The Dangers of Online Dating

By: Andrea Dombroski

Section 002

Dangers of Online Dating

Con Artists Cyber Crime Internet Addiction

http://www.dangersofinternetdating.com/

Physical and Financial Dangers

Spending money on the person
$2.2 Million lost

Physical contact with the person

Crime based offenses

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SavvyConsumer/story?id=2070115&p

The Truth
People Lie They will say whatever they need to say to sell themselves to you They will paint you a picture of the image they want you to have You can not find the right person through text

Red Flags!
Asking questions about your finances Not willing to trade photos They say they love you or feel connected to you early on They want to engage in intimate sexual talk

Limitations of gauging a person online:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lovebytes/safe07.shtml

What do people lie about?

Teens: Age

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lovebytes/safe07.shtml

Top 10 Lies
10. Im Slim and petite 9.Im tall, dark, and handsome 8.Im 29 7. My interests are good wine, live music, and fine dining 6.Im sensitive smart and funny

http://www.thepeeq.com/home/article/1829/Virtual-Insanity---Top-1

Top 10 Lies
5.I make more than $250,000/year 4.Im not big on playing games 3.I cant wait to meet you! 2.I just got out of a long relationship, so I am just looking for friends right now 1.As the CEO of a successfully internet start up, I enjoy the finer things in life

American Statistics:

http://www.webcontent.com/articles/153/1/Online-Dating-Statistics

Online Dating Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-zrW5eWx2A

Works Cited

Dating Dangers. Online Dating Creates Dangers. 18 Nov 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-zrW5eWx2A Dating Lies. Top 10 Online Dating Lies. 16 Nov 2008. http://www.thepeeq.com/home/article/1829/Virtual-Insanity---Top-10-Online Love Bytes. Online dating presents a new set of dangers for the unwary. 17 Nov 2008. http://www.seattlepi.nwsource.com/lovebytes/safe07.shtml Online Dating Dangers. www.dangersofonlinedating.com 17 Nov 2008. http://www.dangersofinternetdating.com/ Online Dating. Beware Physical, Financial Dangers of I-Dating. 16 Nov 2008. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SavvyConsumer/story?id=2070115&page=1

Online Dating Statistics. Online Dating Statistics. 17 Nov 2008. http://www.webcontent.com/articles/153/1/Online-Dating-Statistics/Page1.h