2/15(Sat) Online Dating & Online Scam (Host: Robert)
發表於 : 週四 2月 13, 2014 8:59 pm
Hello, dear YOYO friends, I'm back(from the moon). Long time no talk! This coming Saturday, we're going to talk about online dating. Whether you're experinced or not, let's talk and have fun!! (The second article is Chinese news. I couldn't find the English one, but had to post it because it's really worth reading and discussing.)
Online dating is on the rise
Ask Michael Hofmann how he met his girlfriend, Addi, and he'll tell you, with a laugh, "www.Match.com."
He signed up for the online dating site shortly after moving to D.C., last year. He was finding it hard to make connections at bars, he says, and didn't have time to search for more meaningful places to meet people.
He hit the romance jackpot: Addi was the first woman on the site he went on a date with. They both liked The Sound of Music and Harry Potter — but more important, they liked each other. After dating for nine months, they moved in together.
Hofmann is among a growing portion of Americans who are turning to the digital world for matchmaking. Online dating — and social support for it — is at an all-time high.
A new Pew Center study shows that 11 percent of American adults have ventured into the world of online dating, either with websites like Match.com or mobile apps. That's up from 3 percent using dating sites in 2008.
(Among Americans who are "single and currently looking" for a partner, the percentage of online daters is closer to 4 in 10.)
Nearly a quarter of online daters have met a spouse or long-term partner digitally. Nearly half use Match.com; nearly a quarter use eHarmony.
In 2005, only 15 percent of Americans said they knew someone who met a long-term partner online; now, that number has doubled. Unsurprisingly, this correlates with an increase in positive perceptions about it. More Americans now say it's a good way to meet people and that it allows people to find a better match.
Hofmann has found this to be true: He says people are generally excited when he says he met his girlfriend online. Several have said the story encourages them to try online dating themselves.
Still, he acknowledges there's a stigma attached to it. At the beginning of the relationship, he told people they met at a restaurant.
And according to the Pew poll, a "sizable minority" of Internet users still view it in a negative light.
"Even some online daters seem to find both the process itself — and the individuals they encounter on these sites — distasteful," the report says.
One in five Internet users, and 13 percent of online daters, agree with the statement that "online daters are desperate."
That might stem from the fact that the results online can be disappointing. The percentage who've felt that someone else has been "seriously misrepresented" in an online profile? More than half.
This seems to be a problem as old as online dating itself. A 2003 New York Times article detailed anecdotes of fraudulently altered height, weight, age and even zip code.
There's also the issue of bad communication. Lisa Bonos mused in The Washington Post about the nuanced difficulties of ending relationships online, which may seem fitting if you begin one there.
But then again, none of these problems is unheard of in the world of in-person dating, either. As Bonos says: "When was the last time you were rejected and thought: 'Ah, that felt good'?"
(Cited from "www.npr.org)
臉書結識「高富帥」 熟女被騙210萬
花蓮一名失婚的48歲熟女，在臉書結識一位外表像英國明星「奧蘭多布魯」的男子，對方自稱「大衛」，在英國開設珠寶公司，這名婦人，以為找到感情依靠，加上男子「高富帥」形象，深深擄獲芳心。結果去年12月，大衛藉口來台開珠寶分店，請婦人代收，接著以超重和增值稅為由，前後竟然騙走癡情熟女210萬元。
電影「魔戒」 ，飾演弓箭手的英國明星「奧蘭多布魯」，因為擁有一張帥氣臉蛋，贏得不少女性觀眾喜愛，但這張美男子臉龐，卻成了詐騙集團利用的工具。去年5月，花蓮一名失婚的48歲熟女，在臉書相識一位神似奧蘭多布魯的男子，自稱在英國開連鎖珠寶公司，綽號小馨的婦人以為找到感情歸屬，加上對方「高富帥」形象深深?獲芳心，接下來卻是一連串詐騙惡夢。
刑事局預防科警務正韓智先：「自稱是在英國從事珠寶業，是一個鑽石商，他（嫌犯）很厲害他是先表示說，這批貨物我已經全部都付完錢了，運費什麼手續費等等，我都已經付清了，所以妳只要「簽收」就好。」
去年12月初，自稱大衛的男子，告訴小馨運了一批鑽石珠寶到台灣，請她代收，還強調貨運及手續費已經付清，沒料到，詐騙集團假冒貨運公司來電，要婦人繳交76萬元台幣的「超重費」，大衛為了博取信任，佯稱珠寶暗藏了9萬英鎊，貨到後，可以從中拿走墊付金額，接著詐騙集團又要求支付134萬元的「增值稅」，婦人前後分4次，總共匯出134萬元新台幣的假增值稅。
刑事局預防科警務正韓智先：「她（被害人）認識的報關行，是告訴她說從沒就沒有聽過，有所謂的「2014增值稅」，她知道她被假貨運行騙了，但是她沒有辦法確定，這個大衛到底是不是，跟假貨運行是一夥的，她覺得不一定是大衛騙她，而是假貨運行在騙她。」
婦人報案後，始終堅信是貨運公司騙錢，與大衛無關，直到員警反問是否和大衛還有聯絡，婦人還替他辯護，過陣子就會還錢，被害人總共被詐210萬，員警不禁搖頭，詐騙集團的美男計，騙得癡情熟女團團轉。
(摘自 Pchome 新聞網)
