October 2007 - Posts

• Banning the Philippines

  Posted Wednesday, 31 October 2007 7:22 AM by mark

  We are adding the Philippines to the list of banned countries at 3loves following too many scammers trying to use the site for money or other scams. Given that 3loves online dating is free, we acknowledge that we are more likely to attract scammers – Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online personals, dating scams, scammers, free personals

• Blocking Playboy and Penthouse like photos

  Posted Monday, 29 October 2007 7:52 PM by mark

  Our editors are suspicious of photos which look like they are right out of the pages of Playboy or Penthouse magazine. They are often too good to be true and so the profiles are banned without getting into the 3loves membership pool. We are proud of our Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online personals, dating scams, scammers, free personals

• What's with RSVP?

  Posted Wednesday, 24 October 2007 8:15 AM by mark

  We are surprised to see RSVP continuing to spend money on a Google AdWords campaign targeting the 3loves free online dating site. We're the David to their Goliath yet they seem to think we are interesting enough to chase. Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, Google scam, online personals

• Too many messages of love

  Posted Tuesday, 23 October 2007 8:04 AM by mark

  One trigger for our online dating scammer alert is too many messages with the same text being sent. One person tried to send the same message to more than 100 members - 3loves stepped in and said, hey, this might not be what it seems to be. While we don't Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers

• Personal personals

  Posted Friday, 19 October 2007 6:46 PM by mark

  We receive all manner of requests here at 3loves from propositions through to people asking us to help them navigate a first date. It is this latter request which is most interesting. Sometimes people using our site want to be sure theyb are not being Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals

• Free adult personals

  Posted Thursday, 18 October 2007 6:42 PM by mark

  To access adult images at 3loves all we need is a proof of id photo. For many people this is a photo of them holding a hand made sign saying 3LOVES. For one adventurous girl this week it was a photo of 3LOVES written across her breasts. We thought it Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals

• Scammer alert: Essa Jabbi

  Posted Tuesday, 16 October 2007 10:38 PM by mark

  We have blocked another scammer. This time it was someone calling themselves Essa Jabbi. They wanted money. Our auto scammer detection tools trapped them and killed them off from 3loves. We will not tolerate these scammers. Check out this blocked email: Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers

• Scammer alert: helenmack@aklan.com

  Posted Monday, 15 October 2007 11:36 PM by mark

  This woman has form - she appears to have tried to get past our scammer barriers twice and thankfully we have blocked her. here is her latest scam attempt: helenmack@aklan.com from: Helen Edward Tel:+225 07 59 8653 Introduction. Dearest, PLEASE REPLY Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers

• Internet dating scam alert: teresa_donna0052007

  Posted Saturday, 13 October 2007 6:41 AM by mark

  Read what Teresa tried to send to 20 members at 3loves free online dating: Top of the day to you, how are you doing? I must confess how nice and lovley your profile sounded..I would really love to meet with you some day..I am single woman, looking for Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers

• Plentyoffish comments

  Posted Thursday, 11 October 2007 11:36 PM by mark

  We are noticing people using messages within 3loves to bag 3loves encourage our members to use the plentyoffish online dating site. Once or twice it would not register on our radar but to see it many times and coming from members very new to the site Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals

• Beware Kate, Hornymoon200

  Posted Tuesday, 9 October 2007 11:38 PM by mark

  Kate or hornymoon200 as she calls herself in some places says she is from America but she logs in from Ghana. Our IP address tracking and keywork matching blockerd Kate's various attempts to dirty the 3loves member pool. We're serious about blocking these Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers

• Teresa, the online dating scammer

  Posted Sunday, 7 October 2007 9:34 PM by mark

  We have blocked another scammer from tainting the 3loves free online dating experience. Here is what Teresa was wanting to send to some of our members: Top of the day to you, how are you doing? I must confess how nice and lovley your profile sounded..I Read More... 1 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers

• Mary the online dating scammer

  Posted Friday, 5 October 2007 4:40 AM by mark

  3loves caught Mary trying to get in contact with some of our members, wanting money. Our automated anti scammer tools blocked here and in a moment she was locked out. We’re serious in our efforts to provide a safe and scammer free online dating experience Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers

• Dating scammer: mcmichael09@yahoo.com

  Posted Monday, 1 October 2007 11:18 PM by mark

  Beware mcmichael09. This is a dating scammer out to take your money. Here is what he sent to someone setting up the scam, spelling mistakes and all: Profile Username: mcmichael09 Location: AU, AUSTRALIA Reported By: Auto Scam Report Message: BANNED WORD Read More... 0 Comments Filed under: online dating, online personals, dating scams, scammers