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We both know it's important to keep safe, right? And we both know that people can be pretty sophisticated with catfishing and impersonation, yes? Can you see then how your instincts must be sharp and that, if the others find a quick second verification "weird" or unusual, you might be better served ignoring the sort who sees that request as a problem?

You're playing the game smart. It'd make a Daddy/Mommy proud to know that you're managing your safety well.
You're in the right! It's a simple request and should be requested more if you ask me. My husband is always telling me to ask for photos like that if I'm talking to someone. I just personally feel silly asking, but its good practice 😊
Absolutely not! 99% of the "people" you meet online are anything but!
It makes perfect sense it shouldn't feel weird it's just to confirm who they are.
AmandaMonsterLady
Yeah. This app already verified them. It makes you seem paranoid. I had to verify twice. Once with a specific picture. Then again with a paper with my name and date on it. It’s just a date. It’s not a marriage.
Always verify who and what you talking to before making any decisions on meeting with them people on here are so fake and *** hungry they can’t handle the truth and they just want you to believe what they’re saying so you don’t see the scam they pulling if someone will not give you a phone number to call them on and a address you can look up on maps street view look at area code of number first if it’s not the same as there place on there profile that is a red flag that’s the first strike ask phone where that code is and go back to your person and say a total different state like the number is saying GA and there in NC say I see your area code is in Tennessee why is that and see the answer most if a scam will have a reason for it in Tennessee and that’s your second strike and then ask them why it’s not a NC number and see why they give you a reason for the number if they don’t say anything about GA there’s the third lie so I just block them out see if there’s one lie there’s more so be very careful with strangers most real people have no problem with you asking questions about who they are where they are and a real phone number can be linked to them on line look at there information on Facebook or something like it and if they don’t have friends or it looks new red flags see there are people who are real and honest but most people on here have been *** are something come up and they need 100 dollars and they haven’t ever seen you are talked very much and they say dear are sweetheart and they say that you’re very sweet and there so many miles away that’s the very first thing I’m not talking to anyone that’s more then 150 miles away but I do try to stay in the 60 miles away from me that’s two hours one there one back anytime you don’t have face to face with anybody be in a very nice place with lots of people that you can get help if it doesn’t work if needed
Should also ask them to provided something you know has to be authentic like a selfie with a coffee cup on top of their head. When they get defensive you probably are dealing with a fake profile.
I try to do that early on in the conversation. It not weird and if they are not willing to do it, it's time to move on. You have to make them do a selfie of something you would not expect. I have had some send pics close to what I have asked, then took a selfie to show them exactly what I want if need be. Remember it all about you be comfortable and your safety.
15 hours ago, AlexaLittle said:

I’m not asking for anything sexual (a selfie holding up three fingers).

one of the issues is, kinda

someone will talk to someone and then be "OK, like I've been burnt in the past - can you send me this basic picture which proves you're real" and it feels like a reasonable request but has two potential issues

The first of which - if they are genuine it's not really their fault you've been burnt in the past. Especially if there's other evidence they are genuine : I remember a lady used to find it deeply frustrating regardless of if she made the first move (cos men claim they have to do all the work) or if they did (wait, you contacted ME and THEN wanted to make sure I was legit?!)

The second is.... what scammers were doing was just that.  They were asking people for basic but specific poses which they were then using to either (a) verify on another site posing as them (b) sending to someone they were working as a mark

 

Definitely not, I even asked one girl to write my name on her beautiful chest, she delivered.
I frequently ask for one of them holding a toothbrush. Hard to fake that for now.
Tons of creeps with fake profiles just trying to get what they can lol call them out we need less bots an creeps
Totally not i add oddity to it as well cause AI can create images fast and if you know prompts well you can get the picture to be perfect in a few tries.
Not just a photo, if I'm still on the fence about a person I'll request a virtual coffee date via FaceTime or Meet 👍
I just ask for their phone number, or social media and investigate that way.
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