Can Anyone Track You Through Your Cellphone? In China?

[Westland Bowl]

I have told a Chinese girl who has a profile on a Chinese marriage/dating site to never give out her cellphone number to any guy who requests such immediately upon meeting her online. As there are very limited number of good honest men available who seek a Chinese wife, she is wondering if she is being too strict with giving out her cellphone number. I am concerned that these Western men want to track her location and have nefarious intentions with her.

It concerns me that these men would want her cellphone number and they DO NOT SPEAK CHINESE. What would they be wanting her number for? I tell her that a GOOD man would take time to know her and tell about himself too instead of this "You are a Chinese girl so do what I demand" attitude many of them have. There are many, yes, MANY Western men who just go over to China to f*ck Chinese girls, many whom have not been with a man sexually. Some of the stories she has told me about her online talks and letters has revealed this.

I am seriously dating a Chinese girl and now am sort of a "consultant" with the other ones I have met online. I always tell them to never meet a man whom they met online without a friend or translator with them for the first meeting. The first meeting should be in a public place. The man should never ask her to meet him in another city far away from their home.... etc., etc.

So do you think I am a little too paranoid about advising Chinese girls to never give out their cellphone numbers to men they just met online? Men who have not yet established any type of courting rapport and do not speak any Chinese? The online chat translator can be costly but if the man does not speak Chinese, then what does having the girl's cellphone number accomplish? Other than to track her location and isolate her physically for some reason?

 

[anniemac]

No, don't give out your phone number unless you want to know this person up close and personal. People can talk to you online, no need for personal calls.

I don't give out my home phone to anyone except family and a few close friends. My cell is good enough and if I get too many spammy call, my number gets changed.

After finding out this week that I am a victim of identity theft, I am not giving out any more personal information to anyone.

 

[chayton]

Personally I think you're giving good advice - IMO it's better to be overly careful than not careful enough. A couple years ago the police here raided a 'massage parlor' and found a bunch of girls who couldn't speak english, they were kidnapped and forced into prostitution. Ir's pretty horrible and stuff like that happens all the time, just google 'sex trafficking' - it's a major industry and not as rare as you'd think.

Edit: I thought I found something about tracing people by cell phone but it's only if they download the app...

 

[ksech]

There is never anything as being too paranoid, IMO. I feel you have given this person very sound advice, any woman should heed this advice no matter where she is from. As the adage goes, better safe than sorry. You're a good friend westlandbowl!