Nairobi, Kenya...

I've always been suspicious when several new members from the same country show up on the same day. That used to happen with women in the Philippines. I learned they didn't have internet access and several would gather at the cafe, pool their money to buy online time and create a bunch of profiles in one session.

Fraud is a bigger part of dating sites with many local scammers, so one doesn't have to travel far to find a fake profile.

Tipping the scale in Connecting Singles this week happens to be an overflow of new profiles from Kenya. Nairobi being the main city listed. In a 24 hour period, I counted 37 female members from Nairobi and 13 from other cities like Mombasa. I suspect the 'energy' creating 50 of these profiles isn't coming from 50 real members. I'd wager it's only one or a small connected (scammer) group.

It's doubtful the average CS user is seeking a mate from Africa, but it casts doubt on every new profile here including the ones that pass as the 'girl next door' with no suspicious details.

Overall, I've noticed more than a few dozen of the profiles I reported that were obvious fakes haven't been deleted. It's been happening a few months now. A few are actively checking in but most are dormant. I think the trick on another site was to change/lock the password so the scammer couldn't get back in and the profile stayed in the listing. The reason for that is membership kept growing. If the moderator deleted al the bogus profiles, half the site would be gone!

Nairobi... we've got 'em