Last week the country demanded that ISP’s begin filtering websites which have content related to internet dating and social networking. After their recent release from the Talibans clutches, Afganistan countrymen are now under another threat, the threat to their freedom of access to information. As if they didn’t have enough problems!
With about five million men and women from Argentina using the internet to find a partner, Argentina is leading the way in online dating. Over 50,000 users each day are logging on, in an attempt to find love.
Take the example of Barrie Turner, aged 65, from Tsawwassen, who has just pleaded guilty to mail fraud in the US Distict Court in Seattle. He was offering ‘executive’ matches through various websites, but not providing his clientelle with matches. In many cases, he recycled the same pictures, just changing the information to suit his clients needs. These people were all too often no longer looking for a relationship when they were approached.
The new Peoples Liberation Army of China have decided to ban access to Internet Dating by Chinese Soldiers. They no longer have access to the internet to find a partner. This extends to personal blogging as well. This new regulation is in an effort to keep Chinese Soldiers from discussing any sensitive material online.
Cattamanchi believed he was meeting a Canton woman that he had met on an online dating site. She offered him a late night meeting at Wendy’s in Southfield, which was to be followed by an interlude at a local motel.
This is a very serious scam warning. Criminals are using the identities of US Soldiers currently serving overseas to scam thousands of dollars from female victims.