It's not only the naïve and gullible who fall victim; all of us may be vulnerable to a scam at some time.Scams succeed because they look like the real thing and catch you off guard when you’re not expecting it.There are no get-rich-quick schemes, so always think twice before handing over your details or dollars.Scammers take advantage of people looking for romantic partners, often via dating websites, apps or social media by pretending to be prospective companions.And although the Chinese on the whole are honest, hard-working people, you’re bound to have some bad apples in a country with such a huge (and still mostly poor) population.

Members of this service are searching for singles who are of a different race and cultural background from themselves.In other words, many scams have a high reward-to-risk ratio.In most cases, the police won’t or can’t do anything if you’ve been duped.In fact, some of these scams are completely legal and so will continue to take in suckers for years to come.Scammers invent convincing and seemingly legitimate reasons to give you false hope about offers of money.