Cherry Blossoms PSA: Don’t Send Money!
Keep yourself safe. Don't send money to anyone you haven't met in person.
Dear Readers,
We hope you’re all having an awesome time on our site–there are a lot of nice people out there! More than 95% of the members on our site are just nice men and women from all over the world who want to meet a kind, and loving partner.
However, we want to bring to your attention that there *are* some people out there who aren’t so nice, and it’s the remaining 5% we’d like to talk about today.
Today, we’re going to bring up a few of the more well known scams these naughty folks like to use and offer a few tips on how to keep yourself safe.
Interested? Read more after the jump.
Steal big, steal little.
- Tourist Visa & Work Visa scams: In this type of scam, a scammer will say he or she has a tourist visa or a work visa all lined up and just needs a sum of money to complete the paperwork, or to pay for a plane ticket. In 99% OF ALL REPORTED INSTANCES, THIS IS FALSE. It is *INCREDIBLY* hard, if not impossible, for most women on Cherry Blossoms (and many other dating sites, for that matter) to obtain a Tourist Visa or a Work Visa. If you have any questions, you may want to take a look at this document from the USCIS & Travel.gov for more details.
- Terrible Misfortune: “Honey, I love you so much–I’d love to be online with you more, but on my way home from my trip, I was robbed by three men who stole my money, my passport, and they even kicked my grandma! Can you send me some money Western Union so we can have dinner and I can get grandma an operation?” Pretty far fetched, eh? Yeah, we think so too. This is a mashup of several common schemes scammers use to separate you from your money by playing on your sympathy.
- Flat out Begging: “You’re rich, right? Could you spare $50.00 for me?”
So what do you do?
1) Please, PLEASE, DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE YOU HAVE NOT MET IN PERSON. PLEASE. Think of it this way: if you’d just met someone on the street asking you for money, would you give it to them? Also, consider this: If they are asking you, chances are very good they have many other ’sweeties’ they are asking for money. Do you really want to bankroll a scammer’s cushy lifestyle?
2)Report any Blossoms.com member who asks you for money. This helps us (and you and all other nice, honest, sincere Cherry Blossoms members) by getting the wheels rolling on removing them from the site so they can’t take anyone else’s money. Be sure to include any documented instances (emails or chat logs) and their Blossoms.com ID so we know who you’re reporting.
3) Ladies, keep in mind, MEN can scam too. If ANYONE asks you for money, don’t send it. Be sure to let the CB Staff know, by reporting that person for abuse or emailing us at Office@blossoms.com.
Ok, now that that’s over, back to the awesome stuff. Here’s the real deal, folks. Cherry Blossoms is a great place to meet single men and women from all over the world. We want you to have a safe, fun, friendly experience with the 95% of our members who are awesome and sincerely looking for a life partner. 
Just be aware that online, just like everywhere else, there’s a few sharks in the pond. You should be able to spot them now, and more importantly, avoid them.
We love ya, Blossoms Members!
Aloha,
Blossoms Bloggers
PS- DO NOT SEND MONEY FOR ANY REASON.
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Also a bunch of scammers, that never have their photos posted, are emerging from Ghana all with basically the same story. They say they are from America but their father died and now they are in Ghana with their mother and needs help with finances. Don’t fall for it.
Another pretty quick knock off for those attempting to scam you is that they use a lot of copy/paste of prewritten”, or canned, letters. Ask her very specific questions, i.e. – favorite types of food or music, what is their favorite season, travel destination, etc. If you find that she’s not answering your questions, keep a diligent eye toward them steering the conversation toward them coming to visit you. Alternatively, when they start the conversation about “being together with you”, simply ask her when are her holidays. If she answers that, then tell her that you’ll start making the arrangements to go visit her. She will either be ecstatic about that or will rapidly fade away.
Food for thought.