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Rise In Crimes Relating To Dating Apps Identified

January 13th, 2016 | By Trelawney Kerigan
Rise In Crimes Relating To Dating Apps Identified

Dating can be tricky, especially if you sign up to apps like Tinder and go out with people you don't know and have never met. New figures suggest that reported crimes mentioning these apps has risen by over sevenfold in the last two years.In 2013, there were 55 reports of crimes that made mention of Tinder or Grindr, while in the year to October 2015 this number climbed to 412, Associated Press figures, reported by the BBC, show.Tinder issued a statement to Newsbeat, saying: "People with bad intentions exist in coffee shops, bookstores, on social media and social apps ... We are not immune to this, despite the fact that it represents a miniscule percentage of our experiences."If you want to make sure that you stay safe in the dating game, you should think about using a London matchmaker instead of heading online or using apps to find the love of your life.Here at Elect Club, we have a team of highly experienced consultations, professional matchmakers and dating experts on hand who meet each of our members personally to get to know them. This makes it far easier for us to find the right match for you, rather than turning to an unreliable algorithm to help fix you up with someone.All you have to do is get in touch with us and one of our team will give you a call to arrange a consultation. Once we have all the information we need, we can create your profile and start finding you some matches.