Kim Lisa TaylorSecurities Attorney, Founder, Syndication Attorneys, PLLC · Corporate Securities Attorney, 2x Best-Selling Author, Nationwide Speaker | Private Placement

Warning: Online Dating Fraud & Catfishing

2 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt, two speakers discuss the surge of online dating fraud, specifically catfishing, describing it as one of the fastest‑growing fraud areas. They advise that anyone meeting a new romantic partner online should conduct thorough background checks—not only on the partner but also on the partner’s parents and their partners—to uncover patterns such as multiple past relationships or suspicious property transfers. They note common red‑flag behaviors: the target never meets the person in person and is asked for money. The recommended response is to stop engaging with the suspected scammer, emphasizing that the fraudsters are not genuine romantic interests.

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So the online dating fraud is like one of the fastest growing fraud areas. What would you recommend for somebody who is, you know, in the dating world and, you know, maybe met somebody new and, you know, how do you— Catfishing, I think it's called.
Yes, we do. We do see that quite a bit. For background check, the romantic partners, but also their parents' romantic partners. Even more importantly, I think we see that a lot too. of background-checking these people. Have they been in many relationships? Have they taken over properties of people that they've been with? Yeah, the catfishing is really, really hard. We get calls all the time of people that they've met someone online, but they've never met them in person, and they're asking for money. We don't even take their money. We just tell them, no, that's not a real romantic interest. That's just— stop engaging with them.