Internet Dating: When Love Lets It Down

With the advent of Web 2.0 added to free messaging services online (chat rooms and instant messaging), the increase in people using Internet dating services in hopes of finding an occasional comrades or one true love has multiplied.Unfortunately sometimes not only run the risk of "indifference" we may also have broken more than the heart, such as pocketL 's cyber criminals are using these services to carry out several types scams. They, although mostly women, looking for people emotionally vulnerable, and once they establish a connection, try to steal your money by deception, playing with the sensitivity of the victim and her good heart.How the scam worksEst 's cyber criminals, who also use social networking and Internet chat rooms to find their victims, often say they are in countries distant countries to Spain, usually underdeveloped countries are experiencing serious or political and economic problems, so that live in them becomes very difficult.Also there are cases where the victims are usually women aged around 40 who are divorced, widowed and / or disabled.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.Once you earn your confidence, try to get you your money playing good faith and especially your sensitivity, saying they have no financial means and need to face an impossible expense for a sick child or a very close family. Also used as a deception that want to leave the country to improve their quality of life and would like to come to Spain, and of course know, sometimes even encourage you to go to visit their country and when you arrive you realize that the only truth is that the country but nothing else really exists.The problems of crises that are currently living in Spain are leading these types of scams scammers brought up to right at home. The "modus operandi" is very similar except at the time of sending money, in these cases prefer to receive these "contributions" through money transfer platforms (Western Union, MoneyGram, to name some), you know, the subject of confidentiality so that the family does not know ;-)How to Protect YourselfTo avoid falling into these traps ideally devirtualize communications and bring the real field, although there are online dating services reputable and who is recognized nationally. If "love" on the Internet has the following conduct is likely to be a scam:

    * Insist that you communicate with him or her through a personal email or a chat service, instead of communicating through the web site dating service.
    * Declares her love to meet you soon.
    * Sends you a picture that looks like it was taken from a magazine.
    * Promises to visit you and when it comes time to cancel your flight travel at the last minute by serious and unusual.
    * Requests 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.Yes, I know, love is wonderful and also blind and deaf. Luckily there are many people who can identify and carry this shirt ....