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Session I
1. Why is online dating so popular? List several reasons for it.
2. Have you ever joined online dating? If yes, share with us some interesting or impressive stories.
3. As we all know, there are a variety of dating websites, some for free and some for a fee. Which one would you try if given a chance?
Session II
1. Do you think romance plays an essential part in your life? Is there any difference between man and woman in terms of romance?
2. After reading the Chinese news, what do you think of the woman?
3. “When you first meet someone online, first you fall in love with your mind, then your senses get involved.” After reading the Chinese news, do you have any ways of telling the online romance from the false?
********************************************************************************************************************************************
Agenda:
3:45 ~ 4:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
4:00 ~ 4:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
4:10 ~ 4:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
4:50 ~ 5:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
5:10 ~ 5:15pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:15 ~ 5:55pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:00 ~ 6:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
6:20 ~ 6:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements ********************************************************************************************************************************************
聚會日期：列於該貼文主題內
聚會時間：請準時 4:00 pm 到 ~ 約 6:30 pm 左右結束
星期六聚會地點：丹堤濟南店
地址、電話：台北市濟南路三段25號 地圖 (02) 2740-2350
捷運站：板南線 忠孝新生站 3 號出口
走法：出忠孝新生站 3 號出口後，沿著巷子(忠孝東路三段10巷)走約 2 分鐘，到了濟南路口，左轉走約 2 分鐘即可看到。
最低消費： 80 元
Online dating is on the rise
Ask Michael Hofmann how he met his girlfriend, Addi, and he'll tell you, with a laugh, "www.Match.com."
He signed up for the online dating site shortly after moving to D.C., last year. He was finding it hard to make connections at bars, he says, and didn't have time to search for more meaningful places to meet people.
He hit the romance jackpot: Addi was the first woman on the site he went on a date with. They both liked The Sound of Music and Harry Potter — but more important, they liked each other. After dating for nine months, they moved in together.
Hofmann is among a growing portion of Americans who are turning to the digital world for matchmaking. Online dating — and social support for it — is at an all-time high.
A new Pew Center study shows that 11 percent of American adults have ventured into the world of online dating, either with websites like Match.com or mobile apps. That's up from 3 percent using dating sites in 2008.
(Among Americans who are "single and currently looking" for a partner, the percentage of online daters is closer to 4 in 10.)
Nearly a quarter of online daters have met a spouse or long-term partner digitally. Nearly half use Match.com; nearly a quarter use eHarmony.
In 2005, only 15 percent of Americans said they knew someone who met a long-term partner online; now, that number has doubled. Unsurprisingly, this correlates with an increase in positive perceptions about it. More Americans now say it's a good way to meet people and that it allows people to find a better match.
Hofmann has found this to be true: He says people are generally excited when he says he met his girlfriend online. Several have said the story encourages them to try online dating themselves.
Still, he acknowledges there's a stigma attached to it. At the beginning of the relationship, he told people they met at a restaurant.
And according to the Pew poll, a "sizable minority" of Internet users still view it in a negative light.
"Even some online daters seem to find both the process itself — and the individuals they encounter on these sites — distasteful," the report says.
One in five Internet users, and 13 percent of online daters, agree with the statement that "online daters are desperate."
That might stem from the fact that the results online can be disappointing. The percentage who've felt that someone else has been "seriously misrepresented" in an online profile? More than half.
