How do you protect yourself??

[FONT="Century Gothic"]Odd starter but true none the less. How do you protect yourself and your family from people who are just, I don't even have a word for it, but they use the information here and pretend they are the one you are seeking. Or the scammers who have the same birthday and figure you will be too emotionally overwhelmed to ask for more then just their word? I believe I am going through this, hardcore, for the second time. Email asking if we are related. A wife sending me an email stating her husband was adopted and having the birth date and hospital name, all of which is found here, it's not hidden. And the story gets a bit much. He was handed a piece of paper with a name on it. After both of his Aparent died. And never knew he was adopted. And he is in Australia and they cannot receive phone calls on their LAN line from outside of AU. And all this from the wife..who I am not searching for, I am searching for my son. I ask for a birth certificate and she stops contact with me. So, my question is..how do you protect yourself? With all the information we put out there and can't edit it and remove it. The information in our posts here that you cannot remove or edit. It's there. I'm saying this is so fishy, but I remain open to the possibility that it could be my son. Against all odds. I asked for his name and aparents names. First and last. I will then call the law office that handled part of the adoption. And they can verify it I believe. It's been 26 years, and it's horrible when people play with you just for sport. Or to scam. I understand honest mistakes. I've had people contact me before, and the info matches and it is an honest mistake. Just feeling lousy about the entire thing. As I knew would happen, I asked for the names, and I have heard nothing back. [/FONT]