webfact Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Online dating scams top Australian financial fraud: regulatorSYDNEY (AFP) - Australians were tricked out of Aus$82 million (US$66 million) last year, with online dating scams accounting for the biggest losses, the competition regulator revealed Monday.More than 91,000 scam complaints were received in 2014, figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) showed.While losses fell eight per cent on the previous year, one tenth of those who reported being targetted were tricked out of more than Aus$10,000 and for 14 people, the losses exceeded Aus$500,000.ACCC deputy chairman Delia Rickard said most people were reeled in by romance-based cons, with fraudsters making Aus$28 million by tricking people into sending money to a false admirer.This was followed by get-rich-quick investment schemes, although the ACC said real losses were likely much higher than reported as many people may not realise they had been ripped off or were too embarrassed to admit it."There is a common misconception that scam victims are only the greedy and gullible," said Rickard."Anyone can fall victim to a scam and we are all vulnerable at some time in our lives to those unscrupulous individuals willing to take advantage of our better nature or simple mistakes."Surprisingly, most of the reported frauds -- 53 per cent -- were solicited over the phone, via calls or text message, while 38 per cent were online.Still, Rickard warned that more and more scammers were using information found online to con people, not only going after their money but also their personal information."Increasingly, scammers are using personal information gleaned from social media profiles to target victims for a fraudulent relationship or investment," she said."Scammers are constantly ’phishing’ for your personal details such as your name, address and birthdate and this will only increase to as your personal data becomes more valuable to them."Rickard urged people to "get smarter with your data and keep it out of the hands of scammers," although she warned the global nature of today’s scams made it difficult to bring people to justice.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Online-dating-scams-top-Australian-financial-fraud-30260358.html-- The Nation 2015-05-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Those darn sheep running away again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Australia is a land of stalwart males. For all of the 19th century and almost all of the 20th century there was a disproportionate number of males to females. This lead to a society where females had/have the upper hand are are ruthless in the selection of a mate. They want it all. All of the money and power and a male is no more than a life support system. Consequently, Australian males are charmed to say the least when they encounter an asian female who is prepared to show at least a modicum of respect. It is a constant that Thai women will chase men simply to get money but as the old adage goes......"the best woman of all is an honest whore". Here it is a business arrangement purely but if you are prepared to live up to your part of the bargain then it has been my experience that you can find a woman here in Asia who is prepared to show you respect and in her own way even love. So, for this reason, it is no wonder that farang men are so easily duped but they are equally duped in their own country. How many honest men here will tell you how much their ex wives managed to steal from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigman Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 At least it is free man and free choice to spend his money . I never met those cheated by Asian ladies to be so angry like they were on they past ex's who they not only took money....always something more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 The internet is the perfect place to perfect a fantasy of deception and fraud... Personally, received copies of passport, visa, and airline ticket...talked face to face via Skype...so pics and Skype were same... All documents were cleverly designed fraudulent documents...cost me a few bucks before I discovered the deception... No more on-line romance for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajtom Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 are that loving feeling of Thainess Enjoy every encounter and be prepared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Is that an online dating ad I see on the sidebar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Why do people assume it's mainly individual Asian women scamming Australian men? Plenty within Australia, Eastern Europe, Russia and elsewhere and often criminal groups. Plus numerous Australian females being scammed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) The internet is the perfect place to perfect a fantasy of deception and fraud... Personally, received copies of passport, visa, and airline ticket...talked face to face via Skype...so pics and Skype were same... All documents were cleverly designed fraudulent documents...cost me a few bucks before I discovered the deception... No more on-line romance for me... No more on-line romance for me... That's right. If you're going to be scammed by a Thai female, at least get scammed with her pants down. Edited May 19, 2015 by JLCrab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 they can try their luck again in thailand, and be scammed in person, not online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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