Online dating is a fast growing industry with more and more people trusting dating sites to meet potential partners. Whilst the majority of dating site users are relatively truthful the mechanics of meeting people online allows lots of opportunity for sexual predators. There are many advantages to an online service such as matching politics or interests with potential dates beforehand. However there are people who will create misleading profiles to trick people into a relationship by misrepresenting themselves.
These people are often practiced liars and will not show the normal signs of deceit when you are speaking to them. Additionally, these online predators will have discovered many new ways of creating fake evidence to back up their stories when needed beyond a fake profile. They will often target vulnerable people, especially those who are lonely or recently had a bad breakup. In a lot of cases you will fall completely in love with them and trust them more as a result.
The relationship may be extremely romantic and caring on the face of it. There will always be tell-tale signs of deception if you know what to look for. They might be serial daters or may even be already married. This is very important and is key to the lie. Predators will always tell you that there is something that makes them stand out from the crowd.
This will make them seem more attractive and desirable and gives them a better chance of tricking people. In almost all cons there is always an element of offering the things that the person really wants. This can be love, money or fame. People naturally will push harder to obtain it whilst ignoring the potential risks that they would have spotted otherwise.
Their job or lifestyle means that they cannot see or communicate with you for large parts of the week. This gives them the time to lead their "other" life. They seem to want to move your relationship forward very fast. On the face of it this will be presented as a whirlwind romance. In reality it is because speaking online is not what the sexual predator is seeking.
