As of January 2023, 66 percent of survey respondents in India stated experiencing at least one online dating scam. A quarter of those surveyed in France, the United States, and New Zealand stated the same. Among all researched markets, Japan was the country with the least online dating scam encounters.
Share of adults in selected countries worldwide who had fallen victim to online dating scams as of January 2023
The source surveyed 7,021 adults in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom between November and December 2022 and 5,004 adults in the US were surveyed in January 2023.
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Gen Digital. (February 28, 2023). Share of adults in selected countries worldwide who had fallen victim to online dating scams as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389677/romance-scam-encounter-worldwide-by-country/
Gen Digital. "Share of adults in selected countries worldwide who had fallen victim to online dating scams as of January 2023." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389677/romance-scam-encounter-worldwide-by-country/
Gen Digital. (2023). Share of adults in selected countries worldwide who had fallen victim to online dating scams as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389677/romance-scam-encounter-worldwide-by-country/
Gen Digital. "Share of Adults in Selected Countries Worldwide Who Had Fallen Victim to Online Dating Scams as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389677/romance-scam-encounter-worldwide-by-country/
Gen Digital, Share of adults in selected countries worldwide who had fallen victim to online dating scams as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389677/romance-scam-encounter-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults in selected countries worldwide who had fallen victim to online dating scams as of January 2023 [Graph], Gen Digital, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389677/romance-scam-encounter-worldwide-by-country/