AntiScam Policy

Asiandate.com is a division of the Anastasia International Group of Introduction and Romance Tour companies, a dedicated leader in the fight against fraudulent activity and dating scams. Built upon 17 years of expertise, AsianDate spearheads the ongoing fight against scam activities and formulates strong and enduring policies to tackle fraudulent practices.

Scammers are a terrible blight to our industry and can cause distress and financial loss to those looking to date and possible marry an Asian lady. In cooperation with clients, agencies, law enforcement and other legislative bodies, AsianDate goes to great lengths to ensure all measures are in place to punish offenders and prevent fraud. The dedication, dependability and vigilance are of great service to our customers and put us right at the top of the industry.

The global matchmaking network comprises a majority of trustworthy agencies who endeavor to provide customers with high-quality, reliable services. Unfortunately over time a number of crooked agencies have become involved and made an attempt to poison an otherwise honest industry with malpractice.

Drawing on the knowhow of Anastasia, AsianDate leads the way in anti-scam policy and technology. Other anti-scam agencies may adhere to honest practices, but AsianDate has a far more intensive approach to tackling fraud. Integrity is not the only quality necessary to fight scam; AsianDate operates a watertight scheme to weed out scam suspects and bring down the full force of the law on those who step out of line.

Tracking the movements of fraud and taking immediate action is the key to effective anti-scam policy. AsianDate operates a highly advanced system that makes it the industry’s most comprehensive anti-scam option available in the world today. Large agencies draw from a number of satellite agencies across Asia that signup ladies and fulfill customer requests on a local level. Therefore, if the main agency undertakes duties on behalf of a paying client, it is usually subject to the cooperation of several satellite agencies that carry out the work in the lady’s own town or city in Asia. 

So even if the main agency is respectable, there’s still reliance upon the agencies further down the ladder. If these smaller agencies, or indeed the women onsite, act unlawfully and undertake scam practices, then the customer will experience problems even if the ‘home’ agency is completely above board. This is why it’s essential that all agencies have more than just honesty to tackle scam and ensure an untarnished name. 

AsianDate operates the tried and tested anti-scam strategy of Anastasia, who has invested the last 10 years and over one million dollars on this mission. This leading anti-scam strategy operates to uncover harmful agencies while commending those agencies that are praiseworthy. 

This company mission of setting up a powerful anti-scam project to protect clients has been a scrupulous and high-cost challenge. However, we believe it has been vital as a guiding light to bring justice and fairness to the industry. Asiandate.com takes a winning anti-scam approach and consistently applies it to a range of agencies, resulting in unmatched client safety and fraud prevention. 

Anti-Scam Mission

The comprehensive capital and hard work pumped into this project is unparalleled. Based on these efforts, AsianDate will never relent in its anti-scam endeavor and continually appraises its agencies throughout Asia to ensure they abide by US law such as the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) of 2005. It is this mission that has led AsianDate to frequently review and upgrade its good practice.

• AsianDate, in tandem with its associated websites, is the solitary agency with a specialized, proactive team that observes chat and letters in order to detect irregular practice and take steps to tackle scam in response to customer complaints.
• Upon detection of likely scam or fraud onsite, AsianDate acts fast to strike at the root of the problem with a direct investigation. A full report is carried out, following which the customer is informed of the action taken.
• If actual scam is detected, the offending profile is struck off the list and her agency penalized. The customer is reimbursed for the loss they suffered due to the direct fraud involving the guilty party.
• If we discover an agency is guilty of further offences they then face even higher penalties.
• After four cases of fraud an agency is completely deleted from our system and AsianDate will never work with them again.
• Our customer care department screens every lady signed up to AsianDate.com. The checking process involves (1) proof of the lady’s ID (2) notification that the lady has been entered into our system (3) verification that the lady would like to find a husband from the West.
• AsianDate is a member of the only network to fully screen all ladies in its system. Other agencies connected to global matchmaking only use their satellite agency to confirm a woman’s ID.

The global matchmaking industry has shifted dramatically since it first began. The birth of the industry came from an abundance of specialty agencies helping Western men to find a lady using postal mail contact. In the beginning, such mini agencies profited by supplying the postal addresses of registered women to American agencies, who would then relay the details to their gentlemen clients. This system all changed when the internet began to dominate, with a surge of dating sites based on email exchange. Because the postal addresses were no longer required, agencies were not able to continually sell on such information.

Now times have changed, these mini agencies are now required to have day-to-day cooperation with lady clients to encourage them to check and reply to mail, and have an onsite presence. Such agencies cannot rest on their laurels and wait for repeated income; they now have to work hard to achieve success. However, a small percentage of agencies became displeased with the altered business model. Some saw our business conditions of fraud prosecution and penalties as overbearing.

The reality is that the power balance has shifted and such agencies are no longer able to benefit from selling a product (i.e. lady’s addresses), and they must offer different services to our customers. Although it’s inevitable that a minority of agencies will be dissatisfied, the majority have adapted to the new rules and found them to be very successful. These agencies see the changes as a positive step forward for customers loaded with new opportunities. 

