All dating apps have problems with fake profiles. Some have more problems than others. Apps that have verification possibilities can help you avoid fake profiles.
Tinder, Bumble, etc allow members to confirm e-mail addresses, photos, some even have you upload an ID. Often, you can set the app to only show you verified profiles or people with verified photos. When you don’t have this setting on, be prepared to get inundated with fakes. Especially female users. But yes, men get lots of fake likes too.
Fake Profiles can belong to spammers who are just looking for your phone number etc… others are full-blown romance scammers who will spend weeks or months building a relationship with you in order to scam you out of as much money as they can get their hands on.
It can be a good idea to have a Prepaid Mobile number that you can give to anyone asking… and it’s easy to set up a spam-catching Gmail address where you can give your e-mail to anyone asking. But to be fair, you don’t need these. If the first few messages are not working like a normal conversation, you probably have a fake. If not a fake, it’s someone who sucks at communicating… either way, unmatch. Save yourself the hassle.
Feature going on the list of our dating app – profile verification systems.
We have a post where we explain some of the ways to spot scammers – and the post is updated frequently with new information as we learn and identify it.