Tainted Love: Secrets of the Dating Game
Panorama exposes the tricks of the UK's online dating industry, worth millions of pounds a year. Reporter Fiona Walker investigates how some unscrupulous dating websites are preying on those looking for love and searching for their perfect partner. She reveals a world where millions of photos and private details are taken from social media sites without people's consent and reused to set up fake profiles of imaginary potential partners to tempt the lovelorn. Celebrities, politicians and even children are among those whose personal information has been targeted. Whistleblowers reveal how they create fake profiles and adopt multiple personas to reel in those looking for love - all to boost profits.
Link & Video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... ting_Game/
The video mentions sites that sell dating profiles by the 100s of thousands - many of the profiles are fake - people's details are taken from their profiles on social media such as facebook - one such site mentioned as selling fake dating profiles is still available - suggest anyone seeking a relationship via an online dating agency view:
http://www.usdate.org/
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