Money requests
Emergency cash, rent, fares, gift cards, crypto, investment tips, or paid verification are common scam patterns.
Safety guide
Stay anonymous until trust is real.
Anonachat is for free conversation without phone registration or public ID. The safest identity data is the data you never give. Keep personal details out of chat, stay inside Anona at first, and meet only in busy public places if you choose to meet.
Identification is theoretically possible with any electronic communication, through things like IP address, network location, device or browser data, provider logs, screenshots, or the other person's device. Anona is designed not to ask for legal ID, phone number, exact location, contacts, or unnecessary personal details.
Personal details
Do not give away identifiers in chat.
- No phone numbers, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, email, social handles, or personal websites until you have met safely in person.
- No legal name, home address, workplace, school, hotel room, documents, passport, licence, bank details, or exact live location.
- No verification codes, one-time passwords, payment links, crypto wallet details, gift cards, or remote access to your device.
- If someone pressures you to leave Anona quickly, block them and report the account.
Anonymous profiles
Use context, not identity.
- Good profile details include age range, broad area, languages, interests, travel style, topics you like, and boundaries.
- Avoid legal name, exact age if risky, face photos, phone number, workplace, school, hotel, address, documents, or regular routines.
- If you are not out, in an unsafe household, or in an unsafe country, keep profile details broad enough that people who know you cannot recognise you.
- Local one-to-one matching is for adults at launch. Youth support needs a separate, moderated design without adult-minor matching.
Meetups
Meet publicly first, or do not meet.
- Use a busy cafe, bar, event, shopping area, library, hotel lobby, or other public place with people around.
- Do not go straight to a private home, hotel room, isolated car park, beach, park, or unfamiliar address.
- Keep your own transport and leave whenever anything feels wrong.
- For LGBTQIA+ users in unsafe places, protect notifications, browser history, photos, and anything that could out you.
Scams and spam
Common warning signs.
Fast off-site moves
Scammers often push for WhatsApp, phone, email, or social media so they can identify or pressure you.
Blackmail risks
Be careful with face photos, explicit photos, workplace details, family details, or anything that could be used to threaten you.
Fake local profiles
Very new accounts, repeated scripts, copied photos, perfect stories, and urgent meetups can be signs of spam or impersonation.
Urgent help
If someone is in immediate danger, use local emergency services.
Anona can help people talk, but it is not emergency help. If you are in Australia and feel overwhelmed, in crisis, or at risk of suicide, Lifeline is available on 13 11 14, SMS 0477 13 11 14, or web chat at lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat. Outside Australia, search for your local official crisis, mental health, LGBTQIA+, domestic violence, or emergency support line.
Legal use
Anonymous does not mean anything goes.
Private conversation is normal, but Anona is not for drug dealing, weapons, exploitation, threats, harassment, fraud, doxxing, stalking, blackmail, or planning harm. Anonymity is not permission to hurt people or break the law.
Police or courts can ask service providers for records that exist. The privacy goal is to avoid collecting phone numbers, legal ID, exact location, contacts, and unnecessary personal details in the first place. No online service should promise that a connection could never be traced, but collecting less means there is less identity data to expose.
The simple rule
Chat freely. Identify slowly.
Use Anona like a conversation in a public place: talk, listen, decide if someone seems genuine, and only reveal more when there is real-world trust and a safe reason.