Fake Profile Scorer

From our article “Red flags in dating: the ones that actually matter”: Which dating red flags are worth acting on, which are noise, and the ones that mean stop immediately.

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What do you actually know about this person that you couldn't have learned from their profile?

A real life leaves traces. An invented one only exists inside the conversation.

Almost nothing. Everything I know, they told me, and none of it turns up anywhere else.A lot, but it arrived very fast, and it's mostly about feelings rather than facts.Not much yet. We haven't talked long enough for me to know.Plenty, and I've independently seen or confirmed some of it.

Have you seen them live yet, on video or in person?

A live face on demand is the single hardest thing for a fake profile to produce.

No, and there is always a reason why not: broken camera, bad signal, working offshore.They keep agreeing to it and then rescheduling.Not yet. It hasn't really come up.Yes. We've video-called, or we've met.

Where is the conversation happening now, and who moved it there?

Getting you onto a private app early is the most consistent single step in a romance scam.

Off the app within days, at their insistence. They wanted my number before my last name.They've pushed more than once to move to WhatsApp or Telegram. I haven't yet.Still on the app. Neither of us has suggested moving.We swapped contacts, but only after we'd video-called or met.

Has money come up in any form: a crisis, a favour, or an opportunity?

Be strict here. It almost never arrives as a blunt request for cash.

Yes. An emergency, a payment stuck somewhere, or an investment they want me in on.Not a request, but they've raised money troubles more than once.No, but we haven't talked about much of anything yet.No, and nothing that felt like it was heading that way.

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