21. Safety
Safety Rules for Meeting Online
Safety-wise, meeting on the Net is inherently similar to meeting offline. As long as the same standard dating precautions are followed, Matchmonial.com members can feel at ease while getting to know each other. The main thing to remember is to trust your instincts and use common sense just as you would offline.
Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind.
Safety Rules for Meeting Online
• Remember that you are in control of your online experience at all times. You can remain completely anonymous until you feel ready.
• Never include your personal contact information in your profile, especially telephone numbers, email, home address or your last name, and only give them out when your instincts tell you this is someone you can trust. It is okay to take your time.
• *Ask questions and watch for inconsistencies.
• Stay away from members who will not take no for an answer or pressure you for any kind of personal information. Other singles will respect your space and allow you to take your time.
• If someone asks you for money, please report the situation to us ASAP.
• If someone gives you a phone number with a strange area code, check it out to make sure it is not a charge number before you make the call.
• Please report any suspicious members, messages or postings to Matchmonial immediately. This will ensure your safety and the safety of other members.
Meeting Offline
You are also in control when it comes to taking an online relationship offline. Plus, you have an advantage online because you can get to know each other before you meet. Remember that you have no need to take anything further than the computer or phone wires until you feel completely at ease. Proceed at your own pace!
When you do decide to meet face to face-
• Pick a public place.
• Provide your own transportation to and fro
• Tell a friend where you are going and that you will check in with them when you return home.
Using your own good judgment is your best bet, because ultimately you are responsible for your own experience. Trust your instincts and then have fun with the right people!
Scammers and Abuse on Matchmonial.com
Matchmonial uses an advanced filtration system which automatically denies membership to suspicious registrants. This program blocks approximately 90% of all illegitimate membership requests. We follow that up with human review of accounts before registrants are allowed to use our site. Being that no system is perfect, a small percentage of these scammers may succeed in entering the site.
All public Matchmonial.com correspondence is monitored daily, and member profiles are scanned for fraudulent information. At the same time, it is possible for abuse to occur in personal correspondence. Therefore, we have developed an abuse report system to help us identify fraudulent profiles. A Report Profile link is located at the top right of every profile, and we ask our members to please report any suspicious members, messages or postings to us immediately. This will ensure your safety and the safety of other members. Back to top
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