I read your article about phony profiles on internet dating services. Here are few other things to go along with your information. Computer hackers put profiles on internet dating sites all of the time. It's simple to do and not very expensive. You can buy "stock photos" online to obtain a quality photo of a young, gorgeous girl or woman. You then set up a profile for "free trial" on any of several sites that cater to getting women to sign up for internet dating. Either some dumb guy falls for the profile of 22 year old knock-out looking for 18 to 60 or "she" goes through profiles looking for suckers. I've gotten dozens. They always can't wait to hear from you and want you to e-mail them at a free web mail such as yahoo or hotmail. If you write them, they then bombard your computer with spyware hoping to get credit card numbers, bank info and such.
Thank goodness I have never fallen for one. There profiles are always SO EASY to spot anyway. I'm 49 and I know how the game is played. Young girls don't write old men. Period. If they really do; they're looking for money anyway!
Ray