https://omid.dev/tags/online-dating/Recent content in Online Dating on Omid Farhanghttps://omid.dev/images/bio-photo-150x150.jpghttps://omid.dev/images/bio-photo-150x150.jpgHugo -- 0.163.3en-US2026 Omid Farhang | All rights reserved.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:24:00 +0000https://omid.dev/2012/02/10/love-seekers-beware-online-dating-fraud-rose-150-last-year/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:24:00 +0000https://omid.dev/2012/02/10/love-seekers-beware-online-dating-fraud-rose-150-last-year/<p><img loading="lazy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-widiGvKHTAY/TzT3YW4M_KI/AAAAAAAAEn0/uO-wcpj6zFQ/s1600-h/Dating600%25255B2%25255D.jpg" alt="Dating600" /> </p> <p><strong>Mashable:</strong> Lonely hearts seeking love this Valentine’s Day, be wary. Online dating fraud rose by 150% percent in 2011 as scammers and hucksters turned up the false charm and predatory trolling.</p> <p>That’s according to data shared with <em>Mashable</em> by fraud protection agency <a href="http://www.iovation.com/">Iovation</a>, which works with several major Internet dating services. Iovation reached that number by employing patented technology that analyzes hardware and software, rather than mine for personal information, says Molly O’Hearn, vice president of operations.</p>