Tinder and the police combine forces against Love-Scams: This is how you protect yourself!

Tinder and the police combine forces against Love-Scams: This is how you protect yourself!

The dating app Tinder and the police crime prevention in Germany are against Love-Scammering, a fraud stitch that results in emotional exploitation. This cooperation aims to protect users from financial losses by informing how they can recognize fraudulent behavior. In a joint message, the partners said that a special campaign will be started in the coming weeks in order to raise awareness of this dangerous form of deception. The victims of Love-Scamming often hope for great love, but are mainly brought to their money, how SWP reported.

Love-scamming usually works as follows: Fraudsters specify that romantic feelings feel and put their victims under emotionally under pressure to smoke money from them. They often spread stories of sudden financial need - for example through medical emergencies or unexpected expenses abroad. The profile images used are usually stolen to present a trustworthy picture. Data protection officers recommend staying on the platform, quickly distrust of love and never transfer money. In addition, users should report suspicious profiles and carry out reverse searches of images, as well as Pioneer newspaper has highlighted.

Specific measures for fraud prevention

The campaign also includes concise warnings in the app that should address users directly. A clever design with a cat image and the slogan "Is your Tinder match more on your coal than you?" should be used for this. This information is not only instructive, but also aims to strengthen the trust of users and give them decisive tips on fraud detection. According to Joachim Schneider, Managing Director of Propk, this cooperation is crucial to clarify users about the stitches of the fraudsters and learn tricks to avoid fraud. Other security measures at the Match Group, to which Tinder belong, include investments of over 125 million euros annually in security features and systems for proactive removal of suspicious accounts.