Just another story about the Free Online Dating website called plenty of fish. The dangers that lurk on free dating sites, and why singles should consider paid online dating services:
TorontoSun.com - Canada- Tippett on web dating site: Woman: "Tippett on web dating site: Woman
She was 'leery' of meeting him. Met on Plenty of fish Free Online dating service
By CHRIS DOUCETTE
When the news of Stanley Tippett's arrest surfaced just over a week ago, an Oshawa woman couldn't help but shudder.
She realized the man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Peterborough girl was the same smooth-talking guy she met nearly a year ago through an online dating service.
Now the 36-year-old, who is too afraid to have her name published, says she is glad she listened to her instincts when Tippett urged her to get together for a face-meeting.
"Thank God I didn't meet with him," the woman said yesterday.
Tippett, 32, has a lengthy history of stalking and harassing young women.
The woman claims she met Tippett last October through the popular website plentyoffish.com, a free online dating service that boasts more than 250,000 users logging on each day from around the world.
DIFFERENT MAN
But the person she has been reading about over the past week is starkly different from the noble parent Tippett portrayed himself as.
""He told me he had full custody of his two children ...(that) his wife had run off and left him to become an escort," she said. "I felt sorry for the guy. But I was leery about meeting him, so I never did."
"I can't imagine how someone with five kids would have the time and the guts to run around chasing women on a dating site," she said.
'CHARITY' PRESIDENT
Tippett claimed to have grown up in Los Angeles and told her he had dual citizenship, she said. He also allegedly told her he was the president of "a charity company" in Peterborough.
"He even said he could get me a job there," the woman said. "But I already have a job, so I didn't need one."
In 1999 Tippett was questioned by Toronto Police following the disappearance and subsequent murder of Sharmini Anandavel, a 15-year-old girl whom he had offered to help find a job while living in the same Don Mills building.
In 2005 Tippett was twice convicted of criminally harassing women in Collingwood and Peterborough. He was arrested again on Aug. 6 after a vicious sex attack involving a pre-teen girl behind a high school in Courtice.
Tippett remains in custody.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Gay dating - the dangers of free online gay dating
Let's say you enroll with a free gay dating site. You search a little and find someone who interests you. You start by e-mailing each other for a few weeks. Then you move on to phone conversations with this person. Ultimately, you're having a great virtual relationship. But then comes the time to meet face-to-face. But here's where it gets sticky. There was no fee to use this dating site. So this person might not be whom he or she says, or may not even be gay!!. His or her images might be fakes and personal information could be phony. And this person could have done it all just to convince you to meet in person. Unfortunately, this is a story that constantly repeats itself. The malicious party does not always plan to harm or otherwise hurt the person being deceived, but sometimes that is exactly what his or her intentions are. It is hard enough getting the nerve to post a profile on a dating site, and then this kind of thing happens to you.
Assume the worst happens: You meet up with someone from a free gay dating site, and you're robbed or somehow assaulted; what are you going to tell the police? How will they find this person? There's no credit card on file. Nor is there any other official payment information on file.
None of the problems mentioned in this article exist on a paid dating site. While you will certainly pay a fee to use the site, the trade off is a much more pleasant experience. And it's an experience that won't include paid ads or junk e-mail.
With the paid dating sites, you'll be able to perform elaborate searches within the member database. There will also be several types of communication outside of e-mail, such as instant messaging and even webcam chatting.
The paid dating sites offer yet another perk, one that is very subtle. If you eventually found someone you liked, and you set a date to meet, his or her real personal information is definitely on record with the site.
Over the last few years, online dating has opened new doors to new relationships. If you are looking for love, and open to the Internet, you're in luck. All you need is a computer and an Internet hook up. A few clicks of the mouse and boom! You have instant access to millions of potential love connections.
There are two primary types of dating sites: sites that require a yearly or monthly fee, and sites that are free. There's a major advantage to the "no fee" sites. And that is, of course, they're free. But that's also why these sites have many drawbacks. On the other hand, the paid sites offer some advantages of their own: your fee grants access to a site that's optimized for a better user experience. And you can also expect certain general security measures to be in place.
Whichever you choose to join, keep one thing in mind: not all dating sites are equal. You will only get what you do - or don't - pay for. There can be danger with a free site. You could be opening yourself up to unknown risks.
Dating sites, like any other business, need to turn a profit. If that is true, how can they offer their services for free? For starters, the "bells and whistles" of a free site simply don't exist. You won't find free webcam chatting or video hosting capabilities on free sites. More importantly, you will not find a responsive customer service team ready to answer your questions. In fact, the free dating sites don't usually even offer a phone number for customer support.
