Online dating scams target online dating services, social networking sites, and chat rooms.
“Romance scammers” create fake profiles to lure lonely victims with promises of companionship and love.
Some people use the internet to harm others.“Even when people have met for a couple of dates they are still vulnerable so the advice is remain vigilant and follow common sense safety procedures as outlined on our website.” Police Scotland said there was an emerging trend of women being targeted online by rapists and incidents of these types of sexual assaults were on the rise.Most services also encourage members to add photos or videos to their profile.Once a profile has been created, members can view the profiles of other members of the service, using the visible profile information to decide whether or not to initiate contact.Compromising legitimate profiles is a much smarter, albeit more insidious, way to go.A new wave of phishing attacks across some of the largest dating sites on the Web make it very simple to compromise your login credentials and let your profile fall into the hands of scammers.