closerfolk.Secure the account first
Use a unique password and enable available security protections. Keep early messages on the platform so its reporting tools remain available.
Do not click unexpected login links sent by a match. Open the service independently and check notifications there.
Watch for urgency and isolation
Pressure to move instantly to private messaging, hide the conversation, send money or ignore your instincts is a warning sign.
Scammers may maintain long conversations before asking for help. Time invested does not make a financial request safer.
Prepare an exit before meeting
Choose a public place, tell someone the plan, use your own transportation and keep enough battery to call for help. Do not reveal your home address for a first meeting.
If a person ignores a small boundary online, do not expect them to respect a larger one in person. Block and report when necessary.