{"id":4337,"date":"2021-02-15T07:47:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T07:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2023-12-14T07:59:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:59:34","slug":"tips-to-avoid-romance-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips To Avoid Romance Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_11 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#Who_Is_a_Romance_Scammer\" title=\"Who Is a Romance Scammer?\">Who Is a Romance Scammer?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#%F0%9F%9A%A9_Romance_Scams_%E2%80%93_Red_Flags_%F0%9F%9A%A9\" title=\"&#x1f6a9; Romance Scams \u2013 Red Flags &#x1f6a9;\">&#x1f6a9; Romance Scams \u2013 Red Flags &#x1f6a9;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#%E2%9C%94_Tips_To_Avoid_Romance_Scams_%E2%9C%94\" title=\"&#x2714; Tips To Avoid Romance Scams &#x2714;\">&#x2714; Tips To Avoid Romance Scams &#x2714;<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#1_Do_Not_Share_Personal_Details\" title=\"1. Do Not Share Personal Details\u00a0\">1. Do Not Share Personal Details\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#2_Do_Not_Conduct_Financial_Transactions\" title=\"2. Do Not Conduct Financial Transactions\">2. Do Not Conduct Financial Transactions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#3_Do_Not_Share_Contact_Details\" title=\"3. Do Not Share Contact Details\u00a0\">3. Do Not Share Contact Details\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#4_Do_Not_Use_Webcam_Initially\" title=\"4. Do Not Use Webcam Initially\">4. Do Not Use Webcam Initially<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>So how do you know the person you are talking with has the right intentions? How do you know that your online dating partner is not engaging in a romance scam with you? In this article, we will discuss some of the tips to avoid romance scams. But before that let us briefly discuss romance scammers and some of the red flags that will help you spot romance scams early.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4338\" style=\"width: 781px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/artboard-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4338\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4338 \" src=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5.png\" alt=\"image to illustrate romance scams\" width=\"781\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5.png 2742w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-1536x1134.png 1536w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-2048x1512.png 2048w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-542x400.png 542w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-420x310.png 420w, https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Artboard-5-267x197.png 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romance scams are increasing every year with the growing popularity of online dating sites. As a result, there is a growing need to get a better understanding of romance scams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Is_a_Romance_Scammer\"><\/span><b>Who Is a Romance Scammer?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Romance scammers are the ones who create fake profiles on online dating sites and then contact their targets. Initially, they spend some time build trust and relationship with the target and then ask for money using a made-up story. Having said that, romance scams can sometimes last for up to several weeks, months, or even years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, because the romance scammer spends a lot of time gaining the trust of their target and making them believe that their story is real, the chances of emotional attachments are quite high. Therefore, the victim can start to feel sympathy for the romance scammer. <strong>Having said that, as long as the victim keep sending the money, the romance scammer will continue to ask for more.<\/strong> But as soon as the victim says no, the tone of the conversation can change very rapidly. It can even become abusive and manipulative to keep the scam going.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%9A%A9_Romance_Scams_%E2%80%93_Red_Flags_%F0%9F%9A%A9\"><\/span><b>&#x1f6a9; Romance Scams \u2013 Red Flags &#x1f6a9;<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Romance scams are increasing every year with the growing popularity of online dating sites. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmynews2.com\/article\/news\/local\/good-morning-show\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/83-17b65118-3c75-4d55-afdd-5c1b1c9f9f86\">FTC<\/a>, people reported losing US$143 million to romance scams during 2018. As a result, there is a growing need to get a better understanding of romance scams. Here are some of the red flags that can help you spot romance scams on online dating websites.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Romance scammers prefer to<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> move their conversations to a social media website and away from dating sites<\/span>.<\/strong> For instance, they might ask you to move to an instant messaging platform or text and call conversations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Romance scammers will try and<\/span><strong> gain as much personal information as possible about you.<\/strong><\/span> Therefore, they will ask a lot of personal questions to you and will use that information later on to scam you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Romance scammers will <\/span><strong>avoid answering personal questions about themselves. <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even if they say something, it will be<\/span><strong> a made-up story<\/strong><\/span>. For instance, they might tell you that they are a university graduate but there will be several grammatical and spelling mistakes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Romance scammers will try to create a connection very quickly.<\/strong><\/span> For instance, they will call you by a special name or will tell you that they have never felt like this ever before with anyone else.