{"id":11202,"date":"2024-05-15T11:15:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T05:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=11202"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:52:35","slug":"fbi-exposes-new-verification-scheme-targeting-dating-site-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/fbi-exposes-new-verification-scheme-targeting-dating-site-users\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Exposes New Verification Schemes Targeting Dating Site Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Looking for &#8220;the one&#8221; online? Though dating applications and websites present a proper platform to meet potential partners, one should not just throw all caution to the wind, especially against cybercrimes preyed on them. Even dating applications are not spared from the hawkish eyes of hackers. According to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), this is the latest scam to prey on those who want to find love through their favorite dating apps.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fake Verification Processes on the Rise in Dating Apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In its recent report, the FBI has disclosed how hackers have come up with faux verification processes that are solely meant to exploit the willingness of individuals who want safe connections online. These are all misleading measures under the guise of real security features. They just persuade the user with the promise of a safer dating experience and later phishing personal information, credit card details, or both from him.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Hackers have implemented exploitative ways of preying on the desire for safety and security in online dating to rope unsuspecting members into a paid membership. The FBI has explained the process of the new verification scam on dating sites to the public. Here&#8217;s how it unfolds:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Build a Connection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You start a fun conversation with an interesting person on some dating platform. The person can even seem real and open to connecting, taking conversations off the app or the site quickly onto private messengers or texting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Trust Factor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Under the clothes of safety and some trust-building environment, a scam sends you a link to some website, supposedly with the advertisement of &#8220;free&#8221; verification. Supposedly, the &#8220;verification&#8221; saves one from fake profiles or, even worse, dangerous people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The website even goes on to authenticate the genuineness of its site through phony articles and testimonials.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-11203 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fbi-dting-app.jpg\" alt=\"FBI warned dating app scam\" class=\"wp-image-11203\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How the Verification Scam Unfolds<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Information Harvest:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To fill in the &#8220;verification,&#8221; you are asked to fill in personal information like your name, phone number, email address, and most alarmingly, your credit card number.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Bait and Switch:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> On entering your details and information, you get automatically registered to a dating website with poor services, with monthly subscription charges that will be drawn from your account.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Threatcop \u2013 Book a Free Demo<\/title>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Outfit:wght@300;400;500;600;700&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n  .tc-wrap , .tc-wrap ::before, .tc-wrap ::after { box-sizing: border-box; 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never shared with third parties\n        <\/div>\n      <\/form>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>document.getElementById('tc-page-source').value = window.location.href;<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Let&#8217;s understand it with an example:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">So let&#8217;s say you are on a dating app, and by some chance, you get matched with a certain girl, &#8220;Sarah.&#8221; She looked all sweet and good, as they all do. Not a few moments later, she&#8217;s already requesting the conversation be moved over to a texting app for &#8220;privacy.&#8221; A little while later, mentioning something about a &#8220;free verification process&#8221; so nobody gets hurt, she sends a web link.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This site looks real but is full of fake articles on online safety. It does ask for your name, phone, email\u2014everything\u2014even your credit card number to &#8216;verify&#8217; you. Believing it&#8217;s legit, you, of course, fill in your details.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-11204 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/FBI-informed-about-the-process.png\" alt=\"Dating app verification process\n\" class=\"wp-image-11204\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FBI informed about the Verification Scheme Process (Source: FBI)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\">There&#8217;s a spin to this; you&#8217;re not verified. Instead, you&#8217;ll unwittingly be signed up for some substandard dating website with hidden monthly fees that companies only charge to people who fill in their real details on their website, and then your credit card gets charged monthly by some company you haven&#8217;t even heard of. And all your information, including your name, phone number, and credit card information, is at risk of getting stolen for identity theft, or even worse, sold on the dark web.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><i>Sarah was looking not for love but for your money and information.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to Avoid Verification Scams<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Searching for love on an online dating site should never be done in exchange for putting your security at risk. The following are ways by which you can safeguard yourself from being duped by these verification scams:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Dont click on Unfamiliar Links<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Stay on the same dating platform<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Free Verification is a Myth<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Research the dating site before you sign in<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Do not share personal information that quickly<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Video chat before meeting up<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Meet in a public place<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you find some fishy link on dating sites or through someone, report this request to the dating site and the FBI through their Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Report the attempt on fraud with IC3: <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/\">https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #183394;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183394;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/benefits-and-purpose-of-security-awareness-training\/\">Benefits and Purpose of Security Awareness Training<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>People Security Culture is the need of the hour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Just like online dating, navigating the digital world requires a healthy dose of doubtfulness and a reliance on your instincts. But this vigilance extends far beyond dating sites.&nbsp; Phishing attacks, ransomware, and data breaches are just some of the ever-present threats organizations face. To combat these threats, fostering a strong people security culture through cybersecurity awareness training is critical. A strong people security culture, built on cybersecurity awareness training, is essential for protecting your employees from a wide range of threats. To combat cyberattacks, organizations implement security awareness training (SAT). At Threatcop, we provide organizations with <span style=\"color: #183394;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183394;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-security-awareness-training\">TSAT<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (Threatcop security awareness training) to make their employees the first line of defense. 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Employees should feel comfortable reporting suspicious activity to IT or security teams to investigate further.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Building a strong people security culture is an ongoing process. Know more about TSAT by getting in touch with our team and prioritizing awareness to create a safer digital environment for everyone in your organization.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read our<\/span> <\/strong><em><span style=\"color: #183394;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183394;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/people-security-guide\">People Security Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em> <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">to learn more about people security culture<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for &#8220;the one&#8221; online? 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