Outside of having less features and virtually no customer service, banner advertisement pop-ups and pop-unders. You'll get so many you will need to duck! Fun stuff, right? At least once a week, you can also expect to get e-mail advertising. Still need more? Your personal information may end up sold to large advertising networks.
Are you still considering free gay dating sites as a viable choice? Or would you like to meet quality gay partners looking for a date.
Assume the worst happens: You meet up with someone from a free gay dating site, and you're robbed or somehow assaulted; what are you going to tell the police? How will they find this person? There's no credit card on file. Nor is there any other official payment information on file.
None of the problems mentioned in this article exist on a paid dating site. While you will certainly pay a fee to use the site, the trade off is a much more pleasant experience. And it's an experience that won't include paid ads or junk e-mail.
With the paid dating sites, you'll be able to perform elaborate searches within the member database. There will also be several types of communication outside of e-mail, such as instant messaging and even webcam chatting.
The paid dating sites offer yet another perk, one that is very subtle. If you eventually found someone you liked, and you set a date to meet, his or her real personal information is definitely on record with the site.
Over the last few years, online dating has opened new doors to new relationships. If you are looking for love, and open to the Internet, you're in luck. All you need is a computer and an Internet hook up. A few clicks of the mouse and boom! You have instant access to millions of potential love connections.
There are two primary types of dating sites: sites that require a yearly or monthly fee, and sites that are free. There's a major advantage to the "no fee" sites. And that is, of course, they're free. But that's also why these sites have many drawbacks. On the other hand, the paid sites offer some advantages of their own: your fee grants access to a site that's optimized for a better user experience. And you can also expect certain general security measures to be in place.
Whichever you choose to join, keep one thing in mind: not all dating sites are equal. You will only get what you do - or don't - pay for. There can be danger with a free site. You could be opening yourself up to unknown risks.
Dating sites, like any other business, need to turn a profit. If that is true, how can they offer their services for free? For starters, the "bells and whistles" of a free site simply don't exist. You won't find free webcam chatting or video hosting capabilities on free sites. More importantly, you will not find a responsive customer service team ready to answer your questions. In fact, the free dating sites don't usually even offer a phone number for customer support.
Outside of having less features and virtually no customer service, banner advertisement pop-ups and pop-unders. You'll get so many you will need to duck! Fun stuff, right? At least once a week, you can also expect to get e-mail advertising. Still need more? Your personal information may end up sold to large advertising networks.
Are you still considering free gay dating sites as a viable choice? Or would you like to meet quality gay partners looking for a date.
Single Parent Dating - dangers for single Parents
Basically, there are two types of dating sites: free sites and paid sites. Not having to pay fees is an obvious advantage, especially when you are a single parent. But under their fee-free surface, these sites also have many drawbacks. On the flipside, there are definitely valid reasons to consider joining the paid sites: the paid sites are set up to give you a higher level of satisfaction. And they also offer a measure of safety for their members.
Not all dating sites are equal - so keep that one thing in mind. You get exactly what you do - or don't - pay for. With a free site, you may be putting yourself at risk, opening yourself up to possible danger.
Dating sites are in business to make money. If that is true, how do these supposedly free sites operate without charging their members? The free sites don't off much in the way of "bells and whistles". They don't exist. Free webcam chatting or video hosting capabilities just aren't offered on the free sites. But a bigger concern is customer service. If you need help fast you probably won't find anyone ready to answer your questions. In fact - you probably shouldn't waste your time looking for a customer support phone number; there won't be one.
Outside of having less features and virtually no customer service, you will see a flood of advertisements every time you log on. They will bombard you with banner pop-ups and pop-unders. Add more e-mail advertising filling up your mailbox - at least once a week. And perhaps worst of all, your personal info can be sold to a large advertising network.
Not convinced yet? Perhaps you still want to try a free dating site? But there are dangers for single parents.
So maybe you join a free dating site। And next thing you know, you find someone interesting. You start by e-mailing each other for a few weeks. Then you move on to phone conversations with this person. You've enjoyed his or her company virtually. But now you both say you're ready to try a face-to-face meet. And here's the problem: nobody had to pay anything to join the dating site. So this person could be virtually anyone. This person might have uploaded false images and a fake profile. He or she could have even created a fake personality to convince you to meet in person. Disappointingly, this happens quite frequently. The malicious party does not always plan to harm or otherwise hurt the person being deceived, but unfortunately, sometimes that is exactly what he or she plans.
Assume the worst happens: You meet up with someone from a free dating site, and you're robbed or somehow assaulted; what do you tell the police? How will the police track this person down? There's no credit card on record. In fact, there's no official payment information on file at all.
