I-NEWSWIRE — Dec 16 – While dating online is convenient for the parties involved, it also attracts unsavory characters with every intention but finding a date. Online dating scams are perpetrated predominantly by foreign subjects primarily from Eastern European countries, Asia, and parts of Africa. Scammers lie about their true location. Oasisoflove.com detects a user's location during sign-up. So, if someone is signing up from Russia, or from say, Ivory Coast, he or she cannot simply claim to be located in the USA. If a user sends a message from a location other than his/her registered location, the recipient is alerted upon opening the mail.
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Mark Brooks: Many sites block users from certain countries. I was in Prague recently and signed up for the 10 online US dating sites. I was blocked from signing up for three of them, presumably because of my Czech IP address.
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I didnt realise that IP addresses were geographically specific. If that was the case, dating scammers would have died a long time ago. I’m wondering when online scams will be covered at one of the idate conferences.
I didnt realise that IP addresses were geographically specific. If that was the case, dating scammers would have died a long time ago. I’m wondering when online scams will be covered at one of the idate conferences.
IP can be used to determine location, but they’re not very accurate. Besides, one’s true IP can be easily hidden through proxies.