to use it for apps... or it's a burner number. You could also just ask for a 1 minute video call to confirm their appearance, or ask them to send you an impromptu picture with a specific or unique pose or hand expression. That said, I've also gotten scammed by someone who I had a video call with so be careful out there and if you sense anything fishy, export the chat log and take screengrabs!
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I'm in the middle of a case with Glyn but wanted to expeditiously express my thanks for the "face search" resource on his website. I was cat phished embarrassingly more than once and had I known of this service previously, it would have saved me an exorbitant amount of time, money, and even dignity. I implore anyone meeting people on social media or dating apps to use this because even if they are "sure" of themselves, it only takes seconds to be better safe than sorry. (Now I sound like my parents!)
I also need to thank Glyn for telling me about this, because it's already saving me from future problems and will now be an integral tool to avoid cat phising in the future.
My story luckily was able to be stopped before it could have gotten very very bad. I got on tiktok as I often do . Just surfing things like the dogs that people narrorate and what not. Well I decided I was gonna put up a profile with a picture. Well seemed innocent enough. This very nice looking man came along and said some of the sweetest things. And come on ladies , we all like to feel attractive. Well we talked a little more and he suggested I download WhatApp so I did and in order to do that you have to use your email. Well the longer we talked I started paying attention to how he texted me and something just seemed off. Well I started researching and before I knew it a came across a lady on tiktok that put out this information about this site that is free and you can check to see if any image is a scam. Well guess what I put used the app put this guy's image in and sure enough about 100 different aliases came up with this guy's image that someone stole to woo women! In the short time of a couple of days we chatted ,before I found out he was a scammer thankfully to the tools available by this app ,he had been able to obtain my name my email and the state I live in . How many children I have and that I love dogs and the job description that I do for a living. All this seemed pretty innocent in a conversation. He was giving me this kind of info too but you know hindsight I'm sure it was not true info. The thing is I think of how bad it could have gotten had I not checked him out and how quickly information can be given without even really thinking about it. Some very intelligent, kind people have been scammed its not just hey send me money or buy me gift cards with technology now a days it takes so little to get more then we are willing to give to these scammers . And the thought that people have been drained of there bank accounts. And dignity and even in some cases lost there lives to the evil act of these ruthless scammers. Please if you get suspicious even slightly of anyone that you talk to please take a moment and face check them. And if you have ever been effected in any way by these scammers please share whatever you have to others ! It will help others by knowing they aren't alone and even if it saves 1 person from getting hurt then taking a few moments to type up your story is well worth doing . Stay safe out there 🙏
Shirley
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