by sper654 on Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:11 am
Just to add to what Marisa said, you REALLY need to pour through the profiles on singlesnet. It's great that you've met someone and talked to another, but I can say this: I spoke to, on yahoo, someone from nearby, from that site. Her picture was that which had places in my area familiar to me in the background, including a bus stop I know of, and a departing bus. She was a scammer. So just because they claim to be local, doesn't necessarily mean they are, OR doesn't mean that they aren't out to scam.
Another thing I've noticed is that the scammers have no idea of the racial makeup of areas when they post profiles. The area where I live is over 75% of one nationality. Certain neighborhoods are 100% Caucasian. When I read that Hispanics, Asians, or African Americans are claiming to live in specific neighborhoods, I KNOW it's a scammer.
Also, as I've posted, singlesnet's Customer Service is practically non-existent. They don't answer phone calls, and send computer generated emails. I've reported scammers, whose profiles are still listed. And their emails sometimes have horrible English. So it's definitely a site I'm leery of, and definitely don't recommend it.