One in two singles in Singapore have met scammers on dating apps

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One in two singles in Singapore has encountered scammers on dating apps in the search for love, a recent survey has shown. The problem is more prevalent in other countries across the region, with more than half of singles in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand...

Lunch Actually chief executive and co-founder Violet Lim said:"A lot of these scammers are not operating on their own, and a lot of them are actually syndicates. They would also know that during the pandemic, there would be more singles who probably might start using apps as well."

This figure was even higher in Indonesia and Thailand at 72 per cent, where almost three in four singles encountered scammers. The findings also revealed 78 per cent of singles here are using dating apps this year, an increase from 51 per cent last year.

 

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