TELEGRAPH.CO.UK - Apr 15 - As online dating grows, online fraud goes with it. There was $65M worth of online dating fraud reported last year, but James Vargas, founder of online identity service MiiCard, estimates that "one fifth of victims report it to the authorities". That means ~2.5% of people involved in online dating are victims of fraud. The typical frauds involve fake profiles followed up by a sob story and a request for money. There's reliable research to suggest ~10% of online dating profiles are fakes of this type.
by Willard Foxton
See full article at Telegraph.co.uk
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I don't think reliable research exists that ~10% of profiles are fakes.
Posted by: Mark Brooks | Apr 17, 2013 at 12:56 PM
A recent study shows that dating online is still far and away safer than traditional ways of meeting.
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Posted by: Larry Cervantes | Apr 17, 2013 at 01:16 PM