Romance Scams In India: Online Romance Scam Victims Report an Average Loss of Rs 7,966
According to a report released on Thursday, online dating and romance scam victims now report a loss of Rs 7,966 on average in India, and two-thirds of Indian adults (66%) have been victims of a romance scam.
According to a Norton report, 76% of adults in India who have used a dating app have cut their interaction short by unmatching or declining a date with someone on a dating app after discovering unsettling information about them.
People looking for connection and romantic relationships online are frequently duped into romance scams.
According to Norton, a leading cyber security brand, external information outside of the dating app can frequently cut interaction with a potential match short, with many online daters discovering their love interest has been spinning a tale of lies and deception.
It is critical to be cautious when sharing private information and to be wary of potential scammers who pose as looking for love.
According to the findings, 79% of Indian adults who have used a dating website/app admit to looking up their social media profiles, looking up their profile on a professional networking site, looking up their friends or family on social media, typing their name into a search engine, or paying to run a background check on them.
Tips to Identify Online Romance Scams
- Romance scammers claims that they need money from the victim to pay for flights (or, in some cases, a passport) to the victim’s country.
- In order to continue communicating with the victim, the scammer asks the victim to pay their phone bills or purchase a new laptop.
- Funds to pay for medical treatment of the scammer or a close relative.
- The scammer claims to have valuables seized by Customs and that they must pay taxes before they can recover their belongings and join the victim in their country.
- The scammer claims that their boss has paid them in postal money orders and asks the victim to cash the forged money orders and wire the funds to the scammer.
- Before they can visit the victim, the scammer needs money to finish their education.
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