ABC NEWS – June 22 – Romano, 53, from Lynbrook joined Match.com. She soon found herself chatting online with a man named "Austin Miller." Miller identified himself as a decorated soldier based in Kabul, Afghanistan. When Miller asked for a new laptop to be shipped to Ghana, she was eager to help a soldier in need. She sent him a total of $25K within a six-month time span before realizing that she had fallen victim to a scammer. Greg Blatt, the CEO of the parent company that owns Match.com, said the site has spent millions of dollars to protect its members. Less than one half of one percent of its subscribers have ever reported a profile that is questionable, he said, but when they do, the profiles are blocked within two hours, removed from the site and investigated.
by Jim DuBreuil, Gerry Wagschal and Rena Lafaille
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Match.com Statement:
“One in five new relationships and one in six new marriages are between people who met through an online dating site, with more of these relationships starting on Match.com than any other site. Match.com has transformed millions of people’s lives for the better. While only a small number of our millions of subscribers have been scammed by the sophisticated criminals who prey on individuals in every corner of the web, we take this issue very seriously and we diligently address it on the site, tracking, monitoring and preventing fraud at every step of the way. It is also very important that people exercise common sense and prudence with individuals they have just met, whether through an online dating service or any other means, and we educate our customers and put tools in their hands to protect themselves and report any concerns.”
Mark & Irena Brooks: In addition to background checks, perhaps dating sites should also consider running IQ test on their members. What's your thoughts and comments?
If the other person is a good match for you, then they will not only understand your pace, but will often mirror it! Always talk to the other person by telephone at least once before agreeing to meet for your first date.
If the other person is a good match for you, then they will not only understand your pace, but will often mirror it! Always talk to the other person by telephone at least once before agreeing to meet for your first date.
Sadly, an ICQ test wouldn’t work on someone who sends a laptop to Ghana for a “decorated soldier based in Kabul, Afghanistan”.
If there were less idiots there would be less scams. You can’t legislate stupidity, unfortunately.
“Hey, this book you just sold me, “There’s one born every minute” – it’s all blank pages!”
Sadly, an ICQ test wouldn’t work on someone who sends a laptop to Ghana for a “decorated soldier based in Kabul, Afghanistan”.
If there were less idiots there would be less scams. You can’t legislate stupidity, unfortunately.
“Hey, this book you just sold me, “There’s one born every minute” – it’s all blank pages!”
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I have read this post, i find it as a helpful page to read. It reminds us that we always have to be careful specially in an online dating because people we met here are mostly strangers to us…Online Dating