Reporting dating scams help improve
the online dating community. The government is constantly improving its
facilities to encourage more victims of dating scams and other Internet scams
to step forward and report what they know. These improvements are in line with
the government’s campaign to fight online malicious schemes that include dating
scams.
The quality of the dating scam
report you file determines its efficiency and the amount of help it can offer.
In order to ensure that you are not just wasting your time reporting dating scams
you must learn how to properly file a dating scam report. Although there isn’t
any specific format that you should follow when reporting dating scams, there is
certain information that you shouldn’t miss when filing a complaint. To give
you some idea, see the list below:
Tips on How Reporting Dating Scams
Should be Done
● First, you must prepare all the relevant
information that you have regarding the scammer. Listing down all this
information that you have can help you easily organize your thoughts and recall
all the other important information that the scammer may have mentioned in
passing. Once you have all the information written down it will be easier to
filter which ones are important and which ones can serve as additional relevant
information.
● The next step is to prepare copies of proofs or
evidence that can help support your claim against the scammer. Reporting dating scams are not just about telling your story, it is also about proving that your
story is true and that all your claims are valid. You can use the screenshot of
your correspondence over the Internet as part of your evidence. Your
conversation should establish that you both agreed to be romantically involved.
You may also show financial documents that will prove your claim that you sent
money to the scammer. Once you have the enough evidence that answers the
questions what, when, where, why and how then you pretty much have everything
covered.
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Check your options. Find out which government
agencies can provide you the safest and most effective online scam reporting
platform. Check out which ones are the most accessible to you and which ones is
suitable for your reporting style.
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Most of the online complaint platform includes
questions that will serve as your guide for reporting scams. Make sure to
answer as many questions as you can or
to provide as much information and evidence as you can. These questions are
there for a reason. The answer to these questions is usually the most important
part of the dating scam you wish to report. These are the crucial information
that the authorities need in order to initiate a formal investigation.
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Keep a copy of all the reports and document that
you filed. Reporting dating scams are usually the initial phase of the battle
to catch the culprit. At some point authorities might want to contact you for
further information or clarification. You can use the copy of your report as
your reference when answering these follow up inquiries.