This seems to be a problem as old as online dating itself. A 2003 New York Times article detailed anecdotes of fraudulently altered height, weight, age and even zip code.
There's also the issue of bad communication. Lisa Bonos mused in The Washington Post about the nuanced difficulties of ending relationships online, which may seem fitting if you begin one there.
But then again, none of these problems is unheard of in the world of in-person dating, either. As Bonos says: "When was the last time you were rejected and thought: 'Ah, that felt good'?"
(Cited from "www.npr.org)
臉書結識「高富帥」 熟女被騙210萬
花蓮一名失婚的48歲熟女，在臉書結識一位外表像英國明星「奧蘭多布魯」的男子，對方自稱「大衛」，在英國開設珠寶公司，這名婦人，以為找到感情依靠，加上男子「高富帥」形象，深深擄獲芳心。結果去年12月，大衛藉口來台開珠寶分店，請婦人代收，接著以超重和增值稅為由，前後竟然騙走癡情熟女210萬元。
電影「魔戒」 ，飾演弓箭手的英國明星「奧蘭多布魯」，因為擁有一張帥氣臉蛋，贏得不少女性觀眾喜愛，但這張美男子臉龐，卻成了詐騙集團利用的工具。去年5月，花蓮一名失婚的48歲熟女，在臉書相識一位神似奧蘭多布魯的男子，自稱在英國開連鎖珠寶公司，綽號小馨的婦人以為找到感情歸屬，加上對方「高富帥」形象深深?獲芳心，接下來卻是一連串詐騙惡夢。
刑事局預防科警務正韓智先：「自稱是在英國從事珠寶業，是一個鑽石商，他（嫌犯）很厲害他是先表示說，這批貨物我已經全部都付完錢了，運費什麼手續費等等，我都已經付清了，所以妳只要「簽收」就好。」
去年12月初，自稱大衛的男子，告訴小馨運了一批鑽石珠寶到台灣，請她代收，還強調貨運及手續費已經付清，沒料到，詐騙集團假冒貨運公司來電，要婦人繳交76萬元台幣的「超重費」，大衛為了博取信任，佯稱珠寶暗藏了9萬英鎊，貨到後，可以從中拿走墊付金額，接著詐騙集團又要求支付134萬元的「增值稅」，婦人前後分4次，總共匯出134萬元新台幣的假增值稅。
刑事局預防科警務正韓智先：「她（被害人）認識的報關行，是告訴她說從沒就沒有聽過，有所謂的「2014增值稅」，她知道她被假貨運行騙了，但是她沒有辦法確定，這個大衛到底是不是，跟假貨運行是一夥的，她覺得不一定是大衛騙她，而是假貨運行在騙她。」
婦人報案後，始終堅信是貨運公司騙錢，與大衛無關，直到員警反問是否和大衛還有聯絡，婦人還替他辯護，過陣子就會還錢，被害人總共被詐210萬，員警不禁搖頭，詐騙集團的美男計，騙得癡情熟女團團轉。
(摘自 Pchome 新聞網)
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Session I
1. Why is online dating so popular? List several reasons for it.
2. Have you ever joined online dating? If yes, share with us some interesting or impressive stories.
3. As we all know, there are a variety of dating websites, some for free and some for a fee. Which one would you try if given a chance?
Session II
1. Do you think romance plays an essential part in your life? Is there any difference between man and woman in terms of romance?
2. After reading the Chinese news, what do you think of the woman?
3. “When you first meet someone online, first you fall in love with your mind, then your senses get involved.” After reading the Chinese news, do you have any ways of telling the online romance from the false?
********************************************************************************************************************************************
Agenda:
3:45 ~ 4:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
4:00 ~ 4:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
4:10 ~ 4:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
4:50 ~ 5:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
5:10 ~ 5:15pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:15 ~ 5:55pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:00 ~ 6:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
6:20 ~ 6:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements ********************************************************************************************************************************************
聚會日期：列於該貼文主題內
聚會時間：請準時 4:00 pm 到 ~ 約 6:30 pm 左右結束
星期六聚會地點：丹堤濟南店
地址、電話：台北市濟南路三段25號 地圖 (02) 2740-2350
捷運站：板南線 忠孝新生站 3 號出口
走法：出忠孝新生站 3 號出口後，沿著巷子(忠孝東路三段10巷)走約 2 分鐘，到了濟南路口，左轉走約 2 分鐘即可看到。
最低消費： 80 元