In this day and age, everyone is looking for their soul mate. The idea that seniors should be excluded from the dating age simply because of their age is preposterous. Seniors who are single, divorced or widowed still desire companionship, love, friendship and support and there are many senior dating networks and websites to help support this need. Seniors, like other daters, often find themselves wondering: is seniors dating a scam or can it be legitimate? They wonder this for good reason. Unfortunately, seniors seem to be a major target for con artists and other unruly and scrupulous cheaters and dating sites can make it easy for con artists to target emotionally fragile seniors.
The internet is an anonymous place where anyone can hide behind a false profile and pose as an authentic dater. However, single seniors can absolutely find love online the way everyone else does, keeping a few caveats in mind.
Never give out personal information too soon and do not include personal information in your profile. Give out a cellular number or email address as your first method of contact and take time to get to know the person. Use your instincts. If certain questions, suggestions, ideas or statements appear untrue, suspicious or deceitful, terminate all contact with the person immediately and inform the website administrator.
Never be too trusting of anyone you meet, especially if they appear excessively nice in the beginning and raise financial topics. Anyone asking about financial information such as bank accounts, wills, stocks, inheritance or portfolios is prying. Never ever comply with requests for money or loans, especially if the person appears desperate for money. A con artist will use your sensitivities and emotional vulnerability to his/her advantage.
Do be extra suspicious if a relationship takes too long to develop. A relationship should unravel slowly, however, it should also progress forward. If the dater makes constant excuses about not being able to meet or call you and insists on maintaining contact only via email, he/she is not interested in meeting you and is possibly solely interested in extorting money from you.
As a precaution, when and if you do decide to meet someone in person, arrange a public meeting place that is safe and far enough from your own residence. If going alone, ensure that someone knows where you are and when you are expected to return. Never accept a ride from the other party the first time you meet, even if the person appears sincere.
The internet is an anonymous place where anyone can hide behind a false profile and pose as an authentic dater. However, single seniors can absolutely find love online the way everyone else does, keeping a few caveats in mind.
Never give out personal information too soon and do not include personal information in your profile. Give out a cellular number or email address as your first method of contact and take time to get to know the person. Use your instincts. If certain questions, suggestions, ideas or statements appear untrue, suspicious or deceitful, terminate all contact with the person immediately and inform the website administrator.
Never be too trusting of anyone you meet, especially if they appear excessively nice in the beginning and raise financial topics. Anyone asking about financial information such as bank accounts, wills, stocks, inheritance or portfolios is prying. Never ever comply with requests for money or loans, especially if the person appears desperate for money. A con artist will use your sensitivities and emotional vulnerability to his/her advantage.
Do be extra suspicious if a relationship takes too long to develop. A relationship should unravel slowly, however, it should also progress forward. If the dater makes constant excuses about not being able to meet or call you and insists on maintaining contact only via email, he/she is not interested in meeting you and is possibly solely interested in extorting money from you.
As a precaution, when and if you do decide to meet someone in person, arrange a public meeting place that is safe and far enough from your own residence. If going alone, ensure that someone knows where you are and when you are expected to return. Never accept a ride from the other party the first time you meet, even if the person appears sincere.
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