Long Island Woman Searches for Love Online; Finds Scammer We often hear stories about people falling victim to online dating scams. Most people likely think it isn’t something that can happen to them. This was likely the case with a woman in Long Island recently. Unfortunately, searching for love online led her to a fraudster …
Romance Scammer Playbook Made Public When we think about online dating dangers, we typically envision romance scammers as singular individuals attempting to take advantage of someone’s trust. While this is certainly the case in some situations, most cases of internet fraud originate from romance scammer mills where dozens of people work to try to scam …
New Details of Criminal Case Show the Importance of Online Safety for Children It is safe to say that most people realize that there are people who use the internet to find victims. However, this is often something that people think will not happen to their child. A recent case out of Canada illustrates how …
Online dating can be a wonderful experience. Many people who have met online have found their forever love. Others have made great friendships. Whether you are hoping to find love, flirt, or have a fling, one thing no one wants is to fall victim to romance scams. Match Group recently took steps to help users …
Dating can go awry at times. It may be painful to date, even though it is supposed to be a pleasant experience for us. Certain individuals have been unable to meet someone through conventional channels in the past. Due to this, more and more people are turning to online dating platforms to find long-term partners. …
Online romance scams have been around for as long as online dating itself. People see an opportunity to exploit someone and promptly take it. But we’re now discovering that there’s a new type of online dating scam, specifically involving cryptocurrency. Various forms of cryptocurrency have been around for years. Tech bros, entrepreneurs and other people have …
When Tinder appeared I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread (would love to know where this saying originated). The simplicity of it was great and they seemed to very rapidly build up a user database, so there was no shortage of new faces. Eventually, however, the reality of it struck. Nobody was …
When Match.com first started (1995 I believe) it was soon followed by FriendFinder. And that is where I had my best online dating experience. It was new and exciting. I was actually able to find quite a lot of people either near me or within a short driving distance. It was part of my daily …
The biggest change I’ve come across has been the evolution of technology. The momentous shift to mobile technology has been incredible, making us more connected than ever before. I’ve witnessed the evolution of mobile dating from simple mobile web (wap) sites to SMS dating & Mobile App downloads. Quite a journey that has been too. …
It would be a fair observation to suggest that I was one of the earliest users of online dating services. I started using online dating back when Yahoo was relevant (hell, I even used Lycos… for those who remember who they are). Before that I did meet people through traditional newspaper classifieds. But we’ll leave …