None of these drawbacks exist on a paid dating site. While there certainly will be a charge to use their site, in exchange, you'll be getting a better user experience. You won't waste time sifting through paid ads or junk e-mails.
Members will have more features on paid dating sites; you'll be able to perform detailed, elaborate searches. You will also find several additional forms of user communication outside of email, such as instant messaging or possibly webcam chatting.
Perhaps the best perk of a paid site is the subtlest one that is often undervalued. If you did eventually meet a person face to face, he or she won't be a complete stranger - his or her real personal information will be on file with the site.
If you want to meet quality single parents, then choose your dating service wisely
Senior Dating online - dating safely
Online dating for seniors has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Ready for love and willing to look online? Then you might be in luck! A live Internet connection and a computer will get you started with online dating. Then a few mouse clicks, you're on your way. At your fingertips: millions of potential love matches.
Basically, there are two types of dating sites: free sites and paid sites. While the free sites offer the obvious advantage of "no fees", there are many drawbacks that lie beneath their fee-free surface. On the other hand, don't discount the paid sites altogether - they have their strong points: these sites are set up to elevate your user experience and you can also expect some general safety measures to be in place.
Not all dating websites are created equally. So keep this in mind when choosing between paid or free. You'll get what you pay for - or don't pay for, in the case of the freebies. A free site could put you at risk and open you up to potential dangers.
Dating sites, like any other business, need to turn a profit. If that is true, how do the supposedly free ones work? How can they stay around and not charge members for their services? The free sites don't off much in the way of "bells and whistles". They don't exist. You probably won't find free webcam chatting or video hosting capabilities on free sites. But maybe most important - you won't find responsive customer service. And that means no one ready to answer your questions. Consider yourself lucky if your free dating site has a phone number for customer support.
You may be getting less of the traditional features that make the paid sites more complete. But you will get a lot of something else: you'll get plenty of advertising - big, bold annoying banners that pop up and pop-unders every time you log on. Everyone loves those, right? At least once a week, you can also expect to get e-mail advertising. And perhaps worst of all, your personal info can be sold to a large advertising network.
Are you a senior and still considering joining a free dating site?
Let's say you join a free dating site for senior dating and you find someone that interests you. You spend a few weeks e-mailing back and forth. And maybe you get to the next stage - phone conversations with this person. After enjoying his or her virtual company, you decide to meet face-to-face. But since there were no fees to fork over for site membership, who is this person? He or she could be just about anyone. This member might have provided completely false information - the images could be fake and the profile could be phony. This person might have even deliberately created a fake personality in order to convince you to meet in person. Sadly, this isn't unusual and happens all time. The malicious party does not always plan to harm or otherwise hurt the person being deceived, but too often, unfortunately, that is exactly what he or she has in mind.
If you were to meet someone from a free dating site and you were to be robbed or otherwise assaulted, what information about your date can you tell the police? Here's the problem: there's no credit card on file. In fact, there's no official payment information at all. So where do the police start to look? So, for seniors I would highly suggest a paid dating site for this reason.
None of the drawbacks listed above exist on a paid dating site. While these sites will definitely charge you a fee, in exchange your whole experience will be much more pleasant. And you won't be harassed by those paid ads or junk e-mails.
The user interface for paid dating sites lets you do much more, such as performing elaborate search functions. You will also find several additional forms of user communication outside of email, such as instant messaging or possibly anonymous phone chatting.
The paid membership sites offer yet another perk, one that is often overlooked. If you discovered someone from the site that you liked, and you wanted to meet face to face, his or her real personal information is definitely on file with the dating site.
Want to date Seniors in your area? Visit senior dating for Canadians
Basically, there are two types of dating sites: free sites and paid sites. While the free sites offer the obvious advantage of "no fees", there are many drawbacks that lie beneath their fee-free surface. On the other hand, don't discount the paid sites altogether - they have their strong points: these sites are set up to elevate your user experience and you can also expect some general safety measures to be in place.
Not all dating websites are created equally. So keep this in mind when choosing between paid or free. You'll get what you pay for - or don't pay for, in the case of the freebies. A free site could put you at risk and open you up to potential dangers.
Dating sites, like any other business, need to turn a profit. If that is true, how do the supposedly free ones work? How can they stay around and not charge members for their services? The free sites don't off much in the way of "bells and whistles". They don't exist. You probably won't find free webcam chatting or video hosting capabilities on free sites. But maybe most important - you won't find responsive customer service. And that means no one ready to answer your questions. Consider yourself lucky if your free dating site has a phone number for customer support.
