If a lady is with Agency Email through another agency approved by Fiance.com, how can Fiance.com check that this lady is genuine if this other agency is independent of them? There is one lady in particular on Fiance.com that I'm interested in, but I'm not throwing my hard earned cash at someone who may or may not exist.
All the ladies that have contacted me on Fiance.com appear genuine, but I'm sick of all the scammers, liars and cheats that have the audacity to write to me on other sites. I can see them coming a mile off. All this scam is rapidly putting a lot of decent guys off the whole FSU dating thing which is a shame as I know that their are decent women out there.
Don't use agencies then, there are enough direct contact websites where you can see and speak to the girl directly on skype or similar - Agencies are just there to earn money from you and everyone else, ie Apartment owners, Translators, Taxi's, Restaurants etc etc - they add profit onto all of these and charge you guys a fortune.
Sorry Kirkland, I have to disagree. I've met several women on my travels who came to meet me, and were very uncomfortable accepting anything from me. I've met a few scammers too, and the difference in attitude and demeanor between the two groups is obvious.
AnamCharaid, fiance.com can't check on individual girls any more than the can on agencies. If someone's profile is on there, it means that no-one has made a serious complaint about them or the agency they've connected through (although it's always possible to add the word "yet" to the end of that statement).
As you say, the scams are easy to spot, so all you can do is look at the lady objectively (do the usual searches before committing yourself), and if there's nothing specific that gives you pause, get on a plane and visit her. She's either real or she's not. If she is, you win. If not, report her to fiance.com and her (and possibly her agency) will be removed, and you move on with a learning experience under your belt.
By hard earned cash, I mean using an agency. All the agencies require a membership fee except of course the free ones. This is a multi million dollar industry now and it pays to be careful. There is one very popular site in particular that I was on that attracts scammers like flies round a cow turd. Incidentally this site just so happens to be on the Gold list in Jim's Lists.
Not everyone has either the time or the funds to just pick someone and jump over to see her in a whim. I'm hoping that the lady I'm writing too is genuine (that's just a fact these days that you never know until you meet her), then we'll get to know each other first through writing, phone calls etc. before making the decision to actually meet. It takes time to build a relationship, whether virtual or at home.
Just out of curiosity, has anyone had any experience of Socials and are they a good way to meet someone? I've heard good and bad things about these events. Not my cup of tea as they appear to be a bit like a human cattle market in some respects.