Not many victims of online dating
scams are willing to take fraud action, because they either feel embarrassed or
traumatized by the experience. However, despite this fact record show that the
number of complaints and losses incurred due to this scam are still
significantly high. This means that many scammers are continuously thriving by
exploiting this industry. Since there are lesser number of victims reporting
how they have been scammed, the government also has limited information about
how some of these online dating scams operate. As a result, many online dating
scammers still freely roam around the Internet defrauding innocent people.
The only way the government can stop
any scam is if the victims do their part and take fraud action against their
scammer. There are many ways you can report an online dating scam victim
without the need to disclose your identity. For victims who were traumatized by
their experience, one of the best ways to get over the trauma is to feel that
you are protected which can only be possible if you allow the government to do
their part, protecting you while simultaneously trying to find the scammer
responsible for your traumatic experience. To give you an idea how this works,
check out the details below:
Fraud
Action Against Online Dating Scammers
Taking fraud action against your
scammer means taking action to stop the scammer from continuously operating.
Either by having the scam arrested or by having the scam forcibly put to a stop.
There are various ways to do this;
1. Taking fraud action by filing online dating scam complaint to government fraud reporting center such as Action Fraud or through
your local police. Action Fraud accepts all types of fraud reports and
complaints through their online fraud reporting tool. They also have a hotline
manned by expert fraud advisers who can help facilitate your fraud report.
You can be sure that
all information you provide through Action Fraud will remain confidential. All
fraud reports filed under Action Fraud are automatically forwarded to NFIB or
National Fraud Intelligence Bureau who is in charge of analyzing and evaluating
your report. The NFIB will decide the best course of action for your case. The
details will also be used to help spread awareness against similar fraud so
other potential victims can be warned.
Aside from receiving
the details of your complaint, Action Fraud can also help forward your details
to its affiliate organization who can provide support and advice to help you
recover from the trauma caused by your experienced with online dating scam.
2. Other fraud action that you can utilize is through
third-party fraud reporting website. These websites offer fraud reporting
platform for fraud awareness campaign purposes. Online dating victims who want
to take action against their scammer without having to reveal their identity or
who simply wants other potential victims to take caution may take this as an
alternative action plan. A good example of this website is the
BigScammers.com. The site accepts any type of fraud report, which will be used
as a part of their database for creating campaigns against online dating scams.
The details above are
just some of the fraud action plan that you can implement to help fight online
dating scams.
