Scammers target Christian Dating Sites

Popular Christian Dating Sites are being targeted by overseas scammers who see Christians as easy targets. 

Scammers are creating false profiles on Christian dating sites like CatholicDatingForFree.com and ChristianConection.co.uk meeting members and then asking for money or personal information that they then use to their financial gain.

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These scammers are usually based in Eastern Europe or West Africa, the information and photographs these scammers put on their Christian Dating site profile is usually stolen from other parts of the internet without the permission or knowledge of the victims.

Scammers sometimes target particular individuals on sites like Catholic Dating For Free and use
psychiatrists to produce profiles and conversations that will be most likely to put their victims at
ease and persuade them to send them the money or information they request.

Often the scammers create false emergencies to ask for money, some examples are as follows;

• Problems at the airport while trying to visit you.

• Money for airline tickets.

• Children in hospital and money needed for bills.

• If they claim they are running a business, money needed because of money flow problems.

The list is inexhaustible and new fake excuses are being invented every day to con you out of your money.

Scammers will often tell their potential victims that they ‘love them’ very early in the relationship,
this is in order that they can move the relationship on quickly so that they can ask for money to be
sent to them.

These scammers target Christian dating sites such as Catholic Dating for Free because Christians
believe in God, ‘Love’ and ‘Faith’. It is no coincidence; they think Catholics are an easy target.

Never send money to somebody you have met on the internet on sites like Catholic Dating for Free
and have never met in person. Catholic dating For Free is a great site for Catholics to meet for friendship and romance and please do not let this warning discourage you from joining but be aware the site and similar dating sites are being targeted by heartless scammers who might break your heart and steal your money.

There intent is to romance you ad then take your money when your defenses are down.

Read more about Internet Romance Scams at FidelityCheckOnline.com blog.