Europeans encounter rough and tumble times with online dating, survey indicates

American daters are sure to find some commonalities with their European counterparts in this recent overseas study of online dating.

This story from Kitty Knowles of The Memo reports on the darker-side findings of an online dating survey of Brits by web security firm Norton. More from the story about the report's findings from surveying more than 3,000 British, French and German online daters:

• 28 percent said they had been victims of catfishing
• 43 percent said they had met somone online only to find out the person was in a relationship
• 31 percent said they had been asked for money or financial help by someone online
• 38 percent said blackmailers had threatened to make public racy images sent in confidence
• 19 percent of respondents said they had used online dating to start an affair

These results correspond with a recent Daily Mail story on how crimes linked to online dating — particularly blackmail and rape — have doubled in three years.

For more on dangerous dating in Europe, including some redeeming safety tips, check out the story. Also check out additional safety tips and resources from the InspectaDate Safety Tips page that are fitting in Europe and the United States.

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