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| 10/02/2007 |
| Spark Magazine Interview |
| Calvin College Alumni Profile - Patty Tawadros Class of 1995 Bringing integrity to the online dating game Late in 2005 Patty Tawadros (class of 95) thought she had met Mr. Right. A busy, urban professional (she owns Xercel, a Philadelphia-based Web development firm with a satellite office in Russia), Tawadros first learned of the man through an online dating service. She remembers thinking, 'Wow, this guy's everything I want. He's a Christian, smart, successful, fairly nice looking, local... They exchanged e-mails, talked on the phone, and then, after a couple of weeks, met in person. Within the month Tawadros had begun to think there was something wrong about Mr. Right. Her suspicion peaked when the man invited her to his family's vacation home in Mexico. All she had to do was to fill in a 'security form' with her passport information. With some investigative help from friends, Tawadros discovered Mr. Right was in the business of stealing identities. Immediately she contacted the dating service to report the man's fraudulent activity, and was flatly ignored. The service still posts his profile, inviting other women to respond. Read the Whole Story |