Couch, Danielle and Pranee Liamputtong. “Online dating and mating: perceptions of risk and health among online users.” Health, Risk and Society 9.3 (2007): 275-294. Academic research completed. Internet. April 2, 2014. In a study conducted to compare the risk of transmission of sexually transmitted infections for people who seek sexual partners via the Internet, versus the risk for people who do not seek sexual partners online, it was found that: online people had a greater number of partners than offline people; were more likely to have ever had a sexually transmitted infection; and were more likely to have used a condom the last time they had sex. This article provides scientific evidence of the risk of contracting HIV or STIs through open access to the Internet. I will use research to prove my point that it is more likely to contract HIV through online dating sites. In my argument, I prove that the increasing accessibility of the Internet has increased the number of members per site and the number of STIs acquired due to unfamiliarity with the partner you have sexual contact with. Coleman, Phyllis. “Online Dating: When” Mr. (Or Mrs.) Right? Turns out it's all wrong, sue service!." Oklahoma City University Law Review 36.1 (2011): 139-183. Academic research completed. Web. April 2, 2014. Another concern is that the number of false statements in profiles can create problems as couples learn more about their spouse after marriage; one of people's main fears about online dating is meeting sexual predators. 'access evidence of fears, dangers and misconceptions to use in my article percentages of users who encountered...... middle of paper ...... identified the danger factors of. dating scam in the dating department as well as in the safety and privacy section Toma, Catalina L. and Jeffrey T. Hancock. “What Lies Beneath: The Linguistic Traces Of Deception In Online Dating Profiles.” (2012): 78-97. Academic Search Complete. April 16, 2014. This article presents online deceptions. dating through user profiles through self-presentation, emotions and trustworthiness. I will use this article to represent how someone disguises their profile in order to attract someone's attention to scam them. The research in this article represents all the deceptions used on online dating sites. Two studies were used, both computer and human, which allows me to know both the online aspect and the real aspect of the risks associated with online dating and falsification of information..