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Review: worst scam dating service to date.
It is true... when I went to BrazilCupid, on the front page there is the photo of a girl I actually know... and her photos have been pinched from a social networking site, and used to create 3 profiles with different details.
When looking at the LatinAmericanCupid site, on the front is a photo of Brazilian model Gisele... you only have to look at the profile, and there's even a photo of her holding a microphone.
I think what they do is they add several fake profiles of more attractive women than most of the real women on the site to hook people in to paying to join. I think most of the profiles are real, but they're not the most stunning looking women in the world.
I mean, think about it, why would a truly attractive women have to resort to a site like that? Even in poor countries there are well-off men for them to pair up with; and often plenty of chances to meet real foreigners visiting there on business or holiday/backpacking.
The sites just play to a "girl friday" fantasy of well off portly middle-aged American men, and milk it for all it's worth.
Having said that, you can meet genuinely fit women from these sites... and I've done it, when visiting a new country, but they always seem to be the most mercenary women you can imagine, "with a plan", and you're friendly enough, you invariably meet far nicer real women in those countries, who are a much better bet.
I'd say, whatever you think about spending on a site like this, just spend it on a holiday there, and go native for a while, anything can happen (both good and bad); but then where's the fun if all the risk is taken away for you?!