If you’ve been on any online dating app, you are no stranger to seeing fake profiles.
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We’ve all seen foreign models wanting to “hook up” to cam girls looking for a “partner” to get on video with.
If you’re worried about swiping right on a fake profile, I’ll be going in depth on how to identify and avoid frauds.
DOES TINDER HAVE FAKE PROFILES?
The short answer is Yes.
Does Tinder create them, most likely not.
It’s people who create them for malicious intent.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TINDER PROFILES ARE FAKE
To date there are about 50 million people using Tinder Worldwide, with an estimated 8 million in the US.
These numbers are going to increase as younger people flock to online dating.
That said, it’s difficult to know exactly how many Tinder accounts are fake.
Tinder does make best attempts to delete reported accounts so numbers can fluctuate.
Match says that it catches around 85 percent of improper or fake accounts within the first four hours
*Match is Tinder’s parent company
This will also depend on the area you are swiping in, more dense cities will have more fake profiles.
HOW TO SPOT A FAKE PROFILE
Here are some tips on how to spot Fake profiles.
NOT VERIFIED
Tinder is still working on pushing out a verification option to all users.
It’s currently testing in a few selected countries.
A user needs to upload a selfie that isn’t shared in their profile to receive verification.
Verified profiles will show a blue checkmark on their account so you know right away that it’s the real deal.
Down in Florida, I’ve only seen a few verified profiles.
It’s from tourists.
VENHOES
The classic, “If you want to see more send a tip to my venmo account”.
It’s not uncommon to find an instagram model online and use her photos to lure guys into sending money.
After getting the money, the scammer will never respond.
Or will send another “pic” asking for more money to see more.
I shouldn’t have to say this but if someone online that you’ve never met is requesting money.
Don’t hand out “tips” and get your hopes up with the likelihood of it going south.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS
Like the Venhoes,
You will come across many accounts that will be advertising social media accounts.
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To gain followers.
These are the lesser of two evils as they are not scamming money out of your wallet.
CATFISHES
These are going to be the more difficult accounts to identify as fake accounts.
often times these accounts are going to be ran by someone who is searching for someone who gullible
They want to build a connection so that they can manipulate you,
Either mentally or to take your money
HOW TO REPORT A FAKE PROFILE
With all these tips the best advice is to report fake profiles and get them off Tinder.
There are several ways to report a fake profile, such as emailing Tinder themselves.
The easiest way to report an account is through the app itself.
To report someone, go to his/her profile > scroll down and tap Report.
Select the reasoning, and then you are good.
DOES TINDER USE FAKE PROFILES
It’s speculated that Tinder creates fake profiles themselves.
Theorized to inflate the number of accounts to swipe on. Again this is theory and there is no way to actually back up this claim.
It’s possible that when they first started the app, there were fake profiles.
But with the increase in popularity of Tinder & online dating, the theory holds no weight.
Tinder gets new users signing up every second.
No need to use Fake profiles.
WHY YOU AREN’T GETTING MATCHES
If you aren’t getting any matches there are a ton of reasons why you aren’t receiving any matches.
If your account has any similarities with a fake user, its detering girls from right swiping.
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Better get it if you want to succeed on Tinder.
WHY YOU AREN’T GETTING RESPONSES
There are countless reasons why you aren’t getting responses back from matches.
The account you have messaged may have notifications turned offsome people swipe with no intention of messaging. It kills time for themShe isn’t interested. It was an accidental right swipe.She is busy with another guy.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Tinder has done a better job lately at deleting bot accounts. While it still lacks the verification feature like Bumble, I see less and less bots every day.
Following these steps will help limit the amount of bots you match with.
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