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Thứ Bảy, 23 tháng 6, 2018

How To Identify Dating App Scams

By Douglas Scott


Scamming is a popular cybercrime mostly conducted on social media sites. Scams are designed to rob people of their money, get access to financial information and personal details for the wrong reasons. The most affected individuals are found in online dating networks. Although most sites claim to review their members, it is difficult to guarantee users of maximum safety from dating app scams. Scammers have a way of getting their way to social networks.

Many individuals fall prey to scamming because they do not know anything about scammers. Although scammers are not created equal, the motive behind scamming does not change. People scam to steal money, get access to credit card details and personal details. Remember, no one is safe from online scams. All you can do is be careful when sharing information with other online users. Here are some tips to identify a scammer who presents himself or herself as a potential partner.

The age difference is a common indicator, the person you are talking to is a scammer. Online con artists target older people because they are more vulnerable compared to the younger individuals. Old people are more focused on getting partners to overcome loneliness. They fail to pay attention to some fraudulent characters posed by conmen, that is why scammers take advantage of their vulnerability and technology illiteracy.

Scammers are not identical but have similar behaviors. A typical scammer will insist on getting personal information from you and profess their love after few days of communication. They possess erratic, dramatic and other strange characters you would not want a partner to have. Keep in mind, scammers will always ask to communicate outside dating sites. This means they prefer sending text or emails and avoid talking via phone.

Profile pictures tell a lot about an individual, make an effort to review profile photos posted on dating sites. In most cases, scammers post photos that do not match details such as location, age, and height. They upload photos of other people from social media platforms. If you feel suspicious of photos, save a copy and run it on Google reverse image search. This helps you determine if photos are legit or stolen from other innocent individuals on social media sites.

Reports indicate that scammers come from non-English speaking nations. This means their conversation is full of spelling and grammatical errors. You will notice spelling mistakes when they write down names, improper use of pronouns and bad sentence structure.

Online conmen have a habit of bailing out on dates. The idea of meeting physically makes them uncomfortable, forcing them to give false excuses. In case they agree to show up for a date, scammers ask victims to pay for flight tickets or taxi.

Scammers manipulate their victims to ensure they get what they want. It is normal to come across words like I thought you were in love or we should trust one another for the relationship to work. To avoid such scams, do not share too much personal information on dating apps.




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