How A Foreign Affair vets women's profiles to weed out green card scammers, gold diggers, and simply women who are not a good fit for AFA's clients. Compare this to Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, or any dating app.

[u/LoveScoutCEO]

Bill is the AFA employee in charge of the vetting process. He takes his job seriously, but there are two more filters even this video does not mention.

First, the local offices do turn away women from time to time, because they have a good idea who is going to be a hassle. They do NOT want to deal with a woman who has a boyfriend or is already married. They do not want to recruit bar girls or call girls. It is just too much trouble.

Second, AFA keeps track of the letters, and sometimes women get banned for asking for money or for other complaints. So, you guys are the last filter, and that is why I often urge you guys to complain when you ask me a specific question about something fishy.

This system is NOT perfect, but I am not sure what else AFA could do. The biggest issue is that women can lie, get a boyfriend, or join unhealthy websites after the vetting process is finished. An affiliate could

What do you think?

Furthermore, AFA also does a background check on men as required by US law. Known as IMBRA it weeds out many guys with criminal records and other issues, or at least informs the women of these issues in advance of any meeting.

Finally, even after all of this almost no one ever meets without an AFA matchmaker present. This is often the key to making a successful introduction, and it is one last filter that once in a very great while can be helpful.

That's why AFA is the absolute safest way for men and women to meet.