inspectadate - Dating safety advice https://inspectadate.com/tags/dating-safety-advice en Scamaroo review: Robberies roll, sextortion and jail for a fake oil tycoon https://inspectadate.com/date-inspector/scamaroo-review-robberies-roll-sextortion-and-jail-fake-oil-tycoon <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div> <strong>Robberies reign in this latest roundup </strong>of recent dating scams.</div> <div>  </div> <div> In just one recent September week, the Omaha Police Department says seven men were robbed at gunpoint after expectations of meeting women on dating apps Tinder and Plenty of Fish, <a href="http://http://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/tips-for-online-dating-after-string-of-robberies" target="_blank" class="elf-external elf-icon" rel="nofollow">reports KMTV in Omaha.</a> This story and video include tips on how to avoid similar results.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Among them: Do some homework on the other person and meet in a public place.</div> <div>  </div> <div> In North Carlina, a man using Plenty of Fish dating site was lured by a woman to a poorly-lit location and then ambushed by two men, <a href="http://http://www.wcnc.com/news/crime/online-dating-gone-wrong-man-robbed-after-using-plenty-of-fish_/479670825" target="_blank" class="elf-external elf-icon" rel="nofollow">WCNC.com in Charlotte reports</a>.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> In Canada, a <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/3773794/man-attacked-with-machete-suv-stolen-near-red-deer-rcmp/" target="_blank" class="elf-external elf-icon" rel="nofollow">man was robbed by three people with a machete-style knife and his SUV stolen</a> after he arrived in a rural spot to meet a woman he met online, reports Global News.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Meanwhile, a Tennessee man who responded to a Craigslist personal ad for a date found himself in an extortion scam inolving a supposed underage dating partner, her "father" and fake police. See <a href="http://www.wsmv.com/story/36448811/sextortion-victim-be-careful-in-online-search-for-love" target="_blank" class="elf-external elf-icon" rel="nofollow">this classic sextortion story from WSMV in Nashville</a>.</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> On the flip side, playing a criminal dating game can backfire. Fake oil tycoon John Edward Taylor could face up to 30 years in prison, <a href="http://abc7ny.com/man-admits-to-swindling-women-in-online-dating-scam/2433816/" target="_blank" class="elf-external elf-icon" rel="nofollow">reports WABC-TV in New York.</a></div> <div>  </div> <div> From the story:</div> <blockquote><div> "Prosecutors say Taylor stole or attempted to steal, money, credit and personal information from women on several websites, including Match.com, eHarmony and Craigslist, often describing himself as a wealthy businessman with oil and land interests in North Dakota.</div> <div>  </div> <div> When confronted with the thefts, prosecutors say Taylor threatened some of the victims, saying he would share private photos of them to their employers."</div> </blockquote> <div>  </div> </div> <div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em;">Check out the </span><a href="http://inspectadate.com/content/avoid-con-sumers-dating-help-these-great-safety-tips" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(143, 0, 0);" target="_blank" class="elf-external elf-icon" rel="nofollow">InspectaDate Dating Safety Tips page</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em;"> for more on how to play a safer and better dating game. </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Get even more cool content from InspectaDate! 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