A Safety Guide for Families

Most introductions go smoothly. These habits help keep them that way.

Warning signs

• Anyone who asks for money, gifts, or loans before you have met in person.
• Refusing a video call, or always having an excuse.
• Pressure to decide quickly, or to keep the conversation secret from family.
• Details that keep changing, or a photo that does not match the person.
• Requests for bank details, OTPs, or documents.

Meeting safely

• Meet first in a public, comfortable place.
• Involve parents or trusted relatives from the start.
• Tell someone where you are going and who you are meeting.
• Prefer daytime meetings, and arrange your own travel.

Check for yourself

• Speak with the family, not only the individual.
• Ask for references, and talk to relatives or neighbours who know them.
• Take your time. A genuine family will understand.

Protect your information

• Do not share bank details, OTPs, passwords, or identity documents.
• Be careful with photos. Share them only with people you trust.
• Keep full addresses private until both families are comfortable.

If something feels wrong

1. Stop contact and do not send money.
2. Keep screenshots and messages.
3. Tell us on WhatsApp or by email so we can act.
4. For online fraud in India, you can report at cybercrime.gov.in or call the helpline 1930. In an emergency, contact the police.

Learn how we check profiles in how verification works.