Are you new in the online dating game? Pay attention to this information! While most major online dating sites, such as Match.com and eHarmony and many others, do make an effort to educate their users and protect subscribers from fraud, the reality is no matter which site you use, there is always a risk for […]
It is very possible that you have a friend, acquaintance or relative who met their other half online. Everyone seems to be doing it, and clearly some people have had great success! Maybe you have even decided to give online dating a try. Granted, everyone regardless of the age has the same risks when dating […]
Online dating on major websites such as Match.com and eHarmony is a booming industry, and many people successfully find love and meaningful relationships on these sites. Even Facebook is a hotspot for meeting people for romantic and serious relationships now. Pew Research reports that nearly 11 percent of American adults have sought out romance through […]
Spoof emails are a type of spam email that appears to be from a well-known company, such as Wymoo International, and they attempt to trick you into believing you are communicating with the actual company. Many of the emails are sent in effort to get personal data from you, and many such emails contain links […]
Between June 2012 and June 2013, the UK’s National Fraud and Internet Crime reporting centre received 1,483 reports of online dating scams, a figure that was only surpassed by lottery scams and lender loan fraud. In the United States, the Internet Crime Complaint center revealed that the losses on romance scams for 2012 were close […]
Online dating is a global and booming industry. Everyone has heard of dating scams in countries like Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Malaysia, Romania, Philippines, Russia and the Ukraine, and chances are it couldn’t happen to you, right? Especially if you’re in the U.K. or U.S. and just mingling with people online in your own country, […]
