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Creating fake profiles of customers using picture of dead people is not funny at all. http://www.downtofax.com/users/8c51050c7abd11e1b11512313d186... http://www.elizabethstricklandunterzuber.com/ She passed away in 2006.

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Thanks for the heads up. This account has been deleted. Unfortunately some people aren't taking this as seriously as we hoped. There are over 20mm Americans (mostly in rural areas) who have access to a fax machine but don't have the internet.

We have a feature to flag inappropriate profiles.

>Unfortunately some people aren't taking this as seriously as we hoped. There are over 20mm Americans (mostly in rural areas) who have access to a fax machine but don't have the internet.

The problem with your implementation is that you require your users have the Internet to create a profile and to receive a fax. Ideally you would have a phone number (different ones for men seeking women, women seeking men, men seeking men, women seeking women) that someone could send a fax to and receive back a random fax.

Thank you for your quick reaction. Good luck.

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