Question about Grindr

[+ José Soplanucas]

During the last six months, my disliking of Grindr has turned into fondness. I am getting very nice hook ups with quite hot young men. However, I still consider myself a newbie. So this is a question for those with more expertise in this hunting field.

 

This has happened to me twice. In both cases I immediately discontinued the conversation. A hot boy contacts me (in both cases I did not initiate the exchange), and after exchanging a few lines starts saying that cannot read my messages, gives me a (his) number, and asks me to go on with the chatting out of the app. It looks to me like a scam to get my number and send me who knows what junk.

 

Has this happened to any of you? Is it possible that one side cannot read the messages while the other has no problems? Am I being over cautious?

[ericwinters]

All the time... likely a troll fixinta troll your phone and bank accounts...

[MassageDrew]

Has happened to me as well. Those are fake just trying to get your number. Then all the ads come in when they do.

[Beancounter]

https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/grindr-trick-say-hi-then-give-phone.152137/

 

Here’s a similar thread on this subject.

[LaffingBear]

Has this happened to any of you? Is it possible that one side cannot read the messages while the other has no problems? Am I being over cautious?

Get used to it. Just as continued use of an email account "registers" it, increases the volume of spam, etc.... the more you use Grindr, the more you'll get phony contacts.

 

A very high percentage of users contacting me in the past 6 months... well beyond 50%.... fall into two scam categories

 

1. Exactly as described... its a bot trying to get my phone number, or

2. Location may not be disclosed. They're much younger, attractive but not an obvious fitness model... and after a bit they disclose they're either currently, or about to be, deployed in active military service. A financial solicitation follows.

 

I've stopped using Grindr at home. I use it when traveling... including day trips, outings. But thats also a function of living in suburbia. I recognize at least two-thirds of the guys that appear when I use it from home; I already know nothing's happening with them. If I turn on Grindr today, sitting in my home, I'll have 4-5 scams within 90 minutes, and not one contact from anyone legit... whether they'd be of interest to me or not.

 

Just as PCs get hacked more than Macs, gmail and yahoo get more spam than obscure.com email addresses... Grindr is most prevalent. Try another app like Scruff. It may not generate as much activity, but it will generate much less scam-tivity.

[+ José Soplanucas]

Get used to it. Just as continued use of an email account "registers" it, increases the volume of spam, etc.... the more you use Grindr, the more you'll get phony contacts.

 

A very high percentage of users contacting me in the past 6 months... well beyond 50%.... fall into two scam categories

 

1. Exactly as described... its a bot trying to get my phone number, or

2. Location may not be disclosed. They're much younger, attractive but not an obvious fitness model... and after a bit they disclose they're either currently, or about to be, deployed in active military service. A financial solicitation follows.

 

I've stopped using Grindr at home. I use it when traveling... including day trips, outings. But thats also a function of living in suburbia. I recognize at least two-thirds of the guys that appear when I use it from home; I already know nothing's happening with them. If I turn on Grindr today, sitting in my home, I'll have 4-5 scams within 90 minutes, and not one contact from anyone legit... whether they'd be of interest to me or not.

 

Just as PCs get hacked more than Macs, gmail and yahoo get more spam than obscure.com email addresses... Grindr is most prevalent. Try another app like Scruff. It may not generate as much activity, but it will generate much less scam-tivity.

 

I do use Scruff and A4A besides Grindr. I am not planning to stop using it, it is giving me very good hook ups, including horny escorts not looking for a client but fir a fuck (well, actually this only happened twice). I did erase Tinder and Romeo.

[MikeBiDude]

While the idea of receiving a “tap” is intriguing, in the last 30-60 days “taps” are the majority of where these bots/trolling are coming from (for me at least) One Tip-off: profile from the user sending the “tap” says “I hate filling these things out just message me” or similar.

 

And yes the script/patter is the same “are you still there” “ don’t why I can’t see your messages” “ text/call me at ###” etc.

