Online dating is one of the hottest trends in the online world thanks to the high penetration of the internet. Many online dating websites have stemmed up during the past few years and this has evolved into a profitable business within a short time. People love online dating for many reasons. The first one among this is that they get to enjoy the pleasures of dating sitting at their house. The second factor which made online dating popular was that high levels of anonymity were provided to the field. Gone are the days when people used to roam about clubs seeking newer partners, this is the era of online dating.

Most of the online dating websites has the provision of email or other forms of rudimentary communication. People can communicate with each other if interested. But never fall for the words listed in emails. Internet is always filled with lies and it is becoming tougher to meet up good people in the internet. Anyone can pen down a sweet email but do not let you carried away. Unfortunately many do get carried away and the end results will be disastrous. People can be misleading easily so always be on your guard.

One of the most innovative methods in which online scam artists are using online dating is for cyber begging. Once they strike friendship with s potentially rich candidate, they start asking for monetary favors. Because the potentially rich candidate has already fallen for the sweet words of the scam artists, they tend to send them money thinking that they are doing some kind of favor. Yes you are doing favor, by promoting cheap scam artists. If ever you come across any member who is asking for money, it is better to report that person to the website authorities.

Always insist on communication using the service provided by the online dating website. Never ever try to give away your real email id while conversing with a stranger. There are reverse email look up tools, which will correctly pin point your location. So it is better to avoid taking such risks during online dating. Another risk in providing your email id to strangers is that they might sell your email id to spammers. Do you know there are people who are making a living by selling off email addresses to spammers? These spammers can be found plenty in online dating portals too.

Online dating websites are filled with lies. So never trust anyone whom you happen to meet in that portal. Research has proved that precisely one third of the members of online dating portals are cheating on their spouses and by getting into a relationship with such people you are ruining yourself as well as the lives of many others. When the other person urges for meeting you, it is always better to meet in a public place. Always take someone who can be trusted along with you so that you get the ample courage to meet up with a stranger.