Phishing is a social engineering technique used with criminal online to deceive internet users into divulging adult personals information, username, passwords and credit card details. In internet dating websites people acting as looking for serious relationship have extracted money from their online dating prospects on number of excuses as willing to travel to the host country for a meeting or some personal tragedy or some such excuse goading the date to send money. Major transaction processor and internet banking companies are the most targeted electronic entities.

There are imposters in free personals ads that appear to be sexy or handsome using an image taken from the net or the portfolio of a model. These persons appear as very likeable and trustworthy and fool people into fake relationship and thereby exploit them sexually and emotionally. They commit into relationship in spite of already being married or having other dating relationships. Many single women and men have been targeted in this manner. Apart from exploitation in relationship they have conned their free dating partners into giving personal details of contact numbers, credit card numbers and user names and passwords of their personals utilities. These scams have a disastrous effect on singles dating and some are so discouraged that finding a date and building relationship becomes a Herculean task and some remain single for a long term.

Same internet matchmaking services are also scammers or fraud they have fake database of adult personals ads and in huge numbers. They con the prospective members into paying membership fees and then deliver nothing. The person realizes that he has been cheated of his precious money quite late.

First, she needs money for a sick relative or a close friend in dire need. Then, she could use help with fund for a visa and travel expenses. When she's finally ready to come to the States for a visit, the younger siblings that she cares for will need money to stay afloat while she's having fun visiting you.

There are men out there every day who will listen to these lies, wire the money and then show up at the airport, expecting to see these women that they've developed relationships with.

And of course, the women don't materialize. And often times, she seems to vanish from the internet as well. Suddenly, these poor guys are left with a trail of cold emails and hopes for what could have been.

Meanwhile, these women are on to their next mark, leaving their past targets with a huge cash deficit or a mountain of debt and nothing to show for it.