International private investigators warn that business scams and romance scams continue to see fixed growth on an annual basis. Most of the friends initiated by cyber criminals are initiated on sites like Facebook, Match.com, Linkedin and other major social networking, job networking or online dating sites.
Internet scam criminals imagine to be looking for love, a business partner, investment or other profitable venture, when they in fact, are looking for your money. Lots of criminals take victims by surprise with their convincing tales, offers and supporting documentation. There’s countless ways to steal a person’s money, and criminals are finding new ways every day.
Romance scams can be difficult to bear. Victims often waste months getting to know anyone they think is special and genuine, only later to have their bank account drained and left heartbroken and disgusted. Criminals don’t think about their victims, but basically move on to the next in a brand spanking new crime wave that so far, authorities are unable to keep under control or prevent.
Scammers often target wounded in developed countries like Canada, U.K., U.K., Australia, Japan and Germany. Fake stock and investment scams are common and growing in China, and some fraudulent companies can be listed on the NYSE. Specialists in Beijing say due diligence is more important than ever.