We have kept the same stance with all agencies from the beginning — scamming our customers is the same as scamming us and will be continually penalized. Most agencies have done well out of the system with larger offices and expansion into other cities. Therefore, AsianDate is a cheerleader for all those agencies who are upbeat, hands on and thriving. They are an inspiration to everyone and great for the industry as a whole.

Getting the Lowdown

A high number of men wrongly believe that getting in touch through the internet is the only step required to find a Woman. This approach is well wide of the mark. Communicating through live online chat or mail is highly valuable but should be used carefully; it gives you a chance to screen Asian women before you spend money travelling to Asia. Once you take your potential relationship offline there can never be any absolute certainties.

Face-to-face contact should be the ultimate aim for any relationship once you’ve made progress using emails and phone calls. Online communication can NEVER be considered as a replacement for a real relationship. A high number of men perceive emails and live chat as the start of something but this is a risky state of play.

The start to a fulfilling relationship is more complex than sending a few messages from a computer and expecting a lady to appear as if by magic. In order to move from first contact with an Asian lady to the dream of walking up the aisle on your wedding day, it’s FUNDAMENTAL that you meet up with her early on. Getting in touch beforehand is a good way to whittle down your options and choose whether to travel and meet or not. It’s a necessary step to take after a period of online communication between a man and a woman. Until you reach this point a real relationship will not exist between you and your chosen lady. 

The method used to get in touch for the first time is the same for men and women – create an online profile that offers an insight into your personality and interests. Once this has been set up, it’s necessary to compose a more in-depth “introduction letter” that contains more personal information, dreams and aspirations. 

These introduction letters serve the purpose to target men and women and give a more individual feel than is possible through a personal profile. It constitutes a speedy method for gentlemen to contact as many women as possible. And this contact is the sole purpose of such practice.

All parties involved dispatch large numbers of letters in order to ascertain the man or woman they wish to pair off with. The global matchmaking industry was founded on this basis and continues to operate in such a manner. AsianDate is one of the proactive agencies that leave no stone unturned until a match is found, with dynamic circulation of introduction letters an extra service.

AsianDate carries out a letter introduction service that pairs American men with women from a large number of satellite agencies across Asia. These agencies sign up and add all qualifying ladies to a central database. Many of these satellite agencies then undertake elite matchmaking services for their lady members by reviewing the AsianDate database of men and dispatching a lady’s introduction letter to those men who seem compatible. AsianDate believes this to be a worthy and helpful service – one that brings together men and women in a positive way. On the other hand, if an agency then sends more letters for a lady member after the initial letter, AsianDate regards this as scamming which is duly punished. 

Some clients mistakenly assume that an agency can control a lady’s behavior just because her photo is on their site. Unfortunately, this is not the case as no agency can instinctively know any registered man or woman has a good character. It’s impossible to psycho-analyze someone and predict with complete certainty that they will behave badly and commit fraud.

The most effective agency is one that constantly monitors online activity and takes immediate action if anything fraudulent occurs. AsianDate has an open door policy that welcomes any customer to report suspicious activity involving any member. Once a complaint has been logged, we look into the matter and take action where necessary. Lessons are learned from every incident of suspected scam, and extra measures are put into place if required. 

In all occurrences of suspected or actual fraud, AsianDate advises that members should use this experience in a beneficial way as part of the process of weeding out suspicious members. Such disrespectful activity gives you the whole picture of how to approach your dating strategy. If you discover that a lady is not being candid and open with you then clearly she’s not worth pursuing any further. It’s important that you learn this early on with the assistance of the AsianDate anti-scam policy.

To inform AsianDate of a bad experience involving someone you’re in contact with, just email the details to us immediately. It’s our duty to investigate your complaint and let you know the outcome and any action taken. If we do not find proof of fraud then this will be set out with a clear and fair explanation. If we do detect evidence of scam, then we’ll reimburse any loss of credits or money and penalize the offender in question who will be removed from our database. Such action is the only way any agency can make a difference and successfully address fraud. AsianDate is at the forefront of scam busting and will forever remain vigilant.

Summary

To rid the industry of fraud completely is an impossible aim even with a leading anti-scam strategy like ours. This is why the best approach is to clamp down heavily on offenders every step of the way and make an example of them. They should know that such behavior simply won’t be tolerated.

To date AsianDate has stopped countless episodes of scam and punished the perpetrators accordingly. However, it’s never possible to foresee such criminal behavior in advance. 

The best way to tackle scam is to kill it dead as soon as it appears. For instance, each week we process in the region of 400,000 emails and a non-stop flow of live chat messages. From this number, around 20-30 scam incidents are reported every week, with 50% of complaints lacking evidence or justification. 

AsianDate has a great responsibility on its shoulders when it comes to policing online communication and the related social issues. Dealing with a huge number of agencies is a titanic task and achieving a successful balance has been a minefield. The reality is we’ve tackled scam and kicked out the guilty parties.

Our paramount achievement is that customers keep coming back due to our attention to detail, unique service and protective environment. We plan to make it stay that way.