Online, it's hard to tell who's fake and who's real.
An estimated one of every 10 dating profiles online are fake, and more than $50 million is lost to romance scams annually, according to the FBI.
Online dating site Seeking Arrangement deletes more than 600 fake accounts per day. It got together with background-screening company TC LogiQ and analyzed 60,000 banned profiles for common traits.
Of the 60,000 fake accounts, here are the seven most shared qualities.
Hint: be cautious when approaching "Catholic" "women."
82% of the 60,000 banned accounts listed their religion as "Catholic."
63% of the 60,000 banned accounts listed their relationship status as "widowed." Scammers use this to play the sympathy card.
71% of the 60,000 banned accounts said they were "females."
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