Toronto Dating Scene

Ahhh, the online dating scammers. They usually write in poor english and want you to write to them at a special email address (i.e. no longer communicate on the online dating site itself). Ultimately, they’re looking for money. Money that will likely make it’s way to Nigeria or some other African locale. Do people fall for this scam. Absolutely. Are these ‘scammers’ a huge problem for online dating sites. For sure. If you join a dating site and all the mail you get is from scammers you’re experience isn’t a positive one. Below is a sample conversation from OkCupid. Yes, I played along to see how long the conversation would continue for.