Contributed by: Editor on Sunday, February 15 2009 @ 01:58 pm
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A report from Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau shows that a total of 41,093 cases of fraud were reported in 2008. Of these cases a total of 54 percent were caused by personal online shopping information being stolen. 8 percent or 5,803 of the cases involved dating related scams. Of these cases:
.. 2,183 persons fell victim to online interactive dating fraud, of whom 90 percent were urban women in their 20s and 30s, with 20-somethings accounting for 51 percent and the remainder in their 30s.
The CIB further states that online dating related fraud has risen dramatically in recent years and young woman need to practice safe dating habits to better protect themselves.
For the full story read the Taiwan News.