What is a dating scammer

Recently, I heard yet another story of a woman connecting with a scammer on a legitimate dating site. These men are con artists who will find a way to touch your heart and your pocketbook without a second thought. But, there are certain clues you need to be aware of that will tip you off to potential scammers. Scammers feed off specific clues you put in your profile. Be aware of sounding needy and lonely in your profile. It makes you perfect prey for scammers looking to hook you into their scams.

How irresistible? With 60 million online dating users in the US alone, my best guess is the scammers are raking in seven figures. In this post I dissect how this scam works, and what happened when I posed as a victim and bought a hookup ID. I documented the entire process with screenshots and will walk you through all of it.

Some people have great success with online dating, yet there are hazards that must be known so your quest for love doesn't cost you emotionally, mentally and monetarily. Scammers have made a lucrative business in catfishing people on online dating sites and apps to get money. Some daters are so desperate to find love that they ignore red flags and warning signs of scammers and catfishers in a hopeful exchange of a possibility of being in love. After all, scammers wouldn't scam if they were never successful. In the case of a love scammer, they will fake an immediate connection with you, ask for large sums of money, or say they are planning to visit but at the last minute cancel due to an "emergency.

Not everyone using online dating sites is looking for love. Scammers create fake online profiles using photos of other people — even stolen pictures of real military personnel. They profess their love quickly. And they tug at your heartstrings with made-up stories about how they need money — for emergencies, hospital bills, or travel. Why all of the tricks?