Dating Safety At MelindasPenpals.com

Please be advised that:

1. Anyone can falsify a dating profile.  It only takes using someone elses images and/or writing false information.
2. There is NO substitute for acting with caution when communicating with any stranger who wants to meet you.  Even if they are far away many people have resources to travel great distances in a short period of time.
3. Never include your last name, e-mail address, home address, place of work, or any other identifying information in your Internet profile or initial e-mail messages. 
4. Stop communicating with anyone who pressures you for personal or financial information or attempts in any way to trick you into revealing it.
5. If you choose to have a face-to-face meeting with another member, always tell someone in your family or a friend where you are going and when you will return. You should also serious consider taking a friend or family members with you to meet someone for the first time.
6. Never agree to be picked up at your home.  Always provide your own transportation to and from your date and meet in a public place with many people around.
7. Melindaspenpals.com does not conduct criminal background screening on any member male or female.  While we do delete members that give us concern this is not the same as a criminal background check.