Tinder Brings Anti-Scam Campaign to Southeast Asia

Tinder has launched a public awareness campaign focusing on romance scam prevention. Users in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia will have access to resources that help them stay alert for potential scams online.

Tinder shared that for the first 10 days of September, users will receive an alert upon opening the app which directs them to informative resources about romance scam prevention.

In Singapore, Tinder users will be directed to the Scam Alert SG portal, which was developed by the country’s National Crime Prevention Council and police force. 

In Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia, users will be directed to Tinder’s own Romance Scam prevention resource. This collection of advice shares tips such as ‘How to Spot a Scammer’, as well as highlighting the in-app safety features that are helping to fight fraud.

“Our goal is to make Tinder the safest place to meet new people online. Financial and romance scams can be highly sophisticated, and scammers are constantly working to find new ways to take advantage of others”, said Papri Dev, VP – APAC Communications at Tinder.

“We are committed to continuously work to evolve our own efforts to help prevent them. While these scams can and do occur on all online platforms, we recognise we can do more to help daters protect themselves from potential scams. Through education and information, we hope to help our users feel more confident in making new connections in more fun and safer ways,” she added.

This isn’t the first public awareness campaign rolled out on Tinder. Earlier this year, Match Group released a new safety campaign across Tinder, Hinge, Match, Plenty of Fish, and others.