In general, most users who use Badoo do so with the clear purpose of connecting and meeting new people, certainly in a sane and honest way as a result. However, there are some individuals who, under the aegis of the anonymity offered by the Internet, do things that are contrary to ethics and even the law… Well, one of these evils are the so-called fake profiles on Badoo which unfortunately they have been seen with has affected some people and in case you are one of them then you can review this guide titled: they pretend to be me which will allow them to adequately resolve this nuisance whether they are registered users or in case you are not.
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Impersonate me on Badoo (Solutions)
Below are the solutions, or rather, the ways to proceed when you discover that someone has taken some of your photos and has created a Badoo user profile with them, pretending to be you or inventing an identity with these photos.
Pretend to be me on Badoo | people with accounts
If you are a registered Badoo user and at some point you discover that someone has a profile with your photos or another user informs you that there is another profile on Badoo that uses your photos, then you should proceed to report this impersonation that they have made to you and for this you must do the following:
1.- They must first enter Badoo with their respective access data for their account and after doing so, log in or enter the fake profile in question and then click on the icon of 3 dots suspension and with it a drop-down menu will appear with two options and therefore, they will have to click on the one that says «Block or report«.
2.- With that click done, a central window will appear where it will be asked : what happens to x user? offering them below, a battery of options (I just don't like him, he's rude and disrespectful, he posted inappropriate content, he uses fake photos, he committed a scam, more) then here, they will have to tick or check the option that corresponds to the problem and that is «use fake photo» and after that, a click on the button below, which says «Block and report» to send the Badoo team the problem they had to encounter and then, take the appropriate measures.
In this way, this complaint will reach Badoo's technical support and they will evaluate the legitimacy of the complaint in order to sanction and moderate that false Badoo profile that is unjustly using your photos, creating a false identity with them.
Now if they see that nothing has happened they can use the option which is explained below and which is used by people who do not have an account and are affected by the same problem and where they can also fill in a form explaining more correctly the problem they are having is affecting them.
Pretend to be me on Badoo | people without an account
In the event that you do not have a Badoo user account and somehow or other discover or are notified that someone is using some photos that are of yours to impersonate you or to create a profile based on those photos, then it could create an account and address it but the best thing is to report what is done, in the following way:
1.- First, they must have the URL of that fake badoo profile and for this, you must access that profile and copy the web address or URL in question of that user, i.e. in the address bar of the browser you use (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.) or the person who informs them of this inconvenience, who can also provide them with the URL so that they can confirm the situation with their eyes and be able to release the complaint to Badoo support.
2.- Now, and having the URL, you have to contact the Badoo support team to submit the complaint through the respective channels by filling in a contact form which consists of two steps and are as follows:
Step 1
You need to tick or mark the topic that best fits the problem you are having on Badoo and in this case it could be a general question or technical problem and after doing that, add the name and an email in the respective boxes.
Step 2
Once you have completed the previous step, this step will appear, which will be conditional on the option you chose earlier… So, if you chose General question which is the most appropriate, a box will appear in which to write a message in which you can clearly and concisely express the problem that is afflicting them (on Badoo they pretend to be me) also copying, and necessarily, the URL of the fake Badoo profile finally click on the button that says «Send Message«.
In this way, said message will reach the Badoo team who will have all the necessary information and will be able to evaluate and compare the value of the information provided to proceed with the deletion of that account or, to request more information via email from you and therefore have the information necessary to take the actions requested or which they deem relevant.
Finally, these are the 2 solutions to the problem: pretend to be me on Badoo, which, in fact, they can undertake when this unpleasant situation happens to them and request the moderation of this type of fact by Badoo.
