Verifying a Match's Identity Before You Trust Them

Three checks confirm who you're really talking to: a reverse image search on their photos, a live video call before the conversation goes deep, and simple attention to whether the details they've told you stay consistent over time. Each takes a few minutes and rules out most fake profiles.

Reverse image search their photos

Save one of their profile photos and search it on Google Images or TinEye. If it turns up under a different name, or on a stock-photo or modelling site, the profile isn't real. This one check catches most fakes before a conversation is worth having.

Ask for a video call, early

A five-minute call confirms the person on the other end looks and sounds like their photos and matches what they've told you about themselves. Someone genuinely interested in marriage won't resist this. See our full guide on why a video call matters before meeting.

Watch for consistency over time

Fabricated identities tend to shift small details: a job, a city, a family situation, as the conversation goes on. Genuine profiles stay consistent because there's nothing being invented. You don't need to interrogate anyone. Just notice whether their story holds together over a week or two.

If any of these checks raise concern, see recognising romance-scam red flags for the pattern that usually follows, and report the profile. See Naseeb's safety standards for how reporting works.