[corndog]

And yes the script/patter is the same “are you still there” “ don’t why I can’t see your messages” “ text/call me at ###” etc.

 

And, when they give you their phone number, it's always broken into two or three separate messages.

[DMICS]

Definitely a scam. I've received the same messages during my current stay in NYC.

 

And since i've been here the amount of new accounts and taps from new accounts is ridiculous. Pretty much bots flooding Grindr so far in my experience here. I'd say 70% of my messages/taps are from bots, scam accounts. Back in Canada that doesn't happen often.

[+ PapaTony]

During the last six months, my disliking of Grindr has turned into fondness. I am getting very nice hook ups with quite hot young men. However, I still consider myself a newbie. So this is a question for those with more expertise in this hunting field.

 

This has happened to me twice. In both cases I immediately discontinued the conversation. A hot boy contacts me (in both cases I did not initiate the exchange), and after exchanging a few lines starts saying that cannot read my messages, gives me a (his) number, and asks me to go on with the chatting out of the app. It looks to me like a scam to get my number and send me who knows what junk.

 

Has this happened to any of you? Is it possible that one side cannot read the messages while the other has no problems? Am I being over cautious?

 

Already discussed in another thread.

[+ José Soplanucas]

Already discussed in another thread.

Yep. That fact was already reported in this thread.

[+ PapaTony]

Yep. That fact was already reported in this thread.

Sorry, I didn’t see beancounter’s post

[MikeBiDude]

Sorry, I didn’t see beancounter’s post

The wheel goes around ???

[+ oldNbusted]

The wheel goes around ???

 

Until it falls off and rolls away...

[Cooper]

So this is a question for those with more expertise in this hunting field.

 

Has this happened to any of you? Is it possible that one side cannot read the messages while the other has no problems? Am I being over cautious?

 

@latbear4blk, Glad to hear you’re having good hookups on Grindr. I’ve been using it for several years and, like you, it’s worked out well.

 

Unfortunately, there are more issues now than years ago. So many fake profiles. Look out for the ones that only say, “White-Average-Single”.

 

Also, as already mentioned, the fake taps are far too many. What I do is click on the star and see the distance from other saved profiles. Usually, they’re coming from hundreds of miles away. There’s no sense in blocking them as they’ll be back the next day using a different picture & profile.

 

If you can live with all these fakes, Grindr is still the best APP to meet local guys.

 

Wishing you continued success with the APP.

 

Cooper

[+ Pensant]

I’ve never used any of them.

[Cooper]

I’ve never used any of them.

 

@Pensant. Where do you go to meet guys? Or, do you already have a bf?

[+ Pensant]

I have a little coterie.

[+ Tarte Gogo]

Interesting thread, i am using Grindr in NYC and have never experienced this.

Maybe I was just lucky.

[+ José Soplanucas]

@latbear4blk, Glad to hear you’re having good hookups on Grindr. I’ve been using it for several years and, like you, it’s worked out well.

 

Unfortunately, there are more issues now than years ago. So many fake profiles. Look out for the ones that only say, “White-Average-Single”.

 

Also, as already mentioned, the fake taps are far too many. What I do is click on the star and see the distance from other saved profiles. Usually, they’re coming from hundreds of miles away. There’s no sense in blocking them as they’ll be back the next day using a different picture & profile.

 

If you can live with all these fakes, Grindr is still the best APP to meet local guys.

 

Wishing you continued success with the APP.

 

Cooper

 

I guess I am going through the learning curb. I downloaded it about 2 years ago and got good results in Argentina, but nothing in DC until 6 months ago. Now is being more fruitful.

 

I do not know whether or not my good luck will keep going up, but so far Grindr has not displaced Adam4Adam as my main source of for free hook ups. Ironically, A4A worked for me only in DC and NYC.

 

Thank you for the tips. I had already guessed that rather than blocking the scammers (I have the free version, I guess there is cap for blockings) I stop responding them and, when they go silent, delete the conversation.