Dating Scammers on Myspace
It was only a matter of time. I got my first MySpace dating spam in my inbox last week. It follows the usual “not my account, contact me at yahoo” line and entices with promises of a good time. Sorry chinita_mania1987@yahoo.com, I would never date a woman...Yahoo Personals Security Hole
Back from Holidays in Vermont. Sore from snowboarding and about 5 lbs heavier from all the eggnog. Yahoo Personals has a security hole which was uncovered by Bennett Haselton. The problem appears to be minor. Basically, someone could grab a dater’s pet name or...Safer Online Dating
What is up with the Safer Online Dating Alliance (SODA)? According to an ODI reader, all that’s known is that it’s run from a P.O. Box in Austin, you have to provide a lot of info to be able to even contact the organization and there doesn’t seem to...Yahoo Personals Phishing scam?
I received an email from Yahoo Personals which says that changing your profile nicname to your given name will make other members “more likely to contact you, reply to you and want to meet you.” I had to look at the raw source of the email to make sure it...Anti-scammers
I recently was invited to join a group called Anti-scammers at Yahoo Groups. Members share experiences, screen names tips and tactics for dealing with scammers on dating sites. Perusing the group, I found photos of fake passports, photos of scammers and...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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