You can never tell if someone is a scammer or not on the internet unless you do a video chat with them, and even then, they may not be using their real name. There's no definitive way to find out if someone is legit or not... but we all know some scammers and they can be easily spotted by looking at their behavior patterns. The best thing to do is to have a good experience while you're chatting with someone new and see how it goes from there. If they start acting suspiciously or aren't responding to your questions, it might be time to cut things off before you get scammed! Here are some signs that might indicate that you are dealing with a scammer: They ask for too much money up-front. Even if you end up working with this person after that first payment, they should still be able to provide proof that they have worked with other people in the past and was able to help them out with their problems. If they cannot provide any examples of previous work, or seem very vague about what they will do for you, then they probably are a scammer. They use fake images/videos. If they don't include any pictures or videos with their messages, it should be pretty obvious that they are faking it. This also means that none of their messages will show up in Google searches either!