Chinese online dating scams

Indonesia arrests 88 Chinese nationals over online romance scams

A new study of the largest online dating site in China reveals hundreds of thousands of con artists. Ask a single American city-dweller about deception in the world of online dating and you'll hear a litany of familiar, if not particularly serious, complaints: exaggerated heights, photos so flattering they border on fantasy, and horndog men who overstate their desire to settle down. The authors of the study analyzed more than , profiles, drawn from Jiayuan's million users, which the site's employees had flagged as scam accounts. And while by far the most popular of these scams — fake profiles promoting escort services — will be familiar to anyone who uses Tinder in the U. The most ingenious of the Jiayuan scams starts when the owner of a fancy restaurant hires an attractive woman, who then makes a dating profile. The woman then contacts a lonely heart over Jiayuan and convinces him to take her on a date to the expensive restaurant, where she runs up an enormous tab. Afterward, of course, the bilked bachelor never hears from his date again. Indeed, as the study points out, the mark may have even had a good time while getting grifted. It's also, according to Stringhini, not strictly illegal, so the conspirators don't put themselves at much of a risk. And a lot of guys have been grifted: The study identified 57, accounts associated with the "date for profit" scam.

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Have you ever heard about the Tea Scam in Shanghai from tourists? All of these are scripted and typical tourist scams. But let me tell you more, the same scammers are getting smarter since covid happened with travel restrictions, almost no foreign tourists are out there. There is now a practice of online dating scams. I know most people who have heard of it would think only idiots would fall for it but let me tell you this: A newcomer from another smaller Chinese city as an English teacher just recently moved to the Big City of Shanghai.

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Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as lovers online. Police said they raided the centre on Thursday and rescued Filipinos, Chinese and 73 other foreign nationals. The centre, which is about km north of Manila, was masquerading as an online gambling firm, they said. South East Asia has become a hub for scam centres where the scammers themselves are often entrapped and forced into criminal activity. Young and tech-savvy victims are often lured into running these illegal operations, which range from money laundering and crypto fraud to so-called love scams.

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Crypto Romance Scams: Don't Fall for These Dating App Swindlers

Plain-clothed police officers detain Chinese nationals following a raid on a shophouse in Batam, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. Indonesian police said Wednesday they have arrested a number of Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online romance scam syndicate after receiving a tip from the Chinese security ministry. Police officers present evidence as Chinese nationals detained following a raid sit on the floor during a press conference in Batam, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug.

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