Match Group Inc., the parent company of popular dating apps Tinder, Hinge and Match, has rolled out a new campaign to warn and inform daters about online romance scams.
The company said Tuesday that Tinder, Hinge, Match, Plenty of Fish, Meetic and OurTime users in more than 15 countries received a message alerting them to tips and common behaviors to look out for to identify possible online scams. announced to start
Tips were developed with the help of law enforcement and financial exploitation experts. They appear via in-app messages on his Tinder and Meetic, while users on Match, Hinge, Plenty of Fish, and OurTime get notifications.
Match Group Inc. application on a smartphone located in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States, Friday, January 29, 2021.
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Match Group has taken steps to help brands prevent fraud and scams, such as introducing selfie verification and video chat to send pop-up messages with safety tips when certain languages are detected in conversations between users. previously taken.
Citing the Federal Trade Commission, the release highlighted that reported romance scams in the U.S. cause more losses than any other type of fraud, resulting in losses of more than $300 million each year.
“As a former detective and special agent, I know first-hand how scammers lure unsuspecting individuals into providing personal information and ultimately giving them money. It includes preying on people who want it,” said Buddy Loomis, Senior Director of Law Enforcement Operations and Investigations at Match Group. , said in a statement. “This is our investment in building safety tools that are accessible to our users by leveraging technology and resources aimed at helping them protect themselves from harm in the world around them and establish more secure connections. That’s why we’re working to do it.”
Match dating application displayed on iPhone by Apple Inc. in organized photo taken in Washington DC, USA on Monday, November 5, 2018.
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A list of tips for users written by Match Group, investigators and victim advocates includes:
- Stay in the app when you get to know new connections. If a match wants to move platforms but doesn’t want meetings or video chats, that’s a red flag.
- Review your profile and pay attention to the match verification check.
- If your new boyfriend offers you cryptocurrency or investment advice, it is most likely a scam. Experts say scammers use techniques to focus on how a large amount of earnings can improve your life or what you can do with this new money.
- Scammers touch the heartstrings of users and tell desperate stories involving money.
- Online fraud is evolving as platforms become more accessible, and bad actors are often playing the long haul. Never send or receive money through wire transfers, money orders, currency exchanges, gift cards, or investments with people you have never met in person.
