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Plain guides for the moment you meet someone from the internet: a Marketplace pickup, a first date, a roommate visit, a new client. What to check, what to ask, and how to confirm a photo is real. Newest first.

Tinder match: how to tell if they're real

By the Authentk team  · 

What Tinder's badges and Face Check do and don't prove, the red flags that matter on Tinder, and a quick check to do before a first date.

Romance scam warning signs, from the first message to the first ask

By the Authentk team  · 

Romance scam warning signs in the order they show up: the first message, the excuses, the move off the app, and the ask for money. With FTC and FBI data.

Facebook Marketplace buyer: how to tell if they're real

By the Authentk team  · 

How to tell if a Facebook Marketplace buyer is real: what the profile can't show, the red flags, and the check to do before you share an address.

How to verify a roommate is real before you pay a deposit

By the Authentk team  · 

Verify a roommate is real from either side of the lease: fake listings and deposit scams, fake applicants with stolen photos, and the limits of each check.

How to tell if a dating profile photo is AI-generated (and why you often can't)

By the Authentk team  · 

Hands, earrings and backgrounds no longer give away AI-generated dating photos. Here are the checks that still work, from a video call to a signed selfie.

Facebook Marketplace meetup safety: 9 rules before you meet

By the Authentk team  · 

Nine practical rules for a safe Facebook Marketplace meetup: where to meet, how to get paid, which messages are scams, and how to confirm a buyer is real.

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