1. What are the common methods of online dating fraud?

1. Common methods of Internet fraud include the following:

(1) Pretending to be friends;

(2) Send emails to lure users into a trap with false information;

(3) Establish fake online banking and online securities websites to defraud users’ account passwords and commit theft;

(4) Online shilling;

(5) Online banking upgrade fraud.

2. Legal basis: Article 266 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"

For the crime of defrauding public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to three years in prison The following fixed-term imprisonment, criminal detention or surveillance, and concurrently or solely with a fine; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, the sentence shall be not less than three years but not more than 10 years of fixed-term imprisonment, and a fine; if the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the sentence shall be shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or have property confiscated. If this law provides otherwise, the provisions shall prevail.

2. How to prevent Internet fraud

How to prevent Internet fraud are as follows:

1. Do not make random calls online. Some scam websites will leave their own contacts. Method;

2. Go to regular official websites;

3. Try to use third-party payment platforms for shopping. When shopping on the website, consumers should try to avoid sending money directly to the other party. You can Third-party payment platform transactions, etc.;

4. Keep your private information safe.