(Courtesy)It’s the go-to dating app for many people around the world, but if you use Tinder, a new report may ring alarm bells for you. Experts from the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) have warned that scammers are posing ‘as charming women’ on Tinder in the hopes of luring victims into investment scams. The FSMA explained: “Dating sites and apps such as Tinder are venues conducive to emotional scam attempts. While looking for a date, they get in touch with women of allegedly Asian descent.”The scam unfolds in four steps, according to the FSMA. Firstly, the scammer creates a fake profile of a ‘charming women’, before dropping a ‘Super Like’ on their victim’s profile.

Source: Standard Digital December 12, 2020 07:41 UTC