How to Avoid Dating Spam and Scams

How to avoind datind spam and scams

Spam and all sorts of email schemes affect the majority of free content websites, but this increasing problem seems to even affect payed membership websites, it's clear that there's still profit opportunities for spammers and email scammers. In this article we are going to analyse the most common cases of exploits related to dating, matchmaking and relationship websites. Also, how a single dating user can avoid these dating spam and email scams.

 To start a few pointers about the dating websites that users register in

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Assuming that you avoided the above websites, many measures are usually in place to stop other users that register to spam. Zaaam Dating implements many features to keep your inbox safe. Activation link emails (only users with valid emails can register after activating their account), spam filter (scans messages and detects names, phones, emails, websites links inside the messages), new user activity monitoring (until they classified as safe), ip and country filtering, manual approval (mainly of photos and first messages), and a few more that are proprietary of Zaaam Dating. Sign up for a profile here.

 Common spamming or scamming techniques

More sophisticated spammers and scammers use a variety of technological tools among others, proxy servers, trojans and worms in remote user computers where they can launch attacks from, etc.. According to the latest spam statistics the top 10 countries are: Unite States, China, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Ukraine, Brazil, France, Canada... but many other Asian and African countries are quickly rising.

The most common spam and email scams diverge in dating websites when compared to other content websites. Here we see that men, gender male are targeted 90% more than the gender female. Most common Scams are:

- Scams that involve providing email address, messenger id or phone during private messaging. This is the best way of enlarging spams databases. Of course, to date and meet other singles we need to provide contacts. Suspect users that ask for your contacts in the first 5 to 10 messages.

- Scams that involve you visiting a link or provide your email address so that you can see or receive photos. This is just common basic sense., why don't they use the dating website to post pictures or even videos?!

- Russian, Asian, South American, African Scams that after sometime of "luring" you are asked to send money to help the family, hospital bills or sickness and to travel to your country so you can get married.

- Finally we have all the other scams that affect other content websites, inheritances, lotto winnings, investments in assets like oil or diamonds,  temporary international bank transfers. They all promise to make you rich...sure!?!

 As a dating user, what can I do to protect my inbox and avoid scams

Most of the work is already "software" done by the "good" dating websites. But dating is about getting to know each other and personal interaction using messages, chat, icebreakers, etc. The last line of defense is you:

1. Use your basic common sense,

2. In case of doubt, ask a close friend, ask us a question, ask users in our facebook page.

2. Do not provide your private contacts (email, phone, facebook page, messenger ID, home address) in private messages until you are absolutely sure you are talking to a real person that you want to date and or meet. Exchange at least 5 to 10 private messages. More is better,

3. Always be very suspicious when you are being lured outside the dating website. For whatever reason ie. see photos, chat, visit webpage, etc. Any reason is suspicious because most of the needed dating actions or tools are included in the website. So why, should you leave a safe, protected dating environment?!

4. If it's to good to be true it probably isn't. Photo models.

Hope this article helps your dating experience. Remember that Zaaam Dating is Totally FREE, clean and safe dating website. If you are planing on dating guys or dating girls near you, sign up for a profile here.