(Online Dating Industry Journal) CNN has published an article titled "Looking for Love Online? Keep an Eye on Your Wallet". Like many other recent articles, the article takes a look at online dating fraud and scams that are costing online dating victims thousands of dollars.
The article shows the sophistication that scammers go through to cover their tracks to make their story more believable. From the article:
"...Through the Yahoo Personals dating site, Giocolo met a man from California who had traveled to Ghana to build roads. At least, that's what he told her.
'He said he won a contract in Ghana, but when he got back, he'd like to meet me,' Giocolo said.
After the first month, they started chatting on the phone. Giocolo said she had her suspicions, but after some light research, everything seemed legitimate. 'I did an Internet search, and sure enough, they were accepting bids in Ghana for building roads.'..."
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