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Nobody wants to fall for someone online only to find they are a fake, so weeding out the phoney singletons is a must.<\/p>\n

The Huffington Post has published a guide to identifying such individuals, starting with being suspicious of anyone who will not get involved in a video chat or telephone conversation.<\/p>\n

This could be an early sign that they are trying to hide their true identity and should have you running for the hills.<\/p>\n

Another good idea is to look for a number of digital profiles that suggest they are a true person, so piece together social media portals and any presence on other sites to be confident the individual you are talking to is who they say they are.<\/p>\n

It is also wise to consider whether someone is sending real-time photographs of themselves, as this will suggest they have nothing to hide.<\/p>\n

Finally, be wary of anyone who does not answer specific questions or tries to avoid a certain subject.\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801714992-ADNFCR\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phoney online daters do exist, so identifying them quickly is a must.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow can you spot a fake online dater? - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/how-can-you-spot-a-fake-online-dater\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How can you spot a fake online dater? - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Phoney online daters do exist, so identifying them quickly is a must.\" \/>\n<meta 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