Fraud experts have revealed the major dating app red flags that could show you are being scammed as ‘cuffing season’ nears an end. The colder months are often used by singletons to ramp up their efforts to find a partner to ward off loneliness and low moods that winter can bring.
And while online matchmaking services such as Tinder and Bumble have helped countless couples find love through their phone, they are also sometimes used by scammers. Now experts have listed the early warning signs that can help would-be daters filter who is real and who is a potential catfish.
Chloe Roche, fraud expert manager, from leading fraud recovery experts CEL Solicitors said: “The colder months of the year are often described as ‘cuffing season’ as singletons make it a bigger priority to find romance. And while online applications such as Tinder have tonnes of success stories in matching soulmates, there can be a dark side too.
