How can I verify that a person I meet in chat is for real?
492970
I met a guy online 6 years ago and fell in love with him that very night. We talked online daily and on the phone every Friday night and Sunday afternoon. 2 years later he flew here to meet me. I will never ever forget seeing him for the very first time.  My heart was pounding so hard I could hardly breathe. Words cannot express the love I felt at that very moment.\n\nRemember...\nIt takes time to know people.  To know if they are for real.\nAnd always meet in a public place for the first few times.  Trust your gut feeling, mine never lets me down.\n\nGood luck and be careful.
690623
I think it depends on how long you've been chatting. I think it is possible, but not after a little while. you need more time to get to know thatperson, and that is assuming they are being themselves. Remember that all can be fake here :(
425782
Go to yahoo profiles, and then if they have a public profile you will find out what they want you to know (not necessarily the truth) If it is not public, I know of no way.
545822
someone is coming online in ur yahoo messenger \nor in icQ
129742
Just ask her.  If she is an honest person, she will tell you truthfully whether she is or not.
581422
Forget about meeting people on "chat" or via internet. It's all an illusion and you will only be disappointed when you find out who they really are.
829482
Yes. Right click the persons name and select view message history or similar.
261135
you can go to Yahoo's member directory, put there name or their yahoo id (screen name) and it should tell you if they are online or not.
1086150
Ok, first off you need to make sure that you turn logging off in your Messenger, and then you go into your documents and under the FileLib look for the particular account,a nd thent he name of the person you talked to.\n\n\nIf this is someone you are not suppose to talk to, perhaps you should not talk to this person again.
366610
Maybe he is for real...not everyone is a liar and a cheat or has a hidden agenda.Just dont rush into anything.\n\nI met my a guy almost 7 years ago in an internet chatroom.\n\nWe are still best pals and.....happily married :)
177498
By checking their profiles...\n\nBut the chance of a 100% true profile in the net is so slim that you can't trust the data you get...
611939
sometimes its easy for a person to sit down at their computer long ito msn. and just be bored. by making up e-mails. and finding out they are real.\n\nI've done that were I made of e-mials and it was someones e-mail. Or someone is gettting it from one of your friends I dont know.
187465
duh\n\n\ncause he is real
374016
i would say be very careful. even if you get a lot of details, or a picture or anything, it could all be fake. if youre going to meet this guy, suggest to meet in a big group, get a lot of your friends together at a public place, maybe go bowling or out to eat or something, just to make sure.
857924
where is the proof that he/she/it is real.
227096
Typing information or conversation, or posting items, requires a "real" person. So anyone you may be having a lucid conversation with is "real".  The question you should keep in mind is: is the person really who they say they are? Have fun getting to know people online, but remember that a screen can be a wonderful hiding place for people with one, or multiple, major issues.
86281
May be possible in some cases. I'm using GAIM instead of Yahoo Messenger and in an IM window i have an "Info" button. Pressing it, in 80% of the cases, it shows the IP address of the person i'm talking to.