DATING SITES

Different dating sites logos
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One would really wonder which site dating scams happen but it is really difficult to tell which one is dating scams mostly like to happen but i will mention a few but am not saying they are reliable nor that dating scams happen on these sites.

internet has had its fair share of  having bad image when it comes to the dating sites but now there are many sites that cater for all from bei ng single, christian, lesbian and gay.

1.My Single Friend-
http://www.mysinglefriend.com/
 This site caters for people who don't believe their friend is single and tries to find a match for their friend.

2.Wine Lovers Meet
http://www.wineloversmeet.com/
This site caters for people who love wine and includes wine glossary, feature and tips for winw lovers.

3.Green Singles

http://www.greensingles.com/

This site caters for people who care about the environment and those that care about outdoor life

4.Christian Cafe

http://www.christiancafe.com/

This site caters for people who are single and christian to meet.

5.Fifty Already

http://www.fiftyalready.com/

This site caters for people fifty and above because no one said dating is for the youth.

symbol of love
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TOP FIVE POPULAR SCAMS

online scams are all over the globe
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These scammers often have in mind what they want fom their vicims and here's what is the most that they want and these are the examples of some of the scams in the world of online dating and on the internet in general.

 1) THE NIGERIAN/GHANA EMERGENCY SCAM

This is one of the most common scam of online dating because Nigeria and Ghana are said to be notorious with their scammers. And because they are so well known they pretend to be from the USA/UK/ Australia/canada but in the Western countries.

• The scammer creates a fake identity and petend to have a bond with you
• They communicate with you for weeks even months.
• Then the story unfolds when you have to help out on some emergency
• And be guaranteed that once you send the money you will never hear from the scammer again

2) PLANE TICKET/ VISA SCAM

This is a commom scam in Russia and the Filipino because they want to rob you of your money.
Here is how they break it down to you:

• The scammer will want to visit you but claims to be short of money for the ticket.
• The scammer will than send you a scanned copy of the ticket as "proof".
• You may believe them because they know the immigration rules so they may even quote some of the visa requirements.
• And be guaranteed that they will never pitch.

fake scanned visa from Russia
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3) MEDICAL EMERGENCY SCAM

You will think you're so in love and everything is well with you online partner but that is not true when you hear that they are sick and they usually have to have

• A surgery they can't afford
• Treatment for their baby's tumor
• Or even get a call from a fake doctor telling that your online  partner has been in a serious accident.
• Be sure that this is a scam.

4) THE NIGERIAN 419 SCAM


This scam has been around for quite a long time and has been called the "advance fee fraud". The scammer often has different names, the Spanish prisoner or the Nigerian 419.

This is basically when the scammer promises to share their fortunes or huge some of money with you and you may receive an email informing you about receiving a huge sum of money.

5) FAKE POLICE SCAM

Usually victims are scared when they find out that they are being scammed but once the scammer figures out that you know that they are scamming you they pretend to be the police to "help" you out catch the scammer. From which ever country you may be scammed from you may recieve an email telling that they know where the scammer is but need payment before they can arrest the scammer.

STATISTICS

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• Scammers are credited for 10% free personal dating accounts that are new everyday.
• 31% of US citizens use the dating site
• 52.4% of online daters are men.
• The average age of Internet dating website users in the US is 48 years old
• One of ten are scammers.
• From May 2009 to May 2010 online dating has increased by 15% nation wide
• China has the largest number of online daters of 140 million

DID YOU KNOW?

Most women on these dating sites lie about their age, weight and body type simply because the men on these sites they are more interested in woman with good appearance, who have a positive attitude as well as intelligent. Men lie about their income, height and age because women like men that can provide for them so these men need to have a lot of cash.

   

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What do dating scammers want from their victims?



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THESE SCAMMERS WANT MONEY NOT LOVE BECAUSE:

•  The scammer will tell you about their devastating financial problem.
• These scammers will promise to come visit but you must send them money.
• They will also claim that a member of their family has a terminal disease just to get your sympathy.

At the end of the day their reason for needing the money will sound plausible.


 THE PHASES OF SCAM

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Finding the victim

The scammer usually finds an attractive picture of a young girl between the ages of 18-45 years.

Grooming the victim

The scammer will then start to develop things a bit further when they start to write you love letters and even email you on your private email address.

Asking for money

This is the phase of exactly what do these scammers want from their victims.

Once the scammer is "inlove" with the victim that is deeply inlove then the scammer will begin with the real preparations to weigh their options. The scammers approach will be to come visit you where ever you are so they will ask you for money and they wll start at a small sum of money as a test whether you can give them money or not. They can do this by:

• Telling that they already have a working visa in your country
• They can also give you contact of a person in your country as "proof"
• The scammer will send copies of  documents as proof that thery are "real"

Milking the victim for as long as possible

The scammer will then start having finacial problems telling you that they want to marry you but cannot because of their family member having a terminal illness. He/she will start asking for sum a large sum of money for "helping" him/her out in their situation.

The disappearing act

The mone yrequest can go on and on for months others even years then the scammer will start tearing apart from the relationship by starting to only write to you once or twice a week claiming that they are busy busy busy with:

• Work
• They are sick
• Or even caring for their relative or terminally ill family member

At the end of the scam the scammer usually gets away with a large sum of money since he/she has been milking the victim for quite some time now.
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HOW TO AVOID DATING SCAMS



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Here are some tips on how to avoid thse scams

1)Not who you're supposed to be.

• Trust your gut.if something is wrong asks questions
• Conceal your personal details.
• If you agree to meet, meet in public and tell someone where you're going lile a friend or family.

2) Maried on the side.
Most of these people on the sites are married but here is how you can tell if they are married:

•  Most married people will not have their picture on the site because they are afraid that someone might recognise them.
• The person will ask for your numbers but never gives you theirs.
• The person may call you at irregular times or even call you very late at night
• As you become close this person will never introduce you to their family and friend.

3) Not a date at all-email scams

  This scam occurs when you are first creating your online profile and start chatting to others simply because you're automatically asked to give your email address then suddenly you recieve a lot of undated spam. But here is your solution do not give your email address to anyone unless you're sure of who they are. Use a separate address that you can at anytime delete when you start getting a lot of spam.

4) The online dating shakedown

This is the most common, dangerous and hurtful scam because;

• The person will pretend to know and  start liking you
• Then starts to ask you to send them money claiming to come visit you but never visits
• Fortunately this scam is avoidable because you can stay clear on any person asking you to send them money.

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