Safety CenterScams and payment red flags
How fake benefactors, fake recipients and impersonators use advance fees, fake checks, hard-to-reverse payments and private images to take money or information.
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Use these guides to recognize payment fraud, plan a first meeting, protect personal information and understand the limits of identity checks. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
Safety CenterSafety CenterConsent and first meetings
A practical guide to meeting plans, specific and ongoing consent, financial pressure, evidence preservation and getting help after an unsafe encounter.
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Safety CenterPrivacy and identity checks
How to limit cross-platform exposure, use verification cautiously, protect account access and respond to identity theft, stalking or image-based abuse.
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SafetyHong Kong Police Arrest Eight in HK$6.2M ‘Sugar Baby’ Scam Case
Hong Kong police arrested eight people in an alleged compensated-dating scam involving about HK$6.2 million in losses. Investigators say victims were promised wealthy clients, then charged escalating legal and contract fees before any meeting took place.
SafetyAlleged Dating-App Theft Case Returns to Court After New Arrest
The criminal case against Adva Lavie returned to court after a new theft allegation and an alleged breach of bail conditions. Prosecutors and the defense give sharply different accounts of relationships formed through dating services, and Lavie has pleaded not guilty.
SafetyMelbourne Man Pleads Guilty in Seeking-Linked Consent Case
A Melbourne man pleaded guilty to procuring a sexual act by fraud after a meeting arranged through Seeking. The case concerned conditions agreed beforehand, including condom use and financial terms, making clear that consent can be specific and conditional.
SafetyFake Tycoon Accused of Targeting Hundreds in Vietnam Dating Scam
Ho Chi Minh City police detained a man accused of posing as a wealthy businessman, stealing phones and using intimate recordings to discourage complaints. Police say he contacted around 1,200 people, but the scale and conduct remain allegations pending court proceedings.