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What do you think of these identity validation sites?
I have been asked in the past if I have a validation passport from by people who have said they want to meet.
I was caught out a few years ago when a young lady asked me if I was on one of these register and had a valid ID passport. I didn't at the time, so signed up, thinking I was being responsible and making sure any prospective meets would be safe. That was my first mistake as I had about £275 taken from my account after giving my debit card details to validate my identity. (That was my second mistake). The site in question stated on their page that no money would be take from my account as this was for identification only. Fortunately I noticed these payment requests within a couple of days and my bank refunded my money and issued a new card. Of course the girl in question promised that this was a proper ID Verification process and that the site must have made a mistake. She got VERY angry and abusive when I told her I would not be following the verification process again and she eventually blocked me, That speaks volumes I think.
While I fully support the idea of keeping everyone safe I cannot for the life of me see how paying for some company to put you on their register can do this.
From this experience, I have become very sceptical about anything of this sort and refuse to sign up to any formal validation sites because of this, and as a consequence, have not met anyone from any site.
In my view, even if these sites were legitimate, they would offer no more safety than meeting in a public place, telling a friend you are meeting someone, where and at what time (They don't have to know what for) and asking them to check on you if you don't text them the OK after a certain time. Surely these are sensible things to do, both for the girl AND the ma meeting. After all, there are women who can be just as unscrupulous as men out there.
What are your thoughts, and how do you make sure you are safe if you meet someone from sites such as these, or indeed any other kind of "dating site"?
I have been asked in the past if I have a validation passport from by people who have said they want to meet.
I was caught out a few years ago when a young lady asked me if I was on one of these register and had a valid ID passport. I didn't at the time, so signed up, thinking I was being responsible and making sure any prospective meets would be safe. That was my first mistake as I had about £275 taken from my account after giving my debit card details to validate my identity. (That was my second mistake). The site in question stated on their page that no money would be take from my account as this was for identification only. Fortunately I noticed these payment requests within a couple of days and my bank refunded my money and issued a new card. Of course the girl in question promised that this was a proper ID Verification process and that the site must have made a mistake. She got VERY angry and abusive when I told her I would not be following the verification process again and she eventually blocked me, That speaks volumes I think.
While I fully support the idea of keeping everyone safe I cannot for the life of me see how paying for some company to put you on their register can do this.
From this experience, I have become very sceptical about anything of this sort and refuse to sign up to any formal validation sites because of this, and as a consequence, have not met anyone from any site.
In my view, even if these sites were legitimate, they would offer no more safety than meeting in a public place, telling a friend you are meeting someone, where and at what time (They don't have to know what for) and asking them to check on you if you don't text them the OK after a certain time. Surely these are sensible things to do, both for the girl AND the ma meeting. After all, there are women who can be just as unscrupulous as men out there.
What are your thoughts, and how do you make sure you are safe if you meet someone from sites such as these, or indeed any other kind of "dating site"?
