22nd July 2016 By Phil Muncaster
Security experts are warning of a new scam on Tinder designed to lure users onto sites in the name of online safety, where they’re tricked into handing over their credit card details.
Satnam Narang, a senior researcher with Symantec, claimed to have noticed an uptick in spam on the dating platform which begins with a flirty opening and then asks the victim whether or not they’re a verified user.
“After asking if the user is verified, the spam bot tries to disarm the user by saying ‘it’s a free service tinder put up, to verify the person you wanna meet isn’t a serial killer lol’,” he continued.
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Tinder Spammers in ‘Verified Profile’ Scam
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