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Romance scammers will talk about <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>their several financial problems<\/strong><\/span> and will also <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>ask for monetary<\/strong><\/span> help from you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9C%94_Tips_To_Avoid_Romance_Scams_%E2%9C%94\"><\/span><b>&#x2714; Tips To Avoid Romance Scams<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> &#x2714;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\"> online dating<\/a> <\/span>sites are a great tool to meet that special someone. But at the same time, it is imperative to follow a proactive approach to avoid becoming a victim of romance scams. The following are some of the tips to avoid romance scams.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Do_Not_Share_Personal_Details\"><\/span><b>1. Do Not Share Personal Details<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Romance scammers can do anything when you share your details such as a home address, bank details, and others. Therefore, make sure you <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>never share such personal details<\/strong><\/span> with a person whom you do not know properly. Moreover, you should also remain careful with your user name on dating sites. For instance, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>never use your location<\/strong><\/span> in your user name (Charlie-Dallas).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Do_Not_Conduct_Financial_Transactions\"><\/span><b>2. Do Not Conduct Financial Transactions<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ensure that you do not send or receive money from anyone that you have met recently on dating sites. Whether it is through cash, bank transfers, or credit card \u2013 avoid all types of financial transactions. Asking for monetary help is the biggest red flag of romance scams. So make sure you <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>avoid such transactions<\/strong> <\/span>with the person you have met recently.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Do_Not_Share_Contact_Details\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Do Not Share Contact Details<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another tip to avoid a romance scam is to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>keep your contact details secret<\/strong><\/span> until you fully trust your online dating partner. This information can includ<span style=\"color: #000000;\">e personal<\/span> contact details such as phone number, home address, and email. Only when you trust your dating partner completely, then you can share your contact details.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Do_Not_Use_Webcam_Initially\"><\/span><b>4. Do Not Use Webcam Initially<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Make sure you <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>think twice before switching to a webcam<\/strong><\/span> with your newly found love interest on dating sites. Even if it is someone you know, make sure to give it sometime before switching to webcam conversations. The other person can use the footage to blackmail you and take money in return. Therefore, take your decisions wisely. Otherwise, you can soon become a victim of a romance scam.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><b>Final Thoughts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Romance scams are rising with the growing popularity of online dating sites. Of course, dating websites are an excellent source of finding your potential love interest. But not all people have the right intention. Therefore, it is crucial to select reputed dating sites such as Mingle2 where one can find genuine people seeking love and relationships. Having said that, using the above-discussed tips you can avoid the trap of romance scams and save yourself from unnecessary trouble.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Who Is a Romance Scammer?&#x1f6a9; Romance Scams \u2013 Red Flags &#x1f6a9;&#x2714; Tips To Avoid Romance Scams &#x2714;1. Do Not Share Personal Details\u00a02. Do Not Conduct Financial Transactions3. Do Not Share Contact Details\u00a04. Do Not Use Webcam InitiallyFinal Thoughts So how do you know the person you are talking with has the right intentions? How do you know that your online dating partner is not engaging in a romance scam with you? In this article, we will discuss some of the tips to avoid romance scams. But before that let us briefly discuss romance scammers and some of the red flags that will help you spot romance scams early.\u00a0 Who Is a Romance Scammer? Romance scammers are the ones who create fake profiles on online dating sites and then contact their targets. Initially, they spend some time build trust and relationship with the target and then ask for money using a made-up story. Having said that, romance scams can sometimes last for up to several weeks, months, or even years.\u00a0 Moreover, because the romance scammer spends a lot of time gaining the trust of their target and making them believe that their story is real, the chances of<a href=\"https:\/\/mingle2.com\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-romance-scams\/\" class=\"more_link more_link_dots\"> &hellip; <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[74,26,330,202],"metadata":{"_edit_lock":["1702540774:7"],"_edit_last":["7"],"_format_audio_embed":[""],"_format_video_embed":[""],"_thumbnail_id":["4338"],"asalah_show_meta":["0"],"asalah_show_share":["0"],"asalah_show_title":["0"],"show_author_box":["0"],"asalah_custom_description":[""],"asalah_sidebar_position":["0"],"asalah_enable_sliding_sidebar":["0"],"asalah_sticky_menu":["0"],"_format_gallery_shortcode":[""],"_format_gallery_type":["shortcode"],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":["romance scams"],"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":["Romance scams on dating sites are increasing with the growing popularity of dating websites. 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