ShiftedJewel
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ORIGINAL: HotMistress22 Here is my protocol. I invite him for a cyber date via web cam. I tell him that during the cyber date I will need to see a Drivers License (pic and DL number.), Vehicle registration and a utility bill in their name. With this information (utility bill) I can confirm their name and where they live. With their address and name I can do free public records searches in the county they live in to screen for criminal/civil records etc. With the drivers license info I can check their age and confirm profile pic similarities and with the vehicle registration I can find out the vehicle's make, model, year and license plate number. Finally to verify this information I ask the potential date to hold up the above-mentioned documentation up close to the web cam until I am able to get the clearest image. The potential date may need to adjust room lighting so that I am able to see numbers etc. If he had any intentions of not showing up, he would think twice before providing this information to a wonderful lady such as yourself. If they refuse to give me any of the above information, I DO NOT MEET THEM. They will give many excuses that sound legitimate and even make sense! But I do not allow myself to be swayed by them. I assume that one of the "excuses" that sounds legitimate and even makes sense is that he doesn't know you that well and doesn't want to have his identity stolen. Needless to say you would have lost me at the drivers license check. I wonder what personality traits you are unintentionally filtering out. Maybe I'm over-cautious but I guard my personal information. In fact I've passed on many opportunities to have millions of dollars transfered into my bank account because I'm afraid to give out my information. I guess there's not a perfect solution. The last first-meeting I had was at a munch which is a good way to do it. But munches aren't for everyone. Bill Bill, I agree with you 100%. I don't ask for that kind of information and would be taken aback should someone offer it to me. I will do webcam verification, but that's only to prove I really am female, I don't do cyber crap. I don't give out my drivers license number, social security number or banking numbers and I don't have a single utility bill in my name... so see, I'd be screwed too. That's just to much info to ask for from someone that's never met you. I've had a number flake out on me but I won't change what I do over it. Granted I'm more jaded now and have a tendency to not believe a word of what someone tells me online, but I still deal with them the same way. I will give out my addy, but that's because it's easier to mapquest directions that way. Besides... we're well armed so that doesn't bother me. Jewel
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