{"id":21174,"date":"2022-02-22T09:18:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=21174"},"modified":"2022-06-27T16:07:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T20:07:52","slug":"avoid-the-tinder-swindler-how-to-date-online-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/avoid-the-tinder-swindler-how-to-date-online-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid the Tinder Swindler: how to date online safely"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good con artists have a strange relationship with emotion: many of them demonstrate an almost uncanny ability to manipulate and elicit emotions in others, yet they\u2019re often detached from their own emotions. This frightening combination is in evidence throughout the recent independent film sensation <\/span>The Tinder Swindler.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The film tells the story of a conman who uses the Tinder app<\/a> to insinuate himself into the lives of three female victims. In the film, Simon Leviev sets up elaborate romantic cons to appear as a wealthy diamond heir, then uses the trust he has gained to steal information, then money \u2013 only to use that money to fund the con for his next victim. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a taut and dramatically told story, but without a clear moral or ending. (The New York Post has reported<\/a> that Leviev has signed with a Hollywood agent, and \u201cwants his own dating show.\u201d)   <\/span><\/p>\n

How To Stay Safe: Five Scammer Prevention Keys<\/span><\/h2>\n

But the moral for users of Tinder \u2014 and social media in general \u2014 are still the same: proceed with caution!  Below are a Five Keys to help you stay safe as you navigate dating apps like Tinder \u2014 they\u2019re also useful guidelines for people you might meet on any other social app like Facebook:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n