How to Avoid Filipina Dating Scams

Filipina women make great wives. If you’re looking for an Asian wife then the Philippines is a good place to look for a wife. Filipinas are mostly Catholic, so they treat marriage much more seriously than many Thai or Chinese women do. In Thailand or China divorce is routine so women don’t always take as much care choosing a partner as they would in the Philippines.

Unfortunately Filipina dating scams are very common. Standards of living in the Philippines are very low, and much lower than a lot of neighboring Asian countries. Consequently scamming Western men on dating sites is a lucrative industry.

The best way to avoid dating scams is to use a good quality dating site. Although there are many free Asian dating sites, these sites tend to be a haven for scammers. Using free Asian dating sites is not therefore recommended.

Pay for websites such as Cherry Blossom dating are a safer alternative as they can afford better technological safeguards against scammers as well as being able to employ staff to police the site and respond to scam alerts. Filipina Heart (also known as Filipino Cupid) is also a good site because members are supposed to upload photographic evidence of their identification.

Unfortunately Cherry Blossoms is not scammer free – any site that allows women to sign up for free is always going to attract scammers, and they can sign up faster than the dating site staff can deactivate their profiles.

On sites like Cherry Blossoms it’s best to avoid newly signed up members, as they’re more likely to be scammers. However the scammers know this so they sign up new accounts then keep them dormant for several months.

Scam profiles tend to be younger good looking girls, so be wary of women under 30.

Many scams are operated by people in Africa or Russia. Thankfully sites like Cherry Blossoms do show you what country the other person is using a computer in, although this can be faked quite easily by the more sophisticated scammers.

Remember that most scams involve your personal details or money, so always be wary of sending money to Filipina girls. Remember also that the cost of living is very low in the Philippines. While $5 might not sound too much to an American it’s over a day’s wage for many Filipinas. Many scammers work by extracting relatively small amounts of money from a large number of gentlemen.

Due to the poor economy of the Philippines approximately 10% of Filipinos seek work overseas. Many Filipinas get jobs in the nursing or care industries in Western countries. Although these jobs are often quite poorly paid by Western standards, they’re very well paid by Filipino standards. Due to so many Filipinas working overseas, you might be able to find a Filipina wife or girlfriend in your own country. The chance of getting scammed is much reduced, and you don’t have to travel halfway around the World to meet your dream Filipina bride.

Finally don’t get too paranoid!  Not every Filipina is a scammer, and if you find an honest Filipina lady you won’t be disappointed.