Safety Tips
- Check the authenticity of the dating app or matrimonial site before registering and create a new email id for registering.
- It is preferable that you do not share your personal details like mobile no., residential address on matrimonial sites or dating sites openly/publicly.
- Never share any private picture or bank account or other financial details with people you have met recently.
- Have a thorough end to end back ground check taking ample time before you decide to proceed in relation. You can also consider taking the help of investigation agency.
- Be very cautious while considering a prospective groom with NRI profile on a matrimonial site.
- Always personally meet the person you have known online at a public place and ask them enough questions.
- Never entertain any requests for money from people you have met online.
- Do not invest in schemes etc., as per the advice received by someone you only met online; be cautious of claims/requests of exclusive investment opportunities with urgency to act fast.
- Always keep a neutral personal, informed who can gauge and assess the interaction and advise logically.
- Do not provide your banking information, copies of your identification or passport, or any other sensitive information to anyone online or to a site you do not know is legitimate.
- Enable required privacy and security features on social media platforms and keep your information private mostly.
- Ensure that you accept the friend requests by strangers on face value without proper verification
- If you suspect a scam, put an end to the relationship and report about it.
- File a complaint about the scam at your nearest cybercrime cell and online on www.cybercrime.gov.in portal.
- Report or Notify about the scammer on social media site, app, or service where the scam occurred, this may help others from being victim.
- In case you have shared any banking related details, follow the rules and approach the bank for necessary action.
- Go easy on yourself, learn the lesson and move on