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Internet Dating Scams
Almost everyone has an idea of online mail-order brides or
online
dating websites that stretch every possibility of matchmaking to the
limit. However, there is a risk involved with these kinds of dating
services.
Internet dating scams leverage on the fact that correspondence can
happen between two people without each one making an effort to
confirm the actual identity of the other. Because of this, the
online dating service is conducive for fraudsters. In this kind of
environment, exchanges of false information are possible and scams
will definitely be present.
False identities are expected in Internet dating scams as what had
happened to a number of US citizens who were victimized by Russian
fraudsters. The Russian correspondents promises romance and love
while slowly inching their way to requesting money from their
overseas lovers to be able to maintain living expenses, Visa
charges, and even supposed travel expenses. In situations like this,
there is no way for the US citizen to verify if he is talking to a
real person or not. A good thing to do is to verify the Visa
application directly from the US embassy.
The FBI hosts a site called the Internet Fraud Complaint Center
where citizens can file their actual encounters of Internet dating
scams or complaints of suspicious sites. With this, other persons
will be able to avoid these sites while at the same time identify
signs that will teach them to avoid getting victimized.
The most important tip to learn is that most of the Internet dating
scams can be identified through their website wherein pictures are
easily distinguished as fakes. Also, online relationships that
leverages on money can be a sign of the beginning of a scam. With
this, the person should start verifying the identity of the other
person before going deeper into the correspondence.
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