Most victims of romance scams in Thailand are women in their 40s. Middle-aged women are main targets of criminal gangs who pray on those who have taken the highly-questionable step of seeking true love online.
Online fraud, including romance scams, has become a serious problem for Thailand, judging by the number of complaints filed with the Royal Thai Police. For many, it is inexplicable that such multitudes of people choose to seek, or claim to seek, true romance online. Why do they even think such a thing is possible?
The answer seems to lie more in the attitude of the apps than the scammers. Perhaps people are being “sold” something they did not expect. The key seems to lie in semantics.
These are “dating” apps – not “romance”, not “marriage”, not “fin-tech.” These apps are very good at finding dates for people. That is their one and only purpose. They are…
