WooMe: TechCrunch40 Finalist, $20 Million In Funding

Re:WooMe: TechCrunch40 Finalist, $20 Million In Funding – An... by getsat on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @08:49AM (#2170194)

It's really unfortunate that this is the norm and not an exception. That said, users of these kind of sites are probably most susceptible to this kind of trick as love, lust and infatuation are probably the strongest emotions.

I know of a few people who scrape profiles off of dating site A, create new profiles using that data on dating site B then message users on site B asking them out. A requirement for going out on a date with them (they're obviously posing as an attractive female and messaging males) is signing up to a service that does a background check to verify that they're not dangerous. Affiliate network payout per conversion on background check = $20+ USD

Doing that at scale = you are making $2,000+ USD/day

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Re:WooMe: TechCrunch40 Finalist, $20 Million In Funding – An... by DevX101 on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @10:08AM (#2170461)

You want to call them out here? Maybe with an anonymous handle if they know you?

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Re:WooMe: TechCrunch40 Finalist, $20 Million In Funding – An... by getsat on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @10:14AM (#2170486)

They're all way outside US jurisdiction (where all these sites operate), so there's really no point. These aren't people I know personally, merely acquaintances from various black hat communities. Honour among thieves, and all that.

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