| Online relationships are hugely popular with single people at the present time due to a great number of free dating websites that offer easy access and are marvellous places to find loved ones. Everyday we read or listen to news stories about hackers and online fraudsters. Free dating sites are also targeted by online scam artists. The matter is that members of dating sites are often unscreened. Thus, people can be easily scammed, as users' personal info does not undergo any verification procedures. Scammers use photograghs of very attractive men or ladies to make on-line mates fall in love with them. Scam artists are are great inventors when they want to make others trust them implicitly. There are telephone, prostitute, travel and Nigerian postal scams. They are different from each other in characteristics but have a common goal - to derive financial benefit from gullible users of dating sites. You fall prey to telephone scams, when the so-called on-line dating mates (scam artists) ask you to give them a telephone call. From that time on scammers can make use of your number to make long-distance calls and more. Unluckily for you, you will find out it only when time comes to pay your monthly telephone bills. Nigerian scams are a lot more dangerous trap that you can get into. US companies are unable of protecting citizens from this type of fraud. Here is how the scam usually works: a scam artist meets a loved one on-line pretending to be an American citizen and establishes a relationship. When on a business trip, the scammer faces financial problems and asks the on-line love mate to send a sum of money. Anyway, there are DOs and DONTs following which you will be safe from on-line scammers. Don't fall in love with a lovely screen name or a sweet face in the photogragh. Remember that appearances can be deceptive. Don't phone anybody directly. Do read your love mate's profile thoroughly. Scam artists have much to disguise, thus their personal information is uncomplete or vague. Do ask your online love mate to telephone you (which is preferable) at a prepaid phone number with a limit on services for 900 users. Do use a web camera instead of a telephone to communicate free of charge. Do trust your inner voice. If you have a feeling that your love mate's profile sounds doubtful, break up with him or her. Consider everything you have read above and break in finding your love mate! |
