What To Do If You Think You Are Being Scammed

If things are not adding up in an online relationship, here are some things you can do:

• Perform a reverse image search in Google Images to see if a suitor’s profile picture is being used elsewhere or by others.

• Copy and paste a section of the personal profile language into the Google search bar to see if it’s being used by people with different profile pictures.

• If the suitor claims to be far away, in Syria, for instance, have them photograph themselves in front of a famous Syrian monument or holding an edition of that day’s local newspaper.

• Ask them to take a selfie holding up a toothbrush or standing on one leg within an alloted timeframe. The scammer won’t be able to do so because the photo they’d provide would not match their profile picture.