How to Not Get Scammed on Dating Sites

The internet has become an amazing tool for dating. With so many websites dedicated to online dating, falling in love has never been easier. While finding and connecting with someone can happen today with only a few taps on your phone, it’s just as simple to create fake dating profiles with the intention of misleading someone.

American Sends Over $100,000 to Wife He's Never Met in Nigeria

53-year-old Steven, an American, claims to have sent $100,000 to a woman in Nigeria, whom he claims is his wife but never met, over the past 2 and a half years. Steven met the woman named “Kelly” online, and according to him, they got married legally in Nigeria. Though they've never met in person, the couple communicate regularly online.

Kelly told Steve that her parents had died in a car accident in Ohio in 2012, and that she was to inherit $25.6 million from her dead parents. And so, Steve is assisting her financially until she gets her inheritance.

Love Scam - 4 Nigerian Men Jailed 14 years Total For Match.com Fraud

Scammer, Adewunmi Nusi and one of the victims Suzanne Hardman

Monty Emu, Adewunmi Nusi, Emmanuel Oko, and Chukwuka Ugwu have been jailed a total of 14 years in the UK for defrauding women of about $350,000. The four men scammed these women after they responded to a false profile of an “attractive middle-aged man” on popular dating site, Match.com.

Austrian Love Scam - Man With 4 Wives, 7 Fiancées And 5 Girlfriends Finally Arrested

Sonko Tijan has set Austria's record for bigamy with his four wives, seven fiancées and five girlfriends. The Gambian man picked up women all across Austria, using them for room and board whenever he was nearby and borrowing money from them which he never returned. Meanwhile, Sonko had a family back in his home country, a wife and several children.

Sonko Tijan was finally arrested at Vienna Airport after one of his latest girlfriends cooperated with police, luring him to come and collect money from her. When he got there, he was arrested.

Married Man Cons Woman Into Marrying Him Then Disappears With Her Money

Uzor Emmanuel, a 45-year old married man with three kids has been arrested and charged for conning a 42-year old Victoria Adeleye out of N4 million at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria.

Emmanuel and Adeleye had planned to marry at the registry but he dumped her at the court premises and disappeared with her money. The wedding was subsequently called-off following Emmanuel’s disappearance.

Friends of the couple, who attended the wedding ceremony were left shell-shocked as marriage officials cancelled the wedding.

Adeleye and Emmanuel had reported started a relationship after they met at a church in Isolo. Unknown to the lady, Emmanuel was married with three kids, but told her that he was still single and needed to marry quickly due to his advancing age.

Love Scam - American Woman Sends Over Three Hundred Thousand Dollars To Nigerian Men

Henry Ogu, a 29-year-old man based in Kaduna has been arrested by the Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, for allegedly operating an internet fraud syndicate that specializes in defrauding unsuspecting wealthy foreign women who are in dire need of husbands.