http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2006/06/dating_site_member_whitelists/ Online Dating Industry Consulting & Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:50:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2006/06/dating_site_member_whitelists/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 James J. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:53:48 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2006/06/dating_site_member_whitelists/#comment-1564 I'm not sure how much good a shared system would be considering how easy it is for these people to change their identities. Better detection and more education are what's needed. It relatively easy to automatically detect most Russian and Nigerian scammers. The real problems are the more sophisticated ones that form relationships with their victims over months and years. Education is the best defense in this case. There is virtually none at the moment. I’m not sure how much good a shared system would be considering how easy it is for these people to change their identities. Better detection and more education are what’s needed. It relatively easy to automatically detect most Russian and Nigerian scammers. The real problems are the more sophisticated ones that form relationships with their victims over months and years. Education is the best defense in this case. There is virtually none at the moment.

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