I got caught in an email exchange with a person that at first sounded legit, but actually lead me to a payment scam website. The tipping point said something about going to her picture or verification site, where you have to make a payment to access more information about her, for her safety of course. If you follow the link the scammer provides, the website asks you for your credit card number, so it can do a background check to make sure you’re not a criminal. These sites usually are named something like safe date, meet safe, etc. You probably have just as much of a chance meeting someone who is crazy at your local bar or even a church sponsored dance but for some reason these adult verification sites are everywhere on the Internet as if the Internet is the only place that is unsafe to meet people. If you scan any Casual Encounters section, you’ll find tons of ads, and almost all of them lead to a spammer or a scammer. These are easy to spot and if you click through ads you’ll get used to identifying them. It’s a scam and your credit card will be charged and you will not talk to the person who sent you the photo, because that person is not who emailed you or doesn’t exist. The scammers try to convince people in a legitimate and harmless looking email, to visit a site. The site is suppose to be some kind of Age Verification service for online safety. If someone is so paranoid that they demand someone go to a verification site to prove that they are 18 years old or older, unmarried, and not a sex offender then they must be crazy or not a real person? If they are so concerned about meeting perverts on the Internet, maybe they should stick to meeting people offline? Its one of the most popular methods being used at this time to make money off of singles. The age verification scam is used for more then just escort type ads. While many women do name and e-mail searches on Google for a little impromptu background check, age verification for dating is a bit much and not on the agenda. … read more >