According to the expert, crimes committed on dating sites can be roughly divided into two categories: those caused by imperfections in the software and those caused by humanity. In order to increase user engagement, developers regularly improve their product, but any innovation leads to new lines of code, which, in turn, adds more vulnerabilities, which are exploited by fraudsters.
As for the human factor, they include fraud using social engineering methods.
“The best defense against such risks on dating sites is a cold mind and neatness. Remember that the interlocutor may pursue selfish, criminal interests or even not be who he claims to be. Therefore, information about your exact location cannot be disclosed either during registration or in the process of early communication ”, – Myasoyedov shared.