It was supposed to be just a dating app where people could find a romantic interest or something casual, but Tinder has become a place where scammers favor people to raise some money. advantage.
We have already seen the case of Israeli Shimon Hayut, who even won a series at Netflix, who deceived rich women who disbursed fortunes in his hands. There are now scammers on the app posing as other people to victimize cryptocurrency investors.
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Scammers use emotional manipulation to gain access to digital wallets. With a false identity, they convince investors to click on links or download applications that steal data from these wallets, including the phrase that works as a password. With access to data, criminals steal all victims' money.
Many of them practice catfishing, creating fake profiles of women, and even sending nude photos and videos, and in return they receive personal information and passwords. Others take advantage of Tinder's own resources to steal information.
To avoid catfishing, the app created a user verification tool, but criminals lure people who are not verified and convince them to verify their accounts. They send a link claiming to be the verification link, and when clicking, victims go to a website where personal data is requested, which scammers use to apply the scam.
This type of scammer is already being called Cryptoroms, which in translation would be something like Cryptoromantics.
Many cases have already been reported in different countries, such as the case of Mike, who lost $277,000 worth of cryptocurrencies to his Malaysian love interest, Jenny.
According to Timothy Benson of Bitcoin Recovery Company, scammers clearly use emotional manipulation to extract money from its victims, so it is very important to be aware of the information provided in this type of relationship.
In order not to fall for the Tinder scam, you must be careful and never share financial and private information on the internet, even if If you're in love with the person, you also need to research the person you matched with, to make sure it's not a profile false.
If someone asks for private and financial information, it's important to immediately stop the conversation and file the information for reporting, if necessary. If you discover that the profile is a scammer, report it to the application and the police authorities.
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