does this sound like a legitinate OD profile to you?

[Eddy Street]

Asian female, 23, very religious (belongs to the SDA Christian church), is into creative photography and weight-lifting, is looking for a man to "serve GOD with". Looks very attractive in her pictures (too good to be true). Makes a few grammatical errors and typos. Expresses an exclusive preference for Caucasian males with more than a Bachelor's degree.

[Keenly]

Not legit. Asians don't make grammatical errors.

[TXGuy]

I think it is plausible that it is a legit profile (despite the gramme errors).

 

The only thing suspicious is the 'too good to be true' pics. But she is also into creative photography, so she knows how to take a good picture and she is really good at photoshop. If you do get to meet her, be prepared to find her recognizable, but not so 'too good to be true' in person.

 

I'm not sure about the religion thing. There are plenty of Asians who are devout Christians. I don't see why a scammer would benefit from targeting devout men.

[D.Mc.]

Scammers will be on every type of dating site. They use the Christian ones b/c as far as the female scammers are concerned, the "sex" issue will not come up b/c they are dealing with men who won't do premarital sex due to their religious beliefs. They don't have to worry that the guy will want to meet them ASAP for sex (since they have no intention of meeting ever). In fact the scammer will probably be a man to begin with unless you are doing the video chat thing & you'll know early on since they will always have some excuse why they can't do it or even why they can't talk to you on the phone.

 

The"more than a bachelor's degree": definitely financially related. Even if the woman is real, if she's so specific about the degree then she is only looking for someone economically secure. Higher degrees should mean higher income in our society. Still, if you respond & there are no red flags: i.e. bringing in $$ issues early in the conversation, long period of texting but never meeting IRL etc., then she could be real & best wishes for you both. No matter what, NEVER give bank/credit information to anyone that you've never met in person. In fact, if you're not married there's no reason to share financial info. at all.