Following the launch of the 1 young 1 solution platform on Tinder in partnership with the French government, the parent company of dating app MatchGroup has announced its launch. We started a new awareness campaign.
The company that also manages Meetic or OkCupid wants to fight the problem this time frauds and scams on various platforms.. Aim? Send messages and email notifications to give users keys. detect suspicious behavior. MatchGroup specifically advises users to make sure potential partners’ photos are verified or video chat before meeting them in person.
Other red flags include this trend Scammers invite users to chat on third-party platforms. The goal is to evade the moderation that is in place on Tinder, Meetic and others. It’s with good reason that MatchGroup recently equipped its apps with a feature that sends alert messages to users when certain keywords are detected in a conversation.
“Scammers often play the game for the long term. They really want to gain the victim’s trust and will spend a lot of time chatting with them… This is how scammers establish trust with this person and make them feel safe. Then they ask for money for a medical operation, visa or plane ticket. says Buddy Loomis, MatchGroup’s senior director of enforcement operations.
MatchGroup’s awareness campaign comes as the number of victims of scams and scams on dating sites has exploded in recent years, especially in the United States. In 2021, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) announced the amount of damage: at least $547 million.
