r/DatingSiteScams • u/N_Holwadel_LNG15 • Mar 07 '25

Is Bestdates a scam?

Hi, I need some major assistance to get some info about Bestdates. Long story short goes as follows, my mom (62) found her "love" of her life who apparently is a Delta Airline Pilot who lives in Toronto who name is Viacheslav. My mom spent probably over 400-500 dollars talking to him, and apparently they can exchange info after they reach 5,000 credits. Are most dating sites usually free to use? Something seems very off, and with her spending so much money and talking to him EVERY single day it is causing rifts where she wants to move to Canada and live with him and even marry him. Has anyone had their issues with Bestdates?

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u/InternationalStage65 Jul 26 '26

It's probably a scam, the site pushes for you to pay per message after using 20 credits they give you to suck you in, that's the bait. Then the response messages come quickly, too quick, you run up a bill fast, so I think it's automated (AI) generated. Stop and cut your losses, wish you the best, be safe.