

In this scam, the scammer pretends to be an older person looking for someone to have a transactional relationship. Is your match proposing that you become their "sugar baby" and they will become a "sugar daddy" or "sugar mommy" for you? The sugar daddy scam is common on dating websites and even messaging services. The process is completed through the app and you will not be sent to a third-party site or link. In short: Tinder will never send an agent to verify you. We use a combo of trusty humans and facial recognition technology to compare the facial geometry in the selfies you submit and in your profile pics. To get verified, you’ll submit a short video selfie that we’ll compare to your profile photos. Rather, you can verify your Tinder profile in the app. Tinder does actually verify accounts, but this verification is never done through a third party. Users who fall for this scam report that the subscriptions can run up to $120/month and are very difficult to cancel. Instead of being used to verify your account, this information is used to register you (and your credit card) for costly subscriptions to adult websites. The sketchy site will usually ask you to fill in personal information such as your full name, your email address, your birth date, and your credit card number. The link, cunningly enough, sends you to a third-party website-no Tinder codes anywhere to be found. The match then asks you to verify your account through a link that they provide in order to receive your Tinder verification officially. The Tinder account verification scam involves a match asking whether or not you've verified your profile on the app.
