Internet Dating When Love Dissapoints

Each year thousands of people in the U.S. use the Internet dating services in hopes of finding an occasional partner or true love. Beware if you're one of those people and you could end up with something more than a broken heart.The FBI warns that criminals are using these services to carry out various types of scams. They seek to emotionally vulnerable, and once they establish a connection, try to steal their money and even engage in criminal activities.How the scam worksThese criminals, who also use social networking and Internet chat rooms to find their victims, often say they are Americans traveling or working abroad. And while anyone can fall into their scams, its most common victims are usually women of about 40, who are divorced, widowed, disabled self.To make their scams, criminals commonly:- Send a message or a picture and you say they are interested in meeting. They can also create a profile with interests similar to yours on the website dating service.- Generate a personal connection and communicate with you via chat for weeks or even months.- We send flowers or other gifts.Once you earn your confidence, try to get you money or becoming involved in money laundering operations by charging bogus checks. You also may request you send a package of stolen without you know it was obtained illegally.
Protecting yourself from criminalsTo avoid falling into the traps of cyber criminals, it is best to use online dating services reputable and who is recognized nationally. If "love" on the Internet has the following conduct is likely to be a scam:- Insists that you contact him or her through a personal email or a chat service, instead of communicating through the web site dating service.- Declares his love to meet you soon.- I sent a picture that looks like it was taken from a magazine.- Ensure that an American is living or working abroad.- He promises to visit you and when it comes time to cancel your flight travel at the last minute by serious and unusual.- Request money for things like travel, medical emergencies, paying hotel bills or hospital, the processing of official documents such as visas, or because it has lost money in a bad financial transaction.Contact the authoritiesIf you think you've been a victim of this type of crime, please file a complaint with the Cyber ​​Crime Complaint (in English) to contact the FBI and local authorities. Remember you can also contact the FBI 24 hours a day, every day of the year.