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Old 07-07-2014, 10:05 AM  
clickhappy
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Techies: Can mobile users register to sites with fake ip on mobile devices?

I've had a dating site for 6 years and since day 1 I've had tons of fake Ghana/Nigeria signups everyday, and they post a fake ip saying they are from Chicago, New York, Miami etc etc.
Its been a nightmare

Now I made a mobile version of the site with a GPS detect so the users phone has to show there the phone is located.
I love this because it can seriously cut down on fake accounts.
But can this get fakes from mobile devices? Is there some kind of proxy server for spoofing a fake ip address for mobile devices too?

Does it just depend on my programming? If so what should I be looking for so I can tell my programmer.
thanks
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