This is totally new to me and with this new advancement in technology. When it comes to virtual sessions. How would you spot a scammer ?
Do not pay anybody without lots of good karma from legitimate accounts in advance or off-site.
I don’t even like to pay deposits to reputable accounts.
I would recommend asking the person to send a current pic of themselves holding up a piece of paper with the date on it.
Trust your gut.
If something seems off, it probably is.
Don’t click on any links someone sends you. I have had a few women ask me to send them money for a plane ticket to come to my place for a cuddle. LOL
You have to look for things like karma and does their profile sound like someone who wants to provide legit cuddling services. I know it’s getting harder to catch with AI now a thing but I will say err on the side of caution especially when someone asks to pay up front. I’ve had legit pros do that and it turned out to be fine and they had the karma/reputation to back it but if someone is asking for money up front and they have little to no karma just say I’d prefer to pay at the beginning of the session since it’s our first time connecting. If they insist on paying up front even after that, they’re probably scamming.
Got scammed 3 times for 2 hour sessions whilst I was hosting. Mostly by younger youthful cuddlers. Guess greed for money is bigger than cuddling. Shot term goals of cheating, maturity is lacking. I let them go without reporting because maybe the need for money was greater than the ethics of cuddling n it’s site. Maybe I just gave in into humanity. Hope they grow up soon or they could get into some serious trouble for themselves.
Bad grammar (many of them are esl or no english at all), a single "beautiful" profile pic (scammers find it "difficult" to create a profile with multiple stolen pics of the same woman) talking about wanting a relationship or stating it in their profile (they copy and paste the same tactics on dating websites and don't differentiate between that and a platonic cuddle website) new profile (scammers arent successful they have to software to create multiple new profiles at once) the same person with (a single) different pic across multiple profiles, fashion designer as job, asking to move off the website within the first few messages, if they aren't a professional most(scammers don't waste time going pro)
Following general internet safety steps can weed out most scammers.
Some resources: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-are-some-classic-warning-signs-of-possible-fraud-and-scams-en-2094/
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/romance-scams
Searching these forums for "scam" to find specifics about tactics scammers will use on this site.