Last updated: September 2026

This page explains how Dating Scam Detector's guides are researched, written, and kept current — the kind of transparency we think a site giving safety advice should offer up front.

Who writes and edits this content

Guides are written and edited by Paul Kendall, the site's founder and publisher. Paul is not a licensed investigator, law enforcement officer, or attorney; his background is in independent digital publishing, and the site's factual claims are sourced from the primary authorities listed below rather than personal expertise alone.

How guides are sourced

Statistics and factual claims about scam prevalence, financial losses, and case outcomes are drawn from primary sources wherever possible: government agencies (the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, the FTC, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, the UK's Action Fraud, Australia's Scamwatch), the U.S. Department of Justice and IRS Criminal Investigation press releases for prosecuted cases, peer-reviewed or academic research for psychological and behavioral claims, and blockchain-analysis or cybersecurity industry reports for crypto-scam figures. Each guide links directly to the source of a specific statistic or claim rather than citing it generically.

What we don't do

We don't accept payment for favorable coverage of any product, platform, or company, and we don't name a specific living private individual as a scammer based on an unverified user report. Case studies involving named individuals are limited to matters of public record (court filings, government press releases).

Updates and accuracy

Guides are reviewed periodically for accuracy as scam tactics, platform features, and reported statistics change; each page's "dateModified" reflects the most recent substantive review. If a statistic or claim becomes outdated, we aim to update or remove it rather than leave stale figures in place.

Corrections

If you find an error, see our Corrections Policy for how to flag it and what happens next.