Online Dating Safety Tips
Before every cruise or flight the crew members have a safety briefing; even thou it is very unlikely a ship will sink or a plane will fall out of the sky. This document should be considered an online dating safety briefing. It is meant to give you knowledge, so you can make the most out of your online dating site adventure.
By far, the majority of people that online date are good people that are looking for their soulmate. However, there is a very small minority of users that will try to scam you for a variety of reasons that include financial, identity theft and to collect email addresses and phone numbers for resale.
The Port Of Entry dating site utilizes very sophisticated spam and filtering technology and most people who are not serious about dating will have their accounts deleted within 24-48 hours. Despite that, we strongly recommend that you follow the online dating tips below regardless of which dating site you use so you can have a safe and enjoyable time online dating and hopefully meet your life partner.
NEVER SEND MONEY to anyone you meet online regardless of what sad story they tell you or how much they claim to love you! Besides the financial loss, you will never know if they truly love you or your money and you don’t want to start a relationship under that pretext. Moreover, remember the person asking for money was able to survive financially before they met you and they will figure out a way to do so after meeting you. Having said that some people may need some financial assistance purchasing an internet load that permits them to talk to you every day. There are websites that allow you to buy a load for their internet connectivity and send the load to them. That is not an unreasonable request.
MESSAGE ON THE PORT OF ENTRY FOR 5 DAYS BEFORE CONSIDERING LIVE CHAT SESSIONS: The Port Of Entry security systems will normally delete member accounts within 24-48 hours if they are suspicious or if a member receives too many blocks from other members in a short period of time. If you quickly leave The Port Of Entry platform and move to email or another social media application, the test of time security blanket that The Port Of Entry platform provides is no longer available. If you log into your account and the person you have been messaging is no longer on the site be grateful that our systems and members did you a favor.
VIDEO AND VOICE CHATS. After you meet someone on The Port Of Entry and you are interested in having a video chat, we strongly recommend that you use Facebook versus any other social media application, including giving out your personal email address or phone number remember a mass collection of emails addresses or phone numbers can be sold for profit as marketing lists. The other reason for using Facebook is that you can view the person’s profile page to gauge the validity of their account and their personality. New Facebook pages with limited friends, no comments or status updates should be a red flag to you. In addition, on FaceBook you can read through their status updates to determine if that person is really someone you want to get involved with.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Never give out your passport number, social security number, credit card information, driver’s license number, actual birthdate or street address. There is no reason that anyone needs this information. Providing this information has the potential for identity theft.
LOCAL FIRST DATES:
If you decide to meet someone we recommend meeting in the afternoon at a busy restaurant with a busy parking lot for lunch or drinks.
CROSS COUNTRY FIRST DATES:
For the visitor
Have a video call with the person you are planning on visiting’s family and friends before booking a trip.
Do your research on the country and city you are planning on traveling to. Start with the USA and Canadian government’s travel websites for advisories for that area in addition to what food to eat and if the water is safe to drink.
Learn a bit about their language, traditions, and customs.
Document the numbers and process to contact the local police, hospitals, fire department, and your country’s embassy.
Leave your travel plans itinerary, hotels, hotel phone numbers, flights, contact information for the person you are visiting etc with your family along with check-in times. Develop a reasonable action plan if you do not check in on time.
Set reasonable expectations. Even thou you probably talked with the person for weeks or months things are sometimes different in person.
If it is expensive to visit that country be sure to have a Plan A, B, and C.
Plan A: You meet the person, everything is perfect. Congratulations!
Plan B: You meet the person and there is no chemistry, unfortunately, it may happen so have a couple other people you can contact and meet while you are there.
Plan C: Layout a complete itinerary of what to do if dating goes bad. Instead of sulking about the bad date in a hotel room for a week have a fun vacation ready and enjoy.
For the Visitor and Visited:
Stay at a hotel and book separate hotel rooms, at least, for the first couple nights.
The first couple of days stay in public places: Malls, Amusement Parks etc during daytime hours.
Meet the family and friends in a public place, not at their house.
Use public transportation. Trains, Cabs, Busses.
Always be present around your food and drinks.
Use common sense and listen to your inner voice. If something doesn’t feel right to you, it probably isn’t.
Finally, save all receipts and take lots of photos together. You will need proof of a first meeting to process a fiancé visa.