Tinder Teams Up with Jonathan Bennett to Educate Users on Online Financial Scams

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LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct. 3, 2023, (NEWS PROVIDED BY V SOCIAL MEDIA OF HOLLYWOOD) - Tinder, in conjunction with its parent company Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), has entered a collaboration with "Mean Girls" actor Jonathan Bennett to emphasize the importance of online safety and avoiding financial scams. The announcement comes in tandem with the declaration of October 3rd as World Romance Scam Prevention Day, a day dedicated to the promotion of education and awareness regarding the potentially harmful financial traps many might face online.

Jonathan Bennett remarked on the significance of this day, stating, "Fans have a lot of fun celebrating all their favorite memes and quotes every October 3, but it's also important that we can take this day to acknowledge some important lessons about how we interact with others online. We want everyone to recognize this day while also being more aware of the types of common behaviors of online scammers to watch out for."

Statistics from the FBI highlight that cryptocurrency scams like "Pig Butchering" are now the largest financial scams in the US, resulting in losses exceeding $3 billion. With the increase in such scams targeting younger adults, Stephanie Danzi, SVP of Global Marketing at Tinder, expressed, "On World Romance Scam Prevention Day, we are educating our users of all ages on ways to protect themselves so they do not fall victim to online fraudulent scams."

Complementing Tinder's initiative, Hinge, another dating platform, is reinforcing the message through in-app reminders to its users. Kathy Waters, the Executive Director of Advocating Against Romance Scammers, underlined the critical mission of World Romance Scam Prevention Day, which seeks to eliminate barriers that stop roughly 97% of victims from reporting scams. She said, "Advocating Against Romance Scammers created this day to help bring together every global entity affected by the scams to increase awareness and help others understand the severity of the controlled manipulation in order for the fraud to succeed."

This initiative is built upon the public awareness campaign launched by Match Group earlier in January. The group has consistently been at the forefront, introducing various safety features and measures to keep its user base informed and secure.

For more insights on Advocating Against Romance Scammers, interested individuals can explore www.advocatingforu.com.

SOURCE Match Group via PR Newswire