You may be getting less of the traditional features that make the paid sites more complete. But you will get a lot of something else: you'll get plenty of advertising - big, bold annoying banners that pop up and pop-unders every time you log on. Everyone loves those, right? At least once a week, you can also expect to get e-mail advertising. And perhaps worst of all, your personal info can be sold to a large advertising network.
Are you a senior and still considering joining a free dating site?
Let's say you join a free dating site for senior dating and you find someone that interests you. You spend a few weeks e-mailing back and forth. And maybe you get to the next stage - phone conversations with this person. After enjoying his or her virtual company, you decide to meet face-to-face. But since there were no fees to fork over for site membership, who is this person? He or she could be just about anyone. This member might have provided completely false information - the images could be fake and the profile could be phony. This person might have even deliberately created a fake personality in order to convince you to meet in person. Sadly, this isn't unusual and happens all time. The malicious party does not always plan to harm or otherwise hurt the person being deceived, but too often, unfortunately, that is exactly what he or she has in mind.
If you were to meet someone from a free dating site and you were to be robbed or otherwise assaulted, what information about your date can you tell the police? Here's the problem: there's no credit card on file. In fact, there's no official payment information at all. So where do the police start to look? So, for seniors I would highly suggest a paid dating site for this reason.
None of the drawbacks listed above exist on a paid dating site. While these sites will definitely charge you a fee, in exchange your whole experience will be much more pleasant. And you won't be harassed by those paid ads or junk e-mails.
The user interface for paid dating sites lets you do much more, such as performing elaborate search functions. You will also find several additional forms of user communication outside of email, such as instant messaging or possibly anonymous phone chatting.
The paid membership sites offer yet another perk, one that is often overlooked. If you discovered someone from the site that you liked, and you wanted to meet face to face, his or her real personal information is definitely on file with the dating site.
Want to date Seniors in your area? Visit senior dating for Canadians
Stop! Before you join that FREE online dating site
Online dating has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Ready for love and willing to look online? Then you might be in luck! A live Internet connection and a computer will get you started with online dating. Then a few mouse clicks, you're on your way. At your fingertips: millions of potential love matches.
Basically, there are two types of dating sites: free sites and paid sites. While the free sites offer the obvious advantage of "no fees", there are many drawbacks that lie beneath their fee-free surface. On the other hand, don't discount the paid sites altogether - they have their strong points: these sites are set up to elevate your user experience and you can also expect some general safety measures to be in place.
Not all dating websites are created equally. So keep this in mind when choosing between paid or free. You'll get what you pay for - or don't pay for, in the case of the freebies. A free site could put you at risk and open you up to potential dangers.
Dating sites, like any other business, need to turn a profit. If that is true, how do the supposedly free ones work? How can they stay around and not charge members for their services? The free sites don't off much in the way of "bells and whistles". They don't exist. You probably won't find free webcam chatting or video hosting capabilities on free sites. But maybe most important - you won't find responsive customer service. And that means no one ready to answer your questions. Consider yourself lucky if your free dating site has a phone number for customer support.
You may be getting less of the traditional features that make the paid sites more complete. But you will get a lot of something else: you'll get plenty of advertising - big, bold annoying banners that pop up and pop-unders every time you log on. Everyone loves those, right? At least once a week, you can also expect to get e-mail advertising. And perhaps worst of all, your personal info can be sold to a large advertising network.
Are you still considering joining a free dating site?
Let's say you join a free dating site and you find someone that interests you. You spend a few weeks e-mailing back and forth. And maybe you get to the next stage - phone conversations with this person. After enjoying his or her virtual company, you decide to meet face-to-face. But since there were no fees to fork over for site membership, who is this person? He or she could be just about anyone. This member might have provided completely false information - the images could be fake and the profile could be phony. This person might have even deliberately created a fake personality in order to convince you to meet in person. Sadly, this isn't unusual and happens all time. The malicious party does not always plan to harm or otherwise hurt the person being deceived, but too often, unfortunately, that is exactly what he or she has in mind.
If you were to meet someone from a free dating site and you were to be robbed or otherwise assaulted, what information about your date can you tell the police? Here's the problem: there's no credit card on file. In fact, there's no official payment information at all. So where do the police start to look?
None of the drawbacks listed above exist on a paid dating site. While these sites will definitely charge you a fee, in exchange your whole experience will be much more pleasant. And you won't be harassed by those paid ads or junk e-mails.
The user interface for paid dating sites lets you do much more, such as performing elaborate search functions. You will also find several additional forms of user communication outside of email, such as instant messaging or possibly webcam chatting.
