Safety

Safety Tips

Last updated July 16, 2026

Meeting new people is exciting. Most interactions on Luvmood are genuine, but a few simple habits go a long way toward keeping you safe, both online and in person. Please take a minute to read this, even if you’re an experienced dater.

Online safety

Protect your personal information

Don’t share your full home address, workplace, financial information, or daily routine with someone you’ve just met.
Keep conversations on Luvmood until you’ve built genuine trust. We can only help you if the conversation happened on our platform.
Watch what shows in your photos. Visible street signs, license plates, name tags, or work badges can reveal more than you mean to.
Use a separate username on other social platforms if you want privacy.

Spot common scams

If someone you’ve only met online does any of the following, stop talking to them and report:

Asks for money, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or bank details. For any reason. (“I’m stranded,” “medical emergency,” “help me move my inheritance,” “invest with me.”)
Pushes you to move to WhatsApp, Telegram, or another platform immediately.
Refuses to video-call, or makes excuses every time you ask.
Sends a sob story very early in the conversation.
Claims to be travelling, in the military overseas, or working on an oil rig and can’t meet.
Sends links, especially short links, and asks you to click.
Asks for explicit photos and then threatens to share them (“sextortion”). Read more below.

Video-call before meeting

A short video call is the easiest way to confirm someone is who they say they are. Luvmood has built-in voice and video calling so you don’t need to share another platform.

Sextortion: what to do if it happens

If someone threatens to share your intimate images unless you pay them: do not pay, do not engage further. Paying doesn’t make them stop. Block them on Luvmood, take screenshots, and report:

Report inside Luvmood (Profile → Report).
Email safety@luvmood.com with the screenshots.
In Ghana, report to DOVVSU and the Ghana Police Cyber Crime Unit (191 or 055 100 0900).
If you’re in the US, contact the FBI and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Take It Down tool if you’re under 18 in the image.
If you’re in the UK, contact the Revenge Porn Helpline.

Meeting in person

Always meet in public, first time

Pick a busy public place: a café, a bar, a popular park.
Don’t agree to be picked up from home or to meet at a private residence on a first date.
Arrange your own transport so you can leave whenever you want.

Tell someone where you’ll be

Share the time, location, and your date’s name and photo with a friend or family member.
Set up a “check-in” call or text for partway through.
Use your phone’s location-sharing feature for the duration of the date.

Trust your instincts

If something feels off, leave. You don’t owe anyone an explanation, an apology, or a polite goodbye.
Discomfort is a signal. Listen to it.

Stay sober (or know your limits)

Drink only what you ordered yourself, from a glass you’ve kept in sight.
Never leave your drink unattended.
Know your limits. Being impaired makes you more vulnerable.

Consent matters

Consent must be enthusiastic, ongoing, and freely given. It can be withdrawn at any time.
Anyone who is intoxicated, asleep, or unconscious cannot consent.
Pressure, manipulation, or coercion is not consent.

If something goes wrong

In immediate danger

Call your local emergency number right away.
🇬🇭 Ghana: 112 (all services) or 191 (police) | 🇺🇸 US: 911 | 🇬🇧 UK: 999 | 🇪🇺 EU: 112

Sexual assault & abuse support

🇬🇭 DOVVSU, Ghana Police Domestic Violence & Victim Support Unit: 191 or 055 100 0900, police.gov.gh/dovvsu
🇺🇸 RAINN (US): 1-800-656-HOPE, rainn.org
🇬🇧 Rape Crisis (UK): 0808 500 2222, rapecrisis.org.uk
🇨🇦 Ending Violence Canada: endingviolencecanada.org
🇦🇺 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732, 1800respect.org.au

Report to Luvmood

After you are safe, report the user from the app (Profile → Report) and email safety@luvmood.com with as much detail as you can: date, location, screenshots, and the user’s Luvmood display name. We act on every report, and we cooperate with law enforcement when asked.

For LGBTQ+ users travelling abroad

Same-sex relationships are criminalised in some countries, and dating apps have been used by authorities to target LGBTQ+ people. Before travelling, check the local legal climate. Useful resources include Equaldex and ILGA World. Consider hiding your profile and uninstalling dating apps before crossing borders in higher-risk jurisdictions.

Background checks

Luvmood does not conduct criminal background checks on users. That means you should use your own judgement, and the tips on this page, when interacting with anyone you meet here.

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Be kind, be cautious, and have fun. Luvmood exists so that real, respectful connections can happen. Protecting them is everyone’s job, including ours.