The person's photos look like a model or a celebrity. What does that mean?
Professional-looking photos are a warning sign, because scammers steal pictures of models, influencers, athletes, doctors and soldiers to look attractive and trustworthy. Do a reverse image search: if the photos belong to a public person, the account is fake.
Real people have a mix of photos: some good, some blurry, with friends, at work, at a birthday. A profile where every photo looks like an advertisement, with the same lighting and no ordinary moments, was probably collected from one source.
What to do
- Reverse image search three or four photos, not only the profile picture.
- Look for ordinary photos: with family, at a jeepney stop, at a sari-sari store, anything not posed.
- Ask for a fresh photo with a gesture or object you choose, or a short video call.
- Check if other people have already checked the same photos: Veritaza's check 5 shows that.
- Do not send anything, money or personal photos, until the pictures are confirmed.
Frequently asked questions
- What if the person really is a model?
- Then they will have a public account you can find, with the same photos, and will not mind a video call. A real model does not ask you for load.
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