Thursday, June 9, 2011

We've moved!

We're closing down this blog and moving over to our website at www.romanticdeception.com. You'll find our most recent blog posts there and information about the book and upcoming and previous speaking engagements. We hope you'll stop by and check it out.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Some great dating tips for women over 40 on Alwaysnewyou.com

It's no surprise that three out of eleven tips for safe dating over the age of 40 recommend checking your date out. There are lots of ways to gather information about someone through free sources on the Internet and through public records (to learn how, check out the Survival Guide in Romantic Deception: The Six Signs He's Lying). If you are serious about the guy, and are considering living together or marriage, it pays to be safe. If in doubt about your own investigative skills, hire a private investigator to do the background research. The peace of mind is worth it. Read more here.

Ready to hire a private investigator? More comfortable working with a woman? Check out a group called Female Legal and Investigative Professionals (F.L.I.P.).

Friday, March 18, 2011

Looking for long lost friends? Here's how...

The popular blog Fab Over Fifty recently posted an article offering tips for how individuals can find long lost friends. Darlene E. Adams, owner of E-infoseek.com, offers her tips along with Norma Tillman, private investigator and author of How to Find Almost Anyone.

Read more here.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Are you living a lie?


Are you ready to come clean
and share your story? From the producers of award winning series "Intervention" and a major cable network comes a new documentary series about people who live double lives.
 
The producers are searching for individuals who are keeping a major secret from their loved ones, co-workers and friends. If you are keeping a major secret from the ones you love the most and would like some help sharing your story, please email a brief description of your situation to: documentary@never-told.com. Maybe it's time to come clean.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Romantic Deception Authors interviewed on BlogTalkRadio

Listen as Deborrah Cooper, host of the popular radio show Date Smarter Not Harder,  interviews the authors of Romantic Deception: The Six Signs He's Lying.


Listen to internet radio with Ms HeartBeat on Blog Talk Radio

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

MyLife.com deemed a scam

If you've been searching for information on someone via the Internet, you've no doubt run into many, many listings for MyLife.com that appear to have information about the person you are looking for. I've seen it over and over again in my searches and today I decided to check it out. I was ready to sign up, using fake information just as a test, and soon realized that my "free" account wouldn't go through without accepting their terms. I decided to read on.

The terms spell out that there will be credit card charges. That was a red flag so I quickly cancelled out and did a Google search for "MyLife scam." There were lots of hits. Apparently MyLife is the new version of Classmates.com, a site I know all too well.

Last year while planning a high school reunion, I signed up for Classmates.com's Gold Membership. That was a mistake. My next credit card statement included fraudulent charges for a credit monitoring service that I'd never heard of. Nor had I ever received any information or confirmation that I'd been enrolled.

I immediately contacted Classmates.com and was told that I had indeed selected the service. Knowing that I had not, I promptly contacted my credit card company and had the charge removed. Apparently MyLife.com is operating the same scam and should be avoided.

There are two services for finding information about people that I can recommend. I have used both Spokeo.com and Emailfinder.com without any issues. Both are useful tools. They do not always return the information I'd like or need, and the addresses are sometimes not current, but like I said, they are a tools in my arsenal that do help from time to time.

To learn more about the MyLife.com scam, click here.

Friday, February 4, 2011

National Television Show Seeks Victims for On-Camera Interviews

A national television show is seeking victims of online romantic deception for on-camera interviews. In particular, they are looking for women who were harmed by men they met through online dating services who they later found out had criminal records. If you are willing to share your story, please contact Kelly Rice at krice@kingworld.com.