Americans have been warned by the US government consumer protection agency to be more careful and always on lookout for online dating scams. The warning was given on Tuesday. Due to extensive study done by the agency, the US government consumer protection agency have come up to a fact that Americans have been an easy target for this type of scam.      

Federal Trade Commission uttered, "Scammers sometimes use online dating and social networking sites to try to convince people to send money in the name of love." That is the reason why they are warning everyone who prefers to find their soul mates in the internet to better be careful and be choosy enough in trusting peoples that you are engaged with in the net, due to the fact that you are both strangers to each other.

"In a typical scenario, the scam artist creates a fake profile, gains the trust of an online love interest, and then asks that person to wire money -- usually to a location outside the United States," the Federal Trade Commission said. Money wiring is just a complimentary way of sending cash, so it’s just the same, and, "once it's gone, it can't be recovered." added the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC have provided warning signs for the Americans in order to figure out as early as possible if the person you are interested into is really interested of getting to know you. Or much more interested to know the current balance of your bank account?

The first sign an online date seeker must be aware of, “this is also the most commonly done by online scammers,” is when your love interest wishes to leave or navigate away immediately from the online dating site and rather communicate thru personal e-mail and IM accounts.

Online dating registrants who are claiming instant affection on the opposite partner are also very susceptible. Some of them will be setting a visit date. But when the visiting date comes, there will lots and lots of alibis regarding money problems. They are convincible enough to deal with, that often makes the online victim be the first one to offer for the money wire transfer, without scammers asking for it. It seems good in the part of the trustee especially when the victim is serious about his feelings, for him it is a charity out of love. But for the online thieves, it is opportunity because of love.

"Asking for money to pay for travel, visas or other travel documents, medication, a child or other relative's hospital bills" are the last warning signs given by the FTC.

Don’t be too desperate enough to send in money in the name of love. Learn to care for every dollar you have earned and spend it only to those who really love you in return.