The paid membership sites offer yet another perk, one that is often overlooked. If you discovered someone from the site that you liked, and you wanted to meet face to face, his or her real personal information is definitely on file with the dating site.
Basically, there are two types of dating sites: free sites and paid sites. While the free sites offer the obvious advantage of "no fees", there are many drawbacks that lie beneath their fee-free surface. On the other hand, don't discount the paid sites altogether - they have their strong points: these sites are set up to elevate your user experience and you can also expect some general safety measures to be in place.
Not all dating websites are created equally. So keep this in mind when choosing between paid or free. You'll get what you pay for - or don't pay for, in the case of the freebies. A free site could put you at risk and open you up to potential dangers.
Dating sites, like any other business, need to turn a profit. If that is true, how do the supposedly free ones work? How can they stay around and not charge members for their services? The free sites don't off much in the way of "bells and whistles". They don't exist. You probably won't find free webcam chatting or video hosting capabilities on free sites. But maybe most important - you won't find responsive customer service. And that means no one ready to answer your questions. Consider yourself lucky if your free dating site has a phone number for customer support.
You may be getting less of the traditional features that make the paid sites more complete. But you will get a lot of something else: you'll get plenty of advertising - big, bold annoying banners that pop up and pop-unders every time you log on. Everyone loves those, right? At least once a week, you can also expect to get e-mail advertising. And perhaps worst of all, your personal info can be sold to a large advertising network.
Are you still considering joining a free dating site?
Let's say you join a free dating site and you find someone that interests you. You spend a few weeks e-mailing back and forth. And maybe you get to the next stage - phone conversations with this person. After enjoying his or her virtual company, you decide to meet face-to-face. But since there were no fees to fork over for site membership, who is this person? He or she could be just about anyone. This member might have provided completely false information - the images could be fake and the profile could be phony. This person might have even deliberately created a fake personality in order to convince you to meet in person. Sadly, this isn't unusual and happens all time. The malicious party does not always plan to harm or otherwise hurt the person being deceived, but too often, unfortunately, that is exactly what he or she has in mind.
If you were to meet someone from a free dating site and you were to be robbed or otherwise assaulted, what information about your date can you tell the police? Here's the problem: there's no credit card on file. In fact, there's no official payment information at all. So where do the police start to look?
None of the drawbacks listed above exist on a paid dating site. While these sites will definitely charge you a fee, in exchange your whole experience will be much more pleasant. And you won't be harassed by those paid ads or junk e-mails.
The user interface for paid dating sites lets you do much more, such as performing elaborate search functions. You will also find several additional forms of user communication outside of email, such as instant messaging or possibly webcam chatting.
The paid membership sites offer yet another perk, one that is often overlooked. If you discovered someone from the site that you liked, and you wanted to meet face to face, his or her real personal information is definitely on file with the dating site.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Long time
Only on this tangled web full of social networking sites can you truly lose yourself (and a few passwords along the way)
I am launching a new site, it is dating related but with a twist. I want to be able to donate more to charities and I have found a way.
I was talking to my husband the other day and I said there are so many different kinds of charitable people. How do you compare the people who give blood, volunteer at a hospital, or donate thousands to charities. What I am trying to say is if there is a way that you can give back to this world, that it is something that we are supposed to do. For those who do not have the time, they will give money, for those who do not have money will donate their time. I want to make time in my day to volunteer more and still give money. Sounds complicated? I will explain more in my next post what my plans over the next month will be
I am launching a new site, it is dating related but with a twist. I want to be able to donate more to charities and I have found a way.
I was talking to my husband the other day and I said there are so many different kinds of charitable people. How do you compare the people who give blood, volunteer at a hospital, or donate thousands to charities. What I am trying to say is if there is a way that you can give back to this world, that it is something that we are supposed to do. For those who do not have the time, they will give money, for those who do not have money will donate their time. I want to make time in my day to volunteer more and still give money. Sounds complicated? I will explain more in my next post what my plans over the next month will be
Monday, April 2, 2007
Mondays are always busy
Got up early this morning, ready for the big day ahead. I know that most of the ads that I read will be scammers or spammers because of the time of day that they are posted. My customers wonder why it takes so long to approve profiles, it is because of the hundreds of scammers we have to sort through first. I realize that these people are desperate to move from the countries that they live in, but many of them will stop at nothing to get money from single men and women.
I will be posting tips on online dating as I think it is important for people to know the dangers of the scammers from Nigeria, France who pretend to be North American
I will be posting tips on online dating as I think it is important for people to know the dangers of the scammers from Nigeria, France who pretend to be North American
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