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How to spot a fake account
Seeking is terrible at filtering out fake accounts. It can be hard to tell which accounts are fake early on. By the time may of us notice / recognize a fake, we've been texting them for weeks and they suddenly ask for money or want us to subscribe to their bogus OnlyFans or Snap profile.
You have to be discerning to find the fakes. First, as I've said before, ask yourself: is this hot girl really someone I think would be living in my area? Take a look around, are you seeing girls that good looking, generally? If not, this should sound alarm bells.
Second, how good are the pics? Most girls don't have professional photogs following them around. If the pics on the profile are crystal clear, chances are they're from some sort of professional account. This isn't always true, though; some women do have professional photos taken for various reasons, but if the pro photo seems like it's for a business or meant for some social media influencer thing, there's a good chance it's fake.
The same can be said for really grainy pics. Those are often screenshots of video or screengrabs on a mobile device.
Beyond the image quality, look for details. This account ([URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/bf300bf9-5912-402a-98e0-d4ad9fddd42f[/URL]) stood out. Take a look at the pic attached to this post. Zoom in on the feeder / trough. It's got a french website and Euro phone number. Now, why would a girl in "Portland" need a French trough for her cows I'm so, so sure she keep in her backyard.
(Also, she's 40? Not a chance.).
So I did the reverse image search, and found they came from this person. Who is in Germany: [URL]https://www.facebook.com/people/Marie-Hoffman/61551505466777/[/URL].
And it should go without saying, no, German farming (influencer Marie Hoffman is not in Portland, and probably has no idea her pics are being used on Seeking.
Anyway.
Details matter, as does a critical mind. A lot of us have wasted tons of time talking to fake users. I don't know about you, but I'd rather spend 5 minutes doing some sleuthing than days on end wondering when I might be able to meet someone that I simply can't.
(And I'm reporting the account, so if you can't access it on Seeking, that means the mods at Seeking actually took action on a report for once, which is itself a miracle.).