Forever Young Club - Loving Life Over 40

FYC NEWS, August 2007 edition

In this edition:

  1. Meet Belinda Green and the FYC team

  2. July competition winners announced

  3. August competitions now open

  4. Safety tips for dating online

  5. Have you caught someone’s eye

  6. Forever Young Club team contacts


1. Meet Belinda Green and the FYC team - Baby Boomers Lifestyle Expo

With the cold weather slowly letting up, it’s great reason to venture outdoors again! If you’re planning to head out over the weekend, why not visit the Babyboomer Lifestyle Expo from Saturday 11 August to Monday 13 August held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre?

Look out for the team from Forever Young Club who will be there at stand 56!

Special guest of FYC is Belinda Green who will make an appearance at the Expo between 11am-2pm on Saturday 11 August. She will also be speaking at approximately 12.15pm on "Loving Life Over 50". Don't miss out!

Win free tickets
Ten free tickets to the Expo are available to FYC Premium Members – please contact us on advertising@forever-young-club.com.au if you are interested and we will post them out to you.

Visit www.babyboomerslifestyleexpo.com.au for more information.

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2. July competition winners

Upgrade to Premium and win - July winners!
Congratulations to the FYC members who have upgraded for more than three months and won a 12 month subscription to Your Life magazine with FYC!

Gillie
susieq
hughese
jeanios
Travbug
Bill52
rondore
JannieW
hodgie

These members have been contacted via email notifying them of a free 12 month subscription to Your Life Magazine. If you believe you should have been contacted – please email advertising@forever-young-club.com.au. Valued at $27.95, Your Life is distributed four times a year to subscribers and contains a variety of quality articles relevant to the over 50s market. Visit the Your Life website to check it out www.yourlifechoices.com.au.

Best pic on the site, July winners!
Female photo winner:
Username: cookie47

Male photo winner
Username: Richard

Congratulations Richard and Cookie47! You have both won a Logitech webcam valued at $79.98rrp which will come in handy in our video and audio enabled chatrooms!

Profiles with photos are seen, on average, 10 times more than profiles that do not contain photos. So go ahead and post your photo now!

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3. August competitions now open!

Did you know that 40% of members will ‘send a flirt’ only after viewing a profile with a picture!

All you have to do is to take a happy snap and post it on your profile and you are in the running to be selected as a winner by the Forever Young Club team. So show off your best side now and be in the running for a Logitech Webcam valued at $79.98!

We will select the best male and best female photo for the month and all photos will be considered. If you would like to submit your photo for the judge’s review, please email advertising@forever-young-club.com.au your username.

Win a dinner voucher (valued at $50) to dine at the La Camera Southgate, Melbourne
La Camera Restaurant, situated on the banks of the Yarra River, is one of Southbank’s most popular Italian restaurants. Distinctive design and lighting creates an airy and modern mix by day and an elegant ambience by night. Enjoy the amazing city landscape from indoors or on the balcony while sampling La Camera’s unique and extensive menu for breakfast lunch or dinner.

For more information on their menu and specials, visit www.lacamerasouthgate.com. To be in the running for one of these two dinner vouchers, simply email advertising@forever-young-club.com.au with the subject heading “I want to win a night out!”

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4. Safety tips for dating online…

While the internet is mostly a safe place, there are similar traps and pitfalls you may encounter in real life. We believe the bulk of Forever Young Club members are genuine folk seeking friendship, yet there may still be a handful who choose to be to do the wrong thing and misuse the purpose of the site.

Only recently, the media has reported a woman falling victim to a Nigerian scam artist who lost up to a tune of $30,000. While cases like these are few and far between, it is always a good idea to take precautions when first communicating with a stranger online. While we might not be able to completely eliminate the threat of such scams, we believe that members can take preventive steps by simply being aware of a few tell-tale signs that we have listed below.

Watch out for inconsistencies. For example, it could be broken English when the person claims to be a native English speaker, or a phone number or email address that doesn\'t coincide with where the person claims to live.

Coming on strong? Be careful of anyone who comes on too strongly or who rapidly and repeatedly tries to get you to communicate with them outside of Forever Young Club.

Asking for money? Be careful if anyone asks you to send them money so that they can come visit you - this is another common scam. Often you will send the money and never hear from the person again.

Ask Questions! This is very important. If someone is only interested in learning about you there may be something wrong. Make sure they are willing to answer your questions as well, and always check that their answers are consistent.

Don’t reveal personal details! We strongly discourage members against revealing personal details through the site. Never include your last name, email address, home address, phone number, place of work or any other identifying information in your online profile or first correspondence with someone.

Request photos. See if you can view a few photos of someone. If you only get excuses as to why you can\'t see a photo, consider that he or she has something to hide.

Chat on the phone or use the audio / video capabilities on the FYC chat room. If you do chat on the phone, do not reveal your personal phone number to a stranger. Try a mobile phone number instead or use local telephone blocking techniques to prevent your phone number from appearing in a Caller ID.

Meeting up for the first time? It is important to employ common sense when going on a date. Go to a public place where there is constant human traffic and let a friend or relative know beforehand where you will be and the time you expect to be home. Carry a mobile phone at all times.

If things get tricky? If you are in any way uncomfortable at a meeting, use your best judgment and excuse yourself long enough to: call a friend for advice, ask someone else on the scene for help or just leave. Never worry or feel embarrassed about your reaction. Your safety is much more important than one person’s opinion of you.

At Forever Young Club, we strongly discourage members from revealing bank details and personal details such as phone numbers or addresses. For more tips on staying safe online, please look at our frequently asked questions regarding online security or visit www.romancescams.org for tips on how to safeguard yourself against internet dating scammers.

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5. Have you caught someone's eye?

Ever wondered who has viewed your profile? You can now put your mind to rest with the Forever Young Club Encounter feature tool. Located under My Tools, simply click on Encounter to view the pop up window containing a list of members who have clicked on to your full profile.

If you’re interested in any particular profile, you could try sending a ‘flirt.’ You can now let them know simply by sending them a ‘flirt’ to their profile to find out if the attraction is mutual! Now enabled across all membership levels, all members can now send a ‘flirt’ to anyone in Forever Young Club.

To start ‘flirting’, simply click on the loveheart icon which can be found on the profile page and choose from a list of messages the one that suits. Once your message is confirmed, the ‘flirt’ will be sent to the member to inform them of your profile and interest.

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6. Forever Young Club team contacts:

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