Warning Signs
Be alert to the red flags that can help you identify online matrimonial fraudsters:
- Are not willing to show their face and avoid face to face meeting, they are also reluctant to come on video chat, profile photo may not theirs.
- Ask for money transfer, citing some emergency, initially a small sum and later a large amount
- May not have social profile or have few friends on social media
- Hesitate to share family/ workplace details
- Express "love" too quickly even before fully understanding each other
- The profile looks too good to be true for that person to express interest to you
- They call from multiple numbers. They usually don't give a number to call back. Even if they give a number, they don't pick up when you call. Later, they call you back from a new number
- Sound inconsistent or confusing when you ask for personal details, and their information is marked with inconsistencies.
- Are in a mad rush for early marriage, without a valid reason
- Request for deletion of your profile immediately after getting in touch with you
- Ask for email user name/ password or credit card/ bank account details
- Come up with false stories to gain sympathy